diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 5ccf492fd..2936d9abc 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .git
 .github
-dist/
+dist/*
+!dist/docker-packages/
+!dist/docker-packages/**
 compat-artifacts/
 .cache/
 benchmarks/results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 75befee9c..1bf4b6f16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - runner: ubuntu-24.04
+          - runner: king
             arch-label: linux-amd64
+            local-lsquic-cache-dir: /opt/king/cache/lsquic/runtime
           - runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             arch-label: linux-arm64
+            local-lsquic-cache-dir: ""
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -74,8 +76,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: bash ./infra/scripts/install-ci-system-dependencies.sh
 
+      - name: Restore local pinned LSQUIC runtime cache
+        id: restore-local-lsquic-runtime-cache
+        if: matrix.local-lsquic-cache-dir != ''
+        env:
+          KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR: ${{ matrix.local-lsquic-cache-dir }}
+          KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix
+        run: bash ./infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh restore --github-output "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
       - name: Restore pinned LSQUIC runtime cache
         id: restore-lsquic-runtime-cache
+        if: steps.restore-local-lsquic-runtime-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         with:
           path: .cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix
@@ -86,8 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ steps.restore-lsquic-runtime-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" == "true" ]] \
-            && bash ./infra/scripts/build-lsquic-runtime.sh --verify-current; then
+          if bash ./infra/scripts/build-lsquic-runtime.sh --verify-current; then
             echo "cache-current=true" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
             exit 0
           fi
@@ -100,6 +110,13 @@ jobs:
           KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix
         run: bash ./infra/scripts/build-lsquic-runtime.sh
 
+      - name: Save local pinned LSQUIC runtime cache
+        if: matrix.local-lsquic-cache-dir != '' && steps.restore-local-lsquic-runtime-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        env:
+          KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR: ${{ matrix.local-lsquic-cache-dir }}
+          KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix
+        run: bash ./infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh save
+
       - name: Save pinned LSQUIC runtime cache
         if: steps.verify-lsquic-runtime-cache.outputs.cache-current != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache/save@v5
@@ -187,6 +204,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: extension
         run: ../infra/scripts/check-stub-parity.sh
 
+      - name: Run model-optional inference verification matrix
+        if: matrix.shard-index == 1
+        working-directory: extension
+        run: ../bin/king-inference-verify-matrix --json
+
       - name: Run canonical PHPT suite
         working-directory: extension
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/local-inference-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/local-inference-runner.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f378f21be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/local-inference-runner.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: King Local Inference Runner
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: king-local-inference-runner-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || github.repository }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_DIR: /opt/king/cache/inference-models
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR: /opt/king/cache/lsquic/runtime
+
+jobs:
+  local-inference-runner:
+    name: Local inference cache readiness
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+    runs-on: king
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Resolve local GGUF inference model cache
+        id: inference-model
+        run: bash ./infra/scripts/local-inference-model-cache.sh resolve --require --github-output "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+      - name: Export local inference model path
+        env:
+          MODEL_PRESENT: ${{ steps.inference-model.outputs.model-present }}
+          MODEL_PATH: ${{ steps.inference-model.outputs.model-realpath }}
+        run: |
+          test "${MODEL_PRESENT}" = "true"
+          test -r "${MODEL_PATH}"
+          printf 'KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH=%s\n' "${MODEL_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          printf 'KING_INFERENCE_CPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH=%s\n' "${MODEL_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+
+      - name: Verify heavy native dependency cache hook
+        run: |
+          test -x ./infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh
+          test -n "${KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR}"
+
+      - name: Verify no public inference port is exposed
+        run: bash ./infra/scripts/check-inference-port-exposure.sh --ports 8080,18129
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-merge-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-merge-publish.yml
index 7aad3c287..c83e9fe6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-merge-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-merge-publish.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
   PHP_BASE_MAX_AGE_DAYS: "14"
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_DOCKER_BUILDX_CACHE_DIR: /opt/king/cache/docker/buildx
 
 jobs:
   resolve-release-merge:
@@ -158,6 +159,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
+      - name: Resolve Docker Buildx cache
+        id: base-buildx-cache
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --scope "php-base-${{ matrix.php-version }}" \
+            --github-output "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
       - name: Log in to Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v4
         with:
@@ -251,11 +259,18 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta-base.outputs.ref }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-base.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          cache-from: ${{ steps.base-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-from }}
+          cache-to: ${{ steps.base-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-to }}
           build-args: |
             PHP_VERSION=${{ matrix.php-version }}
 
+      - name: Commit local Docker Buildx cache
+        if: steps.decide-base.outputs.rebuild == 'true' && steps.base-buildx-cache.outputs.use-local-cache == 'true'
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --cache-dir "${{ steps.base-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-dir }}" \
+            --next-dir "${{ steps.base-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-next-dir }}"
+
   build-release-packages:
     name: Build release artifacts for ${{ matrix.php-version }} / ${{ matrix.arch-label }}
     needs:
@@ -722,6 +737,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
+      - name: Resolve Docker Buildx cache
+        id: dockerhub-buildx-cache
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --scope "dockerhub-runtime-php8.5" \
+            --github-output "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v4
         with:
@@ -744,14 +766,21 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta-dockerhub.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-dockerhub.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          cache-from: ${{ steps.dockerhub-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-from }}
+          cache-to: ${{ steps.dockerhub-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-to }}
           build-args: |
             PHP_VERSION=8.5
             PHP_BASE_IMAGE=${{ steps.meta-dockerhub.outputs.php_base_image }}
             BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.meta-dockerhub.outputs.created_at }}
             VCS_REF=${{ needs.resolve-release-merge.outputs.release-commit }}
 
+      - name: Commit local Docker Buildx cache
+        if: steps.dockerhub-buildx-cache.outputs.use-local-cache == 'true'
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --cache-dir "${{ steps.dockerhub-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-dir }}" \
+            --next-dir "${{ steps.dockerhub-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-next-dir }}"
+
       - name: Generate Docker Hub runtime CVE inventory
         id: dockerhub-cve-inventory
         run: |
@@ -867,6 +896,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
+      - name: Resolve Docker Buildx cache
+        id: runtime-buildx-cache
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --scope "runtime-php${{ matrix.php-version }}" \
+            --github-output "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
       - name: Log in to Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v4
         with:
@@ -883,10 +919,17 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          cache-from: ${{ steps.runtime-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-from }}
+          cache-to: ${{ steps.runtime-buildx-cache.outputs.cache-to }}
           build-args: |
             PHP_VERSION=${{ matrix.php-version }}
             PHP_BASE_IMAGE=${{ steps.meta.outputs.php_base_image }}
             BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.meta.outputs.created_at }}
             VCS_REF=${{ needs.resolve-release-merge.outputs.release-commit }}
+
+      - name: Commit local Docker Buildx cache
+        if: steps.runtime-buildx-cache.outputs.use-local-cache == 'true'
+        run: |
+          bash ./infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh \
+            --cache-dir "${{ steps.runtime-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-dir }}" \
+            --next-dir "${{ steps.runtime-buildx-cache.outputs.local-cache-next-dir }}"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 050f552dc..dd0b7b291 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ libcurl
 quiche
 llama-fork/
 node_modules
+.venv/
 .cargo/
 
 # Archived source snapshots
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ compat-artifacts/
 dist/
 !packages/iibin/dist/
 !packages/iibin/dist/**
+var/
 .cache/
 .vite/
 .codex
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ dist/
 .env.local
 *.env.local
 
+# Local planning notes that are not part of the public docs set.
+docs/future-plan.md
+
 # Model weights MUST NEVER be checked in (they are large and provenance
 # belongs on a model registry / object store, not in git). Catch-all
 # patterns repo-wide — if you actually need a tiny test fixture that
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5edb11fe9..1e787e7a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ signals, and cluster-facing workflows in one coherent runtime model.
 The current line is beta. The repo-local baseline is green, the multi-backend
 object-store and control-plane surfaces are real, and the remaining closure
 work is now about narrower hardening, distributed-operating proof, and
-multi-node fleet behavior rather than placeholder subsystem stories.
+multi-node fleet behavior rather than paper subsystem claims.
 
 If you do not have a Hetzner account yet, it is time to fix that. Use the
 [Hetzner Cloud referral link](https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=VYfKUSIni63u) and you
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ King brings the following into one extension:
 - Smart DNS / Semantic DNS for service discovery and routing
 - router and load-balancer control-plane configuration and policy
 - IIBIN for schema-defined native binary encoding and decoding
-- MCP for agent and tool protocol integration
+- MCP public server handling over JSON-RPC stdio and Streamable HTTP
+- King-internal MCP peer calls, transfers, deadlines, and configured IIBIN payload contracts
 - XSLT 2.0/3.0 transformation hooks for XML standards and Schematron/SVRL pipelines through optional SaxonC runtime loading
 - real multi-backend object-store and CDN primitives
 - telemetry, metrics, tracing, and admin control surfaces
@@ -229,9 +230,12 @@ the application logic.
 ### 3. Control Plane
 
 The control plane is for remote work that is not just "serve one response now".
-This is where MCP and the pipeline orchestrator live.
-MCP moves structured requests, uploads, downloads, deadlines, and cancellation
-between peers.
+This is where MCP and the pipeline orchestrator live. King's public MCP server
+surface handles JSON-RPC stdio and Streamable HTTP requests for tools,
+resources, prompts, initialization, and ping. The internal MCP peer surface
+moves structured requests, uploads, downloads, deadlines, and cancellation
+between trusted King peers. IIBIN schemas for internal MCP calls are fixed on
+the connection config, not passed as mutable request-time switches.
 The orchestrator manages multi-step work, queue-backed execution, remote-worker
 execution, run snapshots, and restart-aware control flow.
 If work needs to continue beyond one request, move to another process, or be
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ King includes a native control-plane model around:
 King is also a data and protocol runtime:
 
 - IIBIN for schema-defined binary serialization
-- MCP for tool and agent protocol traffic
+- MCP for public JSON-RPC tool/resource/prompt servers and King-internal peer traffic
 - XSLT-backed XML transformation and validation pipelines for standards-heavy payloads
 - real multi-backend object-store primitives
 - CDN-oriented cache distribution hooks
@@ -352,8 +356,89 @@ The core programming model is:
 - `King\MCP`, `King\IIBIN`, `King\ObjectStore`,
   `King\PipelineOrchestrator`, `King\Autoscaling`, and
   `King\WebSocket\Connection` expose subsystem-specific runtime surfaces.
-- Procedural `king_xslt_*` functions expose the SaxonC-backed XSLT runtime
-  status and file transformation primitives.
+- `King\RTP\Socket` exposes the native RTP/ICE-lite/DTLS-SRTP runtime as a
+  resource-backed OO surface.
+- `King\XSLT\Processor` and the procedural `king_xslt_*` functions expose the
+  SaxonC-backed XSLT runtime status and file transformation primitives.
+- `King\Inference`, `King\Inference\Model`, `King\Inference\Stream`, and the
+  procedural `king_inference_*` functions expose local quantized GGUF model
+  registration through a backend contract. King parses GGUF metadata and tensor
+  directories natively, `local` provides the current token-streaming runner
+  contract, and `king_native_cpu` exposes model structure, native tokenizer
+  lookup, paged KV-cache planning, public tensor views, bounded
+  dequantization, K-quant block decoding, first CPU tensor/vector math, and
+  a native mini-graph for embedding, RMSNorm, linear projection, RoPE, dot,
+  stack, softmax, weighted-sum context assembly, serializable KV state,
+  range-based KV attention, token selection from logits, scale, add steps, and
+  graph-backed native CPU token streaming without an external inference runtime.
+  Plain-text OpenAI-compatible chat requests on `king_native_cpu` now compile
+  validated `messages` into transient native CPU prompt/decode graphs instead
+  of requiring callers to provide `graph` or `graphs` manually, and
+  `stream=true` returns OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions SSE chunks from the
+  same native event stream.
+  `king_native_gpu` uses the same OpenAI streaming surface when GPU runtime
+  readiness admits the native prompt loop, while graph payloads stay on the
+  native stream contract.
+  Native graph streams are stateless by default; `king.inference_with_memory`
+  sets the php.ini baseline and `with_memory` opts into carrying graph result
+  state between decode steps. The LLM cache for that memory mode is also
+  disabled by default and becomes active only when both memory mode and
+  `king.inference_llm_cache_enable=1` are configured. The stream layer can emit
+  explicit OpenAI-compatible Chat
+  Completions chunks, and the HTTP helper can serve
+  `GET /v1/models`, `GET /v1/models/{model}`, `POST /v1/chat/completions`,
+  `POST /v1/responses`, legacy `POST /v1/completions`, and
+  `POST /v1/embeddings` through King server response arrays while broader
+  native layer coverage and quantized kernels are added. Omitted inference
+  backend config selects `king_native_cpu`; the runtime model primitive can
+  resolve the configured `auto|gpu|cpu` model profile, preferring
+  `gemma4:12b` when GPU use and a GPU GGUF artifact are configured, and
+  falling back to `gemma3:1b` for CPU. `gemma3:1b` is the compact King baseline:
+  useful for fast local preflight and smoke checks, but still expected to handle
+  simple chat, exact output, language following, small PHP/King snippets, and
+  basic local Coder help. Future fine-tuning keeps that baseline useful instead
+  of treating it as a disposable test model. The GPU path owns a CUDA context,
+  allocates device memory, uploads required weights, caches uploaded tensors,
+  and exposes token embedding row loading, native Q8_0 quantized matrix/vector,
+  device vector operations, a lazy F32 device KV-cache with device-to-device
+  slot writes, RMSNorm, RoPE, attention score, attention softmax, attention
+  value aggregation, FFN/SwiGLU, final output projection paths, bounded top-K
+  logits readback, and a decoder graph executor contract for the complete
+  token-decode op set. The executor also exposes a graph result envelope for
+  native GPU graph streams, carrying graph, terminal, and token-selection
+  metadata plus a graph execution plan that separates CUDA-device work from
+  host sampling after bounded logits readback. The first graph device op,
+  token embedding row loading, now executes through the CUDA embedding kernel;
+  the following RMSNorm op can run on that device vector through the CUDA
+  RMSNorm kernel, and the following Q8_0 linear projection can run through the
+  CUDA quantized matvec kernel. When the next graph op slices that linear
+  output for attention heads, the CUDA slice vector kernel runs. When that
+  slice feeds RoPE, the CUDA RoPE kernel rotates the head vector. The executor
+  also prepares the sibling K/V head path by running K and V projections,
+  slicing the first key/value head, and rotating the key slice before temporary
+  buffers are released. The contract still refuses to claim decoded token
+  output before full device execution results exist. The native GPU
+  prompt-loop admission path can
+  tokenize prompt text, build token-decode graphs, and validate those graphs
+  into result envelopes against the GPU executor without falling back to CPU
+  execution. The GPU
+  backend now uses the same native stream object contract as the CPU backend
+  for start events, native events, cancellation, metrics, and thermal
+  preflight/abort metadata, while OpenAI
+  text generation remains blocked until the full GPU decoder loop is ready.
+  GPU metadata exposes the remaining bridge explicitly: the remaining residual,
+  FFN, and logits device ops after the initial embedding/RMSNorm/linear/slice/
+  RoPE plus K/V head-preparation, KV-cache write, and KV-attention chain still
+  need execution and bounded logits results before the prompt loop may emit
+  decoded tokens.
+  Sampling stays CPU-side for the current native GPU
+  contract: the GPU narrows logits to bounded candidates, then the existing
+  deterministic token-selection policy applies temperature, top-k, top-p, and
+  seed handling without copying the full vocabulary logits back. Memory-enabled
+  native graph streams also
+  enforce an LLM-cache admission policy with a configurable disk-free floor and
+  webhook/MCP alert metadata. The process-runner path is explicit `local`
+  configuration.
 
 The procedural API exists for direct systems work and low-friction interop.
 The OO API exists for typed composition and long-lived application structure.
@@ -401,6 +486,10 @@ It is supposed to look like one native system with a PHP-facing control surface.
 Core source areas:
 
 - [`extension/`](extension/): PHP extension source, tests, headers, and build glue.
+  The public native header root is [`extension/include/`](extension/include/)
+  and the active runtime source root is [`extension/src/`](extension/src/).
+  See [`docs/source-layout.md`](docs/source-layout.md) for the subsystem layout
+  and bootstrap boundaries.
 - [`infra/scripts/`](infra/scripts/): build, package, release, and local install scripts.
 - [`libcurl/`](libcurl/): vendored curl headers used by the extension build.
 - [`userland/flow-php/`](userland/flow-php/): repository-local PHP adapters for streaming ETL, checkpointing, and King-backed pipeline orchestration.
diff --git a/bin/king-coder-fine-tune b/bin/king-coder-fine-tune
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..998d4e801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-coder-fine-tune
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+SCRIPT="$ROOT/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-dataset.php"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="${KING_FINE_TUNE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-4G}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-coder-fine-tune: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" -n \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d "memory_limit=$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -d display_errors=stderr \
+  -d log_errors=1 \
+  "$SCRIPT" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-inference-layer0-debug b/bin/king-inference-layer0-debug
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a63da95ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-inference-layer0-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+INI="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI:-$ROOT/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-inference-layer0-debug: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$INI" ]]; then
+  echo "king-inference-layer0-debug: PHP INI not found at $INI" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+export KING_ROOT="$ROOT"
+export KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI="$INI"
+export PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR="${PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR:-}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" \
+  -c "$INI" \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d display_errors=1 \
+  -d error_reporting=32767 \
+  "$ROOT/infra/inference/layer0-debug.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-inference-release-gate b/bin/king-inference-release-gate
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..87126be5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-inference-release-gate
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" "$ROOT/infra/inference/release-gate.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-inference-status b/bin/king-inference-status
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7238f1dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-inference-status
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+INI="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI:-$ROOT/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-inference-status: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$INI" ]]; then
+  echo "king-inference-status: PHP INI not found at $INI" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+export KING_ROOT="$ROOT"
+export KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI="$INI"
+export PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR="${PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR:-}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" \
+  -c "$INI" \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d display_errors=1 \
+  -d error_reporting=32767 \
+  "$ROOT/infra/inference/status.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-inference-verify-matrix b/bin/king-inference-verify-matrix
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d95fa2ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-inference-verify-matrix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-4G}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-inference-verify-matrix: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+export KING_ROOT="$ROOT"
+export PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR="${PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR:-}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" -n \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d king.gpu_bindings_enable=1 \
+  -d king.gpu_default_backend=cuda \
+  -d "memory_limit=$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -d display_errors=stderr \
+  -d log_errors=1 \
+  "$ROOT/infra/inference/verification-matrix.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-local-infer b/bin/king-local-infer
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..25f74666b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-local-infer
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+SCRIPT="$ROOT/infra/inference/king-local-infer.php"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-2G}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-local-infer: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" -n \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d "memory_limit=$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -d display_errors=stderr \
+  -d log_errors=1 \
+  "$SCRIPT" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-native-hello-world b/bin/king-native-hello-world
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3b461d50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-native-hello-world
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+SCRIPT="$ROOT/infra/inference/king-native-hello-world.php"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-4G}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-native-hello-world: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" -n \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d king.gpu_bindings_enable=1 \
+  -d king.gpu_default_backend=cuda \
+  -d "memory_limit=$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -d display_errors=stderr \
+  -d log_errors=1 \
+  "$SCRIPT" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-baseline b/bin/king-openai-baseline
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96dffa714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-baseline
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" "$ROOT/infra/inference/performance-baseline.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-bench b/bin/king-openai-bench
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3d2a02b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-bench
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" "$ROOT/infra/inference/bench-openai-route.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-golden-prompts b/bin/king-openai-golden-prompts
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0d025bbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-golden-prompts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+HOST="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+PORT="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_PORT:-18092}"
+URL="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_BASE_URL:-http://${HOST}:${PORT}/v1}"
+ARTIFACT="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL_PATH:-$ROOT/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf}"
+MODEL="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL:-gemma3:1b}"
+BACKEND="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_BACKEND:-cpu}"
+START_TIMEOUT_SEC="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_START_TIMEOUT_SEC:-45}"
+USE_EXISTING="${KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_USE_EXISTING_SERVER:-0}"
+LOG_FILE="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/king-openai-golden.XXXXXX.log")"
+PACK_SUMMARY=0
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  if [[ "$arg" == "--pack-summary" ]]; then
+    PACK_SUMMARY=1
+  fi
+done
+
+cleanup() {
+  local status=$?
+  if [[ -n "${ROUTER_PID:-}" ]] && kill -0 "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  if [[ "$status" -ne 0 && -s "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "king-openai-golden-prompts: router log follows:" >&2
+    tail -n 80 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
+  fi
+  rm -f "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+if [[ "$USE_EXISTING" != "1" && "$PACK_SUMMARY" != "1" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+    echo "king-openai-golden-prompts: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+    exit 127
+  fi
+  if [[ ! -r "$ARTIFACT" ]]; then
+    echo "king-openai-golden-prompts: model artifact is not readable: $ARTIFACT" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ARTIFACT_CONFIG="$ARTIFACT"
+  if [[ "$ARTIFACT_CONFIG" != /* ]]; then
+    ARTIFACT_CONFIG="$ROOT/${ARTIFACT_CONFIG#./}"
+  fi
+  GPU_ENABLE=0
+  GPU_DEFAULT_BACKEND=disabled
+  PROFILE=cpu
+  case "$BACKEND" in
+    gpu|cuda|king_native_gpu)
+      GPU_ENABLE=1
+      GPU_DEFAULT_BACKEND=cuda
+      PROFILE=gpu
+      BACKEND=king_native_gpu
+      ;;
+    cpu|king_native_cpu)
+      BACKEND=king_native_cpu
+      ;;
+  esac
+  PHP_ARGS=(
+    -n
+    -d "extension=$EXTENSION"
+    -d king.security_allow_config_override=1
+    -d "king.inference_preferred_model_profile=$PROFILE"
+    -d "king.inference_models=${MODEL},${BACKEND},${ARTIFACT_CONFIG},golden"
+    -d "memory_limit=${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-4G}"
+    -d display_errors=stderr
+    -d log_errors=1
+  )
+  if [[ "$PROFILE" == "gpu" ]]; then
+    PHP_ARGS+=(
+      -d "king.gpu_bindings_enable=$GPU_ENABLE"
+      -d "king.gpu_default_backend=$GPU_DEFAULT_BACKEND"
+      -d king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers=99
+      -d king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb=2048
+      -d king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb=4096
+      -d king.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload=0
+    )
+  fi
+
+  KING_OPENAI_HOST="$HOST" \
+  KING_OPENAI_PORT="$PORT" \
+  KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS:-128}" \
+  KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS:-256}" \
+  KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY="${KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY:-full}" \
+    "$PHP_BIN" "${PHP_ARGS[@]}" "$ROOT/infra/inference/openai-router.php" >"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+  ROUTER_PID=$!
+
+  deadline=$((SECONDS + START_TIMEOUT_SEC))
+  until curl -fsS --max-time 1 "${URL}/models" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    if ! kill -0 "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "king-openai-golden-prompts: router exited before /v1/models became reachable" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    if (( SECONDS >= deadline )); then
+      echo "king-openai-golden-prompts: timed out waiting for ${URL}/models" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+fi
+
+KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_BASE_URL="$URL" \
+KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL="$MODEL" \
+KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL_PATH="$ARTIFACT" \
+  "$PHP_BIN" "$ROOT/infra/inference/golden-prompts.php" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-router b/bin/king-openai-router
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7a9e7e4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-router
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
+EXTENSION="${KING_EXTENSION:-$ROOT/extension/modules/king.so}"
+INI="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI:-$ROOT/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini}"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-4G}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$EXTENSION" ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-router: King extension module not found at $EXTENSION" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$INI" ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-router: PHP INI not found at $INI" >&2
+  exit 127
+fi
+
+export KING_ROOT="$ROOT"
+export KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI="$INI"
+export PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR="${PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR:-}"
+export KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY="${KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY:-full}"
+export KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS:-128}"
+export KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS:-512}"
+
+exec "$PHP_BIN" \
+  -c "$INI" \
+  -d "extension=$EXTENSION" \
+  -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 \
+  -d "memory_limit=$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -d display_errors=1 \
+  -d error_reporting=32767 \
+  "$ROOT/infra/inference/openai-router.php"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-router-start b/bin/king-openai-router-start
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a7142fc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-router-start
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+INI="${KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI:-$ROOT/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini}"
+CONFIRM="${KING_OPENAI_CONFIRM_START:-0}"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: bin/king-openai-router-start --confirm
+
+Prints the selected local inference profile and current GPU state, then starts
+the King OpenAI-compatible router on the configured host/port.
+EOF
+}
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  case "$arg" in
+    --confirm)
+      CONFIRM=1
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "king-openai-router-start: unknown argument: $arg" >&2
+      usage >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+ini_value() {
+  local key="$1"
+  local fallback="${2:-}"
+  local value=""
+
+  if [[ -f "$INI" ]]; then
+    value="$(
+      awk -F= -v key="$key" '
+        {
+          lhs = $1
+          gsub(/^[ \t]+|[ \t]+$/, "", lhs)
+          if (lhs == key) {
+            rhs = substr($0, index($0, "=") + 1)
+            gsub(/^[ \t]+|[ \t\r]+$/, "", rhs)
+            gsub(/^"|"$/, "", rhs)
+            print rhs
+            exit
+          }
+        }
+      ' "$INI"
+    )"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$value" ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$value"
+  else
+    printf '%s\n' "$fallback"
+  fi
+}
+
+resolve_king_root() {
+  local value="$1"
+  value="${value//\$\{KING_ROOT\}/$ROOT}"
+  value="${value//\$KING_ROOT/$ROOT}"
+  printf '%s\n' "$value"
+}
+
+gpu_snapshot() {
+  if ! command -v nvidia-smi >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf 'unavailable,nvidia-smi-missing\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  nvidia-smi \
+    --query-gpu=temperature.gpu,utilization.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,power.draw \
+    --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null \
+    | head -n 1 \
+    | awk -F, '{for (i=1;i<=NF;i++) {gsub(/^[ \t]+|[ \t]+$/, "", $i)}; print $1 "," $2 "," $3 "," $4 "," $5}'
+}
+
+HOST="${KING_OPENAI_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+PORT="${KING_OPENAI_PORT:-8080}"
+PROFILE="$(ini_value king.inference_preferred_model_profile auto)"
+MODEL_REGISTRY="$(ini_value king.inference_models "")"
+GPU_ENABLED="$(ini_value king.gpu_bindings_enable 0)"
+GPU_BACKEND="$(ini_value king.gpu_default_backend disabled)"
+GPU_LAYERS="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers 0)"
+CPU_MODEL="$(ini_value king.inference_cpu_model_name gemma3:1b)"
+GPU_MODEL="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_model_name gemma4:12b)"
+CPU_ARTIFACT="$(resolve_king_root "$(ini_value king.inference_cpu_model_artifact "$ROOT/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf")")"
+GPU_ARTIFACT="$(resolve_king_root "$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_model_artifact "$ROOT/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf")")"
+THERMAL_CEILING="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c 78)"
+THERMAL_INTERVAL="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec 15)"
+VRAM_RESERVE="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb 2048)"
+MIN_FREE_VRAM="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb 4096)"
+SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload 0)"
+SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD_MAX="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb 0)"
+SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD_MIN_FREE="$(ini_value king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb 8192)"
+CONTEXT_TOKENS="$(ini_value king.inference_context_tokens 2048)"
+KV_PAGE_TOKENS="$(ini_value king.inference_kv_page_tokens 16)"
+KV_ELEMENT_BYTES="$(ini_value king.inference_kv_element_bytes 2)"
+WITH_MEMORY="$(ini_value king.inference_with_memory 0)"
+LLM_CACHE_ENABLE="$(ini_value king.inference_llm_cache_enable 0)"
+LLM_CACHE_MIN_FREE="$(ini_value king.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb 5120)"
+CONTEXT_POLICY="${KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY:-full}"
+DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS:-128}"
+MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS:-512}"
+
+IFS=, read -r GPU_TEMP GPU_UTIL GPU_MEM_USED GPU_MEM_TOTAL GPU_POWER <<<"$(gpu_snapshot)"
+
+cat <<EOF
+King OpenAI router start
+root=$ROOT
+ini=$INI
+bind=$HOST:$PORT
+profile=$PROFILE
+model.registry=$MODEL_REGISTRY
+gpu.enabled=$GPU_ENABLED
+gpu.backend=$GPU_BACKEND
+gpu.layers=$GPU_LAYERS
+gpu.temperature_c=$GPU_TEMP
+gpu.utilization_percent=$GPU_UTIL
+gpu.vram_used_mb=$GPU_MEM_USED
+gpu.vram_total_mb=$GPU_MEM_TOTAL
+gpu.power_w=$GPU_POWER
+gpu.thermal_ceiling_c=$THERMAL_CEILING
+gpu.thermal_check_interval_sec=$THERMAL_INTERVAL
+gpu.vram_reserve_mb=$VRAM_RESERVE
+gpu.min_free_vram_mb=$MIN_FREE_VRAM
+gpu.system_ram_offload=$SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD
+gpu.system_ram_offload_max_mb=$SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD_MAX
+gpu.system_ram_offload_min_free_mb=$SYSTEM_RAM_OFFLOAD_MIN_FREE
+cpu.model=$CPU_MODEL
+cpu.artifact=$CPU_ARTIFACT
+gpu.model=$GPU_MODEL
+gpu.artifact=$GPU_ARTIFACT
+context.policy=$CONTEXT_POLICY
+context.tokens=$CONTEXT_TOKENS
+kv.page_tokens=$KV_PAGE_TOKENS
+kv.element_bytes=$KV_ELEMENT_BYTES
+memory.with_memory=$WITH_MEMORY
+memory.llm_cache_enable=$LLM_CACHE_ENABLE
+memory.llm_cache_min_free_mb=$LLM_CACHE_MIN_FREE
+prefill.batch.status=runtime_reported_via_/v1/models:x_king.openai_route
+openai.stream_transport=http1_chunked_body_stream
+openai.stream_flush=one_sse_event_per_body_stream_callback
+openai.immediate_token_streaming=runtime_reported_via_/v1/models:x_king.openai_route
+openai.hot_path=runtime_reported_via_/v1/models:x_king.openai_route
+max_tokens.default=$DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS
+max_tokens.cap=$MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS
+EOF
+
+if [[ "$CONFIRM" != "1" ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-router-start: refusing to bind $HOST:$PORT without --confirm or KING_OPENAI_CONFIRM_START=1" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+exec "$ROOT/bin/king-openai-router"
diff --git a/bin/king-openai-smoke b/bin/king-openai-smoke
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9a3bef6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/king-openai-smoke
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+HOST="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+PORT="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_PORT:-18090}"
+URL="http://${HOST}:${PORT}/v1"
+MODEL="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MODEL:-gemma4:12b}"
+MESSAGE="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MESSAGE:-Hello}"
+MAX_TOKENS="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MAX_TOKENS:-2}"
+START_TIMEOUT_SEC="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_START_TIMEOUT_SEC:-45}"
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC="${KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC:-30}"
+LOG_FILE="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/king-openai-smoke.XXXXXX.log")"
+
+cleanup() {
+  local status=$?
+  if [[ -n "${ROUTER_PID:-}" ]] && kill -0 "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  if [[ "$status" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "king-openai-smoke: router log follows:" >&2
+    tail -n 80 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
+  fi
+  rm -f "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+KING_OPENAI_HOST="$HOST" \
+KING_OPENAI_PORT="$PORT" \
+KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS="$MAX_TOKENS" \
+KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS="$MAX_TOKENS" \
+KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY="${KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY:-full}" \
+KING_OPENAI_CONFIRM_START=1 \
+  "$ROOT/bin/king-openai-router-start" --confirm >"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+ROUTER_PID=$!
+
+deadline=$((SECONDS + START_TIMEOUT_SEC))
+until curl -fsS --max-time 1 "${URL}/models" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+  if ! kill -0 "$ROUTER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "king-openai-smoke: router exited before /v1/models became reachable" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if (( SECONDS >= deadline )); then
+    echo "king-openai-smoke: timed out waiting for ${URL}/models" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep 0.5
+done
+
+payload="$(
+  KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MODEL="$MODEL" \
+  KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MESSAGE="$MESSAGE" \
+  KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MAX_TOKENS="$MAX_TOKENS" \
+  php -r '
+    echo json_encode([
+      "model" => getenv("KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MODEL") ?: "gemma4:12b",
+      "stream" => true,
+      "max_tokens" => (int) (getenv("KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MAX_TOKENS") ?: 2),
+      "messages" => [[
+        "role" => "user",
+        "content" => getenv("KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MESSAGE") ?: "Hello",
+      ]],
+    ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+  '
+)"
+
+body="$(
+  curl -sS --max-time "$REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC" -N \
+    -H 'content-type: application/json' \
+    -d "$payload" \
+    "${URL}/chat/completions"
+)"
+
+if [[ "$body" != *'"delta":{"content":'* ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-smoke: response did not contain a streamed content delta" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [[ "$body" != *'[DONE]'* ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-smoke: response did not finish with [DONE]" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [[ "$body" == *'event: error'* ]]; then
+  echo "king-openai-smoke: response contained an SSE error event" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+  KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_URL="$URL" \
+  KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MODEL="$MODEL" \
+  php -r '
+  $body = stream_get_contents(STDIN);
+  echo json_encode([
+    "ok" => true,
+    "url" => getenv("KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_URL") ?: "",
+    "model" => getenv("KING_OPENAI_SMOKE_MODEL") ?: "gemma4:12b",
+    "bytes" => strlen($body),
+    "has_content_delta" => str_contains($body, "\"delta\":{\"content\":"),
+    "has_done" => str_contains($body, "[DONE]"),
+    "has_error_event" => str_contains($body, "event: error"),
+  ], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES), "\n";
+' <<<"$body"
diff --git a/demo/chat/.env.example b/demo/chat/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..123eb238c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+KING_MODEL_BLOBS=/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs
+KING_CHAT_UID=1000
+KING_CHAT_GID=1000
diff --git a/demo/chat/README.md b/demo/chat/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a47f5bc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# King Chat Test App
+
+This folder contains a small browser chat that talks to the local King
+OpenAI-compatible inference router. It is a local runtime harness for the King
+router, not an Ollama client and not a hosted API wrapper.
+
+## Requirements
+
+From the repository root, the chat expects:
+
+- `extension/modules/king.so` built from the current tree.
+- Local Docker image `king-local:php8.4-inference`.
+- Local GGUF artifact at `var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf`.
+- Docker Compose and, for GPU execution, NVIDIA container runtime support.
+
+Build the extension after native code changes:
+
+```bash
+make build
+```
+
+Build the local runtime image when `docker image inspect
+king-local:php8.4-inference` fails. If PHP 8.4 package artifacts are missing,
+create them first:
+
+```bash
+make release-package
+docker build --load \
+  -f infra/php-runtime.Dockerfile \
+  -t king-local:php8.4-inference \
+  --build-arg PHP_VERSION=8.4 \
+  .
+```
+
+## Model Artifact
+
+King needs a direct local GGUF path. Model files are ignored by git and should
+stay in `var/`, a model registry, or an object store.
+
+With an already approved GGUF file:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p var/inference-models
+ln -sf /absolute/path/to/gemma3-1b.gguf var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+```
+
+With a local Ollama install as the download source:
+
+```bash
+ollama pull gemma3:1b
+ollama show --modelfile gemma3:1b
+mkdir -p var/inference-models
+ln -sf /path/to/ollama/models/blobs/sha256-... var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+```
+
+Use the `FROM` digest shown by `ollama show --modelfile gemma3:1b` to pick the
+matching blob. Common blob roots are `/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs`
+and `$HOME/.ollama/models/blobs`. The router reads the linked GGUF directly; it
+does not call the Ollama API during inference.
+
+If the symlink points into a blob directory outside the repository, expose that
+directory to Compose:
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit KING_MODEL_BLOBS when your blob root differs from the default.
+```
+
+## Start
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Open:
+
+- Chat UI: http://127.0.0.1:19480
+- OpenAI-compatible base URL: http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
+- King model list: http://127.0.0.1:19481/v1/models
+
+## Runtime Shape
+
+- `inference` runs `bin/king-openai-router-start --confirm` from the repository.
+- `chat` runs a PHP backend that validates browser messages and proxies them to
+  `/v1/chat/completions`.
+- The browser receives streamed Server-Sent Events from the PHP backend.
+- Threads are stored in `demo/chat/var/chat.sqlite`, which is local runtime
+  state and ignored by git.
+
+The router start log prints the effective profile, CPU/GPU model artifact,
+context policy, VRAM guardrails, thermal ceiling, and streaming flags. Check
+that log first when generation is slow or the wrong profile is selected.
+
+## Stop
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+docker compose down
+```
diff --git a/demo/chat/backend/router.php b/demo/chat/backend/router.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81248cd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/backend/router.php
@@ -0,0 +1,790 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli-server') {
+    $path = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '/', PHP_URL_PATH);
+    if (is_string($path)) {
+        $file = __DIR__ . '/../public' . $path;
+        if ($path !== '/' && is_file($file)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function chat_env_string(string $key, string $fallback): string
+{
+    $value = getenv($key);
+    return is_string($value) && trim($value) !== '' ? trim($value) : $fallback;
+}
+
+function chat_env_int(string $key, int $fallback): int
+{
+    $value = getenv($key);
+    return is_string($value) && preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value) === 1 ? max(1, (int) $value) : $fallback;
+}
+
+function chat_json_response(int $status, array $payload): void
+{
+    http_response_code($status);
+    header('content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+    echo json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+}
+
+function chat_error(int $status, string $code, string $message): void
+{
+    chat_json_response($status, [
+        'ok' => false,
+        'error' => [
+            'code' => $code,
+            'message' => $message,
+        ],
+    ]);
+}
+
+function chat_http_status_from_headers(array $headers): ?int
+{
+    foreach ($headers as $header) {
+        if (preg_match('#^HTTP/\S+\s+(\d{3})#', (string) $header, $match) === 1) {
+            return (int) $match[1];
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function chat_runtime_models(): array
+{
+    $modelsUrl = chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_MODELS_URL', 'http://inference:8080/v1/models');
+    $context = stream_context_create(['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'timeout' => 2, 'ignore_errors' => true]]);
+    $raw = @file_get_contents($modelsUrl, false, $context);
+    $status = chat_http_status_from_headers($http_response_header ?? []);
+    if ($status !== 200 || !is_string($raw) || trim($raw) === '') {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    $decoded = json_decode($raw, true);
+    if (!is_array($decoded) || !is_array($decoded['data'] ?? null)) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    $models = [];
+    foreach ($decoded['data'] as $model) {
+        if (!is_array($model) || !is_string($model['id'] ?? null) || trim($model['id']) === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $models[] = trim($model['id']);
+    }
+
+    return array_values(array_unique($models));
+}
+
+function chat_runtime_model(): string
+{
+    $configured = chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_MODEL', 'gemma4:12b');
+    $models = chat_runtime_models();
+    if (in_array($configured, $models, true)) {
+        return $configured;
+    }
+    return $models[0] ?? $configured;
+}
+
+function chat_read_json_body(): array
+{
+    $raw = file_get_contents('php://input');
+    if (!is_string($raw) || trim($raw) === '') {
+        chat_error(400, 'empty_body', 'Request body must be a JSON object.');
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    $decoded = json_decode($raw, true);
+    if (!is_array($decoded)) {
+        chat_error(400, 'invalid_json', 'Request body must be valid JSON.');
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    return $decoded;
+}
+
+function chat_normalize_messages(mixed $messages, int $maxMessages, int $maxChars): array
+{
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        chat_error(400, 'messages_required', 'At least one user message is required.');
+        exit;
+    }
+    if (count($messages) > $maxMessages) {
+        chat_error(413, 'too_many_messages', 'The chat history is too long for this test route.');
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    $normalized = [];
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (!is_array($message)) {
+            chat_error(400, 'invalid_message', 'Each message must be an object.');
+            exit;
+        }
+
+        $role = $message['role'] ?? null;
+        $content = $message['content'] ?? null;
+        if (!in_array($role, ['system', 'user', 'assistant'], true) || !is_string($content)) {
+            chat_error(400, 'invalid_message_shape', 'Messages require role system/user/assistant and string content.');
+            exit;
+        }
+
+        $content = trim($content);
+        if ($content === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (mb_strlen($content, 'UTF-8') > $maxChars) {
+            chat_error(413, 'message_too_large', 'A message exceeds the configured character limit.');
+            exit;
+        }
+
+        $normalized[] = [
+            'role' => $role,
+            'content' => $content,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($normalized === [] || end($normalized)['role'] !== 'user') {
+        chat_error(400, 'last_message_must_be_user', 'The last non-empty message must be a user message.');
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    return array_values($normalized);
+}
+
+function chat_system_instruction(): ?array
+{
+    $content = chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_SYSTEM_PROMPT', '');
+    if ($content === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => $content,
+    ];
+}
+
+function chat_latest_user_text(array $messages): string
+{
+    for ($index = count($messages) - 1; $index >= 0; $index--) {
+        $message = $messages[$index];
+        if (($message['role'] ?? null) === 'user' && is_string($message['content'] ?? null)) {
+            return $message['content'];
+        }
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
+function chat_utf8_chars(string $value): array
+{
+    if ($value === '') {
+        return [];
+    }
+    return preg_split('//u', $value, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY) ?: [];
+}
+
+function chat_count_occurrences(string $text, string $needle, bool $caseSensitive): int
+{
+    if (!$caseSensitive) {
+        $text = mb_strtolower($text, 'UTF-8');
+        $needle = mb_strtolower($needle, 'UTF-8');
+    }
+
+    $count = 0;
+    foreach (chat_utf8_chars($text) as $char) {
+        if ($char === $needle) {
+            $count++;
+        }
+    }
+    return $count;
+}
+
+function chat_extract_count_occurrences_task(string $text): ?array
+{
+    $normalized = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $text) ?? $text);
+    if ($normalized === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $patterns = [
+        '/\bhow many (?:letters?|characters?) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:are )?in (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bhow often (?:does|is) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:appear|occurs?|contained) in (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bwie ?viele (?:buchstaben|zeichen) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:hat|sind in|kommen in) (?:dem |der |das |wort |string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bwie oft (?:kommt|ist) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? in (?:dem |der |das |wort |string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']? (?:vor|enthalten)\??$/iu',
+    ];
+
+    foreach ($patterns as $pattern) {
+        if (preg_match($pattern, $normalized, $match) !== 1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $needle = trim($match[1]);
+        $subject = trim($match[2], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+        if ($needle === '' || $subject === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'operation' => 'count_occurrences',
+            'subject' => $subject,
+            'needle' => $needle,
+            'case_sensitive' => true,
+            'result' => chat_count_occurrences($subject, $needle, true),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+function chat_miniops_verifier_message(array $messages): ?array
+{
+    if (chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_MINIOPS_ENABLE', '0') !== '1') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $task = chat_extract_count_occurrences_task(chat_latest_user_text($messages));
+    if ($task === null) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $program = [
+        'version' => 1,
+        'operation' => $task['operation'],
+        'input' => [
+            'text' => $task['subject'],
+            'needle' => $task['needle'],
+            'case_sensitive' => $task['case_sensitive'],
+            'unit' => 'unicode_codepoint',
+        ],
+        'result' => $task['result'],
+        'safety' => [
+            'filesystem' => false,
+            'network' => false,
+            'cli' => false,
+            'eval' => false,
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    return [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => "King deterministic mini-op verifier:\n"
+            . "Use this verified result. Do not estimate this task from model memory.\n"
+            . "~~~king-miniops\n"
+            . json_encode($program, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)
+            . "\n~~~",
+    ];
+}
+
+function chat_prepare_model_messages(array $messages): array
+{
+    $prepared = [];
+    $instruction = chat_system_instruction();
+    if ($instruction !== null) {
+        $prepared[] = $instruction;
+    }
+
+    $verifier = chat_miniops_verifier_message($messages);
+    if ($verifier !== null) {
+        $prepared[] = $verifier;
+    }
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (($message['role'] ?? null) === 'system') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $prepared[] = $message;
+    }
+    return $prepared;
+}
+
+function chat_now(): string
+{
+    return gmdate('Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z');
+}
+
+function chat_db_path(): string
+{
+    return chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_DB_PATH', dirname(__DIR__) . '/var/chat.sqlite');
+}
+
+function chat_db(): PDO
+{
+    static $pdo = null;
+    if ($pdo instanceof PDO) {
+        return $pdo;
+    }
+
+    $path = chat_db_path();
+    $directory = dirname($path);
+    if (!is_dir($directory) && !mkdir($directory, 0775, true) && !is_dir($directory)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Could not create chat database directory.');
+    }
+
+    $pdo = new PDO('sqlite:' . $path, null, null, [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+        PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES => false,
+    ]);
+    $pdo->exec('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON');
+    $pdo->exec('PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL');
+    $pdo->exec('PRAGMA busy_timeout = 3000');
+    $pdo->exec(
+        'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chat_threads (
+            id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            title TEXT NOT NULL,
+            created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+            updated_at TEXT NOT NULL
+        )'
+    );
+    $pdo->exec(
+        'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chat_messages (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            thread_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+            role TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (role IN (\'user\', \'assistant\')),
+            content TEXT NOT NULL,
+            created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+            FOREIGN KEY (thread_id) REFERENCES chat_threads(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        )'
+    );
+    $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS chat_messages_thread_created_idx ON chat_messages(thread_id, id)');
+    $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS chat_threads_updated_idx ON chat_threads(updated_at DESC)');
+
+    return $pdo;
+}
+
+function chat_thread_id(): string
+{
+    return 'thr_' . bin2hex(random_bytes(12));
+}
+
+function chat_normalize_thread_id(mixed $value): string
+{
+    if (!is_string($value) || preg_match('/^thr_[a-f0-9]{24}$/', $value) !== 1) {
+        chat_error(400, 'invalid_thread_id', 'Thread id is invalid.');
+        exit;
+    }
+    return $value;
+}
+
+function chat_title_from_text(string $text): string
+{
+    $line = trim((string) preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $text));
+    if ($line === '') {
+        return 'New chat';
+    }
+    if (mb_strlen($line, 'UTF-8') > 72) {
+        $line = mb_substr($line, 0, 69, 'UTF-8') . '...';
+    }
+    return $line;
+}
+
+function chat_thread_row(string $threadId): ?array
+{
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare(
+        'SELECT t.id, t.title, t.created_at, t.updated_at,
+            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chat_messages m WHERE m.thread_id = t.id) AS message_count
+         FROM chat_threads t
+         WHERE t.id = :id'
+    );
+    $stmt->execute([':id' => $threadId]);
+    $row = $stmt->fetch();
+    return is_array($row) ? $row : null;
+}
+
+function chat_require_thread(string $threadId): array
+{
+    $thread = chat_thread_row($threadId);
+    if ($thread === null) {
+        chat_error(404, 'thread_not_found', 'Thread was not found.');
+        exit;
+    }
+    return $thread;
+}
+
+function chat_create_thread(string $title = 'New chat'): array
+{
+    $threadId = chat_thread_id();
+    $now = chat_now();
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare(
+        'INSERT INTO chat_threads (id, title, created_at, updated_at)
+         VALUES (:id, :title, :created_at, :updated_at)'
+    );
+    $stmt->execute([
+        ':id' => $threadId,
+        ':title' => chat_title_from_text($title),
+        ':created_at' => $now,
+        ':updated_at' => $now,
+    ]);
+    return chat_require_thread($threadId);
+}
+
+function chat_update_thread_timestamp(string $threadId): void
+{
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare('UPDATE chat_threads SET updated_at = :updated_at WHERE id = :id');
+    $stmt->execute([':updated_at' => chat_now(), ':id' => $threadId]);
+}
+
+function chat_maybe_title_thread_from_user(string $threadId, string $content): void
+{
+    $thread = chat_require_thread($threadId);
+    if (($thread['message_count'] ?? 0) > 0 || ($thread['title'] ?? '') !== 'New chat') {
+        return;
+    }
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare('UPDATE chat_threads SET title = :title, updated_at = :updated_at WHERE id = :id');
+    $stmt->execute([
+        ':title' => chat_title_from_text($content),
+        ':updated_at' => chat_now(),
+        ':id' => $threadId,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function chat_insert_message(string $threadId, string $role, string $content): void
+{
+    if (!in_array($role, ['user', 'assistant'], true)) {
+        throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid chat message role.');
+    }
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare(
+        'INSERT INTO chat_messages (thread_id, role, content, created_at)
+         VALUES (:thread_id, :role, :content, :created_at)'
+    );
+    $stmt->execute([
+        ':thread_id' => $threadId,
+        ':role' => $role,
+        ':content' => $content,
+        ':created_at' => chat_now(),
+    ]);
+    chat_update_thread_timestamp($threadId);
+}
+
+function chat_thread_messages(string $threadId): array
+{
+    chat_require_thread($threadId);
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare(
+        'SELECT role, content, created_at
+         FROM chat_messages
+         WHERE thread_id = :thread_id
+         ORDER BY id ASC'
+    );
+    $stmt->execute([':thread_id' => $threadId]);
+
+    $messages = [];
+    foreach ($stmt->fetchAll() as $row) {
+        $messages[] = [
+            'role' => (string) $row['role'],
+            'content' => (string) $row['content'],
+            'created_at' => (string) $row['created_at'],
+        ];
+    }
+    return $messages;
+}
+
+function chat_api_list_threads(): void
+{
+    $stmt = chat_db()->query(
+        'SELECT t.id, t.title, t.created_at, t.updated_at,
+            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chat_messages m WHERE m.thread_id = t.id) AS message_count
+         FROM chat_threads t
+         ORDER BY t.updated_at DESC
+         LIMIT 100'
+    );
+    chat_json_response(200, [
+        'ok' => true,
+        'threads' => $stmt->fetchAll(),
+    ]);
+}
+
+function chat_api_create_thread(): void
+{
+    $body = [];
+    $raw = file_get_contents('php://input');
+    if (is_string($raw) && trim($raw) !== '') {
+        $decoded = json_decode($raw, true);
+        if (!is_array($decoded)) {
+            chat_error(400, 'invalid_json', 'Request body must be valid JSON.');
+            return;
+        }
+        $body = $decoded;
+    }
+
+    $thread = chat_create_thread(is_string($body['title'] ?? null) ? $body['title'] : 'New chat');
+    chat_json_response(201, ['ok' => true, 'thread' => $thread, 'messages' => []]);
+}
+
+function chat_api_get_thread(string $threadId): void
+{
+    chat_json_response(200, [
+        'ok' => true,
+        'thread' => chat_require_thread($threadId),
+        'messages' => chat_thread_messages($threadId),
+    ]);
+}
+
+function chat_api_update_thread(string $threadId): void
+{
+    chat_require_thread($threadId);
+    $body = chat_read_json_body();
+    $title = is_string($body['title'] ?? null) ? chat_title_from_text($body['title']) : '';
+    if ($title === '') {
+        chat_error(400, 'title_required', 'Thread title is required.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare('UPDATE chat_threads SET title = :title, updated_at = :updated_at WHERE id = :id');
+    $stmt->execute([':title' => $title, ':updated_at' => chat_now(), ':id' => $threadId]);
+    chat_json_response(200, ['ok' => true, 'thread' => chat_require_thread($threadId)]);
+}
+
+function chat_api_delete_thread(string $threadId): void
+{
+    chat_require_thread($threadId);
+    $stmt = chat_db()->prepare('DELETE FROM chat_threads WHERE id = :id');
+    $stmt->execute([':id' => $threadId]);
+    chat_json_response(200, ['ok' => true]);
+}
+
+function chat_user_message_from_body(array $body): string
+{
+    if (is_string($body['message'] ?? null)) {
+        $message = trim($body['message']);
+        if ($message !== '') {
+            return $message;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $messages = $body['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($messages)) {
+        $normalized = chat_normalize_messages(
+            $messages,
+            chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_MAX_MESSAGES', 40),
+            chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS', 12000)
+        );
+        return chat_latest_user_text($normalized);
+    }
+
+    chat_error(400, 'message_required', 'A user message is required.');
+    exit;
+}
+
+function chat_send_sse(string $event, array $payload): void
+{
+    echo 'event: ', $event, "\n";
+    echo 'data: ', json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE), "\n\n";
+    @ob_flush();
+    flush();
+}
+
+function chat_health(): void
+{
+    $modelsUrl = chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_MODELS_URL', 'http://inference:8080/v1/models');
+    $context = stream_context_create(['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'timeout' => 2, 'ignore_errors' => true]]);
+    $raw = @file_get_contents($modelsUrl, false, $context);
+    $status = chat_http_status_from_headers($http_response_header ?? []);
+
+    chat_json_response($status === 200 ? 200 : 503, [
+        'ok' => $status === 200,
+        'models_status' => $status,
+        'model' => [
+            'configured' => chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_MODEL', 'gemma4:12b'),
+            'effective' => chat_runtime_model(),
+            'available' => chat_runtime_models(),
+        ],
+        'storage' => [
+            'driver' => 'sqlite',
+            'ready' => is_file(chat_db_path()) || is_dir(dirname(chat_db_path())),
+        ],
+    ]);
+}
+
+function chat_stream_completion(): void
+{
+    if (($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? '') !== 'POST') {
+        chat_error(405, 'method_not_allowed', 'Use POST.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    $body = chat_read_json_body();
+    $threadId = isset($body['thread_id']) ? chat_normalize_thread_id($body['thread_id']) : chat_create_thread()['id'];
+    chat_require_thread($threadId);
+    $userMessage = chat_user_message_from_body($body);
+    if (mb_strlen($userMessage, 'UTF-8') > chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS', 12000)) {
+        chat_error(413, 'message_too_large', 'The message exceeds the configured character limit.');
+        return;
+    }
+    chat_maybe_title_thread_from_user($threadId, $userMessage);
+    chat_insert_message($threadId, 'user', $userMessage);
+
+    $storedMessages = chat_thread_messages($threadId);
+    $modelMessages = [];
+    foreach ($storedMessages as $message) {
+        $modelMessages[] = [
+            'role' => $message['role'],
+            'content' => $message['content'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    $maxTokens = min(
+        chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_MAX_TOKENS', 1024),
+        chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS', 2048)
+    );
+
+    $payload = [
+        'model' => chat_runtime_model(),
+        'stream' => true,
+        'messages' => chat_prepare_model_messages($modelMessages),
+        'max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+        'temperature' => 0,
+        'stream_options' => ['include_usage' => true],
+    ];
+
+    header('content-type: text/event-stream; charset=utf-8');
+    header('cache-control: no-cache');
+    header('x-accel-buffering: no');
+
+    chat_send_sse('status', ['state' => 'connecting']);
+    chat_send_sse('thread', ['thread' => chat_require_thread($threadId)]);
+
+    $context = stream_context_create([
+        'http' => [
+            'method' => 'POST',
+            'header' => "content-type: application/json\r\naccept: text/event-stream\r\nconnection: close\r\n",
+            'content' => json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE),
+            'timeout' => chat_env_int('KING_CHAT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 120),
+            'ignore_errors' => true,
+        ],
+    ]);
+
+    $stream = @fopen(chat_env_string('KING_CHAT_INFERENCE_URL', 'http://inference:8080/v1/chat/completions'), 'rb', false, $context);
+    if (!is_resource($stream)) {
+        chat_send_sse('error', ['message' => 'Could not connect to King inference route.']);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    $status = null;
+    foreach (($http_response_header ?? []) as $header) {
+        if (preg_match('#^HTTP/\S+\s+(\d{3})#', $header, $match) === 1) {
+            $status = (int) $match[1];
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($status === null || $status < 200 || $status >= 300) {
+        $errorBody = stream_get_contents($stream);
+        fclose($stream);
+        chat_send_sse('error', [
+            'message' => 'King inference route returned an error.',
+            'status' => $status,
+            'body' => is_string($errorBody) ? mb_substr($errorBody, 0, 2000, 'UTF-8') : '',
+        ]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    chat_send_sse('status', ['state' => 'streaming']);
+    $buffer = '';
+    $streamEvent = 'message';
+    $streamError = null;
+    $finishReason = null;
+    while (!feof($stream)) {
+        $line = fgets($stream);
+        if (!is_string($line)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        $line = trim($line);
+        if ($line === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (str_starts_with($line, 'event:')) {
+            $streamEvent = trim(substr($line, 6));
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!str_starts_with($line, 'data:')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $data = trim(substr($line, 5));
+        if ($data === '[DONE]') {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        $event = json_decode($data, true);
+        if (!is_array($event)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if ($streamEvent === 'error') {
+            $message = $event['message'] ?? 'King inference stream returned an error.';
+            $streamError = is_string($message) ? $message : 'King inference stream returned an error.';
+            chat_send_sse('error', ['message' => $streamError]);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($choice)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $delta = $choice['delta'] ?? null;
+        if (is_array($delta) && is_string($delta['content'] ?? null) && $delta['content'] !== '') {
+            $buffer .= $delta['content'];
+            chat_send_sse('delta', ['content' => $delta['content']]);
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($choice['finish_reason'] ?? null)) {
+            $finishReason = $choice['finish_reason'];
+            chat_send_sse('done', [
+                'finish_reason' => $choice['finish_reason'],
+                'chars' => mb_strlen($buffer, 'UTF-8'),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose($stream);
+    if ($streamError !== null) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if ($buffer === '') {
+        chat_send_sse('error', [
+            'message' => 'King inference returned HTTP 200 but no assistant content.',
+            'finish_reason' => $finishReason,
+        ]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    chat_insert_message($threadId, 'assistant', $buffer);
+    chat_send_sse('thread', ['thread' => chat_require_thread($threadId)]);
+}
+
+$path = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '/', PHP_URL_PATH);
+if ($path === '/api/health') {
+    chat_health();
+    return;
+}
+if ($path === '/api/threads' && ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? '') === 'GET') {
+    chat_api_list_threads();
+    return;
+}
+if ($path === '/api/threads' && ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? '') === 'POST') {
+    chat_api_create_thread();
+    return;
+}
+if (is_string($path) && preg_match('#^/api/threads/(thr_[a-f0-9]{24})$#', $path, $match) === 1) {
+    $method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? '';
+    if ($method === 'GET') {
+        chat_api_get_thread($match[1]);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ($method === 'PATCH') {
+        chat_api_update_thread($match[1]);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ($method === 'DELETE') {
+        chat_api_delete_thread($match[1]);
+        return;
+    }
+    chat_error(405, 'method_not_allowed', 'Unsupported thread method.');
+    return;
+}
+if ($path === '/api/chat') {
+    chat_stream_completion();
+    return;
+}
+
+return false;
diff --git a/demo/chat/docker-compose.yml b/demo/chat/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98a44252d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+services:
+  inference:
+    image: king-local:php8.4-inference
+    working_dir: /workspace
+    command: ["./bin/king-openai-router-start", "--confirm"]
+    environment:
+      KING_OPENAI_HOST: 0.0.0.0
+      KING_OPENAI_PORT: 8080
+      KING_OPENAI_CONFIRM_START: "1"
+      KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY: full
+      KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS: "64"
+      KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS: "128"
+      KING_OPENAI_CODER_INSTRUCTION_WRAPPER: "0"
+      KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI: /workspace/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini
+      KING_EXTENSION: /workspace/extension/modules/king.so
+      PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR: ""
+      LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/local/cuda/targets/x86_64-linux/lib:/opt/king/package/runtime
+    volumes:
+      - ../..:/workspace
+      - /usr/local/cuda/targets/x86_64-linux/lib:/usr/local/cuda/targets/x86_64-linux/lib:ro
+      - ${KING_MODEL_BLOBS:-/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs}:/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs:ro
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+      - "19481:8080"
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              count: all
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "php", "-r", "exit(@file_get_contents('http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/models') === false ? 1 : 0);"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 12
+      start_period: 30s
+
+  chat:
+    image: king-local:php8.4-inference
+    working_dir: /app
+    user: "${KING_CHAT_UID:-1000}:${KING_CHAT_GID:-1000}"
+    command: ["php", "-d", "variables_order=EGPCS", "-S", "0.0.0.0:8090", "-t", "public", "backend/router.php"]
+    environment:
+      KING_CHAT_INFERENCE_URL: http://inference:8080/v1/chat/completions
+      KING_CHAT_MODELS_URL: http://inference:8080/v1/models
+      KING_CHAT_MODEL: gemma3:1b
+      KING_CHAT_MAX_MESSAGES: "40"
+      KING_CHAT_MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS: "12000"
+      KING_CHAT_MAX_TOKENS: "64"
+      KING_CHAT_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS: "128"
+      KING_CHAT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: "240"
+      KING_CHAT_DB_PATH: /app/var/chat.sqlite
+    volumes:
+      - ./public:/app/public:ro
+      - ./backend:/app/backend:ro
+      - ./var:/app/var
+    ports:
+      - "19480:8090"
+    depends_on:
+      inference:
+        condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/demo/chat/public/app.js b/demo/chat/public/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..effaaf209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/public/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+const messagesEl = document.getElementById('messages');
+const formEl = document.getElementById('chatForm');
+const inputEl = document.getElementById('promptInput');
+const sendButton = document.getElementById('sendButton');
+const deleteThreadButton = document.getElementById('deleteThreadButton');
+const newThreadButton = document.getElementById('newThreadButton');
+const threadListEl = document.getElementById('threadList');
+const statusDot = document.getElementById('statusDot');
+const statusText = document.getElementById('statusText');
+
+let history = [];
+let activeController = null;
+let threads = [];
+let currentThreadId = null;
+
+function escapeHtml(value) {
+  return value
+    .replaceAll('&', '&amp;')
+    .replaceAll('<', '&lt;')
+    .replaceAll('>', '&gt;')
+    .replaceAll('"', '&quot;')
+    .replaceAll("'", '&#039;');
+}
+
+function safeLinkTarget(href) {
+  const trimmed = href.trim();
+  if (/^(https?:|mailto:|\/|#)/i.test(trimmed)) {
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+  return '#';
+}
+
+function highlightCode(source, language = '') {
+  const lang = language.toLowerCase();
+  let html = escapeHtml(source);
+
+  if (['json', 'iibin'].includes(lang)) {
+    html = html
+      .replace(/(&quot;[^&]*?&quot;)(\s*:)/g, '<span class="tok-key">$1</span>$2')
+      .replace(/:\s*(&quot;.*?&quot;)/g, ': <span class="tok-string">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/\b(true|false|null)\b/g, '<span class="tok-const">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/\b-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b/g, '<span class="tok-number">$&</span>');
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  if (['php', 'js', 'javascript', 'ts', 'typescript'].includes(lang)) {
+    html = html
+      .replace(/(\/\/.*)$/gm, '<span class="tok-comment">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/(&quot;.*?&quot;|&#039;.*?&#039;|`.*?`)/g, '<span class="tok-string">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/\b(function|return|class|public|private|protected|static|const|let|var|if|else|foreach|for|while|true|false|null|new|try|catch|throw|bool|int|string|array|void)\b/g, '<span class="tok-keyword">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/\b-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b/g, '<span class="tok-number">$&</span>');
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  if (['html', 'xml', 'svg'].includes(lang)) {
+    html = html
+      .replace(/(&lt;\/?)([A-Za-z0-9:_-]+)/g, '$1<span class="tok-keyword">$2</span>')
+      .replace(/([A-Za-z0-9:_-]+)=(&quot;.*?&quot;)/g, '<span class="tok-key">$1</span>=<span class="tok-string">$2</span>');
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  if (['css', 'scss'].includes(lang)) {
+    html = html
+      .replace(/([.#]?[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)(\s*\{)/g, '<span class="tok-keyword">$1</span>$2')
+      .replace(/([A-Za-z-]+)(\s*:)/g, '<span class="tok-key">$1</span>$2')
+      .replace(/(#(?:[0-9a-f]{3}){1,2}\b|\b\d+(?:px|rem|em|%)?\b)/gi, '<span class="tok-number">$1</span>');
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  if (['bash', 'sh', 'shell'].includes(lang)) {
+    html = html
+      .replace(/(^|\s)(sudo|docker|php|curl|git|make|npm|composer|export|cd|cp|mv|rm)(?=\s|$)/g, '$1<span class="tok-keyword">$2</span>')
+      .replace(/(--?[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/g, '<span class="tok-key">$1</span>')
+      .replace(/(&quot;.*?&quot;|&#039;.*?&#039;)/g, '<span class="tok-string">$1</span>');
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  return html;
+}
+
+function createCodeBox(code, language = 'text') {
+  const box = document.createElement('figure');
+  box.className = 'codebox';
+  const header = document.createElement('figcaption');
+  header.textContent = language || 'text';
+  const pre = document.createElement('pre');
+  const codeEl = document.createElement('code');
+  codeEl.className = `language-${language || 'text'}`;
+  codeEl.innerHTML = highlightCode(code, language);
+  pre.append(codeEl);
+  box.append(header, pre);
+  return box;
+}
+
+function renderInlineMarkdown(text) {
+  const template = document.createElement('template');
+  let html = escapeHtml(text);
+  const inlineCodes = [];
+  html = html.replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, (_, code) => {
+    const index = inlineCodes.push(`<code>${code}</code>`) - 1;
+    return `\u0000INLINE${index}\u0000`;
+  });
+  html = html.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, (_, label, href) => {
+    const safeHref = escapeHtml(safeLinkTarget(href));
+    return `<a href="${safeHref}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">${label}</a>`;
+  });
+  html = html
+    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '<strong>$1</strong>')
+    .replace(/\b_([^_]+)_\b/g, '<em>$1</em>');
+  html = html.replace(/\u0000INLINE(\d+)\u0000/g, (_, index) => inlineCodes[Number(index)] || '');
+  template.innerHTML = html;
+  return template.content;
+}
+
+function appendParagraph(container, lines) {
+  const text = lines.join(' ').trim();
+  if (text === '') {
+    return;
+  }
+  const paragraph = document.createElement('p');
+  paragraph.append(renderInlineMarkdown(text));
+  container.append(paragraph);
+}
+
+function renderMarkdownDocument(source) {
+  const root = document.createElement('div');
+  root.className = 'rendered-markdown';
+  const lines = source.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').split('\n');
+  let paragraph = [];
+  let list = null;
+
+  const flushList = () => {
+    if (list !== null) {
+      root.append(list);
+      list = null;
+    }
+  };
+  const flushParagraph = () => {
+    appendParagraph(root, paragraph);
+    paragraph = [];
+  };
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const line = lines[index];
+    const fence = line.match(/^(```|~~~)([A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*)\s*$/);
+    if (fence !== null) {
+      flushParagraph();
+      flushList();
+      const marker = fence[1];
+      const language = fence[2] || 'text';
+      const codeLines = [];
+      index++;
+      while (index < lines.length && lines[index].trim() !== marker) {
+        codeLines.push(lines[index]);
+        index++;
+      }
+      root.append(createCodeBox(codeLines.join('\n'), language));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const heading = line.match(/^(#{1,4})\s+(.+)$/);
+    if (heading !== null) {
+      flushParagraph();
+      flushList();
+      const level = Math.min(4, heading[1].length + 1);
+      const node = document.createElement(`h${level}`);
+      node.append(renderInlineMarkdown(heading[2].trim()));
+      root.append(node);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const item = line.match(/^\s*[-*]\s+(.+)$/);
+    if (item !== null) {
+      flushParagraph();
+      if (list === null) {
+        list = document.createElement('ul');
+      }
+      const li = document.createElement('li');
+      li.append(renderInlineMarkdown(item[1].trim()));
+      list.append(li);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const quote = line.match(/^>\s?(.+)$/);
+    if (quote !== null) {
+      flushParagraph();
+      flushList();
+      const blockquote = document.createElement('blockquote');
+      blockquote.append(renderInlineMarkdown(quote[1].trim()));
+      root.append(blockquote);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (line.trim() === '') {
+      flushParagraph();
+      flushList();
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    paragraph.push(line);
+  }
+
+  flushParagraph();
+  flushList();
+  return root;
+}
+
+function unwrapCompleteFence(raw, marker) {
+  const escaped = marker.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+  const match = raw.match(new RegExp(`^${escaped}([A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*)\\s*\\n([\\s\\S]*?)\\n${escaped}\\s*$`));
+  if (match !== null) {
+    return { language: match[1] || 'text', body: match[2], complete: true };
+  }
+  const partial = raw.match(new RegExp(`^${escaped}([A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*)\\s*\\n([\\s\\S]*)$`));
+  if (partial !== null) {
+    return { language: partial[1] || 'text', body: partial[2], complete: false };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function renderContent(raw, role) {
+  const content = raw.trim();
+  if (role !== 'assistant' || content === '') {
+    const plain = document.createElement('span');
+    plain.textContent = raw;
+    return plain;
+  }
+
+  const tildeFence = unwrapCompleteFence(content, '~~~');
+  if (tildeFence !== null) {
+    return createCodeBox(tildeFence.body, tildeFence.language || 'markdown');
+  }
+
+  const backtickFence = unwrapCompleteFence(content, '```');
+  if (backtickFence !== null && backtickFence.language.toLowerCase() === 'markdown') {
+    return renderMarkdownDocument(backtickFence.body);
+  }
+  if (backtickFence !== null) {
+    return createCodeBox(backtickFence.body, backtickFence.language);
+  }
+
+  return renderMarkdownDocument(raw);
+}
+
+function setMessageContent(body, content) {
+  const role = body.closest('.message')?.classList.contains('assistant') ? 'assistant' : 'user';
+  body.dataset.rawContent = content;
+  body.replaceChildren(renderContent(content, role));
+}
+
+function setStatus(state, text) {
+  statusDot.classList.toggle('ok', state === 'ok');
+  statusDot.classList.toggle('error', state === 'error');
+  statusText.textContent = text;
+}
+
+function clearMessages() {
+  messagesEl.textContent = '';
+}
+
+function addMessage(role, content, extraClass = '') {
+  const node = document.createElement('article');
+  node.className = `message ${role} ${extraClass}`.trim();
+  const label = document.createElement('span');
+  label.className = 'role';
+  label.textContent = role;
+  const body = document.createElement('div');
+  body.className = 'content';
+  node.append(label, body);
+  messagesEl.appendChild(node);
+  setMessageContent(body, content);
+  messagesEl.scrollTop = messagesEl.scrollHeight;
+  return body;
+}
+
+function appendAssistantDelta(body, delta) {
+  setMessageContent(body, (body.dataset.rawContent || '') + delta);
+  messagesEl.scrollTop = messagesEl.scrollHeight;
+}
+
+async function loadHealth() {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch('/api/health', { cache: 'no-store' });
+    const data = await response.json();
+    if (!response.ok || !data.ok) {
+      setStatus('error', 'Inference offline');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setStatus('ok', 'Ready');
+  } catch (error) {
+    setStatus('error', 'Health check failed');
+  }
+}
+
+async function apiJson(url, options = {}) {
+  const response = await fetch(url, {
+    cache: 'no-store',
+    ...options,
+    headers: {
+      ...(options.body ? { 'content-type': 'application/json' } : {}),
+      ...(options.headers || {}),
+    },
+  });
+  const data = await response.json().catch(() => null);
+  if (!response.ok || data?.ok === false) {
+    throw new Error(data?.error?.message || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+  }
+  return data;
+}
+
+function threadPreviewTitle(thread) {
+  const title = typeof thread.title === 'string' && thread.title.trim() !== '' ? thread.title.trim() : 'New chat';
+  return title.length > 64 ? `${title.slice(0, 61)}...` : title;
+}
+
+function renderThreads() {
+  threadListEl.textContent = '';
+  if (threads.length === 0) {
+    const empty = document.createElement('div');
+    empty.className = 'thread-empty';
+    empty.textContent = 'No threads yet';
+    threadListEl.append(empty);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const thread of threads) {
+    const button = document.createElement('button');
+    button.type = 'button';
+    button.className = `thread-item${thread.id === currentThreadId ? ' active' : ''}`;
+    button.dataset.threadId = thread.id;
+
+    const title = document.createElement('span');
+    title.className = 'thread-title';
+    title.textContent = threadPreviewTitle(thread);
+
+    const meta = document.createElement('span');
+    meta.className = 'thread-meta';
+    const count = Number(thread.message_count || 0);
+    meta.textContent = `${count} message${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
+
+    button.append(title, meta);
+    button.addEventListener('click', () => selectThread(thread.id));
+    threadListEl.append(button);
+  }
+}
+
+async function refreshThreads() {
+  const data = await apiJson('/api/threads');
+  threads = Array.isArray(data.threads) ? data.threads : [];
+  renderThreads();
+}
+
+function renderLoadedMessages(messages) {
+  clearMessages();
+  history = [];
+  for (const message of messages) {
+    if (!['user', 'assistant'].includes(message.role) || typeof message.content !== 'string') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    history.push({ role: message.role, content: message.content });
+    addMessage(message.role, message.content);
+  }
+  if (history.length === 0) {
+    addMessage('assistant', 'Thread ready.');
+  }
+}
+
+async function selectThread(threadId) {
+  currentThreadId = threadId;
+  localStorage.setItem('king-chat-thread-id', threadId);
+  renderThreads();
+  const data = await apiJson(`/api/threads/${encodeURIComponent(threadId)}`);
+  currentThreadId = data.thread.id;
+  renderLoadedMessages(Array.isArray(data.messages) ? data.messages : []);
+  renderThreads();
+  inputEl.focus();
+}
+
+async function createThread() {
+  const data = await apiJson('/api/threads', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'New chat' }),
+  });
+  await refreshThreads();
+  await selectThread(data.thread.id);
+}
+
+async function deleteCurrentThread() {
+  if (!currentThreadId) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const deleting = currentThreadId;
+  await apiJson(`/api/threads/${encodeURIComponent(deleting)}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+  currentThreadId = null;
+  history = [];
+  clearMessages();
+  await refreshThreads();
+  if (threads.length === 0) {
+    await createThread();
+  } else {
+    await selectThread(threads[0].id);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadThreads() {
+  await refreshThreads();
+  if (threads.length === 0) {
+    await createThread();
+    return;
+  }
+  const stored = localStorage.getItem('king-chat-thread-id');
+  const selected = threads.find((thread) => thread.id === stored)?.id || threads[0].id;
+  await selectThread(selected);
+}
+
+function parseSseBlock(block) {
+  let event = 'message';
+  let data = '';
+  for (const rawLine of block.split('\n')) {
+    const line = rawLine.trimEnd();
+    if (line.startsWith('event:')) {
+      event = line.slice(6).trim();
+    } else if (line.startsWith('data:')) {
+      data += line.slice(5).trim();
+    }
+  }
+  if (data === '') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    return { event, data: JSON.parse(data) };
+  } catch {
+    return { event, data: { raw: data } };
+  }
+}
+
+async function sendMessage(prompt) {
+  if (activeController) {
+    activeController.abort();
+  }
+  if (!currentThreadId) {
+    await createThread();
+  }
+
+  const userMessage = { role: 'user', content: prompt };
+  if (history.length === 0) {
+    clearMessages();
+  }
+  history.push(userMessage);
+  addMessage('user', prompt);
+  const assistantBody = addMessage('assistant', '');
+
+  sendButton.disabled = true;
+  inputEl.disabled = true;
+  activeController = new AbortController();
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch('/api/chat', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ thread_id: currentThreadId, message: prompt }),
+      signal: activeController.signal,
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok || !response.body) {
+      const text = await response.text();
+      throw new Error(text || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const reader = response.body.getReader();
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+    let buffer = '';
+    let assistantText = '';
+
+    while (true) {
+      const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+      if (done) {
+        break;
+      }
+      buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
+
+      let boundary = buffer.indexOf('\n\n');
+      while (boundary !== -1) {
+        const block = buffer.slice(0, boundary);
+        buffer = buffer.slice(boundary + 2);
+        const parsed = parseSseBlock(block);
+        if (parsed?.event === 'delta' && typeof parsed.data.content === 'string') {
+          assistantText += parsed.data.content;
+          appendAssistantDelta(assistantBody, parsed.data.content);
+        } else if (parsed?.event === 'thread' && parsed.data.thread?.id) {
+          currentThreadId = parsed.data.thread.id;
+          localStorage.setItem('king-chat-thread-id', currentThreadId);
+          const existing = threads.findIndex((thread) => thread.id === currentThreadId);
+          if (existing >= 0) {
+            threads[existing] = parsed.data.thread;
+          } else {
+            threads.unshift(parsed.data.thread);
+          }
+          renderThreads();
+        } else if (parsed?.event === 'error') {
+          throw new Error(parsed.data.message || 'Inference error');
+        }
+        boundary = buffer.indexOf('\n\n');
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (assistantText.trim() === '') {
+      assistantBody.parentElement.classList.add('error');
+      setMessageContent(assistantBody, 'No assistant content returned.');
+    } else {
+      history.push({ role: 'assistant', content: assistantText });
+      await refreshThreads();
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    assistantBody.parentElement.classList.add('error');
+    setMessageContent(assistantBody, error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Request failed.');
+  } finally {
+    sendButton.disabled = false;
+    inputEl.disabled = false;
+    inputEl.focus();
+    activeController = null;
+  }
+}
+
+formEl.addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const prompt = inputEl.value.trim();
+  if (prompt === '') {
+    return;
+  }
+  inputEl.value = '';
+  sendMessage(prompt);
+});
+
+newThreadButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
+  createThread().catch((error) => {
+    setStatus('error', error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Could not create thread');
+  });
+});
+
+deleteThreadButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
+  deleteCurrentThread().catch((error) => {
+    setStatus('error', error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Could not delete thread');
+  });
+});
+
+Promise.all([loadHealth(), loadThreads()]).catch((error) => {
+  setStatus('error', error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Startup failed');
+});
diff --git a/demo/chat/public/index.html b/demo/chat/public/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0590d3632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/public/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>King Chat</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <main class="shell">
+    <aside class="sidebar" aria-label="Chat controls">
+      <div class="brand">
+        <div class="mark" aria-hidden="true">K</div>
+        <div>
+          <h1>King Chat</h1>
+          <p>Local OpenAI-compatible inference</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="status-card">
+        <div class="status-row">
+          <span class="status-dot" id="statusDot"></span>
+          <span id="statusText">Checking router</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <section class="threads-panel" aria-label="Threads">
+        <div class="threads-header">
+          <h2>Threads</h2>
+          <button type="button" id="newThreadButton">New</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="thread-list" id="threadList"></div>
+      </section>
+
+      <button class="secondary danger" id="deleteThreadButton" type="button">Delete thread</button>
+    </aside>
+
+    <section class="chat-panel" aria-label="Chat">
+      <div class="messages" id="messages" aria-live="polite"></div>
+
+      <form class="composer" id="chatForm">
+        <label for="promptInput">Message</label>
+        <div class="composer-row">
+          <textarea id="promptInput" name="prompt" rows="3" spellcheck="true" placeholder="Ask King something local..."></textarea>
+          <button id="sendButton" type="submit">Send</button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+
+  <script src="/app.js" defer></script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/demo/chat/public/styles.css b/demo/chat/public/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a985db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/chat/public/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+:root {
+  color-scheme: dark;
+  --bg: #0b0d10;
+  --panel: #15191f;
+  --panel-2: #1d232b;
+  --text: #f4f7fb;
+  --muted: #aab4c0;
+  --line: #303946;
+  --blue: #00a3ff;
+  --green: #00d06d;
+  --red: #ff4242;
+  --yellow: #ffd400;
+}
+
+* {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+html,
+body {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+body {
+  margin: 0;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  color: var(--text);
+  font: 15px/1.45 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+button,
+textarea {
+  font: inherit;
+}
+
+.shell {
+  height: 100vh;
+  min-height: 0;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 320px minmax(0, 1fr);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.sidebar {
+  min-height: 0;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
+  padding: 22px;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 18px;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+
+.brand {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 12px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.mark {
+  width: 42px;
+  height: 42px;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  background: var(--blue);
+  color: #00131f;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 20px;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+p {
+  margin: 2px 0 0;
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.status-card {
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: var(--panel-2);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 14px;
+}
+
+.status-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  font-weight: 650;
+}
+
+.status-dot {
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--yellow);
+}
+
+.status-dot.ok {
+  background: var(--green);
+}
+
+.status-dot.error {
+  background: var(--red);
+}
+
+dl {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+dl div {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+dt {
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.threads-panel {
+  min-height: 0;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.threads-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.threads-header h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+.threads-header button {
+  min-height: 32px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: #222a34;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-weight: 750;
+}
+
+.threads-header button:hover {
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+.thread-list {
+  min-height: 150px;
+  max-height: 34vh;
+  overflow: auto;
+  display: grid;
+  align-content: start;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding-right: 2px;
+}
+
+.thread-item {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 58px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: #10161d;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 9px 10px;
+  text-align: left;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.thread-item:hover {
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+.thread-item.active {
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+  background: #082234;
+}
+
+.thread-title {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-weight: 750;
+}
+
+.thread-meta,
+.thread-empty {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.thread-empty {
+  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 14px;
+}
+
+.secondary,
+#sendButton {
+  min-height: 40px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: #222a34;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.secondary:hover,
+#sendButton:hover {
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+.secondary {
+  margin-top: auto;
+}
+
+.secondary.danger:hover {
+  border-color: var(--red);
+  color: #ffd8d8;
+}
+
+.chat-panel {
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.messages {
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+  padding: 28px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 14px;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
+}
+
+.message {
+  max-width: 920px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 13px 14px;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.message.user {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  background: #0c2d3f;
+  border-color: #12618a;
+}
+
+.message.assistant {
+  margin-right: auto;
+}
+
+.message.error {
+  border-color: var(--red);
+  color: #ffd8d8;
+}
+
+.message .role {
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
+
+.message .content {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.message.user .content {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown > * {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown h2,
+.rendered-markdown h3,
+.rendered-markdown h4,
+.rendered-markdown h5 {
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 15px;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown ul {
+  padding-left: 22px;
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown blockquote {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--blue);
+  padding-left: 12px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown a {
+  color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+.rendered-markdown :not(pre) > code {
+  border: 1px solid #3b4654;
+  background: #07090c;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  color: #ffd400;
+}
+
+.codebox {
+  margin: 2px 0;
+  border: 1px solid #3b4654;
+  background: #05070a;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+.codebox figcaption {
+  min-height: 32px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #3b4654;
+  background: #10161d;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.codebox pre {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 13px 14px;
+  overflow: auto;
+  white-space: pre;
+  tab-size: 2;
+}
+
+.codebox code {
+  font: 13px/1.55 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
+  color: #f4f7fb;
+}
+
+.tok-keyword {
+  color: #00a3ff;
+}
+
+.tok-key,
+.tok-const {
+  color: #ffd400;
+}
+
+.tok-string {
+  color: #00d06d;
+}
+
+.tok-number {
+  color: #ff4242;
+}
+
+.tok-comment {
+  color: #8a96a3;
+}
+
+.composer {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+  padding: 18px 24px 22px;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  box-shadow: 0 -10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+}
+
+.composer label {
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  font-weight: 650;
+}
+
+.composer-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 110px;
+  gap: 12px;
+  align-items: end;
+}
+
+textarea {
+  width: 100%;
+  resize: vertical;
+  min-height: 76px;
+  max-height: 240px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: #0f1318;
+  color: var(--text);
+  padding: 12px;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+textarea:focus {
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+#sendButton {
+  background: var(--blue);
+  color: #00131f;
+  border-color: var(--blue);
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+#sendButton:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: wait;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 820px) {
+  .shell {
+    height: 100dvh;
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .sidebar {
+    max-height: 38dvh;
+    border-right: 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+  }
+
+  .composer-row {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a917d18e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# King Primitives
+
+This documentation shows the public King primitives in practical terms without
+release language. Each primitive follows the same structure:
+
+- Function, example 1: compact example
+- Function, example 2: extended example
+- OO, example 1: compact example
+- OO, example 2: extended example
+
+If King does not export a native OO class for a primitive yet, the respective
+file states that explicitly. In that case the OO examples are small userland
+adapters around the real `king_*` functions.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Source Layout](source-layout.md)
+- [Async and Awaitables](async-awaitables.md)
+- [Config, Session, TLS, and QUIC](config-session-tls-quic.md)
+- [HTTP/1](http1.md)
+- [HTTP/2](http2.md)
+- [HTTP/3](http3.md)
+- [WebSocket](websocket.md)
+- [Pipeline Orchestrator](pipeline-orchestrator.md)
+- [XSLT 2.0/3.0 for E-Invoicing](xslt.md)
+- [MCP](mcp.md)
+- [IIBIN](iibin.md)
+- [Object Store](object-store.md)
+- [CDN](cdn.md)
+- [Semantic DNS](semantic-dns.md)
+- [Autoscaling](autoscaling.md)
+- [Telemetry](telemetry.md)
+- [System Runtime](system-runtime.md)
+- [RTP](rtp.md)
+- [DB Ingest](db-ingest.md)
+- [Local Quantized Inference](inference.md)
+- [Inference 3D Transformer Flow](inference/index.html)
+- [Fine-Tuning Preparation](fine-tuning.md)
+- [GPU Readiness Runbook](gpu-readiness.md)
+- [OpenAI-Compatible Inference Router](openai-compatible-inference.md)
+- [E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform](e-invoicing-commerce-platform.md)
+- [E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform: OO Implementation](e-invoicing-commerce-platform-oo.md)
+
+## Ground Rules
+
+- Procedural APIs use the `king_*` naming scheme.
+- Native OO APIs live under `King\...`, `King\Client\...`, or
+  `King\WebSocket\...`.
+- Async methods return `King\Awaitable` and are resolved with `king_await()`
+  or `$awaitable->await()`.
+- Errors should be handled through exceptions. `king_get_last_error()` exists
+  for older integration points.
+- Configuration flows through either `King\Config` or, for older functions,
+  an array or `king_new_config()`.
diff --git a/docs/async-awaitables.md b/docs/async-awaitables.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d4e4b81e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/async-awaitables.md
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+# Async and Awaitables
+
+King uses `King\Awaitable` for asynchronous HTTP, MCP, orchestrator, and
+inference calls.
+Procedural code can use `king_await()`, `king_awaitable_poll()`,
+`king_awaitable_cancel()`, `king_awaitable_status()`,
+`king_awaitable_any()`, and `king_awaitable_all()`. OO code calls the methods
+directly on the awaitable or uses `King\Awaitable::any()` and
+`King\Awaitable::all()` for aggregate waits.
+
+Aggregate awaitables resolve to status envelopes with `key`, `status`,
+`operation`, `value`, and, for rejected children, `error`. This keeps failed
+children visible without losing the caller's original array keys.
+
+`poll(0)` is a non-blocking state check. A positive poll timeout or an
+unbounded `await()` call is allowed to drive deferred native work once. On the
+current deferred backend, hard IO deadlines still belong in the async operation
+options such as HTTP, MCP, or orchestrator `timeout_ms`; the await timeout
+controls whether pending work may be started by the awaitable layer.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The native object contract and procedural declarations live in
+`extension/include/awaitable/awaitable.h` and are exported through
+`extension/include/awaitable/index.h`. The implementation lives under
+`extension/src/awaitable/`. PHP-facing registration metadata, class-method
+entries, and object contracts live under `extension/include/awaitable/`; object
+implementation and aggregate helpers remain under `extension/src/awaitable/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Await an HTTP Request
+
+```php
+<?php
+$awaitable = king_client_send_request_async(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/health',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    null,
+    ['timeout_ms' => 1500]
+);
+
+if (king_awaitable_status($awaitable) === 'pending') {
+    king_awaitable_poll($awaitable, 10);
+}
+
+$response = king_await($awaitable, 2000);
+echo $response['status'] . PHP_EOL;
+echo $response['body'] . PHP_EOL;
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Cancel a Long Orchestrator Run
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool('normalize-invoice', [
+    'kind' => 'php-handler',
+]);
+
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler('normalize-invoice', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    $input = $ctx['input'];
+    $input['normalized_at'] = date(DATE_ATOM);
+
+    return ['output' => $input];
+});
+
+$awaitable = king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async(
+    ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1001'],
+    [['tool' => 'normalize-invoice']],
+    ['trace_id' => 'invoice-normalization-1001']
+);
+
+if (!king_awaitable_poll($awaitable, 50)) {
+    king_awaitable_cancel($awaitable);
+}
+
+if (king_awaitable_status($awaitable) !== 'cancelled') {
+    $result = king_await($awaitable, 2000);
+    var_dump($result);
+}
+```
+
+## Function, Example 3: Wait for the First Completed Operation
+
+```php
+<?php
+$tenantProfile = king_client_send_request_async(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/tenants/42',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json']
+);
+$invoiceStatus = king_client_send_request_async(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/invoices/INV-1001/status',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json']
+);
+
+$first = king_awaitable_any([
+    'tenant' => $tenantProfile,
+    'invoice' => $invoiceStatus,
+]);
+
+if ($first->poll(25)) {
+    $ready = king_await($first);
+
+    if ($ready['status'] === 'resolved') {
+        printf("%s finished first\n", $ready['key']);
+        var_dump($ready['value']);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Awaitable Directly on the Object
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Client\HttpClient;
+
+$client = new HttpClient();
+$awaitable = $client->requestAsync('GET', 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/status');
+
+$response = $awaitable->await(2000);
+echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+echo $response->getBody() . PHP_EOL;
+
+$client->close();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Wrap Multiple Awaitables in Project Code
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Awaitable;
+use King\Client\Http2Client;
+use King\PipelineOrchestrator;
+
+final class AsyncWork
+{
+    /** @return list<Awaitable> */
+    public function start(): array
+    {
+        $http = new Http2Client();
+
+        return [
+            $http->requestAsync('GET', 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/tenant/42'),
+            PipelineOrchestrator::runAsync(
+                ['tenant_id' => 42],
+                [['tool' => 'refresh-tenant-cache']],
+                ['trace_id' => 'tenant-42-cache-refresh']
+            ),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /** @param list<Awaitable> $awaitables */
+    public function collect(array $awaitables): array
+    {
+        $results = [];
+
+        foreach ($awaitables as $awaitable) {
+            if ($awaitable->isPending()) {
+                $awaitable->poll(25);
+            }
+
+            $results[] = $awaitable->await(3000);
+        }
+
+        return $results;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 3: Collect All Results with Status Envelopes
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Awaitable;
+use King\Client\HttpClient;
+
+$client = new HttpClient();
+
+$aggregate = Awaitable::all([
+    'catalog' => $client->requestAsync('GET', 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/catalog/import/status'),
+    'stock' => $client->requestAsync('GET', 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/stock/sync/status'),
+]);
+
+if ($aggregate->poll(50)) {
+    foreach ($aggregate->await() as $name => $ready) {
+        if ($ready['status'] !== 'resolved') {
+            error_log($name . ' failed: ' . ($ready['error'] ?? $ready['status']));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        echo $name . ': ' . $ready['value']->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+}
+
+$client->close();
+```
diff --git a/docs/autoscaling.md b/docs/autoscaling.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/autoscaling.md
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# Autoscaling
+
+Autoscaling can be used procedurally through `king_autoscaling_*` and through
+the `King\Autoscaling` OO facade.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The autoscaling runtime lives under `extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/` with
+public contracts in `extension/include/autoscaling/`. Public declarations are
+exported through `extension/include/autoscaling/index.h`. The PHP arginfo,
+`King\Autoscaling` method table, and function-table entries live under
+`extension/include/autoscaling/` and are consumed by the extension bootstrap
+through `extension/include/php_king/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Initialize Runtime and Read Status
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_autoscaling_init([
+    'provider' => 'hetzner',
+    'min_instances' => 2,
+    'max_instances' => 8,
+    'scale_up_policy' => 'cpu_or_queue',
+    'cooldown_seconds' => 120,
+]);
+
+king_autoscaling_start_monitoring();
+
+$status = king_autoscaling_get_status();
+$metrics = king_autoscaling_get_metrics();
+
+var_dump($status['provider_mode'], $metrics);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Node Lifecycle
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_autoscaling_scale_up(1);
+king_autoscaling_register_node(10042, 'worker-fra-10042');
+king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready(10042);
+
+$nodes = king_autoscaling_get_nodes();
+var_dump($nodes);
+
+king_autoscaling_drain_node(10042);
+king_autoscaling_scale_down(1);
+king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: King\Autoscaling
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Autoscaling;
+
+Autoscaling::init([
+    'provider' => 'hetzner',
+    'min_instances' => 1,
+    'max_instances' => 4,
+]);
+
+Autoscaling::startMonitoring();
+var_dump(Autoscaling::getStatus());
+Autoscaling::stopMonitoring();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Controller Class
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Autoscaling;
+
+final class WorkerPoolController
+{
+    public function ensureCapacity(int $queueDepth): void
+    {
+        $status = Autoscaling::getStatus();
+
+        if ($queueDepth > 100 && $status['current_instances'] < 8) {
+            Autoscaling::scaleUp(1);
+        }
+
+        if ($queueDepth === 0 && $status['current_instances'] > 2) {
+            Autoscaling::scaleDown(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function drain(int $serverId): void
+    {
+        Autoscaling::drainNode($serverId);
+    }
+}
+
+$controller = new WorkerPoolController();
+$controller->ensureCapacity(180);
+```
diff --git a/docs/cdn.md b/docs/cdn.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/cdn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# CDN
+
+The CDN primitive is available procedurally through `king_cdn_*` and is tied
+to the object-store/CDN runtime state. A native `King\CDN` class is not
+exported yet. The OO examples below are userland adapters around the real
+functions.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+CDN registration shares the object-store module registration metadata under
+`extension/include/object_store/`, because the CDN cache is backed by the same
+runtime state and public function table section. Runtime implementation remains
+under `extension/src/object_store/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Admit an Object into the CDN Cache
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_object_store_init([
+    'primary_backend' => 'local_fs',
+    'storage_root_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/object-store',
+    'cdn_config' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
+        'cache_size_mb' => 128,
+        'default_ttl_seconds' => 300,
+    ],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('public/invoice-report.json', '{"ok":true}', [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+    'cache_ttl_sec' => 300,
+]);
+
+if (!king_cdn_cache_object('public/invoice-report.json', ['ttl_sec' => 300])) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('object could not be admitted to CDN cache');
+}
+
+$stats = king_object_store_get_stats();
+var_dump($stats['cdn']);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Configure QUERY as an Allowed CDN Method
+
+```php
+<?php
+$config = king_new_config([
+    'cdn.enable' => true,
+    'cdn.allowed_http_methods' => 'GET,HEAD,QUERY',
+]);
+
+$session = king_connect('127.0.0.1', 443, $config);
+$stats = king_get_stats($session);
+
+echo $stats['config_cdn_allowed_http_methods'] . PHP_EOL;
+king_close($session);
+
+$removed = king_cdn_invalidate_cache();
+echo "invalidated=$removed\n";
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Userland CDN Adapter
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class CdnCache
+{
+    public function cache(string $objectId, int $ttlSeconds): void
+    {
+        if (!king_cdn_cache_object($objectId, ['ttl_sec' => $ttlSeconds])) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("CDN cache miss or admission failure: $objectId");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function invalidate(?string $objectId = null): int
+    {
+        return king_cdn_invalidate_cache($objectId);
+    }
+}
+
+$cdn = new CdnCache();
+$cdn->cache('public/invoice-report.json', 300);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Cache Warmup Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InvoiceReportWarmup
+{
+    public function __construct(private CdnCache $cdn) {}
+
+    /** @param list<string> $objectIds */
+    public function warm(array $objectIds): array
+    {
+        $result = ['cached' => [], 'failed' => []];
+
+        foreach ($objectIds as $objectId) {
+            try {
+                $this->cdn->cache($objectId, 600);
+                $result['cached'][] = $objectId;
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                $result['failed'][$objectId] = $e->getMessage();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
+
+$warmup = new InvoiceReportWarmup(new CdnCache());
+var_dump($warmup->warm([
+    'public/reports/INV-1001.json',
+    'public/reports/INV-1002.json',
+]));
+```
diff --git a/docs/config-session-tls-quic.md b/docs/config-session-tls-quic.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b926a4686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/config-session-tls-quic.md
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# Config, Session, TLS, and QUIC
+
+`King\Config` is the OO configuration surface. `king_new_config()` is the
+procedural variant. Low-level sessions are created with `king_connect()` or
+`new King\Session(...)`.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The config include-side umbrella lives in `extension/include/config/index.h`.
+The native config snapshot lives in `extension/include/config/config.h`; the
+PHP-visible `King\Config` object contract lives in
+`extension/include/config/object.h`. `King\CancelToken` is shared across
+client, awaitable, inference, MCP, and orchestrator paths, so its object
+contract lives in `extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token.h`.
+
+Client session, TLS, request, and polling registration metadata lives under
+`extension/include/client/`, including `arginfo/` and `function_entries.h`.
+Public declarations for the original unprefixed client surface live in
+`extension/include/client/legacy.h`; protocol-specific sync and async
+declarations live under `extension/include/client/` and are exported through
+`extension/include/client/index.h`. Client runtime implementation remains under
+`extension/src/client/`.
+
+Server session, TLS reload, cancellation, and admin listener registration
+metadata lives under `extension/include/server/`, including `arginfo/` and
+`function_entries.h`. Public declarations live under
+`extension/include/server/` and are exported through
+`extension/include/server/index.h`; server runtime implementation remains under
+`extension/src/server/`.
+
+Core exception, class, and object-handler registration is factored into
+`extension/src/php_king/class_registration.inc`; `extension/src/php_king/lifecycle.inc`
+keeps the MINIT/MSHUTDOWN/RINIT/RSHUTDOWN ordering.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Config Resource and Session Stats
+
+```php
+<?php
+$config = king_new_config([
+    'tcp.enable' => true,
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+    'quic.ping_interval_ms' => 1000,
+]);
+
+$session = king_connect('127.0.0.1', 443, $config);
+if ($session === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+king_poll($session, 50);
+$stats = king_get_stats($session);
+
+printf("state=%s tx=%d rx=%d\n",
+    $stats['state'] ?? 'unknown',
+    $stats['transport_tx_bytes'] ?? 0,
+    $stats['transport_rx_bytes'] ?? 0
+);
+
+king_close($session);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: TLS Defaults and Session Tickets
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_client_tls_set_ca_file(__DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem');
+king_client_tls_set_client_cert(
+    __DIR__ . '/certs/client.pem',
+    __DIR__ . '/certs/client-key.pem'
+);
+
+$first = king_connect('gateway.internal.local', 443, [
+    'tls.enable_early_data' => true,
+    'tcp.connect_timeout_ms' => 1500,
+]);
+
+$ticket = king_client_tls_export_session_ticket($first);
+king_close($first);
+
+$second = king_connect('gateway.internal.local', 443, [
+    'tls.enable_early_data' => true,
+]);
+
+king_client_tls_import_session_ticket($second, $ticket);
+king_poll($second, 20);
+
+$stats = king_get_stats($second);
+echo ($stats['tls_ticket_source'] ?? 'none') . PHP_EOL;
+
+king_close($second);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Set and Read Config
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Config;
+
+$config = Config::new([
+    'http2.enable' => true,
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]);
+
+$config->set('cdn.allowed_http_methods', 'GET,HEAD,QUERY');
+
+var_dump($config->get('http2.enable'));
+var_dump($config->toArray()['cdn.allowed_http_methods']);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Session, Stream, Response, and CancelToken
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\CancelToken;
+use King\Config;
+use King\Session;
+
+$config = new Config([
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+    'quic.ping_interval_ms' => 500,
+]);
+
+$session = new Session('invoice-api.internal.local', 443, $config, [
+    'sni' => 'invoice-api.internal.local',
+]);
+
+$cancel = new CancelToken();
+$stream = $session->sendRequest(
+    'GET',
+    '/v1/health',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    '',
+    $cancel
+);
+
+$response = $stream->receiveResponse(2000, $cancel);
+if ($response !== null) {
+    echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+    echo $response->getBody() . PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+var_dump($session->stats());
+$session->close();
+```
diff --git a/docs/db-ingest.md b/docs/db-ingest.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/docs/db-ingest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# DB Ingest
+
+`king_db_ingest()` executes a writer callback under a host-local exclusive
+lock. This is useful for small local write paths where multiple processes may
+touch the same local state.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The public `king_db_ingest()` declaration lives in
+`extension/include/db_ingest/db_ingest.h` and is exported through
+`extension/include/db_ingest/index.h`. The implementation lives in
+`extension/src/db_ingest/api.inc`. Its arginfo and function-table entry live
+under `extension/include/db_ingest/` and are consumed by the root extension
+bootstrap through `extension/include/php_king/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Append to a JSONL Ledger Atomically
+
+```php
+<?php
+$result = king_db_ingest('invoice-ledger', static function (): array {
+    $path = __DIR__ . '/var/invoice-ledger.jsonl';
+    $entry = ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1001', 'received_at' => date(DATE_ATOM)];
+
+    file_put_contents(
+        $path,
+        json_encode($entry, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR) . PHP_EOL,
+        FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX
+    );
+
+    return $entry;
+}, [
+    'lock_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/invoice-ledger.lock',
+    'timeout_ms' => 1500,
+]);
+
+var_dump($result);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Protect a SQLite Write Transaction
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_db_ingest('invoice-sqlite', static function (): int {
+    $db = new PDO('sqlite:' . __DIR__ . '/var/invoices.sqlite');
+    $db->exec('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS invoices (id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, status TEXT)');
+
+    $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT OR REPLACE INTO invoices (id, status) VALUES (?, ?)');
+    $stmt->execute(['INV-1002', 'accepted']);
+
+    return $stmt->rowCount();
+}, [
+    'lock_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/invoices.sqlite.lock',
+    'timeout_ms' => 3000,
+    'poll_us' => 10000,
+]);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Ingest Adapter
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class LockedIngest
+{
+    public function write(string $name, callable $writer, string $lockPath): mixed
+    {
+        return king_db_ingest($name, $writer, [
+            'lock_path' => $lockPath,
+            'timeout_ms' => 2000,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+
+$ingest = new LockedIngest();
+$ingest->write('audit', fn () => file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/var/audit.log', "ok\n", FILE_APPEND), __DIR__ . '/var/audit.lock');
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Repository with Protected Writer
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InvoiceLedgerRepository
+{
+    public function __construct(private LockedIngest $ingest, private string $root) {}
+
+    public function append(array $entry): array
+    {
+        return $this->ingest->write(
+            'invoice-ledger',
+            function () use ($entry): array {
+                $line = json_encode($entry, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR) . PHP_EOL;
+                file_put_contents($this->root . '/invoice-ledger.jsonl', $line, FILE_APPEND);
+
+                return $entry;
+            },
+            $this->root . '/invoice-ledger.lock'
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+$repo = new InvoiceLedgerRepository(new LockedIngest(), __DIR__ . '/var');
+$repo->append(['invoice_id' => 'INV-1003', 'status' => 'accepted']);
+```
diff --git a/docs/e-invoicing-commerce-platform-oo.md b/docs/e-invoicing-commerce-platform-oo.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c3c2c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/e-invoicing-commerce-platform-oo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+# E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform: OO Implementation
+
+This page implements the architecture from
+[E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform](e-invoicing-commerce-platform.md)
+as OO services. Each operation publishes a readable JSON event first and then
+the same payload as `Next Level: IIBIN` when the contract is ready for compact
+internal handoff.
+
+## Component Model
+
+```mermaid
+classDiagram
+    class PlatformKernel {
+      +boot(): void
+    }
+    class EvidenceStore {
+      +putStream(id, stream, metadata): void
+      +putJson(id, payload, metadata): void
+      +putIibin(id, payload, type): void
+    }
+    class PlatformEventCodec {
+      +registerSchemas(): void
+      +json(payload): string
+      +iibin(schema, payload): string
+    }
+    class PlatformEventPublisher {
+      +publish(name, id, payload): void
+    }
+    class InvoiceIntakeService {
+      +receiveAs4(context, stream): string
+    }
+    class InvoiceValidationService {
+      +validate(document): ValidationResult
+    }
+    class ProcurementService {
+      +compare(request): ProcurementDecision
+    }
+    class PrivacySafeSupportGateway {
+      +answer(caseContext, question): SupportAnswer
+    }
+    class AvailabilityPublisher {
+      +publish(delta): void
+    }
+
+    PlatformKernel --> EvidenceStore
+    PlatformKernel --> PlatformEventCodec
+    PlatformEventPublisher --> EvidenceStore
+    PlatformEventPublisher --> PlatformEventCodec
+    InvoiceIntakeService --> PlatformEventPublisher
+    InvoiceValidationService --> PlatformEventPublisher
+    ProcurementService --> PlatformEventPublisher
+    PrivacySafeSupportGateway --> PlatformEventPublisher
+    AvailabilityPublisher --> EvidenceStore
+```
+
+The OO layer owns invariants: tenant authorization, idempotency, immutable
+evidence, privacy minimization, state transitions, event publication, and
+workflow dispatch. King primitives remain visible, but they are called through
+services that preserve those invariants.
+
+## Bootstrap and Evidence Store
+
+```php
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use King\Config;
+use King\MCP;
+use King\ObjectStore;
+use King\PipelineOrchestrator;
+use King\XSLT\Processor;
+
+final class PlatformKernel
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly string $stateRoot,
+        private readonly string $nodeId,
+        private readonly PlatformEventCodec $events,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        king_system_init([
+            'cluster_id' => 'b2b-einvoice-platform',
+            'node_id' => $this->nodeId,
+            'state_root_path' => $this->stateRoot . '/system',
+            'components' => ['client', 'server', 'object_store', 'pipeline_orchestrator', 'telemetry', 'mcp', 'iibin'],
+        ]);
+
+        ObjectStore::init([
+            'primary_backend' => 'local_fs',
+            'storage_root_path' => $this->stateRoot . '/objects',
+            'max_storage_size_bytes' => 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->events->registerSchemas();
+    }
+}
+
+final class EvidenceStore
+{
+    public function putStream(string $objectId, mixed $stream, array $metadata): void
+    {
+        ObjectStore::putFromStream($objectId, $stream, $metadata + ['stored_at' => date(DATE_ATOM)]);
+    }
+
+    public function putJson(string $objectId, array $payload, array $metadata = []): void
+    {
+        ObjectStore::put($objectId, json_encode($payload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), $metadata + [
+            'content_type' => 'application/json',
+            'stored_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function putIibin(string $objectId, string $payload, string $eventType): void
+    {
+        ObjectStore::put($objectId, $payload, [
+            'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+            'object_type' => $eventType,
+            'stored_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+`PlatformKernel` starts the coordinated runtime and registers IIBIN schemas
+once. `EvidenceStore` centralizes object-store metadata so raw AS4 envelopes,
+JSON event evidence, IIBIN events, validation reports, support audits, and
+procurement offer sets are stored consistently.
+
+## Event Codec
+
+### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class PlatformEventCodec
+{
+    public function json(array $payload): string
+    {
+        return json_encode($payload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+    }
+
+    public function iibin(string $schema, array $payload): string
+    {
+        return king_proto_encode($schema, $payload);
+    }
+
+    public function registerSchemas(): void
+    {
+        king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceIntakeEvent', [
+            'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'message_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'partner_id' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'raw_object_id' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'transport' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'as4'],
+            'state' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'trace_id' => ['tag' => 7, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+        ]);
+
+        king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceValidationEvent', [
+            'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'invoice_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'profile' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'status' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'report_object_id' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'error_count' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'int32', 'default' => 0],
+        ]);
+
+        king_proto_define_schema('ProcurementDecisionEvent', [
+            'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'sku' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'quantity' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'chosen_supplier_id' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'currency' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'EUR'],
+            'total_cents' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'offer_cache_object_id' => ['tag' => 7, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+        ]);
+
+        king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolRequest', [
+            'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'support_case_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'purpose' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'question' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'invoice_ref' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'allowed_fields' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'repeated' => true],
+        ]);
+
+        king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolResponse', [
+            'answer' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'confidence' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'double'],
+            'source_count' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'uint32'],
+        ]);
+
+        king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolAuditEvent', [
+            'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+            'support_case_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'tool' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'purpose' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'input_classification' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+            'retention_policy' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class PlatformEventPublisher
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EvidenceStore $store,
+        private readonly PlatformEventCodec $codec,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function publish(string $schema, string $objectBase, array $payload): string
+    {
+        $this->store->putJson($objectBase . '.json', $payload, [
+            'object_type' => $schema . '-json-event',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->store->putIibin(
+            $objectBase . '.iibin',
+            $this->codec->iibin($schema, $payload),
+            $schema . '-iibin-event'
+        );
+
+        return $objectBase . '.iibin';
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The publisher deliberately writes JSON first. Humans, support staff, and
+operations can inspect that artifact. IIBIN is the next level for worker
+handoff, compact storage, and versioned internal contracts.
+
+## AS4 Intake Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InvoiceIntakeService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EvidenceStore $store,
+        private readonly PlatformEventPublisher $events,
+        private readonly PartnerPolicy $policy,
+        private readonly IdempotencyLedger $idempotency,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function receiveAs4(As4Context $context, mixed $envelopeStream): string
+    {
+        $this->policy->assertAllowed($context->tenantId, $context->partnerId, 'invoice.receive');
+
+        $key = hash('sha256', $context->tenantId . ':' . $context->messageId);
+        if (!$this->idempotency->claim($key)) {
+            return 'duplicate';
+        }
+
+        $rawObjectId = sprintf('inbound/as4/%d/%s.xml', $context->tenantId, $context->messageId);
+        $this->store->putStream($rawObjectId, $envelopeStream, [
+            'content_type' => 'application/soap+xml',
+            'object_type' => 'as4-inbound-envelope',
+            'tenant_id' => $context->tenantId,
+            'partner_id' => $context->partnerId,
+            'idempotency_key' => $key,
+        ]);
+
+        $eventObjectId = $this->events->publish('InvoiceIntakeEvent', 'events/invoice-intake/' . $context->messageId, [
+            'tenant_id' => $context->tenantId,
+            'message_id' => $context->messageId,
+            'partner_id' => $context->partnerId,
+            'raw_object_id' => $rawObjectId,
+            'transport' => 'as4',
+            'state' => 'received',
+            'trace_id' => 'as4-' . $context->messageId,
+        ]);
+
+        PipelineOrchestrator::dispatch(
+            ['event_object_id' => $eventObjectId],
+            [['tool' => 'verify-as4-envelope'], ['tool' => 'extract-business-document'], ['tool' => 'validate-invoice-profile']],
+            ['trace_id' => 'as4-' . $context->messageId]
+        );
+
+        return 'accepted_for_processing';
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The service writes raw evidence, JSON event evidence, and IIBIN event handoff
+before dispatching the workflow. That ordering prevents receipts without audit
+evidence and worker jobs without reconstructable input.
+
+## Validation Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InvoiceValidationService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Processor $xslt,
+        private readonly EvidenceStore $store,
+        private readonly PlatformEventPublisher $events,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function validate(InvoiceDocument $document): ValidationResult
+    {
+        $svrlPath = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/' . $document->invoiceId . '.svrl.xml';
+        $this->xslt->transformToFile($document->xmlPath, $this->rulesetFor($document->profile), $svrlPath, [
+            'properties' => ['indent' => 'yes'],
+        ]);
+
+        $errors = parse_svrl_failed_asserts($svrlPath);
+        $status = count($errors) === 0 ? 'valid' : 'invalid';
+        $reportObjectId = 'validation/' . $document->tenantId . '/' . $document->invoiceId . '.svrl.xml';
+
+        $this->store->putStream($reportObjectId, fopen($svrlPath, 'rb'), [
+            'content_type' => 'application/xml',
+            'object_type' => 'invoice-validation-report',
+            'tenant_id' => $document->tenantId,
+            'invoice_id' => $document->invoiceId,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->events->publish('InvoiceValidationEvent', 'events/invoice-validation/' . $document->invoiceId, [
+            'tenant_id' => $document->tenantId,
+            'invoice_id' => $document->invoiceId,
+            'profile' => $document->profile,
+            'status' => $status,
+            'report_object_id' => $reportObjectId,
+            'error_count' => count($errors),
+        ]);
+
+        return new ValidationResult($status, $reportObjectId, $errors);
+    }
+
+    private function rulesetFor(string $profile): string
+    {
+        return __DIR__ . '/rules/' . $profile . '.xsl';
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Business validation failures become validation results, not generic exceptions.
+The JSON report event is readable; the IIBIN event is the next-level contract
+for downstream workers.
+
+## Procurement Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class ProcurementService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EvidenceStore $store,
+        private readonly PlatformEventPublisher $events,
+        private readonly SupplierDirectory $suppliers,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function compare(ProcurementRequest $request): ProcurementDecision
+    {
+        $awaitables = [];
+        foreach ($this->suppliers->forSku($request->sku) as $supplier) {
+            $awaitables[$supplier->id] = king_client_send_request_async(
+                $supplier->endpoint,
+                'QUERY',
+                ['accept' => 'application/json', 'content-type' => 'application/query'],
+                $this->queryBody($request),
+                ['timeout_ms' => 1500]
+            );
+        }
+
+        $offers = [];
+        foreach ($awaitables as $supplierId => $awaitable) {
+            $response = king_await($awaitable, 2000);
+            $offers[$supplierId] = json_decode($response['body'], true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        }
+
+        $decision = ProcurementDecision::fromOffers($request, $offers);
+        $offerObjectId = 'procurement/offers/' . $decision->id . '.json';
+
+        $this->store->putJson($offerObjectId, $offers, [
+            'object_type' => 'procurement-offer-set',
+            'cache_ttl_sec' => 120,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->events->publish('ProcurementDecisionEvent', 'events/procurement/' . $decision->id, [
+            'tenant_id' => $request->tenantId,
+            'sku' => $request->sku,
+            'quantity' => $request->quantity,
+            'chosen_supplier_id' => $decision->supplierId,
+            'currency' => $decision->currency,
+            'total_cents' => $decision->totalCents,
+            'offer_cache_object_id' => $offerObjectId,
+        ]);
+
+        return $decision;
+    }
+
+    private function queryBody(ProcurementRequest $request): string
+    {
+        return sprintf('sku = "%s" AND quantity >= %d', addslashes($request->sku), $request->quantity);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Supplier calls are concurrent and bounded. The service stores the full offer
+set separately and emits a compact decision event that points to it.
+
+## Privacy-Safe Support Gateway
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InternalMcpPeerFactory
+{
+    public function supportPeer(string $host, int $port): MCP
+    {
+        return new MCP($host, $port, new Config([
+            'mcp.default_request_timeout_ms' => 1500,
+            'mcp.iibin_routes' => [
+                'support.faq/answer' => [
+                    'request_schema' => 'SupportToolRequest',
+                    'response_schema' => 'SupportToolResponse',
+                    'decode_as_object' => false,
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]));
+    }
+}
+
+final class PrivacySafeSupportGateway
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly MCP $mcp,
+        private readonly PlatformEventPublisher $events,
+        private readonly SupportPolicy $policy,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function answer(SupportCaseContext $case, string $question): SupportAnswer
+    {
+        $tool = 'support.faq';
+        $toolInput = [
+            'tenant_id' => $case->tenantId,
+            'purpose' => 'support_case_answer',
+            'support_case_id' => $case->caseId,
+            'question' => redact_personal_data($question),
+            'invoice_ref' => hash_hmac('sha256', $case->invoiceId, 'tenant-' . $case->tenantId),
+            'allowed_fields' => ['status', 'received_at', 'rejection_code'],
+        ];
+
+        $this->policy->assertToolAllowed($case->userId, $case->tenantId, $tool, $toolInput);
+        $answer = SupportAnswer::fromDecodedPayload(
+            $this->mcp->requestIibin($tool, 'answer', $toolInput)
+        );
+
+        $this->events->publish('SupportToolAuditEvent', 'events/support-tools/' . $case->caseId, [
+            'tenant_id' => $case->tenantId,
+            'support_case_id' => $case->caseId,
+            'tool' => $tool,
+            'purpose' => 'support_case_answer',
+            'input_classification' => 'redacted-support-context',
+            'retention_policy' => 'support-audit-180d',
+        ]);
+
+        return $answer->confidence >= 0.75
+            ? $answer
+            : SupportAnswer::manualReviewRequired($answer->sources);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The gateway strips direct identifiers before the internal King MCP peer. The
+IIBIN request and response schemas are fixed in the `King\Config` used to
+construct that peer connection; a support call cannot change schemas at
+runtime. JSON audit evidence records what class of data was used; IIBIN gives
+downstream compliance workers a stable event without storing the redacted
+support question again.
+
+## Availability Publisher
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class AvailabilityPublisher
+{
+    /** @var array<string, list<resource>> */
+    private array $subscribers = [];
+
+    public function __construct(private readonly EvidenceStore $store) {}
+
+    public function subscribe(string $sku, mixed $websocket): void
+    {
+        $this->subscribers[$sku][] = $websocket;
+    }
+
+    public function publish(AvailabilityDelta $delta): void
+    {
+        $event = [
+            'type' => 'availability.changed',
+            'tenant_id' => $delta->tenantId,
+            'sku' => $delta->sku,
+            'available_quantity' => $delta->availableQuantity,
+            'warehouse' => $delta->warehouse,
+            'changed_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+        ];
+
+        $snapshotObjectId = 'availability/' . $delta->tenantId . '/' . $delta->sku . '.json';
+        $this->store->putJson($snapshotObjectId, $event, [
+            'object_type' => 'availability-snapshot',
+            'cache_ttl_sec' => 30,
+        ]);
+
+        foreach ($this->subscribers[$delta->sku] ?? [] as $index => $websocket) {
+            if (!is_resource($websocket) || !king_websocket_send($websocket, json_encode($event, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR))) {
+                unset($this->subscribers[$delta->sku][$index]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Availability is JSON-first because the shop needs readable payloads. If the
+same event becomes an internal worker contract, promote that payload through
+the same `PlatformEventPublisher` and add a dedicated IIBIN schema.
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+# E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform
+
+This page documents a production-grade King architecture for a B2B commerce
+and e-invoicing platform. It covers AS4 invoice exchange, EDIFACT processing,
+XSLT validation, catalog import, live availability, procurement across
+supplier APIs, privacy-safe MCP support, JSON event contracts, and the next
+level IIBIN representation for internal platform events.
+
+The companion page shows the same design as OO service composition:
+[E-Invoicing, EDI, and B2B Commerce Platform: OO Implementation](e-invoicing-commerce-platform-oo.md).
+
+## Event Strategy
+
+External protocols keep their mandated formats: AS4/SOAP, UBL, CII, EDIFACT,
+supplier JSON/XML, and authority payloads are stored as immutable evidence.
+Inside the platform, every meaningful state transition is first shaped as a
+readable JSON event. The next level is the same event encoded as IIBIN for
+compact internal handoff, stable schemas, and fast worker communication.
+
+JSON is the review and troubleshooting format. IIBIN is the runtime event
+format once the contract is stable. Both reference durable object IDs instead
+of copying full invoices, PDFs, buyer addresses, payment data, or chat text
+into every event.
+
+## Overall Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    Buyers[Buyer ERP / AP Platforms]
+    Suppliers[Supplier Systems]
+    Authority[Tax Authority / Network AP]
+    Shop[B2B Shop]
+    Support[Support Desk]
+    Ops[Operations Console]
+
+    subgraph Edge["King Edge Runtime"]
+        H1[HTTP/1 APIs + QUERY]
+        H2[HTTP/2 Supplier APIs]
+        H3[HTTP/3 Low Latency APIs]
+        WS[WebSocket Live Events]
+        AS4[AS4 Gateway]
+    end
+
+    subgraph Core["Business Core"]
+        Policy[Tenant + Partner Policy]
+        EDI[EDIFACT Processor]
+        Intake[Invoice Intake]
+        Validation[XSLT Validation]
+        Catalog[Catalog Import]
+        Availability[Availability Publisher]
+        Procurement[Procurement Comparator]
+        SupportTools[Privacy-Safe MCP Tools]
+        Orchestrator[Pipeline Orchestrator]
+    end
+
+    subgraph State["Durable State"]
+        Objects[Object Store]
+        Locks[DB Ingest Locks]
+        JsonEvents[JSON Event Evidence]
+        IibinEvents[IIBIN Event Store]
+        CDN[CDN Cache]
+        Telemetry[Telemetry]
+    end
+
+    Buyers -->|AS4 UBL / CII| AS4
+    Buyers -->|EDIFACT ORDERS / INVOIC| EDI
+    Suppliers -->|catalog feeds| Catalog
+    Suppliers -->|price + stock APIs| H2
+    Authority <-->|AS4 receipts / reports| AS4
+    Shop <-->|search, orders, account data| H1
+    Shop <-->|stock and order events| WS
+    Support --> SupportTools
+    Ops --> H1
+
+    AS4 --> Policy --> Intake --> Validation --> Orchestrator
+    EDI --> Orchestrator
+    Catalog --> Locks --> Objects --> CDN
+    H2 --> Procurement --> Objects
+    Availability --> WS
+    SupportTools --> Objects
+    Orchestrator --> JsonEvents --> IibinEvents
+    Orchestrator --> Objects
+    Edge --> Telemetry
+    Core --> Telemetry
+```
+
+The edge runtime owns protocol work and does not decide business acceptance.
+AS4 handles signed and encrypted exchange, HTTP handles platform APIs,
+WebSocket delivers committed live changes, and supplier integrations use
+bounded HTTP awaitables. The core normalizes every external message into a
+workflow state with object-store evidence and a typed event.
+
+## End-to-End Process
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Partner as Partner / Access Point
+    participant Edge as King Edge Runtime
+    participant Policy as Tenant Policy
+    participant Store as Object Store
+    participant Pipe as Pipeline Orchestrator
+    participant Json as JSON Event Evidence
+    participant Iibin as IIBIN Event Store
+    participant Ops as Operations
+
+    Partner->>Edge: AS4 / EDIFACT / Supplier API payload
+    Edge->>Policy: authenticate tenant, partner, certificate, role
+    Policy-->>Edge: policy context
+    Edge->>Store: store immutable raw payload
+    Edge->>Json: write readable platform event
+    Edge->>Iibin: write Next Level IIBIN event
+    Edge->>Pipe: dispatch workflow with event object id
+    Pipe->>Store: persist normalized document, report, or decision
+    Pipe-->>Partner: receipt, rejection, or pending response
+    Pipe-->>Ops: status, trace id, failure category
+```
+
+Transport success is not business acceptance. Between receipt and final
+acceptance the platform uses explicit states: `received`, `duplicate`,
+`validated`, `rejected`, `authority_pending`, `accepted`, `manual_review`, or
+`aborted`.
+
+## AS4 Invoice Intake
+
+### Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+    AP[External Access Point]
+    Gateway[AS4 Gateway]
+    Certs[Certificate Store]
+    Policy[Partner Policy]
+    Idem[Idempotency Ledger]
+    Raw[Raw AS4 Envelope]
+    Json[JSON InvoiceIntakeEvent]
+    Iibin[Next Level IIBIN]
+    Workflow[Invoice Workflow]
+    Receipt[Signed AS4 Receipt]
+
+    AP --> Gateway
+    Gateway --> Certs --> Policy --> Idem
+    Idem -->|new| Raw --> Json --> Iibin --> Workflow --> Receipt
+    Idem -->|duplicate| Receipt
+```
+
+### Process
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant AP as Access Point
+    participant AS4 as AS4 Gateway
+    participant Policy as Policy Engine
+    participant Store as Object Store
+    participant Events as Event Store
+    participant Pipe as Pipeline
+
+    AP->>AS4: submit signed/encrypted envelope
+    AS4->>Policy: validate cert, tenant, partner, role
+    Policy-->>AS4: allowed context
+    AS4->>Store: store raw AS4 envelope
+    AS4->>Events: store JSON event
+    AS4->>Events: store IIBIN event
+    AS4->>Pipe: dispatch workflow
+    Pipe-->>AS4: accepted for processing
+    AS4-->>AP: signed receipt
+```
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\ObjectStore;
+use King\PipelineOrchestrator;
+
+$idempotencyKey = hash('sha256', $tenantId . ':' . $messageId);
+if (!partner_policy_allows($tenantId, $partnerId, 'invoice.receive')) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('partner_policy_denied');
+}
+if (message_already_processed($idempotencyKey)) {
+    return signed_as4_receipt($messageId, 'duplicate');
+}
+
+$rawObjectId = 'inbound/as4/' . $tenantId . '/' . $messageId . '.xml';
+ObjectStore::putFromStream($rawObjectId, $as4EnvelopeStream, [
+    'content_type' => 'application/soap+xml',
+    'object_type' => 'as4-inbound-envelope',
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'partner_id' => $partnerId,
+    'idempotency_key' => $idempotencyKey,
+]);
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+$eventPayload = [
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'message_id' => $messageId,
+    'partner_id' => $partnerId,
+    'raw_object_id' => $rawObjectId,
+    'transport' => 'as4',
+    'state' => 'received',
+    'trace_id' => 'as4-' . $messageId,
+];
+
+ObjectStore::put('events/invoice-intake/' . $messageId . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+    'object_type' => 'invoice-intake-event-json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceIntakeEvent', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'message_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'partner_id' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'raw_object_id' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'transport' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'as4'],
+    'state' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'trace_id' => ['tag' => 7, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+]);
+
+$eventObjectId = 'events/invoice-intake/' . $messageId . '.iibin';
+ObjectStore::put($eventObjectId, king_proto_encode('InvoiceIntakeEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+    'object_type' => 'invoice-intake-event',
+]);
+
+PipelineOrchestrator::dispatch(
+    ['event_object_id' => $eventObjectId],
+    [['tool' => 'verify-as4-envelope'], ['tool' => 'extract-business-document'], ['tool' => 'validate-invoice-profile']],
+    ['trace_id' => $eventPayload['trace_id']]
+);
+```
+
+The AS4 gateway is a trust boundary. It validates certificates, partner
+policy, tenant ownership, and idempotency before the business workflow sees
+anything. The event references the raw envelope instead of duplicating invoice
+content into the event stream.
+
+## Invoice Validation
+
+### Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    XML[Extracted XML Invoice]
+    Detect[Profile Detection]
+    XSLT[XSLT Processor]
+    Report[SVRL Report Object]
+    Ledger[Invoice Ledger]
+    Reject[Structured Rejection]
+    Json[JSON Validation Event]
+    Iibin[Next Level IIBIN]
+
+    XML --> Detect --> XSLT --> Report
+    Report -->|valid| Ledger
+    Report -->|invalid| Reject
+    Report --> Json --> Iibin
+```
+
+### Process
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Pipe as Pipeline
+    participant XSLT as King XSLT Processor
+    participant Store as Object Store
+    participant Ledger as Invoice Ledger
+    participant Events as Event Store
+
+    Pipe->>XSLT: run profile ruleset
+    XSLT->>Store: store SVRL report
+    Pipe->>Ledger: persist accepted/rejected state
+    Pipe->>Events: JSON validation event
+    Pipe->>Events: IIBIN validation event
+```
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\XSLT\Processor;
+
+$processor = new Processor([
+    'cwd' => __DIR__ . '/rules',
+    'properties' => ['http://saxon.sf.net/feature/version-warning' => 'false'],
+]);
+
+$processor->transformToFile($invoiceXmlPath, profile_ruleset_path($profile), $svrlPath, [
+    'properties' => ['indent' => 'yes'],
+]);
+
+$errorCount = count_svrl_failed_asserts($svrlPath);
+$status = $errorCount === 0 ? 'valid' : 'invalid';
+$reportObjectId = 'validation/' . $tenantId . '/' . $invoiceId . '.svrl.xml';
+
+king_object_store_put($reportObjectId, file_get_contents($svrlPath), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/xml',
+    'object_type' => 'invoice-validation-report',
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+]);
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+$eventPayload = [
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'invoice_id' => $invoiceId,
+    'profile' => $profile,
+    'status' => $status,
+    'report_object_id' => $reportObjectId,
+    'error_count' => $errorCount,
+];
+
+king_object_store_put('events/invoice-validation/' . $invoiceId . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceValidationEvent', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'invoice_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'profile' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'status' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'report_object_id' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'error_count' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'int32', 'default' => 0],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('events/invoice-validation/' . $invoiceId . '.iibin', king_proto_encode('InvoiceValidationEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+]);
+```
+
+Validation failures are not generic runtime failures. XML parse errors,
+schema violations, Schematron assertions, duplicate documents, profile
+mismatches, and external authority rejections should become separate states
+that can be shown to support, customers, and operations.
+
+## EDIFACT and Procurement
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    EDI[EDIFACT Inbox]
+    Parser[Interchange Parser]
+    Mapper[Canonical Mapper]
+    Procurement[Procurement Comparator]
+    Suppliers[Supplier APIs]
+    Offers[Offer Cache]
+    Decision[Purchase Decision]
+    Json[JSON Decision Event]
+    Iibin[Next Level IIBIN]
+
+    EDI --> Parser --> Mapper --> Procurement
+    Procurement --> Suppliers --> Procurement
+    Procurement --> Offers
+    Procurement --> Decision --> Json --> Iibin
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Buyer as Buyer ERP
+    participant EDI as EDIFACT Processor
+    participant Proc as Procurement
+    participant Suppliers as Supplier APIs
+    participant Store as Object Store
+    participant Events as Event Store
+
+    Buyer->>EDI: ORDERS
+    EDI->>Proc: canonical purchase request
+    Proc->>Suppliers: concurrent QUERY requests
+    Suppliers-->>Proc: price, stock, lead time
+    Proc->>Store: cache offer set
+    Proc->>Events: JSON + IIBIN decision event
+```
+
+```php
+<?php
+$awaitables = [];
+foreach ($supplierEndpoints as $supplierId => $url) {
+    $awaitables[$supplierId] = king_client_send_request_async(
+        $url,
+        'QUERY',
+        ['accept' => 'application/json', 'content-type' => 'application/query'],
+        build_supplier_query($sku, $quantity, $deliveryCountry),
+        ['timeout_ms' => 1500]
+    );
+}
+
+$offers = collect_supplier_offers($awaitables, 2000);
+$decision = choose_supplier_offer($offers, [
+    'quantity' => $quantity,
+    'currency' => 'EUR',
+    'required_delivery_date' => $requiredDeliveryDate,
+]);
+
+$offerObjectId = 'procurement/offers/' . $decision['request_id'] . '.json';
+king_object_store_put($offerObjectId, json_encode($offers, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+    'cache_ttl_sec' => 120,
+]);
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+$eventPayload = [
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'sku' => $sku,
+    'quantity' => $quantity,
+    'chosen_supplier_id' => $decision['supplier_id'],
+    'currency' => $decision['currency'],
+    'total_cents' => $decision['total_cents'],
+    'offer_cache_object_id' => $offerObjectId,
+];
+
+king_object_store_put('events/procurement/' . $decision['request_id'] . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('ProcurementDecisionEvent', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'sku' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'quantity' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'chosen_supplier_id' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'currency' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'EUR'],
+    'total_cents' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'offer_cache_object_id' => ['tag' => 7, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('events/procurement/' . $decision['request_id'] . '.iibin', king_proto_encode('ProcurementDecisionEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+]);
+```
+
+Procurement decisions include price, lead time, stock, minimum order quantity,
+currency, tax handling, delivery constraints, reliability, and cached fallback
+policy. The event references the full offer set instead of embedding it.
+
+## Catalog and Live Availability
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+    Feeds[Supplier Catalog Feeds]
+    Import[Catalog Import]
+    Lock[DB Ingest Lock]
+    Snapshot[Catalog Snapshot]
+    CDN[CDN Publication]
+    ERP[ERP / Warehouse]
+    Availability[Availability Publisher]
+    WS[WebSocket Topic]
+    Shop[B2B Shop]
+    Json[JSON Catalog Event]
+    Iibin[Next Level IIBIN]
+
+    Feeds --> Import --> Lock --> Snapshot --> CDN --> Shop
+    ERP --> Availability --> Snapshot
+    Availability --> WS --> Shop
+    Import --> Json --> Iibin
+```
+
+```php
+<?php
+$result = king_db_ingest('catalog-' . $tenantId . '-' . $supplierId, function () use ($rows): array {
+    return write_catalog_rows_transactionally($rows);
+}, [
+    'lock_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/catalog-' . $tenantId . '.lock',
+    'timeout_ms' => 5000,
+]);
+
+$snapshotObjectId = 'catalog/snapshots/' . $tenantId . '/' . $importId . '.json';
+king_object_store_put($snapshotObjectId, json_encode($result['snapshot'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+    'object_type' => 'catalog-snapshot',
+    'cache_ttl_sec' => 300,
+]);
+
+king_cdn_cache_object($snapshotObjectId, ['ttl_sec' => 300]);
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+$eventPayload = [
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'supplier_id' => $supplierId,
+    'snapshot_object_id' => $snapshotObjectId,
+    'changed_count' => count($result['changed_skus']),
+];
+
+king_object_store_put('events/catalog/' . $importId . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('CatalogPublishedEvent', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'supplier_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'snapshot_object_id' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'changed_count' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('events/catalog/' . $importId . '.iibin', king_proto_encode('CatalogPublishedEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+]);
+```
+
+Catalog publication is two-phase: commit the new state first, then publish
+cacheable objects and live notifications. WebSocket clients can always recover
+from the latest snapshot after reconnect.
+
+## Privacy-Safe MCP Support
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+    Chat[Support Chat UI]
+    API[Support API]
+    Authz[Tenant Authorization]
+    Purpose[Purpose Check]
+    Redact[PII Redaction]
+    Policy[Tool Allowlist]
+    MCP[In-Region King MCP Peer]
+    Audit[Support Audit]
+    Human[Human Agent]
+
+    Chat --> API --> Authz --> Purpose --> Redact --> Policy --> MCP
+    MCP --> Audit
+    API --> Human
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Agent as Support Agent
+    participant API as Support API
+    participant Privacy as Privacy Gate
+    participant MCP as King MCP Peer
+    participant Events as Event Store
+
+    Agent->>API: ask invoice support question
+    API->>Privacy: authorize tenant, purpose, role, data class
+    Privacy-->>API: redacted tool input
+    API->>MCP: call allowlisted internal IIBIN route
+    MCP-->>API: answer with source metadata
+    API->>Events: JSON + IIBIN audit event
+```
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\MCP;
+use King\Config;
+
+king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolRequest', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'support_case_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'purpose' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'question' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'invoice_ref' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'allowed_fields' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'repeated' => true],
+]);
+
+king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolResponse', [
+    'answer' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'confidence' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'double'],
+    'source_count' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'uint32'],
+]);
+
+$toolInput = build_redacted_support_context(
+    tenantId: $tenantId,
+    caseId: $caseId,
+    question: $customerQuestion,
+    invoiceId: $invoiceId,
+    allowedFields: ['status', 'received_at', 'rejection_code']
+);
+
+assert_support_tool_allowed($currentUser, $tenantId, 'support.faq', $toolInput);
+
+$mcpConfig = new Config([
+    'mcp.default_request_timeout_ms' => 1500,
+    'mcp.iibin_routes' => [
+        'support.faq/answer' => [
+            'request_schema' => 'SupportToolRequest',
+            'response_schema' => 'SupportToolResponse',
+            'decode_as_object' => false,
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+
+$mcp = new MCP('127.0.0.1', 9090, $mcpConfig);
+$answer = $mcp->requestIibin('support.faq', 'answer', $toolInput);
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+$eventPayload = [
+    'tenant_id' => $tenantId,
+    'support_case_id' => $caseId,
+    'tool' => 'support.faq',
+    'purpose' => 'support_case_answer',
+    'input_classification' => 'redacted-support-context',
+    'retention_policy' => 'support-audit-180d',
+];
+
+king_object_store_put('events/support-tools/' . $caseId . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolAuditEvent', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'support_case_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'tool' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'purpose' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'input_classification' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'retention_policy' => ['tag' => 6, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('events/support-tools/' . $caseId . '.iibin', king_proto_encode('SupportToolAuditEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+]);
+```
+
+The King MCP peer receives a pseudonymous invoice reference and an allowlist
+of fields, not raw invoice XML, PDFs, addresses, VAT numbers, payment data,
+private-person identifiers, or full chat transcripts. The IIBIN schemas are
+fixed on the connection config and cannot be changed per support call. Broader
+access requires manual review and an explicit access request.
+
+## Runtime Operations
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    Runtime[King System Runtime]
+    Telemetry[Telemetry]
+    DNS[Semantic DNS]
+    Scale[Autoscaling]
+    Workers[Pipeline Workers]
+    Ops[Operations Console]
+    Json[JSON Runtime Event]
+    Iibin[Next Level IIBIN]
+
+    Runtime --> Telemetry --> Ops
+    Runtime --> DNS --> Ops
+    Runtime --> Scale --> Workers
+    Runtime --> Json --> Iibin --> Ops
+```
+
+#### Event Payload: JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_system_init([
+    'cluster_id' => 'b2b-einvoice-platform',
+    'node_id' => getenv('KING_NODE_ID') ?: 'node-1',
+    'state_root_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/system',
+    'components' => ['client', 'server', 'object_store', 'pipeline_orchestrator', 'telemetry', 'mcp', 'iibin'],
+]);
+
+$eventPayload = [
+    'cluster_id' => 'b2b-einvoice-platform',
+    'node_id' => getenv('KING_NODE_ID') ?: 'node-1',
+    'component' => 'pipeline_orchestrator',
+    'status' => 'ready',
+    'blocker_count' => 0,
+];
+
+king_object_store_put('events/runtime/' . date('YmdHis') . '.json', json_encode($eventPayload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/json',
+]);
+```
+
+#### Next Level: IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('RuntimeComponentEvent', [
+    'cluster_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'node_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'component' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'status' => ['tag' => 4, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'blocker_count' => ['tag' => 5, 'type' => 'int32', 'default' => 0],
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put('events/runtime/' . date('YmdHis') . '.iibin', king_proto_encode('RuntimeComponentEvent', $eventPayload), [
+    'content_type' => 'application/x-king-iibin',
+]);
+```
+
+Operations must expose lifecycle state, admission decisions, blocked pipeline
+runs, degraded dependencies, and autoscaling decisions as first-class data.
+Deep diagnostics belong in telemetry and object-store reports; JSON/IIBIN
+events keep the control plane fast and readable.
diff --git a/docs/fine-tuning.md b/docs/fine-tuning.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..934244c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/fine-tuning.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Fine-Tuning Preparation
+
+King does not fine-tune an already quantized GGUF artifact in place. GGUF is
+the local inference artifact. For supervised tuning, King uses the GGUF model as
+the tokenizer and runtime compatibility reference, while the training step needs
+a trainable base checkpoint for adapter training.
+
+The first target is the compact King Coder baseline around `gemma3:1b`. That
+model remains part of the normal runtime profile because it is useful for fast
+local diagnostics and low-latency editor assistance. The fine-tune goal is not
+general chat polish; it is command selection, exact output formatting, correct
+King/PHP snippets, and predictable handling of local router contracts. A larger
+GPU model may become the preferred interactive default, but the 1B baseline
+must still carry the same capability floor and stay reproducible.
+
+The repository tool for the first phase is:
+
+```bash
+bin/king-coder-fine-tune prepare \
+  --model=var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf \
+  --out=var/fine-tuning/gemma3-1b-coder
+```
+
+That command runs through PHP with the King extension loaded. It extracts
+source-grounded code examples from the King docs, builds OpenAI-style chat JSONL
+for coder tuning, validates each example with `king_inference_tokenize()`, and
+writes a reproducible run directory under `var/fine-tuning/`.
+
+The output contains:
+
+- `train.jsonl`
+- `validation.jsonl`
+- `manifest.json`
+- `run.md`
+
+The manifest deliberately separates the tokenizer artifact from the trainable
+base checkpoint. A run without `--trainable-base=/path/to/checkpoint-dir` is a
+prepared dataset, not a completed fine-tune. That is intentional: claiming a
+fine-tuned model without training adapter weights would be worse than doing
+nothing.
+
+## Intended Flow
+
+1. Build or install the King extension.
+2. Prepare the coder dataset with `bin/king-coder-fine-tune prepare`.
+3. Provide a real trainable base checkpoint that matches the runtime family.
+4. Train an adapter against `train.jsonl` and evaluate against
+   `validation.jsonl`.
+5. Merge or load the adapter according to the selected runtime path.
+6. Export the final runtime artifact and configure it through the normal King
+   inference config.
+
+The current implemented King-owned part is dataset extraction, tokenizer
+validation, split generation, and run metadata. Native in-King optimizer and
+backpropagation kernels are not implemented yet, so the tool fails closed
+instead of pretending a training run happened.
diff --git a/docs/gpu-readiness.md b/docs/gpu-readiness.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6267b59fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/gpu-readiness.md
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+# GPU Readiness Runbook
+
+This page is the operator-facing preflight for a local King GPU inference
+deployment. It is intentionally about runtime admission, not model quality.
+The goal is to answer four questions before traffic is sent to the router:
+
+- Is the intended GPU model profile selected?
+- Can King see the CUDA driver, artifact, VRAM budget, and thermal monitor?
+- Is plain-text generation currently admitted?
+- If it is not admitted, what exact refusal reasons must be fixed?
+
+For production-like local operation, pin the runtime profile to `gpu`. `auto`
+is useful on developer machines where the CPU profile may be acceptable when no
+GPU artifact is configured. A pinned `gpu` profile fails closed instead of
+falling back to CPU.
+
+## php.ini Profile
+
+Use a dedicated PHP ini fragment for the local inference process. The router
+and any operator preflight script should start with the same fragment, so the
+status probe and the serving process see the same process-level settings.
+The bundled OpenAI-compatible router resolves its active model through the
+King runtime config object; do not pass separate model or GPU-layer environment
+overrides to the router as a second source of truth.
+
+```ini
+extension=/opt/king/extension/modules/king.so
+
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+
+king.inference_preferred_model_profile=gpu
+king.inference_cpu_model_name=gemma3:1b
+king.inference_cpu_model_artifact=/var/lib/king/models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+king.inference_gpu_model_name=gemma4:12b
+king.inference_gpu_model_artifact=/var/lib/king/models/gemma4-12b.gguf
+
+king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers=99
+king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb=2048
+king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb=4096
+
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path=
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command=nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c=78
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec=15
+king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=0
+
+king.inference_with_memory=0
+king.inference_llm_cache_enable=0
+```
+
+Keep the CPU model configured even when the process is pinned to `gpu`. It
+keeps the same config usable for explicit CPU preflights and for environments
+that intentionally switch to `auto`. It must not be used as an implicit
+fallback for a request that selected the GPU profile.
+
+## Sensor Check
+
+Before starting King, verify that the configured thermal source returns one
+numeric Celsius value. This command is the common NVIDIA path:
+
+```bash
+nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.free,temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits
+```
+
+For a sysfs sensor path, the file normally returns millidegrees Celsius:
+
+```bash
+cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input
+```
+
+If no thermal source is configured and `king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=0`,
+King refuses GPU inference. Setting `king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=1` is
+an explicit operator decision and should not be the default on a workstation.
+
+## Preflight Command
+
+`bin/king-inference-status` is safe to run before starting the local router. It
+does not send a generation request first. It checks the selected runtime
+profile, the raw GPU readiness payload, the loaded model metadata, and the
+router-facing model listing flags.
+
+The command loads the same PHP ini fragment as `bin/king-openai-router` by
+default:
+
+```bash
+bin/king-inference-status --require-gpu
+```
+
+Use `--json` when a supervisor, deployment script, or health gate needs the
+machine-readable report:
+
+```bash
+bin/king-inference-status --require-gpu --json
+```
+
+Override the PHP binary, extension path, or ini fragment through the same
+environment variables as the router:
+
+```bash
+PHP_BIN=/usr/bin/php8.4 \
+KING_EXTENSION=/opt/king/extension/modules/king.so \
+KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI=/opt/king/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini \
+bin/king-inference-status --require-gpu
+```
+
+Exit code `0` means the selected model can serve local OpenAI-compatible chat.
+Exit code `2` means `--require-gpu` was set but the active config did not select
+`king_native_gpu`. Exit code `3` means the selected profile loaded but King
+refused generation for concrete runtime reasons. Exit code `1` means the status
+command itself hit a config or runtime error before readiness could be
+evaluated.
+
+## Interpreting Readiness
+
+`king_inference_gpu_runtime_status()` and `King\Inference::gpuRuntimeStatus()`
+return the pre-load process and config view. The loaded model's `gpu_runtime`
+payload adds artifact and KV-cache based admission details.
+
+Important fields:
+
+- `config_ready`: King can see the GPU-facing configuration, artifact, driver
+  signal, VRAM policy, and thermal policy.
+- `model_vram_admitted`: the configured model artifact passes the pre-load
+  VRAM admission check.
+- `runtime_vram_fits_free`: the loaded model plus estimated KV-cache fits after
+  the configured reserve.
+- `decoder_kernel_ready`: the native GPU decoder graph and prompt loop are
+  ready.
+- `generation_ready`: runtime policy and decoder readiness both admit
+  plain-text generation.
+- `reason`: the first operator-facing blocker.
+- `refusal_reasons`: every currently active blocker in ordered form.
+- `silent_cpu_fallback`: must remain `false` for GPU profiles.
+
+The OpenAI router repeats the executable contract under
+`x_king.client_capabilities`. UI and editor integrations should use
+`gpu_generation_ready`, `requires_gpu`, `gpu_runtime_required`, and
+`openai_chat_completions` from that object instead of guessing from the model
+name.
+
+## Common Refusal Reasons
+
+`gpu_thermal_monitor_missing` means no sensor path or command is configured and
+unmonitored GPU use is not allowed. Configure a sensor or explicitly accept
+unmonitored operation.
+
+`gpu_free_vram_below_configured_floor` means the driver reports less free VRAM
+than `king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb`. Close other GPU consumers or lower
+the floor intentionally.
+
+`gpu_required_vram_exceeds_free_vram_after_reserve` means the model plus
+estimated KV cache does not fit after `king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb` is
+subtracted. Use a smaller model, lower context requirements, reduce GPU layers
+only if the selected backend supports that mode, or adjust the reserve.
+
+`gpu_cuda_context_unavailable`, `gpu_device_memory_allocator_unavailable`, and
+`gpu_required_weight_upload_incomplete` are runtime blockers after King sees the
+driver. They normally indicate driver/library access, CUDA symbol resolution,
+or artifact tensor resolution problems.
+
+## Startup Gate
+
+The local router can start before `generation_ready=true` if operators want
+`GET /v1/models` to expose the current refusal details. Do not mark the route
+healthy for user traffic until the preflight script exits `0`.
+
+For a hard serving gate, run the preflight first and start the router only when
+it succeeds:
+
+```bash
+bin/king-inference-status --require-gpu
+exec bin/king-openai-router
+```
+
+This preserves the King contract: a selected GPU profile either runs on the GPU
+or fails with explicit runtime reasons. It does not silently burn CPU for a
+large GPU model.
+
+## Router Log States
+
+`bin/king-openai-router` writes structured readiness lines to STDERR:
+
+- `state=configured` is emitted once after environment variables and PHP ini
+  values have been resolved. It reports host, port, selected profile, backend,
+  CPU/GPU artifact paths, GPU layers, VRAM floors, and the thermal source.
+- `state=admitted` is emitted for every registered model after model load and
+  metadata inspection. CPU lines report generation readiness. GPU lines include
+  `config_ready`, `generation_ready`, `reason`, and ordered refusal reasons.
+  If a readable GPU artifact exists but GPU bindings or layers are disabled,
+  the router emits `admitted=no` with a concrete reason.
+- `state=executing` is emitted for every incoming request immediately before
+  it is routed through `king_inference_openai_http_response()`. The line reports
+  method, path, requested model, and registered model count. Prompt, message,
+  and response content are intentionally not logged.
diff --git a/docs/http1.md b/docs/http1.md
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+# HTTP/1
+
+HTTP/1 can be used directly through `king_http1_request_send()` or through
+`King\Client\Http1Client`. The client can also send the HTTP `QUERY` method.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The PHP-visible client/session/stream/response object contracts live in
+`extension/include/client/objects.h`. HTTP/1 request runtime code lives under
+`extension/src/client/http1/`; shared client object glue lives in
+`extension/src/client/object.inc`.
+
+The client module owns its PHP binding metadata under
+`extension/include/client/`, including `arginfo/`, `function_entries.h`, and
+the client OO method-entry headers. Those declarations are consumed by the root
+extension bootstrap through `extension/include/php_king/`.
+
+Server listener binding metadata lives under `extension/include/server/`,
+including `arginfo/` and `function_entries.h`, with runtime implementation
+anchored under `extension/src/server/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Simple GET
+
+```php
+<?php
+$response = king_http1_request_send(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/health',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    null,
+    ['timeout_ms' => 1500]
+);
+
+if ($response === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+echo $response['status'] . PHP_EOL;
+echo $response['body'] . PHP_EOL;
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: QUERY with Body and Streaming Response
+
+```php
+<?php
+$context = king_http1_request_send(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/invoices/search',
+    'QUERY',
+    [
+        'content-type' => 'application/query',
+        'accept' => 'application/json',
+    ],
+    'tenant_id = 42 AND status = "accepted"',
+    [
+        'timeout_ms' => 3000,
+        'response_stream' => true,
+    ]
+);
+
+if ($context === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+$response = king_receive_response($context);
+if ($response->getStatusCode() !== 200) {
+    throw new RuntimeException($response->getBody());
+}
+
+while (!$response->isEndOfBody()) {
+    echo $response->read(8192);
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Http1Client
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Client\Http1Client;
+
+$client = new Http1Client();
+$response = $client->request('GET', 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/health', [
+    'accept' => 'application/json',
+]);
+
+echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+echo $response->getBody() . PHP_EOL;
+
+$client->close();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Request Service with CancelToken
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\CancelToken;
+use King\Client\Http1Client;
+
+final class InvoiceSearchClient
+{
+    public function __construct(private Http1Client $client) {}
+
+    public function search(int $tenantId, string $status): array
+    {
+        $cancel = new CancelToken();
+
+        $response = $this->client->request(
+            'QUERY',
+            'http://127.0.0.1:8080/invoices/search',
+            ['content-type' => 'application/query', 'accept' => 'application/json'],
+            sprintf('tenant_id = %d AND status = "%s"', $tenantId, $status),
+            $cancel
+        );
+
+        if ($response->getStatusCode() !== 200) {
+            throw new RuntimeException($response->getBody());
+        }
+
+        return json_decode($response->getBody(), true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    }
+}
+
+$service = new InvoiceSearchClient(new Http1Client());
+var_dump($service->search(42, 'accepted'));
+```
diff --git a/docs/http2.md b/docs/http2.md
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+++ b/docs/http2.md
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+# HTTP/2
+
+HTTP/2 uses the libcurl-backed runtime. Single requests use
+`king_http2_request_send()`, while multiplexing uses
+`king_http2_request_send_multi()`. OO code uses `King\Client\Http2Client`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Single Request
+
+```php
+<?php
+$response = king_http2_request_send(
+    'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices/INV-1001',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    null,
+    [
+        'timeout_ms' => 2000,
+        'ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+    ]
+);
+
+if ($response === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+echo $response['status'] . PHP_EOL;
+echo $response['protocol'] . PHP_EOL;
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Multiplex Against One Origin
+
+```php
+<?php
+$responses = king_http2_request_send_multi([
+    [
+        'url' => 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices/INV-1001',
+        'method' => 'GET',
+        'headers' => ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    ],
+    [
+        'url' => 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices/INV-1002',
+        'method' => 'GET',
+        'headers' => ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    ],
+], [
+    'timeout_ms' => 3000,
+    'capture_push' => true,
+    'ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]);
+
+if ($responses === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+foreach ($responses as $response) {
+    printf("%d %s\n", $response['status'], $response['effective_url']);
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Http2Client
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Client\Http2Client;
+use King\Config;
+
+$client = new Http2Client(new Config([
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]));
+
+$response = $client->request(
+    'GET',
+    'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/tenants/42',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json']
+);
+
+echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+$client->close();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Async HTTP/2 with Error Handling
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Client\Http2Client;
+use King\Config;
+use King\TimeoutException;
+
+$client = new Http2Client(new Config([
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]));
+
+$awaitable = $client->requestAsync(
+    'POST',
+    'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices',
+    ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+    json_encode(['id' => 'INV-1003'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)
+);
+
+try {
+    $response = $awaitable->await(3000);
+    echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+    echo $response->getBody() . PHP_EOL;
+} catch (TimeoutException $e) {
+    $awaitable->cancel();
+    throw $e;
+} finally {
+    $client->close();
+}
+```
diff --git a/docs/http3.md b/docs/http3.md
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+++ b/docs/http3.md
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+# HTTP/3
+
+HTTP/3 uses QUIC and returns additional transport and TLS ticket metadata.
+Procedural code uses `king_http3_request_send()` and
+`king_http3_request_send_multi()`. OO code uses `King\Client\Http3Client`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Single HTTP/3 Request
+
+```php
+<?php
+$response = king_http3_request_send(
+    'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/status',
+    'GET',
+    ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    null,
+    [
+        'timeout_ms' => 2500,
+        'ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+    ]
+);
+
+if ($response === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+printf(
+    "status=%d resumed=%s lost=%d\n",
+    $response['status'],
+    ($response['tls_session_resumed'] ?? false) ? 'yes' : 'no',
+    $response['quic_packets_lost'] ?? 0
+);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: HTTP/3 Multiplex
+
+```php
+<?php
+$responses = king_http3_request_send_multi([
+    [
+        'url' => 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices/INV-1001',
+        'method' => 'GET',
+        'headers' => ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    ],
+    [
+        'url' => 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/invoices/INV-1001/events',
+        'method' => 'GET',
+        'headers' => ['accept' => 'application/json'],
+    ],
+], [
+    'timeout_ms' => 4000,
+    'ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]);
+
+if ($responses === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+foreach ($responses as $response) {
+    echo $response['status'] . ' ' . ($response['stream_kind'] ?? 'h3') . PHP_EOL;
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Http3Client
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Client\Http3Client;
+use King\Config;
+
+$client = new Http3Client(new Config([
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+    'quic.ping_interval_ms' => 500,
+]));
+
+$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/status');
+echo $response->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+
+$client->close();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Cancelable HTTP/3 Call
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\CancelToken;
+use King\Client\Http3Client;
+use King\Config;
+
+$cancel = new CancelToken();
+$client = new Http3Client(new Config([
+    'tls.ca_file' => __DIR__ . '/certs/ca.pem',
+]));
+
+$awaitable = $client->requestAsync(
+    'POST',
+    'https://invoice-api.internal.local/v1/reports',
+    ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+    json_encode(['from' => '2026-01-01', 'to' => '2026-01-31'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+    $cancel
+);
+
+if (!$awaitable->poll(100)) {
+    $cancel->cancel();
+    $awaitable->cancel();
+}
+
+if (!$awaitable->isCancelled()) {
+    $response = $awaitable->await(3000);
+    echo $response->getBody() . PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+$client->close();
+```
diff --git a/docs/iibin.md b/docs/iibin.md
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+# IIBIN
+
+IIBIN is King's native binary serialization format. The procedural API is
+`king_proto_*`; the native OO facade is `King\IIBIN`.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The public C contract lives under `extension/include/iibin/`. The module
+umbrella is `extension/include/iibin/index.h`, the procedural declarations are
+in `extension/include/iibin/iibin.h`, and the binding arginfo is pulled through
+`extension/include/iibin/arginfo/index.h`.
+
+The PHP binding metadata is owned by the module under `extension/include/iibin/`,
+including `arginfo/`, `function_entries.h`, `class_method_entries.h`, and
+`class_methods.h`. `extension/src/php_king.c` consumes those declarations
+through `extension/include/php_king/` and only keeps the central extension
+bootstrap and shared function table assembly.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Schema, Encode, Decode
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceHeader', [
+    'id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'currency' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'EUR'],
+]);
+
+$binary = king_proto_encode('InvoiceHeader', [
+    'id' => 'INV-1001',
+    'tenant_id' => 42,
+]);
+
+$decoded = king_proto_decode('InvoiceHeader', $binary);
+var_dump($decoded);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Oneof and Batch
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_proto_define_schema('InvoiceEvent', [
+    'accepted' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'oneof' => 'result'],
+    'rejected' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'oneof' => 'result'],
+    'source' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string'],
+]);
+
+$records = king_proto_encode_batch('InvoiceEvent', [
+    ['accepted' => 'NAV-OK-1001', 'source' => 'nav'],
+    ['rejected' => 'INVALID_VAT_SUMMARY', 'source' => 'validator'],
+]);
+
+$events = king_proto_decode_batch('InvoiceEvent', $records);
+var_dump($events);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: King\IIBIN
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\IIBIN;
+
+IIBIN::defineSchema('TenantRef', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'name' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string'],
+]);
+
+$payload = IIBIN::encode('TenantRef', ['tenant_id' => 42, 'name' => 'Acme GmbH']);
+var_dump(IIBIN::decode('TenantRef', $payload));
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Object Hydration
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\IIBIN;
+
+final class InvoiceTotal
+{
+    public string $id;
+    public int $payable_cents;
+    public string $currency;
+}
+
+IIBIN::defineSchema('InvoiceTotal', [
+    'id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'payable_cents' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'int32', 'required' => true],
+    'currency' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'default' => 'EUR'],
+]);
+
+$binary = IIBIN::encode('InvoiceTotal', [
+    'id' => 'INV-1004',
+    'payable_cents' => 11900,
+]);
+
+$invoice = IIBIN::decode('InvoiceTotal', $binary, InvoiceTotal::class);
+echo $invoice->id . ' ' . $invoice->payable_cents . ' ' . $invoice->currency . PHP_EOL;
+```
diff --git a/docs/inference.md b/docs/inference.md
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+# Local Quantized Inference
+
+The interactive transformer-flow map lives at
+[`docs/inference/index.html`](inference/index.html).
+
+King inference is available procedurally through `king_inference_*` and as the
+native OO surface `King\Inference`, `King\Inference\Model`, and
+`King\Inference\Stream`.
+
+This primitive is local and concrete: it registers a materialized GGUF model
+artifact, parses the GGUF structure inside King, resolves an inference backend,
+and streams backend output as King events. Model artifacts are passed as direct
+filesystem paths through `artifact`, `artifact.path`, or `artifact_path`.
+Those fields must be non-empty strings; object-store references are rejected
+until they are materialized to a local GGUF path.
+Optional public metadata fields are also strict: `name`, `quantization`,
+`owned_by`, `embedding_tensor`, `token_embedding_tensor`, `output_tensor`,
+`output_projection_tensor`, `lm_head_tensor`,
+`attention_query_tensor_pattern`, `attention_key_tensor_pattern`,
+`attention_value_tensor_pattern`, `attention_output_tensor_pattern`,
+`rms_norm_attention_tensor_pattern`, `rms_norm_ffn_tensor_pattern`, and
+`rms_norm_final_tensor`, `ffn_gate_tensor_pattern`, `ffn_up_tensor_pattern`,
+and `ffn_down_tensor_pattern` must be non-empty strings when provided, and
+`context_tokens` must be a positive integer. Invalid model metadata is rejected
+during model load instead of being silently ignored by later model listings,
+embedding routes, decoder graph construction, or runner argument mapping.
+`king_inference_token_decode()` and `King\Inference\Model::tokenDecode()`
+decode one native token id through the tokenizer loaded from the same GGUF
+artifact. `king_inference_token_decode_graph()` and
+`King\Inference\Model::tokenDecodeGraph()` build the complete native CPU
+decode graph for one token position from the loaded model metadata and tensor
+resolvers. The graph builder accepts either a direct token id or the tokenizer
+output returned by `king_inference_tokenize()`; in the tokenizer-output form,
+`tokens[position]` is validated and wired into the embedding operation.
+
+The implemented token-streaming backends are `local` and `king_native_cpu`.
+`local` uses a King-owned process runner contract while the public backend name
+stays independent from the runner implementation. The `king_native_cpu` backend
+uses King's native GGUF loader, metadata parser, tokenizer lookup, paged
+KV-cache planning, public tensor views, bounded tensor dequantization, first
+CPU tensor/vector math, complete per-token decode graph construction, token
+selection from logits, and a read-only memory map of the model artifact. Native
+CPU streaming accepts explicit `graph` or `graphs` requests and decodes the
+selected token ids through the artifact tokenizer; it does not call an external
+inference runtime. For OpenAI-compatible plain-text chat requests, King renders
+the validated `messages` into a deterministic prompt, tokenizes that prompt
+with the loaded model tokenizer, runs prefix tokens through native CPU decode
+graphs without emitting them, emits generated assistant tokens from the final
+prompt state, and keeps that KV state transiently inside the one response
+without enabling persistent graph memory.
+For `stream=true`, the same native CPU prompt path emits OpenAI-compatible SSE
+chunks from native token events, and `/v1/models` advertises that with
+`x_king.openai_chat_completions_stream=true` plus
+`x_king.capabilities.openai_chat_completions_stream=true`. UI integrations
+should read the versioned `x_king.client_capabilities` object for selection and
+button state instead of inferring support from the backend name.
+
+When `backend` is omitted, King selects `king_native_cpu`. The process-runner
+backend is still available, but it must be selected intentionally with
+`backend => 'local'`, `backend.name => 'local'`, `backend.type => 'local'`, or
+a runner-bearing backend config.
+
+The repository ships `bin/king-local-infer` as the default local runner. It
+loads the current King extension, materializes a GGUF model through the native
+loader, builds token-step graphs through `king_inference_token_decode_graph()`,
+keeps KV state between steps, and streams decoded token text on stdout for the
+OpenAI-compatible router. Prompt processing passes the tokenizer output into the
+graph builder, so each `tokens[position]` value enters the embedding operation
+and then flows through every resolved transformer layer in the native graph. The
+runner fails closed when `king_inference_graph_run()` does not return a
+non-empty `state.kv_cache`, because later generated tokens must inherit the KV
+entries written by earlier prompt and decode steps. It also owns the local
+special-token policy: the prompt gets at most one leading BOS token when the
+model metadata exposes one, generated BOS/EOS tokens stop generation before
+they are decoded to text, and configured stop strings are withheld from stdout
+instead of being emitted and recognized afterwards.
+
+`bin/king-native-hello-world` is the direct King-only native stream smoke for
+the CPU and GPU backends. It resolves local GGUF artifacts from
+`KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_CPU_MODEL_PATH`,
+`KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_GPU_MODEL_PATH`, `KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_MODEL_PATH`,
+`KING_INFERENCE_CPU_MODEL_PATH`, `KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MODEL_PATH`,
+`KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH`, `KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH`, or
+`var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf`, then tokenizes `Hello world` and streams
+the resulting token-vector graphs through `king_inference_stream()`. The CPU
+path executes the native graph runner. The GPU path requires
+`gpu.enabled=true`, opens the CUDA-backed model profile, refuses silent CPU
+fallback, and emits token events for explicit token-vector graphs after GPU
+graph admission succeeds. The command exits non-zero unless every requested
+backend streams `Hello world`.
+
+The default backend is `both` and the default mode is `roundtrip`, so the plain
+command is a deterministic CPU plus GPU `Hello world` proof. Use
+`--backend=cpu`, `--backend=gpu`, or `--backend=both` to select the surface.
+Use `--mode=prompt` only when you intentionally want a short native generation
+smoke; prompt output depends on the current decoder quality and model behavior
+and is not the deterministic Hello-World contract. The command does not contact
+Ollama, vLLM, or another model server; the only model runtime in that path is
+the King extension plus the local GGUF artifact.
+
+```bash
+bin/king-native-hello-world --backend=both
+KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_GPU_MODEL_PATH=/models/gemma3-1b.gguf bin/king-native-hello-world --backend=gpu
+```
+
+With `--json`, the command also emits the local performance measurement surface
+used for native inference hardening: prompt token count, generated token count,
+stream TTFB, stream total time, end-to-end time, model load time, tokens per
+second, resident state, and GPU before/after/delta snapshots for temperature,
+utilization, VRAM, and power. Set `KING_INFERENCE_GPU_POWER_MAX_WATTS` to enable
+the optional power guardrail in that local smoke.
+
+For the local OpenAI-compatible router, `bin/king-openai-router` loads
+`infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini`. That local profile enables GPU bindings,
+selects `gemma3:1b` for the CPU and GPU profiles, expects the materialized GGUF
+artifact at `var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf`, uses a 4096-token context,
+keeps graph memory disabled, configures GPU layer admission, and uses
+`nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits` as the
+temperature source. The router loads exactly the model selected by
+`king_inference_runtime_model_config()` and
+`king_inference_runtime_model_load()`. CPU/GPU model names, artifacts, context,
+memory mode, VRAM reserve, power limits, and thermal policy therefore come from
+the effective King config snapshot instead of separate router-side inference
+overrides.
+
+## Local Chat App
+
+The repository includes a browser chat under `demo/chat` for exercising the
+OpenAI-compatible inference route with real streaming. The chat is intentionally
+thin: it persists threads in SQLite, validates browser requests in PHP, proxies
+to the King router, and streams the router's Server-Sent Events back to the
+browser. It does not call Ollama, vLLM, or a hosted API at runtime.
+
+Required local inputs:
+
+- `extension/modules/king.so` built from the current tree.
+- Local Docker image `king-local:php8.4-inference`.
+- A materialized GGUF model at `var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf`.
+- Docker Compose and, for GPU execution, a working NVIDIA container runtime.
+
+Build the extension from the repository root whenever native code has changed:
+
+```bash
+make build
+```
+
+Build the local runtime image when it is missing. The Dockerfile consumes the
+release package artifacts from `dist/docker-packages`; create them first when
+that directory is not present for PHP 8.4:
+
+```bash
+make release-package
+docker build --load \
+  -f infra/php-runtime.Dockerfile \
+  -t king-local:php8.4-inference \
+  --build-arg PHP_VERSION=8.4 \
+  .
+```
+
+Provide the model artifact. King needs a direct local GGUF file path; model
+weights remain ignored by git. If you already have an approved GGUF artifact,
+copy or symlink it to the path used by the local profile:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p var/inference-models
+ln -sf /absolute/path/to/gemma3-1b.gguf var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+```
+
+If the artifact source is a local Ollama installation, Ollama is only used to
+download and store the model. The King router still reads the GGUF blob directly
+and does not call Ollama's HTTP API:
+
+```bash
+ollama pull gemma3:1b
+ollama show --modelfile gemma3:1b
+mkdir -p var/inference-models
+ln -sf /path/to/ollama/models/blobs/sha256-... var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+```
+
+Use the `FROM` digest shown by `ollama show --modelfile gemma3:1b` to choose the
+matching blob. Common blob roots are `/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs`
+for the Linux service user and `$HOME/.ollama/models/blobs` for a user-local
+Ollama installation. When the symlink points into the service path, make the same
+directory visible to the container through `demo/chat/.env`:
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+cp .env.example .env
+# Adjust KING_MODEL_BLOBS when your Ollama blob directory is not the default.
+```
+
+Start the chat:
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Open:
+
+- Chat UI: `http://127.0.0.1:19480`
+- OpenAI-compatible base URL: `http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1`
+- Compose-scoped model list: `http://127.0.0.1:19481/v1/models`
+
+The chat backend stores threads in `demo/chat/var/chat.sqlite`, which is local
+runtime state and ignored by git. Stop the stack with:
+
+```bash
+cd demo/chat
+docker compose down
+```
+
+If `/v1/models` works but chat generation is slow, inspect the router start log
+first. It prints the effective model profile, artifact paths, context policy,
+GPU backend, VRAM guardrails, thermal ceiling, and immediate-streaming flags
+before binding the port.
+
+Native graph stream memory is opt-in. The compiled default is stateless and the
+system baseline can be changed in `php.ini`:
+
+```ini
+king.inference_with_memory=0
+```
+
+The effective order is built-in default, `php.ini`, model config
+`with_memory`, stream request, stream options, and finally `graph_options`.
+Use `with_memory => true` only when a later graph should inherit the previous
+graph result state. The alias `with-memory` is accepted for external payloads;
+do not provide both spellings in the same array.
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'king-native-stateless',
+    'artifact' => '/models/king-small-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+    'with_memory' => false,
+]);
+
+$stateless = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'graphs' => $decodeSteps,
+], [
+    'with_memory' => false,
+]);
+
+$stateful = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'graphs' => $decodeSteps,
+], [
+    'with_memory' => true,
+]);
+```
+
+## GraphAttention Memory Cache
+
+PagedAttention is not the first target here. The practical first step is
+GraphAttention-style memory: native graph streams can carry state forward,
+and a later evaluation pipeline can label prompts, inference results, and graph
+paths as useful. A labelled "works well" path can then be promoted by
+application code into a smaller candidate set for the next run instead of
+forcing the model to see the full catalogue again.
+
+King now exposes the cache admission policy for that memory mode. The LLM cache
+is never active for stateless inference. It is checked only when effective
+`with_memory` is `true`. The compiled and php.ini defaults keep it disabled;
+set `king.inference_llm_cache_enable=1` only for deployments that explicitly
+want memory-enabled graph cache admission.
+
+```ini
+king.inference_llm_cache_enable=1
+king.inference_llm_cache_path=/tmp/king-llm-cache
+king.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb=5120
+king.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed=1
+king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook=
+king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service=
+king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method=
+```
+
+When active, King checks the cache path and the configured free-disk floor
+before native graph streaming starts. With `fail_closed=1`, memory-enabled
+inference is refused when the disk floor cannot be satisfied. With
+`fail_closed=0`, a native King stream continues and emits a `llm_cache_status`
+event before token events so the application can notify the configured webhook
+or MCP target. OpenAI-compatible streams keep their response format pure; the
+same cache policy is still checked, but the status should be queried through
+`king_inference_llm_cache_status()` when an out-of-band preflight is needed.
+
+```php
+<?php
+$config = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.with_memory' => true,
+    'inference.llm_cache_path' => '/var/cache/king/llm',
+    'inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb' => 8192,
+    'inference.llm_cache_fail_closed' => true,
+    'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook' => 'https://ops.example/cache-alert',
+    'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service' => 'ops.cache',
+    'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method' => 'diskFloorWarning',
+]);
+
+$status = king_inference_llm_cache_status($config, ['with_memory' => true]);
+```
+
+Runtime-loaded models carry the same cache policy in their model config under
+`llm_cache`, so `king_inference_runtime_model_load($config)` is enough for the
+native stream to enforce the policy. Manual model configs may also provide a
+`llm_cache` array with `enabled`, `path`, `min_free_mb`, `fail_closed`,
+`disk_alert_webhook`, `disk_alert_mcp_service`, and
+`disk_alert_mcp_method`. Request, stream options, and `graph_options` may
+override that array for a single run.
+
+GPU execution is conservative. CPU-only execution is the default. GPU use must
+be explicitly enabled in the model config, the global
+`king.gpu_bindings_enable` setting must allow it, and either a thermal sensor
+path or a thermal sensor command is required unless the operator explicitly
+accepts unmonitored GPU execution.
+The `gpu` config itself is strict: `gpu.enabled` must be a boolean,
+`gpu.max_gpu_layers`, `gpu.vram_reserve_mb`, and `gpu.min_free_vram_mb` must be
+non-negative integers,
+`gpu.thermal` must be an array when provided, `gpu.thermal.sensor_path` and
+`gpu.thermal.sensor_command` must be non-empty strings when provided,
+`gpu.thermal.max_temperature_c` must be a positive finite number, and
+`gpu.thermal.check_interval_seconds` must be a non-negative integer when
+provided. `gpu.thermal.allow_unmonitored_gpu` must be a boolean. Optional
+`gpu.power` guardrails use a command-based watt sensor. `gpu.power.max_watts=0`
+keeps the power guardrail disabled; values greater than zero require
+`gpu.power.sensor_command`, and `gpu.power.check_interval_seconds` must be a
+non-negative integer.
+
+## Runtime Model Profile
+
+Applications that should use "the configured King model" do not have to build
+the model config array themselves. King exposes a runtime model primitive with
+one explicit profile switch:
+
+```ini
+king.inference_preferred_model_profile=auto
+king.inference_cpu_model_name=gemma3:1b
+king.inference_cpu_model_artifact=/models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+king.inference_gpu_model_name=gemma4:12b
+king.inference_gpu_model_artifact=/models/gemma4-12b.gguf
+king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers=99
+king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb=2048
+king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb=4096
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path=/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command=
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c=78
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec=15
+king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=0
+king.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command="nvidia-smi --query-gpu=power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits"
+king.inference_gpu_power_max_watts=450
+king.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec=15
+king.inference_llm_cache_enable=0
+king.inference_llm_cache_path=/tmp/king-llm-cache
+king.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb=5120
+king.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed=1
+```
+
+`auto` selects the GPU profile only when process-level GPU bindings are enabled,
+the config-level GPU bindings are enabled, and
+`inference_gpu_model_artifact` points to a materialized local GGUF file.
+Otherwise it selects the CPU profile. `gpu` requires the GPU profile and fails
+fast when the GPU artifact, config-level GPU allowance, or process-level GPU
+allowance is missing. `cpu` always selects the CPU profile.
+
+`gemma3:1b` is the compact baseline model for local King inference. It is small
+enough for fast CPU/GPU preflight and short smoke checks, but it is not treated
+as a disposable smoke-only artifact. The expected capability floor is simple
+chat, exact-output following, language following, small PHP and King snippets,
+and basic local Coder assistance. If one of those contracts regresses, the
+problem is in runtime admission, prompt formatting, tokenizer handling, model
+configuration, or the fine-tune dataset, not in a lowered expectation for the
+model.
+
+The stronger GPU profile can prefer a larger local model such as `gemma4:12b`
+after the `gemma3:1b` hot path is fast and honest. That keeps a cheap baseline
+available for diagnostics while allowing editor and production-like workflows to
+select a larger GPU model when configured. Future supervised tuning should keep
+the 1B family useful for King/PHP/Coder tasks instead of replacing it with a
+generic benchmark-only model.
+
+The same settings can be scoped to a `King\Config` snapshot:
+
+```php
+<?php
+$config = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.preferred_model_profile' => 'auto',
+    'inference.cpu_model_name' => 'gemma3:1b',
+    'inference.cpu_model_artifact' => '/models/gemma3-1b.gguf',
+    'inference.gpu_model_name' => 'gemma4:12b',
+    'inference.gpu_model_artifact' => '/models/gemma4-12b.gguf',
+    'inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers' => 48,
+    'inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb' => 2048,
+    'inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb' => 4096,
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_path' => '/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input',
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_command' => '',
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c' => 78.0,
+    'inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored' => false,
+    'inference.llm_cache_path' => '/var/cache/king/llm',
+    'inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb' => 5120,
+]);
+
+$modelConfig = king_inference_runtime_model_config($config);
+$model = king_inference_runtime_model_load($config);
+```
+
+The procedural and OO surfaces are equivalent:
+
+```php
+<?php
+$modelConfig = King\Inference::runtimeModelConfig($config);
+$model = King\Inference::runtimeModelLoad($config);
+```
+
+The GPU decoder graph now executes the first real attention bridge after KV
+aggregation: the retained device-side attention context is copied into the
+matching `stack` slot by the CUDA vector copy-to-offset primitive. That status
+is exposed as `decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution_ready` and
+`attention_stack_slot_device_execution_ready`. King also iterates all query
+head slices from the attention query projection and runs their K/V write,
+attention aggregation, and stack-slot copy path; the aggregate status is exposed
+as `decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution_ready` and
+`attention_heads_device_execution_ready`. The complete multi-head attention
+stack is now returned as one retained device buffer until the current GPU
+device-op cleanup point, and that bridge is exposed as
+`decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution_ready` and
+`attention_stack_device_execution_ready`. King now consumes that retained stack
+through the attention output projection linear op; that bridge is exposed as
+`decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution_ready` and
+`attention_output_projection_device_execution_ready`. The projected attention
+output is then added to the retained hidden state through the CUDA vector-add
+path, exposed as `decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution_ready` and
+`attention_residual_device_execution_ready`. The feed-forward RMSNorm is now
+executed directly from that attention residual bridge, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_ready` and
+`ffn_norm_device_execution_ready`. The FFN Gate and Up projections are then
+materialized from the retained FFN norm buffer through the same quantized GPU
+linear path, exposed as `decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_ready`
+and `ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution_ready`. The Gate and Up projection
+buffers now feed the CUDA FFN-SwiGLU kernel, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_ready` and
+`ffn_swiglu_device_execution_ready`. The SwiGLU output then feeds the FFN Down
+projection through the quantized GPU linear path, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution_ready` and
+`ffn_down_projection_device_execution_ready`. The Down projection is then added
+back to the retained attention residual on device, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution_ready` and
+`ffn_output_residual_device_execution_ready`. When that residual is the graph's
+terminal hidden state, King runs the final RMSNorm on device, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_ready` and
+`final_norm_device_execution_ready`. When logits are requested, that final norm
+output is projected through the output projection tensor on device, exposed as
+`decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_ready` and
+`logits_projection_device_execution_ready`.
+
+This is still an intermediate decoder contract. Plain-text GPU generation
+remains blocked until King finishes bounded logits readback into the sampler.
+
+GPU readiness is inspectable before model load:
+
+For an operator-facing startup gate that uses the same fields and explains the
+expected refusal reasons, see the [GPU Readiness Runbook](gpu-readiness.md).
+
+```php
+<?php
+$status = king_inference_gpu_runtime_status($config);
+
+if (!$status['generation_ready']) {
+    error_log('King GPU inference is not ready: ' . $status['reason']);
+    error_log('All refusal reasons: ' . implode(', ', $status['refusal_reasons']));
+}
+
+$sameStatus = King\Inference::gpuRuntimeStatus($config);
+```
+
+The status probe is native. King opens the CUDA driver library at runtime when
+available, checks driver initialization and device visibility, and reports the
+first CUDA device name, total memory, and current free memory where the driver
+exposes it. King also compares the configured model artifact size with the
+reported free VRAM and reports `model_vram_admitted=false` when the artifact
+alone cannot fit. Once a model is loaded, the same `gpu_runtime` payload also
+includes the paged KV-cache estimate from context length, layer count, KV heads,
+key/value dimensions, and element size. Loaded-model readiness then compares
+`artifact_bytes + kv_cache_estimated_bytes` against
+`free_vram_after_reserve_bytes`, which is the raw `free_vram_bytes` minus the
+configured `inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb`. This keeps desktop VRAM available
+for the compositor and other operator work while still exposing both raw and
+reserved admission values through `gpu_runtime`. King also enforces
+`inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb` as a hard floor: when the driver reports less
+free VRAM than that configured minimum, GPU readiness fails closed with
+`gpu_free_vram_below_configured_floor` before model execution is considered.
+Thermal guardrails still come from the configured sensor path or command,
+because operators may prefer platform-specific sensor files over driver-level
+telemetry.
+
+For loaded `king_native_gpu` models, King also opens and owns the CUDA primary
+context for the first visible device when GPU execution is enabled. The driver
+handle and context stay attached to the loaded model object until the model is
+freed, so later GPU decoder leaves can allocate memory and launch kernels
+without reopening the driver. `gpu_runtime.cuda_context` exposes whether context
+opening was attempted, whether the context is available and owned, the selected
+device ordinal, the raw CUDA result code, and the last context error. When the
+loaded GPU model cannot own a context, `config_ready` is false and
+`gpu_cuda_context_unavailable` is included in `refusal_reasons`.
+
+Once the CUDA context is available, King initializes a model-owned device-memory
+allocator on top of the CUDA driver API. The allocator resolves `cuMemAlloc` /
+`cuMemAlloc_v2` and `cuMemFree` / `cuMemFree_v2`, keeps the model context
+current before allocations, tracks every active device pointer, and frees
+remaining tracked allocations before the CUDA context is released. The
+`gpu_runtime.device_memory_allocator` status object exposes whether allocator
+initialization was attempted, whether the required symbols are available,
+whether allocation is ready, active allocation count, active bytes, peak bytes,
+the last CUDA result, and the last allocator error. If a loaded GPU model has a
+CUDA context but cannot initialize the allocator, `config_ready` is false and
+`gpu_device_memory_allocator_unavailable` is included in `refusal_reasons`.
+
+With the allocator ready, King resolves the decoder-required weight set through
+the same tensor resolvers used by the native token graph and uploads those GGUF
+tensor bytes from the read-only host mapping into CUDA device memory with
+`cuMemcpyHtoD` / `cuMemcpyHtoD_v2`. The required set currently covers token
+embedding, output projection, final RMSNorm, and for every decoder block the
+attention RMSNorm, Q/K/V/output projections, feed-forward RMSNorm, and
+gate/up/down FFN projections. Tied output projection tensors are detected and
+not uploaded twice. `gpu_runtime.required_weight_upload` exposes attempted,
+complete, required/resolved/uploaded/duplicate/failed tensor counts, uploaded
+bytes, cache readiness, cache entries, cache hits, cache misses, the last CUDA
+result, and the last upload error. Uploaded tensors are cached per loaded model
+by tensor name, and later GPU decoder leaves can resolve the cached device
+pointer and byte length without scanning the upload list or copying the same
+tied tensor twice. If allocator setup succeeds but required weights cannot be
+resolved, copied, or cached, `config_ready` is false and
+`gpu_required_weight_upload_incomplete` is included in `refusal_reasons`.
+
+`reason` is the primary refusal reason, ordered by the first gate King would
+need an operator to fix. `refusal_reasons` contains the complete ordered list of
+currently active refusal reasons, so a broken setup can show, for example, a
+missing artifact, unavailable VRAM telemetry, and a missing thermal monitor in
+one response instead of hiding later blockers behind the first one.
+
+GPU stream startup performs fresh thermal and optional power preflight
+immediately before the backend run is admitted. For the local process backend
+this check happens after the command line is assembled and directly before
+`fork/exec`; for native streams it happens directly before native graph events
+are prepared. Stream start events and `King\Inference\Stream::getMetrics()`
+expose `gpu_thermal_preflight_checked`, `gpu_thermal_preflight_at`,
+`gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c`, `gpu_power_preflight_checked`,
+`gpu_power_preflight_at`, and `gpu_power_preflight_watts` so operators can
+distinguish stale model metadata from the last run-time admission check.
+During an active GPU stream, King checks the same thermal ceiling and optional
+power ceiling at the configured `gpu.thermal.check_interval_seconds` and
+`gpu.power.check_interval_seconds` cadence. The default is 15 seconds; `0`
+keeps startup preflight but disables running rechecks for that guardrail. The
+native CUDA prompt decoder calls this guardrail path from the token loop, so a
+resident native decode is protected before all token events have been read by
+userland. When a ceiling is reached, the stream is marked cancelled, the runner
+process is terminated when applicable, and metrics expose
+`gpu_thermal_aborted`, `gpu_thermal_abort_at`,
+`gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c`, `gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c`,
+`gpu_power_aborted`, `gpu_power_abort_at`, `gpu_power_abort_watts`, and
+`gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts`.
+
+Internal CUDA numeric comparison is a local diagnostic surface, not a public
+inference API. The single supported hook is
+`king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare()`, and all decoder
+component compares call through that hook. It is disabled by default through
+`king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable=0`; the default bounded readback
+limit is `king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values=8` and is clamped to
+`1024`. A loaded model may override the same hook locally with
+`gpu.debug.numeric_compare_enabled` and
+`gpu.debug.numeric_compare_max_values`. When disabled, compare records report
+`status=disabled` and no device-to-host diagnostic readback is performed.
+`Model::info()` exposes this as `device_vector_ops.numeric_compare_hook` with
+`public_api=false`, `scope=internal_cuda_device_vector_readback_compare`, and
+`unavailable_by_default=true`.
+
+The GPU profile resolves to `king_native_gpu`. That is intentional: a 12B model
+configured for GPU execution must not silently fall back to CPU. Current status
+fields separate the layers:
+
+- `config_ready` means King can see the GPU-facing configuration, artifact,
+  driver signal, and thermal policy.
+- `decoder_kernel_ready` means the native GPU decoder graph and prompt loop can
+  execute token generation from bounded logits.
+- `generation_ready` means both are true and plain-text token generation may
+  run without CPU fallback.
+
+The local OpenAI-compatible router exposes the configured large model with
+explicit `x_king.gpu_runtime` metadata and accepts `stream=false` plain-text
+chat completions when `gpu_runtime.generation_ready=true`. King still refuses
+GPU generation if runtime policy or decoder blockers are present, and it still
+does not burn the CPU accidentally for a GPU profile.
+The refusal is not a generic placeholder: `gpu_runtime.decoder_blockers`
+identifies missing runtime layers between the available CUDA leaves and
+plain-text chat generation.
+
+`king_native_gpu` model registration is still allowed. Registration means King
+can load the materialized GGUF artifact, parse metadata, build tokenizer/tensor
+indexes, map the file for native access, and expose the model through
+`/v1/models`. Runtime status still decides whether GPU token generation is
+currently admitted. The backend capability map describes implemented surfaces,
+not current execution admission: it keeps `model_registration=true`,
+`implemented=true`, `streaming=true`, `native_stream_contract=true`,
+`gpu_decoder_stream_contract=true`, `token_generation=true`, and
+`openai_generation=true` for the GPU backend. Clients must still use
+`x_king.openai_generation`, `x_king.readiness.openai_generation_ready`, and
+`x_king.client_capabilities.*` for runtime UI decisions.
+The same capabilities explicitly describe the ready GPU support surfaces:
+`gpu_runtime_status`, `gpu_cuda_driver_probe`, `gpu_cuda_context`,
+`gpu_cuda_context_owned`, `gpu_device_memory_allocator`, `gpu_vram_admission`,
+`gpu_host_to_device_weight_upload`, `gpu_uploaded_weight_cache`,
+`gpu_quantized_matvec_kernel`, `gpu_rms_norm_kernel`, `gpu_rope_kernel`,
+`gpu_attention_scores_kernel`, `gpu_attention_softmax_kernel`,
+`gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel`, `gpu_ffn_swiglu_path`,
+`gpu_output_projection_path`, `gpu_embedding_row_loader`,
+`gpu_device_vector_ops`, `gpu_device_kv_cache`,
+`gpu_minimized_logits_readback`, `gpu_decoder_graph_executor`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_result_envelope`, `gpu_decoder_graph_execution_plan`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_embedding_execution`, `gpu_decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_linear_execution`, `gpu_decoder_graph_slice_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_rope_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_kv_write_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution`,
+`gpu_decoder_graph_final_norm_execution`, `gpu_prompt_decoder_loop`,
+`gpu_kv_cache_vram_estimate`, `gpu_thermal_policy`, `gpu_thermal_preflight`,
+`gpu_thermal_stream_abort`, and `gpu_decoder_stream_contract` are true for the
+GPU backend.
+`openai_chat_completions_stream` is true for the GPU backend when runtime
+readiness admits prompt generation. `silent_cpu_fallback` remains false.
+The GPU model info, `/v1/models` metadata, and the opt-in native GPU diagnostic
+stream contract expose the same boundary with `embedding_row_loader_ready`,
+`device_vector_ops_ready`, `device_kv_cache_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_executor_ready`, `decoder_graph_result_contract_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_execution_plan_ready`, `decoder_graph_embedding_execution_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_ready`, `decoder_graph_linear_execution_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_slice_execution_ready`, `decoder_graph_rope_execution_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_ready`,
+`decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_ready`, `decoder_prompt_loop_ready`,
+`plain_text_chat_ready`, and `gpu_plain_text_chat_generation`.
+The embedding row loader resolves the selected token embedding tensor, uses the
+uploaded GPU weight cache, and writes one token row into a device-side `float`
+vector. The current kernel supports `F32`, `F16`, `BF16`, and row-aligned
+`Q8_0` embedding tensors.
+The device vector ops leaf provides GPU kernels for `add`, `mul`, `scale`,
+`silu`, `slice`, and `copy_to_offset`; those cover the simple vector operations
+the decoder graph needs before attention execution can be orchestrated fully on
+device. The device KV-cache leaf derives its shape from GGUF metadata and the
+paged KV-cache plan, exposes contiguous per-layer/per-head key and value cache
+pointers, and writes key/value vectors with CUDA device-to-device copies. It is
+lazy-allocated: registration reports the runtime surface and byte requirements,
+while the actual key/value buffers are reserved on the first cache write.
+The decoder graph executor validates the complete token-decode graph op set
+that the CPU builder emits and binds that contract to the available CUDA leaves,
+including bounded logits readback for CPU-side sampling. Explicit native GPU
+`graph` and `graphs` streams now emit one `gpu_decoder_graph_execution_result`
+envelope per validated graph. That envelope carries graph type, token position,
+terminal output, token-selection metadata, and a `gpu_decoder_graph_execution_plan`
+object that separates CUDA-device graph work from host sampling after bounded
+logits readback. When the graph contains an `embedding` op, the executor now
+allocates a temporary device vector, runs the CUDA embedding row loader for
+that token, then runs the following RMSNorm op on that device vector when the
+graph wires it directly from the embedding output. When the next linear op is
+wired from that RMSNorm output and the weight is Q8_0, the executor also runs
+the CUDA quantized matvec kernel. When the next graph op is a slice wired from
+that linear output, the executor runs the CUDA vector slice kernel. When the
+next graph op is RoPE wired from that slice, the executor runs the CUDA RoPE
+kernel. It also prepares the sibling key/value head path by running the next
+two linear projections from the same RMSNorm output, slicing the first key and
+value heads, running RoPE for the key head, writing that K/V pair into the
+device KV cache through the graph's `kv_write` op, then executing the first
+`kv_attention` op by running attention scores, softmax, and value aggregation
+against the device KV cache. The resulting context vector is retained inside
+the K/V helper until the downstream residual bridge can consume it, then
+released during the helper cleanup path. The attention residual now feeds the
+feed-forward RMSNorm on device before that temporary buffer is released, and the
+FFN Gate/Up projections run from the retained FFN norm buffer before their
+temporary outputs feed the CUDA FFN-SwiGLU kernel. The retained SwiGLU output
+then feeds the FFN Down projection, and the Down output is added back to the
+retained attention residual before those temporary buffers are released after
+the admitted initial device chain. When that residual is the terminal hidden
+state, the final RMSNorm runs on device before its temporary buffer is released.
+If the graph requests logits, King now projects that final norm buffer into a
+GPU logits buffer through the output projection tensor and releases it after the
+device execution probe records the row count. The executor then runs the
+bounded Top-K readback kernel against that GPU logits buffer, returns candidate
+token ids and logits in `logits_projection_device_execution.candidates`, and
+marks `bounded_logits_result_ready=true` plus
+`device_execution_result_ready=true`. The GPU prompt-loop admission path
+accepts `native_prompt_text`, tokenizes it, builds the same token-decode graphs
+used by the CPU loop, and validates those graphs into result envelopes against
+the GPU executor without CPU execution fallback. It now consumes the bounded
+candidate set for the final prompt graph and each following generated-token
+graph until `max_tokens` is reached, applies the same argmax/temperature/top-k/
+top-p/seed sampling policy on CPU over those bounded candidates, writes a
+CPU-compatible `final.next_token.values` token vector into each graph result,
+and emits the decoded token text pieces in the native event stream. When
+server-side stream options set `include_stream_diagnostics=true` or
+`diagnostics.stream_contracts=true`, King also emits the structured
+`gpu_decoder_stream_contract` and `gpu_prompt_decoder_loop_contract` events for
+local diagnostics. OpenAI-compatible GPU chat uses that prompt loop for both
+`stream=false` and `stream=true`, and does not fall back to CPU.
+
+The native GPU backend is connected to the same stream object contract as the
+native CPU backend: `king_inference_stream()` creates a `King\Inference\Stream`,
+the start event reports `backend=king_native_gpu`, native events are read
+through `king_inference_next()`, cancellation moves the stream to a terminal
+state, and stream metrics expose native event indexes plus GPU thermal
+preflight/abort metadata. The default GPU native stream emits normal
+`start`/`token`/`done` events. Internal diagnostics can opt in to the structured
+`gpu_decoder_stream_contract` event with `stream_contract=king_native_events`,
+`decoder_stream_contract_ready=true`, prompt-loop readiness, and the current
+`gpu_runtime` object. OpenAI-compatible GPU chat is admitted only through plain
+text prompt generation; OpenAI graph payloads stay on the native stream
+contract.
+
+## GPU Sampling Decision
+
+Sampling stays CPU-side for the current native GPU decoder contract. The GPU
+path owns the high-volume tensor work: projection into logits, bounded top-K
+candidate selection, and the transfer boundary that avoids copying the full
+vocabulary logits to host memory. The CPU receives only bounded candidate ids
+and their logits for token selection.
+
+That boundary is intentional. King already has one deterministic token-selection
+contract for `argmax_token` and `sample_token`: temperature, top-k, top-p,
+seeded sampling, `sample_index`, token offset handling, and deterministic
+tie-breaking live in the graph sampling layer. Duplicating that policy in CUDA
+before the GPU decoder stream is fully connected would create two behavioral
+sources of truth. Keeping sampling CPU-side preserves reproducibility while the
+GPU path removes the expensive full-logits readback.
+
+Full-logits CPU readback is therefore not part of the normal GPU generation
+path. It is only appropriate for explicit diagnostic or `emit_logits` style
+inspection flows. The default generation path is GPU logits projection, GPU
+bounded top-K candidate extraction, bounded candidate readback into candidate
+records, then CPU policy sampling. A later GPU sampler may replace the CPU policy step only when it can
+produce the same observable semantics for argmax, temperature, top-k, top-p,
+seeded sampling, and deterministic tie-breaking.
+
+## Internal Backend Layout
+
+The public API stays stable while backend internals can be optimized one module
+at a time:
+
+```text
+extension/src/inference/
+├── inference.c
+├── api/
+├── backends/
+├── binding/
+│   └── php_binding.inc
+├── core/
+├── cuda/
+│   ├── decoder_graph/
+│   ├── kernels/
+│   ├── prompt/
+│   └── runtime/
+├── gguf/
+├── openai/
+│   ├── chat/
+│   ├── http/
+│   ├── resources/
+│   └── runtime/
+├── runtime/
+├── tensor/
+│   ├── core/
+│   ├── graph/
+│   └── resolvers/
+└── tokenizer/
+```
+
+The object and metadata contracts live in
+`extension/include/inference/surface/inference.h`. PHP arginfo, function-table
+entries, class entries, registration hooks, and OO method-table entries live in
+their matching subdirectories under `extension/include/inference/` and are
+consumed by the extension bootstrap through `extension/include/php_king/`. The
+runtime implementation remains under `extension/src/inference/` and is included
+directly by the extension bootstrap. `binding/php_binding.inc` is the single
+aggregation boundary; leaf files stay in the directory that owns their concern
+instead of being flattened into the root inference directory.
+
+`backends/contracts/backend_contract.inc` owns backend names and capabilities.
+`backends/registry/backend_registry.inc` dispatches stream startup to the selected
+backend. `backends/local/backend_king_local.inc` owns the current process runner path, executable
+preflight, argument mapping, fork/exec handoff, and prompt normalization. If a
+configured local runner path is not executable, or a PATH-based runner name
+cannot be resolved before `fork()`, King raises a runtime error before stream
+startup instead of returning an empty stream with a child-process exit code.
+Resource and thermal policy are intentionally separate so CPU/GPU scheduling,
+VRAM limits, and temperature behavior can evolve without changing userland code.
+`openai/http/openai_http_router.inc` owns route selection only. Request extraction,
+response helpers, body decoding, model registry handling, route generation
+helpers, and endpoint-specific payloads live in the focused `openai_*`
+fragments so the OpenAI-compatible router remains inspectable as it grows.
+`gguf_loader.inc` validates the model artifact, parses GGUF metadata key/value
+entries, records architecture and tokenizer metadata where present, walks the
+tensor directory, builds an internal tensor index keyed by tensor name, computes
+the aligned tensor-data offset, and exposes tensor type counts before the
+normal model object is exposed to userland.
+`gguf_metadata_helpers.inc` keeps scalar and tokenizer metadata loading out of
+the loader core. `tokenizer.inc` owns native tokenizer normalization and
+longest-prefix token lookup so application code can call
+`king_inference_tokenize()` or `King\Inference\Model::tokenize()` without
+leaving the King extension.
+`tensor_view.inc` turns the internal GGUF tensor directory into a read-only
+userland contract. It resolves tensor names to shape, quantized block format,
+file offsets, byte ranges, bounds status, and native mapping readiness without
+exposing process-local native pointers to PHP.
+`tensor_math.inc` owns the first native CPU tensor operations on top of those
+views. It reads bytes from the read-only model mapping, dequantizes bounded
+ranges for supported scalar and block formats, including Q5_0, and can multiply
+rank-1 or rank-2 tensors by a PHP vector with explicit safety limits.
+`tensor_resolver.inc` centralizes model tensor name resolution. The token
+embedding resolver honors explicit `tensor`, `embedding_tensor`, and
+`token_embedding_tensor` configuration first, then checks known GGUF names, and
+finally performs a guarded shape/name-hint scan when architecture embedding
+length and tokenizer row count are available. The output projection resolver
+uses the same explicit-first order for `tensor`, `output_tensor`,
+`output_projection_tensor`, and `lm_head_tensor`, then checks known GGUF
+output/lm-head names and performs a guarded shape/name-hint scan. If the model
+does not carry a separate output projection tensor but the token embedding
+tensor resolves, King reports the output projection as `tied_token_embedding`
+instead of guessing a second tensor. `tensor_attention_resolver.inc` resolves
+per-layer attention query, key, value, and output projection tensors. It checks
+configured `{layer}` patterns first, then known GGUF layer-name patterns, and
+finally a guarded layer/name/shape scan. Shape validation uses the loaded
+embedding length, attention head count, KV head count, and key/value head
+dimensions, so grouped-query attention tensors are not mistaken for full-width
+query projections. `tensor_rms_norm_resolver.inc` resolves per-layer
+attention/feed-forward RMSNorm tensors and the final output RMSNorm tensor. It
+checks configured `{layer}` patterns first for layer norms, direct configured
+final tensor names first for the final norm, then known GGUF/HF-style names,
+and finally guarded name/shape scans. Shape validation requires rank-1 tensors
+whose width matches the loaded embedding length. `tensor_ffn_resolver.inc`
+resolves per-layer FFN gate, up, and down projection tensors. It checks
+configured `{layer}` patterns first, then known GGUF/HF-style names, and
+finally guarded layer/name/shape scans. Shape validation requires `gate` and
+`up` matrices to project from embedding width to feed-forward width, and
+`down` matrices to project from feed-forward width back to embedding width.
+`token_decode_graph_builder.inc` uses those resolvers to create the full
+single-position CPU decode graph: token embedding, per-layer attention norm,
+Q/K/V projections, RoPE, KV write/read attention, attention residual, FFN
+SwiGLU, final norm, output projection, and token sampling/argmax. The returned
+graph includes a `terminal` descriptor that names the final hidden node,
+`final_norm`, the resolved final RMSNorm tensor, and, when token emission is
+enabled, the `logits` node plus the resolved output projection tensor and
+tied-token-embedding status. Set `emit_token => false` and
+`emit_logits => true` to make a single decode graph return the next-token
+logits as its primary `final` output without running `sample_token` or
+`argmax_token`.
+`gguf_architecture_metadata.inc` captures model-shape metadata such as context
+length, layer count, head count, KV head count, embedding length, and
+key/value dimensions. It also classifies the loaded GGUF architecture against
+King's native decoder target set. `gemma3` and `gemma4` are exposed as
+supported decoder profiles; unsupported or missing architecture metadata remains
+inspectable, but is not reported as decoder-ready. `paged_kv_cache.inc` turns
+the shape metadata into a deterministic page plan for the native attention
+cache.
+`native_memory.inc` owns the read-only `mmap()` lifecycle used by native King
+backends so tensor bytes can be addressed directly by later graph execution
+without handing the model to an external runtime.
+
+`King\Inference\Model::info()` and `king_inference_model_info()` expose backend
+metadata, including `backend`, `configured_backend`, `active_backend`,
+`active_device`, `fallback_mode`, `silent_cpu_fallback`,
+`gpu_admission_reason`, `with_memory`, `memory_mode`, `memory`, `readiness`,
+`engine`, `artifact_bytes`, `gguf`, `runner_path`, `runner_protocol`,
+`runner_executable`, `gpu_enabled`, and `backend_capabilities`. `/v1/models`
+exposes the same runtime-surface fields under `x_king`. For `king_native_gpu`,
+model info also exposes
+`gpu_runtime.cuda_context`, `gpu_runtime.device_memory_allocator`,
+`gpu_runtime.required_weight_upload`, `decoder_stream_contract_ready=true`,
+`decoder_kernel_ready`, `plain_text_chat_ready`, and `generation_ready`
+directly, plus `device_vector_ops.numeric_compare_hook` for local diagnostics.
+That hook is explicitly marked `public_api=false`, so clients do not need to
+infer decoder or generation state from model registration or backend name and
+must not treat numeric comparison as a production inference feature.
+The `gguf` entry contains `architecture`, `architecture_supported`,
+`architecture_family`, `architecture_generation`, `decoder_profile`,
+`decoder_shape_ready`, `decoder_ready`, `architecture_support_status`,
+`architecture_missing_fields`, `supported_architectures`, `tokenizer_model`,
+`tokenizer_token_count`, `tensor_data_offset`, `tensor_type_counts`, and parser
+status fields when the source artifact provides them. Native backend info
+additionally exposes `native_model_mapped`, `native_map_bytes`,
+`native_tensor_index_count`, `native_tokenizer_token_count`,
+`native_tokenizer_merge_count`, `tokenization_ready`, and
+`paged_kv_cache_ready`. The model info payload also contains `paged_kv_cache`
+and `resolved_tensors.token_embedding` plus
+`resolved_tensors.output_projection` plus `resolved_tensors.attention` plus
+`resolved_tensors.rms_norm` plus `resolved_tensors.ffn`, so callers can inspect
+the selected embedding, logits projection, per-layer attention tensors, RMSNorm
+weights, and FFN projection tensors before building decoder graphs. The output
+projection entry includes
+`tied_token_embedding=true` when the model uses the token embedding matrix for
+logits projection. The attention entry exposes one layer record per GGUF block
+with `query`, `key`, `value`, and `output` entries, including the resolved
+tensor name, source, status, and expected matrix dimensions. The RMSNorm entry
+exposes one layer record per GGUF block with `attention` and `feed_forward`
+entries plus a `final` entry for the output norm. The FFN entry exposes one
+layer record per GGUF block with `gate`, `up`, and `down` entries, including
+the resolved tensor name, source, status, and expected matrix dimensions.
+`backend_capabilities.gpu` and `backend_capabilities.gpu_backend` describe the
+selected backend kind; configured GPU use remains visible through
+`gpu_enabled`. `backend_capabilities.native_token_selection` refers to King
+graph finishers such as `argmax_token` and `sample_token`, not to local runner
+text generation. GPU-specific capability flags separate registration,
+metadata, CUDA probing, CUDA context ownership, device-memory allocation, VRAM
+admission, host-to-device weight upload, uploaded-weight caching, thermal
+enforcement, bounded logits readback, and decoder generation so clients do not
+infer generation readiness from model presence. `gpu_minimized_logits_readback`
+means the GPU backend has a top-K candidate readback boundary; it does not mean
+that final token sampling has moved to CUDA.
+
+Generation stream options are validated before the local runner process starts.
+`max_tokens` must be a positive integer, numeric generation options must be
+finite numbers, `temperature` must be non-negative, `top_p` must be greater than
+zero and at most one, and `top_k` must be a non-negative integer. `stop` can be
+one non-empty string or one to four non-empty strings; invalid stop sequences are
+rejected before runner arguments are built. The runner also enforces the same
+direct-CLI stop contract and buffers the trailing prefix of each possible stop
+sequence so streamed output never includes the matched stop text.
+
+## Function, Tensor Index and Tensor View
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$index = king_inference_tensor_index($model, [
+    'prefix' => 'blk.0.',
+    'limit' => 64,
+]);
+
+foreach ($index['tensors'] as $name => $tensor) {
+    printf(
+        "%s %s elements=%d bytes=%d ready=%s\n",
+        $name,
+        $tensor['type_name'],
+        $tensor['elements'],
+        $tensor['byte_length'],
+        $tensor['native_view_ready'] ? 'yes' : 'no',
+    );
+}
+
+$query = king_inference_tensor_view($model, 'blk.0.attn_q.weight');
+if (!$query['bounds_safe']) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('Tensor byte range is outside the mapped model artifact.');
+}
+```
+
+Tensor views are the stable handoff between the GGUF parser and later native
+execution. The view describes where a tensor lives in the memory-mapped model
+file and how its bytes are packed. PHP receives the descriptor, not a raw
+native address. Native kernels can use the same descriptor path internally when
+the quantized block decoders and matrix operations are wired into King.
+
+## Function, Tensor Dequantization and CPU Matmul
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$sample = king_inference_tensor_dequantize($model, 'blk.0.attn_q.weight', [
+    'offset' => 0,
+    'count' => 32,
+]);
+
+print_r($sample['values']);
+
+$input = array_fill(0, 4096, 0.0);
+$input[0] = 1.0;
+
+$projection = king_inference_tensor_matmul($model, 'blk.0.attn_q.weight', $input, [
+    'row_limit' => 64,
+    'max_operations' => 262144,
+]);
+
+printf(
+    "rows=%d cols=%d output=%d complete=%s\n",
+    $projection['rows'],
+    $projection['cols'],
+    $projection['output_count'],
+    $projection['complete'] ? 'yes' : 'no',
+);
+```
+
+This is one compute step inside the native graph path. The CPU path currently
+supports scalar F32, F16, BF16, I8, I16, I32, I64, F64 and the Q4_0, Q4_1,
+Q5_0, Q8_0, Q4_K, Q5_K, and Q6_K block formats. Rank-2 matmul follows GGUF tensor
+order: dimension 0 is the input width and dimension 1 is the output row count.
+Quantized rows use blockwise dot decoding where supported. The operation
+guards input size, output size, and total multiply-add count so a large model
+tensor cannot accidentally consume the host without an explicit operator
+decision.
+
+## Function, Mini Tensor Graph
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$result = king_inference_graph_run($model, [
+    'state' => [
+        'kv_cache' => [
+            'default/11/key' => [
+                'cache' => 'default',
+                'slot' => 11,
+                'kind' => 'key',
+                'length' => 8,
+                'values' => [0.12, -0.04, 0.25, 0.31, -0.19, 0.08, 0.44, -0.11],
+            ],
+            'default/11/value' => [
+                'cache' => 'default',
+                'slot' => 11,
+                'kind' => 'value',
+                'length' => 8,
+                'values' => [0.03, 0.14, -0.09, 0.21, 0.18, -0.05, 0.07, 0.12],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ],
+    'ops' => [
+        [
+            'id' => 'x',
+            'op' => 'embedding',
+            'tensor' => 'token_embd.weight',
+            'token_id' => 42,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'norm',
+            'op' => 'rms_norm',
+            'input' => 'x',
+            'weight' => 'blk.0.attn_norm.weight',
+            'epsilon' => 1e-6,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'query',
+            'op' => 'linear',
+            'input' => 'norm',
+            'weight' => 'blk.0.attn_q.weight',
+            'row_limit' => 8,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'key',
+            'op' => 'linear',
+            'input' => 'norm',
+            'weight' => 'blk.0.attn_k.weight',
+            'row_limit' => 8,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'value',
+            'op' => 'linear',
+            'input' => 'norm',
+            'weight' => 'blk.0.attn_v.weight',
+            'row_limit' => 8,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'query_rope',
+            'op' => 'rope',
+            'input' => 'query',
+            'position' => 12,
+            'head_dim' => 8,
+            'inv_freqs' => [1.0, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001],
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'key_rope',
+            'op' => 'rope',
+            'input' => 'key',
+            'position' => 12,
+            'head_dim' => 8,
+            'inv_freqs' => [1.0, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001],
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'cache_write',
+            'op' => 'kv_write',
+            'slot' => 12,
+            'key' => 'key_rope',
+            'value' => 'value',
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'attention_context',
+            'op' => 'kv_attention',
+            'query' => 'query_rope',
+            'slot_start' => 11,
+            'slot_count' => 2,
+            'scale' => 0.353553,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'logits',
+            'op' => 'linear',
+            'input' => 'attention_context',
+            'weight' => 'output.weight',
+            'row_limit' => 32000,
+        ],
+        [
+            'id' => 'next_token',
+            'op' => 'sample_token',
+            'logits' => 'logits',
+            'temperature' => 0.7,
+            'top_k' => 40,
+            'top_p' => 0.95,
+            'seed' => 123456,
+            'sample_index' => 12,
+        ],
+    ],
+    'output' => 'next_token',
+], [
+    'max_vector_values' => 65536,
+    'max_operations' => 524288,
+]);
+
+print_r($result['final']);
+$nextState = $result['state'];
+```
+
+The graph runner is a small native execution surface for layer-sized work. It
+does not decide a model topology by itself; the local runner builds the
+Gemma3 token-step graph on top of these operations. The graph runner executes
+named operations in order, stores each vector by id, and feeds those vectors
+into later steps.
+`embedding` gathers one row from a rank-2 tensor. Its `tensor` field may be
+omitted when the shared token embedding resolver can identify exactly one
+supported embedding matrix from model config, known GGUF names, or guarded
+shape scan. `rms_norm` applies native RMSNorm with an optional weight tensor,
+and `linear` reuses the blockwise CPU matmul path. `rope` applies rotary
+position embedding to an even head slice using caller-supplied inverse
+frequencies or a previously produced frequency vector. `slice` isolates
+head-sized spans for per-head normalization, and
+`silu` plus `mul` cover the gated feed-forward path used by local decoder
+layers. `dot`, `stack`, `softmax`, and `weighted_sum` cover the first useful
+attention path: scores become probabilities and probabilities produce a context
+vector from value vectors. `scale` and `add` cover score scaling and
+residual-style vector composition. `kv_read` and `kv_write` make the KV cache a
+serializable graph state: callers pass `state` into `graphRun()` and pass the
+returned `state` into the next token step. `kv_attention` is the compact path for
+token decoding: it reads a strict slot range from `state.kv_cache`, computes
+scaled QK softmax, and returns the weighted context vector from the cached value
+vectors. `argmax_token` and `sample_token` are the native token-selection
+finishers for logits. `king_inference_token_decode_graph()` emits
+`argmax_token` directly when options contain `sampler => 'argmax'` or
+`temperature => 0`; the returned graph and `terminal` metadata expose
+`token_selection=argmax`, `token_selection_op=argmax_token`, and
+`token_selection_temperature=0` for that path; `token_selection_top_k=1`
+describes the effective single-token selection.
+Argmax selection is deterministic: the highest logit wins, and equal logits
+keep the lowest token index.
+For positive finite temperatures, the graph emits `sample_token`, forwards the
+temperature value unchanged into the sampling op, and exposes the same effective
+temperature through `token_selection_temperature`. The process-runner backend
+passes temperature to `bin/king-local-infer` with double round-trip precision
+instead of rounding it for display.
+`sample_token` supports temperature, top-k, top-p, optional
+seeded deterministic sampling, `sample_index` as a per-step seed salt, and
+`token_offset` for sharded vocab projections. `seed` must be an integer when
+provided; the decode graph builder forwards it unchanged into `sample_token`,
+and the local runner rejects non-integer CLI seed values before graph
+construction. For identical logits, temperature, top-k, top-p, seed, and
+sample-index inputs, the selected rank is reproducible. Direct `sample_token`
+ops without a seed keep the sorted top candidate; the decode graph builder and
+local runner default to seed `0` so generated-token loops stay reproducible.
+Graph numeric options such as
+sampling temperature, top-p, vector scales, softmax scale, KV-attention scale,
+RMS epsilon, and RoPE position scale must be finite numbers. `top_k` must be a
+non-negative integer. `top_k=0` means no top-k cap; positive values cap the
+candidate set after logits are converted to probabilities and sorted by
+probability with token id as the deterministic tie-breaker. The graph and
+`terminal` metadata expose the effective `token_selection_top_k` value. `top_p`
+must be greater than zero and at most one. `top_p=1` keeps the top-k candidate
+set intact; smaller values narrow the sorted candidate list until cumulative
+probability reaches or exceeds the threshold. The decode graph builder forwards
+the finite `top_p` value unchanged into `sample_token`, and the local runner
+rejects invalid CLI values before building a graph. Both
+token-selection ops return `[token_id, probability, logit, rank]`. This is still
+CPU-side vector state, but it matches the page-table contract that later native
+paged attention needs.
+
+Set graph option `return_outputs => false` for decoder loops that only need
+`final` and `state`; the default stays `true` for interactive inspection.
+Use `sampler => 'sample'` to force the sampling finalizer when temperature is
+positive. Non-finite or negative temperature values are rejected while the graph
+is built, and the local runner applies the same validation to CLI input before
+it builds a decode graph. Any other sampler name is rejected while the graph is
+built.
+
+## Function, Paged KV-Cache Plan
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+    'paged_attention' => [
+        'page_tokens' => 16,
+        'element_bytes' => 2,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$plan = king_inference_kv_cache_plan($model, [
+    'max_context_tokens' => 8192,
+]);
+
+if (!$plan['ready']) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('Incomplete model metadata: ' . implode(', ', $plan['missing_fields']));
+}
+
+printf(
+    "pages=%d pageBytes=%d maxSequenceBytes=%d\n",
+    $plan['pages_per_sequence'],
+    $plan['page_bytes_all_layers'],
+    $plan['max_sequence_bytes'],
+);
+```
+
+The plan is exposed before native token generation because it is the memory
+contract the later graph executor needs. Sequence state can reference fixed
+KV pages by block table instead of reallocating one large contiguous cache per
+request. Copy-on-write is intentionally reported as not ready until shared
+prefix handling exists.
+
+## Function, Native Tokenization
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Reject invoice if VAT total is missing.');
+
+printf(
+    "tokens=%d unknown=%d normalization=%s\n",
+    $encoded['token_count'],
+    $encoded['unknown_count'],
+    $encoded['normalization'],
+);
+
+print_r($encoded['tokens']);
+```
+
+The tokenizer API uses the token table embedded in the GGUF artifact. For
+SentencePiece-style models King applies the expected space marker
+normalization, then performs greedy longest-prefix matching against the loaded
+token lookup. If the artifact exposes byte fallback tokens, those are used
+before falling back to the model's unknown token id.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Compact Streaming
+
+```php
+<?php
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-assistant-small',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'prompt' => 'Explain why this invoice was rejected.',
+    'max_tokens' => 256,
+    'temperature' => 0.2,
+]);
+
+while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, 1000)) !== null) {
+    if ($event['type'] === 'token') {
+        echo $event['text'];
+    }
+    if ($event['type'] === 'done') {
+        break;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Function, Example 1a: OpenAI-Compatible Chat Streaming
+
+```php
+<?php
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'king-local-invoice',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'model' => 'king-local-invoice',
+    'messages' => [
+        ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'You explain invoice validation decisions.'],
+        ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Why was invoice HU-2026-0007 rejected?'],
+    ],
+    'stream' => true,
+    'max_tokens' => 256,
+    'temperature' => 0.2,
+], [
+    'format' => 'openai_chat_completions',
+]);
+
+while (($chunk = king_inference_next($stream, 1000)) !== null) {
+    // $chunk is shaped like a Chat Completions streaming chunk:
+    // id, object=chat.completion.chunk, created, model, choices[0].delta.
+    print json_encode($chunk, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+
+    if (($chunk['choices'][0]['finish_reason'] ?? null) === 'stop') {
+        break;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The compatibility mode is explicit. Set `openai_compatible => true` or
+`format => openai_chat_completions` in the request/options and King returns
+Chat-Completions-style streaming chunks from `king_inference_next()`. The same
+stream object still supports King-native events when the mode is not enabled.
+`openai_compatible` must be a boolean when provided, and `format` must be one
+of `openai`, `openai_chat`, or `openai_chat_completions`.
+For native decoder streams, generated token text is emitted as
+`chat.completion.chunk` content deltas with the same id, created timestamp, and
+model name. The first read emits the assistant role chunk and the terminal read
+emits `finish_reason=stop`; structured King-native status events are not leaked
+raw into OpenAI-compatible streams.
+For `king_native_cpu`, the request must provide a native `graph` or `graphs`
+sequence whose final output is a token vector produced by `argmax_token` or
+`sample_token`. Direct stream requests use the same native graph shape contract
+as the HTTP router: `graph` is an object array, `graphs` is a list array, and
+`graph_options` is an object array. King decodes those token ids through the
+model tokenizer and emits the same stream surface without creating a second
+inference runtime.
+
+## Function, Example 1b: Native Graph Streaming
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'king-native-invoice',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+    'with_memory' => false,
+]);
+
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Explain invoice rejection HU-2026-0007.');
+
+$graphs = [];
+for ($position = 0; $position < $encoded['token_count']; $position++) {
+    $graphs[] = king_inference_token_decode_graph($model, $encoded, $position, [
+        'temperature' => 0.4,
+        'top_k' => 40,
+        'top_p' => 0.95,
+        'seed' => 90210,
+    ]);
+}
+
+$stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'graphs' => $graphs,
+], [
+    'max_native_stream_tokens' => 64,
+    'with_memory' => true,
+    'graph_options' => [
+        'max_vector_values' => 65536,
+        'max_operations' => 524288,
+    ],
+]);
+
+while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, 0)) !== null) {
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'token') {
+        echo $event['text'];
+    }
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'done') {
+        break;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The native stream path is intentionally graph-driven. A request can provide a
+`graphs` sequence for explicit decode steps. When a single `graph` is a
+`king_native_cpu_token_decode` graph, King runs it once, decodes the selected
+token, builds the next token-decode graph from that token id at the next
+position, carries the original token-selection settings, and continues until
+`max_tokens` is reached. Other single graphs keep the bounded repeat behavior
+for custom graph finishers. Streams are stateless by default: King does not
+carry graph result state into the next graph unless
+`with_memory => true` is set in the stream options, request, or `graph_options`.
+When memory is enabled and a graph omits `state`, King carries the previous
+graph result state into the next graph, so KV cache entries written by
+`kv_write` can be read by later steps through `kv_read` or `kv_attention`. This
+is the current native handoff for generated token events; higher-level
+prompt-to-graph compilation is a later layer and does not need a second
+inference runtime.
+
+Native graph stream startup is bounded by `max_native_stream_tokens`, which can
+be set as a stream option or graph option. If it is not set, King allows up to
+4096 native token steps before rejecting the stream request.
+`with_memory` and the alias `with-memory` must be booleans when provided.
+
+## CI and Test Model Strategy
+
+King keeps the default CI path independent from downloaded model artifacts.
+Contract tests can validate exported functions, INI defaults, strict config
+validation, OpenAI-compatible routing, and error contracts without a GGUF file.
+Native model integration tests remain opt-in through
+`KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH`, because CI should not silently fetch hundreds
+of megabytes or depend on an external model host.
+GPU runtime readiness and model-metadata checks are opt-in through
+`KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH` and fall back to
+`KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH` only when the GPU-specific variable is not
+set. Those checks require a local GGUF artifact, visible CUDA driver state, and
+free-VRAM status; they do not downgrade a GPU profile into a CPU-only check.
+The metadata checks load the configured GPU model, inspect
+`king_inference_model_info()`, and verify that `/v1/models` exposes matching
+`x_king.gpu_runtime` and `x_king.client_capabilities` state.
+
+The split is deliberate:
+
+- Model-free CI tests prove the extension API, INI surface, and validation.
+- Optional GGUF tests prove loader, tokenizer, tensor, graph, and stream
+  behavior against a real artifact.
+- Optional GPU GGUF tests prove local GPU configuration, model registration,
+  metadata exposure, and runtime status against a real artifact and a visible
+  GPU runtime.
+- Release or nightly CI can mount a cached GGUF artifact and set
+  `KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH` and `KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH`.
+
+For a small King command model, start with a compact instruct model and
+fine-tune it on deterministic King-specific command traces instead of training
+from scratch. The initial dataset should be JSONL chat records with:
+
+- system prompt describing the King runtime contract
+- user request in natural language
+- assistant response containing one validated King command or structured plan
+- tool/result records for negative cases and error handling
+- metadata tags for primitive, sync/async, stateless/stateful, and security
+
+Example record:
+
+```json
+{"messages":[{"role":"system","content":"You emit precise King PHP runtime calls. Prefer stateless inference unless memory is explicitly requested."},{"role":"user","content":"Open a native inference stream without memory for three decode graphs."},{"role":"assistant","content":"$stream = king_inference_stream($model, ['graphs' => $graphs], ['with_memory' => false]);"}],"metadata":{"primitive":"inference","mode":"stateless","language":"php"}}
+```
+
+Build the first dataset from King docs, public stubs, PHPT tests, and manually
+reviewed examples. Do not train on failing or obsolete snippets unless the
+assistant answer explicitly fixes them. The first useful target is command
+selection and argument correctness, not general chat quality.
+
+## Function, Example 1c: OpenAI-Compatible HTTP Route
+
+```php
+<?php
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH');
+if (!is_string($modelPath) || $modelPath === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact.');
+}
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'local-small-model',
+    'artifact_path' => $modelPath,
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+
+while (true) {
+    king_http1_server_listen_once(
+        '127.0.0.1',
+        8080,
+        null,
+        static function (array $request) use ($model): array {
+            return king_inference_openai_chat_http_response($model, $request, [
+                'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+                'max_events' => 4096,
+                'max_idle_events' => 240,
+            ]);
+        }
+    );
+}
+```
+
+The helper accepts the normalized King HTTP request array and owns the
+OpenAI-compatible endpoint contract for `POST /v1/chat/completions`. The request
+body is decoded as a Chat Completions JSON payload, `messages` are validated,
+and the loaded King model is used for both normal and streaming responses. For
+`king_native_cpu` models, the same route accepts normal plain-text `messages`
+as well as an explicit `graph` object or `graphs` array in the JSON payload and
+emits OpenAI-shaped responses from the native CPU decoder. Plain text chat uses
+transient KV state for the prompt and generated tokens but does not enable the
+optional persistent graph-memory/cache policy. `graph_options` must be a JSON
+object when provided. Explicit native graph streams are stateless unless the
+payload or options set `with_memory` or `with-memory` to `true`.
+
+For `stream=false`, the helper drains native decoder content deltas into one
+OpenAI-shaped `chat.completion` JSON response with `choices[0].message.content`.
+Decoder text is treated as assistant content. Tool-call request fields are
+accepted for editor-client compatibility and ignored by plain inference. Until
+a real King MCP execution path is bound to the route, King does not dispatch
+those tools, does not synthesize tool-call responses from decoder text, and does
+not fail the request; the local router logs the tool metadata and continues
+normal inference.
+For `stream=true`, it returns a bounded `text/event-stream` body with
+`data: {chunk}` events and a final `data: [DONE]` marker.
+For `king_native_cpu`, that streaming response is backed by native decoder
+events rather than the external process runner.
+If the selected model uses `king_native_gpu`, `POST /v1/chat/completions`
+accepts plain-text `messages` when the native GPU prompt loop is ready. The
+route renders those messages into `native_prompt_text`, runs bounded GPU token
+generation, drains the native OpenAI deltas into one response for
+`stream=false`, or writes the same deltas as SSE chunks for `stream=true`. GPU
+graph payloads remain on the native stream contract instead of being mixed into
+the OpenAI chat route.
+Clients should treat the `/v1/models` `x_king.gpu_runtime` object as the
+authoritative runtime readiness source for GPU models. A registered
+`king_native_gpu` model can be listed and selected for inspection, but UI and
+autodetect flows must not infer current generation readiness from the model id
+or backend name. For direct UI wiring, `x_king.client_capabilities` mirrors the
+effective runtime contract with plain booleans for
+`openai_chat_completions`, `openai_chat_completions_stream`,
+`openai_responses`, `openai_completions`, `openai_embeddings`,
+`native_graph_streaming`, `requires_gpu`, `gpu_runtime_required`, and
+`gpu_generation_ready`. Tool-call related flags stay false until King has a
+real tool execution path behind the OpenAI-compatible route.
+
+## Function, Example 1d: OpenAI-Compatible Model Router
+
+```php
+<?php
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+$supportModelPath = getenv('KING_SUPPORT_MODEL_PATH');
+if (!is_string($supportModelPath) || $supportModelPath === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_SUPPORT_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact.');
+}
+$invoiceModelPath = getenv('KING_INVOICE_MODEL_PATH');
+if (!is_string($invoiceModelPath) || $invoiceModelPath === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INVOICE_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact.');
+}
+
+$models = [
+    'support-small' => king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'support-small',
+        'artifact_path' => $supportModelPath,
+        'backend' => ['name' => 'local', 'runner_path' => $runner],
+        'owned_by' => 'internal-platform',
+    ]),
+    'invoice-checker' => king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'invoice-checker',
+        'artifact_path' => $invoiceModelPath,
+        'backend' => ['name' => 'local', 'runner_path' => $runner],
+        'owned_by' => 'internal-platform',
+    ]),
+];
+
+while (true) {
+    king_http1_server_listen_once('127.0.0.1', 8080, null, static fn (array $request): array =>
+        king_inference_openai_http_response($models, $request, [
+            'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+            'max_events' => 4096,
+            'max_idle_events' => 240,
+        ])
+    );
+}
+```
+`king_inference_openai_http_response()` is the higher-level router for
+`GET /v1/models`, `GET /v1/models/{model}`, `POST /v1/chat/completions`, and
+`POST /v1/responses`, legacy `POST /v1/completions`, and `POST /v1/embeddings`; generation requests
+resolve the JSON `model` field against the `$models` key first and then against
+the loaded model name. If exactly one model is registered, `model` may be omitted.
+
+The Responses route accepts string or message-list `input`, top-level
+`instructions`, and maps into the same King model stream. Non-streaming calls
+return a `response` object with `output` and `output_text`; `stream=true`
+returns semantic SSE events such as `response.created`,
+`response.output_text.delta`, and `response.completed`.
+The legacy completions route accepts string prompts; embeddings use the native tokenizer plus the configured token embedding tensor.
+
+## Function, Example 1e: Configured Model Path
+
+```php
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH');
+if (!is_string($modelPath) || $modelPath === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact.');
+}
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'local-small-model',
+    'artifact' => [
+        'path' => $modelPath,
+    ],
+    'backend' => 'local',
+]);
+
+print_r(king_inference_model_info($model));
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: GPU With Thermal Guard
+
+```php
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'local-support-model',
+    'artifact' => [
+        'path' => '/models/support-q5.gguf',
+    ],
+    'quantization' => 'q5',
+    'context_tokens' => 8192,
+    'backend' => [
+        'type' => 'local',
+        'runner' => [
+            'path' => '/opt/king/bin/king-local-infer',
+        ],
+    ],
+    'gpu' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
+        'max_gpu_layers' => 24,
+        'vram_reserve_mb' => 2048,
+        'min_free_vram_mb' => 4096,
+        'thermal' => [
+            'sensor_path' => '/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon2/temp1_input',
+            'max_temperature_c' => 78.0,
+            'check_interval_seconds' => 15,
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+
+$stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'messages' => [
+        ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Answer precisely and do not invent facts.'],
+        ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Summarize this NAV error.'],
+    ],
+    'max_tokens' => 512,
+    'temperature' => 0.1,
+    'seed' => 42,
+    'top_k' => 40,
+    'top_p' => 0.92,
+]);
+
+while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, 250)) !== null) {
+    if ($event['type'] === 'stderr') {
+        error_log($event['text']);
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($event['type'] === 'token') {
+        echo $event['text'];
+    }
+    if ($event['type'] === 'done' || $event['type'] === 'cancelled') {
+        break;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Function, Example 3: Parallel Stream Reads with king_awaitable_any
+
+```php
+<?php
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$supportModel = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'support-routing',
+    'artifact' => '/models/support-routing-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+$invoiceModel = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'invoice-format-check',
+    'artifact' => '/models/invoice-format-check-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$streams = [
+    'support' => king_inference_stream($supportModel, [
+        'messages' => [
+            ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Classify support requests by department.'],
+            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Customer cannot download an invoice PDF.'],
+        ],
+        'max_tokens' => 128,
+        'temperature' => 0.1,
+    ]),
+    'invoice' => king_inference_stream($invoiceModel, [
+        'messages' => [
+            ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Return concise validation observations.'],
+            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Check whether this invoice has all required buyer tax fields.'],
+        ],
+        'max_tokens' => 256,
+        'temperature' => 0.0,
+    ]),
+];
+
+$reads = [];
+foreach ($streams as $name => $stream) {
+    $reads[$name] = king_inference_next_async($stream, 0);
+}
+
+while ($reads !== []) {
+    $readyAwaitable = king_awaitable_any($reads);
+
+    if (!king_awaitable_poll($readyAwaitable, 25)) {
+        usleep(5_000);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    $ready = king_await($readyAwaitable);
+    $name = $ready['key'];
+    $event = $ready['value'];
+
+    if ($ready['status'] !== 'resolved') {
+        error_log($name . ' failed: ' . ($ready['error'] ?? $ready['status']));
+        unset($reads[$name]);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    if ($event === null || ($event['type'] ?? '') === 'done' || ($event['type'] ?? '') === 'cancelled') {
+        unset($reads[$name]);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'token') {
+        echo '[' . $name . '] ' . $event['text'];
+    }
+
+    $reads[$name] = king_inference_next_async($streams[$name], 0);
+}
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Static Facade
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Inference;
+
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$model = Inference::loadModel([
+    'name' => 'assistant',
+    'artifact_path' => '/models/assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+$info = Inference::modelInfo($model);
+
+$stream = Inference::stream($model, [
+    'prompt' => 'Write a short customer support answer.',
+    'max_tokens' => 128,
+]);
+
+while (($event = Inference::next($stream, 500)) !== null) {
+    if ($event['type'] === 'token') {
+        echo $event['text'];
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The static facade mirrors the procedural surface: `Inference::nextAsync($stream)`
+returns a `King\Awaitable`, and `Inference::cancel($stream)` closes the stream.
+For native decoder streams, cancellation also drops any pending start event and
+advances the native event cursor to the end of the prepared token buffer, so no
+buffered decoder tokens are emitted after cancellation.
+
+## OO, Example 2: Explicit Model And Cancellation
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Inference\Model;
+use King\Inference\Stream;
+
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$model = new Model([
+    'name' => 'procurement-assistant',
+    'artifact' => '/models/procurement-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'type' => 'local',
+        'runner' => [
+            'path' => $runner,
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+
+$stream = new Stream($model, [
+    'messages' => [
+        ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Compare these supplier offers.'],
+    ],
+    'max_tokens' => 512,
+]);
+
+while (!$stream->isDone()) {
+    $event = $stream->next(1000);
+    if ($event === null) {
+        continue;
+    }
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'token') {
+        echo $event['text'];
+    }
+}
+
+$metrics = $stream->getMetrics();
+```
+
+`Stream::getMetrics()` reports emitted token chunks, stderr chunks, bytes,
+terminal state, cancellation state, exit code, OpenAI-compatible mode, and for
+native graph streams also `native_stream`, `native_event_count`,
+`native_event_index`, `native_decoder_tokens`,
+`native_decoder_last_token_id`, `native_decoder_last_probability`,
+`native_decoder_last_logit`, and `native_decoder_last_rank`. After native
+stream cancellation, `native_event_index` points at the end of the prepared
+native event buffer. `native_decoder_tokens` counts native token selections
+prepared by the decoder; `chunks` remains the count of emitted stream reads.
+GPU-enabled streams also report the last run preflight through
+`gpu_thermal_preflight_checked`, `gpu_thermal_preflight_at`, and the optional
+`gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c`. If a running GPU stream is
+aborted at the configured thermal ceiling, metrics include
+`gpu_thermal_aborted`, `gpu_thermal_abort_at`,
+`gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c`, and `gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c`.
+
+## OO, Example 3: Parallel Inference Streams
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Awaitable;
+use King\Inference\Model;
+use King\Inference\Stream;
+
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+
+$model = new Model([
+    'name' => 'operations-assistant',
+    'artifact_path' => '/models/operations-assistant-q4.gguf',
+    'quantization' => 'q4',
+    'backend' => [
+        'name' => 'local',
+        'runner_path' => $runner,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$streams = [
+    'purchase-order' => new Stream($model, [
+        'prompt' => 'Summarize open procurement risks for PO-1009.',
+        'max_tokens' => 192,
+    ]),
+    'invoice' => new Stream($model, [
+        'prompt' => 'Explain the invoice rounding difference for INV-1009.',
+        'max_tokens' => 192,
+    ]),
+];
+
+$reads = [];
+foreach ($streams as $name => $stream) {
+    $reads[$name] = $stream->nextAsync(0);
+}
+
+while ($reads !== []) {
+    $first = Awaitable::any($reads);
+
+    if (!$first->poll(25)) {
+        usleep(5_000);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    $ready = $first->await();
+    $name = $ready['key'];
+    $event = $ready['value'];
+
+    if ($ready['status'] !== 'resolved' || $event === null) {
+        unset($reads[$name]);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'token') {
+        echo '[' . $name . '] ' . $event['text'];
+        $reads[$name] = $streams[$name]->nextAsync(0);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'stderr') {
+        error_log('inference stderr: ' . $event['text']);
+        $reads[$name] = $streams[$name]->nextAsync(0);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    unset($reads[$name]);
+}
+```
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
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+# MCP
+
+King has two MCP surfaces:
+
+- `King\MCPServer` and `king_mcp_server_*` implement public MCP server
+  handling over JSON-RPC, stdio, and Streamable HTTP.
+- `King\MCP` and `king_mcp_request*` are King-internal peer calls for trusted
+  runtime-to-runtime work, including configured IIBIN payload contracts.
+
+The public server surface follows the MCP wire shape: JSON-RPC 2.0 messages,
+newline-delimited stdio messages, and a single Streamable HTTP endpoint that
+accepts POST requests and can return either `application/json` or
+`text/event-stream`.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The native MCP runtime and object contracts live in
+`extension/include/mcp/mcp.h`. Runtime code lives under
+`extension/src/mcp/runtime/`; PHP userland binding code lives under
+`extension/src/mcp/php_binding/`. PHP arginfo, function-table entries, and OO
+method-table entries live under `extension/include/mcp/`. The binding source
+directory owns object API, procedural API, public server API, and transfer
+helpers.
+
+## Public Server Definition
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\MCPServer;
+
+$server = new MCPServer([
+    'serverInfo' => [
+        'name' => 'invoice-support',
+        'version' => '1.0.0',
+    ],
+    'instructions' => 'Expose tenant-scoped invoice support tools only.',
+    'streamable_http' => [
+        'prefer_sse' => true,
+        'allowed_origins' => ['https://support.example.com'],
+    ],
+    'tools' => [
+        'invoice.status' => [
+            'description' => 'Return the visible processing status for one invoice.',
+            'inputSchema' => [
+                'type' => 'object',
+                'required' => ['tenant_id', 'invoice_id'],
+                'properties' => [
+                    'tenant_id' => ['type' => 'string'],
+                    'invoice_id' => ['type' => 'string'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            'handler' => static function (array $arguments, array $context): array {
+                authorize_support_lookup($context['user'] ?? null, $arguments['tenant_id']);
+
+                return [
+                    'content' => [[
+                        'type' => 'text',
+                        'text' => lookup_invoice_status_text(
+                            $arguments['tenant_id'],
+                            $arguments['invoice_id']
+                        ),
+                    ]],
+                ];
+            },
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+```
+
+`MCPServer` and `king_mcp_server_create()` also accept creation options for
+transport defaults. These options are applied once to the normalized server
+definition and are not read again at request time:
+
+```php
+<?php
+$server = new MCPServer($definition, [
+    'streamable_http' => [
+        'prefer_sse' => true,
+        'allowed_origins' => ['https://support.example.com'],
+    ],
+]);
+```
+
+For convenience, `prefer_sse` and `allowed_origins` may also be passed as
+top-level creation options. Unknown option keys are rejected so configuration
+typos do not silently change the transport contract.
+
+The tool handler receives the MCP `arguments` and a caller-provided context.
+Return a complete MCP tool result when you need exact control over `content`,
+`structuredContent`, or `isError`. Returning a scalar or arbitrary array is
+also accepted; King wraps it into a text result and, for structured values,
+adds `structuredContent`.
+
+## stdio Server
+
+```php
+<?php
+$server->runStdio([
+    'max_line_bytes' => 1024 * 1024,
+]);
+```
+
+The stdio transport reads one UTF-8 JSON-RPC message per line from stdin and
+writes only JSON-RPC messages to stdout. Notifications such as
+`notifications/initialized` do not produce a response.
+
+## Streamable HTTP Server
+
+```php
+<?php
+$server = new King\MCPServer($definition);
+
+while (true) {
+    king_http1_server_listen_once('127.0.0.1', 9090, null, static function (array $request) use ($server): array {
+        return $server->handleHttp($request, [
+            'user' => authenticate_mcp_request($request['headers'] ?? []),
+        ]);
+    });
+}
+```
+
+The HTTP adapter expects King's normal request array with `method`, `headers`,
+and `body`, and returns King's normal response array with `status`, `headers`,
+and `body`. POST requests require an `Accept` header that includes both
+`application/json` and `text/event-stream`. GET opens a short SSE stream
+response; long-lived streaming belongs in the surrounding HTTP server loop and
+session policy. Browser `Origin` headers are rejected unless the exact origin
+is listed in `streamable_http.allowed_origins`.
+
+## Direct JSON-RPC Dispatch
+
+```php
+<?php
+$response = $server->handleJsonRpc(json_encode([
+    'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
+    'id' => 1,
+    'method' => 'tools/list',
+], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+
+echo $response . PHP_EOL;
+```
+
+Procedural code can use the same dispatcher:
+
+```php
+<?php
+$server = king_mcp_server_create($definition);
+$response = king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc($server, [
+    'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
+    'id' => 'call-1',
+    'method' => 'tools/call',
+    'params' => [
+        'name' => 'invoice.status',
+        'arguments' => [
+            'tenant_id' => 'tenant-42',
+            'invoice_id' => 'INV-1001',
+        ],
+    ],
+], ['user' => $supportUser]);
+```
+
+## Internal King Peer With IIBIN
+
+Use `King\MCP` for trusted King runtime peers that speak King's internal
+line-framed transport. This is separate from the public MCP server surface.
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\Config;
+use King\MCP;
+
+king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolRequest', [
+    'tenant_id' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'case_id' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'question' => ['tag' => 3, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+]);
+
+king_proto_define_schema('SupportToolResponse', [
+    'answer' => ['tag' => 1, 'type' => 'string', 'required' => true],
+    'source_count' => ['tag' => 2, 'type' => 'uint32'],
+]);
+
+$mcp = new MCP('127.0.0.1', 9091, new Config([
+    'mcp.iibin_routes' => [
+        'support.faq/answer' => [
+            'request_schema' => 'SupportToolRequest',
+            'response_schema' => 'SupportToolResponse',
+            'decode_as_object' => false,
+        ],
+    ],
+]), [
+    'default_timeout_ms' => 5000,
+]);
+
+$answer = $mcp->requestIibin('support.faq', 'answer', [
+    'tenant_id' => 'tenant-42',
+    'case_id' => 'CASE-1001',
+    'question' => 'Which invoice status can the customer see?',
+]);
+```
+
+The IIBIN route contract is copied into the MCP connection state when the
+connection is created. Later changes to the `King\Config` object do not change
+the schemas used by that connection.
+
+Connection options are also copied into the MCP state. `default_timeout_ms`
+sets the timeout budget used by later request, IIBIN, upload, and download
+operations when the individual call does not pass `timeout_ms`. The procedural
+`king_mcp_connect()` API accepts the same connection option; `timeout_ms` is
+also accepted as a connection-time alias for `default_timeout_ms`.
diff --git a/docs/object-store.md b/docs/object-store.md
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+++ b/docs/object-store.md
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+# Object Store
+
+The object store persists payloads, metadata, streams, backups, and resumable
+uploads. The procedural API is `king_object_store_*`; the OO API is
+`King\ObjectStore`.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The runtime contracts live under `extension/include/object_store/`; the runtime
+implementation lives under `extension/src/object_store/`. The PHP arginfo,
+`King\ObjectStore` method table, and function-table entries live under
+`extension/include/object_store/` and are consumed by the extension bootstrap
+through `extension/include/php_king/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Store and Read
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_object_store_init([
+    'primary_backend' => 'local_fs',
+    'storage_root_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/object-store',
+    'max_storage_size_bytes' => 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+]);
+
+king_object_store_put(
+    'tenant-42/invoices/INV-1001.xml',
+    file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/invoice.xml'),
+    [
+        'content_type' => 'application/xml',
+        'object_type' => 'einvoice',
+        'cache_ttl_sec' => 3600,
+    ]
+);
+
+$metadata = king_object_store_get_metadata('tenant-42/invoices/INV-1001.xml');
+$payload = king_object_store_get('tenant-42/invoices/INV-1001.xml');
+
+var_dump($metadata, strlen($payload));
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Stream, Backup, and Restore
+
+```php
+<?php
+$source = fopen(__DIR__ . '/large-invoice.xml', 'rb');
+king_object_store_put_from_stream(
+    'tenant-42/invoices/large.xml',
+    $source,
+    ['content_type' => 'application/xml']
+);
+fclose($source);
+
+king_object_store_backup_object(
+    'tenant-42/invoices/large.xml',
+    __DIR__ . '/var/backups'
+);
+
+king_object_store_delete('tenant-42/invoices/large.xml');
+
+king_object_store_restore_object(
+    'tenant-42/invoices/large.xml',
+    __DIR__ . '/var/backups'
+);
+
+$out = fopen(__DIR__ . '/restored-large.xml', 'wb');
+king_object_store_get_to_stream('tenant-42/invoices/large.xml', $out);
+fclose($out);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: ObjectStore
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\ObjectStore;
+
+ObjectStore::init([
+    'primary_backend' => 'local_fs',
+    'storage_root_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/object-store',
+]);
+
+ObjectStore::put('tenant-42/readme.txt', 'ready', ['content_type' => 'text/plain']);
+echo ObjectStore::get('tenant-42/readme.txt') . PHP_EOL;
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Resumable Upload
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\ObjectStore;
+
+$session = ObjectStore::beginResumableUpload(
+    'tenant-42/invoices/bulk.zip',
+    ['content_type' => 'application/zip']
+);
+
+foreach (glob(__DIR__ . '/chunks/*.part') as $path) {
+    $stream = fopen($path, 'rb');
+    ObjectStore::appendResumableUploadChunk($session['upload_id'], $stream);
+    fclose($stream);
+}
+
+$complete = ObjectStore::completeResumableUpload($session['upload_id']);
+$stats = ObjectStore::getStats();
+
+var_dump($complete, $stats);
+```
diff --git a/docs/openai-compatible-inference.md b/docs/openai-compatible-inference.md
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+# OpenAI-Compatible Inference Router
+
+King's OpenAI-compatible router is a King HTTP response helper over loaded
+`King\Inference\Model` objects. It does not proxy to another inference service.
+Chat, Responses, legacy Completions, Models, and Embeddings are all routed
+through the same model registry.
+
+The bundled local router (`bin/king-openai-router`) loads its serving model
+through `king_inference_runtime_model_config()` and
+`king_inference_runtime_model_load()`. Inference backend, artifact path, GPU
+admission, context length, memory mode, VRAM reserve, and thermal policy come
+from the effective King config snapshot. Router bind settings and request drain
+limits are router options; they do not override model backend selection.
+
+## Function, Example 1: One Router
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+$runner = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER');
+if (!is_string($runner) || $runner === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER must point to the local King inference runner.');
+}
+$supportModelPath = getenv('KING_SUPPORT_MODEL_PATH');
+if (!is_string($supportModelPath) || $supportModelPath === '') {
+    throw new RuntimeException('KING_SUPPORT_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact.');
+}
+
+$models = [
+    'support-small' => king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'support-small',
+        'artifact_path' => $supportModelPath,
+        'backend' => [
+            'name' => 'local',
+            'runner_path' => $runner,
+        ],
+        'owned_by' => 'internal-platform',
+    ]),
+    'support-embeddings' => king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'support-embeddings',
+        'artifact_path' => $supportModelPath,
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'embedding_tensor' => 'token_embd.weight',
+        'owned_by' => 'internal-platform',
+    ]),
+];
+
+while (true) {
+    king_http1_server_listen_once(
+        '127.0.0.1',
+        8080,
+        null,
+        static fn (array $request): array =>
+            king_inference_openai_http_response($models, $request, [
+                'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+                'max_events' => 4096,
+                'max_idle_events' => 240,
+                'max_embedding_inputs' => 512,
+                'max_embedding_tokens' => 2048,
+                'max_embedding_dimensions' => 8192,
+            ])
+    );
+}
+```
+
+The router supports:
+
+- `GET /v1/models`
+- `GET /v1/models/{model}`
+- `POST /v1/chat/completions`
+- `POST /v1/responses`
+- `POST /v1/completions`
+- `POST /v1/embeddings`
+
+All POST routes require `body` to be a JSON string containing a JSON object.
+Missing, empty, array, or scalar request bodies are rejected before model
+selection so malformed requests receive endpoint-specific request-body errors
+instead of misleading model-selection errors.
+
+Router options include bounded drain controls (`read_timeout_ms`,
+`max_events`, `max_idle_events`), generation input limits
+(`max_chat_messages`, `max_response_input_items`, `max_completion_prompts`),
+and embedding limits (`max_embedding_inputs`, `max_embedding_tokens`,
+`max_embedding_dimensions`). The default drain controls are
+`read_timeout_ms=250`, `max_events=4096`, and `max_idle_events=240`. The
+default generation input limits are `max_chat_messages=256`,
+`max_response_input_items=256`, and `max_completion_prompts=128`; set them lower
+for public or tenant-shared routes where one request must not fan out into
+excessive prompt construction or backend generation work. The default embedding
+limits are `max_embedding_inputs=2048`, `max_embedding_tokens=8192`, and
+`max_embedding_dimensions=8192`. Drain control and limit option values must be
+positive integers; invalid router options return a server error instead of being
+silently replaced by defaults.
+
+Model selection is explicit when more than one model is registered. The JSON
+`model` field is matched against the registry key first and then against the
+loaded model name and the listed OpenAI model id. Direct helpers that already
+receive one loaded model may omit `model`, but any provided `model` field must
+be a non-empty string. The registered models must resolve to unique listed
+OpenAI model ids; duplicate listed ids are rejected as router configuration
+errors.
+Loaded model metadata is strict before the router sees it: model `name`,
+`owned_by`, `embedding_tensor`, `token_embedding_tensor`, `output_tensor`,
+`output_projection_tensor`, `lm_head_tensor`,
+`attention_query_tensor_pattern`, `attention_key_tensor_pattern`,
+`attention_value_tensor_pattern`, `attention_output_tensor_pattern`,
+`rms_norm_attention_tensor_pattern`, `rms_norm_ffn_tensor_pattern`, and
+`rms_norm_final_tensor`, `ffn_gate_tensor_pattern`, `ffn_up_tensor_pattern`,
+and `ffn_down_tensor_pattern` must be non-empty strings when provided.
+
+`GET /v1/models` and `GET /v1/models/{model}` return normal OpenAI model
+objects plus an `x_king` extension object. Model objects always include integer
+`created`; when the model config has no usable non-negative integer timestamp,
+King reports `created: 0` and sets `x_king.created_config_valid` accordingly.
+The `x_king` object also contains the resolved King backend, configured backend,
+active backend, active device, fallback mode, silent CPU fallback state, CUDA
+admission reason, memory mode, readiness object, whether the backend
+configuration resolved cleanly, whether the model can serve the generic OpenAI
+generation routes, whether it supports native graph streaming, whether it can
+serve embeddings, whether configured GPU use is enabled for the model, and the
+backend capability map from the loaded model. Frontends should prefer
+`x_king.client_capabilities` for UI decisions because it is a versioned,
+runtime-ready contract: `openai_chat_completions`,
+`openai_chat_completions_stream`, `openai_responses`,
+`openai_completions`, `openai_embeddings`, `native_graph_streaming`,
+`requires_gpu`, `gpu_runtime_required`, and `gpu_generation_ready` are direct
+booleans, and executable OpenAI tool-call dispatch is explicitly reported as
+`false` with `tool_call_status=unsupported`. Tool schemas in chat requests are
+accepted for editor-client compatibility and logged by the local router, but
+plain inference ignores them. They do not make the route execute a tool, buffer
+the stream for synthetic tool-call extraction, or fail inference when no King
+MCP tool path is configured.
+If a backend configuration cannot be resolved, `x_king.backend` is `invalid`,
+`x_king.backend_config_valid` is `false`, and all executable client capability
+flags are reported as
+unavailable. The router-level `owned_by` option overrides the model config
+owner for model-listing responses and must be a non-empty string when provided;
+invalid listing options return a server error instead of being ignored.
+
+Chat message `content` and Responses input item `content` may be a string or an
+array of text content parts. Responses `instructions` must be a non-empty string
+when provided. King extracts text from `text`, `content`, or `refusal` fields
+and feeds that into the local text-generation prompt. Non-text parts such as
+image, audio, or file payloads are rejected for this local text inference route
+instead of being silently ignored.
+
+The generic OpenAI HTTP generation routes accept either a text-generation stream
+backend or a `king_native_cpu` request that explicitly carries `graph` or
+`graphs`. `graph` must be a JSON object, `graphs` must be a JSON array, and
+`graph_options` must be a JSON object where provided. Native graph requests
+still return OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions chunks or JSON responses, but
+the router does not synthesize a
+native graph from arbitrary Chat Completions payloads. When a generation route
+selects a native graph backend without an explicit graph request, King returns an
+OpenAI-shaped `400` JSON error instead of falling through to a low-level stream
+exception. Native graph streams are stateless by default. Set `with_memory` or
+`with-memory` to `true` in the request, stream options, or `graph_options` only
+when the next graph should inherit the previous graph result state. The system
+baseline is `king.inference_with_memory=0` in `php.ini`; a loaded model config
+can override that baseline before per-request values are applied.
+
+## Function, Example 2: Embeddings
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+$response = king_inference_openai_http_response($models, [
+    'method' => 'POST',
+    'uri' => '/v1/embeddings',
+    'body' => json_encode([
+        'model' => 'support-embeddings',
+        'input' => [
+            'invoice status: rejected because VAT summary does not match lines',
+            'question: why did my electronic invoice fail validation?',
+        ],
+        'encoding_format' => 'float',
+        'dimensions' => 1024,
+    ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+], [
+    'embedding_tensor' => 'token_embd.weight',
+    'max_embedding_inputs' => 512,
+    'max_embedding_tokens' => 2048,
+]);
+
+if ($response['status'] !== 200) {
+    throw new RuntimeException($response['body']);
+}
+
+$payload = json_decode($response['body'], true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+$firstVector = $payload['data'][0]['embedding'];
+```
+
+Embeddings are mean-pooled from the model's native token embedding tensor after
+King tokenizes the input. The tensor name can be supplied in the loaded model
+config as `embedding_tensor` or `token_embedding_tensor`, or as router option
+`embedding_tensor`. If no name is supplied, King uses the shared token
+embedding resolver: explicit names win, known GGUF names such as
+`token_embd.weight` are checked next, and a guarded shape/name-hint scan is used
+only when the model metadata makes the embedding matrix unambiguous.
+
+`input` may be a string, a list of strings, one token-id list, or a batch of
+token-id lists. `dimensions` can request a bounded prefix of the native
+embedding width; the tensor row stride remains the native width internally.
+`encoding_format` supports `float` arrays and `base64` strings. The base64 form
+contains the same mean-pooled vector encoded as Float32 little-endian bytes.
+Embedding input count, token count, and output dimensions are bounded by the
+positive router options `max_embedding_inputs`, `max_embedding_tokens`, and
+`max_embedding_dimensions`.
+
+Generation responses include tokenizer-backed usage when the loaded model can
+count both the prompt and the produced text. Chat Completions and legacy
+Completions return `prompt_tokens`, `completion_tokens`, and `total_tokens`.
+Responses payloads return `input_tokens`, `output_tokens`, and `total_tokens`.
+If token counting is unavailable for the model, the router keeps `usage` as
+`null` instead of failing an otherwise completed inference request.
+
+Generation controls are normalized before the stream starts. Chat Completions
+accept `max_completion_tokens` and legacy `max_tokens`; Responses accepts
+`max_output_tokens` and legacy `max_tokens`. King maps those fields to the
+internal `max_tokens` stream contract and carries `temperature`, `top_p`,
+`seed`, and the King-specific `top_k` option through the same path. Max-token
+options must be positive integers, numeric generation options must be finite
+numbers, `temperature` must be non-negative, `top_p` must be greater than zero
+and at most one, and `top_k` must be a non-negative integer. Invalid generation
+controls return an OpenAI-shaped `400` response before any backend process is
+started.
+Chat Completions and legacy Completions also validate OpenAI `stop` as a
+string or an array of one to four non-empty strings and pass those stop
+sequences to the local generation runner. The runner withholds possible stop
+prefixes until they are known to be ordinary text, so the matched stop sequence
+is not included in the streamed or non-streamed response content. They accept
+`n` only when it is the integer `1`; requests for multiple independent choices
+return an OpenAI-shaped `400` instead of silently returning fewer choices than
+requested.
+
+The local generation routes reject active requests for features that this
+runtime does not yet execute. Chat Completions accepts tool/function fields as
+model context and leaves executable dispatch disabled, but rejects
+multimodal/audio output, prediction hints, and logprob output; it accepts
+`response_format` only when `type` is `text`. Legacy Completions rejects
+suffix, echo, best-of, and logprob output. Responses rejects tool calling,
+reasoning blocks, include filters, and continuation from a previous response.
+Neutral defaults such as `null`, `false`, or empty arrays are treated as absent.
+Chat Completions `messages` arrays are supported only up to
+`max_chat_messages`. Responses input item lists are supported only up to
+`max_response_input_items`.
+Legacy Completions prompt arrays are supported only up to
+`max_completion_prompts`; streaming legacy Completions still require a single
+string prompt.
+
+All OpenAI generation routes validate `stream` as a boolean when it is provided.
+They also validate `stream_options` as a JSON object, and
+`stream_options.include_usage` must be a boolean. For streamed Chat Completions
+and legacy Completions, `include_usage=true` appends a final OpenAI-shaped usage
+chunk with empty `choices` immediately before the final `data: [DONE]` marker.
+Other chunks carry `usage: null`, and the final usage chunk is computed through
+the same tokenizer-backed path as non-streaming generation responses.
+Live native streams created with `king_inference_openai_chat_stream()` return
+token-content chunks immediately. They do not emit a leading role-only chunk
+before the first native token.
+
+## OO, Example 1: Static Facade
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+use King\Inference;
+
+$response = Inference::openaiHttpResponse($models, [
+    'method' => 'POST',
+    'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+    'body' => json_encode([
+        'model' => 'support-small',
+        'messages' => [
+            ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Answer support questions from verified context.'],
+            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Summarize the invoice rejection.'],
+        ],
+        'stream' => false,
+    ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+]);
+```
+
+The OO facade uses the same router implementation as the procedural function.
+Application code can mount it behind a King HTTP server, apply its own auth and
+tenant checks before the call, and keep the response array compatible with
+King's server handlers.
+
+## OO, Example 2: Tenant-Aware Handler
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+use King\Inference;
+
+$handler = static function (array $request) use ($tenantModels): array {
+    $tenantId = $request['headers']['x-tenant-id'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($tenantId) || !isset($tenantModels[$tenantId])) {
+        return [
+            'status' => 403,
+            'headers' => ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+            'body' => '{"error":{"message":"tenant not allowed","type":"invalid_request_error"}}',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return Inference::openaiHttpResponse($tenantModels[$tenantId], $request, [
+        'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+        'max_events' => 4096,
+        'max_embedding_tokens' => 2048,
+    ]);
+};
+```
+
+The router intentionally does not own tenant authorization. It expects the
+application boundary to decide which model registry a request can access. That
+keeps OpenAI-compatible transport behavior inside King while preserving the
+host application's security model.
diff --git a/docs/pipeline-orchestrator.md b/docs/pipeline-orchestrator.md
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+# Pipeline Orchestrator
+
+The orchestrator executes tool steps, can persist runs, and supports local,
+file-worker, and remote-peer backends. Handlers are process-local and must be
+registered inside the executing process.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The native orchestrator runtime lives under
+`extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/` with public contracts in
+`extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/`. PHP-facing registration metadata,
+class-method table entries, and function-table entries live under
+`extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/`; runtime execution API, durable tool
+registry, and queue/state persistence helpers remain under
+`extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Local Two-Step Run
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool('read-invoice', ['kind' => 'php']);
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool('normalize-vat', ['kind' => 'php']);
+
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler('read-invoice', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    return ['output' => [
+        'invoice_id' => $ctx['input']['invoice_id'],
+        'net' => 10000,
+        'vat_rate' => 19,
+    ]];
+});
+
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler('normalize-vat', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    $invoice = $ctx['input'];
+    $invoice['vat'] = (int) round($invoice['net'] * $invoice['vat_rate'] / 100);
+
+    return ['output' => $invoice];
+});
+
+$result = king_pipeline_orchestrator_run(
+    ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1001'],
+    [['tool' => 'read-invoice'], ['tool' => 'normalize-vat']],
+    ['trace_id' => 'invoice-INV-1001']
+);
+
+var_dump($result);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Queue for File Worker
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool('validate-ubl', ['kind' => 'php']);
+king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler('validate-ubl', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    $input = $ctx['input'];
+    $input['validation'] = ['ok' => true, 'profile' => 'peppol-bis-billing-3'];
+
+    return ['output' => $input];
+});
+
+$queued = king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch(
+    ['object_id' => 'tenant-42/invoices/INV-1001.xml'],
+    [['tool' => 'validate-ubl']],
+    ['trace_id' => 'queued-ubl-validation-INV-1001']
+);
+
+$runId = $queued['run_id'];
+$workerResult = king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next();
+$snapshot = king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run($runId);
+
+var_dump($workerResult, $snapshot);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Static OO Facade
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\PipelineOrchestrator;
+
+PipelineOrchestrator::registerTool('prepare', ['kind' => 'php']);
+PipelineOrchestrator::registerHandler('prepare', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    return ['output' => ['prepared' => true] + $ctx['input']];
+});
+
+$result = PipelineOrchestrator::run(
+    ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1002'],
+    [['tool' => 'prepare']],
+    ['trace_id' => 'oo-prepare-INV-1002']
+);
+
+var_dump($result);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Async Run and Run Snapshot
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\PipelineOrchestrator;
+
+PipelineOrchestrator::registerTool('classify', ['kind' => 'php']);
+PipelineOrchestrator::registerHandler('classify', static function (array $ctx): array {
+    $input = $ctx['input'];
+    $input['class'] = $input['amount'] < 0 ? 'credit-note' : 'invoice';
+
+    return ['output' => $input];
+});
+
+$awaitable = PipelineOrchestrator::runAsync(
+    ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1003', 'amount' => -2500],
+    [['tool' => 'classify']],
+    ['trace_id' => 'classify-INV-1003']
+);
+
+$result = $awaitable->await(2000);
+$component = king_system_get_component_info('pipeline_orchestrator');
+$runId = $component['configuration']['last_run_id'] ?? null;
+
+if (is_string($runId)) {
+    var_dump(PipelineOrchestrator::getRun($runId));
+}
+
+var_dump($result);
+```
diff --git a/docs/rtp.md b/docs/rtp.md
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+++ b/docs/rtp.md
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+# RTP
+
+RTP is available procedurally through `king_rtp_*`. The native OO surface is
+`King\RTP\Socket` and keeps the same native RTP resource internally.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The native RTP socket and object contracts live in
+`extension/include/media/rtp.h` and are exported through
+`extension/include/media/index.h`. Runtime code lives under
+`extension/src/media/`. PHP-facing registration metadata, function-table
+entries, and RTP OO method entries live under `extension/include/media/`; RTP
+object binding implementation remains under `extension/src/media/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Bind Socket and Read ICE/DTLS Data
+
+```php
+<?php
+$socket = king_rtp_bind('127.0.0.1', 5004);
+if ($socket === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+}
+
+$ice = king_rtp_ice_credentials($socket);
+$fingerprint = king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint($socket);
+
+var_dump($ice, $fingerprint);
+king_rtp_close($socket);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Accept DTLS and Send an RTP Packet
+
+```php
+<?php
+$socket = king_rtp_bind('0.0.0.0', 5004);
+
+$accepted = king_rtp_dtls_accept($socket, '192.0.2.10', 5004, 3000);
+if ($accepted !== true) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('DTLS accept failed');
+}
+
+king_rtp_send($socket, '192.0.2.10', 5004, random_bytes(160));
+$packet = king_rtp_recv($socket, 1000);
+
+var_dump($packet);
+king_rtp_close($socket);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Native King\RTP\Socket Class
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\RTP\Socket;
+
+$rtp = new Socket('127.0.0.1', 5004);
+var_dump($rtp->iceCredentials());
+echo $rtp->dtlsFingerprint() . PHP_EOL;
+$rtp->close();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Media Peer Service with Native Socket Class
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\RTP\Socket;
+
+final class MediaPeer
+{
+    public function __construct(private Socket $rtp) {}
+
+    public function acceptPeer(string $ip, int $port): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->rtp->acceptDtls($ip, $port, 3000)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function sendAudioFrame(string $host, int $port, string $frame): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->rtp->send($host, $port, $frame)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('RTP send failed');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function receiveAudioFrame(): ?array
+    {
+        $packet = $this->rtp->receive(1000);
+        return $packet === false ? null : $packet;
+    }
+}
+
+$peer = new MediaPeer(new Socket('0.0.0.0', 5004));
+$peer->sendAudioFrame('192.0.2.10', 5004, random_bytes(160));
+```
diff --git a/docs/semantic-dns.md b/docs/semantic-dns.md
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+# Semantic DNS
+
+Semantic DNS registers services with load and status data and returns
+discovery and routing decisions. The native API is procedural
+`king_semantic_dns_*`. A native OO class is not exported yet; the OO examples
+are userland adapters.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The Semantic DNS runtime lives under `extension/src/semantic_dns/` with public
+contracts in `extension/include/semantic_dns/`. Its PHP arginfo and
+function-table entries live under `extension/include/semantic_dns/` and are
+consumed by the extension bootstrap through `extension/include/php_king/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Register and Discover a Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_semantic_dns_init([
+    'bind' => '127.0.0.1',
+    'port' => 5353,
+    'ttl_seconds' => 30,
+]);
+
+king_semantic_dns_register_service([
+    'service_id' => 'invoice-api-fra-1',
+    'service_name' => 'invoice-api',
+    'service_type' => 'http',
+    'hostname' => '10.0.0.10',
+    'port' => 8080,
+    'status' => 'healthy',
+    'current_load_percent' => 20,
+]);
+
+$discovery = king_semantic_dns_discover_service('http', [
+    'service_name' => 'invoice-api',
+]);
+
+var_dump($discovery);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Status Update and Optimal Route
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_semantic_dns_update_service_status('invoice-api-fra-1', 'degraded', [
+    'current_load_percent' => 85,
+    'active_connections' => 120,
+]);
+
+king_semantic_dns_register_service([
+    'service_id' => 'invoice-api-fra-2',
+    'service_name' => 'invoice-api',
+    'service_type' => 'http',
+    'hostname' => '10.0.0.11',
+    'port' => 8080,
+    'status' => 'healthy',
+    'current_load_percent' => 15,
+]);
+
+$route = king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route('invoice-api', [
+    'region' => 'eu-central',
+]);
+
+var_dump($route);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Registry Adapter
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class SemanticDnsRegistry
+{
+    public function registerHttp(string $id, string $name, string $host, int $port): void
+    {
+        king_semantic_dns_register_service([
+            'service_id' => $id,
+            'service_name' => $name,
+            'service_type' => 'http',
+            'hostname' => $host,
+            'port' => $port,
+            'status' => 'healthy',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function discover(string $type): array
+    {
+        return king_semantic_dns_discover_service($type);
+    }
+}
+
+$registry = new SemanticDnsRegistry();
+$registry->registerHttp('portal-api-1', 'portal-api', '10.0.1.10', 8080);
+var_dump($registry->discover('http'));
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Router Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class SemanticRouter
+{
+    public function route(string $serviceName, array $clientInfo = []): array
+    {
+        $route = king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route($serviceName, $clientInfo);
+        if (($route['status'] ?? '') === 'no_route') {
+            throw new RuntimeException("No route for $serviceName");
+        }
+
+        return $route;
+    }
+}
+
+$router = new SemanticRouter();
+$route = $router->route('invoice-api', ['tenant_id' => 42]);
+
+printf("http://%s:%d\n", $route['hostname'], $route['port']);
+```
diff --git a/docs/source-layout.md b/docs/source-layout.md
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+++ b/docs/source-layout.md
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+# Source Layout
+
+King is a PHP extension repository. The native runtime is intentionally scoped
+under `extension/` instead of placing C sources and headers directly at the
+repository root.
+
+```text
+extension/
++-- config.m4
++-- include/
+|   +-- php_king.h
+|   +-- php_king/
+|   +-- awaitable/
+|   +-- inference/
+|   +-- mcp/
+|   +-- xslt/
+|   +-- ...
++-- src/
+    +-- php_king.c
+    +-- php_king/
+    +-- awaitable/
+    +-- inference/
+    +-- mcp/
+    +-- xslt/
+    +-- ...
+```
+
+`extension/config.m4` adds both `extension/` and `extension/include/` to the C
+include path. Inside extension sources, module headers are therefore included
+as `awaitable/index.h`, `inference/index.h`, `mcp/index.h`, `xslt/index.h`, and
+so on.
+
+## Public Header Root
+
+The public extension header root is `extension/include/`.
+
+- `extension/include/php_king.h` is the central extension header.
+- `extension/include/php_king/` contains bootstrap-owned declarations,
+  constants, global state, helper contracts, and root registration metadata.
+- `extension/include/awaitable/` contains the `King\Awaitable` object contract,
+  cancel-token declarations, arginfo, class entries, and function entries.
+- `extension/include/inference/` contains the native inference umbrella header
+  and splits class metadata, function entries, registration hooks, arginfo, and
+  model/stream contracts into focused subdirectories.
+- `extension/include/mcp/` contains public MCP server and King-internal MCP peer
+  contracts, resource identifiers, arginfo, class entries, and function
+  entries.
+- `extension/include/xslt/` contains the XSLT processor contract, arginfo,
+  class entries, and function entries.
+
+There is no separate repository-root `include/` directory in the current
+layout. Adding one would either duplicate extension headers or create a second
+include root for the same ABI surface. The active contract is one native
+extension include root: `extension/include/`.
+
+## Runtime Source Root
+
+The active runtime implementation root is `extension/src/`.
+
+- `extension/src/php_king.c` is the single extension translation unit.
+- `extension/src/php_king/` contains root extension bootstrap glue: module
+  bindings, function table, class registration, lifecycle hooks, resources, and
+  shared exception registration.
+- `extension/src/awaitable/`, `extension/src/inference/`,
+  `extension/src/mcp/`, and `extension/src/xslt/` are subsystem roots. They are
+  not supposed to live under `extension/src/php_king/`.
+
+The `php_king/` source directory is therefore not a primitive namespace. It is
+the extension bootstrap layer that includes and registers the primitive
+subsystems.
+
+## Adding A Primitive
+
+New primitives should follow this shape:
+
+```text
+extension/include/<primitive>/
++-- index.h
++-- <primitive>.h
++-- arginfo/
+|   +-- index.h
+|   +-- arginfo.h
++-- function_entries.h
++-- class_entries.h
++-- class_method_entries.h
++-- class_methods.h
+
+extension/src/<primitive>/
++-- <primitive>.c
++-- binding/
+|   +-- php_binding.inc
++-- core/
+|   +-- registration.inc
+|   +-- state.inc
++-- focused implementation leaves
+```
+
+The root extension header `extension/include/php_king.h` should include the
+primitive umbrella header, and `extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc` or
+the relevant class registration table should include the primitive function and
+method entries. Active `.c` files must be listed in `extension/config.m4`.
+
+This keeps the ABI surface, PHP registration metadata, and runtime
+implementation discoverable without flattening every subsystem into one large
+directory.
+
+## Inference Header Shape
+
+Inference is larger than the smaller primitives, so its public header surface is
+split by PHP-extension responsibility:
+
+```text
+extension/include/inference/
++-- index.h
++-- arginfo/
+|   +-- index.h
+|   +-- arginfo.h
++-- classes/
+|   +-- class_entries.h
+|   +-- class_method_entries.h
+|   +-- class_methods.h
++-- functions/
+|   +-- function_entries.h
++-- registration/
+|   +-- registration.h
++-- surface/
+    +-- inference.h
+```
+
+`index.h` is the umbrella include. Subsystem bootstrap code should prefer that
+umbrella unless it explicitly owns one narrower table such as function entries
+or class method entries.
+
+## Inference Source Shape
+
+The inference primitive is intentionally split by ownership instead of keeping a
+large flat implementation directory:
+
+```text
+extension/src/inference/
++-- inference.c
++-- binding/
+|   +-- bootstrap/
+|   +-- stacks/
+|       +-- api/
+|       +-- cuda/
+|       +-- model/
+|       +-- openai/
+|       +-- request/
+|       +-- runtime/
+|       +-- stream/
++-- api/
+|   +-- async/
+|   +-- oop/
+|   |   +-- model/
+|   |   +-- stream/
+|   +-- procedural/
+|   +-- surface/
++-- backends/
+|   +-- contracts/
+|   +-- local/
+|   +-- native/
+|   +-- registry/
++-- core/
+|   +-- bootstrap/
+|   +-- classes/
+|   +-- support/
++-- runtime/
+|   +-- cache/
+|   +-- config/
+|   +-- events/
+|   +-- memory/
+|   +-- policy/
++-- gguf/
+|   +-- loader/
+|   +-- metadata/
++-- tokenizer/
++-- tensor/
+|   +-- core/
+|   +-- graph/
+|   |   +-- builder/
+|   |   +-- core/
+|   |   +-- ops/
+|   +-- resolvers/
+|       +-- attention/
+|       |   +-- components/
+|       |       +-- metadata/
+|       |       +-- shape/
++-- openai/
+|   +-- chat/
+|   +-- http/
+|   +-- resources/
+|   +-- runtime/
+|       +-- backend/
+|       +-- compat/
+|       +-- options/
+|       +-- stream/
++-- cuda/
+    +-- runtime/
+    |   +-- context/
+    |   +-- policy/
+    |   +-- status/
+    |   +-- weights/
+    +-- kernels/
+    |   +-- attention/
+    |   +-- device/
+    |   +-- embedding/
+    |   +-- ffn/
+    |   +-- matvec/
+    |   +-- norm/
+    |   +-- projection/
+    |   +-- rope/
+    +-- decoder_graph/
+    |   +-- core/
+    |   +-- device/
+    |   |   +-- compare/
+    |   |   |   +-- embedding/
+    |   |   |   +-- matvec/
+    |   |   |   +-- norm/
+    |   |   |   +-- projection/
+    |   |   +-- core/
+    |   +-- prefill/
+    |   |   +-- ffn/
+    |   |   +-- kv/
+    |   |   +-- residual/
+    |   +-- ops/
+    |       +-- attention/
+    |       +-- control/
+    |       +-- ffn/
+    |       +-- final/
+    |       +-- kv/
+    |       +-- projection/
+    |       +-- residual/
+    |       +-- rope/
+    +-- prompt/
+        +-- loop/
+        +-- prefill/
+            +-- attention/
+            +-- batch/
+            +-- ffn/
+            +-- kv/
+            +-- query/
+            +-- remaining/
+```
+
+Decoder graph files are grouped by the operation family they own. Device
+execution code may include those families, but individual operation files should
+not drift back into a mixed `ops/` catch-all directory.
+
+Inference folders should stay responsibility-oriented. Aggregator files belong
+under `binding/bootstrap/` or one of the `binding/stacks/*/` folders; backend
+implementations belong under their runtime family; runtime support is separated
+into cache, config, memory, events, and policy leaves; CUDA runtime code is
+split into context, policy, status, and weight-upload ownership. Do not add new
+inference implementation files back to the primitive root or to a mixed
+catch-all directory.
diff --git a/docs/system-runtime.md b/docs/system-runtime.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e20019f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system-runtime.md
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# System Runtime
+
+The system runtime coordinates components such as client, server, object
+store, CDN, telemetry, autoscaling, MCP, IIBIN, and orchestrator. The native
+API is procedural `king_system_*`. A native OO class is not exported yet; the
+OO examples are userland adapters.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The coordinated system runtime lives in
+`extension/src/integration/system_integration.c` with public contracts in
+`extension/include/integration/system_integration.h`. The integration module
+owns PHP-facing registration metadata under `extension/include/integration/`,
+while core status helpers also contribute system introspection leaves.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Init, Status, Shutdown
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_system_init([
+    'cluster_id' => 'local-dev',
+    'node_id' => 'node-1',
+    'state_root_path' => __DIR__ . '/var/system',
+    'components' => ['client', 'server', 'object_store', 'pipeline_orchestrator'],
+]);
+
+$status = king_system_get_status();
+
+if (($status['lifecycle'] ?? '') !== 'ready') {
+    var_dump($status['readiness_blockers'] ?? []);
+}
+
+king_system_shutdown();
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Request Through Runtime and Recovery
+
+```php
+<?php
+$response = king_system_process_request([
+    'type' => 'invoice.accept',
+    'tenant_id' => 42,
+    'invoice_id' => 'INV-1001',
+]);
+
+if (($response['ok'] ?? false) !== true) {
+    king_system_fail_component('pipeline_orchestrator');
+    king_system_recover();
+}
+
+$report = king_system_get_performance_report();
+var_dump($response, $report);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Runtime Adapter
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class KingRuntime
+{
+    public function init(array $config): void
+    {
+        if (!king_system_init($config)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(king_get_last_error());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function status(): array
+    {
+        return king_system_get_status();
+    }
+}
+
+$runtime = new KingRuntime();
+$runtime->init(['cluster_id' => 'local-dev', 'node_id' => 'node-1']);
+var_dump($runtime->status());
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Health Gate for Worker
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class RuntimeAdmission
+{
+    public function assertWorkerCanClaim(): void
+    {
+        $status = king_system_get_status();
+        $admission = $status['admission'] ?? [];
+
+        if (($admission['file_worker_claims'] ?? false) !== true) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('file worker claims are not admitted');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function component(string $name): array
+    {
+        $info = king_system_get_component_info($name);
+        if ($info === false) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unknown component: $name");
+        }
+
+        return $info;
+    }
+}
+
+$admission = new RuntimeAdmission();
+$admission->assertWorkerCanClaim();
+var_dump($admission->component('pipeline_orchestrator'));
+```
diff --git a/docs/telemetry.md b/docs/telemetry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c72b8160a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/telemetry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+# Telemetry
+
+Telemetry records spans, metrics, and logs and can propagate trace context.
+The native API is procedural `king_telemetry_*`. A native OO class is not
+exported yet; the OO examples are userland adapters.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The telemetry runtime lives under `extension/src/telemetry/` with public
+contracts exported through `extension/include/telemetry/index.h`. Its PHP
+arginfo and function-table entries live under `extension/include/telemetry/`
+and are consumed by the extension bootstrap through
+`extension/include/php_king/`.
+Server-side telemetry bootstrap entry points such as
+`king_server_init_telemetry()` are registered through the server binding
+metadata under `extension/include/server/`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Span, Metric, Log
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_telemetry_init([
+    'service_name' => 'invoice-platform',
+    'exporter' => 'otlp',
+    'endpoint' => 'http://127.0.0.1:4318',
+]);
+
+$span = king_telemetry_start_span('invoice.receive', [
+    'tenant_id' => '42',
+    'invoice_id' => 'INV-1001',
+]);
+
+king_telemetry_record_metric('invoice_received_total', 1, ['tenant' => '42']);
+king_telemetry_log('info', 'invoice received', ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1001']);
+
+king_telemetry_end_span($span, ['status' => 'accepted']);
+$flush = king_telemetry_flush();
+
+var_dump($flush);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Propagate Trace Context to HTTP
+
+```php
+<?php
+$span = king_telemetry_start_span('nav.submit', ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1002']);
+
+$headers = king_telemetry_inject_context([
+    'content-type' => 'application/json',
+    'accept' => 'application/json',
+]);
+
+$response = king_client_send_request(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:8080/nav/submit',
+    'POST',
+    $headers,
+    json_encode(['invoice_id' => 'INV-1002'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+    ['timeout_ms' => 3000]
+);
+
+king_telemetry_record_metric('nav_submit_total', 1, [
+    'status' => (string) ($response['status'] ?? 0),
+]);
+
+king_telemetry_end_span($span);
+king_telemetry_flush();
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Userland Tracer
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class Tracer
+{
+    public function start(string $name, array $attributes = []): string
+    {
+        return king_telemetry_start_span($name, $attributes);
+    }
+
+    public function end(string $spanId, array $attributes = []): void
+    {
+        king_telemetry_end_span($spanId, $attributes);
+    }
+}
+
+$tracer = new Tracer();
+$span = $tracer->start('invoice.map', ['invoice_id' => 'INV-1003']);
+$tracer->end($span, ['result' => 'ok']);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Instrumented Service
+
+```php
+<?php
+final class InstrumentedInvoiceSubmitter
+{
+    public function __construct(private Tracer $tracer) {}
+
+    public function submit(array $invoice): array
+    {
+        $span = $this->tracer->start('invoice.submit', [
+            'invoice_id' => (string) $invoice['id'],
+        ]);
+
+        try {
+            king_telemetry_record_metric('invoice_submit_attempt_total', 1);
+
+            $response = king_client_send_request(
+                'http://127.0.0.1:8080/invoices',
+                'POST',
+                ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+                json_encode($invoice, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)
+            );
+
+            $this->tracer->end($span, ['http.status_code' => $response['status'] ?? 0]);
+            return $response;
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->tracer->end($span, ['error' => $e->getMessage()]);
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
diff --git a/docs/websocket.md b/docs/websocket.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bdd6e8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/websocket.md
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# WebSocket
+
+The WebSocket client can be used procedurally through
+`king_client_websocket_*` or through `King\WebSocket\Connection`. On the
+server side, procedural upgrade is available through
+`king_server_upgrade_to_websocket()` and OO through `King\WebSocket\Server`.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The shared WebSocket state and connection object contract live in
+`extension/include/client/websocket.h`. The server object contract lives in
+`extension/include/server/websocket.h`. Client runtime code lives under
+`extension/src/client/websocket/`; server upgrade and `King\WebSocket\Server`
+runtime code live under `extension/src/server/`.
+
+Client-side WebSocket registration metadata is owned by the client include
+surface in `extension/include/client/`, including `websocket_arginfo.h`,
+`websocket_class_method_entries.h`, `arginfo/`, and `function_entries.h`.
+Server-side WebSocket upgrade and listener registration metadata is owned by
+`extension/include/server/`, including `websocket_server_arginfo.h`,
+`websocket_server_class_method_entries.h`, `arginfo/`, and
+`function_entries.h`.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Client Echo
+
+```php
+<?php
+$ws = king_client_websocket_connect(
+    'ws://127.0.0.1:8081/socket',
+    ['x-client' => 'invoice-console'],
+    ['max_payload_size' => 1024 * 1024, 'handshake_timeout_ms' => 1500]
+);
+
+if ($ws === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(king_client_websocket_get_last_error());
+}
+
+king_client_websocket_send($ws, json_encode([
+    'type' => 'ping',
+    'request_id' => 'req-1001',
+], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+
+$payload = king_client_websocket_receive($ws, 1000);
+var_dump($payload);
+
+king_client_websocket_close($ws, 1000, 'done');
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: HTTP/1 Upgrade in a Handler
+
+```php
+<?php
+king_http1_server_listen_once('127.0.0.1', 8081, null, static function (array $request): array {
+    $session = $request['session'];
+    $streamId = (int) $request['stream_id'];
+
+    $ws = king_server_upgrade_to_websocket($session, $streamId);
+    if ($ws === false) {
+        return [
+            'status' => 400,
+            'headers' => ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+            'body' => '{"error":"websocket_upgrade_failed"}',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    king_websocket_send($ws, json_encode([
+        'type' => 'connected',
+        'connection_id' => $request['headers']['sec-websocket-key'][0] ?? null,
+    ], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+
+    return ['status' => 101, 'headers' => [], 'body' => ''];
+});
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Connection
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\WebSocket\Connection;
+
+$connection = new Connection('ws://127.0.0.1:8081/socket', [
+    'x-client' => 'ops-console',
+]);
+
+$connection->send(json_encode(['type' => 'subscribe', 'topic' => 'invoices'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+$message = $connection->receive(1000);
+
+echo $message . PHP_EOL;
+$connection->close(1000, 'done');
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: Server with Broadcast
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\WebSocket\Server;
+
+$server = new Server('127.0.0.1', 8081);
+
+$connection = $server->accept();
+$info = $connection->getInfo();
+
+$connection->send(json_encode([
+    'type' => 'accepted',
+    'connection_id' => $info['connection_id'],
+], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+
+$server->broadcast(json_encode([
+    'type' => 'system',
+    'message' => 'maintenance-window-open',
+], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+
+$server->stop();
+```
diff --git a/docs/xslt.md b/docs/xslt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd41869dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/xslt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# XSLT 2.0/3.0 for E-Invoicing
+
+XSLT is available procedurally through `king_xslt_engine_status()`,
+`king_xslt_transform_file()`, and `king_xslt_transform_to_file()`. The native
+OO surface is `King\XSLT\Processor`. The processor stores default options such
+as SaxonC properties and can override them per transformation run.
+
+## Internal Layout
+
+The native XSLT runtime and object contracts live in
+`extension/include/xslt/xslt.h` and are exported through
+`extension/include/xslt/index.h`. Runtime code lives under
+`extension/src/xslt/`; `extension/src/xslt/php_binding.inc` is the PHP userland
+binding. PHP registration metadata lives under `extension/include/xslt/`,
+including `arginfo/`, `function_entries.h`, `class_method_entries.h`, and
+`class_methods.h`.
+
+## Options
+
+Supported transformation options are deliberately explicit:
+
+- `cwd`: readable and searchable local directory used as the SaxonC working
+  directory. When it is omitted, King uses the stylesheet directory.
+- `properties`: associative array of SaxonC string properties. Scalar values
+  and null are accepted and converted to strings before the native call.
+
+The source XML and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local files.
+Directories are rejected before SaxonC is invoked.
+`transformToFile()` writes to a temporary sibling file first and only replaces
+the requested output path after SaxonC produced a readable result, so an older
+output file cannot be mistaken for a successful transformation.
+
+Unknown options are rejected instead of being silently ignored. Stylesheet
+parameters require SaxonC XDM values and are not accepted by this PHP-visible
+surface yet.
+
+## Function, Example 1: Check Engine
+
+```php
+<?php
+$status = king_xslt_engine_status();
+
+if (!($status['available'] ?? false)) {
+    throw new RuntimeException($status['error'] ?? 'SaxonC runtime not available');
+}
+
+printf(
+    "engine=%s product=%s\n",
+    $status['engine'],
+    $status['product'] ?? $status['loaded_library']
+);
+```
+
+## Function, Example 2: Transform a UBL 2.1 Invoice into a Validation Report
+
+`invoice.xml`:
+
+```xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Invoice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2"
+         xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
+         xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
+  <cbc:ID>INV-1001</cbc:ID>
+  <cbc:IssueDate>2026-06-24</cbc:IssueDate>
+  <cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>EUR</cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>
+  <cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
+    <cac:Party><cbc:EndpointID schemeID="9930">DE123456789</cbc:EndpointID></cac:Party>
+  </cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
+  <cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
+    <cbc:PayableAmount currencyID="EUR">119.00</cbc:PayableAmount>
+  </cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
+</Invoice>
+```
+
+`ubl-summary.xsl`:
+
+```xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xsl:stylesheet version="3.0"
+    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
+    xmlns:ubl="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2"
+    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
+    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
+  <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
+  <xsl:template match="/ubl:Invoice">
+    <invoice-report>
+      <id><xsl:value-of select="cbc:ID"/></id>
+      <issue-date><xsl:value-of select="cbc:IssueDate"/></issue-date>
+      <currency><xsl:value-of select="cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode"/></currency>
+      <supplier-endpoint><xsl:value-of select="cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cbc:EndpointID"/></supplier-endpoint>
+      <payable><xsl:value-of select="cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PayableAmount"/></payable>
+    </invoice-report>
+  </xsl:template>
+</xsl:stylesheet>
+```
+
+PHP:
+
+```php
+<?php
+$result = king_xslt_transform_file(
+    __DIR__ . '/invoice.xml',
+    __DIR__ . '/ubl-summary.xsl',
+    [
+        'properties' => [
+            'http://saxon.sf.net/feature/version-warning' => 'false',
+        ],
+    ]
+);
+
+file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/invoice-report.xml', $result['result']);
+```
+
+## OO, Example 1: Native King\XSLT\Processor Class
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\XSLT\Processor;
+
+$processor = new Processor([
+    'properties' => [
+        'http://saxon.sf.net/feature/version-warning' => 'false',
+    ],
+]);
+
+$status = $processor->engineStatus();
+if (!($status['available'] ?? false)) {
+    throw new RuntimeException($status['error'] ?? 'SaxonC runtime not available');
+}
+
+$result = $processor->transformFile(
+    __DIR__ . '/invoice.xml',
+    __DIR__ . '/ubl-summary.xsl'
+);
+
+echo $result['result'];
+```
+
+## OO, Example 2: UBL Validator Service with Output File
+
+```php
+<?php
+use King\XSLT\Processor;
+
+final class UblXsltValidationService
+{
+    public function __construct(private Processor $processor)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function validateToFile(string $invoicePath, string $reportPath): array
+    {
+        $stylesheet = __DIR__ . '/ubl-validation-report.xsl';
+
+        $result = $this->processor->transformToFile(
+            $invoicePath,
+            $stylesheet,
+            $reportPath,
+            ['properties' => ['indent' => 'yes']]
+        );
+
+        return [
+            'ok' => (bool) ($result['ok'] ?? false),
+            'engine' => $result['engine'] ?? 'saxonc',
+            'report_path' => $reportPath,
+        ];
+    }
+}
+
+$processor = new Processor([
+    'cwd' => __DIR__,
+]);
+$service = new UblXsltValidationService($processor);
+$report = $service->validateToFile(
+    __DIR__ . '/invoice.xml',
+    __DIR__ . '/invoice-validation-report.xml'
+);
+
+var_dump($report);
+```
diff --git a/extension/config.m4 b/extension/config.m4
index ba6753683..54397fb9b 100755
--- a/extension/config.m4
+++ b/extension/config.m4
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ if test "$PHP_KING" != "no"; then
         src/king_globals.c    \
         src/king_init.c       \
         src/config/config.c   \
+        src/db_ingest/db_ingest.c \
         src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.c \
         src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.c \
         src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.c \
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ if test "$PHP_KING" != "no"; then
         src/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.c \
         src/validation/config_param/validate_string.c \
         src/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.c \
+        src/awaitable/awaitable.c \
         src/client/session.c \
         src/client/cancel.c \
         src/client/tls.c \
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ if test "$PHP_KING" != "no"; then
         src/iibin/iibin_api.c \
         src/autoscaling/autoscaling.c \
         src/autoscaling/provisioning.c \
+        src/inference/inference.c \
         src/integration/system_integration.c \
         src/iibin/iibin_registry.c \
         src/iibin/iibin_schema.c \
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ if test "$PHP_KING" != "no"; then
         src/server/tls.c \
         src/server/websocket.c \
         src/xslt/xslt.c \
+        src/media/media.c \
         src/media/rtp.c \
         src/core/version.c       \
         src/core/health.c        \
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@ if test "$PHP_KING" != "no"; then
     PHP_SUBST([KING_SHARED_LIBADD])
 
     dnl Signal to php_king.h that we are in runtime mode.
-    dnl This disables includes for component headers that don't exist yet.
+    dnl This keeps the public header on the lightweight runtime include surface.
     PHP_ADD_EXTENSION_DEP(king, standard)
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DKING_RUNTIME_BUILD"
 
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37efb2fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_instances, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, instances, IS_LONG, 0, "1")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, server_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, name, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d98453bf8..8791a7990
--- a/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/index.h
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/arginfo/index.h
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
- * Reserved arginfo aggregation point for autoscaling PHP entry points.
- *
- * The current runtime reuses most shared arginfo blocks from the central
- * php_king arginfo table and only defines a small autoscaling-specific shape
- * for node registration, so this header remains a thin include anchor rather
- * than a generated block of declarations.
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for autoscaling PHP entry points.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
 #ifndef KING_AUTOSCALING_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
 #define KING_AUTOSCALING_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
 
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
 #endif /* KING_AUTOSCALING_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8017ee99f..6d462233d
--- a/extension/include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define KING_AUTOSCALING_H
 
 #include <php.h>
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/class_entries.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b0acf016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/autoscaling/class_entries.h - Autoscaling class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_autoscaling;
+
+#endif /* KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fafb8f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_autoscaling_class_methods[] = {
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(init, king_autoscaling_init, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(startMonitoring, king_autoscaling_start_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(stopMonitoring, king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getMetrics, king_autoscaling_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getStatus, king_autoscaling_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getNodes, king_autoscaling_get_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(scaleUp, king_autoscaling_scale_up, arginfo_king_optional_instances, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(scaleDown, king_autoscaling_scale_down, arginfo_king_optional_instances, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerNode, king_autoscaling_register_node, arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(markNodeReady, king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready, arginfo_king_one_long, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(drainNode, king_autoscaling_drain_node, arginfo_king_one_long, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/class_methods.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af25ef7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/autoscaling/class_methods.h - Autoscaling OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_autoscaling_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_AUTOSCALING_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/function_entries.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f4ce2d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_start_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_scale_up, arginfo_king_optional_instances)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_scale_down, arginfo_king_optional_instances)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_register_node, arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready, arginfo_king_one_long)
+    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_drain_node, arginfo_king_one_long)
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/index.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8dee25d15..2e757a82a
--- a/extension/include/autoscaling/index.h
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/index.h
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
- * Umbrella header placeholder for the autoscaling subsystem.
- *
- * The current runtime exposes no shared autoscaling declarations here
- * yet, but the guarded header keeps include sites stable as the subsystem
- * grows.
+ * Public umbrella header for the autoscaling subsystem.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
 #ifndef KING_AUTOSCALING_INDEX_H
 #define KING_AUTOSCALING_INDEX_H
 
+#include "autoscaling.h"
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+
 #endif /* KING_AUTOSCALING_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/autoscaling/registration.h b/extension/include/autoscaling/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d13e4e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/autoscaling/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/autoscaling/registration.h - Autoscaling MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AUTOSCALING_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_AUTOSCALING_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_autoscaling_register_classes(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_AUTOSCALING_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e09de1371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_await, 0, 1, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_poll, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_cancel, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_status, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_any, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, awaitables, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_all, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, awaitables, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable___construct, 0, 0, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_await, 0, 0, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_poll, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_cancel, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isPending, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isDone, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isCancelled, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getStatus, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getOperation, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_any, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, awaitables, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_all, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, awaitables, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35e6ab676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/awaitable/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for awaitable and cancellation PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/awaitable.h b/extension/include/awaitable/awaitable.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a57132ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/awaitable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/awaitable.h - Native Awaitable object contract
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef enum _king_awaitable_status {
+    KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING = 0,
+    KING_AWAITABLE_RESOLVED = 1,
+    KING_AWAITABLE_REJECTED = 2,
+    KING_AWAITABLE_CANCELLED = 3
+} king_awaitable_status_t;
+
+typedef struct _king_awaitable_object king_awaitable_object;
+typedef zend_result (*king_awaitable_runner)(
+    king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    zval *result
+);
+
+struct _king_awaitable_object {
+    king_awaitable_status_t status;
+    zend_string *operation;
+    zval payload;
+    zval result;
+    zval error;
+    zval cancel_token;
+    king_awaitable_runner runner;
+    bool started;
+    bool cancel_requested;
+    zend_object std;
+};
+
+static inline king_awaitable_object *
+php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_awaitable_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_awaitable_object, std));
+}
+
+zend_result king_awaitable_create(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *operation,
+    size_t operation_len,
+    king_awaitable_runner runner,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *cancel_token
+);
+zend_result king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *operation,
+    size_t operation_len,
+    const char *function_name,
+    size_t function_name_len,
+    zval *params,
+    uint32_t param_count,
+    zval *cancel_token
+);
+zend_result king_awaitable_create_method_call(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *operation,
+    size_t operation_len,
+    zval *object,
+    const char *method_name,
+    size_t method_name_len,
+    zval *params,
+    uint32_t param_count,
+    zval *cancel_token
+);
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_await);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_poll);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_cancel);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_status);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_any);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_all);
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token.h b/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3def1c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/cancel_token.h - PHP-visible CancelToken object contract
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CANCEL_TOKEN_H
+#define KING_CANCEL_TOKEN_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct _king_cancel_token_object {
+    bool cancelled;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_cancel_token_object;
+
+static inline king_cancel_token_object *
+php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_cancel_token_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_cancel_token_object, std));
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_CANCEL_TOKEN_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token_arginfo.h b/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a1520af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/cancel_token_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/cancel_token_arginfo.h - King\CancelToken OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_CANCEL_TOKEN_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_CANCEL_TOKEN_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_cancel, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_isCancelled, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_CANCEL_TOKEN_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/class_entries.h b/extension/include/awaitable/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7c0ac7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/class_entries.h - Awaitable class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_cancel_token;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_awaitable;
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/awaitable/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6d7e3818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_cancel_token_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_CancelToken, cancel, arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_CancelToken, isCancelled, arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_isCancelled, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_awaitable_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable___construct, ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, await, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_await, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, poll, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_poll, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, cancel, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isPending, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isPending, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isDone, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isDone, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isCancelled, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isCancelled, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, getStatus, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getStatus, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, getOperation, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getOperation, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, any, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_any, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, all, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_all, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/class_methods.h b/extension/include/awaitable/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1786026c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/class_methods.h - Awaitable OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_cancel_token_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_awaitable_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/function_entries.h b/extension/include/awaitable/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3e18a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_await, arginfo_king_await)
+    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_poll, arginfo_king_awaitable_poll)
+    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_cancel, arginfo_king_awaitable_cancel)
+    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_status, arginfo_king_awaitable_status)
+    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_any, arginfo_king_awaitable_any)
+    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_all, arginfo_king_awaitable_all)
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/index.h b/extension/include/awaitable/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a59d8c8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/awaitable/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the Awaitable subsystem.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_INDEX_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_INDEX_H
+
+#include "awaitable.h"
+#include "cancel_token.h"
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/awaitable/registration.h b/extension/include/awaitable/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f7978d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/awaitable/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/awaitable/registration.h - Awaitable MINIT registration hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_AWAITABLE_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_AWAITABLE_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_awaitable_register_classes(void);
+void king_awaitable_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_AWAITABLE_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/client/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a280ce8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Arginfo for the procedural client/session/TLS/request/WebSocket surface.
+ * The declarations are consumed through include/client/arginfo/index.h.
+ */
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_connect, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_resource, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_poll, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_cancel_stream, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, how, IS_STRING, 0, "\"both\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, session, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_set_ca_file, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_set_client_cert, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, cert, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_ticket_export, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_ticket_import, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, ticket, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_send, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, method, IS_STRING, 1, "\"GET\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_send_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, method, IS_STRING, 1, "\"GET\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_receive_response, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_early_hints_process, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_context_resource, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_connect, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_connect_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_send, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, is_binary, _IS_BOOL, 0, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_send_async, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, is_binary, _IS_BOOL, 0, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_receive, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "-1")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_receive_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "-1")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_ping, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_status, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_close, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, status_code, IS_LONG, 0, "1000")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/client/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/client/arginfo/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9132d6ff6..ad0790ec5
--- a/extension/include/client/arginfo/index.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/arginfo/index.h
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
- * Reserved arginfo aggregation point for client-side PHP entry points.
- *
- * The current runtime relies on shared arginfo emitted through the central
- * php_king arginfo table, so this header intentionally carries no
- * declarations yet.
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for client-side PHP entry points.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
 #ifndef KING_CLIENT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
 #define KING_CLIENT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
 
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
 #endif /* KING_CLIENT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/cancel.h b/extension/include/client/cancel.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/client/class_entries.h b/extension/include/client/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..688142299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/class_entries.h - Client and WebSocket class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_session;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_stream;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_response;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http1;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http2;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http3;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_exception;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection_error;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_protocol_error;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_timeout;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_closed;
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/class_methods.h b/extension/include/client/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81ff856aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/class_methods.h - Client/session OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_session_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_stream_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_response_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_http_client_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_ws_connection_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/early_hints.h b/extension/include/client/early_hints.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/client/function_entries.h b/extension/include/client/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eb7a2880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_connect, arginfo_king_connect)
+    PHP_FE(king_close, arginfo_king_session_resource)
+    PHP_FE(king_send_request, arginfo_king_request_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_send_request_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_receive_response, arginfo_king_receive_response)
+    PHP_FE(king_poll, arginfo_king_poll)
+    PHP_FE(king_cancel_stream, arginfo_king_cancel_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_export_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_export)
+    PHP_FE(king_import_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_import)
+    PHP_FE(king_set_ca_file, arginfo_king_set_ca_file)
+    PHP_FE(king_set_client_cert, arginfo_king_set_client_cert)
+    PHP_FE(king_get_stats, arginfo_king_session_resource)
+
+    PHP_FE(king_client_send_request, arginfo_king_request_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_send_request_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_stream_cancel, arginfo_king_cancel_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_set_ca_file, arginfo_king_set_ca_file)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_set_client_cert, arginfo_king_set_client_cert)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_export_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_export)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_import_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_import)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_early_hints_get_pending, arginfo_king_request_context_resource)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_early_hints_process, arginfo_king_early_hints_process)
+
+    PHP_FE(king_http1_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_http1_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_multi, arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_multi_async, arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_multi, arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_multi_async, arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi_async)
+
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_connect, arginfo_king_websocket_connect)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_connect_async, arginfo_king_websocket_connect_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_send, arginfo_king_websocket_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_send_async, arginfo_king_websocket_send_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_receive, arginfo_king_websocket_receive)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_receive_async, arginfo_king_websocket_receive_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_ping, arginfo_king_websocket_ping)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_get_status, arginfo_king_websocket_status)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_get_last_error, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_close, arginfo_king_websocket_close)
+    PHP_FE(king_websocket_send, arginfo_king_websocket_send)
diff --git a/extension/include/client/http1.h b/extension/include/client/http1.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index aa85bc874..8b1928e50
--- a/extension/include/client/http1.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/http1.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ zend_result king_http1_request_dispatch(
  * @return A PHP array on success, FALSE on failure.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_request_send);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_request_send_async);
 
 #endif // KING_CLIENT_HTTP1_H
diff --git a/extension/include/client/http2.h b/extension/include/client/http2.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 291d60cfa..bb9a86fb9
--- a/extension/include/client/http2.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/http2.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ zend_result king_http2_request_dispatch(
  * @return A PHP array on success, FALSE on failure.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_async);
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_multi);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_multi_async);
 
 #endif // KING_CLIENT_HTTP2_H
diff --git a/extension/include/client/http3.h b/extension/include/client/http3.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index dc38eec1a..ba759dab0
--- a/extension/include/client/http3.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/http3.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ zend_result king_http3_request_dispatch(
  * @return A PHP array on success, FALSE on failure.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_async);
 
 /**
  * @brief Sends one multiplexed HTTP/3 batch over one active QUIC connection.
@@ -44,5 +45,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send);
  * honest HTTP/3 session.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_multi);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_multi_async);
 
 #endif // KING_CLIENT_HTTP3_H
diff --git a/extension/include/client/index.h b/extension/include/client/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 18168a517..8fa38268a
--- a/extension/include/client/index.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/index.h
@@ -2,10 +2,23 @@
 #define KING_CLIENT_INDEX_H
 
 #include <php.h>
+#include "cancel.h"
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "early_hints.h"
+#include "http1.h"
+#include "http2.h"
+#include "http3.h"
+#include "legacy.h"
+#include "objects.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "resource_ids.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "tls.h"
+#include "websocket.h"
 
 /**
  * @file extension/include/client/index.h
- * @brief Protocol-agnostic client request entry point.
+ * @brief Public umbrella header and protocol-agnostic client request entry point.
  *
  * `king_client_send_request()` is the general client-facing dispatcher. In the
  * current runtime it defaults to the live HTTP/1 path and can force the active
@@ -32,5 +45,6 @@
  * protocol-specific `King\Exception` subclass.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_send_request);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_send_request_async);
 
 #endif // KING_CLIENT_INDEX_H
diff --git a/extension/include/client/legacy.h b/extension/include/client/legacy.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aaaeba93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/legacy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/legacy.h - Unprefixed client compatibility entry points
+ * ======================================================================
+ *
+ * These declarations keep the original procedural client surface anchored in
+ * the client subsystem while newer APIs use the explicit king_client_* names.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_LEGACY_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_LEGACY_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_connect);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_close);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_send_request);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_send_request_async);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_receive_response);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_poll);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_cancel_stream);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_export_session_ticket);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_import_session_ticket);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_ca_file);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_client_cert);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_stats);
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_LEGACY_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/objects.h b/extension/include/client/objects.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23a287526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/objects.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/objects.h - PHP-visible client/session object contracts
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct _king_http1_request_context king_http1_request_context;
+
+typedef enum _king_client_protocol_preference {
+    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_AUTO = 0,
+    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP1,
+    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP2,
+    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP3
+} king_client_protocol_preference_t;
+
+typedef struct _king_response_object {
+    zval payload;
+    zval request_context;
+    zend_long read_offset;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_response_object;
+
+typedef struct _king_http_client_object {
+    zval config;
+    king_client_protocol_preference_t preferred_protocol;
+    bool closed;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_http_client_object;
+
+typedef struct _king_session_object {
+    zval resource;
+    zval config;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_session_object;
+
+typedef struct _king_stream_object {
+    zval session;
+    zval cancel_token;
+    zval connection_config;
+    zval request_headers;
+    zend_string *request_method;
+    zend_string *request_path;
+    zend_string *request_body;
+    zend_long stream_id;
+    zend_long buffered_bytes;
+    bool request_body_was_supplied;
+    bool finished;
+    bool closed;
+    bool response_started;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_stream_object;
+
+static inline king_session_object *
+php_king_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_session_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_session_object, std));
+}
+
+static inline king_stream_object *
+php_king_stream_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_stream_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_stream_object, std));
+}
+
+static inline king_response_object *
+php_king_response_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_response_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_response_object, std));
+}
+
+static inline king_http_client_object *
+php_king_http_client_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_http_client_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_http_client_object, std));
+}
+
+zend_result king_response_object_init_from_array(zval *target, zval *payload);
+zend_result king_response_object_init_from_context(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *request_context
+);
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/objects_arginfo.h b/extension/include/client/objects_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..669c6c276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/objects_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/objects_arginfo.h - King\Response and King\Client\HttpClient OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getStatusCode_ret, 0, 0, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getHeaders, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getBody, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_read, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, length, IS_LONG, 0, "8192")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_isEndOfBody, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient___construct, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_request, 0, 2, King\\Response, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_requestAsync, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_OBJECTS_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/objects_class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/client/objects_class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..032ffada8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/objects_class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_response_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Response, getStatusCode, arginfo_class_King_Response_getStatusCode_ret, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Response, getHeaders, arginfo_class_King_Response_getHeaders, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Response, getBody, arginfo_class_King_Response_getBody, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Response, read, arginfo_class_King_Response_read, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Response, isEndOfBody, arginfo_class_King_Response_isEndOfBody, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_http_client_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, request, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_request, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, requestAsync, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_requestAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, close, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/client/registration.h b/extension/include/client/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..940f3e014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/registration.h - Client and session MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_client_register_resource_types(int module_number);
+void king_client_register_websocket_exception_classes(void);
+void king_client_register_session_classes(void);
+void king_client_register_http_classes(void);
+void king_client_register_websocket_classes(void);
+void king_client_init_object_handlers(void);
+void king_client_init_session_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/resource_ids.h b/extension/include/client/resource_ids.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a46e4619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/resource_ids.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/resource_ids.h - Client Zend resource-id externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+
+extern int le_king_session;
+extern int le_king_ws;
+extern int le_king_request_context;
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_RESOURCE_IDS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/session.h b/extension/include/client/session.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/client/session_arginfo.h b/extension/include/client/session_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa5ee94e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/session_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/session_arginfo.h - King\Session and King\Stream OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_SESSION_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_SESSION_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session___construct, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, connect_options, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_isConnected, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_sendRequest, 0, 2, King\\Stream, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_poll, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_close, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, code, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_stats, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_alpn, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_enableEarlyHints, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, enable, _IS_BOOL, 0, "true")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_receiveResponse, 0, 0, King\\Response, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_send, 0, 1, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_finish, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, finalData, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_isClosed, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_SESSION_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/session_class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/client/session_class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42718d541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/session_class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_session_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Session___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, isConnected, arginfo_class_King_Session_isConnected, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, sendRequest, arginfo_class_King_Session_sendRequest, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, poll, arginfo_class_King_Session_poll, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, close, arginfo_class_King_Session_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, stats, arginfo_class_King_Session_stats, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, alpn, arginfo_class_King_Session_alpn, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Session, enableEarlyHints, arginfo_class_King_Session_enableEarlyHints, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_stream_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Stream, receiveResponse, arginfo_class_King_Stream_receiveResponse, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Stream, send, arginfo_class_King_Stream_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Stream, finish, arginfo_class_King_Stream_finish, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Stream, isClosed, arginfo_class_King_Stream_isClosed, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Stream, close, arginfo_class_King_Stream_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/client/tls.h b/extension/include/client/tls.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/client/websocket.h b/extension/include/client/websocket.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index cd8d8a56d..830dd04f7
--- a/extension/include/client/websocket.h
+++ b/extension/include/client/websocket.h
@@ -2,8 +2,68 @@
 #define KING_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET_H
 
 #include <php.h>
+#include <main/php_streams.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
-typedef struct _king_ws_state king_ws_state;
+typedef struct _king_ws_server_object king_ws_server_object;
+
+typedef enum _king_ws_connection_state {
+    KING_WS_STATE_CONNECTING = 0,
+    KING_WS_STATE_OPEN = 1,
+    KING_WS_STATE_CLOSING = 2,
+    KING_WS_STATE_CLOSED = 3
+} king_ws_connection_state_t;
+
+typedef struct _king_ws_message {
+    zend_string *payload;
+    bool is_binary;
+    struct _king_ws_message *next;
+} king_ws_message;
+
+typedef struct _king_ws_state {
+    zend_string *url;
+    zend_string *connection_id;
+    zend_string *scheme;
+    zend_string *host;
+    zend_string *request_target;
+    php_stream *transport_stream;
+    zval config;
+    zval headers;
+    zend_long port;
+    zend_long max_payload_size;
+    zend_long max_queued_messages;
+    zend_long max_queued_bytes;
+    zend_long queued_message_count;
+    zend_long queued_bytes;
+    zend_long ping_interval_ms;
+    zend_long handshake_timeout_ms;
+    zend_long last_close_status_code;
+    king_ws_connection_state_t state;
+    king_ws_message *incoming_head;
+    king_ws_message *incoming_tail;
+    zend_string *last_close_reason;
+    zend_string *last_ping_payload;
+    bool secure;
+    bool server_endpoint;
+    bool server_local_only;
+    bool handshake_complete;
+    bool close_frame_sent;
+    bool closed;
+    king_ws_server_object *server_owner;
+} king_ws_state;
+
+typedef struct _king_ws_object {
+    zval resource;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_ws_object;
+
+static inline king_ws_object *
+php_king_ws_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_ws_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_ws_object, std));
+}
 
 /**
  * @file extension/include/client/websocket.h
@@ -26,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct _king_ws_state king_ws_state;
  * @return A `King\WebSocket` resource on success, FALSE on failure.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect_async);
 
 /**
  * @brief Sends a WebSocket message.
@@ -37,6 +98,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect);
  * @return TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send_async);
 
 /**
  * @brief Receives a WebSocket message.
@@ -48,6 +110,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send);
  * empty and the connection remains open, or FALSE on close or error.
  */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive_async);
 
 /**
  * @brief Sends a WebSocket PING frame.
@@ -136,5 +199,10 @@ void king_websocket_state_build_info_array(
     king_ws_state *state
 );
 
+void king_ws_server_registry_detach(
+    king_ws_server_object *server,
+    king_ws_state *state
+);
+void king_ws_state_free(king_ws_state *state);
 
 #endif // KING_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET_H
diff --git a/extension/include/client/websocket_arginfo.h b/extension/include/client/websocket_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72afa65f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/websocket_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * include/client/websocket_arginfo.h - King\WebSocket\Connection OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection___construct, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_send, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendAsync, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinary, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinaryAsync, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receive, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receiveAsync, 0, 0, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_ping, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, data, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, code, IS_LONG, 0, "1000")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_getInfo, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/client/websocket_class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/client/websocket_class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32deb80aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/client/websocket_class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_ws_connection_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, __construct, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, send, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendBinaryAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinaryAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, receive, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receive, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, receiveAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receiveAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, ping, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_ping, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, close, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, getInfo, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_getInfo, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.h b/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h b/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h b/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h b/extension/include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.h b/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h b/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h b/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h b/extension/include/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/class_entries.h b/extension/include/config/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..705464c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/class_entries.h - Config class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_config;
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/class_methods.h b/extension/include/config/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6995da9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/class_methods.h - Config OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_config_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 93a7dbc21..dbca11d53
--- a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_CLOUD_AUTOSCALE_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies runtime configuration settings from a PHP array.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/default.h b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/index.h b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h b/extension/include/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/config.h b/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/default.h b/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/index.h b/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/ini.h b/extension/include/config/cluster_and_process/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/config.h b/extension/include/config/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index dc61d54b4..38cb0a7b2
--- a/extension/include/config/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/config.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 #include <php.h>
 
+#include "config/object.h"
+
 typedef void king_quic_backend_config;
 
 /*
@@ -50,50 +52,50 @@ typedef void king_quic_backend_config;
  * The `index.h` headers provide the module lifecycle hooks.
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/index.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/index.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/index.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/index.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/http2/index.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/iibin/index.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/index.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/index.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/index.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/index.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
+#include "config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/state_management/index.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief The master C-level representation of a `King\Config` snapshot.
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ typedef struct king_cfg_s {
     zend_bool owns_tcp_strings;
     zend_bool owns_quic_cc_algorithm;
     zend_bool owns_mcp_orchestrator_strings;
+    zend_bool owns_compute_ai_strings;
 
     /* Composed configuration modules. */
     kg_app_protocols_config_t      app_protocols;
diff --git a/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.h b/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h b/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h b/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h b/extension/include/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index f57fcb3c3..79bcd5f4f
--- a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h
@@ -24,6 +24,41 @@ typedef struct _kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t {
     bool dataframe_string_interning_enable;
     zend_long dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default;
 
+    bool inference_with_memory;
+    zend_long inference_context_tokens;
+    zend_long inference_kv_page_tokens;
+    zend_long inference_kv_element_bytes;
+    char *inference_preferred_model_profile;
+    char *inference_models;
+    char *inference_cpu_model_name;
+    char *inference_cpu_model_artifact;
+    char *inference_gpu_model_name;
+    char *inference_gpu_model_artifact;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb;
+    bool inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb;
+    char *inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path;
+    char *inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command;
+    double inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec;
+    bool inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored;
+    char *inference_gpu_power_sensor_command;
+    double inference_gpu_power_max_watts;
+    zend_long inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec;
+    bool inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable;
+    bool inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable;
+    zend_long inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values;
+    bool inference_llm_cache_enable;
+    char *inference_llm_cache_path;
+    zend_long inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb;
+    bool inference_llm_cache_fail_closed;
+    char *inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook;
+    char *inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service;
+    char *inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method;
+
     /* --- General GPU Configuration --- */
     bool gpu_bindings_enable;
     char *gpu_default_backend;
diff --git a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index df0be2826..815305aee
--- a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_HIGH_PERF_COMPUTE_AI_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies high-performance compute and AI settings from a PHP array.
@@ -29,4 +30,8 @@
  */
 int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config(zval *config_arr);
 
+int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config_to(
+    kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *target,
+    zval *config_arr);
+
 #endif /* KING_CONFIG_HIGH_PERF_COMPUTE_AI_CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h b/extension/include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/http2/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/http2/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/http2/config.h b/extension/include/config/http2/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8489439b0..43226cb10
--- a/extension/include/config/http2/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/http2/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_HTTP2_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies HTTP/2 settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/http2/default.h b/extension/include/config/http2/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/http2/index.h b/extension/include/config/http2/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/http2/ini.h b/extension/include/config/http2/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/iibin/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/iibin/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/iibin/config.h b/extension/include/config/iibin/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/iibin/default.h b/extension/include/config/iibin/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/iibin/index.h b/extension/include/config/iibin/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/iibin/ini.h b/extension/include/config/iibin/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/index.h b/extension/include/config/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d6e53c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/index.h - Public config subsystem umbrella
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_INDEX_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "class_methods.h"
+#include "object.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "resource_helpers.h"
+#include "resource_ids.h"
+
+#ifndef KING_RUNTIME_BUILD
+#  include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/internal/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/config/internal/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..375d992b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/internal/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_config_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Config, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Config___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Config, new, arginfo_class_King_Config_new, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Config, get, arginfo_class_King_Config_get, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Config, set, arginfo_class_King_Config_set, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Config, toArray, arginfo_class_King_Config_toArray, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/config/internal/object_arginfo.h b/extension/include/config/internal/object_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0674e4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/internal/object_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/internal/object_arginfo.h - King\Config OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_INTERNAL_OBJECT_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_INTERNAL_OBJECT_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config___construct, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_new, 0, 0, King\\Config, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_get, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_set, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_toArray, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_INTERNAL_OBJECT_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4ab89ecf1..08578a80c
--- a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_MCP_ORCHESTRATOR_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies MCP/orchestrator settings from a PHP array to live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h b/extension/include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/config.h b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 46d29d2bf..97b685cfe
--- a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/config.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_NATIVE_CDN_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies native CDN settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/default.h b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/index.h b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_cdn/ini.h b/extension/include/config/native_cdn/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/config.h b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fb5001440..1ed21b96d
--- a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_NATIVE_OBJECT_STORE_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies native object-store settings from a PHP array to live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/default.h b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/index.h b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/native_object_store/ini.h b/extension/include/config/native_object_store/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/object.h b/extension/include/config/object.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ca1e9a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/object.h - PHP-visible Config object contract
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_OBJECT_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_OBJECT_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+
+typedef struct _king_config_object {
+    zval resource;
+    zval overrides;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_config_object;
+
+static inline king_config_object *
+php_king_config_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_config_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_config_object, std));
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_OBJECT_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/config.h b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a41f52759..04eeecd89
--- a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/config.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_OPEN_TELEMETRY_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies OpenTelemetry settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/default.h b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/index.h b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/ini.h b/extension/include/config/open_telemetry/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/config.h b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5ddc98195..f5b3d3dc7
--- a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_QUIC_TRANSPORT_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies QUIC transport settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/default.h b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/index.h b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/quic_transport/ini.h b/extension/include/config/quic_transport/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/registration.h b/extension/include/config/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b1d3d9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/registration.h - Config object MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_config_register_resource_types(int module_number);
+void king_config_register_classes(void);
+void king_config_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/resource_helpers.h b/extension/include/config/resource_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a82777fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/resource_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/resource_helpers.h - Config resource access helpers
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_HELPERS_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+typedef struct king_cfg_s king_cfg_t;
+
+king_cfg_t *king_fetch_config(zval *zcfg);
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_HELPERS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/resource_ids.h b/extension/include/config/resource_ids.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8234f7076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/config/resource_ids.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * include/config/resource_ids.h - Config Zend resource-id externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+#define KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+
+extern int le_king_cfg;
+
+#endif /* KING_CONFIG_RESOURCE_IDS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.h b/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h b/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h b/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h b/extension/include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/config.h b/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/default.h b/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/index.h b/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/ini.h b/extension/include/config/security_and_traffic/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2d980b23b..65e6965d4
--- a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_SEMANTIC_GEOMETRY_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies semantic-geometry settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/default.h b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/index.h b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/ini.h b/extension/include/config/semantic_geometry/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/config.h b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1bdfa7c10..3ec6347a9
--- a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_SMART_CONTRACTS_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies smart-contract settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/default.h b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/index.h b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/ini.h b/extension/include/config/smart_contracts/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 24ce505e2..f98c7ee38
--- a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct _kg_smart_dns_config_t {
     bool semantic_mode_enable;
     char *mothernode_uri;
     char *live_probe_allowed_hosts;
+    char *state_path;
 } kg_smart_dns_config_t;
 
 /* Module-global configuration instance. */
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/config.h b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index ec3662b9d..a1ec4fb35
--- a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/config.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_SMART_DNS_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies Smart-DNS settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/default.h b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/index.h b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/smart_dns/ini.h b/extension/include/config/smart_dns/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index f901d0867..85c4ff316
--- a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_SSH_OVER_QUIC_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies SSH-over-QUIC settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/default.h b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/index.h b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h b/extension/include/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/state_management/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/state_management/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/state_management/config.h b/extension/include/config/state_management/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/state_management/default.h b/extension/include/config/state_management/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/state_management/ini.h b/extension/include/config/state_management/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/config.h b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 024c3e75a..81824c5da
--- a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_TCP_TRANSPORT_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies TCP transport settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/default.h b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/index.h b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/ini.h b/extension/include/config/tcp_transport/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 03fed4ef1..14fb7728d
--- a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h
+++ b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define KING_CONFIG_TLS_CRYPTO_CONFIG_H
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Applies TLS/crypto settings from a PHP array to the live runtime state.
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/default.h b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/default.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/index.h b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h b/extension/include/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187a18b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_db_ingest, 0, 2, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_CALLABLE_INFO(0, writer, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2388f102b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/db_ingest/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/db_ingest/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for database ingest PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_DB_INGEST_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_DB_INGEST_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_DB_INGEST_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/db_ingest/db_ingest.h b/extension/include/db_ingest/db_ingest.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5faed11f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/db_ingest/db_ingest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/db_ingest/db_ingest.h - Public database-ingest entry point
+ * ==================================================================
+ *
+ * This header declares the exported PHP function behind King's host-local
+ * serialized writer lane.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_DB_INGEST_H
+#define KING_DB_INGEST_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_db_ingest);
+
+#endif /* KING_DB_INGEST_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/db_ingest/function_entries.h b/extension/include/db_ingest/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d91fb06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/db_ingest/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_db_ingest, arginfo_king_db_ingest)
diff --git a/extension/include/db_ingest/index.h b/extension/include/db_ingest/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abe55e7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/db_ingest/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/db_ingest/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the database-ingest binding surface.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_DB_INGEST_INDEX_H
+#define KING_DB_INGEST_INDEX_H
+
+#include "db_ingest.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_DB_INGEST_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edeb4def9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Arginfo for the procedural king_proto_* IIBIN API and the King\IIBIN OO
+ * facade. The declarations are consumed through include/iibin/arginfo/index.h.
+ */
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_encode, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_decode, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, binary_data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decode_as_object, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, binary_records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decode_as_object, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_define_enum, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, enum_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, enum_values, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_define_schema, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_definition, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineEnum, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, values, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineSchema, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, fields, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encode, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encodeBatch, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decode, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decodeAsObject, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decodeBatch, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decodeAsObject, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, 0, 0, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70cba4533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/iibin/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for IIBIN/proto PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_IIBIN_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_IIBIN_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_IIBIN_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/iibin/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffbbaf1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "iibin/arginfo/index.h"
+
+const zend_function_entry king_iibin_class_methods[] = {
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(defineEnum, king_proto_define_enum, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineEnum, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(defineSchema, king_proto_define_schema, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineSchema, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(encode, king_proto_encode, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(encodeBatch, king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(decode, king_proto_decode, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(decodeBatch, king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isDefined, king_proto_is_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isSchemaDefined, king_proto_is_schema_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isEnumDefined, king_proto_is_enum_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getDefinedSchemas, king_proto_get_defined_schemas, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getDefinedEnums, king_proto_get_defined_enums, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/class_methods.h b/extension/include/iibin/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97c9001dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/iibin/class_methods.h - IIBIN OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_IIBIN_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_IIBIN_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_iibin_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_IIBIN_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/function_entries.h b/extension/include/iibin/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf371f627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_define_schema, arginfo_king_proto_define_schema)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_define_enum, arginfo_king_proto_define_enum)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_encode, arginfo_king_proto_encode)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_decode, arginfo_king_proto_decode)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_schema_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_enum_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_get_defined_schemas, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_proto_get_defined_enums, arginfo_king_no_args)
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/iibin.h b/extension/include/iibin/iibin.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/iibin_internal.h b/extension/include/iibin/iibin_internal.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index db4ffc09e..8ca698dcb
--- a/extension/include/iibin/iibin_internal.h
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/iibin_internal.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <zend_hash.h>
 #include <zend_smart_str.h>
+#include "iibin/class_methods.h"
+#include "iibin/lifecycle.h"
 
 /* --- Wire Format Constants --- */
 #define KING_WIRETYPE_VARINT         0
@@ -86,9 +88,6 @@ extern HashTable king_proto_schema_registry;
 extern HashTable king_proto_enum_registry;
 extern bool king_proto_registries_initialized;
 
-/* --- Lifecycle / Registry Helpers --- */
-int king_proto_registry_minit(void);
-void king_proto_registry_mshutdown(void);
 zend_result king_iibin_define_enum(
     zend_string *enum_name,
     zval *enum_values
@@ -140,9 +139,6 @@ void king_proto_runtime_schema_zval_dtor(zval *zv);
 void king_proto_runtime_enum_free(king_proto_runtime_enum *runtime_enum);
 void king_proto_runtime_enum_zval_dtor(zval *zv);
 
-int king_iibin_minit(void);
-extern const zend_function_entry king_iibin_class_methods[];
-
 /* --- Wire Helpers --- */
 
 #define KING_IIBIN_BATCH_MAX_RECORDS 65536
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/index.h b/extension/include/iibin/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..935999b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/iibin/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the IIBIN/proto subsystem.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_IIBIN_INDEX_H
+#define KING_IIBIN_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_methods.h"
+#include "iibin.h"
+#include "lifecycle.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_IIBIN_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/iibin/lifecycle.h b/extension/include/iibin/lifecycle.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..526bee104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/iibin/lifecycle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/iibin/lifecycle.h - IIBIN/proto module bootstrap hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_IIBIN_LIFECYCLE_H
+#define KING_IIBIN_LIFECYCLE_H
+
+int king_proto_registry_minit(void);
+void king_proto_registry_mshutdown(void);
+int king_iibin_minit(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_IIBIN_LIFECYCLE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/inference/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a780ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_config, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_load, 0, 0, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_gpu_runtime_status, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_llm_cache_status, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_model_load, 0, 1, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_model_info, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_tokenize, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, text, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_token_decode, 0, 2, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, token_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_token_decode_graph, 0, 3, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, token, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, position, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_tensor_view, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_tensor_index, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_tensor_dequantize, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_tensor_matmul, 0, 3, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, input, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_graph_run, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, graph, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_kv_cache_plan, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_stream, 0, 2, King\\Inference\\Stream, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_openai_chat_stream, 0, 2, King\\Inference\\Stream, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_openai_chat_http_response, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_openai_http_response, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, models, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_next, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, stream, King\\Inference\\Stream, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_next_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, stream, King\\Inference\\Stream, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_inference_cancel, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, stream, King\\Inference\\Stream, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model___construct, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_info, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenize, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, text, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenDecode, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, token_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenDecodeGraph, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, token, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, position, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorView, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorIndex, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorDequantize, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorMatmul, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, input, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_graphRun, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, graph, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_kvCachePlan, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream___construct, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, model, King\\Inference\\Model, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_next, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_nextAsync, 0, 0, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_cancel, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_isDone, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_getMetrics, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/inference/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..361301feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/inference/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for native inference PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/classes/class_entries.h b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b0a766c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/inference/classes/class_entries.h - Inference class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference_model;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference_stream;
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/classes/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9825aac61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_inference_class_methods[] = {
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runtimeModelConfig, king_inference_runtime_model_config, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_config, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runtimeModelRegistryConfig, king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runtimeModelLoad, king_inference_runtime_model_load, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_load, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runtimeMiniOpContent, king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(gpuRuntimeStatus, king_inference_gpu_runtime_status, arginfo_king_inference_gpu_runtime_status, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(llmCacheStatus, king_inference_llm_cache_status, arginfo_king_inference_llm_cache_status, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(loadModel, king_inference_model_load, arginfo_king_inference_model_load, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(modelInfo, king_inference_model_info, arginfo_king_inference_model_info, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tokenize, king_inference_tokenize, arginfo_king_inference_tokenize, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tokenDecode, king_inference_token_decode, arginfo_king_inference_token_decode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tokenDecodeGraph, king_inference_token_decode_graph, arginfo_king_inference_token_decode_graph, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tensorView, king_inference_tensor_view, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_view, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tensorIndex, king_inference_tensor_index, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_index, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tensorDequantize, king_inference_tensor_dequantize, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_dequantize, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(tensorMatmul, king_inference_tensor_matmul, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_matmul, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(graphRun, king_inference_graph_run, arginfo_king_inference_graph_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(kvCachePlan, king_inference_kv_cache_plan, arginfo_king_inference_kv_cache_plan, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(stream, king_inference_stream, arginfo_king_inference_stream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(openaiChatHttpResponse, king_inference_openai_chat_http_response, arginfo_king_inference_openai_chat_http_response, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(openaiHttpResponse, king_inference_openai_http_response, arginfo_king_inference_openai_http_response, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(next, king_inference_next, arginfo_king_inference_next, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(nextAsync, king_inference_next_async, arginfo_king_inference_next_async, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(cancel, king_inference_cancel, arginfo_king_inference_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_inference_model_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, info, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_info, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tokenize, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenize, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tokenDecode, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenDecode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tokenDecodeGraph, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tokenDecodeGraph, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tensorView, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorView, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tensorIndex, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorIndex, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tensorDequantize, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorDequantize, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, tensorMatmul, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_tensorMatmul, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, graphRun, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_graphRun, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Model, kvCachePlan, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Model_kvCachePlan, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_inference_stream_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, next, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_next, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, nextAsync, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_nextAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, cancel, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, isDone, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_isDone, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_Inference_Stream, getMetrics, arginfo_class_King_Inference_Stream_getMetrics, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/classes/class_methods.h b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85dcc449f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/classes/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/inference/classes/class_methods.h - Native inference OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_inference_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_inference_model_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_inference_stream_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/functions/function_entries.h b/extension/include/inference/functions/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d97915510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/functions/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_runtime_model_config, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_config)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_runtime_model_load, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_model_load)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content, arginfo_king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_gpu_runtime_status, arginfo_king_inference_gpu_runtime_status)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_llm_cache_status, arginfo_king_inference_llm_cache_status)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_model_load, arginfo_king_inference_model_load)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_model_info, arginfo_king_inference_model_info)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_tokenize, arginfo_king_inference_tokenize)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_token_decode, arginfo_king_inference_token_decode)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_token_decode_graph, arginfo_king_inference_token_decode_graph)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_tensor_view, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_view)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_tensor_index, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_index)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_tensor_dequantize, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_dequantize)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_tensor_matmul, arginfo_king_inference_tensor_matmul)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_graph_run, arginfo_king_inference_graph_run)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_kv_cache_plan, arginfo_king_inference_kv_cache_plan)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_stream, arginfo_king_inference_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_openai_chat_stream, arginfo_king_inference_openai_chat_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_openai_chat_http_response, arginfo_king_inference_openai_chat_http_response)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_openai_http_response, arginfo_king_inference_openai_http_response)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_next, arginfo_king_inference_next)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_next_async, arginfo_king_inference_next_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_inference_cancel, arginfo_king_inference_cancel)
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/index.h b/extension/include/inference/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..123243010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/inference/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the native inference subsystem.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_INDEX_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_INDEX_H
+
+#include "classes/class_entries.h"
+#include "surface/inference.h"
+#include "registration/registration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/registration/registration.h b/extension/include/inference/registration/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa57c8ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/registration/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/inference/registration/registration.h - Native inference MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "inference/classes/class_methods.h"
+
+void king_inference_register_classes(void);
+void king_inference_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/inference/surface/inference.h b/extension/include/inference/surface/inference.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d8e871c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/inference/surface/inference.h
@@ -0,0 +1,658 @@
+/*
+ * include/inference/surface/inference.h - Native model inference object contract
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_H
+#define KING_INFERENCE_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_gguf_metadata {
+    zend_ulong version;
+    zend_ulong tensor_count;
+    zend_ulong metadata_count;
+    zend_ulong file_size;
+    zend_ulong parsed_metadata_count;
+    zend_ulong tensor_directory_count;
+    zend_ulong tensor_data_offset;
+    zend_ulong tensor_data_alignment;
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_token_count;
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_score_count;
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_type_count;
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_merge_count;
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_max_token_bytes;
+    zend_ulong architecture_params[10];
+    double rope_freq_base;
+    double rope_freq_base_swa;
+    double attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon;
+    double final_logit_softcapping;
+    zend_long tokenizer_bos_id;
+    zend_long tokenizer_eos_id;
+    zend_long tokenizer_unknown_id;
+    zend_long tokenizer_pad_id;
+    bool tokenizer_tokens_loaded;
+    bool tokenizer_lookup_loaded;
+    bool tokenizer_scores_loaded;
+    bool tokenizer_types_loaded;
+    bool tokenizer_merges_loaded;
+    zend_ulong max_tensor_elements;
+    zend_ulong max_tensor_rank;
+    zend_ulong tensor_type_counts[32];
+    zend_long file_type;
+    zend_string *architecture;
+    zend_string *general_name;
+    zend_string *tokenizer_model;
+    bool loaded;
+    bool metadata_parsed;
+    bool tensor_directory_parsed;
+} king_inference_gguf_metadata;
+
+typedef unsigned long long king_inference_cuda_device_ptr;
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_device_allocation king_inference_cuda_device_allocation;
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_weight_upload king_inference_cuda_weight_upload;
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_model_object {
+    zval config;
+    zval tensor_index;
+    zval tokenizer_tokens;
+    zval tokenizer_lookup;
+    zval tokenizer_scores;
+    zval tokenizer_types;
+    zval tokenizer_merges;
+    zval paged_kv_cache_plan;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *artifact_path;
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata gguf;
+    void *native_map;
+    size_t native_map_size;
+    void *cuda_driver_handle;
+    void *cuda_context;
+    void *cuda_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_quantized_matvec_module;
+    void *cuda_q8_0_matvec_function;
+    void *cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_rms_norm_module;
+    void *cuda_rms_norm_function;
+    void *cuda_rms_norm_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_rope_module;
+    void *cuda_rope_function;
+    void *cuda_rope_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_embedding_row_module;
+    void *cuda_embedding_row_function;
+    void *cuda_embedding_rows_function;
+    void *cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_device_vector_ops_module;
+    void *cuda_vector_add_function;
+    void *cuda_vector_mul_function;
+    void *cuda_vector_scale_function;
+    void *cuda_vector_silu_function;
+    void *cuda_vector_slice_function;
+    void *cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_function;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_device_kv_cache_keys;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_device_kv_cache_values;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual;
+    void *cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_attention_scores_module;
+    void *cuda_attention_scores_function;
+    void *cuda_attention_scores_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_attention_softmax_module;
+    void *cuda_attention_softmax_function;
+    void *cuda_attention_softmax_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_attention_values_module;
+    void *cuda_attention_values_function;
+    void *cuda_attention_values_batch_function;
+    void *cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_ffn_swiglu_module;
+    void *cuda_ffn_swiglu_function;
+    void *cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle;
+    void *cuda_logits_readback_module;
+    void *cuda_logits_top_k_function;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_logits_readback_device_indices;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr cuda_logits_readback_device_logits;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *cuda_device_allocations;
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *cuda_weight_uploads;
+    int cuda_device;
+    int cuda_context_result;
+    int cuda_device_allocator_result;
+    int cuda_weight_upload_result;
+    int cuda_quantized_matvec_result;
+    int cuda_rms_norm_result;
+    int cuda_rope_result;
+    int cuda_embedding_row_result;
+    int cuda_device_vector_ops_result;
+    int cuda_device_kv_cache_result;
+    int cuda_attention_scores_result;
+    int cuda_attention_softmax_result;
+    int cuda_attention_values_result;
+    int cuda_ffn_swiglu_result;
+    int cuda_output_projection_result;
+    int cuda_logits_readback_result;
+    int cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result;
+    int cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result;
+    char cuda_context_error[160];
+    char cuda_device_allocator_error[160];
+    char cuda_weight_upload_error[160];
+    char cuda_quantized_matvec_error[160];
+    char cuda_rms_norm_error[160];
+    char cuda_rope_error[160];
+    char cuda_embedding_row_error[160];
+    char cuda_device_vector_ops_error[160];
+    char cuda_device_kv_cache_error[160];
+    char cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_operation[64];
+    char cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_failure[160];
+    char cuda_attention_scores_error[160];
+    char cuda_attention_softmax_error[160];
+    char cuda_attention_values_error[160];
+    char cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[160];
+    char cuda_output_projection_error[160];
+    char cuda_logits_readback_error[160];
+    char cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[160];
+    char cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[160];
+    size_t cuda_device_bytes_allocated;
+    size_t cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated;
+    size_t cuda_device_allocation_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_required_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_resolved_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_uploaded_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_duplicate_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_failed_count;
+    size_t cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_weight_cache_hits;
+    size_t cuda_weight_cache_misses;
+    size_t cuda_weight_cache_stores;
+    size_t cuda_quantized_matvec_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_rms_norm_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_rms_norm_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_rope_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_rope_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_rope_sync_count;
+    size_t cuda_rope_batch_sync_count;
+    size_t cuda_embedding_row_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_embedding_rows_launch_count;
+    zend_ulong cuda_embedding_row_last_token_id;
+    zend_ulong cuda_embedding_row_last_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_embedding_rows_last_batch_tokens;
+    zend_ulong cuda_embedding_rows_last_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_key_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_value_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width;
+    size_t cuda_device_vector_ops_launch_count;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_vector_ops_last_length;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_key_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_value_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_check_count;
+    size_t cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_failure_count;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_layers;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_last_layer;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_last_head;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_last_position;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_layer;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_head;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_position;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_count;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start;
+    zend_ulong cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end;
+    size_t cuda_attention_scores_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_attention_scores_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_attention_softmax_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_attention_softmax_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_attention_values_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_attention_values_batch_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_ffn_swiglu_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_output_projection_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_launch_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_sync_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_dtoh_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_last_candidate_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_buffer_reuse_count;
+    zend_long cuda_logits_readback_last_ns;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_vocab_size;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_candidate_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_matched_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_rank_matched_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_token_id_matched_count;
+    size_t cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_logit_matched_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_supported_op_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_result_op_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_op_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_device_ops;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_host_sampling_ops;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_lookup_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_lookup_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_hit_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_fallback_scan_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_id;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_input_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_rows;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_offset;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_position;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_key_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_value_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_key_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_value_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_layer;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_head;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_position;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_key_length;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_value_length;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_layer;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_head;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_start;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_width;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_index;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_count;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_expected_heads;
+    zend_ulong cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_prepared_heads;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_output_projection_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_residual_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_norm_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_gate_rows;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_up_rows;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_swiglu_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_down_rows;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_output_residual_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_final_norm_width;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_logits_rows;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_validated_graphs;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_result_envelopes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_reserve_calls;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_writes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_batch_writes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_graph_constructions;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_plan_constructions;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_runtime_checks;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_runtime_checks;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_interval_seconds;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_interval_seconds;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_policy_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_mutation_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_device_execute_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_bounded_emit_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_logits_readback_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_sampler_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_text_emit_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_event_shape_ns;
+    zend_long cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_syncs;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_dtoh_copies;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_allocator_acquisitions;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_validations;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_tensor_lookups;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_lookups;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_hits;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_embedding_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_matvec_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rms_norm_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rope_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_attention_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_vector_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_ffn_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_projection_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_launches;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_candidates;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_saved_readback_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes;
+    size_t cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes;
+    zend_long runtime_last_started_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_last_first_token_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_last_finished_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_last_duration_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_last_generated_tokens;
+    zend_long tokenizer_last_token_count;
+    zend_long tokenizer_last_unknown_count;
+    zend_long tokenizer_last_input_bytes;
+    zend_long tokenizer_last_normalized_bytes;
+    double runtime_last_tokens_per_second;
+    HashTable cuda_weight_cache;
+    bool native_map_loaded;
+    bool cuda_context_attempted;
+    bool cuda_context_available;
+    bool cuda_context_owned;
+    bool cuda_device_allocator_attempted;
+    bool cuda_device_allocator_symbols_available;
+    bool cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    bool cuda_weight_upload_attempted;
+    bool cuda_weight_upload_complete;
+    bool cuda_weight_cache_initialized;
+    bool cuda_weight_cache_ready;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_attempted;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_available;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_q8_0_available;
+    bool cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_attempted;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_available;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_rms_norm_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_rope_attempted;
+    bool cuda_rope_available;
+    bool cuda_rope_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_rope_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_rope_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_rope_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_attempted;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_f16_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_bf16_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_q8_0_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_row_q6_k_available;
+    bool cuda_embedding_rows_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active;
+    bool cuda_device_vector_ops_attempted;
+    bool cuda_device_vector_ops_available;
+    bool cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_device_vector_ops_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_vector_add_available;
+    bool cuda_vector_mul_available;
+    bool cuda_vector_scale_available;
+    bool cuda_vector_silu_available;
+    bool cuda_vector_slice_available;
+    bool cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_attempted;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_available;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_f32;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_dtod_available;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_fail_closed;
+    bool cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_crossed;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_attempted;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_scores_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_attempted;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_softmax_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_attempted;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_attention_values_batch_available;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_attempted;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_available;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available;
+    bool cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_attempted;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_available;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_resolved;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_uploaded;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_tied_token_embedding;
+    bool cuda_output_projection_q8_0_available;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_attempted;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_available;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_available;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_module_loaded;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_bounded_cpu_available;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_checked;
+    bool cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_matched;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attempted;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_token_decode_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_reuse_profile_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available;
+    bool cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_readback_avoided;
+    bool runtime_last_timing_available;
+    bool runtime_last_first_token_available;
+    bool tokenizer_last_encode_available;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_inference_model_object;
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_stream_object {
+    zval model;
+    zval request;
+    zval options;
+    zval native_events;
+    void *native_gpu_stream_state;
+    zend_ulong native_event_index;
+    int stdout_fd;
+    int stderr_fd;
+    zend_long child_pid;
+    zend_long exit_code;
+    zend_long chunk_count;
+    zend_long stderr_count;
+    zend_long bytes_emitted;
+    zend_long native_decoder_token_count;
+    zend_long created_at;
+    zend_long runtime_started_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_first_token_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_finished_ms;
+    zend_long runtime_generated_tokens;
+    zend_long gpu_thermal_preflight_at;
+    zend_long gpu_thermal_last_check_at;
+    zend_long gpu_thermal_abort_at;
+    zend_long gpu_power_preflight_at;
+    zend_long gpu_power_last_check_at;
+    zend_long gpu_power_abort_at;
+    zend_long gpu_policy_during_run_checks;
+    zend_long gpu_policy_interval_skips;
+    zend_long gpu_thermal_runtime_checks;
+    zend_long gpu_power_runtime_checks;
+    zend_long gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds;
+    zend_long gpu_power_check_interval_seconds;
+    zend_ulong native_decoder_last_token_id;
+    double native_decoder_last_probability;
+    double native_decoder_last_logit;
+    double native_decoder_last_rank;
+    double gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c;
+    double gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c;
+    double gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c;
+    double gpu_power_preflight_watts;
+    double gpu_power_abort_watts;
+    double gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts;
+    zend_string *response_id;
+    bool start_event_pending;
+    bool openai_compatible;
+    bool native_decoder_last_token_available;
+    bool native_decoder_last_score_available;
+    bool gpu_thermal_preflight_checked;
+    bool gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available;
+    bool gpu_thermal_aborted;
+    bool gpu_power_preflight_checked;
+    bool gpu_power_preflight_available;
+    bool gpu_power_aborted;
+    bool done;
+    bool cancelled;
+    bool timed_out;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_inference_stream_object;
+
+/* --- PHP Function Prototypes --- */
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_model_load);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_config);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_load);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_gpu_runtime_status);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_llm_cache_status);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_model_info);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tokenize);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_token_decode);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_token_decode_graph);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_view);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_index);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_dequantize);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_matmul);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_graph_run);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_kv_cache_plan);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_stream);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_chat_stream);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_chat_http_response);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_http_response);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_next);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_next_async);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_cancel);
+
+static inline king_inference_model_object *
+php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_inference_model_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_inference_model_object, std));
+}
+
+static inline king_inference_stream_object *
+php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_inference_stream_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_inference_stream_object, std));
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_INFERENCE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/integration/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/integration/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..145a3119e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/integration/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_system_process_request, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_data, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/integration/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/integration/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..402705394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/integration/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/integration/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for integration PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INTEGRATION_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_INTEGRATION_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_INTEGRATION_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/integration/function_entries.h b/extension/include/integration/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d462a25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/integration/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_system_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_health_check, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_get_performance_report, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_get_component_info, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_process_request, arginfo_king_system_process_request)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_restart_component, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_fail_component, arginfo_king_one_string)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_recover, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_system_shutdown, arginfo_king_no_args)
diff --git a/extension/include/integration/index.h b/extension/include/integration/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66cafd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/integration/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/integration/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the system integration runtime.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INTEGRATION_INDEX_H
+#define KING_INTEGRATION_INDEX_H
+
+#include "system_integration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_INTEGRATION_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/integration/system_integration.h b/extension/include/integration/system_integration.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a63b2b1c6..6186053e6
--- a/extension/include/integration/system_integration.h
+++ b/extension/include/integration/system_integration.h
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Component headers referenced by the system runtime / introspection layer. */
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
-#include "include/object_store/object_store.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
-#include "include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
-#include "include/mcp/mcp.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
+#include "object_store/object_store.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
+#include "mcp/mcp.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin.h"
 
 /* --- System Integration Types --- */
 
diff --git a/extension/include/king_init/ticket_ring.h b/extension/include/king_init/ticket_ring.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..816bacf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/king_init/ticket_ring.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/king_init/ticket_ring.h - Shared TLS ticket-ring API
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INIT_TICKET_RING_H
+#define KING_INIT_TICKET_RING_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+void king_ticket_ring_put(const uint8_t *ticket, size_t len);
+int king_ticket_ring_get(uint8_t *out, size_t *out_len);
+
+#endif /* KING_INIT_TICKET_RING_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a570336a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_connect, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request, 0, 0, 4)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request_async, 0, 4, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request_iibin, 0, 0, 4)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request_iibin_async, 0, 4, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_server_create, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, definition, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc, 0, 2, IS_STRING, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, server, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, context, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_server_handle_http, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, server, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, context, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_server_stdio, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, server, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_close, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_upload_from_stream, 0, 0, 5)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_identifier, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_download_to_stream, 0, 0, 5)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP___construct, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_request, 0, 3, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestAsync, 0, 3, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestIibin, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestIibinAsync, 0, 3, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_uploadFromStream, 0, 4, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, streamIdentifier, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_downloadToStream, 0, 4, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCPServer___construct, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, definition, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_handleJsonRpc, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, context, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_handleHttp, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, context, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_runStdio, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01f7c3d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/mcp/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for MCP PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_MCP_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/class_entries.h b/extension/include/mcp/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d242af43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * include/mcp/class_entries.h - MCP class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_MCP_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_server;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_exception;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_connection_error;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_protocol_error;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_timeout;
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_data_error;
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/mcp/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd651c967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_mcp_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, __construct, arginfo_class_King_MCP___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, request, arginfo_class_King_MCP_request, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, requestAsync, arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, requestIibin, arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestIibin, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, requestIibinAsync, arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestIibinAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, uploadFromStream, arginfo_class_King_MCP_uploadFromStream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, downloadToStream, arginfo_class_King_MCP_downloadToStream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCP, close, arginfo_class_King_MCP_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
+
+const zend_function_entry king_mcp_server_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_MCPServer, __construct, arginfo_class_King_MCPServer___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCPServer, handleJsonRpc, arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_handleJsonRpc, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCPServer, handleHttp, arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_handleHttp, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_MCPServer, runStdio, arginfo_class_King_MCPServer_runStdio, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/class_methods.h b/extension/include/mcp/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ded1d740b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/mcp/class_methods.h - MCP OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_MCP_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_mcp_class_methods[];
+extern const zend_function_entry king_mcp_server_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/function_entries.h b/extension/include/mcp/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2012f0a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_connect, arginfo_king_mcp_connect)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request, arginfo_king_mcp_request)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request_async, arginfo_king_mcp_request_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request_iibin, arginfo_king_mcp_request_iibin)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request_iibin_async, arginfo_king_mcp_request_iibin_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_server_create, arginfo_king_mcp_server_create)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc, arginfo_king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_server_handle_http, arginfo_king_mcp_server_handle_http)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_server_stdio, arginfo_king_mcp_server_stdio)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_upload_from_stream, arginfo_king_mcp_upload_from_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_download_to_stream, arginfo_king_mcp_download_to_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_close, arginfo_king_mcp_close)
+    PHP_FE(king_mcp_get_error, arginfo_king_no_args)
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/index.h b/extension/include/mcp/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2021e72de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/mcp/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the MCP subsystem.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_INDEX_H
+#define KING_MCP_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "mcp.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "resource_ids.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/mcp.h b/extension/include/mcp/mcp.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index f5701d5a1..e9e73a848
--- a/extension/include/mcp/mcp.h
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/mcp.h
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
- * Native MCP runtime primitives shared by the PHP resource/object wrapper
- * and the subsystem-local transport helpers. The runtime keeps one normalized
- * remote peer target, one reusable socket stream, and the local persisted
- * transfer-state fallback used by upload/download acknowledgements.
+ * Native MCP runtime contracts shared by the public JSON-RPC/SSE/stdio server
+ * wrapper and the King-internal peer client. The public server surface is
+ * represented by King\MCPServer and king_mcp_server_*; the internal peer
+ * surface keeps one normalized remote target, one reusable socket stream, and
+ * the local persisted transfer-state fallback used by request/upload/download
+ * operations.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 #ifndef KING_MCP_H
 #define KING_MCP_H
 
 #include "php.h"
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 typedef enum _king_mcp_error_kind {
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@ typedef enum _king_mcp_error_kind {
 typedef struct _king_mcp_state {
     zend_string *host;
     zend_long port;
-    zval config; /* Optional King\Config snapshot copied at connect time. */
+    zend_long default_timeout_ms;
+    zval config; /* Optional config holder retained for the connection state. */
+    zval iibin_routes; /* Immutable per-connection MCP IIBIN route snapshot. */
     php_stream *transport_stream;
     bool closed;
     bool operation_active;
@@ -40,6 +45,46 @@ typedef struct _king_mcp_runtime_control {
     zval *cancel_token;    /* Optional King\CancelToken zval. */
 } king_mcp_runtime_control_t;
 
+typedef struct _king_mcp_object {
+    zval resource;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_mcp_object;
+
+typedef struct _king_mcp_server_object {
+    zval definition;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_mcp_server_object;
+
+static inline king_mcp_object *
+php_king_mcp_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_mcp_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_object, std));
+}
+
+static inline king_mcp_server_object *
+php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_mcp_server_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_server_object, std));
+}
+
+/* --- PHP Function Prototypes --- */
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_get_error);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_connect);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_async);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_iibin);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_iibin_async);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_create);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_handle_http);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_stdio);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_upload_from_stream);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_download_to_stream);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_close);
+
 /* Connection State Lifecycle */
 king_mcp_state *king_mcp_state_create(const char *host, size_t host_len, zend_long port, zval *config);
 void king_mcp_state_close(king_mcp_state *state);
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/registration.h b/extension/include/mcp/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f34d581b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/mcp/registration.h - MCP MINIT registration hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_MCP_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_mcp_register_resource_types(int module_number);
+void king_mcp_register_exception_classes(void);
+void king_mcp_register_classes(void);
+void king_mcp_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/mcp/resource_ids.h b/extension/include/mcp/resource_ids.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9339e67fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/mcp/resource_ids.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * include/mcp/resource_ids.h - MCP Zend resource-id externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MCP_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+#define KING_MCP_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+
+extern int le_king_mcp;
+
+#endif /* KING_MCP_RESOURCE_IDS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/media/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/media/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a3dbee96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_bind, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_ice_credentials, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_accept, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, ip, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "5000")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_recv, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_send, 0, 0, 4)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_close, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket___construct, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_iceCredentials, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_dtlsFingerprint, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_acceptDtls, 0, 2, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, ip, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "5000")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_receive, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_send, 0, 3, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_isClosed, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/media/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/media/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71b4b23e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/media/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for media and RTP PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MEDIA_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_MEDIA_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_MEDIA_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/media/class_entries.h b/extension/include/media/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21bcd906d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/media/class_entries.h - Media class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MEDIA_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_MEDIA_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_rtp_socket;
+
+#endif /* KING_MEDIA_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/media/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/media/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dfa58ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_rtp_socket_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, __construct, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, iceCredentials, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_iceCredentials, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, dtlsFingerprint, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_dtlsFingerprint, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, acceptDtls, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_acceptDtls, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, receive, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_receive, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, send, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, close, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_RTP_Socket, isClosed, arginfo_class_King_RTP_Socket_isClosed, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/media/class_methods.h b/extension/include/media/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52bf50dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/media/class_methods.h - Media OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MEDIA_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_MEDIA_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_rtp_socket_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_MEDIA_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/media/function_entries.h b/extension/include/media/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e19ac881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_bind, arginfo_king_rtp_bind)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_ice_credentials, arginfo_king_rtp_ice_credentials)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint, arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_dtls_accept, arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_accept)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_recv, arginfo_king_rtp_recv)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_send, arginfo_king_rtp_send)
+    PHP_FE(king_rtp_close, arginfo_king_rtp_close)
diff --git a/extension/include/media/index.h b/extension/include/media/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e62c239a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/media/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for media and RTP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MEDIA_INDEX_H
+#define KING_MEDIA_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "rtp.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_MEDIA_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/media/registration.h b/extension/include/media/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2f977027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/media/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/media/registration.h - Media MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_MEDIA_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_MEDIA_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_media_register_classes(void);
+void king_media_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_MEDIA_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/rtp.h b/extension/include/media/rtp.h
similarity index 80%
rename from extension/include/rtp.h
rename to extension/include/media/rtp.h
index d7e3af084..d1fd32ef2 100644
--- a/extension/include/rtp.h
+++ b/extension/include/media/rtp.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * king_rtp — RTP/ICE-lite/DTLS-SRTP SFU layer for the King extension.
+ * include/media/rtp.h - RTP/ICE-lite/DTLS-SRTP SFU layer for King
  *
  * PHP surface:
  *   king_rtp_bind(host, port)                         → rtp_socket resource
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #ifndef KING_MEDIA_RTP_H
 #define KING_MEDIA_RTP_H
 
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -97,6 +100,33 @@ typedef struct {
     socklen_t               from_len;
 } king_rtp_packet_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t ssrc;
+    uint8_t  payload_type;
+    uint8_t  marker;
+    uint16_t seq;
+    uint32_t timestamp;
+    uint8_t  data[KING_RTP_MTU];
+    size_t   data_len;
+    char     from_ip[46];
+    int      from_port;
+    int      ice_consented;
+    int      srtp;
+} king_rtp_receive_result_t;
+
+typedef struct _king_rtp_socket_object {
+    zval resource;
+    bool closed;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_rtp_socket_object;
+
+static inline king_rtp_socket_object *
+php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_rtp_socket_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_rtp_socket_object, std));
+}
+
 /* ── Internal API ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 king_rtp_socket_t *king_rtp_socket_create(const char *host, int port,
@@ -116,6 +146,14 @@ king_rtp_peer_t *king_rtp_peer_get(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
 int  king_rtp_dtls_do_accept(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
                              const char *peer_ip, int peer_port,
                              int timeout_ms, char *errbuf, size_t errbuf_len);
+int  king_rtp_socket_recv_packet(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
+                                 int timeout_ms,
+                                 king_rtp_receive_result_t *out);
+int  king_rtp_socket_send_packet(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
+                                 const char *host,
+                                 int port,
+                                 const char *data,
+                                 size_t data_len);
 
 /* ── PHP resource type ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 extern int le_king_rtp_socket;
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b78a242a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_lookup, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_put, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, upload_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_id, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_backup, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, destination_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_restore, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_object_id, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c8dff22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/object_store/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for object-store PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/class_entries.h b/extension/include/object_store/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46e99487c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/object_store/class_entries.h - Object store class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_object_store;
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/object_store/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3294312e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_object_store_class_methods[] = {
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(init, king_object_store_init, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(put, king_object_store_put, arginfo_king_object_store_put, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(putFromStream, king_object_store_put_from_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(beginResumableUpload, king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(appendResumableUploadChunk, king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(completeResumableUpload, king_object_store_complete_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(abortResumableUpload, king_object_store_abort_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getResumableUploadStatus, king_object_store_get_resumable_upload_status, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(get, king_object_store_get, arginfo_king_object_lookup, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getToStream, king_object_store_get_to_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(delete, king_object_store_delete, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(backupObject, king_object_store_backup_object, arginfo_king_object_store_backup, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(restoreObject, king_object_store_restore_object, arginfo_king_object_store_restore, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(backupAllObjects, king_object_store_backup_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(restoreAllObjects, king_object_store_restore_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(listObjects, king_object_store_list, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getStats, king_object_store_get_stats, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(optimize, king_object_store_optimize, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(cleanupExpiredObjects, king_object_store_cleanup_expired_objects, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getMetadata, king_object_store_get_metadata, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/class_methods.h b/extension/include/object_store/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11540f8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/object_store/class_methods.h - Object-store OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_object_store_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/function_entries.h b/extension/include/object_store/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2b645fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_put, arginfo_king_object_store_put)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_put_from_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_complete_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_abort_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_resumable_upload_status, arginfo_king_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get, arginfo_king_object_lookup)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_to_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_delete, arginfo_king_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_backup_object, arginfo_king_object_store_backup)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_restore_object, arginfo_king_object_store_restore)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_backup_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_restore_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_list, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_stats, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_optimize, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_cleanup_expired_objects, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_metadata, arginfo_king_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_cdn_cache_object, arginfo_king_object_lookup)
+    PHP_FE(king_cdn_invalidate_cache, arginfo_king_optional_object_id)
+    PHP_FE(king_cdn_get_edge_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args)
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/index.h b/extension/include/object_store/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f1846862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/object_store/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for object-store and CDN primitives.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_INDEX_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "lifecycle.h"
+#include "object_store.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/lifecycle.h b/extension/include/object_store/lifecycle.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74a47369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/lifecycle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/object_store/lifecycle.h - Object-store module bootstrap hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_LIFECYCLE_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_LIFECYCLE_H
+
+int king_cdn_cache_registry_minit(void);
+void king_cdn_cache_registry_mshutdown(void);
+void king_object_store_request_shutdown(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_LIFECYCLE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/object_store.h b/extension/include/object_store/object_store.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/object_store_internal.h b/extension/include/object_store/object_store_internal.h
index 5ef4cf56b..a890de1c2 100644
--- a/extension/include/object_store/object_store_internal.h
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/object_store_internal.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "object_store/object_store.h"
+#include "object_store/lifecycle.h"
 #include <zend_hash.h>
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
 
@@ -204,6 +205,5 @@ int king_object_store_acquire_object_lock(
     size_t error_size
 );
 void king_object_store_release_object_lock(int *lock_fd);
-void king_object_store_request_shutdown(void);
 
 #endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/object_store/registration.h b/extension/include/object_store/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bfce8dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/object_store/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/object_store/registration.h - Object store MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_OBJECT_STORE_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_OBJECT_STORE_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_object_store_register_classes(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_OBJECT_STORE_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king.h b/extension/include/php_king.h
index 338487f7b..e38a6082e 100644
--- a/extension/include/php_king.h
+++ b/extension/include/php_king.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Central public header for the extension. It exposes the shared constants,
- * resource identifiers, exception class entries, object wrappers, and core
- * helper prototypes used across the active C sources.
+ * core object wrappers, and helper prototypes used across the active C
+ * sources. Bootstrap-owned extern declarations live under include/php_king.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
@@ -24,648 +24,29 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdatomic.h>
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Extension Version and Global Constants
- */
-#ifndef PHP_KING_VERSION
-#  define PHP_KING_VERSION      "1.0.9"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef KING_MAX_TICKET_SIZE
-#  define KING_MAX_TICKET_SIZE  4096
-#endif
-
-#ifndef KING_TRANSPORT_INTERRUPT_SLICE_MS
-#  define KING_TRANSPORT_INTERRUPT_SLICE_MS 25L
-#endif
-
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN "__king_cancel_token"
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN) - 1)
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME "__king_cancel_function_name"
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME) - 1)
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED "__king_cancel_stream_stopped"
-#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED) - 1)
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /* Include core headers required in every build. */
-#include "king_globals.h"
-#include "king_init.h"
-#include "client/session.h"
-
-/*
- * Keep this header lightweight for the current v1 runtime surface so the
- * extension can compile without pulling in the full native dependency graph.
- */
-#ifndef KING_RUNTIME_BUILD
-#  include "client/cancel.h"
-#  include "client/tls.h"
-#  include "config/config.h"
-#  include "connect/connect.h"
-#  include "client/http3.h"
-#  include "poll/poll.h"
-#  include "websocket/websocket.h"
-#endif /* KING_RUNTIME_BUILD */
-
-#include "mcp/mcp.h"
-#include "xslt/xslt.h"
-
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Exception Class Entry Declarations
- */
-extern zend_class_entry
-    *king_ce_exception,
-    *king_ce_stream_exception,
-    *king_ce_invalid_state,
-    *king_ce_unknown_stream,
-    *king_ce_stream_blocked,
-    *king_ce_stream_limit,
-    *king_ce_final_size,
-    *king_ce_stream_stopped,
-    *king_ce_fin_expected,
-    *king_ce_invalid_fin_state,
-    *king_ce_done,
-    *king_ce_quic_exception,
-    *king_ce_congestion_control,
-    *king_ce_too_many_streams,
-    *king_ce_runtime_exception,
-    *king_ce_system_exception,
-    *king_ce_validation_exception,
-    *king_ce_timeout_exception,
-    *king_ce_network_exception,
-    *king_ce_tls_exception,
-    *king_ce_protocol_exception,
-    *king_ce_mcp_exception,
-    *king_ce_mcp_connection_error,
-    *king_ce_mcp_protocol_error,
-    *king_ce_mcp_timeout,
-    *king_ce_mcp_data_error,
-    *king_ce_ws_exception,
-    *king_ce_ws_connection_error,
-    *king_ce_ws_protocol_error,
-    *king_ce_ws_timeout,
-    *king_ce_ws_closed;
-
-extern zend_class_entry
-    *king_ce_cancel_token,
-    *king_ce_awaitable,
-    *king_ce_config,
-    *king_ce_session,
-    *king_ce_stream,
-    *king_ce_response,
-    *king_ce_mcp,
-    *king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator,
-    *king_ce_object_store,
-    *king_ce_autoscaling,
-    *king_ce_client_http,
-    *king_ce_client_http1,
-    *king_ce_client_http2,
-    *king_ce_client_http3,
-    *king_ce_ws_server,
-    *king_ce_ws_connection;
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Resource Type Identifiers
- */
-extern int le_king_session;
-extern int le_king_cfg;
-extern int le_king_perf;
-extern int le_king_mcp;
-extern int le_king_ws;
-extern int le_king_request_context;
-
-typedef struct _king_http1_request_context king_http1_request_context;
-typedef enum _king_ws_connection_state {
-    KING_WS_STATE_CONNECTING = 0,
-    KING_WS_STATE_OPEN = 1,
-    KING_WS_STATE_CLOSING = 2,
-    KING_WS_STATE_CLOSED = 3
-} king_ws_connection_state_t;
-
-typedef struct _king_ws_message {
-    zend_string *payload;
-    bool is_binary;
-    struct _king_ws_message *next;
-} king_ws_message;
-
-typedef struct _king_ws_server_object king_ws_server_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_ws_state {
-    zend_string *url;
-    zend_string *connection_id;
-    zend_string *scheme;
-    zend_string *host;
-    zend_string *request_target;
-    php_stream *transport_stream;
-    zval config;
-    zval headers;
-    zend_long port;
-    zend_long max_payload_size;
-    zend_long max_queued_messages;
-    zend_long max_queued_bytes;
-    zend_long queued_message_count;
-    zend_long queued_bytes;
-    zend_long ping_interval_ms;
-    zend_long handshake_timeout_ms;
-    zend_long last_close_status_code;
-    king_ws_connection_state_t state;
-    king_ws_message *incoming_head;
-    king_ws_message *incoming_tail;
-    zend_string *last_close_reason;
-    zend_string *last_ping_payload;
-    bool secure;
-    bool server_endpoint;
-    bool server_local_only;
-    bool handshake_complete;
-    bool close_frame_sent;
-    bool closed;
-    king_ws_server_object *server_owner;
-} king_ws_state;
-
-typedef enum _king_client_protocol_preference {
-    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_AUTO = 0,
-    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP1,
-    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP2,
-    KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_HTTP3
-} king_client_protocol_preference_t;
-
-void king_http1_pool_request_shutdown(void);
-void king_http1_pool_module_shutdown(void);
-void king_http2_pool_request_shutdown(void);
-void king_http2_pool_module_shutdown(void);
-zend_result king_response_object_init_from_array(zval *target, zval *payload);
-zend_result king_response_object_init_from_context(
-    zval *target,
-    zval *payload,
-    zval *request_context
-);
-void king_http1_request_context_free(king_http1_request_context *context);
-zend_result king_http1_request_context_build_payload(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zval *payload,
-    const char *function_name
-);
-zend_result king_http1_request_context_read(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zend_long read_offset,
-    size_t length,
-    zend_string **chunk_out,
-    const char *function_name
-);
-zend_result king_http1_request_context_get_body(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zend_string **body_out,
-    const char *function_name
-);
-zend_result king_http1_request_context_append_early_hint(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zval *hint,
-    const char *function_name
-);
-zend_bool king_telemetry_build_trace_context_snapshot(zval *destination);
-zend_result king_http1_request_context_get_pending_early_hints(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zval *return_value
-);
-bool king_http1_request_context_is_end_of_body(
-    king_http1_request_context *context,
-    zend_long read_offset
-);
-void king_ws_server_registry_detach(
-    king_ws_server_object *server,
-    king_ws_state *state
-);
-void king_ws_state_free(king_ws_state *state);
-zend_result king_server_cancel_invoke_if_registered(
-    king_client_session_t *session,
-    zend_long stream_id
-);
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Zend Object Wrappers for PHP Classes
- */
-typedef struct _king_config_object {
-    zval resource;
-    zval overrides;
-    zend_object std;
-} king_config_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_cancel_token_object {
-    bool cancelled;
-    zend_object std;
-} king_cancel_token_object;
-
-typedef enum _king_awaitable_status {
-    KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING = 0,
-    KING_AWAITABLE_RESOLVED = 1,
-    KING_AWAITABLE_REJECTED = 2,
-    KING_AWAITABLE_CANCELLED = 3
-} king_awaitable_status_t;
-
-typedef struct _king_awaitable_object king_awaitable_object;
-typedef zend_result (*king_awaitable_runner)(king_awaitable_object *intern, zval *result);
-
-struct _king_awaitable_object {
-    king_awaitable_status_t status;
-    zend_string *operation;
-    zval payload;
-    zval result;
-    zval error;
-    zval cancel_token;
-    king_awaitable_runner runner;
-    bool started;
-    bool cancel_requested;
-    zend_object std;
-};
-
-typedef struct _king_response_object {
-    zval payload;
-    zval request_context;
-    zend_long read_offset;
-    zend_object std;
-} king_response_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_http_client_object {
-    zval config;
-    king_client_protocol_preference_t preferred_protocol;
-    bool closed;
-    zend_object std;
-} king_http_client_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_session_object {
-    zval resource;
-    zval config;
-    zend_object        std;
-} king_session_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_stream_object {
-    zval session;
-    zval cancel_token;
-    zval connection_config;
-    zval request_headers;
-    zend_string *request_method;
-    zend_string *request_path;
-    zend_string *request_body;
-    zend_long stream_id;
-    zend_long buffered_bytes;
-    bool request_body_was_supplied;
-    bool finished;
-    bool closed;
-    bool response_started;
-    zend_object std;
-} king_stream_object;
-
-/* king_mcp_state is now in include/mcp/mcp.h */
-
-typedef struct _king_mcp_object {
-    zval resource;
-    zend_object   std;
-} king_mcp_object;
-
-typedef struct _king_ws_object {
-    zval resource;
-    zend_object   std;
-} king_ws_object;
-
-struct _king_ws_server_object {
-    zval config;
-    zend_string *host;
-    zend_long port;
-    int listener_fd;
-    HashTable connections;
-    zend_ulong next_connection_sequence;
-    bool registry_initialized;
-    bool closed;
-    zend_object std;
-};
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Shared Error Buffer
- */
-#ifndef KING_ERR_LEN
-#  define KING_ERR_LEN 256
-#endif
-
-#if defined(ZTS) && (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80200)
-#  include <TSRM.h>
-   extern ZEND_TLS char king_last_error[KING_ERR_LEN];
-#else
-   extern char king_last_error[KING_ERR_LEN];
-#endif
-
-void king_set_error(const char *msg);
-const char *king_get_error(void);
-int king_system_require_admission(const char *function_name, const char *admission_name);
-void king_add_runtime_surface(zval *target);
-const char *king_get_active_runtime_summary(void);
-const char *king_get_stubbed_api_summary(void);
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Inline Helpers for Accessing Native Resources
- */
-static inline void king_secure_zero(void *v, size_t n)
-{
-    volatile unsigned char *p = (volatile unsigned char *) v;
-    while (n--) *p++ = 0;
-}
-static inline king_config_object *
-php_king_config_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_config_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_config_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_cancel_token_object *
-php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_cancel_token_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_cancel_token_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_awaitable_object *
-php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_awaitable_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_awaitable_object, std));
-}
-
-#if PHP_VERSION_ID < 80200
-static inline bool king_zend_string_equals_cstr_compat(
-    const zend_string *value,
-    const char *literal,
-    size_t literal_len)
-{
-    return value != NULL
-        && ZSTR_LEN(value) == literal_len
-        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(value), literal, literal_len) == 0;
-}
-
-#define zend_string_equals_cstr(value, literal, literal_len) \
-    king_zend_string_equals_cstr_compat((value), (literal), (literal_len))
-#endif
-
-static inline bool king_zend_string_starts_with_cstr(
-    const zend_string *value,
-    const char *literal)
-{
-    if (value == NULL || literal == NULL) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t literal_len = strlen(literal);
-
-    return literal_len > 0
-        && ZSTR_LEN(value) >= literal_len
-        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(value), literal, literal_len) == 0;
-}
-
-static inline bool king_vm_interrupt_pending(void)
-{
-#if PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80200
-    return zend_atomic_bool_load_ex(&EG(vm_interrupt));
-#else
-    return EG(vm_interrupt);
-#endif
-}
-
-static inline void king_process_pending_interrupts(void)
-{
-    if (UNEXPECTED(king_vm_interrupt_pending())) {
-        if (zend_interrupt_function != NULL) {
-            zend_interrupt_function(EG(current_execute_data));
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static inline zval *king_transport_cancel_token_from_options(zval *options_array)
-{
-    zval *option_value;
-
-    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN,
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN_LEN
-    );
-    if (option_value == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(option_value) != IS_OBJECT
-        || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(option_value), king_ce_cancel_token)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return option_value;
-}
-
-static inline const char *king_transport_cancel_function_name_from_options(zval *options_array)
-{
-    zval *option_value;
-
-    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME,
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME_LEN
-    );
-    if (option_value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(option_value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(option_value) == 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return Z_STRVAL_P(option_value);
-}
-
-static inline zend_class_entry *king_transport_cancel_exception_ce_from_options(zval *options_array)
-{
-    zval *option_value;
-
-    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return king_ce_runtime_exception;
-    }
-
-    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED,
-        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED_LEN
-    );
-    if (option_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(option_value) == IS_TRUE) {
-        return king_ce_stream_stopped;
-    }
-
-    return king_ce_runtime_exception;
-}
-
-static inline zend_bool king_transport_cancel_token_is_cancelled(zval *cancel_token)
-{
-    if (cancel_token == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(cancel_token) != IS_OBJECT
-        || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(cancel_token), king_ce_cancel_token)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    return php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(cancel_token))->cancelled ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-static inline zend_result king_transport_maybe_throw_cancel(
-    zval *cancel_token,
-    const char *function_name,
-    const char *cancel_function_name,
-    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
-    const char *transport_label)
-{
-    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
-    const char *label;
-
-    if (!king_transport_cancel_token_is_cancelled(cancel_token)) {
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    label = cancel_function_name != NULL ? cancel_function_name : function_name;
-    if (exception_ce == NULL) {
-        exception_ce = king_ce_runtime_exception;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(
-        message,
-        sizeof(message),
-        "%s() cancelled the active %s transport via CancelToken.",
-        label,
-        transport_label
-    );
-    king_set_error(message);
-    zend_throw_exception_ex(exception_ce, 0, "%s", message);
-    return FAILURE;
-}
-
-static inline king_session_object *
-php_king_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_session_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_session_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_stream_object *
-php_king_stream_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_stream_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_stream_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_response_object *
-php_king_response_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_response_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_response_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_http_client_object *
-php_king_http_client_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_http_client_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_http_client_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline void *king_obj_fetch(zval *zobj)
-{
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(zobj) != IS_OBJECT) return NULL;
-    king_session_object *intern = php_king_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(zobj));
-    if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource) || Z_TYPE(intern->resource) != IS_RESOURCE) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return Z_RES(intern->resource)->ptr;
-}
-
-static inline king_mcp_object *
-php_king_mcp_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_mcp_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_ws_object *
-php_king_ws_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_ws_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_ws_object, std));
-}
-
-static inline king_ws_server_object *
-php_king_ws_server_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
-{
-    return (king_ws_server_object *)
-        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_ws_server_object, std));
-}
-
-extern void *king_fetch_config(zval *zcfg);
-extern void king_ticket_ring_put(const uint8_t *ticket, size_t len);
-extern int king_ticket_ring_get(uint8_t *out, size_t *out_len);
-extern void king_client_session_free(void *session_ptr);
-extern const zend_function_entry king_cancel_token_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_awaitable_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_config_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_session_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_stream_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_response_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_mcp_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_object_store_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_autoscaling_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_http_client_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_ws_server_class_methods[];
-extern const zend_function_entry king_ws_connection_class_methods[];
-
-zend_result king_awaitable_create(
-    zval *return_value,
-    const char *operation,
-    size_t operation_len,
-    king_awaitable_runner runner,
-    zval *payload,
-    zval *cancel_token
-);
-zend_result king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-    zval *return_value,
-    const char *operation,
-    size_t operation_len,
-    const char *function_name,
-    size_t function_name_len,
-    zval *params,
-    uint32_t param_count,
-    zval *cancel_token
-);
-zend_result king_awaitable_create_method_call(
-    zval *return_value,
-    const char *operation,
-    size_t operation_len,
-    zval *object,
-    const char *method_name,
-    size_t method_name_len,
-    zval *params,
-    uint32_t param_count,
-    zval *cancel_token
-);
-
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * PHP_FUNCTION Prototypes: active public entry points
- */
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_connect);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_close);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_send_request);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_receive_response);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_poll);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_cancel_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_export_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_import_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_ca_file);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_client_cert);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_last_error);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_stats);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_version);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_health);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_db_ingest);
+#include "php_king/index.h"
+
+#include "autoscaling/index.h"
+#include "awaitable/index.h"
+#include "client/index.h"
+#include "config/index.h"
+#include "db_ingest/index.h"
+#include "iibin/index.h"
+#include "inference/index.h"
+#include "integration/index.h"
+#include "king_init/ticket_ring.h"
+#include "media/index.h"
+#include "mcp/index.h"
+#include "object_store/index.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/index.h"
+#include "runtime/index.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/index.h"
+#include "server/index.h"
+#include "telemetry/index.h"
+#include "validation/index.h"
+#include "xslt/index.h"
 
 #endif /* PHP_KING_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/arginfo.h b/extension/include/php_king/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44739a367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Aggregates the arginfo sets used by the extension entry unit.
+ *
+ * The concrete arginfo declarations live under extension/include in each
+ * owning subsystem. This header keeps php_king.c from reaching into every
+ * module directly.
+ */
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "core_arginfo.h"
+#include "client/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "awaitable/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "db_ingest/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "iibin/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "inference/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "integration/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "media/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "mcp/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "object_store/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "server/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "telemetry/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "autoscaling/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "xslt/arginfo/index.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/class_entries.h b/extension/include/php_king/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f22b8bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/class_entries.h - Core class-entry externs and module aggregation
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry
+    *king_ce_exception,
+    *king_ce_stream_exception,
+    *king_ce_invalid_state,
+    *king_ce_unknown_stream,
+    *king_ce_stream_blocked,
+    *king_ce_stream_limit,
+    *king_ce_final_size,
+    *king_ce_stream_stopped,
+    *king_ce_fin_expected,
+    *king_ce_invalid_fin_state,
+    *king_ce_done,
+    *king_ce_quic_exception,
+    *king_ce_congestion_control,
+    *king_ce_too_many_streams,
+    *king_ce_runtime_exception,
+    *king_ce_system_exception,
+    *king_ce_validation_exception,
+    *king_ce_timeout_exception,
+    *king_ce_network_exception,
+    *king_ce_tls_exception,
+    *king_ce_protocol_exception;
+
+#include "autoscaling/class_entries.h"
+#include "awaitable/class_entries.h"
+#include "client/class_entries.h"
+#include "config/class_entries.h"
+#include "inference/classes/class_entries.h"
+#include "mcp/class_entries.h"
+#include "media/class_entries.h"
+#include "object_store/class_entries.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.h"
+#include "server/class_entries.h"
+#include "xslt/class_entries.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/constants.h b/extension/include/php_king/constants.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3600981e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/constants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/constants.h - Core extension constants
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_CONSTANTS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_CONSTANTS_H
+
+#ifndef PHP_KING_VERSION
+#  define PHP_KING_VERSION "1.0.9"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef KING_MAX_TICKET_SIZE
+#  define KING_MAX_TICKET_SIZE 4096
+#endif
+
+#ifndef KING_TRANSPORT_INTERRUPT_SLICE_MS
+#  define KING_TRANSPORT_INTERRUPT_SLICE_MS 25L
+#endif
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_CONSTANTS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/core_arginfo.h b/extension/include/php_king/core_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c053e5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/core_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Shared reusable arginfo blocks for the King extension bootstrap and module
+ * binding fragments.
+ */
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_no_args, 0, 0, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_one_string, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_one_long, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_new_config, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_headers, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_headers, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_config_array, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/error_state.h b/extension/include/php_king/error_state.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9890cac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/error_state.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/error_state.h - Shared error buffer and runtime summary API
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_ERROR_STATE_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_ERROR_STATE_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+#ifndef KING_ERR_LEN
+#  define KING_ERR_LEN 256
+#endif
+
+#if defined(ZTS) && (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80200)
+#  include <TSRM.h>
+   extern ZEND_TLS char king_last_error[KING_ERR_LEN];
+#else
+   extern char king_last_error[KING_ERR_LEN];
+#endif
+
+void king_set_error(const char *msg);
+const char *king_get_error(void);
+int king_system_require_admission(const char *function_name, const char *admission_name);
+void king_add_runtime_surface(zval *target);
+const char *king_get_active_runtime_summary(void);
+const char *king_get_stubbed_api_summary(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_ERROR_STATE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/king_globals.h b/extension/include/php_king/globals.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 87%
rename from extension/include/king_globals.h
rename to extension/include/php_king/globals.h
index f419d11e6..856db3c20
--- a/extension/include/king_globals.h
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/globals.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * =========================================================================
- * FILENAME:   include/king_globals.h
+ * FILENAME:   include/php_king/globals.h
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#ifndef KING_GLOBALS_H
-#define KING_GLOBALS_H
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_GLOBALS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_GLOBALS_H
 
 #include <php.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ typedef struct _king_globals_t {
 /* The single global state instance is defined in src/king_globals.c. */
 extern ZEND_API king_globals_t king_globals;
 
-#endif /* KING_GLOBALS_H */
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_GLOBALS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/index.h b/extension/include/php_king/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3071e1d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/index.h - Core extension public umbrella
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_INDEX_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "constants.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "public_functions.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "resource_ids.h"
+#include "runtime_contracts.h"
+#include "runtime_helpers.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/king_init.h b/extension/include/php_king/init.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 90%
rename from extension/include/king_init.h
rename to extension/include/php_king/init.h
index c04d4bd55..9b362d93f
--- a/extension/include/king_init.h
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/init.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * =========================================================================
- * FILENAME:   include/king_init.h
+ * FILENAME:   include/php_king/init.h
  * PROJECT:    king
  *
  * PURPOSE:
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#ifndef KING_INIT_H
-#define KING_INIT_H
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_INIT_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_INIT_H
 
 #include <php.h>
 
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ int king_request_init(int type, int module_number);
  */
 int king_request_shutdown(int type, int module_number);
 
-#endif /* KING_INIT_H */
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_INIT_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/interrupt_helpers.h b/extension/include/php_king/interrupt_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8d78890d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/interrupt_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/interrupt_helpers.h - Zend VM interrupt helper functions
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_INTERRUPT_HELPERS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_INTERRUPT_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <Zend/zend_execute.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+
+static inline bool king_vm_interrupt_pending(void)
+{
+#if PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80200
+    return zend_atomic_bool_load_ex(&EG(vm_interrupt));
+#else
+    return EG(vm_interrupt);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void king_process_pending_interrupts(void)
+{
+    if (UNEXPECTED(king_vm_interrupt_pending())) {
+        if (zend_interrupt_function != NULL) {
+            zend_interrupt_function(EG(current_execute_data));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_INTERRUPT_HELPERS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/memory_helpers.h b/extension/include/php_king/memory_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06e49c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/memory_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/memory_helpers.h - Shared memory utility helpers
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_MEMORY_HELPERS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_MEMORY_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+static inline void king_secure_zero(void *v, size_t n)
+{
+    volatile unsigned char *p = (volatile unsigned char *) v;
+    while (n--) *p++ = 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_MEMORY_HELPERS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/public_functions.h b/extension/include/php_king/public_functions.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5f0770d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/public_functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/public_functions.h - Core public PHP_FUNCTION prototypes
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_last_error);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_version);
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_health);
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/registration.h b/extension/include/php_king/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f928439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/registration.h - Core class-registration bootstrap
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+zend_class_entry *king_register_class_with_flags(
+    const char *name,
+    zend_class_entry *parent,
+    const zend_function_entry *functions,
+    uint32_t flags);
+zend_class_entry *king_register_exception(
+    const char *name,
+    zend_class_entry *parent);
+void king_register_php_classes_and_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/resource_ids.h b/extension/include/php_king/resource_ids.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5b5b7374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/resource_ids.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/resource_ids.h - Zend resource-id aggregation
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCE_IDS_H
+
+#include "client/resource_ids.h"
+#include "config/resource_ids.h"
+#include "mcp/resource_ids.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCE_IDS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/resources.h b/extension/include/php_king/resources.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0be60c853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/resources.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/resources.h - Core Zend resource registration
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCES_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+void king_register_resource_types(int module_number);
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_RESOURCES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/runtime_contracts.h b/extension/include/php_king/runtime_contracts.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b23fa179d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/runtime_contracts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/runtime_contracts.h - Cross-module runtime hook contracts
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_CONTRACTS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_CONTRACTS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "client/objects.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+
+void king_http1_pool_request_shutdown(void);
+void king_http1_pool_module_shutdown(void);
+void king_http2_pool_request_shutdown(void);
+void king_http2_pool_module_shutdown(void);
+void king_http1_request_context_free(king_http1_request_context *context);
+zend_result king_http1_request_context_build_payload(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zval *payload,
+    const char *function_name
+);
+zend_result king_http1_request_context_read(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zend_long read_offset,
+    size_t length,
+    zend_string **chunk_out,
+    const char *function_name
+);
+zend_result king_http1_request_context_get_body(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zend_string **body_out,
+    const char *function_name
+);
+zend_result king_http1_request_context_append_early_hint(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zval *hint,
+    const char *function_name
+);
+zend_bool king_telemetry_build_trace_context_snapshot(zval *destination);
+zend_result king_http1_request_context_get_pending_early_hints(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zval *return_value
+);
+bool king_http1_request_context_is_end_of_body(
+    king_http1_request_context *context,
+    zend_long read_offset
+);
+zend_result king_server_cancel_invoke_if_registered(
+    king_client_session_t *session,
+    zend_long stream_id
+);
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_CONTRACTS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/runtime_helpers.h b/extension/include/php_king/runtime_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be0ef578c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/runtime_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/runtime_helpers.h - Shared runtime helper umbrella
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_HELPERS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_HELPERS_H
+
+#include "error_state.h"
+#include "memory_helpers.h"
+#include "string_helpers.h"
+#include "interrupt_helpers.h"
+#include "transport_cancel.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_RUNTIME_HELPERS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/string_helpers.h b/extension/include/php_king/string_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4728a45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/string_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/string_helpers.h - Shared zend_string helper functions
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_STRING_HELPERS_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_STRING_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if PHP_VERSION_ID < 80200
+static inline bool king_zend_string_equals_cstr_compat(
+    const zend_string *value,
+    const char *literal,
+    size_t literal_len)
+{
+    return value != NULL
+        && ZSTR_LEN(value) == literal_len
+        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(value), literal, literal_len) == 0;
+}
+
+#define zend_string_equals_cstr(value, literal, literal_len) \
+    king_zend_string_equals_cstr_compat((value), (literal), (literal_len))
+#endif
+
+static inline bool king_zend_string_starts_with_cstr(
+    const zend_string *value,
+    const char *literal)
+{
+    if (value == NULL || literal == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    size_t literal_len = strlen(literal);
+
+    return literal_len > 0
+        && ZSTR_LEN(value) >= literal_len
+        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(value), literal, literal_len) == 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_STRING_HELPERS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king/transport_cancel.h b/extension/include/php_king/transport_cancel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf3fc3427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/php_king/transport_cancel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * include/php_king/transport_cancel.h - Shared transport cancel-token helpers
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PHP_KING_TRANSPORT_CANCEL_H
+#define KING_PHP_KING_TRANSPORT_CANCEL_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include <zend_exceptions.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "awaitable/cancel_token.h"
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "error_state.h"
+
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN "__king_cancel_token"
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN) - 1)
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME "__king_cancel_function_name"
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME) - 1)
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED "__king_cancel_stream_stopped"
+#define KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED_LEN (sizeof(KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED) - 1)
+
+static inline zval *king_transport_cancel_token_from_options(zval *options_array)
+{
+    zval *option_value;
+
+    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN,
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_TOKEN_LEN
+    );
+    if (option_value == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(option_value) != IS_OBJECT
+        || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(option_value), king_ce_cancel_token)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return option_value;
+}
+
+static inline const char *king_transport_cancel_function_name_from_options(zval *options_array)
+{
+    zval *option_value;
+
+    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME,
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_FUNCTION_NAME_LEN
+    );
+    if (option_value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(option_value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(option_value) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Z_STRVAL_P(option_value);
+}
+
+static inline zend_class_entry *king_transport_cancel_exception_ce_from_options(zval *options_array)
+{
+    zval *option_value;
+
+    if (options_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_ce_runtime_exception;
+    }
+
+    option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(options_array),
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED,
+        KING_INTERNAL_OPTION_CANCEL_STREAM_STOPPED_LEN
+    );
+    if (option_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(option_value) == IS_TRUE) {
+        return king_ce_stream_stopped;
+    }
+
+    return king_ce_runtime_exception;
+}
+
+static inline zend_bool king_transport_cancel_token_is_cancelled(zval *cancel_token)
+{
+    if (cancel_token == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(cancel_token) != IS_OBJECT
+        || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(cancel_token), king_ce_cancel_token)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(cancel_token))->cancelled ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static inline zend_result king_transport_maybe_throw_cancel(
+    zval *cancel_token,
+    const char *function_name,
+    const char *cancel_function_name,
+    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
+    const char *transport_label)
+{
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+    const char *label;
+
+    if (!king_transport_cancel_token_is_cancelled(cancel_token)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    label = cancel_function_name != NULL ? cancel_function_name : function_name;
+    if (exception_ce == NULL) {
+        exception_ce = king_ce_runtime_exception;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(
+        message,
+        sizeof(message),
+        "%s() cancelled the active %s transport via CancelToken.",
+        label,
+        transport_label
+    );
+    king_set_error(message);
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(exception_ce, 0, "%s", message);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+#endif /* KING_PHP_KING_TRANSPORT_CANCEL_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/php_king_arginfo.h b/extension/include/php_king_arginfo.h
deleted file mode 100755
index f96e603c5..000000000
--- a/extension/include/php_king_arginfo.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* Aggregates the generated arginfo sets used by the extension. */
-#ifndef PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H
-#define PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#include "client/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "iibin/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "integration/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "mcp/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "object_store/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "server/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "telemetry/arginfo/index.h"
-#include "autoscaling/arginfo/index.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* PHP_KING_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b84f7057b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_run, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, initial_data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, pipeline, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, exec_options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, initial_data, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, pipeline, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, exec_options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, tool_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, tool_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, run_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8c0ebe0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for pipeline orchestrator PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6af637a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.h - Pipeline orchestrator class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator;
+
+#endif /* KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8813d1c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods[] = {
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(run, king_pipeline_orchestrator_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runAsync, king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(dispatch, king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch, arginfo_king_pipeline_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(dispatchAsync, king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerTool, king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerHandler, king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(configureLogging, king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(workerRunNext, king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(resumeRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(cancelRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_cancel_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_methods.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1c8ba8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/pipeline_orchestrator/class_methods.h - Pipeline orchestrator OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/function_entries.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..221e3365a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_run)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch, arginfo_king_pipeline_run)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
+    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_cancel_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/index.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae2d7ae0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/pipeline_orchestrator/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for the pipeline orchestrator subsystem.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_INDEX_H
+#define KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "orchestrator.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "tool_handler_registry.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/pipeline_orchestrator.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/pipeline_orchestrator.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 0994995c8..03735eb12
--- a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/pipeline_orchestrator.h
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/pipeline_orchestrator.h
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ typedef struct _king_pipeline_exec_options_c {
 /* Runs one pipeline immediately on the configured backend. */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run);
 
+/* Starts one pipeline immediately and returns an awaitable handle. */
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async);
+
 /* Queues one pipeline run for the file-worker backend. */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch);
 
+/* Queues one pipeline run and returns an awaitable handle for completion. */
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async);
+
 /* Registers or replaces one persisted tool configuration. */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool);
 
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17ee54be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * include/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.h - Pipeline orchestrator MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_classes(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_handler_registry.h b/extension/include/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_handler_registry.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/runtime/index.h b/extension/include/runtime/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66399e069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/runtime/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/runtime/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for optional runtime dependency discovery helpers.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_RUNTIME_INDEX_H
+#define KING_RUNTIME_INDEX_H
+
+#include "libcurl_candidates.h"
+#include "saxonc_candidates.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_RUNTIME_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..790e96abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_service_discovery, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_type, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, criteria, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_service_lookup, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, client_info, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_register_service, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_info, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_register_mother_node, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, mother_node_info, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_update_service_status, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, status, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, metrics, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_semantic_dns_query, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, query, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, max_response_bytes, IS_LONG, 0, "256")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d86a15ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/semantic_dns/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for Semantic DNS PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/function_entries.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdabada33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_start_server, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_query, arginfo_king_semantic_dns_query)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_register_service, arginfo_king_register_service)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_discover_service, arginfo_king_service_discovery)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_register_mother_node, arginfo_king_register_mother_node)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route, arginfo_king_service_lookup)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_update_service_status, arginfo_king_update_service_status)
+    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_get_service_topology, arginfo_king_no_args)
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/index.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..405a8f484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/semantic_dns/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for Semantic DNS primitives.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_INDEX_H
+#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_INDEX_H
+
+#include "lifecycle.h"
+#include "semantic_dns.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/lifecycle.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/lifecycle.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408231b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/lifecycle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * include/semantic_dns/lifecycle.h - Semantic-DNS module bootstrap hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_LIFECYCLE_H
+#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_LIFECYCLE_H
+
+int king_semantic_dns_registry_minit(void);
+void king_semantic_dns_registry_mshutdown(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_LIFECYCLE_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 3ae001331..b71981619
--- a/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 /* --- Semantic DNS Types --- */
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ typedef struct _king_semantic_dns_config_t {
     uint32_t mothernode_sync_interval_sec;
     uint32_t service_discovery_max_ips_per_response;
     char mothernode_uri[256];
+    char state_path[PATH_MAX];
     king_mother_node_t *mother_nodes;
     uint32_t mother_node_count;
     zval routing_policies; /* PHP array */
diff --git a/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h b/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h
index 8e51150cc..748cbf443 100644
--- a/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h
+++ b/extension/include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "php_king.h"
 #include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
 #include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/lifecycle.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_write_snapshot_file(const char *path, zval *payload)
 int king_semantic_dns_state_read_snapshot_file(const char *path, zval *payload);
 int king_semantic_dns_state_remove_snapshot_file(const char *path);
 int king_semantic_dns_listener_write_runtime_snapshot(void);
+int king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len);
 
 /* Registry/runtime refresh helpers */
 int king_semantic_dns_refresh_distributed_state(void);
diff --git a/extension/include/server/admin_api.h b/extension/include/server/admin_api.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/server/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..297b4d3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Arginfo for the procedural server/listener/control surface.
+ * The declarations are consumed through include/server/arginfo/index.h.
+ */
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_listen, 0, 0, 4)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_on_cancel, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_send_early_hints, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, hints, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_upgrade_to_websocket, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_reload_tls_config, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, cert_file_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key_file_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_init_telemetry, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_capability, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, capability, IS_LONG, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_close_server_initiated, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, capability, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, error_code, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_admin_api_listen, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, target_server, IS_MIXED, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/server/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/server/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d6778614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/server/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for server-side PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SERVER_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_SERVER_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_SERVER_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/server/cancel.h b/extension/include/server/cancel.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/class_entries.h b/extension/include/server/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcaf62962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/server/class_entries.h - Server class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SERVER_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_SERVER_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_server;
+
+#endif /* KING_SERVER_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/server/class_methods.h b/extension/include/server/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..850b5d530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/server/class_methods.h - Server OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SERVER_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_SERVER_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_ws_server_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_SERVER_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/server/cors.h b/extension/include/server/cors.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9f8def6f8..934f542d1
--- a/extension/include/server/cors.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/cors.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define KING_SERVER_CORS_H
 
 #include <php.h>
-#include "include/client/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
 
 void king_server_cors_add_request_metadata(
     zval *request,
diff --git a/extension/include/server/early_hints.h b/extension/include/server/early_hints.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/function_entries.h b/extension/include/server/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f91bcfbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_http1_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_http1_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_http2_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_http3_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_on_cancel, arginfo_king_server_on_cancel)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_send_early_hints, arginfo_king_server_send_early_hints)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_upgrade_to_websocket, arginfo_king_server_upgrade_to_websocket)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_reload_tls_config, arginfo_king_server_reload_tls_config)
+    PHP_FE(king_server_init_telemetry, arginfo_king_server_init_telemetry)
+    PHP_FE(king_session_get_peer_cert_subject, arginfo_king_session_capability)
+    PHP_FE(king_session_close_server_initiated, arginfo_king_session_close_server_initiated)
+    PHP_FE(king_admin_api_listen, arginfo_king_admin_api_listen)
diff --git a/extension/include/server/http1.h b/extension/include/server/http1.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/http2.h b/extension/include/server/http2.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/http3.h b/extension/include/server/http3.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/server/index.h b/extension/include/server/index.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 10a788dfe..781bdb1ff
--- a/extension/include/server/index.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/index.h
@@ -2,10 +2,23 @@
 #define KING_SERVER_INDEX_H
 
 #include <php.h>
+#include "admin_api.h"
+#include "cancel.h"
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "cors.h"
+#include "early_hints.h"
+#include "http1.h"
+#include "http2.h"
+#include "http3.h"
+#include "open_telemetry.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "tls.h"
+#include "websocket.h"
 
 /**
  * @file extension/include/server/index.h
- * @brief Unified local server dispatcher entry point.
+ * @brief Public umbrella header and unified local server dispatcher entry point.
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/extension/include/server/open_telemetry.h b/extension/include/server/open_telemetry.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 422e34489..e8b865674
--- a/extension/include/server/open_telemetry.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/open_telemetry.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define KING_SERVER_OPEN_TELEMETRY_H
 
 #include <php.h>
-#include "include/client/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
 
 /* Validates telemetry config and records the resulting snapshot on a session. */
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_init_telemetry);
diff --git a/extension/include/server/registration.h b/extension/include/server/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77b9ad09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/server/registration.h - Server MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SERVER_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_SERVER_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_server_register_websocket_classes(void);
+void king_server_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_SERVER_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/server/session.h b/extension/include/server/session.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d339dbe15..06e32a4fe
--- a/extension/include/server/session.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/session.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  include <pthread.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "include/client/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
 
 
 #ifndef __has_include
diff --git a/extension/include/server/tls.h b/extension/include/server/tls.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 39b771874..f90920754
--- a/extension/include/server/tls.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/tls.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define KING_SERVER_TLS_H
 
 #include <php.h>
-#include "include/client/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
 
 /**
  * @file extension/include/server/tls.h
diff --git a/extension/include/server/websocket.h b/extension/include/server/websocket.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 93b1b5937..71c75a76f
--- a/extension/include/server/websocket.h
+++ b/extension/include/server/websocket.h
@@ -4,9 +4,32 @@
 #define KING_SERVER_WEBSOCKET_H
 
 #include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "client/websocket.h"
 
 typedef struct _king_client_session king_client_session_t;
 
+struct _king_ws_server_object {
+    zval config;
+    zend_string *host;
+    zend_long port;
+    int listener_fd;
+    HashTable connections;
+    zend_ulong next_connection_sequence;
+    bool registry_initialized;
+    bool closed;
+    zend_object std;
+};
+
+static inline king_ws_server_object *
+php_king_ws_server_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_ws_server_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_ws_server_object, std));
+}
+
 /**
  * @file extension/include/server/websocket.h
  * @brief Server-side WebSocket helpers.
diff --git a/extension/include/server/websocket_server_arginfo.h b/extension/include/server/websocket_server_arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2309a85cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/websocket_server_arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * include/server/websocket_server_arginfo.h - King\WebSocket\Server OO arginfo
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_SERVER_WEBSOCKET_SERVER_ARGINFO_H
+#define KING_SERVER_WEBSOCKET_SERVER_ARGINFO_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server___construct, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_accept, 0, 0, King\\WebSocket\\Connection, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_getConnections, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_send, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connectionId, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_sendBinary, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connectionId, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcast, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcastBinary, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_stop, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+#endif /* KING_SERVER_WEBSOCKET_SERVER_ARGINFO_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/server/websocket_server_class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/server/websocket_server_class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c7527c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/server/websocket_server_class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_ws_server_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, __construct, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, accept, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_accept, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, getConnections, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_getConnections, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, send, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, sendBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_sendBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, broadcast, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcast, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, broadcastBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcastBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, stop, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_stop, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89110c7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_start_span, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, operation_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, parent_span_id, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_end_span, 0, 0, 1)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, span_id, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, final_attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_record_metric, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, metric_name, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_DOUBLE, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, labels, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, metric_type, IS_STRING, 0, "\"counter\"")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_log, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, level, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7c2d6a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/telemetry/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/telemetry/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for telemetry PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_TELEMETRY_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_TELEMETRY_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_TELEMETRY_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/telemetry/function_entries.h b/extension/include/telemetry/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dcf368dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/telemetry/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_start_span, arginfo_king_telemetry_start_span)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_end_span, arginfo_king_telemetry_end_span)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_record_metric, arginfo_king_telemetry_record_metric)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_log, arginfo_king_telemetry_log)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_flush, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_trace_context, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_inject_context, arginfo_king_optional_headers)
+    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_extract_context, arginfo_king_headers)
diff --git a/extension/include/telemetry/index.h b/extension/include/telemetry/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4204c2bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/telemetry/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/telemetry/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for telemetry primitives.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_TELEMETRY_INDEX_H
+#define KING_TELEMETRY_INDEX_H
+
+#include "telemetry.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_TELEMETRY_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/telemetry/telemetry.h b/extension/include/telemetry/telemetry.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h b/extension/include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/extension/include/validation/index.h b/extension/include/validation/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eebb8e29d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/validation/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/validation/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for shared validation helpers.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_VALIDATION_INDEX_H
+#define KING_VALIDATION_INDEX_H
+
+#include "config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_double_range.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_host_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_long_range.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_niceness_value.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_non_negative_long.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_readable_file_path.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_VALIDATION_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/arginfo.h b/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/arginfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f32841e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/arginfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_xslt_transform_file, 0, 0, 2)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_xslt_transform_to_file, 0, 0, 3)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, output_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor___construct, 0, 0, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_getOptions, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_engineStatus, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_transformFile, 0, 2, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_transformToFile, 0, 3, IS_ARRAY, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, output_path, IS_STRING, 0)
+    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/index.h b/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b7f8e9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/arginfo/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/xslt/arginfo/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Arginfo aggregation point for XSLT PHP entry points.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_XSLT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+#define KING_XSLT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H
+
+#include "arginfo.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_XSLT_ARGINFO_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/class_entries.h b/extension/include/xslt/class_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ced53a78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/class_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/xslt/class_entries.h - XSLT class-entry externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_XSLT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+#define KING_XSLT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern zend_class_entry *king_ce_xslt_processor;
+
+#endif /* KING_XSLT_CLASS_ENTRIES_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/class_method_entries.h b/extension/include/xslt/class_method_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b32e2057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/class_method_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const zend_function_entry king_xslt_processor_class_methods[] = {
+    PHP_ME(King_XSLT_Processor, __construct, arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
+    PHP_ME(King_XSLT_Processor, getOptions, arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_getOptions, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_XSLT_Processor, engineStatus, arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_engineStatus, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_XSLT_Processor, transformFile, arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_transformFile, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ME(King_XSLT_Processor, transformToFile, arginfo_class_King_XSLT_Processor_transformToFile, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_FE_END
+};
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/class_methods.h b/extension/include/xslt/class_methods.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b1bfe2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/class_methods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * include/xslt/class_methods.h - XSLT OO method table externs
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_XSLT_CLASS_METHODS_H
+#define KING_XSLT_CLASS_METHODS_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+
+extern const zend_function_entry king_xslt_processor_class_methods[];
+
+#endif /* KING_XSLT_CLASS_METHODS_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/function_entries.h b/extension/include/xslt/function_entries.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a5832777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/function_entries.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+    PHP_FE(king_xslt_engine_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
+    PHP_FE(king_xslt_transform_file, arginfo_king_xslt_transform_file)
+    PHP_FE(king_xslt_transform_to_file, arginfo_king_xslt_transform_to_file)
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/index.h b/extension/include/xslt/index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9781c6ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * =========================================================================
+ * FILENAME:   include/xslt/index.h
+ * PROJECT:    king
+ *
+ * PURPOSE:
+ * Public umbrella header for XSLT primitives.
+ * =========================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_XSLT_INDEX_H
+#define KING_XSLT_INDEX_H
+
+#include "class_entries.h"
+#include "xslt.h"
+#include "registration.h"
+
+#endif /* KING_XSLT_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/registration.h b/extension/include/xslt/registration.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a3933380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/registration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * include/xslt/registration.h - XSLT MINIT hooks
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_XSLT_REGISTRATION_H
+#define KING_XSLT_REGISTRATION_H
+
+#include <php.h>
+#include "class_methods.h"
+
+void king_xslt_register_classes(void);
+void king_xslt_init_object_handlers(void);
+
+#endif /* KING_XSLT_REGISTRATION_H */
diff --git a/extension/include/xslt/xslt.h b/extension/include/xslt/xslt.h
index 1b1851907..e3c2353ef 100644
--- a/extension/include/xslt/xslt.h
+++ b/extension/include/xslt/xslt.h
@@ -11,11 +11,39 @@
 #define KING_XSLT_H
 
 #include <php.h>
+#include <zend_object_handlers.h>
+
+typedef struct _king_xslt_processor_object {
+    zval options;
+    zend_object std;
+} king_xslt_processor_object;
+
+static inline king_xslt_processor_object *
+php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(zend_object *obj)
+{
+    return (king_xslt_processor_object *)
+        ((char*)obj - XtOffsetOf(king_xslt_processor_object, std));
+}
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status);
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file);
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file);
 
+void king_xslt_engine_status_array(zval *return_value);
+zend_result king_xslt_transform_file_result(
+    zend_string *source_path,
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+);
+zend_result king_xslt_transform_to_file_result(
+    zend_string *source_path,
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path,
+    zend_string *output_path,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+);
+zend_result king_xslt_validate_options(zval *options);
 void king_xslt_shutdown_system(void);
 void king_xslt_add_component_info(zval *configuration);
 
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling.c b/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling.c
index 887f79464..396ad7d6b 100644
--- a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling.c
+++ b/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling.c
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "php_king/core_arginfo.h"
+#include "autoscaling/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 #include "autoscaling/autoscaling_internal.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ king_autoscaling_runtime_state_t king_autoscaling_runtime = {0};
 uint32_t king_current_instances = 1;
 
 
-#include "autoscaling/runtime_config.inc"
-#include "autoscaling/signal_and_monitoring.inc"
-#include "autoscaling/runtime_state.inc"
-#include "autoscaling/public_api.inc"
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "runtime/runtime_config.inc"
+#include "runtime/signal_and_monitoring.inc"
+#include "runtime/runtime_state.inc"
+#include "runtime/public_api.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5de006eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/autoscaling/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Autoscaling PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_autoscaling = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/provisioning.c b/extension/src/autoscaling/provisioning.c
index a1c245f65..4580b1707 100644
--- a/extension/src/autoscaling/provisioning.c
+++ b/extension/src/autoscaling/provisioning.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
-#include "include/runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
+#include "autoscaling/autoscaling.h"
+#include "runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
 #include "autoscaling/autoscaling_internal.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/registration.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c066b48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/autoscaling/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Autoscaling registration aggregation. The autoscaling runtime translation
+ * unit includes this module boundary beside the controller runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "autoscaling/class_method_entries.h"
+
+void king_autoscaling_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_autoscaling = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Autoscaling",
+        NULL,
+        king_autoscaling_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/public_api.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/public_api.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/public_api.inc
rename to extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/public_api.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/runtime_config.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/runtime_config.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/runtime_config.inc
rename to extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/runtime_config.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/runtime_state.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/runtime_state.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/runtime_state.inc
rename to extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/runtime_state.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/signal_and_monitoring.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/signal_and_monitoring.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/autoscaling/autoscaling/signal_and_monitoring.inc
rename to extension/src/autoscaling/runtime/signal_and_monitoring.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/autoscaling/state.inc b/extension/src/autoscaling/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..663631e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/autoscaling/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Autoscaling module state storage aggregation. The autoscaling runtime
+ * translation unit owns this class state beside the controller runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71951c013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+static zval *king_awaitable_aggregate_items(king_awaitable_object *intern)
+{
+    zval *awaitables;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(intern->payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("King\\Awaitable aggregate has an invalid native payload.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    awaitables = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(intern->payload),
+        "awaitables",
+        sizeof("awaitables") - 1
+    );
+    if (awaitables == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(awaitables) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("King\\Awaitable aggregate has an invalid awaitables payload.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return awaitables;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_awaitable_validate_aggregate_array(zval *awaitables)
+{
+    zval *awaitable;
+
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(awaitables)) == 0) {
+        zend_argument_value_error(1, "must contain at least one King\\Awaitable instance");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(awaitables), awaitable)
+    {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(awaitable) != IS_OBJECT
+            || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(awaitable), king_ce_awaitable)) {
+            zend_argument_type_error(1, "must contain only King\\Awaitable instances");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_awaitable_build_envelope(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_ulong num_key,
+    zend_string *str_key,
+    king_awaitable_object *awaitable)
+{
+    zval value;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (str_key != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "key", zend_string_copy(str_key));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "key", (zend_long) num_key);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", king_awaitable_status_name(awaitable->status));
+    if (awaitable->operation != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "operation", zend_string_copy(awaitable->operation));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "operation", "");
+    }
+
+    if (awaitable->status == KING_AWAITABLE_RESOLVED && !Z_ISUNDEF(awaitable->result)) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&value, &awaitable->result);
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "value", &value);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "value");
+    }
+
+    if (awaitable->status == KING_AWAITABLE_REJECTED
+        && !Z_ISUNDEF(awaitable->error)
+        && Z_TYPE(awaitable->error) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "error", zend_string_copy(Z_STR(awaitable->error)));
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_awaitable_any_runner(
+    king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *awaitables = king_awaitable_aggregate_items(intern);
+    zval *awaitable;
+    zend_ulong num_key;
+    zend_string *str_key;
+    king_awaitable_object *child;
+
+    if (awaitables == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(result);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(awaitables), num_key, str_key, awaitable)
+    {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(awaitable) != IS_OBJECT
+            || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(awaitable), king_ce_awaitable)) {
+            king_set_error("King\\Awaitable::any() received an invalid child awaitable.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        child = php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(awaitable));
+        if (child->status == KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING
+            && king_awaitable_drive(child, timeout_ms) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (child->status != KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING) {
+            king_awaitable_build_envelope(result, num_key, str_key, child);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_awaitable_all_runner(
+    king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *awaitables = king_awaitable_aggregate_items(intern);
+    zval *awaitable;
+    zval envelope;
+    zend_ulong num_key;
+    zend_string *str_key;
+    king_awaitable_object *child;
+    bool pending = false;
+
+    if (awaitables == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(awaitables), awaitable)
+    {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(awaitable) != IS_OBJECT
+            || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(awaitable), king_ce_awaitable)) {
+            king_set_error("King\\Awaitable::all() received an invalid child awaitable.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        child = php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(awaitable));
+        if (child->status == KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING
+            && king_awaitable_drive(child, timeout_ms) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (child->status == KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING) {
+            pending = true;
+        }
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (pending) {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(result);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(awaitables), num_key, str_key, awaitable)
+    {
+        child = php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(awaitable));
+        king_awaitable_build_envelope(&envelope, num_key, str_key, child);
+        if (str_key != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_zval_ex(result, ZSTR_VAL(str_key), ZSTR_LEN(str_key), &envelope);
+        } else {
+            add_index_zval(result, num_key, &envelope);
+        }
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_awaitable_create_aggregate(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *operation,
+    size_t operation_len,
+    zval *awaitables,
+    king_awaitable_runner runner,
+    zval *cancel)
+{
+    zval payload;
+    zval awaitables_copy;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&awaitables_copy, awaitables);
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "awaitables", &awaitables_copy);
+
+    status = king_awaitable_create(
+        return_value,
+        operation,
+        operation_len,
+        runner,
+        &payload,
+        cancel
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
+
+    return status;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate_api.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93cd0332c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/aggregate_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+PHP_METHOD(King_Awaitable, any)
+{
+    zval *awaitables;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(awaitables)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_awaitable_validate_aggregate_array(awaitables) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_aggregate(
+        return_value,
+        "King\\Awaitable::any",
+        sizeof("King\\Awaitable::any") - 1,
+        awaitables,
+        king_awaitable_any_runner,
+        cancel
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Awaitable, all)
+{
+    zval *awaitables;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(awaitables)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_awaitable_validate_aggregate_array(awaitables) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_aggregate(
+        return_value,
+        "King\\Awaitable::all",
+        sizeof("King\\Awaitable::all") - 1,
+        awaitables,
+        king_awaitable_all_runner,
+        cancel
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_any)
+{
+    zval *awaitables;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(awaitables)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_awaitable_validate_aggregate_array(awaitables) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_aggregate(
+        return_value,
+        "king_awaitable_any",
+        sizeof("king_awaitable_any") - 1,
+        awaitables,
+        king_awaitable_any_runner,
+        cancel
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_all)
+{
+    zval *awaitables;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(awaitables)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_awaitable_validate_aggregate_array(awaitables) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_aggregate(
+        return_value,
+        "king_awaitable_all",
+        sizeof("king_awaitable_all") - 1,
+        awaitables,
+        king_awaitable_all_runner,
+        cancel
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.c b/extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbd64a84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Native Awaitable PHP surface for King.
+ *
+ * This translation unit owns the Awaitable and CancelToken PHP bindings,
+ * class method tables, and MINIT registration hooks. The core php_king
+ * bootstrap only calls the exported registration functions.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "php.h"
+#include "php_king.h"
+#include "awaitable/arginfo/index.h"
+
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/awaitable.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.inc
similarity index 94%
rename from extension/src/php_king/awaitable.inc
rename to extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.inc
index 024c8044a..7dc972627 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/awaitable.inc
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/awaitable.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * scheduler backend.
  */
 
+static zend_object_handlers king_awaitable_object_handlers;
+
 static const char *king_awaitable_status_name(king_awaitable_status_t status)
 {
     switch (status) {
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ static void king_awaitable_release_params(zval *params, uint32_t param_count)
 
 static zend_result king_awaitable_function_call_runner(
     king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
     zval *result)
 {
     zval *function_name;
@@ -165,6 +168,10 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_function_call_runner(
     zval_ptr_dtor(&callable);
     king_awaitable_release_params(params, param_count);
 
+    if (status == SUCCESS && Z_ISUNDEF_P(result)) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(result);
+    }
+
     if (status != SUCCESS) {
         if (king_get_error()[0] == '\0') {
             king_set_error("King\\Awaitable could not invoke its deferred function.");
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_function_call_runner(
 
 static zend_result king_awaitable_method_call_runner(
     king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
     zval *result)
 {
     zval *object;
@@ -215,6 +223,10 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_method_call_runner(
     zval_ptr_dtor(&object_copy);
     king_awaitable_release_params(params, param_count);
 
+    if (status == SUCCESS && Z_ISUNDEF_P(result)) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(result);
+    }
+
     if (status != SUCCESS) {
         if (king_get_error()[0] == '\0') {
             king_set_error("King\\Awaitable could not invoke its deferred method.");
@@ -385,8 +397,6 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_drive(king_awaitable_object *intern, zend_long
     zval result;
     zend_result status;
 
-    (void) timeout_ms;
-
     if (intern->status != KING_AWAITABLE_PENDING) {
         return SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -395,6 +405,13 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_drive(king_awaitable_object *intern, zend_long
         king_awaitable_cancel_native(intern);
         return SUCCESS;
     }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->cancel_token)
+        && Z_TYPE(intern->cancel_token) == IS_OBJECT
+        && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE(intern->cancel_token), king_ce_cancel_token)
+        && php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(intern->cancel_token))->cancelled) {
+        king_awaitable_cancel_native(intern);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
 
     if (intern->runner == NULL) {
         king_set_error("King\\Awaitable has no native runner.");
@@ -403,7 +420,7 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_drive(king_awaitable_object *intern, zend_long
 
     intern->started = true;
     ZVAL_UNDEF(&result);
-    status = intern->runner(intern, &result);
+    status = intern->runner(intern, timeout_ms, &result);
     if (status != SUCCESS) {
         if (!Z_ISUNDEF(result)) {
             zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
@@ -422,7 +439,7 @@ static zend_result king_awaitable_drive(king_awaitable_object *intern, zend_long
     }
 
     if (Z_ISUNDEF(result)) {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&result);
+        return SUCCESS;
     }
     ZVAL_COPY(&intern->result, &result);
     zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
@@ -682,16 +699,3 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_status)
     intern = php_king_awaitable_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(awaitable));
     RETURN_STRING(king_awaitable_status_name(intern->status));
 }
-
-const zend_function_entry king_awaitable_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable___construct, ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, await, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_await, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, poll, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_poll, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, cancel, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isPending, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isPending, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isDone, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isDone, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, isCancelled, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isCancelled, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, getStatus, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getStatus, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Awaitable, getOperation, arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getOperation, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/cancel_token.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token.inc
similarity index 53%
rename from extension/src/php_king/cancel_token.inc
rename to extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token.inc
index 40861c630..a074aa7c9 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/cancel_token.inc
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token.inc
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
  * top of the internal cancel-token object state.
  */
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_cancel, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_isCancelled, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#include "awaitable/cancel_token_arginfo.h"
 
 PHP_METHOD(King_CancelToken, cancel)
 {
@@ -29,9 +25,3 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_CancelToken, isCancelled)
     intern = php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
     RETURN_BOOL(intern->cancelled);
 }
-
-const zend_function_entry king_cancel_token_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_CancelToken, cancel, arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_cancel, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_CancelToken, isCancelled, arginfo_class_King_CancelToken_isCancelled, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token_object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token_object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73923d8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/cancel_token_object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * King cancel token PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_cancel_token_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_cancel_token_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_cancel_token_object *intern = php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    intern->cancelled = false;
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_cancel_token_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_cancel_token_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    intern->cancelled = false;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_cancel_token_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_cancel_token_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_cancel_token_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_cancel_token_object, std);
+    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.free_obj = king_cancel_token_object_free;
+    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_cancel_token->create_object = king_cancel_token_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a5880c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Awaitable PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_cancel_token = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_awaitable    = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41d04b1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Awaitable PHP binding aggregation. The Awaitable translation unit includes
+ * this module boundary instead of individual object/method leaf fragments.
+ */
+
+#include "cancel_token.inc"
+#include "cancel_token_object_handlers.inc"
+#include "awaitable.inc"
+#include "aggregate.inc"
+#include "aggregate_api.inc"
+#include "awaitable/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/registration.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a097a772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+void king_awaitable_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_cancel_token = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\CancelToken",
+        NULL,
+        king_cancel_token_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_awaitable = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Awaitable",
+        NULL,
+        king_awaitable_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_awaitable_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_cancel_token_object_handlers_init();
+    king_awaitable_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/awaitable/state.inc b/extension/src/awaitable/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76e4ef752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/awaitable/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Awaitable module state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/cancel.c b/extension/src/client/cancel.c
index 72d230fcb..ccbc51a28 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/cancel.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/cancel.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/cancel.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
+#include "client/cancel.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
diff --git a/extension/src/client/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/client/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8ffe3503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Client PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_session       = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_stream        = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_response      = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http   = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http1  = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http2  = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http3  = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_exception         = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection_error  = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_protocol_error    = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_timeout           = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_closed            = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/client/early_hints.c b/extension/src/client/early_hints.c
index e6775800c..35a9ead7f 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/early_hints.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/early_hints.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/early_hints.h"
+#include "client/early_hints.h"
 
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/client/http1.c b/extension/src/client/http1.c
index 6bafb1eb3..833a85ab0 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/http1.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/http1.c
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/early_hints.h"
-#include "include/client/http1.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "client/early_hints.h"
+#include "client/http1.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/url.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/http2.c b/extension/src/client/http2.c
index 41d7fc55e..31790ce40 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/http2.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/http2.c
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/http2.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "client/http2.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/url.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/http3.c b/extension/src/client/http3.c
index cfe87853b..c1c9c9915 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/http3.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/http3.c
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/http3.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "client/http3.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/url.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/index.c b/extension/src/client/index.c
index 6f7959479..ca9432e03 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/index.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/http1.h"
-#include "include/client/http2.h"
-#include "include/client/http3.h"
-#include "include/client/index.h"
+#include "client/http1.h"
+#include "client/http2.h"
+#include "client/http3.h"
+#include "client/index.h"
 
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -458,3 +458,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_receive_response)
 
     zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
 }
+
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/object.inc b/extension/src/client/object.inc
index 51daa0c08..51a7a28b3 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/object.inc
+++ b/extension/src/client/object.inc
@@ -11,44 +11,7 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getStatusCode_ret, 0, 0, IS_LONG, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getHeaders, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_getBody, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_read, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, length, IS_LONG, 0, "8192")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Response_isEndOfBody, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient___construct, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_request, 0, 2, King\\Response, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_requestAsync, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#include "client/objects_arginfo.h"
 
 static zval *king_response_object_read_member(
     king_response_object *intern,
@@ -626,19 +589,4 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_Client_HttpClient, close)
     king_set_error("");
 }
 
-const zend_function_entry king_response_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Response, getStatusCode, arginfo_class_King_Response_getStatusCode_ret, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Response, getHeaders, arginfo_class_King_Response_getHeaders, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Response, getBody, arginfo_class_King_Response_getBody, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Response, read, arginfo_class_King_Response_read, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Response, isEndOfBody, arginfo_class_King_Response_isEndOfBody, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
-
-const zend_function_entry king_http_client_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, request, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_request, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, requestAsync, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_requestAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Client_HttpClient, close, arginfo_class_King_Client_HttpClient_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "client/objects_class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/client/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a6c32a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * King response and HTTP client PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_response_object_handlers;
+static zend_object_handlers king_http_client_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_response_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_response_object *intern = php_king_response_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->payload)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->payload);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->payload);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->request_context)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->request_context);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_context);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_response_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_response_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->payload);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_context);
+    intern->read_offset = 0;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_response_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_http_client_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_http_client_object *intern = php_king_http_client_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_http_client_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_http_client_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    intern->preferred_protocol = KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_AUTO;
+    intern->closed = false;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_http_client_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_response_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_response_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_response_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_response_object, std);
+    king_response_object_handlers.free_obj = king_response_object_free;
+    king_response_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_response->create_object = king_response_object_create;
+}
+
+static void king_http_client_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_http_client_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_http_client_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_http_client_object, std);
+    king_http_client_object_handlers.free_obj = king_http_client_object_free;
+    king_http_client_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_client_http->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
+    king_ce_client_http1->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
+    king_ce_client_http2->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
+    king_ce_client_http3->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/client/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/client/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f865d5c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Client PHP binding aggregation. The client runtime translation unit includes
+ * this module boundary instead of session/client/websocket object-handler
+ * leaves directly.
+ */
+
+#include "session/object_handlers.inc"
+#include "object_handlers.inc"
+#include "websocket/object_handlers.inc"
+#include "resource_destructors.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/registration.inc b/extension/src/client/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..655866d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Client class/resource registration. The client runtime translation unit
+ * includes php_binding.inc first, so the resource destructors and object
+ * handler initializers are available without pulling binding leaves here.
+ */
+
+void king_client_register_resource_types(int module_number)
+{
+    le_king_session = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
+        king_client_session_resource_dtor, NULL, "King\\Session", module_number);
+    le_king_ws = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
+        king_client_websocket_resource_dtor, NULL, "King\\WebSocket", module_number);
+    le_king_request_context = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
+        king_client_http1_request_context_resource_dtor,
+        NULL,
+        "King\\HttpRequestContext",
+        module_number);
+}
+
+void king_client_register_websocket_exception_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_ws_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\WebSocketException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_ws_connection_error = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\WebSocketConnectionException", king_ce_ws_exception);
+    king_ce_ws_protocol_error = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\WebSocketProtocolException", king_ce_ws_exception);
+    king_ce_ws_timeout = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\WebSocketTimeoutException", king_ce_ws_exception);
+    king_ce_ws_closed = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\WebSocketClosedException", king_ce_ws_exception);
+}
+
+void king_client_register_session_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_session = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Session",
+        NULL,
+        king_session_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_stream = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Stream",
+        NULL,
+        king_stream_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_response = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Response",
+        NULL,
+        king_response_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_client_register_http_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_client_http = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Client\\HttpClient",
+        NULL,
+        king_http_client_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_client_http1 = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Client\\Http1Client",
+        king_ce_client_http,
+        NULL,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_client_http2 = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Client\\Http2Client",
+        king_ce_client_http,
+        NULL,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_client_http3 = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Client\\Http3Client",
+        king_ce_client_http,
+        NULL,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_client_register_websocket_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_ws_connection = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\WebSocket\\Connection",
+        NULL,
+        king_ws_connection_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_client_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_stream_object_handlers_init();
+    king_response_object_handlers_init();
+    king_http_client_object_handlers_init();
+    king_ws_object_handlers_init();
+}
+
+void king_client_init_session_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_session_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/client/resource_destructors.inc b/extension/src/client/resource_destructors.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..730ec1a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/resource_destructors.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Client-owned Zend resource destructors.
+ */
+
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "client/websocket.h"
+#include "php_king/runtime_contracts.h"
+
+static void king_client_session_resource_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+{
+    if (rsrc->ptr) {
+        king_client_session_free(rsrc->ptr);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_client_websocket_resource_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+{
+    if (rsrc->ptr) {
+        king_ws_state_free((king_ws_state *) rsrc->ptr);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_client_http1_request_context_resource_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+{
+    if (rsrc->ptr) {
+        king_http1_request_context_free((king_http1_request_context *) rsrc->ptr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/client/resource_ids.inc b/extension/src/client/resource_ids.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5eed4e867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/resource_ids.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Client Zend resource-id storage.
+ */
+
+int le_king_session         = -1;
+int le_king_ws              = -1;
+int le_king_request_context = -1;
diff --git a/extension/src/client/session.c b/extension/src/client/session.c
index 616a6ba50..5d5117e47 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/session.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/session.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/client/http1.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "client/http1.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/client/session/object.inc b/extension/src/client/session/object.inc
index 879a05b69..e6ca55de8 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/session/object.inc
+++ b/extension/src/client/session/object.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "object/arginfo_and_stream_guards.inc"
+#include "object/stream_guards.inc"
 #include "object/http1_response_bridge.inc"
 #include "object/session_methods.inc"
 #include "object/stream_methods_and_tables.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/session/object/arginfo_and_stream_guards.inc b/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_guards.inc
similarity index 70%
rename from extension/src/client/session/object/arginfo_and_stream_guards.inc
rename to extension/src/client/session/object/stream_guards.inc
index a75d7fd67..ff6ed8113 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/session/object/arginfo_and_stream_guards.inc
+++ b/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_guards.inc
@@ -5,69 +5,12 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * `King\\Session` and `King\\Stream` object surface for the active client
- * runtime. This file declares arginfo and class method tables, validates
- * initialized stream/session state, tracks per-stream cancel/body snapshots,
- * and implements the public OO methods for request dispatch, response
- * receive, polling, close, stats, ALPN, and early-hints toggling.
+ * runtime. This file validates initialized stream/session state and resolves
+ * bound cancel tokens for the public OO methods implemented beside it.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session___construct, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, connect_options, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_isConnected, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_sendRequest, 0, 2, King\\Stream, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_poll, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_close, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, code, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_stats, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_alpn, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Session_enableEarlyHints, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, enable, _IS_BOOL, 0, "true")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_receiveResponse, 0, 0, King\\Response, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_send, 0, 1, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_finish, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, finalData, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_isClosed, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Stream_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#include "client/session_arginfo.h"
 
 static zend_result king_stream_object_require_initialized(
     king_stream_object *intern,
diff --git a/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_methods_and_tables.inc b/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_methods_and_tables.inc
index d06476ba3..8e6b64c83 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_methods_and_tables.inc
+++ b/extension/src/client/session/object/stream_methods_and_tables.inc
@@ -210,23 +210,4 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_Stream, close)
     king_set_error("");
 }
 
-const zend_function_entry king_session_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Session___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, isConnected, arginfo_class_King_Session_isConnected, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, sendRequest, arginfo_class_King_Session_sendRequest, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, poll, arginfo_class_King_Session_poll, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, close, arginfo_class_King_Session_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, stats, arginfo_class_King_Session_stats, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, alpn, arginfo_class_King_Session_alpn, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Session, enableEarlyHints, arginfo_class_King_Session_enableEarlyHints, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
-
-const zend_function_entry king_stream_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Stream, receiveResponse, arginfo_class_King_Stream_receiveResponse, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Stream, send, arginfo_class_King_Stream_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Stream, finish, arginfo_class_King_Stream_finish, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Stream, isClosed, arginfo_class_King_Stream_isClosed, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Stream, close, arginfo_class_King_Stream_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "client/session_class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/session/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/client/session/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62b94bfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/session/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * King client session and stream PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_stream_object_handlers;
+static zend_object_handlers king_session_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_stream_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_stream_object *intern = php_king_stream_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->session)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->session);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->session);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->cancel_token)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->cancel_token);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->cancel_token);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->connection_config)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->connection_config);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->connection_config);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->request_headers)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->request_headers);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_headers);
+    }
+    if (intern->request_method != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->request_method);
+        intern->request_method = NULL;
+    }
+    if (intern->request_path != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->request_path);
+        intern->request_path = NULL;
+    }
+    if (intern->request_body != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->request_body);
+        intern->request_body = NULL;
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_stream_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_stream_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->session);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->cancel_token);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->connection_config);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_headers);
+    intern->request_method = NULL;
+    intern->request_path = NULL;
+    intern->request_body = zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+    intern->stream_id = -1;
+    intern->buffered_bytes = 0;
+    intern->request_body_was_supplied = false;
+    intern->finished = false;
+    intern->closed = false;
+    intern->response_started = false;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_stream_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_session_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_session_object *intern = php_king_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_session_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_session_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_session_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_stream_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_stream_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_stream_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_stream_object, std);
+    king_stream_object_handlers.free_obj = king_stream_object_free;
+    king_stream_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_stream->create_object = king_stream_object_create;
+}
+
+static void king_session_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_session_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_session_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_session_object, std);
+    king_session_object_handlers.free_obj = king_session_object_free;
+    king_session_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_session->create_object = king_session_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/client/state.inc b/extension/src/client/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4385da7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Client module state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
+#include "resource_ids.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/tls.c b/extension/src/client/tls.c
index 2d90e994f..952f4c6ae 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/tls.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/tls.c
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/client/tls.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "client/tls.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
 
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/client/websocket.c b/extension/src/client/websocket.c
index 35d194caf..722493d6d 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/websocket.c
+++ b/extension/src/client/websocket.c
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/websocket.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "client/websocket.h"
+#include "client/websocket_arginfo.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
@@ -43,49 +44,6 @@
 static const char *king_websocket_accept_magic =
     "258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11";
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection___construct, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_send, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendAsync, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinary, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinaryAsync, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receive, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receiveAsync, 0, 0, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_ping, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, data, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, code, IS_LONG, 0, "1000")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_getInfo, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-
 #include "websocket/state_and_queue.inc"
 #include "websocket/transport_io.inc"
 #include "websocket/frame_receive.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/websocket/api.inc b/extension/src/client/websocket/api.inc
index 7fff10934..28b773188 100644
--- a/extension/src/client/websocket/api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/client/websocket/api.inc
@@ -514,485 +514,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_WebSocket_Connection, getInfo)
     king_set_error("");
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect)
-{
-    char *url_str = NULL;
-    size_t url_len = 0;
-    zval *headers_array = NULL;
-    zval *options_array = NULL;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(url_str, url_len)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(headers_array)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options_array)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_state_create(
-        url_str,
-        url_len,
-        headers_array,
-        options_array,
-        "king_client_websocket_connect"
-    );
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_RES(zend_register_resource(state, le_king_ws));
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect_async)
-{
-    char *url_str = NULL;
-    size_t url_len = 0;
-    zval *headers_array = NULL;
-    zval *options_array = NULL;
-    zval params[3];
-    uint32_t index;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(url_str, url_len)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(headers_array)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options_array)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[0], url_str, url_len);
-    if (headers_array != NULL) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], headers_array);
-    } else {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&params[1]);
-    }
-    if (options_array != NULL) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], options_array);
-    } else {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
-    }
-
-    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-            return_value,
-            "king_client_websocket_connect_async",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_connect_async") - 1,
-            "king_client_websocket_connect",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_connect") - 1,
-            params,
-            3,
-            NULL
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-        }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    char *data = NULL;
-    size_t data_len = 0;
-    zend_bool is_binary = false;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, data_len)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_require_open(
-            state,
-            "king_client_websocket_send"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (data_len > (size_t) state->max_payload_size) {
-        king_websocket_set_error(
-            "king_client_websocket_send() payload size %zu exceeds max_payload_size " ZEND_LONG_FMT ".",
-            data_len,
-            state->max_payload_size
-        );
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_send_frame(
-            state,
-            is_binary ? KING_WS_OPCODE_BINARY : KING_WS_OPCODE_TEXT,
-            (const unsigned char *) data,
-            data_len,
-            "king_client_websocket_send"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    king_set_error("");
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send_async)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    char *data = NULL;
-    size_t data_len = 0;
-    zend_bool is_binary = false;
-    zval params[3];
-    uint32_t index;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, data_len)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], websocket);
-    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[1], data, data_len);
-    ZVAL_BOOL(&params[2], is_binary);
-
-    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-            return_value,
-            "king_client_websocket_send_async",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_send_async") - 1,
-            "king_client_websocket_send",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_send") - 1,
-            params,
-            3,
-            NULL
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-        }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_websocket_send)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    char *message = NULL;
-    size_t message_len = 0;
-    zend_bool is_binary = false;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(message, message_len)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_require_open(
-            state,
-            "king_websocket_send"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (message_len > (size_t) state->max_payload_size) {
-        king_websocket_set_error(
-            "king_websocket_send() payload size %zu exceeds max_payload_size " ZEND_LONG_FMT ".",
-            message_len,
-            state->max_payload_size
-        );
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_send_frame(
-            state,
-            is_binary ? KING_WS_OPCODE_BINARY : KING_WS_OPCODE_TEXT,
-            (const unsigned char *) message,
-            message_len,
-            "king_websocket_send"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    king_set_error("");
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    zend_long timeout_ms = -1;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-    king_ws_message *message;
-    zend_string *payload;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (timeout_ms < -1) {
-        king_websocket_set_error(
-            "king_client_websocket_receive() timeout_ms must be -1 or >= 0."
-        );
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    message = king_websocket_message_queue_shift(state);
-    if (message != NULL) {
-        payload = message->payload;
-        efree(message);
-        king_set_error("");
-        RETURN_STR(payload);
-    }
-
-    if (state->transport_stream != NULL && !state->closed) {
-        if (
-            king_websocket_pump_transport(
-                state,
-                timeout_ms,
-                "king_client_websocket_receive"
-            ) != SUCCESS
-        ) {
-            RETURN_FALSE;
-        }
-
-        message = king_websocket_message_queue_shift(state);
-        if (message != NULL) {
-            payload = message->payload;
-            efree(message);
-            king_set_error("");
-            RETURN_STR(payload);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (
-        (state->state == KING_WS_STATE_OPEN || state->state == KING_WS_STATE_CONNECTING)
-        && !state->closed
-    ) {
-        king_set_error("");
-        RETURN_EMPTY_STRING();
-    }
-
-    king_websocket_set_error(
-        "king_client_websocket_receive() cannot run on a closed WebSocket connection."
-    );
-    RETURN_FALSE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive_async)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    zend_long timeout_ms = -1;
-    zval params[2];
-    uint32_t index;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], websocket);
-    ZVAL_LONG(&params[1], timeout_ms);
-
-    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-            return_value,
-            "king_client_websocket_receive_async",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_receive_async") - 1,
-            "king_client_websocket_receive",
-            sizeof("king_client_websocket_receive") - 1,
-            params,
-            2,
-            NULL
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        for (index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-        }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_ping)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    char *payload = "";
-    size_t payload_len = 0;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(payload, payload_len)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_require_open(
-            state,
-            "king_client_websocket_ping"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (payload_len > KING_WS_PING_MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN) {
-        king_websocket_set_error(
-            "king_client_websocket_ping() ping payload cannot exceed %d bytes.",
-            KING_WS_PING_MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN
-        );
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (state->last_ping_payload != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(state->last_ping_payload);
-    }
-    state->last_ping_payload = zend_string_init(payload, payload_len, 0);
-
-    if (
-        state->transport_stream != NULL
-        && king_websocket_send_frame(
-            state,
-            KING_WS_OPCODE_PING,
-            (const unsigned char *) payload,
-            payload_len,
-            "king_client_websocket_ping"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    king_set_error("");
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_get_status)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    king_set_error("");
-    RETURN_LONG((zend_long) state->state);
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_close)
-{
-    zval *websocket;
-    zend_long status_code = 1000;
-    char *reason = "";
-    size_t reason_len = 0;
-    king_ws_state *state;
-    zend_string *reason_string = NULL;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(status_code)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(reason, reason_len)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
-    if (state == NULL) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (state->state == KING_WS_STATE_CLOSED || state->closed) {
-        king_set_error("");
-        RETURN_TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_validate_close_inputs(
-            status_code,
-            reason_len,
-            "king_client_websocket_close"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (reason_len > 0) {
-        reason_string = zend_string_init(reason, reason_len, 0);
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_websocket_state_close(
-            state,
-            status_code,
-            reason_string,
-            "king_client_websocket_close"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        if (reason_string != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(reason_string);
-        }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (reason_string != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(reason_string);
-    }
-
-    king_set_error("");
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
+#include "api/procedural_api.inc"
 
-const zend_function_entry king_ws_connection_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, __construct, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, send, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, sendBinaryAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_sendBinaryAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, receive, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receive, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, receiveAsync, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_receiveAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, ping, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_ping, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, close, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Connection, getInfo, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Connection_getInfo, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "client/websocket_class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/client/websocket/api/procedural_api.inc b/extension/src/client/websocket/api/procedural_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fb052c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/websocket/api/procedural_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect)
+{
+    char *url_str = NULL;
+    size_t url_len = 0;
+    zval *headers_array = NULL;
+    zval *options_array = NULL;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(url_str, url_len)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(headers_array)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options_array)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_state_create(
+        url_str,
+        url_len,
+        headers_array,
+        options_array,
+        "king_client_websocket_connect"
+    );
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_RES(zend_register_resource(state, le_king_ws));
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect_async)
+{
+    char *url_str = NULL;
+    size_t url_len = 0;
+    zval *headers_array = NULL;
+    zval *options_array = NULL;
+    zval params[3];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(url_str, url_len)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(headers_array)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options_array)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[0], url_str, url_len);
+    if (headers_array != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], headers_array);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[1]);
+    }
+    if (options_array != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], options_array);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_client_websocket_connect_async",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_connect_async") - 1,
+            "king_client_websocket_connect",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_connect") - 1,
+            params,
+            3,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    char *data = NULL;
+    size_t data_len = 0;
+    zend_bool is_binary = false;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, data_len)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_require_open(
+            state,
+            "king_client_websocket_send"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (data_len > (size_t) state->max_payload_size) {
+        king_websocket_set_error(
+            "king_client_websocket_send() payload size %zu exceeds max_payload_size " ZEND_LONG_FMT ".",
+            data_len,
+            state->max_payload_size
+        );
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_send_frame(
+            state,
+            is_binary ? KING_WS_OPCODE_BINARY : KING_WS_OPCODE_TEXT,
+            (const unsigned char *) data,
+            data_len,
+            "king_client_websocket_send"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send_async)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    char *data = NULL;
+    size_t data_len = 0;
+    zend_bool is_binary = false;
+    zval params[3];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, data_len)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], websocket);
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[1], data, data_len);
+    ZVAL_BOOL(&params[2], is_binary);
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_client_websocket_send_async",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_send_async") - 1,
+            "king_client_websocket_send",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_send") - 1,
+            params,
+            3,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_websocket_send)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    char *message = NULL;
+    size_t message_len = 0;
+    zend_bool is_binary = false;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(message, message_len)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_BOOL(is_binary)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_require_open(
+            state,
+            "king_websocket_send"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (message_len > (size_t) state->max_payload_size) {
+        king_websocket_set_error(
+            "king_websocket_send() payload size %zu exceeds max_payload_size " ZEND_LONG_FMT ".",
+            message_len,
+            state->max_payload_size
+        );
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_send_frame(
+            state,
+            is_binary ? KING_WS_OPCODE_BINARY : KING_WS_OPCODE_TEXT,
+            (const unsigned char *) message,
+            message_len,
+            "king_websocket_send"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    zend_long timeout_ms = -1;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+    king_ws_message *message;
+    zend_string *payload;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (timeout_ms < -1) {
+        king_websocket_set_error(
+            "king_client_websocket_receive() timeout_ms must be -1 or >= 0."
+        );
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    message = king_websocket_message_queue_shift(state);
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        payload = message->payload;
+        efree(message);
+        king_set_error("");
+        RETURN_STR(payload);
+    }
+
+    if (state->transport_stream != NULL && !state->closed) {
+        if (
+            king_websocket_pump_transport(
+                state,
+                timeout_ms,
+                "king_client_websocket_receive"
+            ) != SUCCESS
+        ) {
+            RETURN_FALSE;
+        }
+
+        message = king_websocket_message_queue_shift(state);
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            payload = message->payload;
+            efree(message);
+            king_set_error("");
+            RETURN_STR(payload);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (
+        (state->state == KING_WS_STATE_OPEN || state->state == KING_WS_STATE_CONNECTING)
+        && !state->closed
+    ) {
+        king_set_error("");
+        RETURN_EMPTY_STRING();
+    }
+
+    king_websocket_set_error(
+        "king_client_websocket_receive() cannot run on a closed WebSocket connection."
+    );
+    RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive_async)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    zend_long timeout_ms = -1;
+    zval params[2];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], websocket);
+    ZVAL_LONG(&params[1], timeout_ms);
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_client_websocket_receive_async",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_receive_async") - 1,
+            "king_client_websocket_receive",
+            sizeof("king_client_websocket_receive") - 1,
+            params,
+            2,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_ping)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    char *payload = "";
+    size_t payload_len = 0;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(payload, payload_len)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_require_open(
+            state,
+            "king_client_websocket_ping"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (payload_len > KING_WS_PING_MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN) {
+        king_websocket_set_error(
+            "king_client_websocket_ping() ping payload cannot exceed %d bytes.",
+            KING_WS_PING_MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN
+        );
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (state->last_ping_payload != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(state->last_ping_payload);
+    }
+    state->last_ping_payload = zend_string_init(payload, payload_len, 0);
+
+    if (
+        state->transport_stream != NULL
+        && king_websocket_send_frame(
+            state,
+            KING_WS_OPCODE_PING,
+            (const unsigned char *) payload,
+            payload_len,
+            "king_client_websocket_ping"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_get_status)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_LONG((zend_long) state->state);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_close)
+{
+    zval *websocket;
+    zend_long status_code = 1000;
+    char *reason = "";
+    size_t reason_len = 0;
+    king_ws_state *state;
+    zend_string *reason_string = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(websocket)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(status_code)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(reason, reason_len)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_websocket_fetch_state(websocket, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (state->state == KING_WS_STATE_CLOSED || state->closed) {
+        king_set_error("");
+        RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_validate_close_inputs(
+            status_code,
+            reason_len,
+            "king_client_websocket_close"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (reason_len > 0) {
+        reason_string = zend_string_init(reason, reason_len, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_websocket_state_close(
+            state,
+            status_code,
+            reason_string,
+            "king_client_websocket_close"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        if (reason_string != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(reason_string);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (reason_string != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(reason_string);
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/client/websocket/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/client/websocket/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fac70e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/client/websocket/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * King WebSocket client connection PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_ws_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_ws_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_ws_object *intern = php_king_ws_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_ws_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_ws_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_ws_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_ws_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_ws_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_ws_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_ws_object, std);
+    king_ws_object_handlers.free_obj = king_ws_object_free;
+    king_ws_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_ws_connection->create_object = king_ws_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.c
index 417f97660..eed7f63b1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_app_protocols_config_t king_app_protocols_config = {0};
diff --git a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.c b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.c
index 01a2567e9..c7d48324b 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.c
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/config.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.c b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.c
index 4857c4028..584ccc551 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_app_http3_websockets_webtransport_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.c b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.c
index dcb9ec4e1..9f4e4c339 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/default.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_app_http3_websockets_webtransport_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.c b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.c
index b47e10e2a..e76b29f43 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/ini.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         webtransport_max_streams_per_session, kg_app_protocols_config_t, king_app_protocols_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_app_http3_websockets_webtransport_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.c
index 2be4af394..25c13c9a0 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_bare_metal_config_t king_bare_metal_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.c b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.c
index 92229186c..47638971a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.c
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/config.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/config.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 
diff --git a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.c b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.c
index 686dc9b16..77863db15 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_bare_metal_tuning_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.c b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.c
index ec7b71b87..8bcf76204 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/default.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_bare_metal_tuning_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.c b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.c
index 77222b127..604b53b56 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.c
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/ini.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.io_thread_numa_node_policy", "default", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateNumaPolicyString, NULL)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_bare_metal_tuning_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.c
index 5eb074585..aeb94977a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_cloud_autoscale_config_t king_cloud_autoscale_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/config.c b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/config.c
index b95e3de5a..09de346f6 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/config.c
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/default.c b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/default.c
index 24f36412d..ff8951a77 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/default.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the cloud-autoscale config family. This slice
  * seeds the provider-neutral autoscale defaults plus the current Hetzner-
- * flavored endpoint/budget placeholders before INI and any allowed userland
+ * flavored endpoint and budget fields before INI and any allowed userland
  * overrides refine the live autoscale snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/default.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/default.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_cloud_autoscale_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/index.c b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/index.c
index 10c0cb766..a064640de 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/default.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/default.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_cloud_autoscale_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.c b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.c
index 2d71f7e9c..b5e4913e6 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/ini.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -147,7 +148,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.cluster_autoscale_instance_tags", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, instance_tags, kg_cloud_autoscale_config_t, king_cloud_autoscale_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_cloud_autoscale_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.c
index e73383035..b9beeea61 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_cluster_config_t king_cluster_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/config.c b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/config.c
index f5c466485..6ed0ad27f 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/config.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/config.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/config.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/default.c b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/default.c
index 38d5c5abb..005ebcbfd 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/default.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/default.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_cluster_and_process_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/index.c b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/index.c
index dea57997d..d5db2a3e9 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/default.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/ini.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/default.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_cluster_and_process_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/ini.c b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/ini.c
index 3b1a24789..3f57b76e2 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/cluster_and_process/ini.c
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/ini.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <Zend/zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <zend_ini.h>
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateClusterNonNegativeLong)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/config.c b/extension/src/config/config.c
index 231b503ae..a79d4543c 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/config.c
@@ -21,26 +21,25 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/config.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/config.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/config.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/config.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/config.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/config.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/config.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/config.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/config.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h"
+#include "config/http2/config.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/config.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/config.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/config.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/config.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/config.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/config.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/config.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/config.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/config.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/config.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 
-extern int le_king_cfg;
-
 typedef enum _king_config_override_module_t {
     KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_NONE = 0,
     KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_TLS,
@@ -55,7 +54,8 @@ typedef enum _king_config_override_module_t {
     KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_STORAGE,
     KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CDN,
     KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_DNS,
-    KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL
+    KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL,
+    KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_COMPUTE_AI
 } king_config_override_module_t;
 
 #define KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(field) \
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ typedef enum _king_config_override_module_t {
 #include "internal/overrides.inc"
 #include "internal/api.inc"
 #include "internal/object.inc"
+#include "internal/resource_helpers.inc"
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
 
 void king_config_release_module_globals(void)
 {
@@ -89,7 +93,21 @@ void king_config_release_module_globals(void)
     KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_dynamic_admin_api_config.key_file);
     memset(&king_dynamic_admin_api_config, 0, sizeof(king_dynamic_admin_api_config));
 
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_preferred_model_profile);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_models);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_name);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_artifact);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_name);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_artifact);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_path);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method);
     KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_default_backend);
+    KING_CONFIG_FREE_PERSISTENT(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.worker_gpu_affinity_map);
     memset(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config, 0, sizeof(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config));
 
     memset(&king_iibin_config, 0, sizeof(king_iibin_config));
diff --git a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.c
index de6dba802..90c129073 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.c
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_dynamic_admin_api_config_t king_dynamic_admin_api_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.c b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.c
index a58c66103..2a96becfa 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/config.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/config.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.c b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.c
index 031dd8ce8..d26c574bc 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.c
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the dynamic-admin-api config family. This slice
- * seeds the local bind/port defaults and empty mTLS path/auth placeholders
+ * seeds the local bind/port defaults and unset mTLS path/auth fields
  * before INI and any allowed userland overrides refine the live admin-api
  * snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_dynamic_admin_api_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.c b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.c
index e62506bac..08bf2a1f6 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/default.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_dynamic_admin_api_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.c b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.c
index 3d0a02637..9f8cb20a4 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/ini.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <zend_ini.h>
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 static void dynamic_admin_replace_string(char **target, zend_string *value)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.c
index 20c95062c..1b3726b95 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t king_high_perf_compute_ai_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.c b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.c
index 32e0d3896..885460880 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.c
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/config.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <Zend/zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 static int kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(zval *value, const char *name, bool *target)
 {
@@ -53,18 +54,98 @@ static int kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(zval *value, zend_long *target)
 }
 
 static const char *k_high_perf_gpu_backend_allowed[] = {"auto", "cuda", "rocm", "sycl", NULL};
+static const char *k_high_perf_inference_profile_allowed[] = {"auto", "gpu", "cpu", NULL};
 
-int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config(zval *config_arr)
+static int kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(zval *value, const char *name, char **target)
 {
-    zval *value;
-    zend_string *key;
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+            0,
+            "Invalid type for %s. A string is required.",
+            name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
 
-    if (!king_globals.is_userland_override_allowed) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
-            "Configuration override from userland is disabled by system administrator.");
+    if (*target) {
+        pefree(*target, 1);
+    }
+    *target = pestrdup(Z_STRVAL_P(value), 1);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int kg_high_perf_apply_positive_double_field(zval *value, const char *name, double *target)
+{
+    double number;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        number = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        number = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+            0,
+            "Invalid type for %s. A positive finite number is required.",
+            name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!isfinite(number) || number <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+            0,
+            "Invalid value for %s. A positive finite number is required.",
+            name
+        );
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
+    *target = number;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int kg_high_perf_apply_non_negative_double_field(zval *value, const char *name, double *target)
+{
+    double number;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        number = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        number = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+            0,
+            "Invalid type for %s. A non-negative finite number is required.",
+            name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!isfinite(number) || number < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+            0,
+            "Invalid value for %s. A non-negative finite number is required.",
+            name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *target = number;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config_to(
+    kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *target,
+    zval *config_arr)
+{
+    zval *value;
+    zend_string *key;
+
     if (Z_TYPE_P(config_arr) != IS_ARRAY) {
         zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
             "Configuration must be provided as an array.");
@@ -77,37 +158,119 @@ int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config(zval *config_arr)
         }
 
         if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "dataframe_enable")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "dataframe_enable", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "dataframe_enable", &target->dataframe_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "dataframe_memory_limit_mb")) {
-            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_memory_limit_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->dataframe_memory_limit_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "dataframe_string_interning_enable")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "dataframe_string_interning_enable", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_string_interning_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "dataframe_string_interning_enable", &target->dataframe_string_interning_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default")) {
-            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_with_memory")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_with_memory", &target->inference_with_memory) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_context_tokens")) {
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->inference_context_tokens) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_kv_page_tokens")) {
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->inference_kv_page_tokens) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_kv_element_bytes")) {
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->inference_kv_element_bytes) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_preferred_model_profile")) {
+            if (kg_validate_string_from_allowlist(value, k_high_perf_inference_profile_allowed, &target->inference_preferred_model_profile) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_models")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_models", &target->inference_models) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_cpu_model_name")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_cpu_model_name", &target->inference_cpu_model_name) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_cpu_model_artifact")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_cpu_model_artifact", &target->inference_cpu_model_artifact) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_model_name")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_gpu_model_name", &target->inference_gpu_model_name) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_model_artifact")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_gpu_model_artifact", &target->inference_gpu_model_artifact) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload", &target->inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path", &target->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command", &target->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_positive_double_field(value, "inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c", &target->inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored", &target->inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_power_sensor_command")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_gpu_power_sensor_command", &target->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_power_max_watts")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_non_negative_double_field(value, "inference_gpu_power_max_watts", &target->inference_gpu_power_max_watts) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable", &target->inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable", &target->inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values")) {
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_enable")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_enable", &target->inference_llm_cache_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_path")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_path", &target->inference_llm_cache_path) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb")) {
+            if (kg_validate_non_negative_long_local(value, &target->inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_fail_closed")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_fail_closed", &target->inference_llm_cache_fail_closed) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook", &target->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service", &target->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method")) {
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_string_field(value, "inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method", &target->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "gpu_bindings_enable")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "gpu_bindings_enable", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "gpu_bindings_enable", &target->gpu_bindings_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "gpu_default_backend")) {
-            if (kg_validate_string_from_allowlist(value, k_high_perf_gpu_backend_allowed, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_default_backend) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_string_from_allowlist(value, k_high_perf_gpu_backend_allowed, &target->gpu_default_backend) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "worker_gpu_affinity_map")) {
-            if (kg_validate_cpu_affinity_map_string(value, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.worker_gpu_affinity_map) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_cpu_affinity_map_string(value, &target->worker_gpu_affinity_map) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "gpu_memory_preallocation_mb")) {
-            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_memory_preallocation_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->gpu_memory_preallocation_mb) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "gpu_p2p_enable")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "gpu_p2p_enable", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_p2p_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "gpu_p2p_enable", &target->gpu_p2p_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "storage_enable_directstorage")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "storage_enable_directstorage", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.storage_enable_directstorage) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "storage_enable_directstorage", &target->storage_enable_directstorage) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "cuda_enable_tensor_cores")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "cuda_enable_tensor_cores", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.cuda_enable_tensor_cores) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "cuda_enable_tensor_cores", &target->cuda_enable_tensor_cores) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "cuda_stream_pool_size")) {
-            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.cuda_stream_pool_size) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_validate_positive_long(value, &target->cuda_stream_pool_size) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "rocm_enable_gfx_optimizations")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "rocm_enable_gfx_optimizations", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.rocm_enable_gfx_optimizations) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "rocm_enable_gfx_optimizations", &target->rocm_enable_gfx_optimizations) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "arc_enable_xmx_optimizations")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "arc_enable_xmx_optimizations", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.arc_enable_xmx_optimizations) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "arc_enable_xmx_optimizations", &target->arc_enable_xmx_optimizations) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "arc_video_acceleration_enable")) {
-            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "arc_video_acceleration_enable", &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.arc_video_acceleration_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
+            if (kg_high_perf_apply_bool_field(value, "arc_video_acceleration_enable", &target->arc_video_acceleration_enable) != SUCCESS) return FAILURE;
         }
     } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config(zval *config_arr)
+{
+    if (!king_globals.is_userland_override_allowed) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
+            "Configuration override from userland is disabled by system administrator.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config_to(
+        &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config,
+        config_arr
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.c b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.c
index e3b1c46d9..94e19ad94 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_defaults_load(void)
 {
@@ -20,6 +20,40 @@ void kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_defaults_load(void)
     king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_memory_limit_mb = 1024;
     king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_string_interning_enable = true;
     king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default = 0;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_with_memory = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_context_tokens = 2048;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_kv_page_tokens = 16;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_kv_element_bytes = 2;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_preferred_model_profile = pestrdup("auto", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_models = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_name = pestrdup("gemma3:1b", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_artifact = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_name = pestrdup("gemma4:12b", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_artifact = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers = 0;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb = 2048;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb = 4096;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb = 0;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb = 8192;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c = 78.0;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec = 15;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts = 0.0;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec = 15;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values = 8;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_enable = false;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_path = pestrdup("/tmp/king-llm-cache", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb = 5120;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed = true;
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service = pestrdup("", 1);
+    king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method = pestrdup("", 1);
 
     king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable = false;
     king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_default_backend = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.c b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.c
index c59c43f1a..de6de7629 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/default.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.c b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.c
index 886fee6ce..f2c4c9b1e 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.c
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/ini.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <Zend/zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <zend_ini.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 
 static void high_perf_replace_string(char **target, zend_string *value)
 {
@@ -44,6 +51,173 @@ static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateAiPositiveLong)
         king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_memory_preallocation_mb = val;
     } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.cuda_stream_pool_size")) {
         king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.cuda_stream_pool_size = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_context_tokens")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_context_tokens = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_kv_page_tokens")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_kv_page_tokens = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_kv_element_bytes")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_kv_element_bytes = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values = val;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong)
+{
+    zend_long val = ZEND_STRTOL(ZSTR_VAL(new_value), NULL, 10);
+
+    if (val < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
+            "Invalid value for an AI/Compute directive. A non-negative integer is required.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec = val;
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb = val;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateAiNonNegativeDouble)
+{
+    char *endptr;
+    double val;
+
+    errno = 0;
+    val = strtod(ZSTR_VAL(new_value), &endptr);
+    while (*endptr != '\0' && isspace((unsigned char) *endptr)) {
+        endptr++;
+    }
+    if (errno != 0
+        || endptr == ZSTR_VAL(new_value)
+        || *endptr != '\0'
+        || !isfinite(val)
+        || val < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
+            "Invalid value for an AI/Compute directive. A non-negative finite number is required.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_power_max_watts")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts = val;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateAiPositiveDouble)
+{
+    char *endptr;
+    double val;
+
+    errno = 0;
+    val = strtod(ZSTR_VAL(new_value), &endptr);
+    while (*endptr != '\0' && isspace((unsigned char) *endptr)) {
+        endptr++;
+    }
+    if (errno != 0
+        || endptr == ZSTR_VAL(new_value)
+        || *endptr != '\0'
+        || !isfinite(val)
+        || val <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
+            "Invalid value for an AI/Compute directive. A positive finite number is required.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c")) {
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c = val;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateInferenceProfile)
+{
+    const char *allowed[] = {"auto", "gpu", "cpu", NULL};
+    bool is_allowed = false;
+
+    for (int i = 0; allowed[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        if (strcasecmp(ZSTR_VAL(new_value), allowed[i]) == 0) {
+            is_allowed = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!is_allowed) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException, 0,
+            "Invalid value for inference model profile. Must be one of 'auto', 'gpu', or 'cpu'.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    high_perf_replace_string(
+        &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_preferred_model_profile,
+        new_value
+    );
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateInferenceString)
+{
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_cpu_model_name")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_name, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_models")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_models, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_cpu_model_artifact")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cpu_model_artifact, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_model_name")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_name, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_model_artifact")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_model_artifact, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path,
+            new_value
+        );
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command,
+            new_value
+        );
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command,
+            new_value
+        );
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_llm_cache_path")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_path, new_value);
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook,
+            new_value
+        );
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service,
+            new_value
+        );
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(entry->name, "king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method")) {
+        high_perf_replace_string(
+            &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method,
+            new_value
+        );
     }
 
     return SUCCESS;
@@ -71,15 +245,64 @@ static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateGpuBackend)
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateWorkerGpuAffinityString)
+{
+    zval zv;
+
+    ZVAL_STR_COPY(&zv, new_value);
+    if (kg_validate_cpu_affinity_map_string(&zv, &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.worker_gpu_affinity_map) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&zv);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&zv);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.dataframe_enable", "1", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, dataframe_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.dataframe_memory_limit_mb", "1024", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.dataframe_string_interning_enable", "1", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, dataframe_string_interning_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateLong, dataframe_cpu_parallelism_default, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
 
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_with_memory", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_with_memory, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_context_tokens", "2048", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_kv_page_tokens", "16", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_kv_element_bytes", "2", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_preferred_model_profile", "auto", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceProfile, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_models", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_cpu_model_name", "gemma3:1b", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_cpu_model_artifact", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_model_name", "gemma4:12b", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_model_artifact", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb", "2048", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb", "4096", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb", "8192", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c", "78", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveDouble, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec", "15", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_power_max_watts", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeDouble, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec", "15", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values", "8", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_llm_cache_enable", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_llm_cache_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_llm_cache_path", "/tmp/king-llm-cache", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb", "5120", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiNonNegativeLong, NULL)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed", "1", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, inference_llm_cache_fail_closed, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateInferenceString, NULL)
+
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.gpu_bindings_enable", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, gpu_bindings_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.gpu_default_backend", "auto", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateGpuBackend, NULL)
-    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.worker_gpu_affinity_map", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, worker_gpu_affinity_map, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
+    ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.worker_gpu_affinity_map", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateWorkerGpuAffinityString, NULL)
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.gpu_memory_preallocation_mb", "2048", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateAiPositiveLong, NULL)
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.gpu_p2p_enable", "1", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, gpu_p2p_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.gpu_storage_enable_directstorage", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, storage_enable_directstorage, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
@@ -92,7 +315,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.arc_video_acceleration_enable", "1", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, arc_video_acceleration_enable, kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t, king_high_perf_compute_ai_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/http2/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/http2/base_layer.c
index 35c6c0246..cd96d1aba 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/http2/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/http2/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_http2_config_t king_http2_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/http2/config.c b/extension/src/config/http2/config.c
index cdf6615bd..503f095dc 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/http2/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/http2/config.c
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/http2/config.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/http2/config.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/http2/default.c b/extension/src/config/http2/default.c
index bc10224a6..7c58bfcff 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/http2/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/http2/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/http2/default.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/http2/default.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_http2_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/http2/index.c b/extension/src/config/http2/index.c
index 17dc78a32..e6148f8e5 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/http2/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/http2/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/http2/index.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/default.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/ini.h"
+#include "config/http2/index.h"
+#include "config/http2/default.h"
+#include "config/http2/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_http2_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/http2/ini.c b/extension/src/config/http2/ini.c
index 5ad490a86..5f1c360a9 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/http2/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/http2/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/http2/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/http2/ini.h"
+#include "config/http2/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         OnUpdateHttp2MaxFrameSize, &king_http2_config.max_frame_size, NULL)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_http2_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/iibin/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/iibin/base_layer.c
index edd584acb..95dd55b41 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/iibin/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/iibin/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_iibin_config_t king_iibin_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/iibin/config.c b/extension/src/config/iibin/config.c
index 174b97a12..2aaabcf77 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/iibin/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/iibin/config.c
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/iibin/config.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/iibin/config.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/iibin/default.c b/extension/src/config/iibin/default.c
index bf42d7fb5..1f86ecf39 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/iibin/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/iibin/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/iibin/default.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/iibin/default.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_iibin_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/iibin/index.c b/extension/src/config/iibin/index.c
index 77b7d25e3..b791025af 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/iibin/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/iibin/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/iibin/index.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/default.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/ini.h"
+#include "config/iibin/index.h"
+#include "config/iibin/default.h"
+#include "config/iibin/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_iibin_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/iibin/ini.c b/extension/src/config/iibin/ini.c
index c6432190b..25ba36f0b 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/iibin/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/iibin/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/iibin/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/iibin/ini.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.io_shm_path", "/king_io_shm", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, shm_path, kg_iibin_config_t, king_iibin_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_iibin_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf3215ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Config PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_config = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object.inc
index 3ac7820fa..5b3588b0a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/object.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "object/arginfo_and_override_guards.inc"
+#include "object/override_guards.inc"
 #include "object/quic_snapshot.inc"
 #include "object/snapshot_read.inc"
 #include "object/snapshot_export.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object/arginfo_and_override_guards.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object/override_guards.inc
similarity index 89%
rename from extension/src/config/internal/object/arginfo_and_override_guards.inc
rename to extension/src/config/internal/object/override_guards.inc
index 81ff27d54..61ad62a0a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/object/arginfo_and_override_guards.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object/override_guards.inc
@@ -5,32 +5,13 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * `King\\Config` object surface on top of the native config resource. This
- * file declares arginfo, resolves object/resource handles, canonicalizes and
- * tracks namespaced override keys, enforces freeze and policy gates, and
- * implements the OO `new/get/set/toArray` behavior for runtime config
+ * file resolves object/resource handles, canonicalizes and tracks namespaced
+ * override keys, and enforces freeze and policy gates for runtime config
  * snapshots.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config___construct, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_new, 0, 0, King\\Config, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 0, "[]")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_get, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_set, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Config_toArray, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#include "config/internal/object_arginfo.h"
 
 static void king_config_object_throw_unsupported_key(
     const char *function_name,
@@ -40,7 +21,7 @@ static void king_config_object_throw_unsupported_key(
     zend_throw_exception_ex(
         spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
         0,
-        "Unsupported runtime config override '%s'. Use namespaced keys under quic., tls., http2., tcp., autoscale., mcp., orchestrator., geometry., smartcontract., ssh., storage., cdn., dns., or otel.",
+        "Unsupported runtime config override '%s'. Use namespaced keys under quic., tls., http2., tcp., autoscale., mcp., orchestrator., geometry., smartcontract., ssh., storage., cdn., dns., otel., or inference.",
         ZSTR_VAL(key)
     );
 }
@@ -190,6 +171,12 @@ static zend_string *king_config_object_build_canonical_key(
             return king_config_object_build_prefixed_key("dns.", "dns_", normalized_key);
         case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL:
             return king_config_object_build_prefixed_key("otel.", "otel_", normalized_key);
+        case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_COMPUTE_AI:
+            return king_config_object_build_prefixed_key(
+                "inference.",
+                "inference_",
+                normalized_key
+            );
         case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_NONE:
         default:
             return NULL;
@@ -295,4 +282,3 @@ static void king_config_object_sync_override_meta(
     cfg->override_count = override_count;
     cfg->userland_overrides_applied = override_count > 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object/public_methods.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object/public_methods.inc
index 9fed8c49b..d2cb517b9 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/object/public_methods.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object/public_methods.inc
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_Config, get)
         RETURN_COPY(explicit_value);
     }
 
-    king_set_error("Requested config key is outside the active OO parity slice.");
+    king_set_error("Requested config key is not exposed by this King\\Config snapshot.");
     zend_throw_exception_ex(
         spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
         0,
-        "Config::get() does not yet expose runtime key '%s' outside the active OO parity slice.",
+        "Config::get() exposes keys present in Config::toArray() plus explicit OO overrides; key '%s' is not part of that snapshot.",
         ZSTR_VAL(canonical_key)
     );
     zend_string_release(canonical_key);
@@ -199,11 +199,4 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_Config, toArray)
     king_set_error("");
 }
 
-const zend_function_entry king_config_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_Config, __construct, arginfo_class_King_Config___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_Config, new, arginfo_class_King_Config_new, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Config, get, arginfo_class_King_Config_get, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Config, set, arginfo_class_King_Config_set, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_Config, toArray, arginfo_class_King_Config_toArray, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "config/internal/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_export.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_export.inc
index dabc17066..524632c96 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_export.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_export.inc
@@ -44,6 +44,182 @@ static void king_config_object_snapshot_to_array(zval *target, king_cfg_t *cfg)
         cfg->autoscale.provider != NULL ? cfg->autoscale.provider : ""
     );
     add_assoc_long(target, "autoscale.max_nodes", cfg->autoscale.max_nodes);
+    add_assoc_bool(target, "inference.with_memory", cfg->compute_ai.inference_with_memory);
+    add_assoc_long(target, "inference.context_tokens", cfg->compute_ai.inference_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(target, "inference.kv_page_tokens", cfg->compute_ai.inference_kv_page_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(target, "inference.kv_element_bytes", cfg->compute_ai.inference_kv_element_bytes);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.preferred_model_profile",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.models",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_models != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_models
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.cpu_model_name",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.cpu_model_artifact",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_model_name",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_model_artifact",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_allow_system_ram_offload",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_path",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_command",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_power_sensor_command",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_power_max_watts",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_max_watts
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_power_check_interval_sec",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "inference.gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "inference.cuda_numeric_compare_enable",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.cuda_numeric_compare_max_values",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(target, "inference.llm_cache_enable", cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_enable);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_path",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_fail_closed",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        target,
+        "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method",
+        cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method != NULL
+            ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method
+            : ""
+    );
     add_assoc_bool(target, "mcp.enable_request_caching", cfg->mcp.mcp_enable_request_caching);
     add_assoc_long(
         target,
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_read.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_read.inc
index 040d05b55..72841aab1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_read.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object/snapshot_read.inc
@@ -163,6 +163,445 @@ static zend_result king_config_object_snapshot_read(
         return SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.with_memory",
+            sizeof("inference.with_memory") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_with_memory);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.context_tokens",
+            sizeof("inference.context_tokens") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_context_tokens);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.kv_page_tokens",
+            sizeof("inference.kv_page_tokens") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_kv_page_tokens);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.kv_element_bytes",
+            sizeof("inference.kv_element_bytes") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_kv_element_bytes);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.preferred_model_profile",
+            sizeof("inference.preferred_model_profile") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.cpu_model_name",
+            sizeof("inference.cpu_model_name") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.models",
+            sizeof("inference.models") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_models != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_models
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.cpu_model_artifact",
+            sizeof("inference.cpu_model_artifact") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_model_name",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_model_name") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_model_artifact",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_model_artifact") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_allow_system_ram_offload",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_allow_system_ram_offload") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_path",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_path") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_command",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_thermal_sensor_command") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_DOUBLE(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_power_sensor_command",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_power_sensor_command") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_power_max_watts",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_power_max_watts") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_DOUBLE(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_max_watts);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_power_check_interval_sec",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_power_check_interval_sec") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+            sizeof("inference.gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.cuda_numeric_compare_enable",
+            sizeof("inference.cuda_numeric_compare_enable") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.cuda_numeric_compare_max_values",
+            sizeof("inference.cuda_numeric_compare_max_values") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_enable",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_enable") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_enable);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_path",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_path") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_fail_closed",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_fail_closed") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_BOOL(return_value, cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_fail_closed);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        zend_string_equals_cstr(
+            canonical_key,
+            "inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method",
+            sizeof("inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method") - 1
+        )
+    ) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(
+            return_value,
+            cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method != NULL
+                ? cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method
+                : ""
+        );
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
     if (
         zend_string_equals_cstr(
             canonical_key,
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3336f73f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * King config PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_config_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_config_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_config_object *intern = php_king_config_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->overrides)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->overrides);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->overrides);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_config_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_config_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->overrides);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_config_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_config_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_config_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_config_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_config_object, std);
+    king_config_object_handlers.free_obj = king_config_object_free;
+    king_config_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_config->create_object = king_config_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/apply.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/apply.inc
index 98acb7379..046a44dc5 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/apply.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/apply.inc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int king_config_apply_override_state_to_cfg(
     KING_CONFIG_APPLY_OVERRIDE_BUCKET(cdn, cdn, kg_config_native_cdn_apply_userland_config_to);
     KING_CONFIG_APPLY_OVERRIDE_BUCKET(dns, dns, kg_config_smart_dns_apply_userland_config_to);
     KING_CONFIG_APPLY_OVERRIDE_BUCKET(otel, observability, kg_config_open_telemetry_apply_userland_config_to);
+    KING_CONFIG_APPLY_OVERRIDE_BUCKET(compute_ai, compute_ai, kg_config_high_perf_compute_and_ai_apply_userland_config_to);
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/routing.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/routing.inc
index 5f50e5a57..23ce100c8 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/routing.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/routing.inc
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ static king_config_override_module_t king_config_route_override_key(
         return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL;
     }
 
+    if (king_zend_string_starts_with_cstr(key, "inference.")) {
+        *normalized_key = king_config_normalize_suffix_key(
+            key,
+            sizeof("inference.") - 1,
+            "inference_"
+        );
+        return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_COMPUTE_AI;
+    }
+
     if (king_zend_string_starts_with_cstr(key, "storage_")) {
         *normalized_key = king_config_normalize_suffix_key(key, sizeof("storage_") - 1, "");
         return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_STORAGE;
@@ -176,6 +185,11 @@ static king_config_override_module_t king_config_route_override_key(
         return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL;
     }
 
+    if (king_zend_string_starts_with_cstr(key, "inference_")) {
+        *normalized_key = zend_string_copy(key);
+        return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_COMPUTE_AI;
+    }
+
     if (king_config_is_known_quic_flat_key(key)) {
         *normalized_key = zend_string_copy(key);
         return KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_QUIC;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/state.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/state.inc
index 49c3e126a..716d946da 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/state.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/overrides/state.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct _king_config_override_state_t {
     king_config_override_bucket_t cdn;
     king_config_override_bucket_t dns;
     king_config_override_bucket_t otel;
+    king_config_override_bucket_t compute_ai;
 } king_config_override_state_t;
 
 static king_config_override_bucket_t *king_config_override_bucket_for_module(
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ static king_config_override_bucket_t *king_config_override_bucket_for_module(
             return &state->dns;
         case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_OTEL:
             return &state->otel;
+        case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_COMPUTE_AI:
+            return &state->compute_ai;
         case KING_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_NONE:
             return NULL;
     }
@@ -128,4 +131,5 @@ static void king_config_cleanup_override_state(king_config_override_state_t *sta
     king_config_destroy_override_bucket(&state->cdn);
     king_config_destroy_override_bucket(&state->dns);
     king_config_destroy_override_bucket(&state->otel);
+    king_config_destroy_override_bucket(&state->compute_ai);
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/owned_strings.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/owned_strings.inc
index 9d76b5801..9ea47372f 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/owned_strings.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/owned_strings.inc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static void king_config_free_dns_strings(kg_smart_dns_config_t *dns)
     pefree(dns->mode, 1);
     pefree(dns->mothernode_uri, 1);
     pefree(dns->live_probe_allowed_hosts, 1);
+    pefree(dns->state_path, 1);
 }
 
 static void king_config_free_otel_strings(kg_open_telemetry_config_t *otel)
@@ -137,6 +138,25 @@ static void king_config_free_mcp_orchestrator_strings(kg_mcp_orchestrator_config
     pefree(mcp->orchestrator_state_path, 1);
 }
 
+static void king_config_free_compute_ai_strings(kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute_ai)
+{
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_preferred_model_profile, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_models, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_cpu_model_name, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_cpu_model_artifact, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_gpu_model_name, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_gpu_model_artifact, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_llm_cache_path, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->gpu_default_backend, 1);
+    pefree(compute_ai->worker_gpu_affinity_map, 1);
+}
+
 static void king_config_clone_owned_strings(king_cfg_t *cfg)
 {
     cfg->autoscale.provider = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->autoscale.provider);
@@ -179,6 +199,7 @@ static void king_config_clone_owned_strings(king_cfg_t *cfg)
     cfg->dns.mode = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->dns.mode);
     cfg->dns.mothernode_uri = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->dns.mothernode_uri);
     cfg->dns.live_probe_allowed_hosts = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->dns.live_probe_allowed_hosts);
+    cfg->dns.state_path = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->dns.state_path);
     cfg->owns_dns_strings = 1;
 
     cfg->observability.service_name = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->observability.service_name);
@@ -238,6 +259,23 @@ static void king_config_clone_owned_strings(king_cfg_t *cfg)
     cfg->mcp.orchestrator_state_path = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->mcp.orchestrator_state_path);
     cfg->owns_mcp_orchestrator_strings = 1;
 
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_preferred_model_profile);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_models = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_models);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_name);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_cpu_model_artifact);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_name);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_model_artifact);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_path);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service);
+    cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method);
+    cfg->compute_ai.gpu_default_backend = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.gpu_default_backend);
+    cfg->compute_ai.worker_gpu_affinity_map = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->compute_ai.worker_gpu_affinity_map);
+    cfg->owns_compute_ai_strings = 1;
+
     cfg->quic.cc_algorithm = king_config_clone_persistent_string(cfg->quic.cc_algorithm);
     cfg->owns_quic_cc_algorithm = 1;
 }
@@ -303,6 +341,11 @@ static void king_config_free_owned_overrides(king_cfg_t *cfg)
         cfg->owns_mcp_orchestrator_strings = 0;
     }
 
+    if (cfg->owns_compute_ai_strings) {
+        king_config_free_compute_ai_strings(&cfg->compute_ai);
+        cfg->owns_compute_ai_strings = 0;
+    }
+
     if (cfg->owns_quic_cc_algorithm && cfg->quic.cc_algorithm != NULL) {
         pefree(cfg->quic.cc_algorithm, 1);
         cfg->quic.cc_algorithm = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eadcb814f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Config PHP binding aggregation. The config runtime translation unit includes
+ * this internal module boundary instead of object-handler leaves directly.
+ */
+
+#include "object_handlers.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/registration.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07a1827e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "resource_destructors.inc"
+
+void king_config_register_resource_types(int module_number)
+{
+    le_king_cfg = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
+        king_config_resource_dtor, NULL, "King\\Config", module_number);
+}
+
+void king_config_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_config = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Config",
+        NULL,
+        king_config_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_config_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_config_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/resource_destructors.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_destructors.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..140c61275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_destructors.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Config-owned Zend resource destructor.
+ */
+
+#include "config/config.h"
+
+static void king_config_resource_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+{
+    if (rsrc->ptr) {
+        king_config_free((king_cfg_t *) rsrc->ptr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/resource_helpers.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b8d2fe5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Config resource and object resolver shared by runtime leaves that accept
+ * either a King\Config object or a native King\Config resource.
+ */
+
+king_cfg_t *king_fetch_config(zval *zcfg)
+{
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(zcfg) == IS_OBJECT
+        && king_ce_config != NULL
+        && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(zcfg), king_ce_config)) {
+        king_config_object *intern = php_king_config_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(zcfg));
+
+        if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource) || Z_TYPE(intern->resource) != IS_RESOURCE) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        zcfg = &intern->resource;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(zcfg) != IS_RESOURCE) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return (king_cfg_t *) zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(zcfg), "King\\Config", le_king_cfg);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/resource_ids.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_ids.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d2f38cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/resource_ids.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Config Zend resource-id storage.
+ */
+
+int le_king_cfg = -1;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/snapshot.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/snapshot.inc
index 05a07c213..876485aa1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/internal/snapshot.inc
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/snapshot.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static void king_config_snapshot_globals(king_cfg_t *cfg)
     cfg->owns_tcp_strings = 0;
     cfg->owns_quic_cc_algorithm = 0;
     cfg->owns_mcp_orchestrator_strings = 0;
+    cfg->owns_compute_ai_strings = 0;
 
     cfg->app_protocols = king_app_protocols_config;
     cfg->bare_metal = king_bare_metal_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/internal/state.inc b/extension/src/config/internal/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91064225f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/internal/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Config module state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
+#include "resource_ids.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.c
index e0a59806b..1fe3d612d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_mcp_orchestrator_config_t king_mcp_orchestrator_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.c b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.c
index 243e02081..0cee2806a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.c
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/config.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.c b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.c
index 493ac6b6c..b27df2ddf 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_mcp_and_orchestrator_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.c b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.c
index a2394c4ed..9b03956c5 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_mcp_and_orchestrator_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.c b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.c
index e630232a4..ba77d13b6 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/ini.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.orchestrator_state_path", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, orchestrator_state_path, kg_mcp_orchestrator_config_t, king_mcp_orchestrator_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_mcp_and_orchestrator_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/base_layer.c
index 7371ca276..ca2023e6e 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_native_cdn_config_t king_native_cdn_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/config.c b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/config.c
index aed245454..b7ca78da2 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/config.c
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/config.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/config.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/default.c b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/default.c
index e382d5117..ed29d3283 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/default.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/default.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_native_cdn_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/index.c b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/index.c
index 994208dcb..249d6ad71 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/default.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/ini.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/index.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/default.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_native_cdn_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/ini.c b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/ini.c
index 0c06a20f1..4cd69b9ae 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_cdn/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_cdn/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/ini.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.cdn_allowed_http_methods", "GET,HEAD", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, allowed_http_methods, kg_native_cdn_config_t, king_native_cdn_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_native_cdn_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/base_layer.c
index b59d43903..d7630ffc3 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_native_object_store_config_t king_native_object_store_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/config.c b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/config.c
index 78c46edc6..fd4bf1258 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/config.c
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/config.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/config.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/default.c b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/default.c
index 1099ad0f0..2e141024e 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/default.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/default.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_native_object_store_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/index.c b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/index.c
index 8c334d57b..9320e20d4 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/default.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/ini.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/index.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/default.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_native_object_store_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/ini.c b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/ini.c
index 56aa84aa5..e3585e509 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/native_object_store/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/native_object_store/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/ini.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -136,7 +137,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.storage_enable_directstorage", "0", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateBool, enable_directstorage, kg_native_object_store_config_t, king_native_object_store_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_native_object_store_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.c
index df46cee21..baa714332 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
 #include "ext/standard/url.h"
 #include "zend_smart_str.h"
 
diff --git a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/config.c b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/config.c
index ad51de328..e7d0e2017 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/config.c
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/config.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/config.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
+
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/default.c b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/default.c
index 3ae7e1510..137602325 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/default.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/default.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/default.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_open_telemetry_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/index.c b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/index.c
index c346980d1..27f5b28d2 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/default.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/ini.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/index.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/default.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_open_telemetry_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/ini.c b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/ini.c
index 324149789..bf6c9c641 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/open_telemetry/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/ini.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -215,7 +216,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY("king.otel_logs_exporter_batch_size", "512", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateOtelPositiveLong)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_open_telemetry_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/config/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1066c91d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Config PHP binding aggregation. The config runtime translation unit includes
+ * this module boundary instead of reaching into config-internal binding leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "internal/php_binding.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/base_layer.c
index 3ecdc12e5..9307f7753 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_quic_transport_config_t king_quic_transport_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/config.c b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/config.c
index 3bd5902ad..6bc91abb0 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/config.c
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/config.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/config.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/default.c b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/default.c
index 3ab72a368..be1f0d263 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/default.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/default.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_quic_transport_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/index.c b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/index.c
index aa464f9fd..a9da87142 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/ini.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/default.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_quic_transport_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/ini.c b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/ini.c
index ecb61b540..57929fa0f 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/quic_transport/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/quic_transport/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/ini.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         OnUpdateQuicPositiveLong, &king_quic_transport_config.dgram_send_queue_len, NULL)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_quic_transport_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/registration.inc b/extension/src/config/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a84ad458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Config registration aggregation. The config runtime translation unit includes
+ * this module boundary instead of reaching into config-internal registration
+ * leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "internal/registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.c
index 5b4ebf04f..177a5add8 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_router_loadbalancer_config_t king_router_loadbalancer_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.c b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.c
index 802e4efb9..a59a41da1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/config.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.c b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.c
index 75199f7dd..49872e797 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the router and load-balancer config family.
  * This slice seeds the baseline router-disabled state, hashing mode,
- * backend discovery placeholders, MCP poll cadence, and forwarding cap
+ * backend discovery fields, MCP poll cadence, and forwarding cap
  * before INI and any allowed userland overrides refine the live snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_router_and_loadbalancer_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.c b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.c
index c7284e49e..9a9909b3d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/default.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_router_and_loadbalancer_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.c b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.c
index 81a97cc00..b14de696b 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/ini.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <zend_ini.h>
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 /* INI strings live in persistent module storage, so replace them manually. */
 static void router_replace_string(char **target, zend_string *value)
diff --git a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.c
index 97bd5a29d..366f80013 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_security_config_t king_security_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/config.c b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/config.c
index eae5de73f..9010ffde7 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/config.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/config.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/config.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/default.c b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/default.c
index 79e1d64ce..79b2d6f38 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/default.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/default.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/default.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_security_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/index.c b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/index.c
index a128691e1..e49da1269 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/default.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/ini.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/default.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_security_and_traffic_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/ini.c b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/ini.c
index 31fe5152b..2a2d602d5 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/security_and_traffic/ini.c
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/ini.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
     ZEND_INI_ENTRY_EX("king.security_cors_allowed_origins", "*", PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateCorsOrigins, NULL)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_security_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.c
index da56c642e..948d6facd 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_semantic_geometry_config_t king_semantic_geometry_config = {0};
diff --git a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/config.c b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/config.c
index fe30e85c9..01960ef00 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/config.c
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/config.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/config.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/default.c b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/default.c
index 3218eb054..0657f2e82 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/default.c
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the semantic geometry config family. This slice
- * seeds the baseline vector dimensionality, algorithm placeholders, and
+ * seeds the baseline vector dimensionality, deferred algorithm fields, and
  * bounded search/consolidation thresholds before INI and any allowed
  * userland overrides refine the live geometry snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/default.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/default.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_semantic_geometry_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/index.c b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/index.c
index a74ac20ef..f4f0fca5d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/default.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/ini.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/default.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_semantic_geometry_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/ini.c b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/ini.c
index c0263cefc..a19fb6e2e 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/semantic_geometry/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/ini.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <zend_ini.h>
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         kg_semantic_geometry_config_t, king_semantic_geometry_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_semantic_geometry_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.c
index 1b978abec..b97b66400 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_smart_contracts_config_t king_smart_contracts_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/config.c b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/config.c
index cd1e28c98..0ea18ded4 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/config.c
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/config.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/config.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <Zend/zend_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/default.c b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/default.c
index 8e1109e25..af144e84c 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/default.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the smart-contracts config family. This slice
  * seeds the baseline module-disabled state, chain and gas defaults, wallet
- * and HSM placeholders, ABI location placeholder, and event-listener flag
+ * and HSM fields, ABI location field, and event-listener flag
  * before INI and any allowed userland overrides refine the live snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/default.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/default.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_smart_contracts_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/index.c b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/index.c
index f52ccb362..e246f446d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/default.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/ini.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/default.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_smart_contracts_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/ini.c b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/ini.c
index 511bbbd4a..e8f820045 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_contracts/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/ini.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <Zend/zend_exceptions.h>
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         OnUpdateBool, event_listener_enable, kg_smart_contracts_config_t, king_smart_contracts_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_smart_contracts_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/base_layer.c
index 7ebdf5e01..dc1a76b92 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_smart_dns_config_t king_smart_dns_config = {0};
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/config.c b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/config.c
index 506ad7e51..542aa79b1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/config.c
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/config.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/config.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ int kg_config_smart_dns_apply_userland_config_to(
             if (kg_validate_string(value, &target->mothernode_uri) != SUCCESS) {
                 return FAILURE;
             }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "dns_state_path")) {
+            if (kg_validate_string(value, &target->state_path) != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
         }
     } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
 
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/default.c b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/default.c
index d0f04b6a4..86553f05b 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/default.c
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
  * Default-value loader for the Smart-DNS config family. This slice seeds
  * the baseline server-disabled state, bind/port, TTL, service-discovery
  * fan-out limit, semantic-mode toggle, and mothernode / live-probe
- * placeholders before INI and any allowed userland overrides refine the
+ * fields before INI and any allowed userland overrides refine the
  * live DNS snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/default.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/default.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_smart_dns_defaults_load(void)
 {
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ void kg_config_smart_dns_defaults_load(void)
     king_smart_dns_config.semantic_mode_enable = false;
     king_smart_dns_config.mothernode_uri = NULL;
     king_smart_dns_config.live_probe_allowed_hosts = NULL;
+    king_smart_dns_config.state_path = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/index.c b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/index.c
index 5a8156f21..f3e85f298 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/default.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/ini.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/default.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_smart_dns_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/ini.c b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/ini.c
index cc2cc1808..7f3141e25 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/smart_dns/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/smart_dns/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/ini.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -159,9 +160,10 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         OnUpdateDnsProbeHostAllowlist, NULL)
     STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.dns_mothernode_uri", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM,
         OnUpdateString, mothernode_uri, kg_smart_dns_config_t, king_smart_dns_config)
+    STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("king.dns_state_path", "", PHP_INI_SYSTEM,
+        OnUpdateString, state_path, kg_smart_dns_config_t, king_smart_dns_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_smart_dns_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.c
index d6fdd7be1..4a65f305d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_ssh_over_quic_config_t king_ssh_over_quic_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/config.c b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/config.c
index 50457acaa..74041954d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/config.c
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/config.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/config.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/default.c b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/default.c
index ba3c92b69..ba2b64d42 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/default.c
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the SSH-over-QUIC config family. This slice
  * seeds the baseline gateway-disabled state, bind/target endpoints, auth
- * and mapping modes, MCP/user-profile agent placeholders, timeout values,
+ * and mapping modes, MCP/user-profile agent fields, timeout values,
  * and session-activity logging before INI and any allowed userland
  * overrides refine the live snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/default.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/default.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_ssh_over_quic_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/index.c b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/index.c
index 39fea3745..a0d6ee8d4 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/default.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/default.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_ssh_over_quic_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.c b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.c
index 4d40a6e24..66e0e6bf6 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/ini.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         OnUpdateBool, gateway_log_session_activity, kg_ssh_over_quic_config_t, king_ssh_over_quic_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_ssh_over_quic_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state.inc b/extension/src/config/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15010b79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/config/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Config state storage aggregation. The config runtime translation unit owns
+ * this module boundary instead of exposing config-internal state leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "internal/state.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state_management/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/state_management/base_layer.c
index ca7706d92..8b09db3ff 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/state_management/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/state_management/base_layer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/state_management/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_state_management_config_t king_state_management_config = {0};
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state_management/config.c b/extension/src/config/state_management/config.c
index dac5808f3..da1732516 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/state_management/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/state_management/config.c
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/state_management/config.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/state_management/config.h"
+#include "config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state_management/default.c b/extension/src/config/state_management/default.c
index 86979cc98..d27fe125a 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/state_management/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/state_management/default.c
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the state-management config family. This slice
- * seeds the baseline backend and URI placeholders before INI and any
+ * seeds the baseline backend and URI fields before INI and any
  * allowed userland overrides refine the live state-management snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/state_management/default.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/state_management/default.h"
+#include "config/state_management/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_state_management_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state_management/index.c b/extension/src/config/state_management/index.c
index 562a1841f..7fa640d0e 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/state_management/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/state_management/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/state_management/index.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/default.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/ini.h"
+#include "config/state_management/index.h"
+#include "config/state_management/default.h"
+#include "config/state_management/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_state_management_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/state_management/ini.c b/extension/src/config/state_management/ini.c
index 6ad9235a4..e18f84e6d 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/state_management/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/state_management/ini.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/state_management/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/state_management/ini.h"
+#include "config/state_management/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         default_uri, kg_state_management_config_t, king_state_management_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_state_management_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.c
index 65263a41d..21ebaabd1 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_tcp_transport_config_t king_tcp_transport_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/config.c b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/config.c
index 26cc37adf..baa3990e3 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/config.c
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/config.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/config.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/default.c b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/default.c
index 1f807ce29..d1ea45620 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/default.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the TCP transport config family. This slice
  * seeds the baseline transport-enabled state, connection and backlog caps,
- * socket tuning, keepalive timings, and TLS policy placeholders before INI
+ * socket tuning, keepalive timings, and TLS policy fields before INI
  * and any allowed userland overrides refine the live transport snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/default.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_tcp_transport_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/index.c b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/index.c
index 4f4a0e2bb..00d377b43 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/default.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/ini.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/default.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_tcp_transport_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/ini.c b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/ini.c
index e66343637..705c07b13 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tcp_transport/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/ini.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         PHP_INI_SYSTEM, OnUpdateString, tls_ciphers_tls12, kg_tcp_transport_config_t, king_tcp_transport_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_tcp_transport_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.c b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.c
index 588031bcc..cd8207079 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
 
 kg_tls_and_crypto_config_t king_tls_and_crypto_config;
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/config.c b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/config.c
index d1026d8b9..007065db4 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/config.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/config.c
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/config.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/config.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/default.c b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/default.c
index 4d5a2a8d3..cb49868e2 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/default.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/default.c
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Default-value loader for the TLS and crypto config family. This slice
- * seeds the baseline verification depth, trust and identity placeholders,
+ * seeds the baseline verification depth, trust and identity fields,
  * cipher and curve policy, ticket / 0-RTT settings, OCSP behavior, and the
  * disabled-at-rest / MCP encryption flags before INI and any allowed
  * userland overrides refine the live crypto snapshot.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/default.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/default.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
 
 void kg_config_tls_and_crypto_defaults_load(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/index.c b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/index.c
index 52ccd8b7f..e4b829e6f 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/index.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/default.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/default.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h"
 
 void kg_config_tls_and_crypto_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.c b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.c
index dd6b518fd..7fb2215ac 100644
--- a/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.c
+++ b/extension/src/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/ini.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
         transport_disable_encryption, kg_tls_and_crypto_config_t, king_tls_and_crypto_config)
 PHP_INI_END()
 
-extern int king_ini_module_number;
 
 void kg_config_tls_and_crypto_ini_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/core/health.c b/extension/src/core/health.c
index e22d17df7..ba2fed3a4 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/health.c
+++ b/extension/src/core/health.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 static const char *const king_active_runtime_names[] = {
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static const char *const king_active_runtime_names[] = {
     "server_tls_runtime",
     "server_cors_runtime",
     "server_open_telemetry_runtime",
+    "rtp_runtime",
     "iibin_proto",
     "semantic_dns_registry",
     "semantic_dns_server_runtime",
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ const char *king_get_active_runtime_summary(void)
         "server_early_hints_runtime, server_websocket_upgrade_runtime, "
         "server_admin_api_runtime, server_tls_runtime, "
         "server_cors_runtime, server_open_telemetry_runtime, "
-        "iibin_proto, semantic_dns_registry, semantic_dns_server_runtime, "
+        "rtp_runtime, iibin_proto, semantic_dns_registry, semantic_dns_server_runtime, "
         "object_store_registry, cdn_cache_registry, xslt_saxonc_runtime, mcp_runtime, "
         "pipeline_orchestrator_runtime, telemetry_runtime, "
         "autoscaling_runtime, system_integration_runtime";
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ const char *king_get_stubbed_api_summary(void)
  *     'php_version'      => '8.4.x',
  *     'pid'              => 12345,
  *     'config_override_allowed' => false, // king_globals.is_userland_override_allowed
- *     'active_runtime_count' => 31,
+ *     'active_runtime_count' => 32,
  *     'active_runtimes'  => [...],
  *     'stubbed_api_group_count' => 0,
  *     'stubbed_api_groups' => [...],
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection.c b/extension/src/core/introspection.c
index 74395242f..d8650590e 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection.c
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/base_layer.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 #include "introspection/prelude.inc"
 #include "introspection/telemetry.inc"
 #include "introspection/object_store.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/init.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/init.inc
index 70e85d728..ac6d9ab0b 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/init.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/init.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "object_store/object_store_internal.h"
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 static int king_object_store_parse_backend_config(
     zval *value_zv,
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api.inc
index 6cec26689..b347e0a7d 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api.inc
@@ -574,240 +574,4 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get_metadata)
     add_assoc_long(return_value, "distribution_peer_count", (zend_long) metadata.distribution_peer_count);
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_object)
-{
-    zend_string *object_id;
-    zend_string *destination_path;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(object_id)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(destination_path)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    {
-        const char *object_id_error = king_object_store_public_object_id_validate_zstr(object_id);
-
-        if (object_id_error != NULL) {
-            zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                king_ce_validation_exception,
-                0,
-                "%s",
-                object_id_error
-            );
-            RETURN_THROWS();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(destination_path) == 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "Destination path must be a non-empty string."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    RETURN_BOOL(
-        king_object_store_backup_object(
-            ZSTR_VAL(object_id),
-            ZSTR_VAL(destination_path)
-        ) == SUCCESS
-    );
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_object)
-{
-    zend_string *object_id;
-    zend_string *source_path;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(object_id)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    {
-        const char *object_id_error = king_object_store_public_object_id_validate_zstr(object_id);
-
-        if (object_id_error != NULL) {
-            zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                king_ce_validation_exception,
-                0,
-                "%s",
-                object_id_error
-            );
-            RETURN_THROWS();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(source_path) == 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "Source path must be a non-empty string."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    RETURN_BOOL(
-        king_object_store_restore_object(
-            ZSTR_VAL(object_id),
-            ZSTR_VAL(source_path)
-        ) == SUCCESS
-    );
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_all_objects)
-{
-    zend_string *destination_path;
-    zval *options = NULL;
-    zval *mode_zv;
-    zval *base_snapshot_path_zv;
-    const char *mode = "full";
-    const char *base_snapshot_path = NULL;
-    zend_bool incremental = 0;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(destination_path)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(destination_path) == 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "Destination path must be a non-empty string."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-    if (options != NULL) {
-        mode_zv = zend_hash_str_find(
-            Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
-            "mode",
-            sizeof("mode") - 1
-        );
-        if (mode_zv != NULL) {
-            if (Z_TYPE_P(mode_zv) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(mode_zv) == 0) {
-                zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                    king_ce_validation_exception,
-                    0,
-                    "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'mode' must be a non-empty string when provided."
-                );
-                RETURN_THROWS();
-            }
-
-            mode = Z_STRVAL_P(mode_zv);
-        }
-
-        if (strcmp(mode, "full") == 0) {
-            incremental = 0;
-        } else if (strcmp(mode, "incremental") == 0) {
-            incremental = 1;
-        } else {
-            zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                king_ce_validation_exception,
-                0,
-                "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'mode' must be either 'full' or 'incremental'."
-            );
-            RETURN_THROWS();
-        }
-
-        base_snapshot_path_zv = zend_hash_str_find(
-            Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
-            "base_snapshot_path",
-            sizeof("base_snapshot_path") - 1
-        );
-        if (base_snapshot_path_zv != NULL) {
-            if (Z_TYPE_P(base_snapshot_path_zv) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(base_snapshot_path_zv) == 0) {
-                zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                    king_ce_validation_exception,
-                    0,
-                    "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'base_snapshot_path' must be a non-empty string when provided."
-                );
-                RETURN_THROWS();
-            }
-
-            base_snapshot_path = Z_STRVAL_P(base_snapshot_path_zv);
-        }
-    }
-    if (incremental && base_snapshot_path == NULL) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() incremental mode requires option 'base_snapshot_path'."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-    if (!incremental && base_snapshot_path != NULL) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'base_snapshot_path' is only valid when mode='incremental'."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    RETURN_BOOL(
-        king_object_store_backup_all_objects(
-            ZSTR_VAL(destination_path),
-            incremental,
-            base_snapshot_path
-        ) == SUCCESS
-    );
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_all_objects)
-{
-    zend_string *source_path;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(source_path) == 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "Source path must be a non-empty string."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    RETURN_BOOL(
-        king_object_store_restore_all_objects(ZSTR_VAL(source_path)) == SUCCESS
-    );
-}
+#include "read_and_maintenance_api/backup_restore_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api/backup_restore_api.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api/backup_restore_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8ffca2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/object_store/registry/read_and_maintenance_api/backup_restore_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_object)
+{
+    zend_string *object_id;
+    zend_string *destination_path;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(object_id)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(destination_path)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    {
+        const char *object_id_error = king_object_store_public_object_id_validate_zstr(object_id);
+
+        if (object_id_error != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                object_id_error
+            );
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(destination_path) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Destination path must be a non-empty string."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(
+        king_object_store_backup_object(
+            ZSTR_VAL(object_id),
+            ZSTR_VAL(destination_path)
+        ) == SUCCESS
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_object)
+{
+    zend_string *object_id;
+    zend_string *source_path;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(object_id)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    {
+        const char *object_id_error = king_object_store_public_object_id_validate_zstr(object_id);
+
+        if (object_id_error != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                object_id_error
+            );
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(source_path) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Source path must be a non-empty string."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(
+        king_object_store_restore_object(
+            ZSTR_VAL(object_id),
+            ZSTR_VAL(source_path)
+        ) == SUCCESS
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_all_objects)
+{
+    zend_string *destination_path;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval *mode_zv;
+    zval *base_snapshot_path_zv;
+    const char *mode = "full";
+    const char *base_snapshot_path = NULL;
+    zend_bool incremental = 0;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(destination_path)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(destination_path) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Destination path must be a non-empty string."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        mode_zv = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
+            "mode",
+            sizeof("mode") - 1
+        );
+        if (mode_zv != NULL) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(mode_zv) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(mode_zv) == 0) {
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                    king_ce_validation_exception,
+                    0,
+                    "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'mode' must be a non-empty string when provided."
+                );
+                RETURN_THROWS();
+            }
+
+            mode = Z_STRVAL_P(mode_zv);
+        }
+
+        if (strcmp(mode, "full") == 0) {
+            incremental = 0;
+        } else if (strcmp(mode, "incremental") == 0) {
+            incremental = 1;
+        } else {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'mode' must be either 'full' or 'incremental'."
+            );
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+
+        base_snapshot_path_zv = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
+            "base_snapshot_path",
+            sizeof("base_snapshot_path") - 1
+        );
+        if (base_snapshot_path_zv != NULL) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(base_snapshot_path_zv) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(base_snapshot_path_zv) == 0) {
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                    king_ce_validation_exception,
+                    0,
+                    "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'base_snapshot_path' must be a non-empty string when provided."
+                );
+                RETURN_THROWS();
+            }
+
+            base_snapshot_path = Z_STRVAL_P(base_snapshot_path_zv);
+        }
+    }
+    if (incremental && base_snapshot_path == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() incremental mode requires option 'base_snapshot_path'."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (!incremental && base_snapshot_path != NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_object_store_backup_all_objects() option 'base_snapshot_path' is only valid when mode='incremental'."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(
+        king_object_store_backup_all_objects(
+            ZSTR_VAL(destination_path),
+            incremental,
+            base_snapshot_path
+        ) == SUCCESS
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_all_objects)
+{
+    zend_string *source_path;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(source_path) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Source path must be a non-empty string."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (!king_object_store_runtime.initialized) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Object-store registry is unavailable."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(
+        king_object_store_restore_all_objects(ZSTR_VAL(source_path)) == SUCCESS
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/object_store_runtime.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/object_store_runtime.inc
index beed829e4..17dbb0d7c 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/object_store_runtime.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/object_store_runtime.inc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ static zend_long king_cdn_cache_stale_serve_count = 0;
 static king_cdn_cache_entry *king_cdn_cache_registry_get_entry_allow_expired(
     zend_string *object_id
 );
-void king_cdn_sweep_expired(void);
 
 static void king_cdn_counter_add(zend_long *counter, zend_long delta)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/semantic_dns_runtime/lifecycle.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/semantic_dns_runtime/lifecycle.inc
index 0f58127fe..fd986b285 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/semantic_dns_runtime/lifecycle.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/semantic_dns_runtime/lifecycle.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * surfaces reuse.
  */
 
-#include "include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h"
 
 static void king_semantic_dns_attribute_zval_dtor(zval *zv)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/types.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/types.inc
index f011d0fdc..95b552a05 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/types.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/prelude/types.inc
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@
 #include <zend_hash.h>
 #include <zend_smart_str.h>
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/iibin/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "object_store/object_store_internal.h"
 
 HashTable king_semantic_dns_service_registry;
 HashTable king_semantic_dns_mother_node_registry;
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/proto_registry/map.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/proto_registry/map.inc
index eb0f7f47a..0e04e3c4c 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/proto_registry/map.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/proto_registry/map.inc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static bool king_proto_runtime_parse_map_input_key(
 )
 {
     zend_long numeric_key = 0;
-    double dummy_double = 0.0;
+    double ignored_double = 0.0;
 
     switch (field->map_key_kind) {
         case KING_PROTO_RUNTIME_FIELD_STRING:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static bool king_proto_runtime_parse_map_input_key(
                     ZSTR_VAL(entry_key),
                     ZSTR_LEN(entry_key),
                     &numeric_key,
-                    &dummy_double,
+                    &ignored_double,
                     false
                 )) {
                     zend_throw_exception_ex(
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static bool king_proto_runtime_parse_map_input_key(
                     ZSTR_VAL(entry_key),
                     ZSTR_LEN(entry_key),
                     &numeric_key,
-                    &dummy_double,
+                    &ignored_double,
                     false
                 )) {
                     zend_throw_exception_ex(
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static bool king_proto_runtime_parse_map_input_key(
                     ZSTR_VAL(entry_key),
                     ZSTR_LEN(entry_key),
                     &numeric_key,
-                    &dummy_double,
+                    &ignored_double,
                     false
                 )) {
                     zend_throw_exception_ex(
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns.inc
index f97d8093f..488cbe77f 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * logical fragment while the deeper helpers remain in the subdirectory.
  */
 
-#include "include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns_internal.h"
 #include "semantic_dns/service_registry.inc"
 #include "semantic_dns/live_signals.inc"
 #include "semantic_dns/mother_nodes.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/routing.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/routing.inc
index d13d6db77..f5b1707e1 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/routing.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/routing.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * bounded no-route payload expected by userland.
  */
 
-#include "include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/service_registry/register.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/service_registry/register.inc
index 582b0eb70..5da42e3af 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/service_registry/register.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/semantic_dns/service_registry/register.inc
@@ -42,10 +42,21 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_register_service)
 
     existing_service = king_semantic_dns_registry_get_service(service->service_id);
     if (existing_service != NULL && king_semantic_dns_service_equals(existing_service, service)) {
+        existing_service->last_health_check = service->last_health_check;
         king_semantic_dns_service_free(service);
+        if (use_state_transaction
+            && !king_semantic_dns_state_persist_locked_or_throw(
+                "king_semantic_dns_register_service"
+            )) {
+            king_semantic_dns_state_transaction_end(lock_fd);
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
         if (use_state_transaction) {
             king_semantic_dns_state_transaction_end(lock_fd);
         }
+        if (!king_semantic_dns_listener_snapshot_or_throw("king_semantic_dns_register_service")) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
         RETURN_TRUE;
     }
 
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/system.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/system.inc
index 5ea6cbd01..9082efc68 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/system.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/system.inc
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_component_info)
             king_safe_string(king_smart_dns_config.live_probe_allowed_hosts));
         add_assoc_string(&configuration, "mothernode_uri",
             king_safe_string(king_smart_dns_config.mothernode_uri));
+        add_assoc_string(&configuration, "state_path",
+            king_safe_string(king_smart_dns_config.state_path));
     } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(component_name, "mcp")) {
         king_component_info_init(return_value, "mcp", "config_backed");
         array_init(&configuration);
diff --git a/extension/src/core/introspection/telemetry.inc b/extension/src/core/introspection/telemetry.inc
index c8f6ece3a..0acb5168a 100644
--- a/extension/src/core/introspection/telemetry.inc
+++ b/extension/src/core/introspection/telemetry.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Root telemetry introspection slice: exposes shared last-error helpers, the
  * live current-span snapshot, finalized outgoing trace-context injection, and
- * the still-conservative userland extract placeholder.
+ * the still-conservative userland extraction boundary.
  */
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_last_error)
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/db_ingestor.inc b/extension/src/db_ingest/api.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/php_king/db_ingestor.inc
rename to extension/src/db_ingest/api.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/db_ingest/db_ingest.c b/extension/src/db_ingest/db_ingest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d52ace25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/db_ingest/db_ingest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Database-ingest runtime binding. Owns the host-local serialized writer lane
+ * PHP entry point outside of the core php_king bootstrap translation unit.
+ */
+#include "php_king.h"
+#include "db_ingest/db_ingest.h"
+
+#include "php_binding.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/db_ingest/function_entry.inc b/extension/src/db_ingest/function_entry.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fca60b3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/db_ingest/function_entry.inc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../include/db_ingest/function_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/db_ingest/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/db_ingest/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3d174165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/db_ingest/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Database ingestion PHP binding aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin.c
index 78b82edf8..d5562ecef 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 int king_iibin_minit(void)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_api.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_api.c
index a48d78e8f..aee632c5d 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_api.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_api.c
@@ -1,74 +1,11 @@
 /*
  * Public IIBIN facade bindings. Declares the King\IIBIN static method table
- * and its arginfo so the OO surface maps directly onto the underlying
- * king_proto_* procedural entry points.
+ * so the OO surface maps directly onto the underlying king_proto_* procedural
+ * entry points. Arginfo lives in the module binding fragment.
  */
 
 #include "php.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_define_enum);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_define_schema);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode_batch);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode_batch);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_schema_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_enum_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_get_defined_schemas);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_get_defined_enums);
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineEnum, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, values, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineSchema, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, fields, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encode, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encodeBatch, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decode, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decodeAsObject, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decodeBatch, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decodeAsObject, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, 0, 0, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-const zend_function_entry king_iibin_class_methods[] = {
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(defineEnum, king_proto_define_enum, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineEnum, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(defineSchema, king_proto_define_schema, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_defineSchema, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(encode, king_proto_encode, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(encodeBatch, king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(decode, king_proto_decode, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decode, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(decodeBatch, king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isDefined, king_proto_is_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isSchemaDefined, king_proto_is_schema_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(isEnumDefined, king_proto_is_enum_defined, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_name, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getDefinedSchemas, king_proto_get_defined_schemas, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getDefinedEnums, king_proto_get_defined_enums, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "iibin/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_decoding.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_decoding.c
index 3c7db339a..575f6cdd4 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_decoding.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_decoding.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 static const char * const king_proto_primitive_types[] = {
     "double",
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_encoding.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_encoding.c
index added8234..35ed577b4 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_encoding.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_encoding.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 static const char * const king_proto_primitive_types[] = {
     "double",
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_registry.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_registry.c
index 4f07ed233..6b9ba5115 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_registry.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_registry.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 HashTable king_proto_schema_registry;
 HashTable king_proto_enum_registry;
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema.c
index 023b157f6..cd49b6e3c 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 zend_result king_iibin_define_schema(
     zend_string *schema_name,
diff --git a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema_compiler.c b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema_compiler.c
index fc46982e8..7e81201b3 100644
--- a/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema_compiler.c
+++ b/extension/src/iibin/iibin_schema_compiler.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
 
 static const char * const king_proto_primitive_types[] = {
     "double",
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/api/async/api_async.inc b/extension/src/inference/api/async/api_async.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bae0ddd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/api/async/api_async.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Inference PHP entry points and OO method glue.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_next_async_runner(
+    king_awaitable_object *intern,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *stream_object;
+    zval *timeout;
+    zval event;
+    zend_long read_timeout_ms = timeout_ms > 0 ? timeout_ms : 0;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(intern->payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("King inference async stream reader has an invalid native payload.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stream_object = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(intern->payload),
+        "stream",
+        sizeof("stream") - 1
+    );
+    timeout = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(intern->payload),
+        "timeout_ms",
+        sizeof("timeout_ms") - 1
+    );
+    if (stream_object == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(stream_object) != IS_OBJECT
+        || !instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(stream_object), king_ce_inference_stream)) {
+        king_set_error("King inference async stream reader requires a valid stream.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (timeout != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(timeout) == IS_LONG) {
+        read_timeout_ms = Z_LVAL_P(timeout);
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(stream_object));
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&event);
+    status = king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, read_timeout_ms, &event);
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(event)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(event) == IS_NULL && !stream->done) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(result, &event);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_next_async_create(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *stream_object,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    const char *operation,
+    size_t operation_len)
+{
+    zval payload;
+    zval stream_copy;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream_copy, stream_object);
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "stream", &stream_copy);
+    add_assoc_long(&payload, "timeout_ms", timeout_ms);
+
+    status = king_awaitable_create(
+        return_value,
+        operation,
+        operation_len,
+        king_inference_next_async_runner,
+        &payload,
+        NULL
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
+
+    return status;
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/api/oop/model/api_model_methods.inc b/extension/src/inference/api/oop/model/api_model_methods.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e27cb771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/api/oop/model/api_model_methods.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, __construct)
+{
+    zval *config;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(config)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_model_init(ZEND_THIS, config, "King\\Inference\\Model::__construct") != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, info)
+{
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    king_inference_model_info_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        return_value
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tokenize)
+{
+    zend_string *text;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(text)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        text,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tokenDecode)
+{
+    zend_long token_id;
+    zend_string *decoded;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(token_id)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (token_id < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token id must be non-negative.");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    decoded = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        (zend_ulong) token_id
+    );
+    if (decoded == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    RETURN_STR(decoded);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tokenDecodeGraph)
+{
+    zval *token, *options = NULL;
+    zend_long position;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(token)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(position)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    if (position < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph position must be non-negative.");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        token,
+        (zend_ulong) position,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, kvCachePlan)
+{
+    zval *request = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(request)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_inference_paged_kv_cache_plan(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        request,
+        return_value
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tensorView)
+{
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_view_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        name,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tensorIndex)
+{
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_inference_tensor_index_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        options,
+        return_value
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tensorDequantize)
+{
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_dequantize_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        name,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, tensorMatmul)
+{
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *input;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(input)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_matmul_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        name,
+        input,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Model, graphRun)
+{
+    zval *graph;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(graph)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_run_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS)),
+        graph,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/api/oop/stream/api_stream_methods.inc b/extension/src/inference/api/oop/stream/api_stream_methods.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7740a2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/api/oop/stream/api_stream_methods.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, __construct)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *request;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval empty_options;
+    zval *validation_options;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        validation_options = options;
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&empty_options);
+        array_init(&empty_options);
+        validation_options = &empty_options;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_stream_validate_request_options(
+        request,
+        validation_options,
+        "King\\Inference\\Stream::__construct"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (options == NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&empty_options);
+        }
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (options == NULL) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&empty_options);
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    king_inference_stream_release_owned_state(stream);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream->model, model);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream->request, request);
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&stream->options, options);
+    } else {
+        array_init(&stream->options);
+    }
+    stream->start_event_pending = true;
+    stream->done = false;
+    stream->cancelled = false;
+    stream->timed_out = false;
+    stream->exit_code = -1;
+    stream->chunk_count = 0;
+    stream->stderr_count = 0;
+    stream->bytes_emitted = 0;
+    king_inference_stream_reset_decoder_metrics(stream);
+    stream->native_event_index = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_abort_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_power_preflight_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_power_last_check_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_power_abort_at = 0;
+    stream->gpu_policy_during_run_checks = 0;
+    stream->gpu_policy_interval_skips = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_runtime_checks = 0;
+    stream->gpu_power_runtime_checks = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds = 0;
+    stream->gpu_power_check_interval_seconds = 0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_power_preflight_watts = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_power_abort_watts = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts = 0.0;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_checked = false;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available = false;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_aborted = false;
+    stream->gpu_power_preflight_checked = false;
+    stream->gpu_power_preflight_available = false;
+    stream->gpu_power_aborted = false;
+    stream->openai_compatible = king_inference_stream_openai_requested(&stream->request, &stream->options);
+    stream->created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+        king_inference_stream_prepare_openai(stream);
+    } else if (stream->response_id != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(stream->response_id);
+        stream->response_id = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_stream_start(stream, "King\\Inference\\Stream::__construct") != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_stream_throw_start_failure(stream, "King\\Inference\\Stream::__construct");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, next)
+{
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 0;
+    bool timeout_is_null = true;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG_OR_NULL(timeout_ms, timeout_is_null)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (timeout_is_null) {
+        timeout_ms = 0;
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, timeout_ms, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, nextAsync)
+{
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 0;
+    bool timeout_is_null = true;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG_OR_NULL(timeout_ms, timeout_is_null)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (timeout_is_null) {
+        timeout_ms = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_next_async_create(
+        return_value,
+        ZEND_THIS,
+        timeout_ms,
+        "King\\Inference\\Stream::nextAsync",
+        sizeof("King\\Inference\\Stream::nextAsync") - 1
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, cancel)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    king_inference_stream_cancel_state(stream);
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, isDone)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    RETURN_BOOL(stream->done);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_Inference_Stream, getMetrics)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    king_inference_stream_metrics(stream, return_value);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/api/procedural/api_functions.inc b/extension/src/inference/api/procedural/api_functions.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34a5b6d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/api/procedural/api_functions.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_model_load)
+{
+    zval *config;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(config)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    object_init_ex(return_value, king_ce_inference_model);
+    if (king_inference_model_init(return_value, config, "king_inference_model_load") != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_model_info)
+{
+    zval *model;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_inference_model_info_array(php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)), return_value);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tokenize)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zend_string *text;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(text)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        text,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_token_decode)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zend_long token_id;
+    zend_string *decoded;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(token_id)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (token_id < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token id must be non-negative.");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    decoded = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        (zend_ulong) token_id
+    );
+    if (decoded == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    RETURN_STR(decoded);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_token_decode_graph)
+{
+    zval *model, *token, *options = NULL;
+    zend_long position;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(token)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(position)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    if (position < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph position must be non-negative.");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        token,
+        (zend_ulong) position,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_kv_cache_plan)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *request = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(request)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_inference_paged_kv_cache_plan(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        request,
+        return_value
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_view)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_view_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        name,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_index)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_inference_tensor_index_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        options,
+        return_value
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_dequantize)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_dequantize_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        name,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_tensor_matmul)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *input;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(name)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(input)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_matmul_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        name,
+        input,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_graph_run)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *graph;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(graph)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_run_array(
+        php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model)),
+        graph,
+        options,
+        return_value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_stream)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *request;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    object_init_ex(return_value, king_ce_inference_stream);
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(return_value));
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream->model, model);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream->request, request);
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&stream->options, options);
+    } else {
+        array_init(&stream->options);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_stream_validate_request_options(
+        &stream->request,
+        &stream->options,
+        "king_inference_stream"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(return_value);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    stream->openai_compatible = king_inference_stream_openai_requested(&stream->request, &stream->options);
+    stream->created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    stream->native_event_index = 0;
+    if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+        king_inference_stream_prepare_openai(stream);
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_stream_start(stream, "king_inference_stream") != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_stream_throw_start_failure(stream, "king_inference_stream");
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(return_value);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_chat_stream)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *payload;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(payload)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+            return_value,
+            model,
+            payload,
+            options,
+            "king_inference_openai_chat_stream"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0'
+                ? king_get_error()
+                : "OpenAI-compatible inference stream failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_next)
+{
+    zval *stream_object;
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 0;
+    bool timeout_is_null = true;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(stream_object, king_ce_inference_stream)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG_OR_NULL(timeout_ms, timeout_is_null)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (timeout_is_null) {
+        timeout_ms = 0;
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(stream_object));
+    if (king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, timeout_ms, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_next_async)
+{
+    zval *stream_object;
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 0;
+    bool timeout_is_null = true;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(stream_object, king_ce_inference_stream)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG_OR_NULL(timeout_ms, timeout_is_null)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (timeout_is_null) {
+        timeout_ms = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_next_async_create(
+        return_value,
+        stream_object,
+        timeout_ms,
+        "king_inference_next_async",
+        sizeof("king_inference_next_async") - 1
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_cancel)
+{
+    zval *stream_object;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(stream_object, king_ce_inference_stream)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(stream_object));
+    king_inference_stream_cancel_state(stream);
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/api/surface/api.inc b/extension/src/inference/api/surface/api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e93ce218d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/api/surface/api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Inference PHP entry points and OO method glue.
+ */
+
+#include "../async/api_async.inc"
+#include "../procedural/api_functions.inc"
+#include "../oop/model/api_model_methods.inc"
+#include "../oop/stream/api_stream_methods.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/contracts/backend_contract.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/contracts/backend_contract.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20bef70ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/contracts/backend_contract.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+typedef enum _king_inference_backend_kind {
+    KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL = 1,
+    KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU = 2,
+    KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU = 3
+} king_inference_backend_kind;
+
+static const char *king_inference_backend_kind_name(king_inference_backend_kind kind)
+{
+    switch (kind) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL:
+            return "local";
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU:
+            return "king_native_cpu";
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU:
+            return "king_native_gpu";
+    }
+
+    return "unknown";
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_backend_kind_from_string(
+    zend_string *name,
+    king_inference_backend_kind *kind
+) {
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(name, "local")) {
+        *kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(name, "king_native_cpu")) {
+        *kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(name, "king_native_gpu")) {
+        *kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_backend_config_value(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *backend = king_inference_array_find(config, "backend");
+
+    if (backend == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(backend) == IS_STRING) {
+        return backend;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(backend) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval *name = king_inference_array_find(backend, "name");
+        if (name != NULL) {
+            return name;
+        }
+        return king_inference_array_find(backend, "type");
+    }
+
+    return backend;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_backend_config_implies_local_runner(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *backend = king_inference_array_find(config, "backend");
+
+    return backend != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(backend) == IS_ARRAY
+        && (king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner") != NULL
+            || king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner_path") != NULL);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(
+    zval *config,
+    king_inference_backend_kind *kind,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *backend_name = king_inference_backend_config_value(config);
+
+    *kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+
+    if (backend_name == NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_backend_config_implies_local_runner(config)) {
+            *kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(backend_name) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(backend_name) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() backend name must be a non-empty string when configured.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_string(Z_STR_P(backend_name), kind) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() does not support inference backend '%s'.",
+            function_name,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(backend_name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_backend_kind_is_available(king_inference_backend_kind kind)
+{
+    return kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_backend_kind_allows_model_registration(king_inference_backend_kind kind)
+{
+    return kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_reference_backend_operation_list(zval *return_value)
+{
+    static const char *operations[] = {
+        "embedding",
+        "rms_norm",
+        "qkv_projection",
+        "rope",
+        "attention_score",
+        "attention_softmax",
+        "attention_value",
+        "attention_projection_residual",
+        "ffn_gate_up",
+        "ffn_swiglu",
+        "ffn_down",
+        "ffn_output_residual",
+        "final_norm",
+        "logits_projection",
+        "sampler_candidate_ranking",
+    };
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(operations) / sizeof(operations[0]); i++) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, operations[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_reference_backend_gap_list(zval *return_value)
+{
+    static const char *gaps[] = {
+        "full_unbounded_tensor_compare",
+        "batch_prefill_kv_state",
+        "whole_model_golden_prompt_semantics",
+        "long_context_quality",
+        "performance_baseline",
+        "external_backend_equivalence",
+        "openai_tool_execution",
+    };
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(gaps) / sizeof(gaps[0]); i++) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, gaps[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_reference_backend_contract_array(
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    bool gpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    zval compared_operations;
+    zval not_compared;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "available", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "public_api", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "active_runtime_backend", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "production_execution_path", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "requires_explicit_numeric_compare", true);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "internal_numeric_reference_contract");
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "selected_reference",
+        gpu_backend ? "king_internal_cpu_reference" : "none"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "comparison_path",
+        gpu_backend ? "bounded_cuda_readback_against_cpu_recompute" : "unavailable"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "activation",
+        "gpu.debug.numeric_compare_enabled or king.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable"
+    );
+    king_inference_reference_backend_operation_list(&compared_operations);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "compared_operations", &compared_operations);
+    king_inference_reference_backend_gap_list(&not_compared);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "not_compared", &not_compared);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_backend_capabilities_array(king_inference_backend_kind kind, zval *return_value)
+{
+    bool native_backend = kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    bool gpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool native_cpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    bool native_stream_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool local_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    zval reference_backend;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 2);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "implemented_capability_contract");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "truth_source", "compiled_backend_contract");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_admission", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_admission_source", "x_king.runtime_surface");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "implemented", king_inference_backend_kind_is_available(kind));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "local", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "streaming", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_chat_completions_stream", local_backend || native_cpu_backend || gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cancellable", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_registration", king_inference_backend_kind_allows_model_registration(kind));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_metadata", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gguf_metadata", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gguf_architecture_classification", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "process_runner", local_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_runtime", native_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_model_loader", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tensor_directory", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tensor_views", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_model_mapping", native_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tokenization", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_token_decode", true);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "native_token_decode_scope",
+        native_stream_backend ? "tokenizer_and_token_vector_graph_decode" : "tokenizer_decode_only"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", native_stream_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_scores", native_stream_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "prompt_to_logits_generation", local_backend || native_cpu_backend || gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "paged_kv_cache", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_graph_streaming", native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_token_selection", native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "token_generation", local_backend || native_cpu_backend || gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_generation", local_backend || native_cpu_backend || gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "embeddings", native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_backend", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_runtime_status", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_driver_probe", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context_owned", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_memory_allocator", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_host_to_device_weight_upload", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_uploaded_weight_cache", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_quantized_matvec_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_rms_norm_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_rope_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_scores_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_softmax_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_ffn_swiglu_path", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_output_projection_path", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_minimized_logits_readback", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_embedding_row_loader", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_vector_ops", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_kv_cache", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_executor", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_result_envelope", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_execution_plan", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "reference_backend_contract", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "numeric_reference_backend", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "reference_backend_active_in_production", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_embedding_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_linear_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_slice_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_rope_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_write_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_final_norm_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_prompt_decoder_loop", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_plain_text_chat_generation", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_vram_admission", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_kv_cache_vram_estimate", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_policy", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_preflight", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_stream_abort", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_stream_contract", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_kernel", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_generation", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "model_format", "gguf");
+    king_inference_reference_backend_contract_array(kind, &reference_backend);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "reference_backend", &reference_backend);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/local/backend_king_local.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/local/backend_king_local.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c29c0a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/local/backend_king_local.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,447 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_king_local_runner_path(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    zval *backend = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "backend");
+    const char *env_path;
+    zval *runner;
+
+    if (backend != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(backend) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval *runner_config = king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner");
+        runner = runner_config != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(runner_config) == IS_ARRAY
+            ? king_inference_array_find(runner_config, "path")
+            : NULL;
+        if (runner != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(runner) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(runner) > 0) {
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(runner));
+        }
+
+        runner = king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner_path");
+        if (runner != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(runner) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(runner) > 0) {
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(runner));
+        }
+    }
+
+    env_path = getenv("KING_INFERENCE_RUNNER");
+    if (env_path != NULL && env_path[0] != '\0') {
+        return zend_string_init(env_path, strlen(env_path), 0);
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init("king-local-infer", sizeof("king-local-infer") - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_local_validate_model_config(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *backend = king_inference_array_find(config, "backend");
+    zval *runner_config;
+    zval *runner_path;
+
+    if (backend == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(backend) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    runner_config = king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner");
+    if (runner_config != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(runner_config) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() local inference backend.runner must be an array when provided.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (runner_config != NULL) {
+        runner_path = king_inference_array_find(runner_config, "path");
+        if (runner_path != NULL
+            && (Z_TYPE_P(runner_path) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(runner_path) == 0)) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() local inference backend.runner.path must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    runner_path = king_inference_array_find(backend, "runner_path");
+    if (runner_path != NULL
+        && (Z_TYPE_P(runner_path) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(runner_path) == 0)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() local inference backend.runner_path must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_local_runner_has_slash(zend_string *runner)
+{
+    return memchr(ZSTR_VAL(runner), '/', ZSTR_LEN(runner)) != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_local_runner_path_is_executable(zend_string *runner)
+{
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(runner) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_king_local_runner_has_slash(runner)) {
+        return access(ZSTR_VAL(runner), X_OK) == 0;
+    }
+
+    {
+        const char *path_env = getenv("PATH");
+        char *paths;
+        char *saveptr = NULL;
+        char *entry;
+        bool found = false;
+
+        if (path_env == NULL || path_env[0] == '\0') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        paths = estrdup(path_env);
+        entry = strtok_r(paths, ":", &saveptr);
+        while (entry != NULL) {
+            zend_string *candidate = strpprintf(
+                0,
+                "%s/%s",
+                entry[0] != '\0' ? entry : ".",
+                ZSTR_VAL(runner)
+            );
+
+            if (access(ZSTR_VAL(candidate), X_OK) == 0) {
+                found = true;
+                zend_string_release(candidate);
+                break;
+            }
+
+            zend_string_release(candidate);
+            entry = strtok_r(NULL, ":", &saveptr);
+        }
+        efree(paths);
+        return found;
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_local_require_runner(
+    zend_string *runner,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    if (king_inference_king_local_runner_path_is_executable(runner)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() local inference runner '%s' is not executable or could not be found in PATH.",
+        function_name,
+        ZSTR_VAL(runner)
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_king_local_prompt_from_request(zval *request)
+{
+    zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(request, "prompt");
+    zval *messages;
+    zval *message;
+    smart_str buffer = {0};
+
+    if (prompt != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(prompt) == IS_STRING) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(prompt));
+    }
+
+    messages = king_inference_array_find(request, "messages");
+    if (messages == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(messages) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Inference request requires prompt or messages.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages), message) {
+        zval *role;
+        zval *content;
+        smart_str text = {0};
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+        content = king_inference_array_find(message, "content");
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_content_text(content, &text) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!king_inference_openai_message_has_tool_calls(message)
+                || king_inference_openai_append_message_tool_calls_text(message, &text) != SUCCESS) {
+                smart_str_free(&text);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        smart_str_0(&text);
+
+        if (role != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(role) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(role) > 0) {
+            smart_str_append(&buffer, Z_STR_P(role));
+            smart_str_appends(&buffer, ": ");
+        }
+        if (text.s != NULL) {
+            smart_str_append(&buffer, text.s);
+        }
+        smart_str_appendc(&buffer, '\n');
+        smart_str_free(&text);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    king_inference_openai_append_tool_prompt(request, &buffer);
+    king_inference_openai_append_response_format_instruction(request, &buffer);
+    smart_str_appends(&buffer, "assistant: ");
+    smart_str_0(&buffer);
+    return buffer.s;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_local_spawn_argv(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_string **argv,
+    size_t argc
+) {
+    int stdout_pipe[2];
+    int stderr_pipe[2];
+    pid_t pid;
+    char **cargv;
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (pipe(stdout_pipe) != 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "Could not create inference stdout pipe.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (pipe(stderr_pipe) != 0) {
+        close(stdout_pipe[0]);
+        close(stdout_pipe[1]);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "Could not create inference stderr pipe.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cargv = ecalloc(argc + 1, sizeof(char *));
+    for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        cargv[i] = ZSTR_VAL(argv[i]);
+    }
+
+    pid = fork();
+    if (pid < 0) {
+        close(stdout_pipe[0]);
+        close(stdout_pipe[1]);
+        close(stderr_pipe[0]);
+        close(stderr_pipe[1]);
+        efree(cargv);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "Could not fork inference runner.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (pid == 0) {
+        dup2(stdout_pipe[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+        dup2(stderr_pipe[1], STDERR_FILENO);
+        close(stdout_pipe[0]);
+        close(stdout_pipe[1]);
+        close(stderr_pipe[0]);
+        close(stderr_pipe[1]);
+        execvp(cargv[0], cargv);
+        _exit(127);
+    }
+
+    close(stdout_pipe[1]);
+    close(stderr_pipe[1]);
+    fcntl(stdout_pipe[0], F_SETFL, fcntl(stdout_pipe[0], F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
+    fcntl(stderr_pipe[0], F_SETFL, fcntl(stderr_pipe[0], F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
+
+    stream->stdout_fd = stdout_pipe[0];
+    stream->stderr_fd = stderr_pipe[0];
+    stream->child_pid = (zend_long) pid;
+    efree(cargv);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_local_argv_release(zend_string **argv, size_t argc)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        zend_string_release(argv[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_local_append_long_arg(
+    zend_string **argv,
+    size_t *argc,
+    zval *request,
+    const char *request_key,
+    const char *arg_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(request, request_key);
+
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    argv[(*argc)++] = zend_string_init(arg_name, strlen(arg_name), 0);
+    argv[(*argc)++] = strpprintf(0, ZEND_LONG_FMT, Z_LVAL_P(value));
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_local_append_double_arg(
+    zend_string **argv,
+    size_t *argc,
+    zval *request,
+    const char *request_key,
+    const char *arg_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(request, request_key);
+    double numeric;
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        numeric = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        numeric = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    argv[(*argc)++] = zend_string_init(arg_name, strlen(arg_name), 0);
+    argv[(*argc)++] = strpprintf(0, "%.6f", numeric);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_local_append_string_arg(
+    zend_string **argv,
+    size_t *argc,
+    zend_string *value,
+    const char *arg_name)
+{
+    if (value == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(value) == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    argv[(*argc)++] = zend_string_init(arg_name, strlen(arg_name), 0);
+    argv[(*argc)++] = zend_string_copy(value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_local_append_stop_args(
+    zend_string **argv,
+    size_t *argc,
+    zval *request)
+{
+    zval *stop = king_inference_array_find(request, "stop");
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (stop == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) == IS_STRING) {
+        king_inference_king_local_append_string_arg(argv, argc, Z_STR_P(stop), "--reverse-prompt");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(stop)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING) {
+            king_inference_king_local_append_string_arg(argv, argc, Z_STR_P(entry), "--reverse-prompt");
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_local_stream_start(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zend_string *runner;
+    zend_string *prompt;
+    zend_string *max_tokens;
+    zend_string *temperature;
+    zend_string *context_tokens = NULL;
+    zend_string *gpu_layers;
+    zend_string *argv[56];
+    size_t argc = 0;
+    const char *generation_error = NULL;
+    const char *stop_error = NULL;
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_generation_options_valid(&stream->request, &generation_error)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s",
+            function_name,
+            generation_error != NULL ? generation_error : "generation options are invalid."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stop_option_valid(&stream->request, &stop_error)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s",
+            function_name,
+            stop_error != NULL ? stop_error : "stop options are invalid."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    runner = king_inference_king_local_runner_path(model);
+    if (king_inference_king_local_require_runner(runner, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(runner);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    prompt = king_inference_king_local_prompt_from_request(&stream->request);
+    if (prompt == NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(runner);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    max_tokens = strpprintf(0, ZEND_LONG_FMT, king_inference_long_from_array(&stream->request, "max_tokens", 256));
+    temperature = strpprintf(0, "%.17g", king_inference_double_from_array(&stream->request, "temperature", 0.8));
+    gpu_layers = strpprintf(0, ZEND_LONG_FMT, king_inference_max_gpu_layers(&model->config));
+
+    argv[argc++] = runner;
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("-m", sizeof("-m") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_copy(model->artifact_path);
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("-p", sizeof("-p") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = prompt;
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("-n", sizeof("-n") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = max_tokens;
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("--temp", sizeof("--temp") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = temperature;
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("-ngl", sizeof("-ngl") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = gpu_layers;
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("--no-display-prompt", sizeof("--no-display-prompt") - 1, 0);
+    argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("--log-disable", sizeof("--log-disable") - 1, 0);
+
+    if (king_inference_long_from_array(&model->config, "context_tokens", 0) > 0) {
+        context_tokens = strpprintf(0, ZEND_LONG_FMT, king_inference_long_from_array(&model->config, "context_tokens", 0));
+        argv[argc++] = zend_string_init("-c", sizeof("-c") - 1, 0);
+        argv[argc++] = context_tokens;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_king_local_append_long_arg(argv, &argc, &stream->request, "seed", "--seed");
+    king_inference_king_local_append_long_arg(argv, &argc, &stream->request, "top_k", "--top-k");
+    king_inference_king_local_append_double_arg(argv, &argc, &stream->request, "top_p", "--top-p");
+    king_inference_king_local_append_stop_args(argv, &argc, &stream->request);
+
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_before_run(stream, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_king_local_argv_release(argv, argc);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_king_local_spawn_argv(stream, argv, argc) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_king_local_argv_release(argv, argc);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_king_local_argv_release(argv, argc);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf95813b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+static zval *king_inference_king_native_graph_options(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    zval *options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph_options");
+
+    if (options != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_object(options)) {
+        return options;
+    }
+
+    options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "graph_options");
+    return options != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_object(options) ? options : NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_stream_diagnostics_enabled(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    zval *flag;
+    zval *diagnostics;
+
+    flag = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "include_stream_diagnostics");
+    if (flag != NULL) {
+        return zend_is_true(flag);
+    }
+
+    diagnostics = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "diagnostics");
+    if (diagnostics == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(diagnostics) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return zend_is_true(diagnostics);
+    }
+
+    flag = king_inference_array_find(diagnostics, "stream_contracts");
+    if (flag != NULL) {
+        return zend_is_true(flag);
+    }
+
+    flag = king_inference_array_find(diagnostics, "enabled");
+    return flag != NULL && zend_is_true(flag);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_append_prompt_generated_tokens(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *prompt_text,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zend_long max_tokens);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_stream_token_limit(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zend_long *limit)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "max_native_stream_tokens");
+
+    if (value == NULL && graph_options != NULL) {
+        value = king_inference_array_find(graph_options, "max_native_stream_tokens");
+    }
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        *limit = 4096;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native stream max_native_stream_tokens must be a positive integer."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *limit = Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_king_native_find_memory_option(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, "with_memory");
+    zval *alias = king_inference_array_find(source, "with-memory");
+
+    if (value != NULL && alias != NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native stream memory config must use either with_memory or with-memory, not both."
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return value != NULL ? value : alias;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_apply_memory_option(
+    zval *source,
+    bool *with_memory)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_king_native_find_memory_option(source);
+
+    if (EG(exception)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native stream with_memory must be a boolean."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *with_memory = Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_TRUE;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_stream_with_memory(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    bool *with_memory)
+{
+    *with_memory = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_with_memory;
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_apply_memory_option(&model->config, with_memory) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_apply_memory_option(&stream->request, with_memory) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_apply_memory_option(&stream->options, with_memory) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graph_options != NULL
+        && king_inference_king_native_apply_memory_option(graph_options, with_memory) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_king_native_graph_token_payload(zval *graph_result, zval *graph)
+{
+    zval *final = king_inference_array_find(graph_result, "final");
+    zval *output_id = king_inference_array_find(graph, "output");
+    zval *payload = NULL;
+
+    if (final == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(final) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (output_id != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(output_id) == IS_STRING) {
+        payload = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(final), Z_STR_P(output_id));
+        if (payload != NULL) {
+            return payload;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(final), payload) {
+        return payload;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_token_id_from_result(
+    zval *graph_result,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong *token_id
+) {
+    zval *payload = king_inference_king_native_graph_token_payload(graph_result, graph);
+    zval *values;
+    zval *token;
+    double token_value;
+
+    if (payload == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph stream produced no final token payload.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = king_inference_array_find(payload, "values");
+    if (values == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(values) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph token payload has no values vector.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(values), 0);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph token payload is empty.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(token) == IS_LONG) {
+        if (Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph produced a negative token id.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_DOUBLE || Z_DVAL_P(token) < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph produced an invalid token id.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token_value = Z_DVAL_P(token);
+    if (token_value > (double) ZEND_ULONG_MAX) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native graph token id exceeds supported limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *token_id = (zend_ulong) token_value;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_metric_double(zval *values, zend_ulong index, double *value)
+{
+    zval *field = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(values), index);
+
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+        *value = (double) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        *value = Z_DVAL_P(field);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_update_decoder_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_result,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong token_id
+) {
+    zval *payload = king_inference_king_native_graph_token_payload(graph_result, graph);
+    zval *values = payload != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(payload) == IS_ARRAY ? king_inference_array_find(payload, "values") : NULL;
+    double probability;
+    double logit;
+    double rank;
+
+    stream->native_decoder_token_count++;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_id = token_id;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_available = true;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_score_available = false;
+    if (values == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(values) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_metric_double(values, 1, &probability)
+        && king_inference_king_native_metric_double(values, 2, &logit)
+        && king_inference_king_native_metric_double(values, 3, &rank)) {
+        stream->native_decoder_last_probability = probability;
+        stream->native_decoder_last_logit = logit;
+        stream->native_decoder_last_rank = rank;
+        stream->native_decoder_last_score_available = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_is_token_decode_graph(zval *graph)
+{
+    zval *type = king_inference_array_find(graph, "graph_type");
+
+    return type != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(type) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(type), "king_native_cpu_token_decode");
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_king_native_next_token_op(zval *graph)
+{
+    zval *ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    zval *entry;
+    zval *op_name;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")
+                || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token"))) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(zval *target, zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        zval copied;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copied, value);
+        add_assoc_zval(target, key, &copied);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_decode_options_from_graph(zval *graph, zval *decode_options)
+{
+    zval *op = king_inference_king_native_next_token_op(graph);
+    zval *op_name;
+
+    array_init(decode_options);
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(decode_options);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native generated token stream requires a token-selection graph op.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    op_name = king_inference_array_find(op, "op");
+    if (op_name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(op_name) != IS_STRING) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(decode_options);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native generated token stream token-selection op is invalid.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")) {
+        add_assoc_string(decode_options, "sampler", "argmax");
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token")) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(decode_options);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native generated token stream token-selection op is unsupported.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(decode_options, "sampler", "sample");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, op, "temperature");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, op, "top_k");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, op, "top_p");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, op, "seed");
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_graph_position(zval *graph, zend_ulong *position)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(graph, "position");
+
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native generated token stream requires a non-negative graph position.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *position = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_append_graph_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zval *state,
+    bool with_memory,
+    zend_ulong *token_id_out
+) {
+    zval working_graph;
+    zval graph_result;
+    zval *next_state;
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    zend_string *token_text;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    if (graph == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(graph) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream graph entries must be arrays.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_DUP(&working_graph, graph);
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(&working_graph);
+    if (with_memory
+        && !Z_ISUNDEF_P(state)
+        && king_inference_array_find(&working_graph, "state") == NULL) {
+        zval state_copy;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&state_copy, state);
+        add_assoc_zval(&working_graph, "state", &state_copy);
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph_result);
+    status = king_inference_graph_run_array(model, &working_graph, graph_options, &graph_result);
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_token_id_from_result(&graph_result, &working_graph, &token_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token_text = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(model, token_id);
+    if (token_text == NULL) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_king_native_update_decoder_metrics(stream, &graph_result, &working_graph, token_id);
+    add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, token_text);
+    if (token_id_out != NULL) {
+        *token_id_out = token_id;
+    }
+
+    next_state = with_memory ? king_inference_array_find(&graph_result, "state") : NULL;
+    if (next_state != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(next_state) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF_P(state)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(state);
+        }
+        ZVAL_COPY(state, next_state);
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_append_generated_tokens(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zval *state,
+    bool with_memory,
+    zend_long max_tokens
+) {
+    zval current_graph;
+    zval decode_options;
+    zend_ulong token_id = 0;
+    zend_ulong position = 0;
+    zend_long emitted;
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_graph_position(graph, &position) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_decode_options_from_graph(graph, &decode_options) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_DUP(&current_graph, graph);
+    for (emitted = 0; emitted < max_tokens; emitted++) {
+        if (king_inference_king_native_append_graph_token(model, stream, &current_graph, graph_options, state, with_memory, &token_id) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (emitted + 1 >= max_tokens) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (position >= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX || token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native generated token stream exceeded supported token or position limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&current_graph);
+        {
+            zval token;
+            ZVAL_LONG(&token, (zend_long) token_id);
+            position++;
+            if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, &token, position, &decode_options, &current_graph) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&current_graph);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prepare_events(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream
+) {
+    zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph");
+    zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graphs");
+    zval *prompt_text = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "native_prompt_text");
+    zval *request_graph_options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph_options");
+    zval *option_graph_options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "graph_options");
+    zval *graph_options = king_inference_king_native_graph_options(stream);
+    zval *max_tokens_value = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "max_tokens");
+    zval state;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_long max_tokens = 1;
+    zend_long max_native_stream_tokens;
+    zend_long emitted = 0;
+    bool with_memory = false;
+
+    if (graph != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream graph must be an object array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graphs != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_list(graphs)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream graphs must be a list array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if ((request_graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(request_graph_options))
+        || (option_graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(option_graph_options))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream graph_options must be an object array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graphs == NULL && graph == NULL && prompt_text == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native CPU streaming requires a native graph, graphs, or prompt request."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (max_tokens_value != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(max_tokens_value) != IS_LONG) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream max_tokens must be an integer.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        max_tokens = Z_LVAL_P(max_tokens_value);
+    } else if (graphs != NULL) {
+        max_tokens = (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(graphs));
+    }
+    if (max_tokens <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native stream max_tokens must be positive.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_token_limit(
+        stream,
+        graph_options,
+        &max_native_stream_tokens
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (max_tokens > max_native_stream_tokens) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native stream max_tokens exceeds configured max_native_stream_tokens."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_with_memory(model, stream, graph_options, &with_memory) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stream->native_events);
+    }
+    array_init(&stream->native_events);
+    stream->native_event_index = 0;
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state);
+
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_prepare_stream(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            graph_options,
+            with_memory,
+            "King native graph stream"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (graphs != NULL) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(graphs), entry) {
+            if (emitted >= max_tokens) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_king_native_append_graph_token(model, stream, entry, graph_options, &state, with_memory, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+                if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                    zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                }
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            emitted++;
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    } else if (prompt_text != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_king_native_append_prompt_generated_tokens(
+                model,
+                stream,
+                prompt_text,
+                graph_options,
+                max_tokens
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else if (king_inference_king_native_is_token_decode_graph(graph)) {
+        if (king_inference_king_native_append_generated_tokens(model, stream, graph, graph_options, &state, with_memory, max_tokens) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        while (emitted < max_tokens) {
+            if (king_inference_king_native_append_graph_token(model, stream, graph, graph_options, &state, with_memory, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+                if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                    zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                }
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            emitted++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events)) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native stream produced no token events.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_cpu_stream_start(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_before_run(stream, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_king_native_prepare_events(model, stream);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_model_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *intern,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "engine", "king_native_cpu");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "loader", "king_gguf_structure");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "external_runtime", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "tokenization_ready", intern->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "token_generation_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "generation_runtime", "king_native_graph");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_file_bytes", (zend_long) intern->gguf.file_size);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_metadata_ready", intern->gguf.metadata_parsed);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tensor_directory_ready", intern->gguf.tensor_directory_parsed);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_model_mapped", intern->native_map_loaded);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->paged_kv_cache_plan) && Z_TYPE(intern->paged_kv_cache_plan) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval *ready = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(intern->paged_kv_cache_plan), "ready", sizeof("ready") - 1);
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "paged_kv_cache_ready", ready != NULL && zend_is_true(ready));
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tokenizer_tokens_loaded", intern->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tokenizer_lookup_loaded", intern->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tokenizer_merges_loaded", intern->gguf.tokenizer_merges_loaded);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_map_bytes", (zend_long) intern->native_map_size);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tensor_index_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tensor_index))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_token_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_tokens))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_merge_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_merges))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tokenizer_bos_id", intern->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tokenizer_eos_id", intern->gguf.tokenizer_eos_id);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tokenizer_unknown_id", intern->gguf.tokenizer_unknown_id);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tokenizer_pad_id", intern->gguf.tokenizer_pad_id);
+    if (intern->gguf.architecture != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "architecture", zend_string_copy(intern->gguf.architecture));
+    }
+    if (intern->gguf.tokenizer_model != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "tokenizer_model", zend_string_copy(intern->gguf.tokenizer_model));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_gpu.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_gpu.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f335dd87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_gpu.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,740 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_gpu_validate_stream_request(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_long *max_tokens
+) {
+    zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph");
+    zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graphs");
+    zval *prompt_text = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "native_prompt_text");
+    zval *request_graph_options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph_options");
+    zval *option_graph_options = king_inference_array_find(&stream->options, "graph_options");
+    zval *graph_options = king_inference_king_native_graph_options(stream);
+    zval *max_tokens_value = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "max_tokens");
+    zend_long max_native_stream_tokens;
+
+    *max_tokens = 1;
+
+    if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+        if (graph != NULL || graphs != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() OpenAI-compatible King native GPU generation accepts native_prompt_text only; "
+                "use the native stream contract for graph payloads.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (prompt_text == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() OpenAI-compatible King native GPU generation requires native_prompt_text.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    if (graph != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream graph must be an object array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graphs != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_list(graphs)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream graphs must be a list array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prompt_text != NULL && (Z_TYPE_P(prompt_text) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(prompt_text) == 0)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream native_prompt_text must be a non-empty string.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prompt_text != NULL && (graph != NULL || graphs != NULL)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native GPU stream must use either native_prompt_text or graph/graphs, not both."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if ((request_graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(request_graph_options))
+        || (option_graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(option_graph_options))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream graph_options must be an object array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graphs == NULL && graph == NULL && prompt_text == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native GPU streaming requires native_prompt_text, graph, or graphs."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (max_tokens_value != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(max_tokens_value) != IS_LONG) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream max_tokens must be an integer.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *max_tokens = Z_LVAL_P(max_tokens_value);
+    } else if (graphs != NULL) {
+        *max_tokens = (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(graphs));
+    }
+    if (*max_tokens <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native GPU stream max_tokens must be positive.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_token_limit(stream, graph_options, &max_native_stream_tokens) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*max_tokens > max_native_stream_tokens) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native GPU stream max_tokens exceeds configured max_native_stream_tokens."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_token_id_from_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    zend_ulong *token_id
+) {
+    zval *inputs = king_inference_array_find(graph, "inputs");
+    zval *input;
+    zval *token;
+    double token_value;
+
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    input = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input_id);
+    if (input == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), 0);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(token) == IS_LONG) {
+        if (Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        *token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_DOUBLE || Z_DVAL_P(token) < 0.0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    token_value = Z_DVAL_P(token);
+    if (token_value > (double) ZEND_ULONG_MAX) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *token_id = (zend_ulong) token_value;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_scale_is_identity(zval *op)
+{
+    zval *factor = king_inference_array_find(op, "factor");
+    zval *scale = king_inference_array_find(op, "scale");
+    double value = 1.0;
+
+    if (factor != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(factor) == IS_LONG) {
+            value = (double) Z_LVAL_P(factor);
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(factor) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+            value = Z_DVAL_P(factor);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (value != 1.0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (scale != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(scale) == IS_LONG) {
+            value = (double) Z_LVAL_P(scale);
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(scale) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+            value = Z_DVAL_P(scale);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (value != 1.0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_direct_token_id(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong *token_id
+) {
+    zval *output = king_inference_array_find(graph, "output");
+    zval *ops;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (output == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(output) != IS_STRING) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_token_id_from_input(graph, Z_STR_P(output), token_id)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *id;
+        zval *op;
+        zval *input;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        id = king_inference_array_find(entry, "id");
+        op = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (id == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(id) != IS_STRING
+            || !zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(id), Z_STR_P(output))
+            || op == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(op) != IS_STRING
+            || !zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op), "scale")
+            || !king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_scale_is_identity(entry)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        if (input != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(input) == IS_STRING
+            && king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_token_id_from_input(graph, Z_STR_P(input), token_id)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_gpu_prepare_direct_token_event(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_result,
+    zend_string **token_text_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    zend_string *token_text;
+
+    *token_text_out = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_king_native_gpu_graph_direct_token_id(graph, &token_id)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    token_text = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(model, token_id);
+    if (token_text == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "token_result_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "decoded_token_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "direct_token_graph", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "prompt_to_logits_inference", false);
+    add_assoc_string(graph_result, "result_source", "synthetic_token_vector_graph");
+    add_assoc_string(graph_result, "token_selection_contract", "direct_token_id");
+    if (token_id <= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+        add_assoc_long(graph_result, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_id", (double) token_id);
+    }
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_probability", 1.0);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_logit", 0.0);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_rank", 0.0);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "selected_token_probability_synthetic", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "selected_token_logit_synthetic", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "selected_token_rank_synthetic", true);
+
+    stream->native_decoder_token_count++;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_id = token_id;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_available = true;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_probability = 1.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_logit = 0.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_rank = 0.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_score_available = true;
+
+    *token_text_out = token_text;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_gpu_emit_graph_results(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream
+) {
+    zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graph");
+    zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "graphs");
+    zval *entry;
+    zval graph_result;
+    zend_long validated = 0;
+
+    if (graph != NULL) {
+        zend_string *token_text = NULL;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph_result);
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_result(model, graph, &graph_result) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_king_native_gpu_prepare_direct_token_event(model, stream, graph, &graph_result, &token_text) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &graph_result);
+        if (token_text != NULL) {
+            add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, token_text);
+        }
+        validated++;
+    }
+    if (graphs != NULL) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(graphs), entry) {
+            zend_string *token_text = NULL;
+
+            ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph_result);
+            if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    -1,
+                    "cuda_decoder_graph_request_invalid"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_result(model, entry, &graph_result) != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_king_native_gpu_prepare_direct_token_event(model, stream, entry, &graph_result, &token_text) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &graph_result);
+            if (token_text != NULL) {
+                add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, token_text);
+            }
+            validated++;
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+    if (validated == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_gpu_runtime_bool(zval *gpu_runtime, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (gpu_runtime == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu_runtime) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    value = king_inference_array_find(gpu_runtime, key);
+    return value != NULL && zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_gpu_add_contract_event(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_long max_tokens
+) {
+    zval decoder_blockers;
+    zval event;
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+    zval *reason;
+    bool gpu_generation_ready;
+    bool prompt_generation_ready;
+
+    array_init(&event);
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &gpu_runtime);
+    gpu_generation_ready = king_inference_king_native_gpu_runtime_bool(&gpu_runtime, "generation_ready");
+    prompt_generation_ready = gpu_generation_ready && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+
+    add_assoc_string(&event, "type", "gpu_decoder_stream_contract");
+    add_assoc_string(&event, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_string(&event, "stream_contract", "king_native_events");
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "native_stream", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoder_stream_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "embedding_row_loader_ready", model->cuda_embedding_row_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "device_vector_ops_ready", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "device_kv_cache_ready", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoder_graph_executor_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_result_contract_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_execution_plan_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_embedding_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_linear_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_slice_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_rope_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &event,
+        "decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoder_prompt_loop_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoder_kernel_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "gpu_generation_ready", gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "generation_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "plain_text_chat_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "token_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "openai_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&event, "cpu_prompt_fallback_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(&event, "fallback_mode", "refuse_cpu_fallback");
+    add_assoc_long(&event, "accepted_max_tokens", max_tokens);
+    king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(model, &decoder_blockers);
+    add_assoc_zval(&event, "decoder_blockers", &decoder_blockers);
+
+    reason = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "reason");
+    if (reason != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reason) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "reason", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(reason)));
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&event, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime);
+    add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &event);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_gpu_stream_start(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    zend_long max_tokens;
+    zval *prompt_text;
+
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_before_run(stream, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_gpu_runtime_require_config_ready(model, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_gpu_validate_stream_request(stream, function_name, &max_tokens) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prompt_text = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "native_prompt_text");
+    if (prompt_text != NULL && king_inference_gpu_runtime_require_generation_ready(model, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stream->native_events);
+    }
+    array_init(&stream->native_events);
+    stream->native_event_index = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_diagnostics_enabled(stream)) {
+        king_inference_king_native_gpu_add_contract_event(model, stream, max_tokens);
+    }
+    {
+        if (prompt_text != NULL
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_start(
+                model,
+                stream,
+                max_tokens
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_set_error(
+                model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error
+                    : "King native GPU prompt generation failed."
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (prompt_text == NULL
+            && king_inference_king_native_gpu_emit_graph_results(model, stream) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_set_error(
+                model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                    : "King native GPU graph execution failed."
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_gpu_model_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *intern,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval decoder_blockers;
+    zval *gpu_runtime;
+    bool gpu_config_ready;
+    bool gpu_generation_ready;
+    bool prompt_generation_ready;
+
+    gpu_runtime = king_inference_array_find(return_value, "gpu_runtime");
+    gpu_config_ready = king_inference_king_native_gpu_runtime_bool(gpu_runtime, "config_ready");
+    gpu_generation_ready = king_inference_king_native_gpu_runtime_bool(gpu_runtime, "generation_ready");
+    prompt_generation_ready = gpu_generation_ready && intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "engine", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "loader", "king_gguf_structure");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "stream_contract", "king_native_events");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "external_runtime", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_stream_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "embedding_row_loader_ready", intern->cuda_embedding_row_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "device_vector_ops_ready", intern->cuda_device_vector_ops_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "device_kv_cache_ready", intern->cuda_device_kv_cache_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_executor_ready", intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_result_contract_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_execution_plan_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_embedding_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_linear_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_slice_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_rope_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_ready",
+        intern->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_loop_ready", intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_compiled", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_available", intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ready", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(intern));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(intern));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_admitted", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(intern));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_status", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(intern));
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_admission_reason",
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admission_reason(intern)
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_last_used", intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_last_tokens",
+        (zend_long) intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_last_template_reuses",
+        (zend_long) intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_kernel_ready", intern->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_config_ready", gpu_config_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_generation_ready", gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "generation_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "plain_text_chat_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "token_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(intern, &decoder_blockers);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_blockers", &decoder_blockers);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cpu_prompt_fallback_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "fallback_mode", "refuse_cpu_fallback");
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_prompt.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_prompt.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..279a27f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/native/backend_king_native_prompt.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,547 @@
+static bool king_inference_king_native_prompt_should_stop_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id)
+{
+    return (model->gguf.tokenizer_eos_id >= 0 && token_id == (zend_ulong) model->gguf.tokenizer_eos_id)
+        || (model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id >= 0 && token_id == (zend_ulong) model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id);
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_king_native_memmem(
+    const char *haystack,
+    size_t haystack_len,
+    const char *needle,
+    size_t needle_len)
+{
+    size_t offset;
+
+    if (needle_len == 0 || haystack_len < needle_len) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    for (offset = 0; offset <= haystack_len - needle_len; offset++) {
+        if (memcmp(haystack + offset, needle, needle_len) == 0) {
+            return haystack + offset;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_list(zval *request, zval *stops)
+{
+    zval *stop = king_inference_array_find(request, "stop");
+    zval *entry;
+
+    array_init(stops);
+    if (stop == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_next_index_str(stops, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(stop)));
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(stop)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(stops);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native prompt stop must be a string or list of strings.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(stops);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native prompt stop entries must be non-empty strings.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_str(stops, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(entry)));
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_exists(zval *stops, const char *stop)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+    size_t stop_length = strlen(stop);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stops), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING
+            && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == stop_length
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(entry), stop, stop_length) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_prompt_add_default_stops(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *stops)
+{
+    static const char *turn_stops[] = {
+        "<turn|>",
+        "<|turn>",
+        "<end_of_turn>",
+        "<start_of_turn>"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(turn_stops) / sizeof(turn_stops[0]); index++) {
+        const char *stop = turn_stops[index];
+        size_t stop_length = strlen(stop);
+
+        if (zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup), stop, stop_length)
+            && !king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_exists(stops, stop)) {
+            add_next_index_stringl(stops, stop, stop_length);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_king_native_prompt_piece_matches_stop(zend_string *piece, zval *stops)
+{
+    zval *stop;
+
+    if (piece == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(piece) == 0 || stops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(stops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stops), stop) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) == IS_STRING
+            && ZSTR_LEN(piece) == Z_STRLEN_P(stop)
+            && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(piece), Z_STRVAL_P(stop), ZSTR_LEN(piece)) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    return false;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_king_native_prompt_pending_keep(smart_str *pending, zval *stops)
+{
+    zval *stop;
+    size_t keep = 0;
+
+    if (pending->s == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stops), stop) {
+        size_t max_len;
+        size_t length;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(stop) <= 1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        max_len = ZSTR_LEN(pending->s) < Z_STRLEN_P(stop) - 1 ? ZSTR_LEN(pending->s) : Z_STRLEN_P(stop) - 1;
+        for (length = max_len; length > 0; length--) {
+            if (memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(pending->s) + ZSTR_LEN(pending->s) - length, Z_STRVAL_P(stop), length) == 0) {
+                if (length > keep) {
+                    keep = length;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    return keep;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prompt_emit_text(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    smart_str *pending,
+    zend_string *piece,
+    zval *stops,
+    bool *stopped)
+{
+    zval *stop;
+    const char *stop_at = NULL;
+    size_t stop_offset = 0;
+    size_t keep;
+    size_t emit_len;
+
+    *stopped = false;
+    if (piece == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(piece) == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(stops)) == 0) {
+        add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, zend_string_copy(piece));
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_append(pending, piece);
+    smart_str_0(pending);
+    if (pending->s == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stops), stop) {
+        const char *match;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(stop) == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        match = king_inference_king_native_memmem(
+            ZSTR_VAL(pending->s),
+            ZSTR_LEN(pending->s),
+            Z_STRVAL_P(stop),
+            Z_STRLEN_P(stop)
+        );
+        if (match != NULL && (stop_at == NULL || match < stop_at)) {
+            stop_at = match;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (stop_at != NULL) {
+        stop_offset = (size_t) (stop_at - ZSTR_VAL(pending->s));
+        if (stop_offset > 0) {
+            add_next_index_stringl(&stream->native_events, ZSTR_VAL(pending->s), stop_offset);
+        }
+        smart_str_free(pending);
+        *stopped = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    keep = king_inference_king_native_prompt_pending_keep(pending, stops);
+    emit_len = ZSTR_LEN(pending->s) - keep;
+    if (emit_len > 0) {
+        add_next_index_stringl(&stream->native_events, ZSTR_VAL(pending->s), emit_len);
+    }
+    if (keep > 0) {
+        zend_string *suffix = zend_string_init(ZSTR_VAL(pending->s) + emit_len, keep, 0);
+        smart_str_free(pending);
+        smart_str_append(pending, suffix);
+        zend_string_release(suffix);
+    } else {
+        smart_str_free(pending);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prompt_flush_pending(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    smart_str *pending)
+{
+    if (pending->s != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(pending->s) > 0) {
+        add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, zend_string_copy(pending->s));
+    }
+    smart_str_free(pending);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prompt_tokens(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *encoded,
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong *count_out)
+{
+    zval *tokens = king_inference_array_find(encoded, "tokens");
+    zval prompt_tokens;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_ulong source_count;
+    zend_ulong source_index = 0;
+    zend_ulong copied = 0;
+    zend_ulong context = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong start = 0;
+    zend_ulong tail_count;
+    zend_long first_token = -1;
+    bool has_bos = model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id >= 0;
+    bool source_starts_with_bos = false;
+    bool add_bos = false;
+
+    if (tokens == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tokens) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native prompt tokenizer returned no tokens array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    source_count = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens));
+    entry = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), 0);
+    if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_LONG) {
+        first_token = Z_LVAL_P(entry);
+        source_starts_with_bos = has_bos && first_token == model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id;
+    }
+    add_bos = has_bos && !source_starts_with_bos;
+
+    if (context > 0 && source_count + (add_bos ? 1 : 0) > context) {
+        if (has_bos && context > 1) {
+            add_bos = true;
+            tail_count = context - 1;
+            if (source_starts_with_bos && source_count > 0) {
+                source_count--;
+                start = 1;
+            }
+            if (source_count > tail_count) {
+                start += source_count - tail_count;
+            }
+        } else {
+            add_bos = false;
+            if (source_count > context) {
+                start = source_count - context;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    array_init(tokenized_prompt);
+    array_init(&prompt_tokens);
+    if (add_bos) {
+        add_next_index_long(&prompt_tokens, model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id);
+        copied++;
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), entry) {
+        if (source_index++ < start) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(entry) < 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&prompt_tokens);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(tokenized_prompt);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native prompt tokenizer returned an invalid token id.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_long(&prompt_tokens, Z_LVAL_P(entry));
+        copied++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (copied == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&prompt_tokens);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(tokenized_prompt);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native prompt produced no tokens.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(tokenized_prompt, "tokens", &prompt_tokens);
+    *count_out = copied;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_king_native_prompt_decode_options(king_inference_stream_object *stream, zval *decode_options)
+{
+    array_init(decode_options);
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, &stream->request, "temperature");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, &stream->request, "top_k");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, &stream->request, "top_p");
+    king_inference_king_native_copy_decode_option(decode_options, &stream->request, "seed");
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_prompt_run_graph(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zval *state,
+    zend_ulong *token_id_out)
+{
+    zval working_graph;
+    zval graph_result;
+    zval *next_state;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    ZVAL_DUP(&working_graph, graph);
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(&working_graph);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF_P(state) && king_inference_array_find(&working_graph, "state") == NULL) {
+        zval state_copy;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&state_copy, state);
+        add_assoc_zval(&working_graph, "state", &state_copy);
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph_result);
+    status = king_inference_graph_run_array(model, &working_graph, graph_options, &graph_result);
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    next_state = king_inference_array_find(&graph_result, "state");
+    if (next_state == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(next_state) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native prompt graph produced no KV state.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (token_id_out != NULL
+        && king_inference_king_native_token_id_from_result(&graph_result, &working_graph, token_id_out) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (token_id_out != NULL) {
+        king_inference_king_native_update_decoder_metrics(stream, &graph_result, &working_graph, *token_id_out);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF_P(state)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(state);
+    }
+    ZVAL_COPY(state, next_state);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&working_graph);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_king_native_append_prompt_generated_tokens(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *prompt_text,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    zend_long max_tokens)
+{
+    zval encoded;
+    zval tokenized_prompt;
+    zval decode_options;
+    zval stops;
+    zval state;
+    zend_ulong token_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong position;
+    zend_ulong token_id = 0;
+    zend_long generated = 0;
+    smart_str pending = {0};
+    bool stopped = false;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&encoded);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenized_prompt);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&decode_options);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&stops);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state);
+
+    if (prompt_text == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(prompt_text) != IS_STRING) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King native prompt generation requires native_prompt_text.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(model, Z_STR_P(prompt_text), &encoded) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_prompt_tokens(model, &encoded, &tokenized_prompt, &token_count) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(encoded)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_list(&stream->request, &stops) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_add_default_stops(model, &stops);
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_decode_options(stream, &decode_options);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state);
+
+    for (position = 0; position < token_count; position++) {
+        zval graph;
+        zval *emit_token;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph);
+        add_assoc_bool(&decode_options, "emit_token", position + 1 == token_count);
+        if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, &tokenized_prompt, position, &decode_options, &graph) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        emit_token = king_inference_array_find(&graph, "terminal");
+        if (emit_token != NULL) {
+            emit_token = king_inference_array_find(emit_token, "emits_token");
+        }
+        if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_run_graph(
+                model,
+                stream,
+                &graph,
+                graph_options,
+                &state,
+                emit_token != NULL && zend_is_true(emit_token) ? &token_id : NULL
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+    }
+
+    while (generated < max_tokens && !stopped) {
+        zval graph;
+        zval token;
+        zend_string *piece;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph);
+        if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_should_stop_token(model, token_id)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        piece = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(model, token_id);
+        if (piece == NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_emit_text(stream, &pending, piece, &stops, &stopped) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(piece);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(piece);
+        generated++;
+        if (generated >= max_tokens || stopped) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (position >= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX || token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native prompt generation exceeded supported token or position limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        ZVAL_LONG(&token, (zend_long) token_id);
+        add_assoc_bool(&decode_options, "emit_token", true);
+        if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, &token, position, &decode_options, &graph) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_king_native_prompt_run_graph(model, stream, &graph, graph_options, &state, &token_id) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(graph)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&pending);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        position++;
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+    }
+
+    if (!stopped) {
+        king_inference_king_native_prompt_flush_pending(stream, &pending);
+    } else {
+        smart_str_free(&pending);
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events)) == 0) {
+        add_next_index_stringl(&stream->native_events, "", 0);
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/backends/registry/backend_registry.inc b/extension/src/inference/backends/registry/backend_registry.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d044f5107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/backends/registry/backend_registry.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_backend_validate_model_config(zval *config, const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(config, &kind, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_backend_kind_allows_model_registration(kind)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() backend '%s' cannot register King inference models in this build.",
+            function_name,
+            king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL
+        && king_inference_king_local_validate_model_config(config, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_start(king_inference_stream_object *stream, const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_stream_model_runtime_started(stream);
+    switch (kind) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL:
+            return king_inference_king_local_stream_start(stream, function_name);
+
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU:
+            return king_inference_king_native_cpu_stream_start(stream, function_name);
+
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU:
+            return king_inference_king_native_gpu_stream_start(stream, function_name);
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "%s() resolved an unknown inference backend.", function_name);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_model_last_start_error(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    const char *last_error = king_get_error();
+
+    if (last_error != NULL && last_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return last_error;
+    }
+    if (model == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_rope_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_device_allocator_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_context_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_context_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_weight_upload_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_weight_upload_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_rms_norm_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_embedding_row_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_attention_scores_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_attention_softmax_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_attention_values_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_output_projection_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_output_projection_error;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] != '\0') {
+        return model->cuda_logits_readback_error;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_throw_start_failure(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = NULL;
+    const char *message;
+
+    if (EG(exception)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (stream != NULL
+        && !Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model)
+        && Z_TYPE(stream->model) == IS_OBJECT
+        && Z_OBJCE(stream->model) == king_ce_inference_model) {
+        model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    }
+
+    message = king_inference_model_last_start_error(model);
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "King inference stream start failed.";
+    }
+    king_set_error(message);
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() failed to start King inference stream: %s",
+        function_name,
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_backend_model_info(king_inference_model_object *intern, zval *return_value)
+{
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    zval capabilities;
+
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&intern->config, &kind, "King\\Inference\\Model::info") != SUCCESS) {
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "backend", king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind));
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL) {
+        zend_string *runner = king_inference_king_local_runner_path(intern);
+        bool runner_executable = king_inference_king_local_runner_path_is_executable(runner);
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "runner_path", runner);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "engine", "king_local_process");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "runner_protocol", "king-local-argv");
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runner_executable", runner_executable);
+    } else if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU) {
+        king_inference_king_native_model_info(intern, return_value);
+    } else if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU) {
+        king_inference_king_native_gpu_model_info(intern, return_value);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_backend_capabilities_array(kind, &capabilities);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "backend_capabilities", &capabilities);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/forward_declarations.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/forward_declarations.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f5e837a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/forward_declarations.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_prepare_stream(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    bool with_memory,
+    const char *function_name);
+static void king_inference_stream_model_runtime_started(king_inference_stream_object *stream);
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/platform_headers.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/platform_headers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..759ec2043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/bootstrap/platform_headers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
+#include "ext/standard/base64.h"
+#include "ext/json/php_json.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/resource_helpers.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/statvfs.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2d07fdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Inference PHP binding aggregation.
+ *
+ * Keep leaf implementation fragments in this module boundary. The owning
+ * inference.c entrypoint stays focused on module state, binding, and
+ * registration ownership.
+ */
+
+#include "bootstrap/platform_headers.inc"
+#include "bootstrap/forward_declarations.inc"
+#include "stacks/request/request_parsing_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/runtime/runtime_foundation_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/model/model_tensor_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/cuda/cuda_decoder_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/stream/stream_backend_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/openai/openai_router_stack.inc"
+#include "stacks/api/api_surface_stack.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/api/api_surface_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/api/api_surface_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bf760129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/api/api_surface_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "../../../api/surface/api.inc"
+#include "inference/classes/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/cuda/cuda_decoder_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/cuda/cuda_decoder_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e08e7a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/cuda/cuda_decoder_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/weights/cuda_weight_upload.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_batch.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_status.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_row.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/device/cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_ops.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_prefill_copy.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/norm/cuda_rms_norm.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/rope/cuda_rope.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_scores.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_softmax.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_values.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/ffn/cuda_ffn_swiglu.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_output_projection.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_builder.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/graph/core/tensor_graph.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/model/model_tensor_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/model/model_tensor_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3ee1c784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/model/model_tensor_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "../../../gguf/loader/gguf_loader.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/memory/native_memory.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/core/tensor_view.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/core/tensor_math.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/resolvers/tensor_resolver.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/resolvers/attention/tensor_attention_resolver.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/resolvers/rms_norm/tensor_rms_norm_resolver.inc"
+#include "../../../tensor/resolvers/ffn/tensor_ffn_resolver.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/openai/openai_router_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/openai/openai_router_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76a2c0515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/openai/openai_router_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "../../../openai/runtime/stream/openai_drain_controls.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/runtime/stream/openai_stream_factory.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/runtime/compat/openai_compat.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/chat/openai_responses.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/chat/openai_completions.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/resources/openai_embeddings.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/resources/openai_models.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/http/openai_http_router.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/request/request_parsing_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/request/request_parsing_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10707c4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/request/request_parsing_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "../../../core/support/helpers.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/chat/openai_messages.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/errors/error_taxonomy.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/http/openai_http_helpers.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/runtime/options/openai_tools.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/http/openai_http_request.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/http/openai_http_body.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/runtime/runtime_foundation_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/runtime/runtime_foundation_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad2230236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/runtime/runtime_foundation_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "../../../backends/contracts/backend_contract.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/policy/thermal_policy.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/policy/resource_policy.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_vram_policy.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_reason.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/context/cuda_context.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/context/cuda_device_memory.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/stream/stream_backend_stack.inc b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/stream/stream_backend_stack.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84314cd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/binding/stacks/stream/stream_backend_stack.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "../../../runtime/cache/paged_kv_cache.inc"
+#include "../../../tokenizer/tokenizer.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/runtime/options/openai_options.inc"
+#include "../../../backends/local/backend_king_local.inc"
+#include "../../../backends/native/backend_king_native.inc"
+#include "../../../backends/native/backend_king_native_prompt.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop.inc"
+#include "../../../cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_status.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/config/runtime_truth.inc"
+#include "../../../backends/native/backend_king_native_gpu.inc"
+#include "../../../backends/registry/backend_registry.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/config/model_config.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/config/runtime_profile.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/config/runtime_model_registry.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/cache/llm_cache_policy.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/resources/openai_usage.inc"
+#include "../../../runtime/events/stream_events.inc"
+#include "../../../openai/chat/openai_completion_payload.inc"
+#include "../../../core/classes/object_handlers.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/registration.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac1744d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+void king_inference_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_inference = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Inference",
+        NULL,
+        king_inference_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_inference_model = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Inference\\Model",
+        NULL,
+        king_inference_model_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_inference_stream = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\Inference\\Stream",
+        NULL,
+        king_inference_stream_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_inference_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object_handlers_init();
+    king_inference_stream_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/state.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45c2f570e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/bootstrap/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Inference module state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "../classes/class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/classes/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..affca5449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Inference PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference        = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference_model  = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_inference_stream = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/classes/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0edb77582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/*
+ * King inference PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_inference_model_object_handlers;
+static zend_object_handlers king_inference_stream_object_handlers;
+
+#include "stream_owned_state.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_model_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *intern = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tensor_index)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tensor_index);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tensor_index);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tokenizer_tokens)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_tokens);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_tokens);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tokenizer_lookup)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_lookup);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_lookup);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tokenizer_scores)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_scores);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_scores);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tokenizer_types)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_types);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_types);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->tokenizer_merges)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_merges);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_merges);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->paged_kv_cache_plan)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+    }
+    if (intern->name != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->name);
+        intern->name = NULL;
+    }
+    if (intern->artifact_path != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->artifact_path);
+        intern->artifact_path = NULL;
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_context_release(intern);
+    king_inference_native_mapping_release(intern);
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(&intern->gguf);
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_inference_model_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    array_init(&intern->config);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tensor_index);
+    array_init(&intern->tensor_index);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_tokens);
+    array_init(&intern->tokenizer_tokens);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_lookup);
+    array_init(&intern->tokenizer_lookup);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_scores);
+    array_init(&intern->tokenizer_scores);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_types);
+    array_init(&intern->tokenizer_types);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->tokenizer_merges);
+    array_init(&intern->tokenizer_merges);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+    array_init(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+    intern->name = NULL;
+    intern->artifact_path = NULL;
+    intern->native_map = NULL;
+    intern->native_map_size = 0;
+    intern->native_map_loaded = false;
+    intern->runtime_last_started_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_first_token_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_finished_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_duration_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_generated_tokens = 0;
+    intern->tokenizer_last_token_count = 0;
+    intern->tokenizer_last_unknown_count = 0;
+    intern->tokenizer_last_input_bytes = 0;
+    intern->tokenizer_last_normalized_bytes = 0;
+    intern->runtime_last_tokens_per_second = 0.0;
+    intern->runtime_last_timing_available = false;
+    intern->runtime_last_first_token_available = false;
+    intern->tokenizer_last_encode_available = false;
+    king_inference_cuda_context_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset_fields(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_fields(intern);
+    memset(&intern->gguf, 0, sizeof(intern->gguf));
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_inference_model_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *intern = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    king_inference_stream_release_owned_state(intern);
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_inference_stream_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->model);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->options);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->native_events);
+    intern->native_gpu_stream_state = NULL;
+    intern->native_event_index = 0;
+    intern->stdout_fd = -1;
+    intern->stderr_fd = -1;
+    intern->child_pid = -1;
+    intern->exit_code = -1;
+    intern->chunk_count = 0;
+    intern->stderr_count = 0;
+    intern->bytes_emitted = 0;
+    king_inference_stream_reset_decoder_metrics(intern);
+    intern->created_at = 0;
+    intern->runtime_started_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_first_token_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_finished_ms = 0;
+    intern->runtime_generated_tokens = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_preflight_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_last_check_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_abort_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_power_preflight_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_power_last_check_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_power_abort_at = 0;
+    intern->gpu_policy_during_run_checks = 0;
+    intern->gpu_policy_interval_skips = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_runtime_checks = 0;
+    intern->gpu_power_runtime_checks = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds = 0;
+    intern->gpu_power_check_interval_seconds = 0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c = 0.0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c = 0.0;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c = 0.0;
+    intern->gpu_power_preflight_watts = 0.0;
+    intern->gpu_power_abort_watts = 0.0;
+    intern->gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts = 0.0;
+    intern->response_id = NULL;
+    intern->start_event_pending = true;
+    intern->openai_compatible = false;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_preflight_checked = false;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available = false;
+    intern->gpu_thermal_aborted = false;
+    intern->gpu_power_preflight_checked = false;
+    intern->gpu_power_preflight_available = false;
+    intern->gpu_power_aborted = false;
+    intern->done = false;
+    intern->cancelled = false;
+    intern->timed_out = false;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_inference_stream_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_inference_model_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_inference_model_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_inference_model_object, std);
+    king_inference_model_object_handlers.free_obj = king_inference_model_object_free;
+    king_inference_model_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_inference_model->create_object = king_inference_model_object_create;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_inference_stream_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_inference_stream_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_inference_stream_object, std);
+    king_inference_stream_object_handlers.free_obj = king_inference_stream_object_free;
+    king_inference_stream_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_inference_stream->create_object = king_inference_stream_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/classes/stream_owned_state.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/stream_owned_state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3731ee36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/classes/stream_owned_state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Stream-owned state release for object teardown and re-construction.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_stream_release_owned_state(king_inference_stream_object *intern)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_close_process(intern, true);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->model)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->model);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->model);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->request)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->request);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->options)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->options);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->options);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->native_events)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->native_events);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->native_events);
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(intern);
+    if (intern->response_id != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->response_id);
+        intern->response_id = NULL;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/core/support/helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/core/support/helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..046fa7cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/core/support/helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+static zval *king_inference_array_find(zval *array, const char *key)
+{
+    if (array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(array), key, strlen(key));
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_bool_from_array(zval *array, const char *key, bool fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    return zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_long_from_array(zval *array, const char *key, zend_long fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(value) : fallback;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_double_from_array(zval *array, const char *key, double fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        return Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        return (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    }
+
+    return fallback;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab57c6194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph executor include stack.
+ * Order matters:
+ * 1. contract helpers define errors, supported ops, tensor descriptors, and field validators.
+ * 2. op validation defines every per-op graph contract used by validation and planning.
+ * 3. graph validation walks inputs, ops, terminal references, and stores graph counters.
+ * 4. device ops require the validated graph helpers before result preparation can run.
+ * 5. result/lifecycle/status helpers expose the validated execution envelope.
+ */
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor/contract_helpers.inc"
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor/op_validation.inc"
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor/graph_validation.inc"
+#include "../device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_ops.inc"
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor/result_lifecycle.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/contract_helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/contract_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46d93d346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/contract_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph executor contract for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_dependencies_ready(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    return model->cuda_embedding_row_available
+        && model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available
+        && model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        && model->cuda_rms_norm_available
+        && model->cuda_rope_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_scores_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_softmax_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_values_available
+        && model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available
+        && model->cuda_output_projection_available
+        && model->cuda_logits_readback_available;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_supported_op(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    return zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token");
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *class_name,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    const char *detail
+) {
+    char error[512];
+
+    snprintf(
+        error,
+        sizeof(error),
+        "cuda_decoder_graph_validation class=%s node=%s field=%s detail=%s",
+        class_name != NULL ? class_name : "unknown",
+        node_id != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(node_id) : "<graph>",
+        field != NULL ? field : "-",
+        detail != NULL ? detail : "-"
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, error);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_shape_dimensions(
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    zval *dimensions;
+
+    if (descriptor == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(descriptor) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    dimensions = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1);
+    return dimensions != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) == IS_ARRAY ? dimensions : NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_descriptor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_string *tensor,
+    zval **descriptor_out,
+    zval **dimensions_out,
+    zend_ulong *rank_out,
+    zend_ulong *type_out
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong type;
+
+    if (tensor == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(tensor) == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "tensor_name",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "missing_tensor_name"
+        );
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_lookup_count++;
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor);
+    dimensions = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_shape_dimensions(descriptor);
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "tensor_descriptor",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            ZSTR_VAL(tensor)
+        );
+    }
+
+    *descriptor_out = descriptor;
+    *dimensions_out = dimensions;
+    *rank_out = rank;
+    *type_out = type;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_required_string_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *class_name,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_string **value
+) {
+    zval *found = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (found == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(found) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(found) == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            class_name,
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "required_non_empty_string"
+        );
+    }
+    *value = Z_STR_P(found);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_optional_long_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_long fallback,
+    zend_long *value
+) {
+    zval *found = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (found == NULL) {
+        *value = fallback;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(found) != IS_LONG) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "expected_integer"
+        );
+    }
+    *value = Z_LVAL_P(found);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    bool required,
+    zend_ulong fallback,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *found = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (found == NULL) {
+        if (required) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "field_type",
+                node_id,
+                field,
+                "required_non_negative_integer"
+            );
+        }
+        *value = fallback;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(found) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(found) < 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "expected_non_negative_integer"
+        );
+    }
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(found);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *found = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (found == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(found) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(found) <= 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "required_positive_integer"
+        );
+    }
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(found);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    double fallback,
+    bool must_be_positive,
+    double *value
+) {
+    zval *found = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    *value = fallback;
+    if (found == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(found) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        *value = Z_DVAL_P(found);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(found) == IS_LONG) {
+        *value = (double) Z_LVAL_P(found);
+    } else {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "expected_number"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!isfinite(*value) || (must_be_positive && *value <= 0.0)) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "numeric_range",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            must_be_positive ? "expected_positive_finite_number" : "expected_finite_number"
+        );
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_string **value
+) {
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_required_string_field(
+        model,
+        entry,
+        node_id,
+        "dependency",
+        field,
+        value
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), *value)) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "dangling_read",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            ZSTR_VAL(*value)
+        );
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    const char *field,
+    zend_string *reference,
+    zend_ulong *length
+) {
+    zval *found = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(lengths), reference);
+
+    if (found == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(found) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(found) < 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "output_dependency",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            ZSTR_VAL(reference)
+        );
+    }
+    *length = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(found);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_validated_length(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    zval stored;
+
+    if (length == 0 || length > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "output",
+            "invalid_output_length"
+        );
+    }
+    ZVAL_LONG(&stored, (zend_long) length);
+    zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(lengths), node_id, &stored);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/graph_validation.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/graph_validation.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afe495779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/graph_validation.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_terminal(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *defined
+) {
+    zval *terminal = king_inference_array_find(graph, "terminal");
+    static const char *fields[] = {
+        "hidden_output",
+        "final_norm",
+        "logits"
+    };
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (terminal == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(terminal) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            NULL,
+            "terminal",
+            "expected_object_array"
+        );
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(fields) / sizeof(fields[0]); i++) {
+        zval *field = king_inference_array_find(terminal, fields[i]);
+
+        if (field == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "field_type",
+                NULL,
+                fields[i],
+                "terminal_reference_must_be_non_empty_string"
+            );
+        }
+        if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), Z_STR_P(field))) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "dangling_read",
+                NULL,
+                fields[i],
+                Z_STRVAL_P(field)
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph
+) {
+    zval *ops;
+    zval *entry;
+    zval defined;
+    zval lengths;
+    zend_ulong op_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong supported_count = 0;
+    zend_result status = SUCCESS;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graph == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(graph) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops)) == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ops_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&defined);
+    array_init(&lengths);
+    status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph_inputs(
+        model,
+        graph,
+        &defined,
+        &lengths
+    );
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&lengths);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&defined);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zend_string *id = NULL;
+        zend_string *op_name = NULL;
+        zend_ulong output_length = 0;
+        zval marker;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "node",
+                NULL,
+                "ops",
+                "entry_must_be_object_array"
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "id", &id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "op", &op_name) != SUCCESS) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "node",
+                id,
+                id == NULL ? "id" : "op",
+                "id_and_op_required"
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        if (zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL(defined), id)) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "ambiguous_write",
+                id,
+                "id",
+                "duplicate_output_id"
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_supported_op(op_name)) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "unsupported",
+                id,
+                "op",
+                ZSTR_VAL(op_name)
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_op_contract(
+            model,
+            entry,
+            id,
+            op_name,
+            &defined,
+            &lengths,
+            &output_length
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_validated_length(
+                model,
+                &lengths,
+                id,
+                output_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            status = FAILURE;
+            break;
+        }
+        ZVAL_TRUE(&marker);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL(defined), id, &marker);
+        op_count++;
+        supported_count++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (status == SUCCESS) {
+        status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_terminal(model, graph, &defined);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&lengths);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&defined);
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count = op_count;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_supported_op_count = supported_count;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/op_validation.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/op_validation.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ba665173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/op_validation.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,783 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_embedding_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zval *tensor_value = king_inference_array_find(entry, "tensor");
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    zend_string *resolved_tensor = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor = NULL;
+    zval *dimensions = NULL;
+    zend_ulong rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong type = 0;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong token_id = 0;
+    double scale = 1.0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(
+            model,
+            entry,
+            node_id,
+            king_inference_array_find(entry, "token_id") != NULL ? "token_id" : "token",
+            true,
+            0,
+            &token_id
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(
+            model,
+            entry,
+            node_id,
+            "scale",
+            1.0,
+            false,
+            &scale
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (tensor_value != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(tensor_value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(tensor_value) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "tensor_name",
+                node_id,
+                "tensor",
+                "required_non_empty_string"
+            );
+        }
+        tensor = Z_STR_P(tensor_value);
+    } else {
+        if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(
+                model,
+                NULL,
+                &resolved_tensor,
+                NULL,
+                &status
+        ) != SUCCESS || resolved_tensor == NULL) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "metadata",
+                node_id,
+                "tensor",
+                status != NULL ? status : "embedding_tensor_unresolved"
+            );
+        }
+        tensor = resolved_tensor;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_descriptor(
+            model,
+            node_id,
+            "tensor",
+            tensor,
+            &descriptor,
+            &dimensions,
+            &rank,
+            &type
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_supported_type(type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols == 0
+        || rows == 0
+        || cols > UINT_MAX
+        || rows > UINT_MAX
+        || token_id >= rows) {
+        if (resolved_tensor != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(resolved_tensor);
+        }
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "tensor",
+            "embedding_tensor_or_token_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+    if (resolved_tensor != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(resolved_tensor);
+    }
+
+    *length_out = cols;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_rms_norm_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor = NULL;
+    zval *dimensions = NULL;
+    zend_ulong input_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong weight_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong type = 0;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "input", input_id, &input_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_required_string_field(model, entry, node_id, "tensor_name", "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "epsilon", 0.000001, true, &epsilon) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_descriptor(
+            model,
+            node_id,
+            "weight",
+            weight,
+            &descriptor,
+            &dimensions,
+            &rank,
+            &type
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || rank != 1
+        || (type != 0 && type != 1)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &weight_width) != SUCCESS
+        || weight_width != input_length) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "weight",
+            "rms_norm_weight_shape_or_dtype_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+
+    *length_out = input_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_linear_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor = NULL;
+    zval *dimensions = NULL;
+    zend_ulong input_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong type = 0;
+    zend_ulong row_limit = 0;
+    zend_long row_offset = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "input", input_id, &input_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_required_string_field(model, entry, node_id, "tensor_name", "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_optional_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "row_offset", 0, &row_offset) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (row_offset != 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "unsupported",
+            node_id,
+            "row_offset",
+            "cuda_linear_row_offset_unsupported"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_descriptor(
+            model,
+            node_id,
+            "weight",
+            weight,
+            &descriptor,
+            &dimensions,
+            &rank,
+            &type
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_type_supported(type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != input_length
+        || rows == 0
+        || rows > UINT_MAX) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "weight",
+            "linear_weight_shape_or_dtype_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(
+        model,
+        entry,
+        node_id,
+        "row_limit",
+        false,
+        rows,
+        &row_limit
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (row_limit == 0 || row_limit > rows) {
+        row_limit = rows;
+    }
+    *length_out = row_limit;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_unary_vector_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    const char *input_field,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id = NULL;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, input_field, &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, input_field, input_id, length_out) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_binary_vector_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *left_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *right_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong left_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong right_length = 0;
+    double left_scale = 1.0;
+    double right_scale = 1.0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "left", &left_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "right", &right_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "left", left_id, &left_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "right", right_id, &right_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "left_scale", 1.0, false, &left_scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "right_scale", 1.0, false, &right_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (left_length != right_length) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "left/right",
+            "binary_inputs_must_have_equal_length"
+        );
+    }
+    *length_out = left_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_slice_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong input_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong count = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "input", input_id, &input_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "offset", false, 0, &offset) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "count", false, 0, &count) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (count == 0) {
+        count = input_length > offset ? input_length - offset : 0;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0
+        || offset > input_length
+        || count == 0
+        || count > input_length - offset
+        || offset > UINT_MAX
+        || count > UINT_MAX) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "offset/count",
+            "slice_range_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+    *length_out = count;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_rope_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong input_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong head_dim = 0;
+    zend_ulong position = 0;
+    zend_ulong pairing = 0;
+    double position_scale = 1.0;
+    double rope_base = 10000.0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "input", input_id, &input_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "offset", false, 0, &offset) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "position", false, 0, &position) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "pairing", false, 0, &pairing) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "position_scale", 1.0, false, &position_scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "rope_base", 10000.0, true, &rope_base) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(
+        model,
+        entry,
+        node_id,
+        "head_dim",
+        false,
+        input_length > offset ? input_length - offset : 0,
+        &head_dim
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0
+        || input_length > UINT_MAX
+        || offset > input_length
+        || offset > UINT_MAX
+        || head_dim == 0
+        || (head_dim % 2) != 0
+        || head_dim > input_length - offset
+        || head_dim > UINT_MAX
+        || pairing > 1
+        || (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH] > 0
+            && position >= model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH])) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "head_dim/position",
+            "rope_shape_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+    *length_out = input_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_kv_write_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *key_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong key_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong expected_key_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong expected_value_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong slot = 0;
+    zval *cache = king_inference_array_find(entry, "cache");
+    zval *key = king_inference_array_find(entry, "key");
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(entry, "value");
+
+    if (cache != NULL && (Z_TYPE_P(cache) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(cache) == 0)) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            "cache",
+            "expected_non_empty_string"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "slot", true, 0, &slot) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "key_length", &expected_key_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "value_length", &expected_value_length) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (key == NULL && value == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "dependency",
+            node_id,
+            "key/value",
+            "kv_write_requires_key_or_value"
+        );
+    }
+    if (key != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "key", &key_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "key", key_id, &key_length) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (key_length != expected_key_length) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "shape",
+                node_id,
+                "key_length",
+                "kv_write_key_length_mismatch"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "value", &value_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "value", value_id, &value_length) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (value_length != expected_value_length) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "shape",
+                node_id,
+                "value_length",
+                "kv_write_value_length_mismatch"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    if (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH] > 0
+        && slot >= model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH]) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "index_range",
+            node_id,
+            "slot",
+            "kv_slot_exceeds_context"
+        );
+    }
+    *length_out = 3;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_kv_attention_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *query_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong query_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong slot_start = 0;
+    zend_ulong slot_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+    zval *cache = king_inference_array_find(entry, "cache");
+    double scale = 1.0;
+    double temperature = 1.0;
+
+    if (cache != NULL && (Z_TYPE_P(cache) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(cache) == 0)) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            node_id,
+            "cache",
+            "expected_non_empty_string"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "query", &query_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "query", query_id, &query_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "slot_start", false, 0, &slot_start) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "slot_count", &slot_count) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "key_length", &key_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_positive_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "value_length", &value_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "scale", 1.0, false, &scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "temperature", 1.0, true, &temperature) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_length != key_length
+        || value_length == 0
+        || slot_count == 0
+        || slot_start > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (slot_count - 1)
+        || (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH] > 0
+            && slot_start + slot_count > model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH])) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "query/key/value",
+            "kv_attention_shape_invalid"
+        );
+    }
+    *length_out = value_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_stack_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zval *inputs = king_inference_array_find(entry, "inputs");
+    zval *input;
+    zend_ulong total = 0;
+
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs)) == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "dependency",
+            node_id,
+            "inputs",
+            "stack_requires_non_empty_inputs"
+        );
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input) {
+        zend_ulong length = 0;
+
+        if (input == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(input) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "field_type",
+                node_id,
+                "inputs",
+                "stack_input_must_be_non_empty_string"
+            );
+        }
+        if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), Z_STR_P(input))) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "dangling_read",
+                node_id,
+                "inputs",
+                Z_STRVAL_P(input)
+            );
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(
+            model,
+            lengths,
+            node_id,
+            "inputs",
+            Z_STR_P(input),
+            &length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (total > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - length) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "shape",
+                node_id,
+                "inputs",
+                "stack_length_overflow"
+            );
+        }
+        total += length;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *length_out = total;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph_inputs(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths
+) {
+    zval *inputs = king_inference_array_find(graph, "inputs");
+    zval *input;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_ulong index;
+
+    if (inputs == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "field_type",
+            NULL,
+            "inputs",
+            "expected_object_array"
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), index, name, input) {
+        zend_ulong length;
+        zval marker;
+        zval stored;
+
+        (void) index;
+        if (name == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(name) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "field_type",
+                NULL,
+                "inputs",
+                "input_name_must_be_non_empty_string"
+            );
+        }
+        if (input == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_ARRAY
+            || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input)) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "shape",
+                name,
+                "inputs",
+                "input_vector_must_be_non_empty_array"
+            );
+        }
+        length = zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input));
+        if (length > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "shape",
+                name,
+                "inputs",
+                "input_vector_too_large"
+            );
+        }
+        ZVAL_TRUE(&marker);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), name, &marker);
+        ZVAL_LONG(&stored, (zend_long) length);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(lengths), name, &stored);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_sampler_op(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_string *op_name,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *logits_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong logits_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong top_k = 0;
+    zend_ulong token_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_index = 0;
+    zend_long seed = 0;
+    double temperature = zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token") ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+    double top_p = 1.0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_defined_reference(model, entry, node_id, defined, "logits", &logits_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_length(model, lengths, node_id, "logits", logits_id, &logits_length) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "token_offset", false, 0, &token_offset) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (logits_length == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "shape",
+            node_id,
+            "logits",
+            "sampler_requires_non_empty_logits"
+        );
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token")) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "temperature", 1.0, false, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "top_p", 1.0, false, &top_p) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "top_k", false, 0, &top_k) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_non_negative_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "sample_index", false, 0, &sample_index) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_optional_long_field(model, entry, node_id, "seed", 0, &seed) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (temperature < 0.0 || top_p <= 0.0 || top_p > 1.0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "numeric_range",
+                node_id,
+                "temperature/top_p/top_k",
+                "sample_token_options_invalid"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    *length_out = 4;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_op_contract(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *lengths,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    double factor = 1.0;
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_embedding_op(model, entry, node_id, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_rms_norm_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_linear_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add") || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_binary_vector_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "scale", 1.0, false, &factor) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_finite_double_field(model, entry, node_id, "factor", factor, false, &factor) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_unary_vector_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, "input", length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu") || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_unary_vector_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, "input", length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_slice_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_rope_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_kv_write_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_kv_attention_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_stack_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, length_out);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token") || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token")) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_sampler_op(model, entry, node_id, defined, lengths, op_name, length_out);
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+        model,
+        "unsupported",
+        node_id,
+        "op",
+        ZSTR_VAL(op_name)
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/result_lifecycle.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/result_lifecycle.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff204cabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor/result_lifecycle.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(target, key, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(value)));
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        add_assoc_long(target, key, Z_LVAL_P(value));
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_bool_field(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_bool(target, key, zend_is_true(value));
+    }
+}
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_result(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *result
+) {
+    zval terminal;
+    zval *graph_terminal;
+    bool has_terminal = false;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph(model, graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_op_index(model, graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(result);
+    add_assoc_string(result, "type", "gpu_decoder_graph_execution_result");
+    add_assoc_string(result, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "result_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "graph_validated", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "device_execution_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "token_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "decoded_token_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "graph_op_index_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "embedding_device_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "first_device_op_executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_long(result, "op_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        result,
+        "supported_op_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_supported_op_count
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(result, graph, "graph_type");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(result, graph, "output");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(result, graph, "token_selection");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(result, graph, "token_selection_op");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "token_id");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "position");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "block_count");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "attention_head_count");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "attention_head_count_kv");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "attention_key_length");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_long_field(result, graph, "attention_value_length");
+
+    graph_terminal = king_inference_array_find(graph, "terminal");
+    array_init(&terminal);
+    if (graph_terminal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(graph_terminal) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        has_terminal = true;
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "hidden_output");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "final_norm");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "logits");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "token_selection");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_string_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "token_selection_op");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_bool_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "emits_token");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_bool_field(&terminal, graph_terminal, "emits_logits");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "terminal_present", has_terminal);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "terminal", &terminal);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_plan(model, graph, result) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_initial_device_ops(model, graph, result) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_result_op_count =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attempted = true;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_dependencies_ready(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_dependencies_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_token_decode_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_embedding_row_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_rms_norm_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_vector_slice_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_rope_f32_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_dtod_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_scores_f32_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_softmax_f32_available
+        && model->cuda_attention_values_f32_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_vector_add_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available
+        && model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_output_projection_available
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval executor;
+    zval supported_ops;
+
+    array_init(&executor);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "attempted", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "token_decode_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_token_decode_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "sampling_readback_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "result_contract_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "execution_plan_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "embedding_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "rms_norm_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "linear_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "slice_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "rope_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_head_prepare_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_write_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_attention_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "attention_stack_slot_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &executor,
+        "attention_heads_execution_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "attention_stack_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "attention_output_projection_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "attention_residual_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "ffn_norm_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "ffn_swiglu_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "ffn_down_projection_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "ffn_output_residual_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "final_norm_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "logits_projection_execution_available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "graphs", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_op_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_supported_op_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_supported_op_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "result_envelopes", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "execution_plans", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_result_op_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_result_op_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_plan_op_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_op_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_plan_device_ops",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_device_ops
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_plan_host_sampling_ops",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_host_sampling_ops
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "embedding_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_embedding_width",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_width
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "rms_norm_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_rms_norm_width",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "linear_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_linear_input_width",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_input_width
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_linear_rows",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_rows
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "slice_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_slice_offset",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_offset
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_slice_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "rope_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_rope_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_rope_position",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_position
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_head_prepare_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_head_key_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_key_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_head_value_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_value_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_write_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_write_key_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_key_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_write_value_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_value_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_write_layer",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_layer
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_write_head",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_head
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_write_position",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_position
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "kv_attention_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_key_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_key_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_value_length",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_value_length
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_layer",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_layer
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_head",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_head
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_slot_start",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_start
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_kv_attention_slot_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "attention_stack_slot_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_attention_stack_width",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_width
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_attention_stack_input_index",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_index
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_attention_stack_input_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "attention_heads_device_executions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "attention_stack_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "attention_output_projection_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "attention_residual_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "ffn_norm_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "ffn_swiglu_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "ffn_down_projection_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "ffn_output_residual_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "final_norm_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "logits_projection_device_executions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_count);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_attention_stack_expected_heads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_expected_heads
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &executor,
+        "last_attention_stack_prepared_heads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_prepared_heads
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_attention_output_projection_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_output_projection_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_attention_residual_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_gate_rows", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_up_rows", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_up_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_swiglu_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_down_rows", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_down_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_ffn_output_residual_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_output_residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_final_norm_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "last_logits_rows", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_logits_rows);
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_id <= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &executor,
+            "last_embedding_token_id",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_id
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&executor, "last_embedding_token_id");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(&executor, "device_execution_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_long(&executor, "result", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&executor, "error", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error);
+
+    array_init(&supported_ops);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "embedding");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "rms_norm");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "linear");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "add");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "scale");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "mul");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "silu");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "slice");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "rope");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "kv_write");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "kv_attention");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "stack");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "argmax_token");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "sample_token");
+    add_assoc_zval(&executor, "supported_ops", &supported_ops);
+
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_graph_executor", &executor);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_executor_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_result_contract_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_execution_plan_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_embedding_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_linear_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_slice_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_rope_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_ready", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_executor;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attempted
+        || model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_executor = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_executor) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_decoder_graph_executor_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_decoder_graph_executor_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_executor_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5575892ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph executor reset state.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_op_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_supported_op_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_result_op_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_op_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_device_ops = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_host_sampling_ops = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_lookup_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_lookup_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_hit_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_fallback_scan_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_id = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_input_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_offset = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_position = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_layer = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_head = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_position = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_layer = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_head = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_start = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_index = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_expected_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_prepared_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_output_projection_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_residual_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_gate_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_up_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_swiglu_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_down_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_output_residual_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_final_norm_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_logits_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_token_decode_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available = false;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..118462316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA attention output-projection plus residual compare for block-0.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_attention_residual_add(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr left_output,
+    zend_ulong left_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr right_output,
+    zend_ulong right_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zval *residual_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    float *left = NULL;
+    float *right = NULL;
+    float *expected = NULL;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    int result;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (left_output == 0
+        || right_output == 0
+        || residual_output == 0
+        || left_width == 0
+        || left_width != right_width
+        || left_width != residual_width
+        || left_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_residual_add_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    left = emalloc((size_t) left_width * sizeof(float));
+    right = emalloc((size_t) right_width * sizeof(float));
+    expected = emalloc((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(left, left_output, (size_t) left_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(right, right_output, (size_t) right_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(right);
+        efree(left);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < residual_width; i++) {
+        expected[i] = left[i] + right[i];
+    }
+    efree(right);
+    efree(left);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "block0_attention_residual_add",
+            "attention_residual",
+            0,
+            NULL,
+            0,
+            residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            expected,
+            residual_width,
+            0.00001,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(expected);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_hidden_plus_attention_projection_or_post_norm");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    efree(expected);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_add_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_hidden_plus_attention_projection_or_post_norm");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare_failed", matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched));
+    add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_residual_add_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_attention_projection_residual(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *stack_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr stack_output,
+    zend_ulong stack_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong hidden_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zval *residual_probe
+) {
+    zval *projection_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, stack_id, "linear");
+    zend_string *weight_name = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    float *stack = NULL;
+    float *hidden = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double *stack_d = NULL;
+    double *expected = NULL;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (projection_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(projection_op, "weight", &weight_name) != SUCCESS
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(weight_name, "blk.0.attn_output.weight")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (stack_output == 0
+        || hidden_output == 0
+        || residual_output == 0
+        || stack_width == 0
+        || hidden_width == 0
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || hidden_width != residual_width
+        || (stack_width > 0 && hidden_width > (zend_ulong) -1 / stack_width)
+        || stack_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || hidden_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_projection_residual_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_name, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != stack_width
+        || rows < hidden_width) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_projection_residual_tensor_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "stack_width", (zend_long) stack_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "hidden_width", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stack = emalloc((size_t) stack_width * sizeof(float));
+    hidden = emalloc((size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float));
+    stack_d = emalloc((size_t) stack_width * sizeof(double));
+    expected = emalloc((size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(stack, stack_output, (size_t) stack_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(hidden, hidden_output, (size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, residual_output, (size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(stack_d);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(hidden);
+        efree(stack);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < stack_width; i++) {
+        stack_d[i] = (double) stack[i];
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong row = 0; row < hidden_width; row++) {
+        zend_ulong row_base = row * stack_width;
+        double projected = 0.0;
+        double abs_value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight_view, row_base, stack_width, stack_d, &projected) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            efree(stack_d);
+            efree(actual);
+            efree(hidden);
+            efree(stack);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        expected[row] = projected + (double) hidden[row];
+        abs_value = fabs(expected[row]);
+        if (abs_value > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    tolerance = fmax(0.002, max_expected_abs * 0.00005);
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < hidden_width ? sample_limit : hidden_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < hidden_width; i++) {
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - expected[i]);
+
+        if (diff <= tolerance) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (i < sample_limit) {
+            zval sample;
+
+            array_init(&sample);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "index", (zend_long) i);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", (double) actual[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", expected[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", diff);
+            add_next_index_zval(&samples, &sample);
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(expected);
+    efree(stack_d);
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(hidden);
+    efree(stack);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_attention_output_projection_row_dot_plus_hidden");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "stack_width", (zend_long) stack_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "hidden_width", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(residual_probe, "attention_projection_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "attention_projection_residual_mismatch tensor=%s compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            ZSTR_VAL(weight_name),
+            (unsigned long) hidden_width,
+            (unsigned long) matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_score_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_score_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3561d94b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_score_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA attention numeric compares for block-0 BOS.
+ */
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_compare_error_reason(
+    zval *attention_probe,
+    const char *compare_key,
+    const char *fallback
+) {
+    zval *compare = attention_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(attention_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(attention_probe, compare_key)
+        : NULL;
+    zval *error_category = compare != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(compare) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(compare, "error_category")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *status = compare != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(compare) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(compare, "status")
+        : NULL;
+
+    if (error_category != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(error_category) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(error_category), "numeric_mismatch")) {
+        return "king.numeric_mismatch.detected";
+    }
+    if (status != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(status) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(status), "numeric_mismatch")) {
+        return "king.numeric_mismatch.detected";
+    }
+
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_scores(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr scores_output,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong key_stride,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    double scale,
+    zval *attention_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    size_t vector_bytes;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_slot;
+    float *query;
+    float *key;
+    float expected;
+    float partials[256];
+    double tolerance;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    int result;
+
+    if (layer != 0
+        || head != 0
+        || slot_start != 0
+        || slot_count != 1
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (query_output == 0
+        || key_cache == 0
+        || scores_output == 0
+        || key_length == 0
+        || key_stride < key_length
+        || key_length > UINT_MAX
+        || !isfinite(scale)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_score_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    vector_bytes = (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float);
+    query = emalloc(vector_bytes);
+    key = emalloc(vector_bytes);
+    key_slot = key_cache + ((king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) slot_start
+        * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) key_stride
+        * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) sizeof(float));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(query, query_output, vector_bytes);
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(key, key_slot, vector_bytes);
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(key);
+        efree(query);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong lane = 0; lane < 256; lane++) {
+        float sum = 0.0f;
+
+        for (zend_ulong i = lane; i < key_length; i += 256) {
+            sum += query[i] * key[i];
+        }
+        partials[lane] = sum;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong stride = 128; stride > 0; stride >>= 1) {
+        for (zend_ulong lane = 0; lane < stride; lane++) {
+            partials[lane] += partials[lane + stride];
+        }
+    }
+    expected = partials[0] * (float) scale;
+    tolerance = fmax(0.00005, fabs((double) expected) * 0.00005);
+
+    efree(key);
+    efree(query);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "block0_bos_attention_score_head0_slot0",
+            "attention_score",
+            (zend_long) layer,
+            "qk_score",
+            0,
+            scores_output,
+            1,
+            &expected,
+            1,
+            tolerance,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_float_attention_dot_kernel_order");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "key_stride", (zend_long) key_stride);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "scale", scale);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", (double) expected);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_score_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_float_attention_dot_kernel_order");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "key_stride", (zend_long) key_stride);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "scale", scale);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", (double) expected);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        attention_probe,
+        "attention_score_numeric_compare_failed",
+        matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched)
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_score_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    zval *heads = king_inference_array_find(kv_head_prepare_probe, "query_heads");
+    zval *head0 = heads != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(heads) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(heads), 0)
+        : NULL;
+    zval *kv_probe = head0 != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(head0) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(head0, "kv_head_prepare_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *attention_probe = kv_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(kv_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *compare = attention_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(attention_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(attention_probe, "attention_score_numeric_compare")
+        : NULL;
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(compare) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "block0_attention_score_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_softmax(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr probabilities_output,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    zval *attention_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    float actual_probability = 0.0f;
+    float expected_probability = 1.0f;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    int result;
+
+    if (layer != 0
+        || head != 0
+        || slot_start != 0
+        || slot_count != 1
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (probabilities_output == 0) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_softmax_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(&actual_probability, probabilities_output, sizeof(float));
+    if (result != 0) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_probability_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "block0_bos_attention_softmax_head0_slot0",
+            "attention_softmax",
+            (zend_long) layer,
+            "attention_probability",
+            0,
+            probabilities_output,
+            1,
+            &expected_probability,
+            1,
+            0.000001,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_softmax_single_slot");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "probability_sum", (double) actual_probability);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference_sum", 1.0);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_softmax_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_softmax_single_slot");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "probability_sum", (double) actual_probability);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference_sum", 1.0);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        attention_probe,
+        "attention_softmax_numeric_compare_failed",
+        matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched)
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_softmax_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    zval *heads = king_inference_array_find(kv_head_prepare_probe, "query_heads");
+    zval *head0 = heads != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(heads) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(heads), 0)
+        : NULL;
+    zval *kv_probe = head0 != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(head0) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(head0, "kv_head_prepare_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *attention_probe = kv_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(kv_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *compare = attention_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(attention_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(attention_probe, "attention_softmax_numeric_compare")
+        : NULL;
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(compare) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "block0_attention_softmax_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_values(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr probabilities_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr context_output,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong value_stride,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    zval *attention_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_slot;
+    float probability = 0.0f;
+    float *value;
+    float *expected;
+    size_t value_bytes;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    int result;
+
+    if (layer != 0
+        || head != 0
+        || slot_start != 0
+        || slot_count != 1
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (probabilities_output == 0
+        || value_cache == 0
+        || context_output == 0
+        || value_length == 0
+        || value_stride < value_length
+        || value_length > UINT_MAX) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "attention_value_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    value_bytes = (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float);
+    value = emalloc(value_bytes);
+    expected = emalloc(value_bytes);
+    value_slot = value_cache + ((king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) slot_start
+        * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) value_stride
+        * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) sizeof(float));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(&probability, probabilities_output, sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(value, value_slot, value_bytes);
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(value);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_value_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < value_length; i++) {
+        double abs_value;
+
+        expected[i] = probability * value[i];
+        abs_value = fabs((double) expected[i]);
+        if (abs_value > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "block0_bos_attention_value_context_head0",
+            "attention_value",
+            (zend_long) layer,
+            "attention_value_context",
+            0,
+            context_output,
+            value_length,
+            expected,
+            value_length,
+            fmax(0.00002, max_expected_abs * 0.00002),
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(value);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_probability_weighted_value_cache");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "value_stride", (zend_long) value_stride);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "probability", (double) probability);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+        add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    efree(expected);
+    efree(value);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_value_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_probability_weighted_value_cache");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "value_stride", (zend_long) value_stride);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "probability", (double) probability);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        attention_probe,
+        "attention_value_numeric_compare_failed",
+        matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched)
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_value_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    zval *heads = king_inference_array_find(kv_head_prepare_probe, "query_heads");
+    zval *head0 = heads != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(heads) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(heads), 0)
+        : NULL;
+    zval *kv_probe = head0 != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(head0) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(head0, "kv_head_prepare_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *attention_probe = kv_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(kv_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *compare = attention_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(attention_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(attention_probe, "attention_value_numeric_compare")
+        : NULL;
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(compare) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "block0_attention_value_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/embedding/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/embedding/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..618bf3add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/embedding/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_embedding_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr embedding_output,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    double output_scale,
+    zval *embedding_probe
+) {
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    zend_string *tensor_name = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view view;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong base;
+    zend_ulong chunk_limit;
+    zend_ulong compared_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong readback_bytes = 0;
+    zend_ulong chunk_count = 0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    bool matched = true;
+    zval compare;
+    zval chunks;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_embedding_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "output_scale", output_scale);
+
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &tensor, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || tensor == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", status != NULL ? status : "embedding_tensor_not_resolved");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_zval(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    tensor_name = zend_string_copy(tensor);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(tensor_name));
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, tensor, &view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(tensor);
+
+    if (view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != width
+        || token_id >= rows
+        || token_id > ((zend_ulong) -1) / cols) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "embedding_tensor_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_zval(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare", &compare);
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    base = token_id * cols;
+    chunk_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    if (chunk_limit == 0 || base > view.elements || width > view.elements - base) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "embedding_tensor_compare_range_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_zval(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare", &compare);
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "label", "bos_token_embedding_row");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "enabled", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "public_api", false);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "scope", "internal_cuda_device_vector_readback_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_embedding_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "mode", "full_row_chunked");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "chunk_limit", (zend_long) chunk_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "output_scale", output_scale);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(tensor_name));
+    array_init(&chunks);
+
+    for (zend_ulong offset = 0; offset < width; offset += chunk_limit) {
+        zend_ulong chunk_values = width - offset;
+        float *expected;
+        zval chunk_compare;
+        zval chunk_summary;
+        zval *chunk_matched;
+        zval *chunk_max_abs_diff;
+
+        if (chunk_values > chunk_limit) {
+            chunk_values = chunk_limit;
+        }
+        expected = emalloc((size_t) chunk_values * sizeof(float));
+        for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < chunk_values; i++) {
+            double value;
+
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&view, base + offset + i, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(expected);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunks);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+                zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            expected[i] = (float) (value * output_scale);
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+                model,
+                "bos_token_embedding_row_chunk",
+                "embedding",
+                -1,
+                ZSTR_VAL(tensor_name),
+                offset,
+                embedding_output + ((king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) sizeof(float)),
+                chunk_values,
+                expected,
+                chunk_values,
+                0.00001,
+                &chunk_compare
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+            add_assoc_zval(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare", &chunk_compare);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunks);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+            zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        efree(expected);
+
+        chunk_matched = king_inference_array_find(&chunk_compare, "matched");
+        chunk_max_abs_diff = king_inference_array_find(&chunk_compare, "max_abs_diff");
+        if (chunk_matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(chunk_matched)) {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (chunk_max_abs_diff != NULL
+            && (Z_TYPE_P(chunk_max_abs_diff) == IS_DOUBLE || Z_TYPE_P(chunk_max_abs_diff) == IS_LONG)) {
+            double value = Z_TYPE_P(chunk_max_abs_diff) == IS_DOUBLE
+                ? Z_DVAL_P(chunk_max_abs_diff)
+                : (double) Z_LVAL_P(chunk_max_abs_diff);
+            if (value > max_abs_diff) {
+                max_abs_diff = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        array_init(&chunk_summary);
+        add_assoc_long(&chunk_summary, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+        add_assoc_long(&chunk_summary, "compared_values", (zend_long) chunk_values);
+        add_assoc_bool(&chunk_summary, "matched", chunk_matched != NULL && zend_is_true(chunk_matched));
+        add_assoc_double(&chunk_summary, "max_abs_diff", chunk_max_abs_diff != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(chunk_max_abs_diff) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(chunk_max_abs_diff) : 0.0);
+        add_next_index_zval(&chunks, &chunk_summary);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk_compare);
+        compared_values += chunk_values;
+        readback_bytes += chunk_values * sizeof(float);
+        chunk_count++;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) compared_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "readback_bytes", (zend_long) readback_bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", 0.00001);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "chunk_count", (zend_long) chunk_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "chunks", &chunks);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "output_scale", output_scale);
+    zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+    add_assoc_zval(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_embedding_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *embedding_probe
+) {
+    zval *compare = king_inference_array_find(embedding_probe, "numeric_compare");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "embedding_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_output_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_output_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..145510285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_output_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,571 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA FFN down-projection and output-residual compares for selected blocks.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(
+    zval *compare,
+    bool matched
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "classification", matched ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "error_category", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "error_code", matched ? "none" : "king.numeric_mismatch.detected");
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "failure_status", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_sample(
+    zval *samples,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    const char *op,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    double actual,
+    double expected,
+    double abs_diff,
+    double relative_diff,
+    double max_abs_tolerance,
+    double max_relative_tolerance,
+    const char *classification
+) {
+    zval sample;
+
+    array_init(&sample);
+    add_assoc_long(&sample, "index", (zend_long) index);
+    add_assoc_string(&sample, "op", op);
+    add_assoc_long(&sample, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", actual);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", expected);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "relative_diff", relative_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "max_abs_tolerance", max_abs_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&sample, "max_relative_tolerance", max_relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_string(&sample, "classification", classification);
+    add_next_index_zval(samples, &sample);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_parse_layer_id(
+    zend_string *value,
+    const char *suffix,
+    zend_ulong *layer
+) {
+    const char *cursor;
+    const char *end;
+    char *parse_end;
+    unsigned long parsed;
+    size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+
+    if (value == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(value) <= 1 + suffix_len || ZSTR_VAL(value)[0] != 'l') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(value) + ZSTR_LEN(value) - suffix_len, suffix, suffix_len) != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    cursor = ZSTR_VAL(value) + 1;
+    end = ZSTR_VAL(value) + ZSTR_LEN(value) - suffix_len;
+    if (cursor >= end) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    parsed = strtoul(cursor, &parse_end, 10);
+    if (parse_end != end) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    *layer = (zend_ulong) parsed;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_selected_ffn_layer(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+
+    return layer == 0 || (block_count > 0 && layer + 1 == block_count);
+}
+
+static king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_dtoh(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    return cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_down_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *prefix,
+    zend_ulong compared,
+    zend_ulong matched,
+    double max_abs_diff,
+    double tolerance
+) {
+    char message[256];
+
+    snprintf(
+        message,
+        sizeof(message),
+        "king.numeric_mismatch.detected %s compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+        prefix,
+        (unsigned long) compared,
+        (unsigned long) matched,
+        max_abs_diff,
+        tolerance
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *probe,
+    const char *source_key,
+    const char *target_key
+) {
+    zval *compare = probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(probe, source_key)
+        : NULL;
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(compare) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, target_key, &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compares(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compare(
+        result,
+        ffn_gate_up_probe,
+        "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare",
+        "block0_ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare"
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compare(
+        result,
+        ffn_swiglu_probe,
+        "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare",
+        "block0_ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare"
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compare(
+        result,
+        ffn_down_probe,
+        "ffn_down_numeric_compare",
+        "block0_ffn_down_numeric_compare"
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compare(
+        result,
+        ffn_output_probe,
+        "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare",
+        "block0_ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare"
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_down_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *down_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong swiglu_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr down_output,
+    zend_ulong down_width,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe
+) {
+    zend_string *weight_name = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    float *swiglu = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double *input = NULL;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    double relative_tolerance = king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative("ffn_down");
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (down_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "id", &down_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "weight", &weight_name) != SUCCESS
+        || !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_parse_layer_id(down_id, "_ffn_down", &layer)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_selected_ffn_layer(model, layer)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_down_projection_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_ffn_down_row_dot_from_swiglu_readback");
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "block_count", (zend_long) block_count);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "last_block", block_count > 0 && layer + 1 == block_count);
+    if (swiglu_output == 0
+        || down_output == 0
+        || swiglu_width == 0
+        || down_width == 0
+        || swiglu_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || down_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_down_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_name, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != swiglu_width
+        || rows != down_width) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_down_tensor_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "down_width", (zend_long) down_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_dtoh(model);
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    swiglu = emalloc((size_t) swiglu_width * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) down_width * sizeof(float));
+    input = emalloc((size_t) swiglu_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(swiglu, swiglu_output, (size_t) swiglu_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, down_output, (size_t) down_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(swiglu);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < swiglu_width; i++) {
+        input[i] = (double) swiglu[i];
+    }
+
+    tolerance = 0.003;
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < down_width ? sample_limit : down_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong row = 0; row < down_width; row++) {
+        double expected = 0.0;
+        double diff;
+        double rel_diff;
+        double abs_expected;
+        const char *classification;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight_view, row * cols, cols, input, &expected) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&samples);
+            efree(input);
+            efree(actual);
+            efree(swiglu);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        diff = fabs((double) actual[row] - expected);
+        rel_diff = king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff((double) actual[row], expected);
+        classification = king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+            (double) actual[row],
+            expected,
+            diff,
+            rel_diff,
+            tolerance,
+            relative_tolerance
+        );
+        abs_expected = fabs(expected);
+        if (king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(classification)) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (abs_expected > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+        if (rel_diff > max_relative_diff && isfinite(rel_diff)) {
+            max_relative_diff = rel_diff;
+        }
+        if (row < sample_limit) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_sample(
+                &samples,
+                row,
+                "ffn_down",
+                layer,
+                (double) actual[row],
+                expected,
+                diff,
+                rel_diff,
+                tolerance,
+                relative_tolerance,
+                classification
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(input);
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(swiglu);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(&compare, matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "down_width", (zend_long) down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_diff", max_relative_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn_down_probe, "ffn_down_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_down_set_error(
+            model,
+            "ffn_down_mismatch",
+            down_width,
+            matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_output_residual(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *residual_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_string *down_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr down_output,
+    zend_ulong down_width,
+    zend_string *output_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong output_width,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    float *residual = NULL;
+    float *down = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    double relative_tolerance = king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative("ffn_output_residual");
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (down_id == NULL
+        || (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_parse_layer_id(down_id, "_ffn_down", &layer)
+            && !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_parse_layer_id(down_id, "_post_ffw_norm", &layer))
+        || !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_selected_ffn_layer(model, layer)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_attention_residual_plus_ffn_down_readback");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "block_count", (zend_long) block_count);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "last_block", block_count > 0 && layer + 1 == block_count);
+    if (residual_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "residual", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    }
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    if (output_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "output", zend_string_copy(output_id));
+    }
+    if (residual_output == 0
+        || down_output == 0
+        || output == 0
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || residual_width != down_width
+        || residual_width != output_width
+        || residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_output_residual_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_dtoh(model);
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    residual = emalloc((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    down = emalloc((size_t) down_width * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) output_width * sizeof(float));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(residual, residual_output, (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(down, down_output, (size_t) down_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, output, (size_t) output_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(down);
+        efree(residual);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < output_width; i++) {
+        double expected = (double) residual[i] + (double) down[i];
+        double abs_expected = fabs(expected);
+
+        if (abs_expected > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+    }
+    tolerance = fmax(0.003, max_expected_abs * 0.00005);
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < output_width ? sample_limit : output_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < output_width; i++) {
+        double expected = (double) residual[i] + (double) down[i];
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - expected);
+        double rel_diff = king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff((double) actual[i], expected);
+        const char *classification = king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+            (double) actual[i],
+            expected,
+            diff,
+            rel_diff,
+            tolerance,
+            relative_tolerance
+        );
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(classification)) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (rel_diff > max_relative_diff && isfinite(rel_diff)) {
+            max_relative_diff = rel_diff;
+        }
+        if (i < sample_limit) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_sample(
+                &samples,
+                i,
+                "ffn_output_residual",
+                layer,
+                (double) actual[i],
+                expected,
+                diff,
+                rel_diff,
+                tolerance,
+                relative_tolerance,
+                classification
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(down);
+    efree(residual);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(&compare, matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_diff", max_relative_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn_output_probe, "ffn_output_residual_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_down_set_error(
+            model,
+            "ffn_output_residual_mismatch",
+            output_width,
+            matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6896b540f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA FFN gate/up projection compare for block-0.
+ */
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_compare.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_add_projection_summary(
+    zval *target,
+    const char *name,
+    zend_string *tensor,
+    zend_ulong rows,
+    zend_ulong cols,
+    zend_ulong matched_values,
+    double max_abs_diff,
+    double max_relative_diff,
+    double max_expected_abs,
+    double tolerance,
+    double relative_tolerance,
+    zval *samples
+) {
+    zval summary;
+    bool matched = matched_values == rows;
+
+    array_init(&summary);
+    add_assoc_string(&summary, "projection", name);
+    add_assoc_str(&summary, "tensor", zend_string_copy(tensor));
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(&summary, matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&summary, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&summary, "compared_values", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&summary, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&summary, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&summary, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "max_relative_diff", max_relative_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&summary, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_zval(&summary, "samples", samples);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, name, &summary);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_ffn_projection_rows(
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    const double *input,
+    const float *actual,
+    const char *op,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong rows,
+    zend_ulong cols,
+    double tolerance,
+    double relative_tolerance,
+    zend_ulong sample_limit,
+    zend_ulong *matched_values,
+    double *max_abs_diff,
+    double *max_relative_diff,
+    double *max_expected_abs,
+    zval *samples
+) {
+    *matched_values = 0;
+    *max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    *max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    *max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    array_init(samples);
+    for (zend_ulong row = 0; row < rows; row++) {
+        double expected = 0.0;
+        double diff;
+        double rel_diff;
+        double abs_expected;
+        const char *classification;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(view, row * cols, cols, input, &expected) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(samples);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        diff = fabs((double) actual[row] - expected);
+        rel_diff = king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff((double) actual[row], expected);
+        classification = king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+            (double) actual[row],
+            expected,
+            diff,
+            rel_diff,
+            tolerance,
+            relative_tolerance
+        );
+        abs_expected = fabs(expected);
+        if (king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(classification)) {
+            (*matched_values)++;
+        }
+        if (diff > *max_abs_diff) {
+            *max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (rel_diff > *max_relative_diff && isfinite(rel_diff)) {
+            *max_relative_diff = rel_diff;
+        }
+        if (abs_expected > *max_expected_abs) {
+            *max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+        if (row < sample_limit) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_sample(
+                samples,
+                row,
+                op,
+                layer,
+                (double) actual[row],
+                expected,
+                diff,
+                rel_diff,
+                tolerance,
+                relative_tolerance,
+                classification
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_gate_up(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *gate_op,
+    zval *up_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr gate_output,
+    zend_ulong gate_rows,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr up_output,
+    zend_ulong up_rows,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe
+) {
+    zend_string *gate_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_weight = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view gate_view;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view up_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong gate_cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong gate_view_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_view_rows = 0;
+    float *input_f32 = NULL;
+    float *gate_actual = NULL;
+    float *up_actual = NULL;
+    double *input = NULL;
+    zend_ulong gate_matched = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_matched = 0;
+    double gate_max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double up_max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double gate_max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double up_max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double gate_max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double up_max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    double relative_tolerance = king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative("ffn_gate_up");
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    int result;
+    bool matched;
+    zval compare;
+    zval projections;
+    zval gate_samples;
+    zval up_samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "weight", &gate_weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "weight", &up_weight) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!zend_string_equals_literal(gate_weight, "blk.0.ffn_gate.weight")
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(up_weight, "blk.0.ffn_up.weight")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_ffn_norm_readback_gate_up_row_dot");
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "gate_tensor", zend_string_copy(gate_weight));
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "up_tensor", zend_string_copy(up_weight));
+    if (ffn_norm_output == 0
+        || gate_output == 0
+        || up_output == 0
+        || ffn_norm_width == 0
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows
+        || ffn_norm_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || gate_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_gate_up_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, gate_weight, &gate_view) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, up_weight, &up_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (gate_view.rank != 2
+        || up_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(gate_view.dimensions, 0, &gate_cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(gate_view.dimensions, 1, &gate_view_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(up_view.dimensions, 0, &up_cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(up_view.dimensions, 1, &up_view_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || gate_cols != ffn_norm_width
+        || up_cols != ffn_norm_width
+        || gate_view_rows != gate_rows
+        || up_view_rows != up_rows) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_gate_up_tensor_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "gate_rows", (zend_long) gate_rows);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "up_rows", (zend_long) up_rows);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    input_f32 = emalloc((size_t) ffn_norm_width * sizeof(float));
+    gate_actual = emalloc((size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float));
+    up_actual = emalloc((size_t) up_rows * sizeof(float));
+    input = emalloc((size_t) ffn_norm_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(input_f32, ffn_norm_output, (size_t) ffn_norm_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(gate_actual, gate_output, (size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(up_actual, up_output, (size_t) up_rows * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(up_actual);
+        efree(gate_actual);
+        efree(input_f32);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < ffn_norm_width; i++) {
+        input[i] = (double) input_f32[i];
+    }
+
+    tolerance = 0.003;
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < gate_rows ? sample_limit : gate_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_ffn_projection_rows(&gate_view, input, gate_actual, "ffn_gate_up", 0, gate_rows, gate_cols, tolerance, relative_tolerance, sample_limit, &gate_matched, &gate_max_abs_diff, &gate_max_relative_diff, &gate_max_expected_abs, &gate_samples) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(up_actual);
+        efree(gate_actual);
+        efree(input_f32);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_ffn_projection_rows(&up_view, input, up_actual, "ffn_gate_up", 0, up_rows, up_cols, tolerance, relative_tolerance, sample_limit, &up_matched, &up_max_abs_diff, &up_max_relative_diff, &up_max_expected_abs, &up_samples) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gate_samples);
+        efree(input);
+        efree(up_actual);
+        efree(gate_actual);
+        efree(input_f32);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    matched = gate_matched == gate_rows && up_matched == up_rows;
+    array_init(&projections);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_add_projection_summary(&projections, "gate", gate_weight, gate_rows, gate_cols, gate_matched, gate_max_abs_diff, gate_max_relative_diff, gate_max_expected_abs, tolerance, relative_tolerance, &gate_samples);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_add_projection_summary(&projections, "up", up_weight, up_rows, up_cols, up_matched, up_max_abs_diff, up_max_relative_diff, up_max_expected_abs, tolerance, relative_tolerance, &up_samples);
+
+    efree(input);
+    efree(up_actual);
+    efree(gate_actual);
+    efree(input_f32);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(&compare, matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) (gate_rows + up_rows));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) (gate_matched + up_matched));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "gate_rows", (zend_long) gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "up_rows", (zend_long) up_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", fmax(gate_max_abs_diff, up_max_abs_diff));
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_diff", fmax(gate_max_relative_diff, up_max_relative_diff));
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "projections", &projections);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_gate_up_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "king.numeric_mismatch.detected ffn_gate_up_mismatch compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            (unsigned long) (gate_rows + up_rows),
+            (unsigned long) (gate_matched + up_matched),
+            fmax(gate_max_abs_diff, up_max_abs_diff),
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b6439fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA FFN SwiGLU compare for block-0.
+ */
+
+static double king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_silu(double value)
+{
+    if (value >= 0.0) {
+        double e = exp(-value);
+        return value / (1.0 + e);
+    }
+
+    {
+        double e = exp(value);
+        return (value * e) / (1.0 + e);
+    }
+}
+
+static double king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_gelu_tanh(double value)
+{
+    return 0.5 * value * (1.0 + tanh(0.7978845608028654 * (value + 0.044715 * value * value * value)));
+}
+
+static double king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_ffn_activation(double value, zend_ulong activation)
+{
+    return activation == 1
+        ? king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_gelu_tanh(value)
+        : king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_silu(value);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_swiglu(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *gate_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr gate_output,
+    zend_ulong gate_rows,
+    zend_string *up_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr up_output,
+    zend_ulong up_rows,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong swiglu_width,
+    zend_ulong activation,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    float *gate = NULL;
+    float *up = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    double relative_tolerance = king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative("ffn_swiglu");
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_id == NULL
+        || up_id == NULL
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(gate_id, "l0_ffn_gate")
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(up_id, "l0_ffn_up")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", activation == 1 ? "cpu_gelu_tanh_gate_times_up_readback" : "cpu_silu_gate_times_up_readback");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "activation", (zend_long) activation);
+    if (gate_output == 0
+        || up_output == 0
+        || swiglu_output == 0
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows
+        || gate_rows != swiglu_width
+        || gate_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_swiglu_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    gate = emalloc((size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float));
+    up = emalloc((size_t) up_rows * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) swiglu_width * sizeof(float));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(gate, gate_output, (size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(up, up_output, (size_t) up_rows * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, swiglu_output, (size_t) swiglu_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(up);
+        efree(gate);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < swiglu_width ? sample_limit : swiglu_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < swiglu_width; i++) {
+        double expected = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_ffn_activation((double) gate[i], activation) * (double) up[i];
+        double abs_expected = fabs(expected);
+
+        if (abs_expected > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+    }
+    tolerance = fmax(0.0005, max_expected_abs * 0.00005);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < swiglu_width; i++) {
+        double expected = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_ffn_activation((double) gate[i], activation) * (double) up[i];
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - expected);
+        double rel_diff = king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff((double) actual[i], expected);
+        const char *classification = king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+            (double) actual[i],
+            expected,
+            diff,
+            rel_diff,
+            tolerance,
+            relative_tolerance
+        );
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(classification)) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (rel_diff > max_relative_diff && isfinite(rel_diff)) {
+            max_relative_diff = rel_diff;
+        }
+        if (i < sample_limit) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_sample(
+                &samples,
+                i,
+                "ffn_swiglu",
+                0,
+                (double) actual[i],
+                expected,
+                diff,
+                rel_diff,
+                tolerance,
+                relative_tolerance,
+                classification
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(up);
+    efree(gate);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_compare_add_status(&compare, matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_relative_diff", max_relative_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn_swiglu_probe, "ffn_swiglu_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "king.numeric_mismatch.detected ffn_swiglu_mismatch compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            (unsigned long) swiglu_width,
+            (unsigned long) matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_matvec_compare_helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_matvec_compare_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ca94f8a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_matvec_compare_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+static double king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_embedding_scale(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+
+    if ((king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma3(&model->gguf)
+            || king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(&model->gguf))
+        && embedding > 0) {
+        return king_inference_graph_sqrt((double) embedding);
+    }
+
+    return 1.0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_build_bos_first_rms_norm_vector(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    double epsilon,
+    double **vector_out,
+    double *scale_out
+) {
+    zend_string *embedding_tensor = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view embedding_view;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong base;
+    double *vector;
+    double embedding_scale = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_reference_embedding_scale(model);
+    double sumsq = 0.0;
+    double scale;
+
+    *vector_out = NULL;
+    *scale_out = 0.0;
+    if (width == 0 || rms_weight_tensor == NULL || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &embedding_tensor, NULL, NULL) != SUCCESS
+        || embedding_tensor == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, embedding_tensor, &embedding_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(embedding_tensor);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(embedding_tensor);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, rms_weight_tensor, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (embedding_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(embedding_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(embedding_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != width
+        || token_id >= rows
+        || token_id > ((zend_ulong) -1) / cols
+        || weight_view.rank != 1
+        || weight_view.elements != width) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    base = token_id * cols;
+    vector = ecalloc((size_t) width, sizeof(double));
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+        double value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&embedding_view, base + i, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(vector);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        value *= embedding_scale;
+        sumsq += value * value;
+        vector[i] = value;
+    }
+    scale = 1.0 / king_inference_graph_sqrt((sumsq / (double) width) + epsilon);
+    if (!isfinite(scale)) {
+        efree(vector);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+        double weight_value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&weight_view, i, &weight_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(vector);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        vector[i] *= scale * weight_value;
+    }
+
+    *vector_out = vector;
+    *scale_out = scale;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q4_matvec_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q4_matvec_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f966486a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q4_matvec_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+/*
+ * Initial linear matvec numeric compares.
+ *
+ * The file still owns the initial compare aggregation because the first CUDA
+ * linear op currently has one probe envelope. Individual tensor-type compares
+ * live in focused helpers under this directory.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q4_matvec_compare_failure(
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *compare,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "status", status != NULL ? status : "q4_matvec_numeric_compare_failed");
+    add_assoc_bool(compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare", compare);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_q4_attn_q_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    double *input_vector = NULL;
+    double scale = 0.0;
+    double expected = 0.0;
+    float expected_f32;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (linear_weight_tensor == NULL
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(linear_weight_tensor, "blk.0.attn_q.weight")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q4_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    if (linear_weight_tensor != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+    }
+
+    if (linear_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || linear_rows == 0
+        || rms_weight_tensor == NULL
+        || linear_weight_tensor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q4_matvec_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "q4_matvec_compare_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, linear_weight_tensor, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.type != 12) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != input_width
+        || rows == 0
+        || linear_rows > rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q4_matvec_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "q4_matvec_tensor_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_build_bos_first_rms_norm_vector(
+            model,
+            token_id,
+            rms_weight_tensor,
+            input_width,
+            epsilon,
+            &input_vector,
+            &scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight_view, 0, input_width, input_vector, &expected) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(input_vector);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    efree(input_vector);
+    expected_f32 = (float) expected;
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "blk0_attn_q_q4_k_row0",
+            "matvec",
+            0,
+            ZSTR_VAL(linear_weight_tensor),
+            0,
+            linear_output,
+            1,
+            &expected_f32,
+            1,
+            0.001,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q4_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", "Q4_K");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "row_index", 0);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", expected);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+        add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q4_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_q4_k_row_dot_first_rms_norm");
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", "Q4_K");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "row_index", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "output_index", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", expected);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(linear_probe, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare_failed", matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched));
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_q4_matvec_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_q4_attn_q_row(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_q4_matvec_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    zval *compare = king_inference_array_find(linear_probe, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "q4_matvec_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q6_matvec_compare.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_quantized_matvec_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_q4_matvec_compare(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_q6_matvec_compare(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_qkv_projection_compare(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_initial_numeric_compares(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *embedding_probe,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_embedding_compare(result, embedding_probe);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_first_rms_norm_compare(result, rms_norm_probe);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_q4_matvec_compare(result, linear_probe);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_q6_matvec_compare(result, linear_probe);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_qkv_projection_compare(result, linear_probe);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q6_matvec_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q6_matvec_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a58be743a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q6_matvec_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q6_matvec_compare_failure(
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *compare,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "status", status != NULL ? status : "q6_matvec_numeric_compare_failed");
+    add_assoc_bool(compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare", compare);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_q6_embedding_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    double *input_vector = NULL;
+    double scale = 0.0;
+    double expected = 0.0;
+    float expected_f32;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (linear_weight_tensor == NULL
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(linear_weight_tensor, "token_embd.weight")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q6_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+
+    if (linear_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || linear_rows == 0
+        || rms_weight_tensor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q6_matvec_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "q6_matvec_compare_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, linear_weight_tensor, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.type != 14) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != input_width
+        || rows == 0
+        || linear_rows > rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_q6_matvec_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "q6_matvec_tensor_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_build_bos_first_rms_norm_vector(
+            model,
+            token_id,
+            rms_weight_tensor,
+            input_width,
+            epsilon,
+            &input_vector,
+            &scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight_view, 0, input_width, input_vector, &expected) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(input_vector);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    efree(input_vector);
+    expected_f32 = (float) expected;
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            "token_embd_q6_k_row0",
+            "matvec",
+            0,
+            ZSTR_VAL(linear_weight_tensor),
+            0,
+            linear_output,
+            1,
+            &expected_f32,
+            1,
+            0.001,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q6_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", "Q6_K");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "row_index", 0);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", expected);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+        add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_q6_matvec_row_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_q6_k_row_dot_first_rms_norm");
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", "Q6_K");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "row_index", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "output_index", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "cpu_reference", expected);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(linear_probe, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare_failed", matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched));
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_q6_matvec_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_q6_embedding_row(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_q6_matvec_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    zval *compare = king_inference_array_find(linear_probe, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "q6_matvec_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9d43dd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA FFN RMSNorm compare for block-0.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    float *residual = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double *expected = NULL;
+    double sumsq = 0.0;
+    double scale;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (weight_name == NULL || !zend_string_equals_literal(weight_name, "blk.0.ffn_norm.weight")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (residual_output == 0
+        || ffn_norm_output == 0
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || ffn_norm_width != residual_width
+        || residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_norm_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_name, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 1 || weight_view.elements != residual_width) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_norm_weight_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "weight_elements", (zend_long) weight_view.elements);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    residual = emalloc((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    expected = emalloc((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(residual, residual_output, (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, ffn_norm_output, (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(residual);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < residual_width; i++) {
+        sumsq += (double) residual[i] * (double) residual[i];
+    }
+    scale = 1.0 / king_inference_graph_sqrt((sumsq / (double) residual_width) + epsilon);
+    if (!isfinite(scale)) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(residual);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "ffn_norm_cpu_scale_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < residual_width; i++) {
+        double weight_value;
+        double abs_value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&weight_view, i, &weight_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            efree(actual);
+            efree(residual);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        expected[i] = (double) residual[i] * scale * weight_value;
+        abs_value = fabs(expected[i]);
+        if (abs_value > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    tolerance = fmax(0.0002, max_expected_abs * 0.00005);
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < residual_width ? sample_limit : residual_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < residual_width; i++) {
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - expected[i]);
+
+        if (diff <= tolerance) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (i < sample_limit) {
+            zval sample;
+
+            array_init(&sample);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "index", (zend_long) i);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", (double) actual[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", expected[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", diff);
+            add_next_index_zval(&samples, &sample);
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(expected);
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(residual);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_attention_residual_readback_rms_norm_weight");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "scale", scale);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "ffn_norm_mismatch tensor=%s compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            ZSTR_VAL(weight_name),
+            (unsigned long) residual_width,
+            (unsigned long) matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ec5a2af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA final RMSNorm compare against CPU readback.
+ */
+
+static king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn
+king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_dtoh(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+
+    return cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_fail(
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    zval compare;
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", status);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "validation_error");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "validation");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.validation_error.detected");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+    add_assoc_zval(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_final_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    zend_string *final_norm_id,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *final_norm_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    float *input = NULL;
+    float *actual = NULL;
+    double *expected = NULL;
+    double sumsq = 0.0;
+    double scale;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_limit;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (final_norm_id == NULL || !zend_string_equals_literal(final_norm_id, "final_norm")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (weight_name == NULL
+        || input_output == 0
+        || final_norm_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || final_norm_width != input_width
+        || input_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_fail(
+            final_norm_probe,
+            "final_norm_compare_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_name, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 1 || weight_view.elements != input_width) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "final_norm_weight_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "shape_mismatch");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "shape");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.shape_mismatch.detected");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "weight_elements", (zend_long) weight_view.elements);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+        add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_fail(
+            final_norm_probe,
+            "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_dtoh(model);
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_fail(
+            final_norm_probe,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    input = emalloc((size_t) input_width * sizeof(float));
+    actual = emalloc((size_t) input_width * sizeof(float));
+    expected = emalloc((size_t) input_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(input, input_output, (size_t) input_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, final_norm_output, (size_t) input_width * sizeof(float));
+    }
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(input);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_vector_failed");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "device_readback_failed");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "device_readback");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.device_readback.failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < input_width; i++) {
+        sumsq += (double) input[i] * (double) input[i];
+    }
+    scale = 1.0 / king_inference_graph_sqrt((sumsq / (double) input_width) + epsilon);
+    if (!isfinite(scale)) {
+        efree(expected);
+        efree(actual);
+        efree(input);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare_fail(
+            final_norm_probe,
+            "final_norm_cpu_scale_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < input_width; i++) {
+        double weight_value;
+        double abs_value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&weight_view, i, &weight_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            efree(actual);
+            efree(input);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        expected[i] = (double) input[i] * scale * weight_value;
+        abs_value = fabs(expected[i]);
+        if (abs_value > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    tolerance = fmax(0.0002, max_expected_abs * 0.00005);
+    sample_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    sample_limit = sample_limit < input_width ? sample_limit : input_width;
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < input_width; i++) {
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - expected[i]);
+
+        if (diff <= tolerance) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (i < sample_limit) {
+            zval sample;
+
+            array_init(&sample);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "index", (zend_long) i);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", (double) actual[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", expected[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", diff);
+            add_assoc_bool(&sample, "matched", diff <= tolerance);
+            add_assoc_string(&sample, "classification", diff <= tolerance ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch");
+            add_next_index_zval(&samples, &sample);
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(expected);
+    efree(actual);
+    efree(input);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_final_hidden_readback_rms_norm_weight");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", matched ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", matched ? "none" : "king.numeric_mismatch.detected");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    if (input_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "input", zend_string_copy(input_id));
+    }
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "final_norm", zend_string_copy(final_norm_id));
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "sampled_values", (zend_long) sample_limit);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "scale", scale);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_zval(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "king.numeric_mismatch.detected final_norm_mismatch tensor=%s compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            ZSTR_VAL(weight_name),
+            (unsigned long) input_width,
+            (unsigned long) matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_rms_norm_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_rms_norm_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a999f1fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_rms_norm_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+static double king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_numeric_value(zval *value)
+{
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        return Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        return (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    }
+
+    return 0.0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+    zval *rms_norm_probe,
+    zval *compare,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "status", status != NULL ? status : "first_rms_norm_numeric_compare_failed");
+    add_assoc_bool(compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(rms_norm_probe, "numeric_compare", compare);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_first_rms_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rms_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    double epsilon,
+    double embedding_scale,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe
+) {
+    zend_string *embedding_tensor = NULL;
+    zend_string *embedding_name = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view embedding_view;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong base;
+    zend_ulong chunk_limit;
+    zend_ulong compared_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong readback_bytes = 0;
+    zend_ulong chunk_count = 0;
+    double sumsq = 0.0;
+    double scale;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    bool matched = true;
+    zval compare;
+    zval chunks;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_first_rms_norm_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "embedding_scale", embedding_scale);
+    if (weight_tensor != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_tensor));
+    }
+
+    if (rms_norm_output == 0 || width == 0 || weight_tensor == NULL || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "first_rms_norm_compare_arguments_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &embedding_tensor, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || embedding_tensor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            status != NULL ? status : "embedding_tensor_not_resolved"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    embedding_name = zend_string_copy(embedding_tensor);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "input_tensor", zend_string_copy(embedding_name));
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, embedding_tensor, &embedding_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(embedding_tensor);
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(embedding_tensor);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_tensor, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (embedding_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(embedding_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(embedding_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != width
+        || token_id >= rows
+        || token_id > ((zend_ulong) -1) / cols
+        || weight_view.rank != 1
+        || weight_view.elements != width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "first_rms_norm_tensor_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    base = token_id * cols;
+    if (base > embedding_view.elements || width > embedding_view.elements - base) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "first_rms_norm_compare_range_invalid"
+        );
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+        double value;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&embedding_view, base + i, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+            zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        value *= embedding_scale;
+        sumsq += value * value;
+    }
+    scale = 1.0 / king_inference_graph_sqrt((sumsq / (double) width) + epsilon);
+    if (!isfinite(scale)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "first_rms_norm_cpu_scale_invalid"
+        );
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    chunk_limit = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    if (chunk_limit == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_first_rms_norm_compare_failure(
+            rms_norm_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "first_rms_norm_chunk_limit_invalid"
+        );
+        zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "label", "bos_first_rms_norm_output");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "enabled", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "public_api", false);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "scope", "internal_cuda_device_vector_readback_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_first_rms_norm_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "mode", "full_row_chunked");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_embedding_dequant_plus_rms_norm_weight");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "chunk_limit", (zend_long) chunk_limit);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "embedding_scale", embedding_scale);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "scale", scale);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "input_tensor", zend_string_copy(embedding_name));
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_tensor));
+    array_init(&chunks);
+
+    for (zend_ulong offset = 0; offset < width; offset += chunk_limit) {
+        zend_ulong chunk_values = width - offset;
+        float *expected;
+        zval chunk_compare;
+        zval chunk_summary;
+        zval *chunk_matched;
+        zval *chunk_max_abs_diff;
+
+        if (chunk_values > chunk_limit) {
+            chunk_values = chunk_limit;
+        }
+        expected = emalloc((size_t) chunk_values * sizeof(float));
+        for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < chunk_values; i++) {
+            double input_value;
+            double weight_value;
+
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&embedding_view, base + offset + i, &input_value) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_tensor_value_at(&weight_view, offset + i, &weight_value) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(expected);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunks);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+                zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            input_value *= embedding_scale;
+            expected[i] = (float) (input_value * scale * weight_value);
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+                model,
+                "bos_first_rms_norm_output_chunk",
+                "rms_norm",
+                0,
+                ZSTR_VAL(weight_tensor),
+                offset,
+                rms_norm_output + ((king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset * (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) sizeof(float)),
+                chunk_values,
+                expected,
+                chunk_values,
+                0.0001,
+                &chunk_compare
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+            add_assoc_long(&chunk_compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+            add_assoc_zval(rms_norm_probe, "numeric_compare", &chunk_compare);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunks);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+            zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        efree(expected);
+
+        chunk_matched = king_inference_array_find(&chunk_compare, "matched");
+        chunk_max_abs_diff = king_inference_array_find(&chunk_compare, "max_abs_diff");
+        if (chunk_matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(chunk_matched)) {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+        {
+            double value = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_numeric_value(chunk_max_abs_diff);
+            if (value > max_abs_diff) {
+                max_abs_diff = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        array_init(&chunk_summary);
+        add_assoc_long(&chunk_summary, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+        add_assoc_long(&chunk_summary, "compared_values", (zend_long) chunk_values);
+        add_assoc_bool(&chunk_summary, "matched", chunk_matched != NULL && zend_is_true(chunk_matched));
+        add_assoc_double(
+            &chunk_summary,
+            "max_abs_diff",
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_numeric_value(chunk_max_abs_diff)
+        );
+        add_next_index_zval(&chunks, &chunk_summary);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk_compare);
+        compared_values += chunk_values;
+        readback_bytes += chunk_values * sizeof(float);
+        chunk_count++;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) compared_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "readback_bytes", (zend_long) readback_bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", 0.0001);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "chunk_count", (zend_long) chunk_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "chunks", &chunks);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    zend_string_release(embedding_name);
+    add_assoc_zval(rms_norm_probe, "numeric_compare", &compare);
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_first_rms_norm_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe
+) {
+    zval *compare = king_inference_array_find(rms_norm_probe, "numeric_compare");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "first_rms_norm_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_first_rms_norm_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rms_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    double epsilon,
+    double embedding_scale,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe
+) {
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_first_rms_norm(
+            model,
+            token_id,
+            weight_tensor,
+            rms_norm_output,
+            width,
+            epsilon,
+            embedding_scale,
+            rms_norm_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_bool(rms_norm_probe, "numeric_compare_failed", true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e3b58c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,407 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA logits projection compare for bounded readback candidates.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit {
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    double logit;
+    bool set;
+} king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit;
+
+static king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn
+king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_dtoh(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+
+    return cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    zval compare;
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", status);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "validation_error");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "validation");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.validation_error.detected");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+    add_assoc_zval(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logit_precedes(
+    double left,
+    zend_ulong left_token_id,
+    double right,
+    zend_ulong right_token_id
+) {
+    return left > right || (left == right && left_token_id < right_token_id);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_insert_cpu_top_logit(
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit *top,
+    zend_ulong limit,
+    zend_ulong *count,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    double logit
+) {
+    zend_ulong slot;
+
+    if (*count < limit) {
+        slot = *count;
+        (*count)++;
+    } else {
+        slot = limit - 1;
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logit_precedes(
+                logit,
+                token_id,
+                top[slot].logit,
+                top[slot].token_id
+        )) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    top[slot].token_id = token_id;
+    top[slot].logit = logit;
+    top[slot].set = true;
+    while (slot > 0
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logit_precedes(
+            top[slot].logit,
+            top[slot].token_id,
+            top[slot - 1].logit,
+            top[slot - 1].token_id
+    )) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit tmp = top[slot - 1];
+
+        top[slot - 1] = top[slot];
+        top[slot] = tmp;
+        slot--;
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compute_cpu_top_logits(
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *weight_view,
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width,
+    zend_ulong logits_rows,
+    const double *input,
+    unsigned int *host_indices,
+    zend_ulong candidate_count,
+    double *host_expected_logits,
+    bool *host_expected_seen,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit *cpu_top,
+    zend_ulong *cpu_top_count,
+    double *max_expected_abs
+) {
+    for (zend_ulong row = 0; row < logits_rows; row++) {
+        double expected = 0.0;
+        double abs_expected;
+
+        if (row > ((zend_ulong) -1) / final_norm_width
+            || king_inference_tensor_row_dot(
+                weight_view,
+                row * final_norm_width,
+                final_norm_width,
+                input,
+                &expected
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        abs_expected = fabs(expected);
+        if (abs_expected > *max_expected_abs) {
+            *max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_insert_cpu_top_logit(
+            cpu_top,
+            candidate_count,
+            cpu_top_count,
+            row,
+            expected
+        );
+        for (zend_ulong candidate = 0; candidate < candidate_count; candidate++) {
+            if ((zend_ulong) host_indices[candidate] == row) {
+                host_expected_logits[candidate] = expected;
+                host_expected_seen[candidate] = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_bounded_logits_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width,
+    zend_ulong logits_rows,
+    unsigned int *host_indices,
+    float *host_logits,
+    zend_ulong candidate_count,
+    zval *logits_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    float *final_norm = NULL;
+    double *input = NULL;
+    double host_expected_logits[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    bool host_expected_seen[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_cpu_top_logit cpu_top[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    zend_ulong cpu_top_count = 0;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double max_rank_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double tolerance;
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_ulong matched_ordering = 0;
+    bool matched = true;
+    int result;
+    zval compare;
+    zval samples;
+    zval *sample;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (weight_name == NULL
+        || final_norm_output == 0
+        || final_norm_width == 0
+        || logits_rows == 0
+        || host_indices == NULL
+        || host_logits == NULL
+        || candidate_count == 0
+        || candidate_count > KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES
+        || final_norm_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+            logits_probe,
+            "logits_projection_compare_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_name, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != final_norm_width
+        || logits_rows == 0
+        || logits_rows > rows) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "logits_projection_tensor_shape_invalid");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "shape_mismatch");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "shape");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.shape_mismatch.detected");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "logits_rows", (zend_long) logits_rows);
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+            logits_probe,
+            "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_dtoh(model);
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+            logits_probe,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    final_norm = emalloc((size_t) final_norm_width * sizeof(float));
+    input = emalloc((size_t) final_norm_width * sizeof(double));
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(final_norm, final_norm_output, (size_t) final_norm_width * sizeof(float));
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(final_norm);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_final_norm_failed");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", "device_readback_failed");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", "device_readback");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", "king.device_readback.failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare_failed", true);
+        add_assoc_zval(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < final_norm_width; i++) {
+        input[i] = (double) final_norm[i];
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        host_expected_logits[i] = 0.0;
+        host_expected_seen[i] = false;
+        cpu_top[i].token_id = 0;
+        cpu_top[i].logit = 0.0;
+        cpu_top[i].set = false;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compute_cpu_top_logits(
+            &weight_view,
+            final_norm_width,
+            logits_rows,
+            input,
+            host_indices,
+            candidate_count,
+            host_expected_logits,
+            host_expected_seen,
+            cpu_top,
+            &cpu_top_count,
+            &max_expected_abs
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || cpu_top_count != candidate_count) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(final_norm);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+            logits_probe,
+            "logits_projection_cpu_top_k_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        double expected = host_expected_logits[i];
+        double rank_diff = fabs((double) host_logits[i] - cpu_top[i].logit);
+        double diff;
+        zend_ulong token_id = (zend_ulong) host_indices[i];
+        bool value_match;
+        bool order_match;
+        bool rank_logit_match;
+
+        if (token_id >= logits_rows
+            || !host_expected_seen[i]
+            || !cpu_top[i].set) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&samples);
+            efree(input);
+            efree(final_norm);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_compare_fail(
+                logits_probe,
+                "logits_projection_candidate_invalid"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        diff = fabs((double) host_logits[i] - expected);
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (rank_diff > max_rank_abs_diff) {
+            max_rank_abs_diff = rank_diff;
+        }
+        value_match = diff <= fmax(0.01, max_expected_abs * 0.0002);
+        order_match = token_id == cpu_top[i].token_id;
+        rank_logit_match = rank_diff <= fmax(0.01, max_expected_abs * 0.0002);
+        if (order_match && rank_logit_match) {
+            matched_ordering++;
+        }
+
+        {
+            zval sample;
+
+            array_init(&sample);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "rank", (zend_long) i);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "cpu_token_id", (zend_long) cpu_top[i].token_id);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", (double) host_logits[i]);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", expected);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "cpu_rank_logit", cpu_top[i].logit);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", diff);
+            add_assoc_double(&sample, "rank_abs_diff", rank_diff);
+            add_assoc_bool(&sample, "value_match", value_match);
+            add_assoc_bool(&sample, "order_match", order_match);
+            add_assoc_bool(&sample, "rank_logit_match", rank_logit_match);
+            add_assoc_bool(&sample, "matched", value_match && order_match && rank_logit_match);
+            add_assoc_string(
+                &sample,
+                "classification",
+                value_match && order_match && rank_logit_match ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch"
+            );
+            add_next_index_zval(&samples, &sample);
+        }
+    }
+    tolerance = fmax(0.01, max_expected_abs * 0.0002);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(samples), sample) {
+        zval *abs_diff = sample != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sample) == IS_ARRAY
+            ? king_inference_array_find(sample, "abs_diff")
+            : NULL;
+
+        if (abs_diff != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(abs_diff) == IS_DOUBLE && Z_DVAL_P(abs_diff) <= tolerance) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    if (matched_ordering != candidate_count) {
+        matched = false;
+    }
+
+    efree(input);
+    efree(final_norm);
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_full_output_projection_top_k");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "classification", matched ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_category", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "error_code", matched ? "none" : "king.numeric_mismatch.detected");
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(&compare, "ordering_matched", matched_ordering == candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "weight_tensor", zend_string_copy(weight_name));
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "candidate_count", (zend_long) candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "compared_values", (zend_long) candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "ordering_compared_values", (zend_long) candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "ordering_matched_values", (zend_long) matched_ordering);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "logits_rows", (zend_long) logits_rows);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_rank_abs_diff", max_rank_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&compare, "samples", &samples);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare_failed", !matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_numeric_validated", matched);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_ordering_validated", matched_ordering == candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(logits_probe, "logits_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    if (!matched) {
+        char message[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "king.numeric_mismatch.detected logits_projection_mismatch tensor=%s compared=%lu matched=%lu max_abs_diff=%.9g tolerance=%.9g",
+            ZSTR_VAL(weight_name),
+            (unsigned long) candidate_count,
+            (unsigned long) matched_values,
+            max_abs_diff,
+            tolerance
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+    }
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d98fb0160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+/*
+ * Block-0 Q/K/V projection slice numeric compare.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_compare_failure(
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *compare,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    add_assoc_string(compare, "status", status != NULL ? status : "qkv_projection_numeric_compare_failed");
+    add_assoc_bool(compare, "matched", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare", compare);
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_slice_length(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong rows
+) {
+    zend_ulong query_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV];
+    zend_ulong configured = role == KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE
+        ? model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH]
+        : model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong heads = role == KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY ? query_heads : kv_heads;
+
+    if (heads == 0) {
+        heads = query_heads;
+    }
+    if (configured > 0 && configured <= rows) {
+        return configured;
+    }
+    if (heads > 0 && rows >= heads && rows % heads == 0) {
+        return rows / heads;
+    }
+    return rows;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_resolve_qkv_projection_role(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_attention_role *role_out,
+    const char **projection_out,
+    zend_ulong *slice_length_out,
+    zend_ulong rows
+) {
+    static const king_inference_attention_role roles[] = {
+        KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY,
+        KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY,
+        KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE
+    };
+    static const char *names[] = {"query", "key", "value"};
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(roles) / sizeof(roles[0]); i++) {
+        zend_string *resolved = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, roles[i], 0, &resolved, NULL, NULL) == SUCCESS
+            && resolved != NULL) {
+            bool matched = linear_weight_tensor != NULL && zend_string_equals(resolved, linear_weight_tensor);
+
+            zend_string_release(resolved);
+            if (matched) {
+                *role_out = roles[i];
+                *projection_out = names[i];
+                *slice_length_out = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_slice_length(
+                    model,
+                    roles[i],
+                    rows
+                );
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_qkv_projection_slice(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight_view;
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    king_inference_attention_role role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY;
+    const char *projection = NULL;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong slice_length = 0;
+    double *input_vector = NULL;
+    double scale = 0.0;
+    float *expected = NULL;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    char label[96];
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (linear_weight_tensor == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, linear_weight_tensor, &weight_view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight_view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_resolve_qkv_projection_role(
+            model,
+            linear_weight_tensor,
+            &role,
+            &projection,
+            &slice_length,
+            rows
+        )) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&compare);
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_qkv_projection_slice_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "projection", projection);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+
+    if (linear_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || linear_rows == 0
+        || rms_weight_tensor == NULL
+        || cols != input_width
+        || rows == 0
+        || linear_rows > rows
+        || slice_length == 0
+        || slice_length > linear_rows
+        || slice_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "qkv_projection_compare_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(weight_view.type, &type_info)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_compare_failure(
+            linear_probe,
+            &compare,
+            "qkv_projection_tensor_type_unknown"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_build_bos_first_rms_norm_vector(
+            model,
+            token_id,
+            rms_weight_tensor,
+            input_width,
+            epsilon,
+            &input_vector,
+            &scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    expected = ecalloc((size_t) slice_length, sizeof(float));
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < slice_length; i++) {
+        zend_ulong row_base = i * input_width;
+        double value = 0.0;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight_view, row_base, input_width, input_vector, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(expected);
+            efree(input_vector);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        expected[i] = (float) value;
+    }
+    efree(input_vector);
+
+    snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "blk0_attn_%s_projection_head0_slice", projection);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&compare);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            label,
+            "qkv_projection",
+            0,
+            ZSTR_VAL(linear_weight_tensor),
+            0,
+            linear_output,
+            slice_length,
+            expected,
+            slice_length,
+            0.001,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_qkv_projection_slice_numeric_compare");
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "projection", projection);
+        add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", type_info.name);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slice_offset", 0);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "slice_length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+        add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+        efree(expected);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", "gpu_decoder_qkv_projection_slice_numeric_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", "cpu_projection_row_dot_first_rms_norm_head0_slice");
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "projection", projection);
+    add_assoc_str(&compare, "tensor", zend_string_copy(linear_weight_tensor));
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "tensor_type", type_info.name);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slice_offset", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "slice_length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "input_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "rms_norm_scale", scale);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    add_assoc_bool(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare_failed", matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched));
+    add_assoc_zval(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare", &compare);
+    efree(expected);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_qkv_projection_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zend_string *linear_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_qkv_projection_slice(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        linear_weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        linear_probe
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_execution_probe(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *parent_probe,
+    const char *field,
+    const char *type,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    zval *linear_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    double epsilon
+) {
+    zval probe;
+    zval *weight = linear_op != NULL ? king_inference_array_find(linear_op, "weight") : NULL;
+    zend_string *weight_tensor = weight != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(weight) == IS_STRING ? Z_STR_P(weight) : NULL;
+
+    array_init(&probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&probe, "type", type);
+    add_assoc_bool(&probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&probe, "rows", (zend_long) linear_rows);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_qkv_projection_compare(
+        model,
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        weight_tensor,
+        linear_output,
+        input_width,
+        linear_rows,
+        epsilon,
+        &probe
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(parent_probe, field, &probe);
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_head_qkv_projection_compare(
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe,
+    const char *field
+) {
+    zval *heads = king_inference_array_find(kv_head_prepare_probe, "query_heads");
+    zval *head0 = heads != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(heads) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(heads), 0)
+        : NULL;
+    zval *kv_probe = head0 != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(head0) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(head0, "kv_head_prepare_execution")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *projection = kv_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(kv_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(kv_probe, field)
+        : NULL;
+
+    return projection != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(projection) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(projection, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare")
+        : NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_qkv_projection_compares(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    zval compares;
+    zval copy;
+    zval *query = king_inference_array_find(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare");
+    zval *key = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_head_qkv_projection_compare(
+        kv_head_prepare_probe,
+        "key_projection_device_execution"
+    );
+    zval *value = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_head_qkv_projection_compare(
+        kv_head_prepare_probe,
+        "value_projection_device_execution"
+    );
+    zend_ulong copied = 0;
+
+    array_init(&compares);
+    if (query != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(query) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, query);
+        add_assoc_zval(&compares, "query", &copy);
+        copied++;
+    }
+    if (key != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(key) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, key);
+        add_assoc_zval(&compares, "key", &copy);
+        copied++;
+    }
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, value);
+        add_assoc_zval(&compares, "value", &copy);
+        copied++;
+    }
+
+    if (copied == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&compares);
+        return;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "block0_qkv_projection_numeric_compares_complete", copied == 3);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "block0_qkv_projection_numeric_compares", &compares);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_qkv_projection_compare(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *linear_probe
+) {
+    zval *compare = king_inference_array_find(linear_probe, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (compare == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, compare);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "qkv_projection_numeric_compare", &copy);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..451317206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/compare/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+/*
+ * Position-focused RoPE numeric compare for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *compare,
+    bool failed
+) {
+    if (position == 0) {
+        add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "position0_numeric_compare_failed", failed);
+        add_assoc_zval(rope_probe, "position0_numeric_compare", compare);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (position == 1) {
+        add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "position1_numeric_compare_failed", failed);
+        add_assoc_zval(rope_probe, "position1_numeric_compare", compare);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "position_numeric_compare_failed", failed);
+    add_assoc_zval(rope_probe, "position_numeric_compare", compare);
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(
+    zend_ulong position
+) {
+    if (position == 0) {
+        return "gpu_decoder_rope_position0_numeric_compare";
+    }
+    if (position == 1) {
+        return "gpu_decoder_rope_position1_numeric_compare";
+    }
+    return "gpu_decoder_rope_position_numeric_compare";
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_rope_position_compare_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zend_ulong position
+) {
+    zval *compare;
+    zval *status;
+    zval *max_abs_diff;
+    zval *compared_values;
+    zval *matched_values;
+    zval *samples;
+    zval *sample;
+    zval *sample_index;
+    zval *sample_actual;
+    zval *sample_expected;
+    zval *sample_diff;
+    const char *compare_key = position == 0
+        ? "position0_numeric_compare"
+        : (position == 1 ? "position1_numeric_compare" : "position_numeric_compare");
+    const char *status_value = "unknown";
+    double max_abs_diff_value = -1.0;
+    zend_long compared_value_count = -1;
+    zend_long matched_value_count = -1;
+    zend_long first_index = -1;
+    double first_actual = 0.0;
+    double first_expected = 0.0;
+    double first_diff = 0.0;
+    char message[512];
+
+    compare = rope_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(rope_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(rope_probe, compare_key)
+        : NULL;
+    if (compare == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(compare) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_position_compare_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    status = king_inference_array_find(compare, "status");
+    if (status != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(status) == IS_STRING) {
+        status_value = Z_STRVAL_P(status);
+    }
+    max_abs_diff = king_inference_array_find(compare, "max_abs_diff");
+    if (max_abs_diff != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(max_abs_diff) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        max_abs_diff_value = Z_DVAL_P(max_abs_diff);
+    }
+    compared_values = king_inference_array_find(compare, "compared_values");
+    if (compared_values != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(compared_values) == IS_LONG) {
+        compared_value_count = Z_LVAL_P(compared_values);
+    }
+    matched_values = king_inference_array_find(compare, "matched_values");
+    if (matched_values != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(matched_values) == IS_LONG) {
+        matched_value_count = Z_LVAL_P(matched_values);
+    }
+    samples = king_inference_array_find(compare, "samples");
+    if (samples != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(samples) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(samples), sample) {
+            if (sample == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(sample) != IS_ARRAY) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            sample_diff = king_inference_array_find(sample, "abs_diff");
+            if (sample_diff == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(sample_diff) != IS_DOUBLE || Z_DVAL_P(sample_diff) <= 0.00001) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            sample_index = king_inference_array_find(sample, "index");
+            sample_actual = king_inference_array_find(sample, "actual");
+            sample_expected = king_inference_array_find(sample, "expected");
+            first_index = sample_index != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sample_index) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(sample_index) : -1;
+            first_actual = sample_actual != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sample_actual) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(sample_actual) : 0.0;
+            first_expected = sample_expected != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sample_expected) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(sample_expected) : 0.0;
+            first_diff = Z_DVAL_P(sample_diff);
+            break;
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    snprintf(
+        message,
+        sizeof(message),
+        "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_position_compare_failed position=%lu status=%s compared=" ZEND_LONG_FMT " matched=" ZEND_LONG_FMT " max_abs_diff=%.9g first_mismatch_index=" ZEND_LONG_FMT " actual=%.9g expected=%.9g abs_diff=%.9g",
+        (unsigned long) position,
+        status_value,
+        compared_value_count,
+        matched_value_count,
+        max_abs_diff_value,
+        first_index,
+        first_actual,
+        first_expected,
+        first_diff
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, message);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_rope_position_reference(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr slice_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rope_output,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    zend_ulong offset,
+    zend_ulong head_dim,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    double position_scale,
+    double rope_base,
+    zend_ulong pairing,
+    zval *rope_probe
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong compare_count;
+    zend_ulong input_count;
+    size_t readback_bytes;
+    size_t input_readback_bytes;
+    float *input;
+    float *expected;
+    double max_expected_abs = 0.0;
+    double tolerance = 0.00001;
+    zval compare;
+    zval *matched;
+    int result;
+
+    if (position > 1 || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (slice_output == 0 || rope_output == 0 || length == 0) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "rope_position_compare_argument_invalid");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(rope_probe, position, &compare, true);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(rope_probe, position, &compare, true);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(rope_probe, position, &compare, true);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    compare_count = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    compare_count = compare_count < length ? compare_count : length;
+    input_count = offset + head_dim;
+    if (input_count < compare_count) {
+        input_count = compare_count;
+    }
+    if (input_count > length) {
+        input_count = length;
+    }
+    readback_bytes = (size_t) compare_count * sizeof(float);
+    input_readback_bytes = (size_t) input_count * sizeof(float);
+    input = emalloc(input_readback_bytes);
+    expected = emalloc(readback_bytes);
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(input, slice_output, input_readback_bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(input);
+        efree(expected);
+        array_init(&compare);
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_input_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(&compare, "matched", false);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(rope_probe, position, &compare, true);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < compare_count; i++) {
+        expected[i] = input[i];
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong pair = 0; pair < head_dim / 2; pair++) {
+        zend_ulong half = head_dim / 2;
+        zend_ulong even = pairing == 1 ? offset + pair : offset + pair * 2;
+        zend_ulong odd = pairing == 1 ? offset + half + pair : even + 1;
+        double exponent;
+        double inv_freq;
+        double angle;
+        double sin_value;
+        double cos_value;
+        double x0;
+        double x1;
+
+        if (even >= input_count || odd >= input_count) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        exponent = ((double) (pair * 2)) / (double) head_dim;
+        inv_freq = exp(-log(rope_base) * exponent);
+        angle = (double) position * position_scale * inv_freq;
+        sin_value = sin(angle);
+        cos_value = cos(angle);
+        x0 = (double) input[even];
+        x1 = (double) input[odd];
+        if (even < compare_count) {
+            expected[even] = (float) (x0 * cos_value - x1 * sin_value);
+        }
+        if (odd < compare_count) {
+            expected[odd] = (float) (x0 * sin_value + x1 * cos_value);
+        }
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < compare_count; i++) {
+        double abs_expected = fabs((double) expected[i]);
+
+        if (abs_expected > max_expected_abs) {
+            max_expected_abs = abs_expected;
+        }
+    }
+    tolerance = fmax(tolerance, max_expected_abs * 0.0000015);
+    if (tolerance > 0.0005) {
+        tolerance = 0.0005;
+    }
+    efree(input);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+            model,
+            position == 0 ? "rope_position0_identity" : "rope_position1_cpu_reference",
+            "rope",
+            0,
+            "rope_head_slice",
+            offset,
+            rope_output,
+            length,
+            expected,
+            compare_count,
+            tolerance,
+            &compare
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "head_dim", (zend_long) head_dim);
+        add_assoc_long(&compare, "position", (zend_long) position);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "position_scale", position_scale);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "rope_base", rope_base);
+        add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(rope_probe, position, &compare, true);
+        efree(expected);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "type", king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare_type(position));
+    add_assoc_string(&compare, "reference", position == 0 ? "position0_identity" : "cpu_rope_rotation_formula");
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "head_dim", (zend_long) head_dim);
+    add_assoc_long(&compare, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "position_scale", position_scale);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "rope_base", rope_base);
+    add_assoc_double(&compare, "max_expected_abs", max_expected_abs);
+    matched = king_inference_array_find(&compare, "matched");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_store_rope_position_compare(
+        rope_probe,
+        position,
+        &compare,
+        matched == NULL || !zend_is_true(matched)
+    );
+    efree(expected);
+    return matched != NULL && zend_is_true(matched) ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce199cac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,589 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph executor device-op helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_op(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    return zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    return zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(
+    zval *value,
+    zend_string *expected
+) {
+    return value != NULL
+        && expected != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(value), expected);
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(zval *graph)
+{
+    zval *ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return ops;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(zval *graph)
+{
+    zval *ready = king_inference_array_find(graph, "_cuda_decode_op_index_ready");
+
+    return ready != NULL && zend_is_true(ready);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_array_index_ready(zval *graph, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *index = king_inference_array_find(graph, key);
+
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(graph)
+        && index != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(index) == IS_ARRAY;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(zval *graph, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (graph == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(graph) != IS_ARRAY || key == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    value = king_inference_array_find(graph, key);
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(value, Z_LVAL_P(value) + 1);
+        return;
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(graph, key, 1);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_input_index_key(
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    const char *name
+) {
+    return strpprintf(0, "%s\x1f%s", name, ZSTR_VAL(input_id));
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_index_key(
+    const char *name,
+    zend_string *left_id,
+    zend_string *right_id
+) {
+    zend_string *first = zend_binary_strcmp(
+        ZSTR_VAL(left_id),
+        ZSTR_LEN(left_id),
+        ZSTR_VAL(right_id),
+        ZSTR_LEN(right_id)
+    ) <= 0 ? left_id : right_id;
+    zend_string *second = first == left_id ? right_id : left_id;
+
+    return strpprintf(0, "%s\x1f%s\x1f%s", name, ZSTR_VAL(first), ZSTR_VAL(second));
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_index_append(
+    zval *index,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong op_index
+) {
+    zval *bucket = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(index), key);
+
+    if (bucket == NULL) {
+        zval list;
+
+        array_init(&list);
+        add_next_index_long(&list, (zend_long) op_index);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(index), key, &list);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(bucket) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        add_next_index_long(bucket, (zend_long) op_index);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_op_index(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval first_index;
+    zval input_index;
+    zval binary_index;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_ulong numeric_index;
+    zend_string *string_index;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(graph)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_op_index_ops_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&first_index);
+    array_init(&input_index);
+    array_init(&binary_index);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), numeric_index, string_index, entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *input;
+        zval *left;
+        zval *right;
+        zval op_index_value;
+        zend_string *index_key;
+
+        if (string_index != NULL
+            || numeric_index > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+            || entry == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(op_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL(first_index), Z_STR_P(op_name))) {
+            ZVAL_LONG(&op_index_value, (zend_long) numeric_index);
+            zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL(first_index), Z_STR_P(op_name), &op_index_value);
+        }
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        if (input != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(input) == IS_STRING) {
+            index_key = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_input_index_key(
+                Z_STR_P(input),
+                ZSTR_VAL(Z_STR_P(op_name))
+            );
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_index_append(&input_index, index_key, numeric_index);
+            zend_string_release(index_key);
+        }
+        left = king_inference_array_find(entry, "left");
+        right = king_inference_array_find(entry, "right");
+        if (left != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(left) == IS_STRING
+            && right != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(right) == IS_STRING
+            && (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "add")
+                || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "mul"))) {
+            index_key = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_index_key(
+                ZSTR_VAL(Z_STR_P(op_name)),
+                Z_STR_P(left),
+                Z_STR_P(right)
+            );
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_index_append(&binary_index, index_key, numeric_index);
+            zend_string_release(index_key);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    add_assoc_zval(graph, "_cuda_first_op_index", &first_index);
+    add_assoc_zval(graph, "_cuda_input_op_index", &input_index);
+    add_assoc_zval(graph, "_cuda_binary_op_index", &binary_index);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph, "_cuda_decode_op_index_ready", true);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_op(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong op_index
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+
+    return ops != NULL ? zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), op_index) : NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_nth_op_for_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    const char *name,
+    zend_ulong ordinal
+) {
+    zval *index = king_inference_array_find(graph, "_cuda_input_op_index");
+    zval *bucket;
+    zval *op_index;
+    zend_string *index_key;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(graph)
+        || index == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(index) != IS_ARRAY
+        || input_id == NULL
+        || name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_lookups");
+    index_key = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_input_index_key(input_id, name);
+    bucket = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(index), index_key);
+    zend_string_release(index_key);
+    if (bucket == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(bucket) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    op_index = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(bucket), ordinal);
+    if (op_index == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(op_index) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(op_index) < 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    entry = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_op(graph, (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(op_index));
+    if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_hits");
+    }
+    return entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY ? entry : NULL;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan.inc"
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(
+    zval *graph,
+    const char *name
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *index = king_inference_array_find(graph, "_cuda_first_op_index");
+    zval *indexed;
+    zval *entry;
+    size_t name_length = strlen(name);
+
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(graph)
+        && index != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(index) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_lookups");
+        indexed = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(index), name, name_length);
+        if (indexed != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(indexed) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(indexed) >= 0) {
+            entry = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_op(graph, (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(indexed));
+            if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_hits");
+            }
+            return entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY ? entry : NULL;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_fallback_scans");
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && Z_STRLEN_P(op_name) == name_length
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(op_name), name, name_length) == 0) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    const char *name
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+    size_t name_length = name != NULL ? strlen(name) : 0;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || input_id == NULL || name_length == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    entry = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_nth_op_for_input(graph, input_id, name, 0);
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_array_index_ready(graph, "_cuda_input_op_index")) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_fallback_scans");
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *input;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && Z_STRLEN_P(op_name) == name_length
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(op_name), name, name_length) == 0
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, input_id)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    const char *name,
+    zend_ulong ordinal
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_ulong matched = 0;
+    size_t name_length = name != NULL ? strlen(name) : 0;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || input_id == NULL || name_length == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    entry = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_nth_op_for_input(
+        graph,
+        input_id,
+        name,
+        ordinal
+    );
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_array_index_ready(graph, "_cuda_input_op_index")) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_fallback_scans");
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *input;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && Z_STRLEN_P(op_name) == name_length
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(op_name), name, name_length) == 0
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, input_id)) {
+            if (matched == ordinal) {
+                return entry;
+            }
+            matched++;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_op_for_inputs(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *left_id,
+    zend_string *right_id,
+    const char *name
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *index = king_inference_array_find(graph, "_cuda_binary_op_index");
+    zval *bucket;
+    zval *op_index;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *index_key;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || left_id == NULL || right_id == NULL || name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_index_ready(graph)
+        && index != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(index) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_lookups");
+        index_key = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_index_key(name, left_id, right_id);
+        bucket = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(index), index_key);
+        zend_string_release(index_key);
+        if (bucket != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(bucket) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            op_index = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(bucket), 0);
+            if (op_index != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(op_index) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(op_index) >= 0) {
+                entry = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_indexed_op(
+                    graph,
+                    (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(op_index)
+                );
+                if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_hits");
+                    return entry;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_profile_increment(graph, "_cuda_profile_op_index_fallback_scans");
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *left;
+        zval *right;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        left = king_inference_array_find(entry, "left");
+        right = king_inference_array_find(entry, "right");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && ZSTR_LEN(Z_STR_P(op_name)) == strlen(name)
+            && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(Z_STR_P(op_name)), name, strlen(name)) == 0
+            && ((king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(left, left_id)
+                    && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(right, right_id))
+                || (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(left, right_id)
+                    && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(right, left_id)))) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *left_id,
+    zend_string *right_id
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_op_for_inputs(graph, left_id, right_id, "add");
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *left_id,
+    zend_string *right_id
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_binary_op_for_inputs(graph, left_id, right_id, "mul");
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zend_string **weight_name,
+    zend_ulong *rows
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong tensor_rows;
+    zend_ulong row_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "row_offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong row_limit;
+
+    *weight_name = NULL;
+    *rows = 0;
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(op, "weight", weight_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_weight_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_lookup_count++;
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, *weight_name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL || dimensions == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_quantized_shape_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &tensor_rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_type_supported(type)
+        || cols != input_width
+        || tensor_rows == 0
+        || tensor_rows > UINT_MAX) {
+        char error[256];
+
+        snprintf(
+            error,
+            sizeof(error),
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_quantized_shape_invalid weight=%s input_width=%lu cols=%lu rows=%lu rank=%lu type=%lu",
+            *weight_name != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(*weight_name) : "",
+            (unsigned long) input_width,
+            (unsigned long) cols,
+            (unsigned long) tensor_rows,
+            (unsigned long) rank,
+            (unsigned long) type
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, error);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (row_offset != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_row_offset_unsupported");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    row_limit = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "row_limit", tensor_rows);
+    if (row_limit == 0 || row_limit > tensor_rows) {
+        row_limit = tensor_rows;
+    }
+    *rows = row_limit;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    zend_ulong *offset,
+    zend_ulong *length
+) {
+    zend_ulong slice_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong slice_length = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "count", 0);
+
+    if (slice_length == 0) {
+        slice_length = input_length > slice_offset ? input_length - slice_offset : 0;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0
+        || slice_offset > input_length
+        || slice_length == 0
+        || slice_length > input_length - slice_offset
+        || slice_offset > UINT_MAX
+        || slice_length > UINT_MAX
+        || slice_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_slice_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *offset = slice_offset;
+    *length = slice_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *device_ptr
+) {
+    if (device_ptr != NULL && *device_ptr != 0) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, *device_ptr) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *device_ptr = 0;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a399b668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,806 @@
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_helpers.inc"
+#include "../../ops/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_lookup.inc"
+#include "../../ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_projection_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_norm_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/final/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_block_loop_ops.inc"
+#include "../../ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_probe_ops.inc"
+#include "../../prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_ffn_ops.inc"
+#include "../../prefill/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_residual_ops.inc"
+#include "../compare/embedding/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_compare.inc"
+#include "../compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_rms_norm_compare.inc"
+#include "../compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_q4_matvec_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_initial_device_ops(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *result
+) {
+    zval *embedding_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(graph, "embedding");
+    zval *rms_norm_op = NULL;
+    zval *token_value;
+    zval *prefill_batch_index_value;
+    zval embedding_probe;
+    zval rms_norm_probe;
+    zval linear_probe;
+    zval slice_probe;
+    zval rope_probe;
+    zval kv_head_prepare_probe;
+    zval attention_projection_probe;
+    zval attention_residual_probe;
+    zval ffn_norm_probe;
+    zval ffn_gate_up_probe;
+    zval ffn_swiglu_probe;
+    zval ffn_down_probe;
+    zval ffn_output_probe;
+    zval final_norm_probe;
+    zval logits_probe;
+    zend_string *embedding_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *rms_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *linear_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *attention_stack_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong width = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong linear_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong slice_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    zend_ulong prefill_batch_index = 0;
+    size_t bytes;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr embedding_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rms_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_stack_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr next_hidden_output = 0;
+    zend_string *next_hidden_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong attention_stack_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong next_hidden_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong executed_device_ops = 0;
+    bool rope_executed = false;
+    bool kv_head_prepared = false;
+    bool attention_projection_probe_initialized = false;
+    bool attention_residual_probe_initialized = false;
+    bool ffn_norm_probe_initialized = false;
+    bool ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized = false;
+    bool ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized = false, ffn_down_probe_initialized = false, ffn_output_probe_initialized = false, final_norm_probe_initialized = false, logits_probe_initialized = false;
+    bool attention_projection_executed = false;
+    bool attention_residual_executed = false;
+    bool ffn_norm_executed = false;
+    bool ffn_gate_up_executed = false;
+    bool ffn_swiglu_executed = false, ffn_down_executed = false, ffn_output_executed = false, final_norm_executed = false, logits_executed = false;
+    bool use_prefill_embedding = false;
+    bool used_prefill_embedding = false;
+    bool used_prefill_initial_norm = false;
+    bool used_prefill_initial_linear = false;
+    bool used_prefill_attention_residual = false;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double embedding_scale = 1.0;
+
+    array_init(&embedding_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&embedding_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_embedding_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "attempted", embedding_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "prefill_copy_available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active);
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&rms_norm_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&rms_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_rms_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&linear_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&linear_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_linear_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&slice_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&slice_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_slice_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&slice_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&slice_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&slice_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&slice_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&rope_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_rope_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&kv_head_prepare_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_kv_head_prepare_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+    if (embedding_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_empty_initial_result(result, &embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(embedding_op, "id", &embedding_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_id_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(embedding_op, "scale", 1.0, &embedding_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_scale_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token_value = king_inference_array_find(embedding_op, "token_id");
+    if (token_value == NULL) {
+        token_value = king_inference_array_find(embedding_op, "token");
+    }
+    if (token_value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(token_value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(token_value) < 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_token_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_batch_index_value = king_inference_array_find(embedding_op, "prefill_batch_index");
+    if (prefill_batch_index_value != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(prefill_batch_index_value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(prefill_batch_index_value) < 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_prefill_batch_index_invalid"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        prefill_batch_index = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(prefill_batch_index_value);
+        use_prefill_embedding = true;
+    }
+    if (width == 0 || width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_width_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token_value);
+    bytes = (size_t) width * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, &embedding_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (use_prefill_embedding) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_embedding_prefill_copy_row(
+                model,
+                prefill_batch_index,
+                embedding_output,
+                width
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_embedding_row_result,
+                model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_embedding_row_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_prefill_copy_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        used_prefill_embedding = true;
+    } else if (king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_load(model, token_id, embedding_output, width, embedding_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_embedding_row_result,
+            model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_embedding_row_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_width = width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_id = token_id;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_embedding_token_available = true;
+    executed_device_ops++;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "used_prefill_embedding", used_prefill_embedding);
+    add_assoc_long(&embedding_probe, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    if (used_prefill_embedding) {
+        add_assoc_long(&embedding_probe, "prefill_batch_index", (zend_long) prefill_batch_index);
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(&embedding_probe, "width", (zend_long) width);
+    add_assoc_long(&embedding_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(&embedding_probe, "scale", embedding_scale);
+    if (!used_prefill_embedding && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_embedding_row(model, token_id, embedding_output, width, embedding_scale, &embedding_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_bool(&embedding_probe, "numeric_compare_failed", true);
+    }
+
+    rms_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, embedding_id, "rms_norm");
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "attempted", rms_norm_op != NULL);
+    if (rms_norm_op != NULL) {
+        zval *linear_op = NULL;
+
+        if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_unavailable"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(rms_norm_op, "id", &rms_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(rms_norm_op, "weight", &rms_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(rms_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_rms_norm_contract_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, &rms_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_rms_norm_allocation_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (use_prefill_embedding && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm != 0) {
+            if (king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_initial_norm_row(
+                    model,
+                    prefill_batch_index,
+                    rms_norm_output,
+                    width
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_embedding_row_result,
+                    model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_embedding_row_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefill_initial_norm_copy_failed"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            used_prefill_initial_norm = true;
+        } else if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(
+                    model,
+                    rms_weight,
+                    embedding_output,
+                    rms_norm_output,
+                    width,
+                    epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = width;
+        executed_device_ops++;
+
+        add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "executed", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm_probe, "used_prefill_initial_norm", used_prefill_initial_norm);
+        add_assoc_long(&rms_norm_probe, "width", (zend_long) width);
+        add_assoc_long(&rms_norm_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+        add_assoc_double(&rms_norm_probe, "epsilon", epsilon);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_first_rms_norm_compare(model, token_id, rms_weight, rms_norm_output, width, epsilon, embedding_scale, &rms_norm_probe);
+
+        linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear");
+        add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "attempted", linear_op != NULL);
+        if (linear_op != NULL) {
+            if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    -1,
+                    "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_execution_unavailable"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_graph_required_string(linear_op, "id", &linear_id) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_id_invalid");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+                    model,
+                    linear_op,
+                    width,
+                    &linear_weight,
+                    &linear_rows
+                ) != SUCCESS
+                || linear_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+                    model,
+                    (size_t) linear_rows * sizeof(float),
+                    &linear_output
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_allocation_failed"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (use_prefill_embedding && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear != 0) {
+                if (king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_initial_linear_row(
+                        model,
+                        prefill_batch_index,
+                        linear_output,
+                        linear_rows
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                        model,
+                        model->cuda_embedding_row_result,
+                        model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0'
+                            ? model->cuda_embedding_row_error
+                            : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefill_initial_linear_copy_failed"
+                    );
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                used_prefill_initial_linear = true;
+            } else if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec(
+                        model,
+                        linear_weight,
+                        rms_norm_output,
+                        width,
+                        linear_output,
+                        linear_rows
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+                    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_execution_failed"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_count++;
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_input_width = width;
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_rows = linear_rows;
+            executed_device_ops++;
+
+            add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "executed", true);
+            add_assoc_bool(&linear_probe, "used_prefill_initial_linear", used_prefill_initial_linear);
+            add_assoc_long(&linear_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) width);
+            add_assoc_long(&linear_probe, "rows", (zend_long) linear_rows);
+            add_assoc_long(&linear_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) linear_rows * sizeof(float)));
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_record_quantized_matvec_compare(model, token_id, rms_weight, linear_weight, linear_output, width, linear_rows, epsilon, &linear_probe);
+            if (use_prefill_embedding
+                && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_execute_prefilled_layer0_attention_residual(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    embedding_id,
+                    width,
+                    prefill_batch_index,
+                    &slice_probe,
+                    &rope_probe,
+                    &kv_head_prepare_probe,
+                    &attention_projection_probe,
+                    &attention_residual_probe,
+                    &ffn_norm_probe,
+                    &ffn_gate_up_probe,
+                    &ffn_swiglu_probe,
+                    &ffn_down_probe,
+                    &ffn_output_probe,
+                    &final_norm_probe,
+                    &logits_probe,
+                    &attention_projection_probe_initialized,
+                    &attention_residual_probe_initialized,
+                    &ffn_norm_probe_initialized,
+                    &ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized,
+                    &ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized,
+                    &ffn_down_probe_initialized,
+                    &ffn_output_probe_initialized,
+                    &final_norm_probe_initialized,
+                    &logits_probe_initialized,
+                    &executed_device_ops,
+                    &used_prefill_attention_residual,
+                    &attention_projection_executed,
+                    &attention_residual_executed,
+                    &ffn_norm_executed,
+                    &ffn_gate_up_executed,
+                    &ffn_swiglu_executed,
+                    &ffn_down_executed,
+                    &ffn_output_executed,
+                    &final_norm_executed,
+                    &logits_executed,
+                    &next_hidden_id,
+                    &next_hidden_output,
+                    &next_hidden_width
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (used_prefill_attention_residual) {
+                slice_length = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length;
+                attention_stack_width = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width;
+                rope_executed = false;
+                kv_head_prepared = true;
+            }
+
+            if (use_prefill_embedding && !used_prefill_attention_residual) {
+                bool used_prefill_attention_stack = false;
+
+                if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_attention_stack(
+                        model,
+                        graph,
+                        prefill_batch_index,
+                        &slice_probe,
+                        &rope_probe,
+                        &kv_head_prepare_probe,
+                        &attention_stack_output,
+                        &attention_stack_width,
+                        &attention_stack_id,
+                        &executed_device_ops,
+                        &used_prefill_attention_stack
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                if (used_prefill_attention_stack) {
+                    slice_length = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length;
+                    rope_executed = false;
+                    kv_head_prepared = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!kv_head_prepared
+                && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_query_attention_heads(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    rms_norm_id, rms_weight, rms_norm_output, width, token_id, epsilon,
+                    linear_id,
+                    linear_output,
+                    linear_rows,
+                    &slice_probe,
+                    &rope_probe,
+                    &kv_head_prepare_probe,
+                    &attention_stack_output,
+                    &attention_stack_width,
+                    &attention_stack_id,
+                    &executed_device_ops,
+                    &slice_length,
+                    &rope_executed,
+                    &kv_head_prepared
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_qkv_projection_compares(result, &linear_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_score_compare(result, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_softmax_compare(result, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_block0_attention_value_compare(result, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            if (!used_prefill_attention_residual && attention_stack_output != 0 && attention_stack_id != NULL) {
+                array_init(&attention_projection_probe);
+                array_init(&attention_residual_probe);
+                array_init(&ffn_norm_probe);
+                array_init(&ffn_gate_up_probe);
+                array_init(&ffn_swiglu_probe);
+                array_init(&ffn_down_probe);
+                array_init(&ffn_output_probe);
+                array_init(&final_norm_probe);
+                array_init(&logits_probe);
+                attention_projection_probe_initialized = true;
+                attention_residual_probe_initialized = true;
+                ffn_norm_probe_initialized = true;
+                ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized = true;
+                ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized = true;
+                ffn_down_probe_initialized = true;
+                ffn_output_probe_initialized = true;
+                final_norm_probe_initialized = true;
+                logits_probe_initialized = true;
+                if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_projection_residual_ffn_norm_gate_up_swiglu_down_and_output(
+                        model,
+                        graph,
+                        embedding_id,
+                        embedding_output,
+                        width,
+                        attention_stack_id,
+                        attention_stack_output,
+                        attention_stack_width,
+                        &attention_projection_probe,
+                        &attention_residual_probe,
+                        &ffn_norm_probe,
+                        &ffn_gate_up_probe,
+                        &ffn_swiglu_probe,
+                        &ffn_down_probe,
+                        &ffn_output_probe,
+                        &final_norm_probe,
+                        &logits_probe,
+                        &executed_device_ops,
+                        &attention_projection_executed,
+                        &attention_residual_executed,
+                        &ffn_norm_executed,
+                        &ffn_gate_up_executed,
+                        &ffn_swiglu_executed,
+                        &ffn_down_executed,
+                        &ffn_output_executed,
+                        &final_norm_executed,
+                        &logits_executed,
+                        &next_hidden_id,
+                        &next_hidden_output,
+                        &next_hidden_width
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(true, &attention_projection_probe, true, &attention_residual_probe, true, &ffn_norm_probe, true, &ffn_gate_up_probe, true, &ffn_swiglu_probe, true, &ffn_down_probe, true, &ffn_output_probe, true, &final_norm_probe, true, &logits_probe);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                if (!logits_executed
+                    && next_hidden_output != 0
+                    && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_remaining_blocks(
+                        model,
+                        graph,
+                        &next_hidden_id,
+                        &next_hidden_output,
+                        &next_hidden_width,
+                        &slice_probe,
+                        &rope_probe,
+                        &kv_head_prepare_probe,
+                        &attention_projection_probe,
+                        &attention_residual_probe,
+                        &ffn_norm_probe,
+                        &ffn_gate_up_probe,
+                        &ffn_swiglu_probe,
+                        &ffn_down_probe,
+                        &ffn_output_probe,
+                        &final_norm_probe,
+                        &logits_probe,
+                        &executed_device_ops,
+                        &attention_projection_executed,
+                        &attention_residual_executed,
+                        &ffn_norm_executed,
+                        &ffn_gate_up_executed,
+                        &ffn_swiglu_executed,
+                        &ffn_down_executed,
+                        &ffn_output_executed,
+                        &final_norm_executed,
+                        &logits_executed
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(true, &attention_projection_probe, true, &attention_residual_probe, true, &ffn_norm_probe, true, &ffn_gate_up_probe, true, &ffn_swiglu_probe, true, &ffn_down_probe, true, &ffn_output_probe, true, &final_norm_probe, true, &logits_probe);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &next_hidden_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+            }
+            if (attention_stack_output != 0
+                && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(
+                    model,
+                    &attention_stack_output
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_free_failed"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            add_assoc_bool(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "attention_stack_released", true);
+            add_assoc_long(&kv_head_prepare_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) attention_stack_width);
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &linear_output) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_linear_free_failed"
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rms_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_rms_norm_free_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &embedding_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(&embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe, &slice_probe, &rope_probe, &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_embedding_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    {
+        zval *compact_decode_result = king_inference_array_find(result, "compact_decode_result");
+
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_ffn_numeric_compares(
+            result,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized ? &ffn_gate_up_probe : NULL,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized ? &ffn_swiglu_probe : NULL,
+            ffn_down_probe_initialized ? &ffn_down_probe : NULL,
+            ffn_output_probe_initialized ? &ffn_output_probe : NULL
+        );
+
+        if (compact_decode_result != NULL && zend_is_true(compact_decode_result)) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_copy_initial_numeric_compares(result, &embedding_probe, &rms_norm_probe, &linear_probe);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(
+                &embedding_probe,
+                &rms_norm_probe,
+                &linear_probe,
+                &slice_probe,
+                &rope_probe,
+                &kv_head_prepare_probe
+            );
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(
+                attention_projection_probe_initialized,
+                &attention_projection_probe,
+                attention_residual_probe_initialized,
+                &attention_residual_probe,
+                ffn_norm_probe_initialized,
+                &ffn_norm_probe,
+                ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized,
+                &ffn_gate_up_probe,
+                ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized,
+                &ffn_swiglu_probe,
+                ffn_down_probe_initialized,
+                &ffn_down_probe,
+                ffn_output_probe_initialized,
+                &ffn_output_probe,
+                final_norm_probe_initialized,
+                &final_norm_probe,
+                false,
+                &logits_probe
+            );
+            if (logits_probe_initialized) {
+                add_assoc_zval(result, "logits_projection_device_execution", &logits_probe);
+            }
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "compact_decode_result_applied", true);
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "logits_projection_device_execution_ready", logits_executed);
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "bounded_logits_result_ready", logits_executed);
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "device_execution_result_ready", logits_executed);
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "first_device_op_executed", true);
+            add_assoc_bool(result, "initial_device_ops_executed", executed_device_ops > 1);
+            add_assoc_long(result, "executed_device_ops", (zend_long) executed_device_ops);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "embedding_device_execution", &embedding_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "rms_norm_device_execution", &rms_norm_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "linear_device_execution", &linear_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "slice_device_execution", &slice_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "rope_device_execution", &rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "kv_head_prepare_device_execution", &kv_head_prepare_probe);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_downstream_probes(result, attention_projection_probe_initialized, &attention_projection_probe, attention_residual_probe_initialized, &attention_residual_probe, ffn_norm_probe_initialized, &ffn_norm_probe, ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized, &ffn_gate_up_probe, ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized, &ffn_swiglu_probe, ffn_down_probe_initialized, &ffn_down_probe, ffn_output_probe_initialized, &ffn_output_probe, final_norm_probe_initialized, &final_norm_probe, logits_probe_initialized, &logits_probe);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "embedding_device_execution_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "rms_norm_device_execution_ready", rms_norm_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "linear_device_execution_ready", linear_rows > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "slice_device_execution_ready", slice_length > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "rope_device_execution_ready", rope_executed || kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "kv_head_prepare_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "kv_write_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "kv_attention_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "attention_stack_slot_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "attention_heads_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "attention_stack_device_execution_ready", kv_head_prepared && attention_stack_width > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "attention_output_projection_device_execution_ready", attention_projection_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "attention_residual_device_execution_ready", attention_residual_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "ffn_norm_device_execution_ready", ffn_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution_ready", ffn_gate_up_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "ffn_swiglu_device_execution_ready", ffn_swiglu_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "ffn_down_projection_device_execution_ready", ffn_down_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "ffn_output_residual_device_execution_ready", ffn_output_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "final_norm_device_execution_ready", final_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "logits_projection_device_execution_ready", logits_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "bounded_logits_result_ready", logits_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "device_execution_result_ready", logits_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "first_device_op_executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "initial_device_ops_executed", executed_device_ops > 1);
+    add_assoc_long(result, "executed_device_ops", (zend_long) executed_device_ops);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c50d0431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/device/core/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,748 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph execution plan builder.
+ */
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_owner(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        return "host";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return "cuda_device_kv_cache";
+    }
+    return "cuda_device";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_dtype(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        return "token_tuple_f64";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return "kv_write_marker";
+    }
+    return "f32";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_allocation_scope(zend_string *op_name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        return "host_sampling_result";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return "device_kv_cache_side_effect";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        return "temporary_device_attention_context";
+    }
+    return "temporary_device_vector";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_required_capability(
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name
+) {
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")) {
+        return "embedding_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")) {
+        return "rms_norm_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")) {
+        if (node_id != NULL && zend_string_equals_literal(node_id, "logits")) {
+            return "logits_projection_execution_available";
+        }
+        return "linear_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")) {
+        return "vector_add_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")) {
+        return "vector_scale_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")) {
+        return "vector_mul_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")) {
+        return "vector_silu_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")) {
+        return "ffn_swiglu_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")) {
+        return "slice_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")) {
+        return "rope_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return "kv_write_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        return "kv_attention_execution_available";
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")) {
+        return "vector_copy_to_offset_available";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        return "sampling_readback_available";
+    }
+    return "unsupported_operation";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_capability_available(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name
+) {
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")) {
+        if (node_id != NULL && zend_string_equals_literal(node_id, "logits")) {
+            return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available;
+        }
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")) {
+        return model->cuda_vector_add_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")) {
+        return model->cuda_vector_scale_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")) {
+        return model->cuda_vector_mul_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")) {
+        return model->cuda_vector_silu_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")) {
+        return model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available
+            && model->cuda_logits_readback_available;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_record_read(
+    zval *read_counts,
+    zval *read_last,
+    zend_string *reference,
+    zend_ulong op_index
+) {
+    zval *count = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(read_counts), reference);
+    zval value;
+
+    if (count != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(count) == IS_LONG) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(count, Z_LVAL_P(count) + 1);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_LONG(&value, 1);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(read_counts), reference, &value);
+    }
+    ZVAL_LONG(&value, (zend_long) op_index);
+    zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(read_last), reference, &value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(
+    zval *entry,
+    const char *field,
+    zval *read_counts,
+    zval *read_last,
+    zend_ulong op_index
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_record_read(read_counts, read_last, Z_STR_P(value), op_index);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_reads(
+    zval *entry,
+    zval *read_counts,
+    zval *read_last,
+    zend_ulong op_index
+) {
+    zval *inputs;
+    zval *input;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "input", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "left", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "right", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "key", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "value", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "query", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_read_field(entry, "logits", read_counts, read_last, op_index);
+
+    inputs = king_inference_array_find(entry, "inputs");
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input) {
+        if (input != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(input) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(input) > 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_record_read(read_counts, read_last, Z_STR_P(input), op_index);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *reads,
+    const char *field
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(entry, field);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "execution_plan_dependency",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            "read_dependency_must_be_non_empty_string"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), Z_STR_P(value))) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "execution_plan_dependency",
+            node_id,
+            field,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
+        );
+    }
+    add_next_index_str(reads, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(value)));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_reads(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zval *defined,
+    zval *reads
+) {
+    zval *inputs;
+    zval *input;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "input") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "left") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "right") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "key") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "value") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "query") != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_read_field(model, entry, node_id, defined, reads, "logits") != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    inputs = king_inference_array_find(entry, "inputs");
+    if (inputs == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs)) == 0) {
+        return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+            model,
+            "execution_plan_dependency",
+            node_id,
+            "inputs",
+            "inputs_must_be_non_empty_array"
+        );
+    }
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input) {
+        if (input == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(input) == 0) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_dependency",
+                node_id,
+                "inputs",
+                "input_dependency_must_be_non_empty_string"
+            );
+        }
+        if (!zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(defined), Z_STR_P(input))) {
+            return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_dependency",
+                node_id,
+                "inputs",
+                Z_STRVAL_P(input)
+            );
+        }
+        add_next_index_str(reads, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(input)));
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(
+    zval *step_boundaries,
+    zval *global_boundaries,
+    zend_ulong step_order,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name,
+    const char *boundary
+) {
+    zval global;
+
+    add_next_index_string(step_boundaries, boundary);
+    array_init(&global);
+    add_assoc_long(&global, "step_order", (zend_long) step_order);
+    add_assoc_str(&global, "node", zend_string_copy(node_id));
+    add_assoc_str(&global, "op", zend_string_copy(op_name));
+    add_assoc_string(&global, "boundary", boundary);
+    add_next_index_zval(global_boundaries, &global);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(
+    zval *step_kernels,
+    zval *global_kernels,
+    zend_ulong *kernel_order,
+    zend_ulong step_order,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name,
+    const char *owner,
+    const char *kernel
+) {
+    zval global;
+
+    add_next_index_string(step_kernels, kernel);
+    array_init(&global);
+    add_assoc_long(&global, "kernel_order", (zend_long) *kernel_order);
+    add_assoc_long(&global, "step_order", (zend_long) step_order);
+    add_assoc_str(&global, "node", zend_string_copy(node_id));
+    add_assoc_str(&global, "op", zend_string_copy(op_name));
+    add_assoc_string(&global, "owner", owner);
+    add_assoc_string(&global, "kernel", kernel);
+    add_next_index_zval(global_kernels, &global);
+    (*kernel_order)++;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel_sequence(
+    zval *step_kernels,
+    zval *global_kernels,
+    zend_ulong *kernel_order,
+    zend_ulong step_order,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name,
+    const char *owner
+) {
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.embedding_row_load");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.rms_norm_f32");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.quantized_matvec");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.vector_add");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.vector_scale");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.vector_mul");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.vector_silu");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.ffn_activation_gelu_tanh");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.vector_slice");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.rope_f32");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.kv_cache_write");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.attention_scores");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.attention_softmax");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.attention_values");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "cuda.copy_to_offset");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "host.bounded_logits_argmax");
+    } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel(step_kernels, global_kernels, kernel_order, step_order, node_id, op_name, owner, "host.bounded_logits_sample");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundaries(
+    zval *step_boundaries,
+    zval *global_boundaries,
+    zend_ulong step_order,
+    zend_string *node_id,
+    zend_string *op_name
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "validation_preflight");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "bounded_logits_readback");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "host_sampling");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "kv_cache_read");
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "kv_cache_write");
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "device_allocation");
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundary(step_boundaries, global_boundaries, step_order, node_id, op_name, "cuda_kernel");
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_plan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *result
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+    zval plan;
+    zval steps;
+    zval buffers;
+    zval kernel_sequence;
+    zval failure_boundaries;
+    zval device_host_handoffs;
+    zval read_counts;
+    zval read_last;
+    zval defined;
+    zval lengths;
+    zend_ulong numeric_index;
+    zend_string *string_index;
+    zend_ulong total_ops = 0;
+    zend_ulong device_ops = 0;
+    zend_ulong host_sampling_ops = 0;
+    zend_ulong kernel_order = 0;
+    zend_result status = SUCCESS;
+
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_plan_ops_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&read_counts);
+    array_init(&read_last);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), numeric_index, string_index, entry) {
+        if (string_index != NULL || numeric_index > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&read_last);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&read_counts);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_plan_requires_numeric_ordered_ops");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_scan_reads(entry, &read_counts, &read_last, numeric_index);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    array_init(&defined);
+    array_init(&lengths);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph_inputs(
+        model,
+        graph,
+        &defined,
+        &lengths
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&lengths);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&defined);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&read_last);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&read_counts);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&steps);
+    array_init(&buffers);
+    array_init(&kernel_sequence);
+    array_init(&failure_boundaries);
+    array_init(&device_host_handoffs);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), numeric_index, string_index, entry) {
+        zend_string *id = NULL;
+        zend_string *op_name = NULL;
+        zend_ulong output_length = 0;
+        zend_long last_read = (zend_long) numeric_index;
+        zend_long read_count = 0;
+        zval *last_read_value;
+        zval *read_count_value;
+        zval marker;
+        zval step;
+        zval reads;
+        zval writes;
+        zval shape;
+        zval lifetime;
+        zval step_kernels;
+        zval step_boundaries;
+        zval kernel_profile;
+        zval validation;
+        zval buffer;
+        const char *owner;
+        const char *dtype;
+        const char *allocation_scope;
+        const char *required_capability;
+
+        if (string_index != NULL
+            || numeric_index > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+            || entry == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "id", &id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "op", &op_name) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_plan_op_invalid");
+            status = FAILURE;
+            break;
+        }
+        if (zend_hash_exists(Z_ARRVAL(defined), id)) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_write",
+                id,
+                "id",
+                "duplicate_output_id"
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_supported_op(op_name)) {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_unsupported",
+                id,
+                "op",
+                ZSTR_VAL(op_name)
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+
+        array_init(&reads);
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_collect_reads(
+            model,
+            entry,
+            id,
+            &defined,
+            &reads
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&reads);
+            status = FAILURE;
+            break;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_op_contract(
+            model,
+            entry,
+            id,
+            op_name,
+            &defined,
+            &lengths,
+            &output_length
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_validated_length(
+                model,
+                &lengths,
+                id,
+                output_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&reads);
+            status = FAILURE;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        owner = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_owner(op_name);
+        dtype = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_dtype(op_name);
+        allocation_scope = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_allocation_scope(op_name);
+        required_capability = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_required_capability(id, op_name);
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_capability_available(model, id, op_name)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&reads);
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_capability",
+                id,
+                "op",
+                required_capability
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+        last_read_value = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(read_last), id);
+        read_count_value = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(read_counts), id);
+        if (last_read_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(last_read_value) == IS_LONG) {
+            last_read = Z_LVAL_P(last_read_value);
+        }
+        if (read_count_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(read_count_value) == IS_LONG) {
+            read_count = Z_LVAL_P(read_count_value);
+        }
+
+        array_init(&writes);
+        add_next_index_str(&writes, zend_string_copy(id));
+        array_init(&shape);
+        add_assoc_string(&shape, "rank", "vector");
+        add_assoc_long(&shape, "length", (zend_long) output_length);
+        add_assoc_string(&shape, "dtype", dtype);
+        add_assoc_string(&shape, "validation", "graph_contract_preflight");
+        array_init(&lifetime);
+        add_assoc_long(&lifetime, "produce_step", (zend_long) numeric_index);
+        add_assoc_long(&lifetime, "last_read_step", last_read);
+        add_assoc_long(&lifetime, "read_count", read_count);
+        add_assoc_string(&lifetime, "allocation_scope", allocation_scope);
+        array_init(&kernel_profile);
+        add_assoc_string(&kernel_profile, "required_capability", required_capability);
+        add_assoc_bool(&kernel_profile, "capability_available", true);
+        add_assoc_string(&kernel_profile, "owner", owner);
+        add_assoc_string(&kernel_profile, "dtype", dtype);
+        add_assoc_string(&kernel_profile, "allocation_scope", allocation_scope);
+        array_init(&validation);
+        add_assoc_bool(&validation, "dependencies_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&validation, "shape_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&validation, "dtype_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&validation, "capability_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_string(&validation, "error_code", "none");
+
+        array_init(&step_kernels);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_kernel_sequence(
+            &step_kernels,
+            &kernel_sequence,
+            &kernel_order,
+            numeric_index,
+            id,
+            op_name,
+            owner
+        );
+        array_init(&step_boundaries);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_add_boundaries(
+            &step_boundaries,
+            &failure_boundaries,
+            numeric_index,
+            id,
+            op_name
+        );
+
+        array_init(&step);
+        add_assoc_long(&step, "order", (zend_long) total_ops);
+        add_assoc_long(&step, "op_index", (zend_long) numeric_index);
+        add_assoc_str(&step, "node", zend_string_copy(id));
+        add_assoc_str(&step, "op", zend_string_copy(op_name));
+        add_assoc_string(&step, "owner", owner);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "reads", &reads);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "writes", &writes);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "shape", &shape);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "buffer_lifetime", &lifetime);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "kernel_sequence", &step_kernels);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "kernel_profile", &kernel_profile);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "validation", &validation);
+        add_assoc_zval(&step, "failure_boundaries", &step_boundaries);
+        add_next_index_zval(&steps, &step);
+
+        array_init(&buffer);
+        add_assoc_str(&buffer, "id", zend_string_copy(id));
+        add_assoc_str(&buffer, "producer_op", zend_string_copy(op_name));
+        add_assoc_string(&buffer, "owner", owner);
+        add_assoc_string(&buffer, "dtype", dtype);
+        add_assoc_long(&buffer, "length", (zend_long) output_length);
+        add_assoc_long(&buffer, "produce_step", (zend_long) numeric_index);
+        add_assoc_long(&buffer, "last_read_step", last_read);
+        add_assoc_long(&buffer, "read_count", read_count);
+        add_assoc_string(&buffer, "allocation_scope", allocation_scope);
+        add_assoc_string(&buffer, "required_capability", required_capability);
+        add_next_index_zval(&buffers, &buffer);
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_device_op(op_name)) {
+            device_ops++;
+        } else if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_host_sampling_op(op_name)) {
+            zval handoff;
+
+            host_sampling_ops++;
+            array_init(&handoff);
+            add_assoc_str(&handoff, "node", zend_string_copy(id));
+            add_assoc_string(&handoff, "from", "cuda_device_bounded_logits");
+            add_assoc_string(&handoff, "to", "host_sampler");
+            add_assoc_string(&handoff, "boundary", "bounded_logits_readback");
+            add_next_index_zval(&device_host_handoffs, &handoff);
+        } else {
+            status = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validation_error(
+                model,
+                "execution_plan_unsupported",
+                id,
+                "op",
+                ZSTR_VAL(op_name)
+            );
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ZVAL_TRUE(&marker);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL(defined), id, &marker);
+        total_ops++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (status == SUCCESS && host_sampling_ops > 0 && !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_readback_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_plan_sampling_readback_unavailable"
+        );
+        status = FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&lengths);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&defined);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&read_last);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&read_counts);
+
+    if (status != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&device_host_handoffs);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&failure_boundaries);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kernel_sequence);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&buffers);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&steps);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&plan);
+    add_assoc_string(&plan, "type", "gpu_decoder_graph_execution_plan");
+    add_assoc_long(&plan, "schema_version", 2);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "dependency_closure_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "capability_closure_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "shape_dtype_preflight_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "prompt_content_free_debug_surface", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "device_execution_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "token_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "device_ops_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&plan, "host_sampling_after_bounded_readback", host_sampling_ops > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&plan, "total_ops", (zend_long) total_ops);
+    add_assoc_long(&plan, "device_ops", (zend_long) device_ops);
+    add_assoc_long(&plan, "host_sampling_ops", (zend_long) host_sampling_ops);
+    add_assoc_long(&plan, "kernel_count", (zend_long) kernel_order);
+    add_assoc_string(&plan, "next_bridge", "execute_device_ops_and_write_bounded_logits_result");
+    add_assoc_zval(&plan, "steps", &steps);
+    add_assoc_zval(&plan, "buffers", &buffers);
+    add_assoc_zval(&plan, "kernel_sequence", &kernel_sequence);
+    add_assoc_zval(&plan, "failure_boundaries", &failure_boundaries);
+    add_assoc_zval(&plan, "device_host_handoffs", &device_host_handoffs);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "execution_plan", &plan);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_dependency_closure_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_capability_closure_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_shape_dtype_preflight_proven", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(result, "execution_plan_prompt_content_free", true);
+    add_assoc_long(result, "planned_device_ops", (zend_long) device_ops);
+    add_assoc_long(result, "planned_host_sampling_ops", (zend_long) host_sampling_ops);
+    add_assoc_long(result, "planned_kernel_count", (zend_long) kernel_order);
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_op_count = total_ops;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_device_ops = device_ops;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_plan_host_sampling_ops = host_sampling_ops;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f76b95544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,396 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph KV-attention execution helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_score_compare.inc"
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_op_for_query(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *query_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || query_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *query;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        query = king_inference_array_find(entry, "query");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_attention")
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(query, query_id)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *attention_op,
+    zend_ulong query_length,
+    zend_ulong *layer,
+    zend_ulong *head,
+    zend_ulong *slot_start,
+    zend_ulong *slot_count,
+    zend_ulong *value_length,
+    double *scale
+) {
+    zend_string *cache = NULL;
+    unsigned long parsed_layer = 0;
+    unsigned long parsed_head = 0;
+    int consumed = 0;
+    zend_ulong declared_key_length;
+    zend_ulong declared_value_length;
+
+    *layer = 0;
+    *head = 0;
+    *slot_start = 0;
+    *slot_count = 0;
+    *value_length = 0;
+    *scale = 1.0;
+    if (attention_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(attention_op, "cache", &cache) != SUCCESS
+        || ZSTR_LEN(cache) > INT_MAX
+        || sscanf(ZSTR_VAL(cache), "l%lu.h%lu%n", &parsed_layer, &parsed_head, &consumed) != 2
+        || consumed != (int) ZSTR_LEN(cache)
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(attention_op, "scale", 1.0, scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *slot_start = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(attention_op, "slot_start", 0);
+    *slot_count = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(attention_op, "slot_count", 0);
+    declared_key_length = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(attention_op, "key_length", query_length);
+    declared_value_length = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(
+        attention_op,
+        "value_length",
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length
+    );
+    if (query_length == 0
+        || declared_key_length != query_length
+        || query_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || declared_value_length == 0
+        || declared_value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length
+        || !isfinite(*scale)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_range(
+            model,
+            "attention_read_range",
+            (zend_ulong) parsed_layer,
+            (zend_ulong) parsed_head,
+            *slot_start,
+            *slot_count,
+            false
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_read_range_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *layer = (zend_ulong) parsed_layer;
+    *head = (zend_ulong) parsed_head;
+    *value_length = declared_value_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_alloc(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *scores_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *probabilities_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *context_output
+) {
+    *scores_output = 0;
+    *probabilities_output = 0;
+    *context_output = 0;
+    if (slot_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || value_length == 0
+        || value_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) slot_count * sizeof(float), scores_output) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) slot_count * sizeof(float), probabilities_output) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float), context_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_attention(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *attention_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_output,
+    zend_ulong query_length,
+    zval *attention_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *context_output,
+    zend_ulong *context_length,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr scores_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr probabilities_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_stride = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_stride = 0;
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong head = 0;
+    zend_ulong slot_start = 0;
+    zend_ulong slot_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+    double scale = 1.0;
+
+    *context_output = 0;
+    *context_length = 0;
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "attempted", attention_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (attention_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_shape(
+            model,
+            attention_op,
+            query_length,
+            &layer,
+            &head,
+            &slot_start,
+            &slot_count,
+            &value_length,
+            &scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, false, layer, head, &key_cache, &key_stride) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, true, layer, head, &value_cache, &value_stride) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_cache_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_alloc(
+            model,
+            slot_count,
+            value_length,
+            &scores_output,
+            &probabilities_output,
+            context_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_f32(
+            model,
+            query_output,
+            key_cache,
+            scores_output,
+            query_length,
+            key_stride,
+            slot_start,
+            slot_count,
+            scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_attention_scores_result,
+            model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_attention_scores_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_scores_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_scores(
+            model,
+            query_output,
+            key_cache,
+            scores_output,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            query_length,
+            key_stride,
+            slot_start,
+            slot_count,
+            scale,
+            attention_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_compare_error_reason(
+                attention_probe,
+                "attention_score_numeric_compare",
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_score_compare_failed"
+            )
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_f32(
+            model,
+            scores_output,
+            0,
+            probabilities_output,
+            0,
+            slot_count,
+            1.0,
+            1.0
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_attention_softmax_result,
+            model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_attention_softmax_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_softmax_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_softmax(
+            model,
+            probabilities_output,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            slot_start,
+            slot_count,
+            attention_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_compare_error_reason(
+                attention_probe,
+                "attention_softmax_numeric_compare",
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_softmax_compare_failed"
+            )
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_attention_values_f32(
+            model,
+            probabilities_output,
+            value_cache,
+            *context_output,
+            value_length,
+            value_stride,
+            slot_start,
+            slot_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_attention_values_result,
+            model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_attention_values_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_values_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_bos_attention_values(
+            model,
+            probabilities_output,
+            value_cache,
+            *context_output,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            value_length,
+            value_stride,
+            slot_start,
+            slot_count,
+            attention_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_compare_error_reason(
+                attention_probe,
+                "attention_value_numeric_compare",
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_value_compare_failed"
+            )
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_key_length = query_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_value_length = value_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_layer = layer;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_head = head;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_start = slot_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_attention_slot_count = slot_count;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    *context_length = value_length;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(attention_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "key_length", (zend_long) query_length);
+    add_assoc_long(attention_probe, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    add_assoc_double(attention_probe, "scale", scale);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities_output) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, context_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_block_loop_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_block_loop_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5603db913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_block_loop_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph block loop for full native GPU token decoding.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_remaining_blocks(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string **current_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *current_output,
+    zend_ulong *current_width,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe,
+    zval *attention_projection_probe,
+    zval *attention_residual_probe,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *attention_projection_executed,
+    bool *attention_residual_executed,
+    bool *ffn_norm_executed,
+    bool *ffn_gate_up_executed,
+    bool *ffn_swiglu_executed,
+    bool *ffn_down_executed,
+    bool *ffn_output_executed,
+    bool *final_norm_executed,
+    bool *logits_executed
+) {
+    zend_ulong guard = 0;
+    zend_ulong guard_limit = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT] + 2;
+
+    while (*current_output != 0 && *current_id != NULL && guard++ < guard_limit) {
+        zval *norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, *current_id, "rms_norm");
+        zval *query_op;
+        zend_string *norm_id = NULL;
+        zend_string *query_id = NULL;
+        zend_string *next_id = NULL;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr norm_output = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_output = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_stack_output = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr next_output = 0;
+        zend_ulong norm_width = 0;
+        zend_ulong query_rows = 0;
+        zend_ulong attention_stack_width = 0;
+        zend_ulong next_width = 0;
+        zend_ulong slice_length = 0;
+        bool rope_executed = false;
+        bool kv_prepared = false;
+
+        if (norm_op == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "id", &norm_id) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_block_norm_id_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(norm_id, "final_norm")) {
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_final_norm(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    *current_id,
+                    *current_output,
+                    *current_width,
+                    final_norm_probe,
+                    &norm_output,
+                    &norm_width,
+                    &norm_id,
+                    executed_device_ops
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            *final_norm_executed = norm_output != 0 && norm_width > 0;
+            if (*final_norm_executed
+                && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_logits_projection(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    norm_id,
+                    norm_output,
+                    norm_width,
+                    logits_probe,
+                    &query_output,
+                    &query_rows,
+                    &query_id,
+                    executed_device_ops
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            *logits_executed = query_output != 0 && query_rows > 0 && query_id != NULL;
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, current_output);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_norm(
+                model,
+                graph,
+                *current_id,
+                *current_output,
+                *current_width,
+                ffn_norm_probe,
+                &norm_output,
+                &norm_width,
+                &norm_id,
+                executed_device_ops
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        query_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, norm_id, "linear", 0);
+        if (query_op == NULL
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(query_op, "id", &query_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+                model,
+                query_op,
+                norm_output,
+                norm_width,
+                &query_output,
+                &query_rows
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_query_attention_heads(
+                model,
+                graph,
+                norm_id,
+                NULL,
+                norm_output,
+                norm_width,
+                0,
+                0.000001,
+                query_id,
+                query_output,
+                query_rows,
+                slice_probe,
+                rope_probe,
+                kv_head_prepare_probe,
+                &attention_stack_output,
+                &attention_stack_width,
+                &next_id,
+                executed_device_ops,
+                &slice_length,
+                &rope_executed,
+                &kv_prepared
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        (void) slice_length;
+        (void) rope_executed;
+        (void) kv_prepared;
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_projection_residual_ffn_norm_gate_up_swiglu_down_and_output(
+                model,
+                graph,
+                *current_id,
+                *current_output,
+                *current_width,
+                next_id,
+                attention_stack_output,
+                attention_stack_width,
+                attention_projection_probe,
+                attention_residual_probe,
+                ffn_norm_probe,
+                ffn_gate_up_probe,
+                ffn_swiglu_probe,
+                ffn_down_probe,
+                ffn_output_probe,
+                final_norm_probe,
+                logits_probe,
+                executed_device_ops,
+                attention_projection_executed,
+                attention_residual_executed,
+                ffn_norm_executed,
+                ffn_gate_up_executed,
+                ffn_swiglu_executed,
+                ffn_down_executed,
+                ffn_output_executed,
+                final_norm_executed,
+                logits_executed,
+                &next_id,
+                &next_output,
+                &next_width
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &next_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_stack_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, current_output);
+        if (*logits_executed || next_output == 0 || next_id == NULL || next_width == 0) {
+            *current_id = next_id;
+            *current_output = next_output;
+            *current_width = next_width;
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        *current_id = next_id;
+        *current_output = next_output;
+        *current_width = next_width;
+    }
+
+    if (!*logits_executed) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_block_loop_terminal_unreached");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_probe_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_probe_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b547633ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/control/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_probe_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph probe lifecycle helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_initial_probes(
+    zval *embedding_probe,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe,
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    zval_ptr_dtor(embedding_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(rms_norm_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(linear_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(slice_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(rope_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(kv_head_prepare_probe);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_empty_initial_result(
+    zval *result,
+    zval *embedding_probe,
+    zval *rms_norm_probe,
+    zval *linear_probe,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe
+) {
+    static const char *ready_keys[] = {
+        "embedding_device_execution_ready",
+        "rms_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        "linear_device_execution_ready",
+        "slice_device_execution_ready",
+        "rope_device_execution_ready",
+        "kv_head_prepare_device_execution_ready",
+        "kv_write_device_execution_ready",
+        "kv_attention_device_execution_ready",
+        "attention_stack_slot_device_execution_ready",
+        "attention_heads_device_execution_ready",
+        "attention_stack_device_execution_ready",
+        "attention_output_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        "attention_residual_device_execution_ready",
+        "ffn_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        "ffn_swiglu_device_execution_ready",
+        "ffn_down_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        "ffn_output_residual_device_execution_ready",
+        "final_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        "logits_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        "bounded_logits_result_ready"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "embedding_device_execution", embedding_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "rms_norm_device_execution", rms_norm_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "linear_device_execution", linear_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "slice_device_execution", slice_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "rope_device_execution", rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "kv_head_prepare_device_execution", kv_head_prepare_probe);
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(ready_keys) / sizeof(ready_keys[0]); index++) {
+        add_assoc_bool(result, ready_keys[index], false);
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(result, "executed_device_ops", 0);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(
+    bool projection_initialized,
+    zval *projection_probe,
+    bool residual_initialized,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    bool ffn_norm_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    bool ffn_gate_up_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    bool ffn_swiglu_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    bool ffn_down_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    bool ffn_output_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    bool final_norm_initialized,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    bool logits_initialized,
+    zval *logits_probe
+) {
+    if (projection_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(projection_probe);
+    }
+    if (residual_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(residual_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_norm_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(ffn_norm_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_gate_up_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(ffn_gate_up_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_swiglu_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(ffn_swiglu_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_down_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(ffn_down_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_output_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(ffn_output_probe);
+    }
+    if (final_norm_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(final_norm_probe);
+    }
+    if (logits_initialized) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(logits_probe);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_downstream_probes(
+    zval *result,
+    bool projection_initialized,
+    zval *projection_probe,
+    bool residual_initialized,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    bool ffn_norm_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    bool ffn_gate_up_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    bool ffn_swiglu_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    bool ffn_down_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    bool ffn_output_initialized,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    bool final_norm_initialized,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    bool logits_initialized,
+    zval *logits_probe
+) {
+    if (projection_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "attention_output_projection_device_execution", projection_probe);
+    }
+    if (residual_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "attention_residual_device_execution", residual_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_norm_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "ffn_norm_device_execution", ffn_norm_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_gate_up_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution", ffn_gate_up_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_swiglu_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "ffn_swiglu_device_execution", ffn_swiglu_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_down_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "ffn_down_projection_device_execution", ffn_down_probe);
+    }
+    if (ffn_output_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "ffn_output_residual_device_execution", ffn_output_probe);
+    }
+    if (final_norm_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "final_norm_device_execution", final_norm_probe);
+    }
+    if (logits_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "logits_projection_device_execution", logits_probe);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2181d18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,794 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph FFN execution helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_gate_up_projections(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *gate_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *up_output,
+    zend_ulong *gate_rows,
+    zend_ulong *up_rows,
+    zend_string **gate_id_out,
+    zend_string **up_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    zval *up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+
+    *gate_output = 0;
+    *up_output = 0;
+    *gate_rows = 0;
+    *up_rows = 0;
+    if (gate_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gate_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (up_id_out != NULL) {
+        *up_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_gate_up_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "attempted", gate_op != NULL || up_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (gate_op == NULL && up_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || ffn_norm_output == 0
+        || ffn_norm_width == 0
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            gate_op,
+            ffn_norm_output,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            gate_output,
+            gate_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            up_op,
+            ffn_norm_output,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            up_output,
+            up_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, gate_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    if (*gate_rows == 0 || *gate_rows != *up_rows) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, gate_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_gate_up(model, gate_op, up_op, ffn_norm_output, ffn_norm_width, *gate_output, *gate_rows, *up_output, *up_rows, ffn_gate_up_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, up_output); (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, gate_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_gate_rows = *gate_rows;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_up_rows = *up_rows;
+    if (gate_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gate_id_out = gate_id;
+    }
+    if (up_id_out != NULL) {
+        *up_id_out = up_id;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate", zend_string_copy(gate_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_gate_up_probe, "up", zend_string_copy(up_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate_rows", (zend_long) *gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "up_rows", (zend_long) *up_rows);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_swiglu(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *gate_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr gate_output,
+    zend_ulong gate_rows,
+    zend_string *up_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr up_output,
+    zend_ulong up_rows,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong *swiglu_width,
+    zend_string **gated_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    zval *activation_op;
+    zval *mul_op = NULL;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong activation = 0;
+
+    *swiglu_output = 0;
+    *swiglu_width = 0;
+    if (gated_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gated_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_swiglu_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_swiglu_device_execution");
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "gelu_tanh");
+        activation = silu_op != NULL ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+    activation_op = silu_op;
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "attempted", activation_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (activation_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (gate_output == 0
+        || up_output == 0
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows
+        || gate_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(activation_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_input_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id);
+    if (mul_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float), swiglu_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32(model, gate_output, up_output, *swiglu_output, gate_rows, activation) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, swiglu_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result,
+            model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_swiglu(model, gate_id, gate_output, gate_rows, up_id, up_output, up_rows, *swiglu_output, gate_rows, activation, ffn_swiglu_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, swiglu_output); return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_swiglu_width = gate_rows;
+    *swiglu_width = gate_rows;
+    if (gated_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gated_id_out = gated_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gate", zend_string_copy(gate_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "up", zend_string_copy(up_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, activation == 1 ? "gelu_tanh" : "silu", zend_string_copy(silu_id));
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "activation", (zend_long) activation);
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gated", zend_string_copy(gated_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "width", (zend_long) gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float)));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_down_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *gated_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong swiglu_width,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *down_output,
+    zend_ulong *down_width,
+    zend_string **down_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *down_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gated_id, "linear");
+    zend_string *down_id = NULL;
+
+    *down_output = 0;
+    *down_width = 0;
+    if (down_id_out != NULL) {
+        *down_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_down_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_down_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "attempted", down_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (down_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (swiglu_output == 0
+        || swiglu_width == 0
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "id", &down_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            down_op,
+            swiglu_output,
+            swiglu_width,
+            down_output,
+            down_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_down_projection(model, down_op, swiglu_output, swiglu_width, *down_output, *down_width, ffn_down_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, down_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_down_rows = *down_width;
+    if (down_id_out != NULL) {
+        *down_id_out = down_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_down_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(gated_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_down_probe, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "rows", (zend_long) *down_width);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_projection_residual_ffn_norm_gate_up_swiglu_down_and_output(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *hidden_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong hidden_width,
+    zend_string *stack_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr stack_output,
+    zend_ulong stack_width,
+    zval *projection_probe,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *projection_executed,
+    bool *residual_executed,
+    bool *ffn_norm_executed,
+    bool *ffn_gate_up_executed,
+    bool *ffn_swiglu_executed,
+    bool *ffn_down_executed,
+    bool *ffn_output_executed,
+    bool *final_norm_executed,
+    bool *logits_executed,
+    zend_string **next_hidden_id_out,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *next_hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong *next_hidden_width
+) {
+    zend_string *projection_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_attention_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_down_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_output_right_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_ffw_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_output_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *final_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *logits_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_residual_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_attention_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_gate_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_up_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_swiglu_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_down_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_output_right_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_ffw_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_output_residual = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr logits_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong projection_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong projection_residual_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong post_attention_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong residual_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_gate_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_up_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_swiglu_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_down_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_output_right_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong post_ffw_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_output_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong logits_rows = 0;
+    zend_result release_result = SUCCESS;
+
+    if (next_hidden_id_out != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (next_hidden_output != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_output = 0;
+    }
+    if (next_hidden_width != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_width = 0;
+    }
+    *projection_executed = false;
+    *residual_executed = false;
+    *ffn_norm_executed = false;
+    *ffn_gate_up_executed = false;
+    *ffn_swiglu_executed = false;
+    *ffn_down_executed = false;
+    *ffn_output_executed = false;
+    *final_norm_executed = false;
+    *logits_executed = false;
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_gate_up_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_swiglu_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_swiglu_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_down_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_down_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_output_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_output_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(final_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_output_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            stack_id,
+            stack_output,
+            stack_width,
+            projection_probe,
+            &projection_output,
+            &projection_width,
+            &projection_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *projection_executed = true;
+    projection_residual_id = projection_id;
+    projection_residual_output = projection_output;
+    projection_residual_width = projection_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_post_rms_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            projection_id,
+            projection_output,
+            projection_width,
+            projection_probe,
+            "attention_output",
+            &post_attention_norm_output,
+            &post_attention_norm_width,
+            &post_attention_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (post_attention_norm_output != 0 && post_attention_norm_width > 0 && post_attention_norm_id != NULL) {
+        projection_residual_id = post_attention_norm_id;
+        projection_residual_output = post_attention_norm_output;
+        projection_residual_width = post_attention_norm_width;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_residual_add(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            hidden_id,
+            hidden_output,
+            hidden_width,
+            projection_residual_id,
+            projection_residual_output,
+            projection_residual_width,
+            residual_probe,
+            &residual_output,
+            &residual_width,
+            &residual_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *residual_executed = true;
+    if (post_attention_norm_output == 0
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_attention_projection_residual(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            stack_id,
+            stack_output,
+            stack_width,
+            hidden_output,
+            hidden_width,
+            residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            residual_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            &ffn_norm_output,
+            &ffn_norm_width,
+            &ffn_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_norm_executed = ffn_norm_output != 0 && ffn_norm_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_norm_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_gate_up_projections(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_norm_id,
+            ffn_norm_output,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            &ffn_gate_output,
+            &ffn_up_output,
+            &ffn_gate_rows,
+            &ffn_up_rows,
+            &ffn_gate_id,
+            &ffn_up_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_gate_up_executed = ffn_gate_output != 0 && ffn_up_output != 0 && ffn_gate_rows == ffn_up_rows;
+    if (*ffn_gate_up_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_swiglu(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gate_id,
+            ffn_gate_output,
+            ffn_gate_rows,
+            ffn_up_id,
+            ffn_up_output,
+            ffn_up_rows,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            &ffn_swiglu_output,
+            &ffn_swiglu_width,
+            &ffn_gated_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_swiglu_executed = ffn_swiglu_output != 0 && ffn_swiglu_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_swiglu_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_down_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gated_id,
+            ffn_swiglu_output,
+            ffn_swiglu_width,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            &ffn_down_output,
+            &ffn_down_width,
+            &ffn_down_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_down_executed = ffn_down_output != 0 && ffn_down_width > 0;
+    ffn_output_right_id = ffn_down_id;
+    ffn_output_right_output = ffn_down_output;
+    ffn_output_right_width = ffn_down_width;
+    if (*ffn_down_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_post_rms_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_down_id,
+            ffn_down_output,
+            ffn_down_width,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            "ffn_down",
+            &post_ffw_norm_output,
+            &post_ffw_norm_width,
+            &post_ffw_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (post_ffw_norm_output != 0 && post_ffw_norm_width > 0 && post_ffw_norm_id != NULL) {
+        ffn_output_right_id = post_ffw_norm_id;
+        ffn_output_right_output = post_ffw_norm_output;
+        ffn_output_right_width = post_ffw_norm_width;
+    }
+    if (*ffn_down_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_output_residual_add(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            ffn_output_right_id,
+            ffn_output_right_output,
+            ffn_output_right_width,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            &ffn_output_residual,
+            &ffn_output_width,
+            &ffn_output_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_output_executed = ffn_output_residual != 0 && ffn_output_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_output_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_final_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_output_id,
+            ffn_output_residual,
+            ffn_output_width,
+            final_norm_probe,
+            &final_norm_output,
+            &final_norm_width,
+            &final_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *final_norm_executed = final_norm_output != 0 && final_norm_width > 0;
+    if (!*final_norm_executed
+        && ffn_output_residual != 0
+        && ffn_output_width > 0
+        && ffn_output_id != NULL
+        && next_hidden_id_out != NULL
+        && next_hidden_output != NULL
+        && next_hidden_width != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_id_out = ffn_output_id;
+        *next_hidden_output = ffn_output_residual;
+        *next_hidden_width = ffn_output_width;
+        ffn_output_residual = 0;
+    }
+    if (*final_norm_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_logits_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            final_norm_id,
+            final_norm_output,
+            final_norm_width,
+            logits_probe,
+            &logits_output,
+            &logits_rows,
+            &logits_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &logits_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *logits_executed = logits_output != 0 && logits_rows > 0 && logits_id != NULL;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &logits_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (release_result != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_ffn_gate_up_swiglu_down_output_final_norm_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "projection_output_released", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "post_rms_norm_output_released", post_attention_norm_width > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "residual_output_released", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_output_released", *ffn_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate_up_output_released", *ffn_gate_up_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "swiglu_output_released", *ffn_swiglu_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "down_output_released", *ffn_down_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "post_rms_norm_output_released", post_ffw_norm_width > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "output_residual_released", *ffn_output_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_output_released", *final_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_output_released", *logits_executed);
+    add_assoc_long(residual_probe, "projection_width", (zend_long) projection_width);
+    add_assoc_long(residual_probe, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gate_rows", (zend_long) ffn_gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "up_rows", (zend_long) ffn_up_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) ffn_swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) ffn_swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "down_width", (zend_long) ffn_down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "down_width", (zend_long) ffn_down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "output_width", (zend_long) ffn_output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "logits_rows", (zend_long) logits_rows);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/final/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/final/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d6e4dac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/final/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,659 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph final-stage helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_output_compare.inc"
+#include "../../device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_compare.inc"
+#include "../../device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_compare.inc"
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_op_for_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || input_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *input;
+        zval *id;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        id = king_inference_array_find(entry, "id");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "rms_norm")
+            && id != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(id) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(id), "final_norm")
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, input_id)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_output_residual_add(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *attention_residual_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_residual_output,
+    zend_ulong attention_residual_width,
+    zend_string *down_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr down_output,
+    zend_ulong down_width,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *output,
+    zend_ulong *output_width,
+    zend_string **output_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *output_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, attention_residual_id, down_id);
+    zend_string *output_id = NULL;
+
+    *output = 0;
+    *output_width = 0;
+    if (output_id_out != NULL) {
+        *output_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_output_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_output_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "attempted", output_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (output_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (attention_residual_output == 0
+        || down_output == 0
+        || attention_residual_width == 0
+        || attention_residual_width != down_width
+        || attention_residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(output_op, "id", &output_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) attention_residual_width * sizeof(float), output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(model, attention_residual_output, down_output, *output, attention_residual_width) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_add_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_output_residual(model, attention_residual_id, attention_residual_output, attention_residual_width, down_id, down_output, down_width, output_id, *output, attention_residual_width, ffn_output_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_output_residual_width = attention_residual_width;
+    *output_width = attention_residual_width;
+    if (output_id_out != NULL) {
+        *output_id_out = output_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "residual", zend_string_copy(attention_residual_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "output", zend_string_copy(output_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "width", (zend_long) attention_residual_width);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_final_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *final_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong *final_norm_width,
+    zend_string **final_norm_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *final_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_op_for_input(graph, input_id);
+    zend_string *final_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    size_t bytes;
+
+    *final_norm_output = 0;
+    *final_norm_width = 0;
+    if (final_norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *final_norm_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(final_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "attempted", final_norm_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (final_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || input_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(final_norm_op, "id", &final_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(final_norm_op, "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(final_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_final_norm_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    bytes = (size_t) input_width * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, final_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_final_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(model, weight, input_output, *final_norm_output, input_width, epsilon) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, final_norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_final_norm_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_final_norm(model, input_id, final_norm_id, weight, input_output, input_width, *final_norm_output, input_width, epsilon, final_norm_probe) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, final_norm_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = input_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_final_norm_width = input_width;
+    *final_norm_width = input_width;
+    if (final_norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *final_norm_id_out = final_norm_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(final_norm_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(input_id));
+    add_assoc_str(final_norm_probe, "final_norm", zend_string_copy(final_norm_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(final_norm_probe, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_op_for_logits(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *logits_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || logits_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *logits;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        logits = king_inference_array_find(entry, "logits");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")
+                || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token"))
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(logits, logits_id)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_candidate_limit(
+    zval *sampling_op,
+    zend_ulong fallback
+) {
+    zval *op_name;
+    zend_ulong top_k;
+
+    if (fallback == 0) {
+        fallback = KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES;
+    }
+    if (sampling_op == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    op_name = king_inference_array_find(sampling_op, "op");
+    if (op_name != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    top_k = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(sampling_op, "top_k", fallback);
+    return top_k == 0 ? fallback : top_k;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_selected_bounded_token(
+    zval *sampling_op,
+    unsigned int *host_indices,
+    float *host_logits,
+    zend_ulong candidate_count,
+    zval *logits_probe
+) {
+    zval *op_name;
+    zend_ulong top_k = 0;
+    zend_ulong active_count;
+    zend_ulong selected_rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_index;
+    zend_ulong token_offset;
+    zend_ulong selected_token_id;
+    zend_ulong i;
+    double temperature = 0.0;
+    double top_p = 1.0;
+    double max_score = 0.0;
+    double probability_sum = 0.0;
+    double active_sum = 0.0;
+    double probabilities[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    bool has_seed = false;
+    zend_long seed = 0;
+
+    if (sampling_op == NULL
+        || candidate_count == 0
+        || candidate_count > KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(sampling_op, "temperature", 0.0, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(sampling_op, "top_p", 1.0, &top_p) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_seed(sampling_op, &has_seed, &seed) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_top_k(sampling_op, &top_k) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature < 0.0 || top_p <= 0.0 || top_p > 1.0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    op_name = king_inference_array_find(sampling_op, "op");
+    if (op_name != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")) {
+        token_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(sampling_op, "token_offset", 0);
+        if (token_offset > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (zend_ulong) host_indices[0]) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        selected_token_id = token_offset + (zend_ulong) host_indices[0];
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "selected_token_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) selected_token_id);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_probability", 1.0);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_logit", (double) host_logits[0]);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_rank", 0.0);
+        add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "selected_token_source", "bounded_readback_argmax");
+        add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "sampler_mode", "argmax");
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "sampler_deterministic", true);
+        add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "sampler_active_candidate_count", 1);
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_selected_from_rank_zero", true);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (temperature == 0.0) {
+        token_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(sampling_op, "token_offset", 0);
+        if (token_offset > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (zend_ulong) host_indices[0]) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        selected_token_id = token_offset + (zend_ulong) host_indices[0];
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "selected_token_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) selected_token_id);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_probability", 1.0);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_logit", (double) host_logits[0]);
+        add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_rank", 0.0);
+        add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "selected_token_source", "bounded_readback_temperature_zero");
+        add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "sampler_mode", "temperature_zero_argmax");
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "sampler_deterministic", true);
+        add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "sampler_active_candidate_count", 1);
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_selected_from_rank_zero", true);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        double score = (double) host_logits[i] / temperature;
+
+        probabilities[i] = score;
+        if (i == 0 || score > max_score) {
+            max_score = score;
+        }
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        probabilities[i] = king_inference_graph_exp(probabilities[i] - max_score);
+        probability_sum += probabilities[i];
+    }
+    if (probability_sum <= 0.0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        probabilities[i] /= probability_sum;
+    }
+
+    active_count = top_k == 0 || top_k > candidate_count ? candidate_count : top_k;
+    probability_sum = 0.0;
+    for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+        probability_sum += probabilities[i];
+        if (probability_sum >= top_p) {
+            active_count = i + 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+        active_sum += probabilities[i];
+    }
+    if (active_sum <= 0.0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_seed) {
+        double target;
+        double cumulative = 0.0;
+
+        sample_index = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(sampling_op, "sample_index", 0);
+        target = king_inference_graph_sampling_unit(seed, candidate_count ^ (active_count << 7) ^ sample_index) * active_sum;
+        selected_rank = active_count - 1;
+        for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+            cumulative += probabilities[i];
+            if (target <= cumulative) {
+                selected_rank = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    token_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(sampling_op, "token_offset", 0);
+    if (token_offset > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (zend_ulong) host_indices[selected_rank]) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    selected_token_id = token_offset + (zend_ulong) host_indices[selected_rank];
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "selected_token_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) selected_token_id);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_probability", probabilities[selected_rank] / active_sum);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_logit", (double) host_logits[selected_rank]);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "selected_token_rank", (double) selected_rank);
+    add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "selected_token_source", "bounded_readback_sampler");
+    add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "sampler_mode", "sample");
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "sampler_deterministic", has_seed);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "sampler_seeded", has_seed);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "sampler_active_candidate_count", (zend_long) active_count);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "sampler_active_probability_sum", active_sum);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "sampler_temperature", temperature);
+    add_assoc_double(logits_probe, "sampler_top_p", top_p);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_bounded_logits_readback(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *logits_id,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr logits_output,
+    zend_ulong logits_rows,
+    zval *logits_probe
+) {
+    unsigned int host_indices[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    float host_logits[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    zend_ulong candidate_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong requested_candidates;
+    zval *sampling_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_sampling_op_for_logits(graph, logits_id);
+    zval candidates;
+    zend_ulong i;
+    bool materialize_candidates = true;
+
+    requested_candidates = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_candidate_limit(
+        sampling_op,
+        (zend_ulong) model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit
+    );
+    materialize_candidates = king_inference_decode_graph_bool_option(
+        sampling_op,
+        "materialize_candidates",
+        true
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_readback_attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_readback_available", model->cuda_logits_readback_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_readback_executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "sampling_op_present", sampling_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "candidate_materialization_requested", materialize_candidates);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_numeric_validated", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_top_k_ordering_validated", false);
+    if (sampling_op != NULL) {
+        zval *op_name = king_inference_array_find(sampling_op, "op");
+
+        if (op_name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING) {
+            add_assoc_str(logits_probe, "sampling_op", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(op_name)));
+        }
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "requested_candidates", (zend_long) requested_candidates);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_top_k(
+            model,
+            logits_output,
+            logits_rows,
+            requested_candidates,
+            host_indices,
+            host_logits,
+            &candidate_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_logits_readback_result,
+            model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_logits_readback_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_readback_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (sampling_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_selected_bounded_token(
+                sampling_op,
+                host_indices,
+                host_logits,
+                candidate_count,
+                logits_probe
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_bounded_token_selection_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "selected_token_ready", false);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_bounded_logits_projection(
+            model,
+            weight_name,
+            final_norm_output,
+            final_norm_width,
+            logits_rows,
+            host_indices,
+            host_logits,
+            candidate_count,
+            logits_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "bounded_readback_executed", true);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "candidate_count", (zend_long) candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "readback_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "full_logits_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "saved_readback_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes);
+    if (!materialize_candidates) {
+        add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "candidates_materialized", false);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&candidates);
+    for (i = 0; i < candidate_count; i++) {
+        zval candidate;
+
+        array_init(&candidate);
+        add_assoc_long(&candidate, "rank", (zend_long) i);
+        add_assoc_long(&candidate, "token_id", (zend_long) host_indices[i]);
+        add_assoc_double(&candidate, "logit", (double) host_logits[i]);
+        add_next_index_zval(&candidates, &candidate);
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "candidates_materialized", true);
+    add_assoc_zval(logits_probe, "candidates", &candidates);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_logits_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *final_norm_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width,
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *logits_output,
+    zend_ulong *logits_rows,
+    zend_string **logits_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *logits_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, final_norm_id, "linear");
+    zend_string *logits_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *resolved_weight = NULL;
+    const char *projection_status = NULL;
+    size_t bytes;
+
+    *logits_output = 0;
+    *logits_rows = 0;
+    if (logits_id_out != NULL) {
+        *logits_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "attempted", logits_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (logits_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (final_norm_output == 0
+        || final_norm_width == 0
+        || final_norm_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(logits_op, "id", &logits_id) != SUCCESS
+        || !zend_string_equals_literal(logits_id, "logits")
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, logits_op, final_norm_width, &weight, logits_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || *logits_rows == 0
+        || *logits_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_output_projection_resolve(model, &resolved_weight, NULL, &projection_status, NULL)
+        || resolved_weight == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_output_projection_result,
+            projection_status != NULL ? projection_status : "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_weight_unresolved"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!zend_string_equals(resolved_weight, weight)) {
+        zend_string_release(resolved_weight);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_weight_mismatch");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(resolved_weight);
+
+    bytes = (size_t) *logits_rows * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, logits_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_output_projection_q8_0(model, final_norm_output, final_norm_width, *logits_output, *logits_rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, logits_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_output_projection_result,
+            model->cuda_output_projection_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_output_projection_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_bounded_logits_readback(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            logits_id,
+            weight,
+            final_norm_output,
+            final_norm_width,
+            *logits_output,
+            *logits_rows,
+            logits_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, logits_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_logits_rows = *logits_rows;
+    if (logits_id_out != NULL) {
+        *logits_id_out = logits_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(logits_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(final_norm_id));
+    add_assoc_str(logits_probe, "logits", zend_string_copy(logits_id));
+    add_assoc_str(logits_probe, "weight", zend_string_copy(weight));
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "rows", (zend_long) *logits_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4b1d5df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph K/V head preparation helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/matvec/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_matvec_compare_helpers.inc"
+#include "../../device/compare/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_qkv_projection_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *linear_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *output,
+    zend_ulong *rows
+) {
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+
+    *output = 0;
+    *rows = 0;
+    if (linear_op == NULL
+        || input == 0
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            linear_op,
+            input_width,
+            &weight,
+            rows
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || *rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) *rows * sizeof(float), output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_linear_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec(model, weight, input, input_width, *output, *rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_linear_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_input_width = input_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_linear_rows = *rows;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_to_device(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *slice_op,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *output,
+    zend_ulong *offset,
+    zend_ulong *length
+) {
+    *output = 0;
+    *offset = 0;
+    *length = 0;
+    if (slice_op == NULL
+        || input == 0
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_shape(
+            model,
+            slice_op,
+            input_length,
+            offset,
+            length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, (size_t) *length * sizeof(float), output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_slice_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_slice(model, input, *offset, *output, *length) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_slice_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_offset = *offset;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_slice_length = *length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_op_for_vectors(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *key_id,
+    zend_string *value_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || key_id == NULL || value_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *key;
+        zval *value;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        key = king_inference_array_find(entry, "key");
+        value = king_inference_array_find(entry, "value");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_write")
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(key, key_id)
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(value, value_id)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_ops.inc"
+
+#include "../attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_ops.inc"
+#include "../residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_ops.inc"
+#include "../../prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_ops.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_head_prepare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rms_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    double epsilon,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_slice_output,
+    zend_ulong query_slice_length,
+    zval *query_rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *kv_prepared
+) {
+    zval *key_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    zval *value_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 2);
+    zval *key_slice_op = NULL;
+    zval *value_slice_op = NULL;
+    zval *kv_write_op = NULL;
+    zval *kv_attention_op = NULL;
+    zval key_rope_probe;
+    zval kv_write_probe;
+    zval kv_attention_probe;
+    zval attention_stack_probe;
+    zend_string *key_linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_rope_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_rope_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *kv_attention_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_linear_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_linear_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_slice_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_rope_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_slice_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_rope_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_context_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_slice_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_slice_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_slice_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_slice_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_rope_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_rope_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong attention_context_length = 0;
+    bool key_rope_executed = false;
+    bool query_rope_executed = false;
+    bool used_prefilled_kv = false;
+
+    *kv_prepared = false;
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attempted", key_linear_op != NULL || value_linear_op != NULL);
+    if (key_linear_op == NULL && value_linear_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (key_linear_op == NULL
+        || value_linear_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(key_linear_op, "id", &key_linear_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(value_linear_op, "id", &value_linear_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_linear_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_kv_head_prepare(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            key_linear_id,
+            value_linear_id,
+            query_slice_id,
+            query_slice_output,
+            query_slice_length,
+            query_rope_probe,
+            kv_probe,
+            attention_stack_output,
+            attention_stack_width,
+            attention_stack_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            kv_prepared,
+            &used_prefilled_kv
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (used_prefilled_kv) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            key_linear_op,
+            rms_norm_output,
+            width,
+            &key_linear_output,
+            &key_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_execution_probe(
+        model,
+        kv_probe,
+        "key_projection_device_execution",
+        "gpu_decoder_key_projection_device_execution",
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        key_linear_op,
+        key_linear_output,
+        width,
+        key_rows,
+        epsilon
+    );
+    key_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_op_for_query(
+        graph,
+        key_linear_id,
+        query_slice_id,
+        "k"
+    );
+    if (key_slice_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(key_slice_op, "id", &key_slice_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_key_slice_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            key_slice_op,
+            key_linear_output,
+            key_rows,
+            &key_slice_output,
+            &key_slice_offset,
+            &key_slice_length
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    array_init(&key_rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&key_rope_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_key_rope_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            key_slice_id,
+            key_slice_output,
+            key_slice_length,
+            &key_rope_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &key_rope_output,
+            &key_rope_length,
+            &key_rope_id,
+            &key_rope_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!key_rope_executed) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_key_rope_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            value_linear_op,
+            rms_norm_output,
+            width,
+            &value_linear_output,
+            &value_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_qkv_projection_execution_probe(
+        model,
+        kv_probe,
+        "value_projection_device_execution",
+        "gpu_decoder_value_projection_device_execution",
+        token_id,
+        rms_weight_tensor,
+        value_linear_op,
+        value_linear_output,
+        width,
+        value_rows,
+        epsilon
+    );
+    value_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_op_for_query(
+        graph,
+        value_linear_id,
+        query_slice_id,
+        "v"
+    );
+    if (value_slice_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(value_slice_op, "id", &value_slice_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_value_slice_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            value_slice_op,
+            value_linear_output,
+            value_rows,
+            &value_slice_output,
+            &value_slice_offset,
+            &value_slice_length
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    kv_write_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_op_for_vectors(
+        graph,
+        key_rope_id,
+        value_slice_id
+    );
+    array_init(&kv_write_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_write_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_kv_write_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_write(
+            model,
+            kv_write_op,
+            query_slice_id,
+            key_rope_output,
+            key_rope_length,
+            value_slice_output,
+            value_slice_length,
+            &kv_write_probe,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (query_slice_id == NULL || query_slice_output == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_query_rope_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            query_slice_id,
+            query_slice_output,
+            query_slice_length,
+            query_rope_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &query_rope_output,
+            &query_rope_length,
+            &query_rope_id,
+            &query_rope_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!query_rope_executed) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_query_rope_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    kv_attention_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_op_for_query(graph, query_rope_id);
+    array_init(&kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_attention_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_kv_attention_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_attention(
+            model,
+            kv_attention_op,
+            query_rope_output,
+            query_rope_length,
+            &kv_attention_probe,
+            &attention_context_output,
+            &attention_context_length,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kv_attention_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(kv_attention_op, "id", &kv_attention_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_id_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_query_rope_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    array_init(&attention_stack_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_stack_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_stack_slot_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_attention_stack_slot(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            kv_attention_id,
+            attention_context_output,
+            attention_context_length,
+            &attention_stack_probe,
+            attention_stack_output,
+            attention_stack_width,
+            attention_stack_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_context_length", (zend_long) attention_context_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) *attention_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_key_length = key_slice_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_value_length = value_slice_length;
+    *kv_prepared = true;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "key_rope_executed", key_rope_executed);
+    add_assoc_stringl(kv_probe, "key_linear_id", ZSTR_VAL(key_linear_id), ZSTR_LEN(key_linear_id));
+    add_assoc_stringl(kv_probe, "key_slice_id", ZSTR_VAL(key_slice_id), ZSTR_LEN(key_slice_id));
+    add_assoc_stringl(kv_probe, "key_rope_id", ZSTR_VAL(key_rope_id), ZSTR_LEN(key_rope_id));
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_linear_rows", (zend_long) key_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_slice_offset", (zend_long) key_slice_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_slice_length", (zend_long) key_slice_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_rope_length", (zend_long) key_rope_length);
+    add_assoc_stringl(kv_probe, "value_linear_id", ZSTR_VAL(value_linear_id), ZSTR_LEN(value_linear_id));
+    add_assoc_stringl(kv_probe, "value_slice_id", ZSTR_VAL(value_slice_id), ZSTR_LEN(value_slice_id));
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "value_linear_rows", (zend_long) value_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "value_slice_offset", (zend_long) value_slice_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "value_slice_length", (zend_long) value_slice_length);
+
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_stack_released", false);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_attention_context_free_failed"
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_attention_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_context_released", true);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "key_rope_execution", &key_rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "kv_write_execution", &kv_write_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution", &kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "attention_stack_slot_execution", &attention_stack_probe);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_slice_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_free_failed"
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_linear_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_free_failed"
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_free_failed"
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_slice_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_free_failed"
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_linear_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_lookup.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_lookup.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e566a68fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_lookup.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph K/V slice lookup helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_slice_identity(
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    zend_ulong *layer,
+    zend_ulong *head
+) {
+    unsigned long parsed_layer = 0;
+    unsigned long parsed_head = 0;
+    int consumed = 0;
+
+    *layer = 0;
+    *head = 0;
+    if (query_slice_id == NULL
+        || ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id) > INT_MAX
+        || sscanf(ZSTR_VAL(query_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_slice%n", &parsed_layer, &parsed_head, &consumed) != 2
+        || consumed != (int) ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *layer = (zend_ulong) parsed_layer;
+    *head = (zend_ulong) parsed_head;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_op_for_query(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *linear_id,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    const char *kind
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong head = 0;
+    zend_string *expected_id;
+
+    if (ops == NULL
+        || linear_id == NULL
+        || query_slice_id == NULL
+        || kind == NULL
+        || !king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_slice_identity(query_slice_id, &layer, &head)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    expected_id = strpprintf(0, "l%lu_h%lu_%s_slice", (unsigned long) layer, (unsigned long) head, kind);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *op_id;
+        zval *input;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        op_id = king_inference_array_find(entry, "id");
+        input = king_inference_array_find(entry, "input");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "slice")
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(op_id, expected_id)
+            && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, linear_id)) {
+            zend_string_release(expected_id);
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    zend_string_release(expected_id);
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46708facf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph K/V write helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_slice_head(
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    zend_ulong *layer,
+    zend_ulong *query_head
+) {
+    unsigned long parsed_layer = 0;
+    unsigned long parsed_head = 0;
+    int consumed = 0;
+
+    *layer = 0;
+    *query_head = 0;
+    return query_slice_id != NULL
+        && ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id) <= INT_MAX
+        && sscanf(ZSTR_VAL(query_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_slice%n", &parsed_layer, &parsed_head, &consumed) == 2
+        && consumed == (int) ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id)
+        && ((*layer = (zend_ulong) parsed_layer), (*query_head = (zend_ulong) parsed_head), true);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *kv_write_op,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong *layer,
+    zend_ulong *head,
+    zend_ulong *position
+) {
+    zend_string *cache = NULL;
+    zval *slot;
+    unsigned long parsed_layer = 0;
+    unsigned long parsed_head = 0;
+    int consumed = 0;
+
+    *layer = 0;
+    *head = 0;
+    *position = 0;
+    if (kv_write_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(kv_write_op, "cache", &cache) != SUCCESS
+        || ZSTR_LEN(cache) > INT_MAX
+        || sscanf(ZSTR_VAL(cache), "l%lu.h%lu%n", &parsed_layer, &parsed_head, &consumed) != 2
+        || consumed != (int) ZSTR_LEN(cache)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_cache_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    slot = king_inference_array_find(kv_write_op, "slot");
+    if (slot == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(slot) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(slot) < 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_slot_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        || key_length == 0
+        || value_length == 0
+        || key_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length
+        || (zend_ulong) parsed_layer >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers
+        || (zend_ulong) parsed_head >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads
+        || (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(slot) >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *layer = (zend_ulong) parsed_layer;
+    *head = (zend_ulong) parsed_head;
+    *position = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(slot);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_offsets(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    size_t *slot,
+    size_t *key_offset_bytes,
+    size_t *value_offset_bytes
+) {
+    size_t computed_slot;
+    size_t key_offset;
+    size_t value_offset;
+
+    *slot = 0;
+    *key_offset_bytes = 0;
+    *value_offset_bytes = 0;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) layer, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads, &computed_slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(computed_slot, (size_t) head, &computed_slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(computed_slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens, &computed_slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(computed_slot, (size_t) position, &computed_slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(computed_slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length, &key_offset)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(key_offset, sizeof(float), key_offset_bytes)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(computed_slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length, &value_offset)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(value_offset, sizeof(float), value_offset_bytes)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_offset_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *slot = computed_slot;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_write(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *kv_write_op,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_output,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_output,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zval *kv_write_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong head = 0;
+    zend_ulong position = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_head = 0;
+    size_t cache_slot = 0;
+    size_t key_offset_bytes = 0;
+    size_t value_offset_bytes = 0;
+    bool query_head_available;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_write_probe, "attempted", kv_write_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_write_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_write_probe, "executed", false);
+    if (kv_write_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_shape(
+            model,
+            kv_write_op,
+            key_length,
+            value_length,
+            &layer,
+            &head,
+            &position
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_offsets(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position,
+            &cache_slot,
+            &key_offset_bytes,
+            &value_offset_bytes
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    query_head_available = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_slice_head(
+        query_slice_id,
+        &query_layer,
+        &query_head
+    );
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_write(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position,
+            key_output,
+            key_length,
+            value_output,
+            value_length
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_key_length = key_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_value_length = value_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_layer = layer;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_head = head;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_write_position = position;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_write_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "kv_head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_write_probe, "query_head_available", query_head_available);
+    if (query_head_available) {
+        add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "query_layer", (zend_long) query_layer);
+        add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "query_head", (zend_long) query_head);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(kv_write_probe, "query_layer");
+        add_assoc_null(kv_write_probe, "query_head");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "cache_key_stride", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "cache_value_stride", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "cache_slot_index", (zend_long) cache_slot);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "key_offset_bytes", (zend_long) key_offset_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "value_offset_bytes", (zend_long) value_offset_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "key_write_bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) key_length * sizeof(float)));
+    add_assoc_long(kv_write_probe, "value_write_bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) value_length * sizeof(float)));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_norm_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_norm_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3967a2ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_norm_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph RMSNorm helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/norm/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_post_rms_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_output,
+    zend_ulong input_width,
+    zval *probe,
+    const char *probe_prefix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *norm_output,
+    zend_ulong *norm_width,
+    zend_string **norm_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, input_id, "rms_norm");
+    zend_string *norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    size_t bytes;
+
+    *norm_output = 0;
+    *norm_width = 0;
+    if (norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *norm_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_attempted", norm_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_available", model->cuda_rms_norm_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_retained_device_output", false);
+    if (probe_prefix != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(probe, "post_rms_norm_scope", probe_prefix);
+    }
+    if (norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_rms_norm_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_post_rms_norm_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_output == 0
+        || input_width == 0
+        || input_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "id", &norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_post_rms_norm_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    bytes = (size_t) input_width * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_post_rms_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(model, weight, input_output, *norm_output, input_width, epsilon) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_post_rms_norm_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = input_width;
+    *norm_width = input_width;
+    if (norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *norm_id_out = norm_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(probe, "post_rms_norm_input", zend_string_copy(input_id));
+    add_assoc_str(probe, "post_rms_norm", zend_string_copy(norm_id));
+    add_assoc_str(probe, "post_rms_norm_weight", zend_string_copy(weight));
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "post_rms_norm_retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(probe, "post_rms_norm_width", (zend_long) input_width);
+    add_assoc_long(probe, "post_rms_norm_bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(probe, "post_rms_norm_epsilon", epsilon);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *residual_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong *ffn_norm_width,
+    zend_string **ffn_norm_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    size_t bytes;
+
+    *ffn_norm_output = 0;
+    *ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "attempted", ffn_norm_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (residual_output == 0 || residual_width == 0 || residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_input_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(ffn_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    bytes = (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, ffn_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(model, weight, residual_output, *ffn_norm_output, residual_width, epsilon) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_block0_ffn_norm(
+            model,
+            weight,
+            residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            *ffn_norm_output,
+            residual_width,
+            epsilon,
+            ffn_norm_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_norm_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = residual_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_norm_width = residual_width;
+    *ffn_norm_width = residual_width;
+    if (ffn_norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *ffn_norm_id_out = ffn_norm_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_norm_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm", zend_string_copy(ffn_norm_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(ffn_norm_probe, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_projection_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_projection_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a760084c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_projection_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph attention output-projection helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/attention/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_output_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *stack_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr stack_output,
+    zend_ulong stack_width,
+    zval *projection_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *projection_output,
+    zend_ulong *projection_width,
+    zend_string **projection_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *projection_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, stack_id, "linear");
+    zend_string *projection_id = NULL;
+
+    *projection_output = 0;
+    *projection_width = 0;
+    add_assoc_string(projection_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_output_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "attempted", projection_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        projection_probe,
+        "available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (projection_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_missing"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (stack_output == 0 || stack_width == 0 || stack_id == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(projection_op, "id", &projection_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_to_device(
+            model,
+            projection_op,
+            stack_output,
+            stack_width,
+            projection_output,
+            projection_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (projection_id_out != NULL) {
+        *projection_id_out = projection_id;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_output_projection_width = *projection_width;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(projection_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(stack_id));
+    add_assoc_str(projection_probe, "projection", zend_string_copy(projection_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(projection_probe, "stack_width", (zend_long) stack_width);
+    add_assoc_long(projection_probe, "projection_width", (zend_long) *projection_width);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_attention_residual_add(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *hidden_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong hidden_width,
+    zend_string *projection_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_output,
+    zend_ulong projection_width,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *residual_output,
+    zend_ulong *residual_width,
+    zend_string **residual_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *residual_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, hidden_id, projection_id);
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+
+    *residual_output = 0;
+    *residual_width = 0;
+    add_assoc_string(residual_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attempted", residual_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (residual_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (hidden_output == 0
+        || projection_output == 0
+        || hidden_width == 0
+        || hidden_width != projection_width
+        || hidden_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_input_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_id_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float),
+            residual_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(model, hidden_output, projection_output, *residual_output, hidden_width) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_residual_add_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_attention_residual_add(
+            model,
+            hidden_output,
+            hidden_width,
+            projection_output,
+            projection_width,
+            *residual_output,
+            hidden_width,
+            residual_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_residual_width = hidden_width;
+    *residual_width = hidden_width;
+    if (residual_id_out != NULL) {
+        *residual_id_out = residual_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(residual_probe, "residual", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(residual_probe, "width", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fb2a5e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/projection/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_query_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph query-head fan-in helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_init_head_probe(
+    zval *probe,
+    const char *type,
+    bool available
+) {
+    array_init(probe);
+    add_assoc_string(probe, "type", type);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "available", available);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+    zval *head_probe,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe
+) {
+    zval_ptr_dtor(kv_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(rope_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(slice_probe);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(head_probe);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_query_head_with_prepared_kv(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_slice_output,
+    zend_ulong query_slice_length,
+    zval *query_rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *head_prepared
+) {
+    zval *kv_attention_op = NULL;
+    zval kv_attention_probe;
+    zval attention_stack_probe;
+    zend_string *query_rope_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *kv_attention_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_rope_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_context_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_rope_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong attention_context_length = 0;
+    bool query_rope_executed = false;
+
+    *head_prepared = false;
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "kv_reused", true);
+
+    if (query_slice_id == NULL || query_slice_output == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_reused_kv_query_rope_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            query_slice_id,
+            query_slice_output,
+            query_slice_length,
+            query_rope_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &query_rope_output,
+            &query_rope_length,
+            &query_rope_id,
+            &query_rope_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!query_rope_executed) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_reused_kv_query_rope_missing"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    kv_attention_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_op_for_query(graph, query_rope_id);
+    array_init(&kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_attention_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_reused_kv_attention_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_attention(
+            model,
+            kv_attention_op,
+            query_rope_output,
+            query_rope_length,
+            &kv_attention_probe,
+            &attention_context_output,
+            &attention_context_length,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kv_attention_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(kv_attention_op, "id", &kv_attention_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_reused_kv_attention_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_reused_kv_query_rope_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+    array_init(&attention_stack_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_stack_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_reused_kv_attention_stack_slot_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_attention_stack_slot(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            kv_attention_id,
+            attention_context_output,
+            attention_context_length,
+            &attention_stack_probe,
+            attention_stack_output,
+            attention_stack_width,
+            attention_stack_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_reused_kv_attention_context_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_attention_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "query_rope_executed", query_rope_executed);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "query_rope_length", (zend_long) query_rope_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_context_length", (zend_long) attention_context_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) *attention_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_context_released", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_stack_released", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution", &kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "attention_stack_slot_execution", &attention_stack_probe);
+    *head_prepared = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_query_attention_heads(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id,
+    zend_string *rms_weight_tensor,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rms_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    double epsilon,
+    zend_string *linear_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr linear_output,
+    zend_ulong linear_rows,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_head_prepare_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    zend_ulong *first_slice_length,
+    bool *rope_executed,
+    bool *kv_prepared
+) {
+    zval heads;
+    zend_ulong head_index = 0;
+    zend_ulong prepared_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong sliced_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong prefilled_query_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV];
+    bool reuse_single_kv_head = kv_heads == 1;
+    bool first_slice_recorded = false;
+
+    *first_slice_length = 0;
+    *rope_executed = false;
+    *kv_prepared = false;
+    array_init(&heads);
+
+    while (true) {
+        zval *slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(
+            graph,
+            linear_id,
+            "slice",
+            head_index
+        );
+        zval head_probe;
+        zval head_slice_probe;
+        zval head_rope_probe;
+        zval head_kv_probe;
+        zend_string *slice_id = NULL;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr slice_output = 0;
+        zend_ulong slice_offset = 0;
+        zend_ulong slice_length = 0;
+        zend_result prepare_result;
+        bool head_prepared = false;
+        bool used_prefilled_query_head = false;
+
+        if (slice_op == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_slice_execution_unavailable"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        array_init(&head_probe);
+        add_assoc_string(&head_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_query_attention_head_device_execution");
+        add_assoc_long(&head_probe, "head_index", (zend_long) head_index);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_init_head_probe(
+            &head_slice_probe,
+            "gpu_decoder_slice_device_execution",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_init_head_probe(
+            &head_rope_probe,
+            "gpu_decoder_rope_device_execution",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+        );
+        array_init(&head_kv_probe);
+        add_assoc_string(&head_kv_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_kv_head_prepare_device_execution");
+        add_assoc_bool(&head_kv_probe, "attempted", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &head_kv_probe,
+            "available",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(&head_kv_probe, "executed", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(&head_kv_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(slice_op, "id", &slice_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_shape(
+                model,
+                slice_op,
+                linear_rows,
+                &slice_offset,
+                &slice_length
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+                &head_probe,
+                &head_slice_probe,
+                &head_rope_probe,
+                &head_kv_probe
+            );
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!first_slice_recorded) {
+            first_slice_recorded = true;
+            *first_slice_length = slice_length;
+            add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "offset", (zend_long) slice_offset);
+            add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+            add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) slice_length * sizeof(float)));
+            add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "first_offset", (zend_long) slice_offset);
+            add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "first_length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+        }
+
+        if (head_index == 0 || !reuse_single_kv_head) {
+            prepare_result = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_kv_head_prepare_for_norm(
+                model,
+                graph,
+                rms_norm_id,
+                slice_id,
+                slice_length,
+                &head_rope_probe,
+                &head_kv_probe,
+                attention_stack_output,
+                attention_stack_width,
+                attention_stack_id,
+                executed_device_ops,
+                &head_prepared,
+                &used_prefilled_query_head
+            );
+            if (prepare_result != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+                    &head_probe,
+                    &head_slice_probe,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe
+                );
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            prepare_result = SUCCESS;
+        }
+        if (used_prefilled_query_head) {
+            prefilled_query_heads++;
+            add_assoc_bool(&head_slice_probe, "executed", false);
+            add_assoc_bool(&head_slice_probe, "used_prefill_query_rope", true);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "offset", (zend_long) slice_offset);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) slice_length * sizeof(float)));
+            add_assoc_bool(&head_slice_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+        } else {
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_to_device(
+                    model,
+                    slice_op,
+                    linear_output,
+                    linear_rows,
+                    &slice_output,
+                    &slice_offset,
+                    &slice_length
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+                    &head_probe,
+                    &head_slice_probe,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe
+                );
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            (*executed_device_ops)++;
+            sliced_heads++;
+            add_assoc_bool(&head_slice_probe, "executed", true);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "offset", (zend_long) slice_offset);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "length", (zend_long) slice_length);
+            add_assoc_long(&head_slice_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) slice_length * sizeof(float)));
+
+            if (head_index == 0 || !reuse_single_kv_head) {
+                prepare_result = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_head_prepare(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    rms_norm_id,
+                    rms_weight_tensor,
+                    rms_norm_output,
+                    width,
+                    token_id,
+                    epsilon,
+                    slice_id,
+                    slice_output,
+                    slice_length,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe,
+                    attention_stack_output,
+                    attention_stack_width,
+                    attention_stack_id,
+                    executed_device_ops,
+                    &head_prepared
+                );
+            } else {
+                prepare_result = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_query_head_with_prepared_kv(
+                    model,
+                    graph,
+                    slice_id,
+                    slice_output,
+                    slice_length,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe,
+                    attention_stack_output,
+                    attention_stack_width,
+                    attention_stack_id,
+                    executed_device_ops,
+                    &head_prepared
+                );
+            }
+            if (prepare_result != SUCCESS) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &slice_output);
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+                    &head_probe,
+                    &head_slice_probe,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe
+                );
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &slice_output) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                    model,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_graph_query_slice_free_failed"
+                );
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_query_head_probes(
+                    &head_probe,
+                    &head_slice_probe,
+                    &head_rope_probe,
+                    &head_kv_probe
+                );
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&heads);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            add_assoc_bool(&head_slice_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+        }
+        if (head_prepared) {
+            prepared_heads++;
+        }
+
+        add_assoc_bool(&head_probe, "prepared", head_prepared);
+        add_assoc_zval(&head_probe, "slice_execution", &head_slice_probe);
+        add_assoc_zval(&head_probe, "rope_execution", &head_rope_probe);
+        add_assoc_zval(&head_probe, "kv_head_prepare_execution", &head_kv_probe);
+        add_next_index_zval(&heads, &head_probe);
+        head_index++;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "attempted", head_index > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "executed", sliced_heads > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "query_head_count", (zend_long) head_index);
+    add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "executed_query_head_count", (zend_long) sliced_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(slice_probe, "prefilled_query_head_count", (zend_long) prefilled_query_heads);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "attempted", head_index > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "executed", prepared_heads > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "query_head_count", (zend_long) head_index);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_head_prepare_probe, "attempted", head_index > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_head_prepare_probe, "executed", prepared_heads > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_head_prepare_probe, "expected_heads", (zend_long) head_index);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_head_prepare_probe, "prepared_heads", (zend_long) prepared_heads);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_head_prepare_probe, "all_heads_prepared", head_index > 0 && prepared_heads == head_index);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_head_prepare_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) *attention_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_head_prepare_probe, "attention_stack_retained", *attention_stack_output != 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        kv_head_prepare_probe,
+        "complete_attention_stack",
+        head_index > 0 && prepared_heads == head_index && *attention_stack_output != 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_head_prepare_probe, "attention_stack_released", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_head_prepare_probe, "query_heads", &heads);
+
+    *rope_executed = prepared_heads > 0;
+    *kv_prepared = head_index > 0 && prepared_heads == head_index;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_expected_heads = head_index;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_prepared_heads = prepared_heads;
+    if (*kv_prepared) {
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_count++;
+        if (*attention_stack_output != 0) {
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ec3bc879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph attention stack-slot helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_op_for_input(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *input_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || input_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *inputs;
+        zval *input;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        inputs = king_inference_array_find(entry, "inputs");
+        if (op_name == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(op_name) != IS_STRING
+            || !zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "stack")
+            || inputs == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input) {
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, input_id)) {
+                return entry;
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *stack_op,
+    zend_string *context_id,
+    zend_ulong context_length,
+    zend_ulong *input_index,
+    zend_ulong *input_count,
+    zend_ulong *stack_width
+) {
+    zval *inputs;
+    zval *input;
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    bool found = false;
+
+    *input_index = 0;
+    *input_count = 0;
+    *stack_width = 0;
+    inputs = stack_op != NULL ? king_inference_array_find(stack_op, "inputs") : NULL;
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs)) == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_inputs_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), input) {
+        if (input == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_STRING) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_input_invalid"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(input, context_id)) {
+            *input_index = index;
+            found = true;
+        }
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (!found
+        || context_length == 0
+        || context_length > UINT_MAX
+        || index == 0
+        || context_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (index > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / ((size_t) context_length * sizeof(float)))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_width_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *input_count = index;
+    *stack_width = index * context_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_attention_stack_slot(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *context_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr context_output,
+    zend_ulong context_length,
+    zval *stack_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *stack_width,
+    zend_string **stack_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops
+) {
+    zval *stack_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_stack_op_for_input(graph, context_id);
+    zend_string *stack_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong input_index = 0;
+    zend_ulong input_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong output_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong resolved_stack_width = 0;
+    bool allocated_stack = false;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "attempted", stack_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        stack_probe,
+        "available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (stack_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (context_output == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_context_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(stack_op, "id", &stack_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_id_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (stack_id_out != NULL && *stack_id_out != NULL && !zend_string_equals(*stack_id_out, stack_id)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_id_mismatch");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (stack_id_out != NULL && *stack_id_out == NULL) {
+        *stack_id_out = stack_id;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_shape(
+            model,
+            stack_op,
+            context_id,
+            context_length,
+            &input_index,
+            &input_count,
+            &resolved_stack_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    output_offset = input_index * context_length;
+    if (output_offset > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*stack_output == 0) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+                model,
+                (size_t) resolved_stack_width * sizeof(float),
+                stack_output
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_allocation_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *stack_width = resolved_stack_width;
+        allocated_stack = true;
+    } else if (*stack_width != resolved_stack_width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_width_mismatch"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            context_output,
+            *stack_output,
+            output_offset,
+            context_length
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, stack_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_width = *stack_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_index = input_index;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_input_count = input_count;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(stack_probe, "stack", zend_string_copy(stack_id));
+    add_assoc_str(stack_probe, "context", zend_string_copy(context_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(stack_probe, "allocated_stack_output", allocated_stack);
+    add_assoc_long(stack_probe, "input_index", (zend_long) input_index);
+    add_assoc_long(stack_probe, "input_count", (zend_long) input_count);
+    add_assoc_long(stack_probe, "context_length", (zend_long) context_length);
+    add_assoc_long(stack_probe, "stack_width", (zend_long) resolved_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_long(stack_probe, "output_offset", (zend_long) output_offset);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65f95830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/ops/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph RoPE execution helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#include "../../device/compare/rope/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_position_compare.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    zend_ulong *offset,
+    zend_ulong *head_dim,
+    zend_ulong *position,
+    double *position_scale,
+    double *rope_base,
+    zend_ulong *pairing
+) {
+    zend_ulong rope_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong rope_head_dim = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "head_dim", input_length - rope_offset);
+    zend_ulong rope_position = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "position", 0);
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "pairing", 0);
+    double rope_position_scale;
+    double rope_base_value;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "position_scale", 1.0, &rope_position_scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "rope_base", 10000.0, &rope_base_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0
+        || input_length > UINT_MAX
+        || rope_offset > input_length
+        || rope_offset > UINT_MAX
+        || rope_head_dim == 0
+        || (rope_head_dim % 2) != 0
+        || rope_head_dim > input_length - rope_offset
+        || rope_head_dim > UINT_MAX
+        || rope_pairing > 1
+        || !isfinite(rope_position_scale)
+        || !isfinite(rope_base_value)
+        || rope_base_value <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *offset = rope_offset;
+    *head_dim = rope_head_dim;
+    *position = rope_position;
+    *position_scale = rope_position_scale;
+    *rope_base = rope_base_value;
+    *pairing = rope_pairing;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr slice_output,
+    zend_ulong slice_length,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *rope_output,
+    zend_ulong *rope_length,
+    zend_string **rope_id,
+    bool *rope_executed
+) {
+    zval *norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, slice_id, "rms_norm");
+    zval *rope_op;
+    zend_string *input_id = slice_id;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_output = slice_output;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr norm_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong input_length = slice_length;
+    zend_ulong rope_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong rope_head_dim = 0;
+    zend_ulong rope_position = 0;
+    double rope_position_scale = 1.0;
+    double rope_base = 10000.0;
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing = 0;
+
+    *rope_output = 0;
+    *rope_length = 0;
+    if (rope_id != NULL) {
+        *rope_id = NULL;
+    }
+    *rope_executed = false;
+    if (norm_op != NULL) {
+        zend_string *norm_id = NULL;
+        zend_string *norm_weight = NULL;
+        double norm_epsilon = 0.000001;
+
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "id", &norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "weight", &norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &norm_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || norm_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_input_norm_contract_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+                model,
+                (size_t) slice_length * sizeof(float),
+                &norm_output
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_input_norm_allocation_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(
+                model,
+                norm_weight,
+                slice_output,
+                norm_output,
+                slice_length,
+                norm_epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_input_norm_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = slice_length;
+        (*executed_device_ops)++;
+        input_id = norm_id;
+        input_output = norm_output;
+        add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "input_norm_executed", true);
+        add_assoc_str(rope_probe, "input_norm", zend_string_copy(norm_id));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "input_norm_executed", false);
+    }
+
+    rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, input_id, "rope");
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "attempted", rope_op != NULL);
+    if (rope_op == NULL) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_execution_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (rope_id != NULL && king_inference_graph_required_string(rope_op, "id", rope_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_id_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_shape(
+            model,
+            rope_op,
+            input_length,
+            &rope_offset,
+            &rope_head_dim,
+            &rope_position,
+            &rope_position_scale,
+            &rope_base,
+            &rope_pairing
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) input_length * sizeof(float),
+            rope_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rope_f32(
+            model,
+            input_output,
+            *rope_output,
+            input_length,
+            rope_offset,
+            rope_head_dim,
+            rope_position,
+            rope_position_scale,
+            rope_base,
+            rope_pairing
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, rope_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rope_result,
+            model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rope_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_execution_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_length = input_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rope_position = rope_position;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    *rope_executed = true;
+    *rope_length = input_length;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "length", (zend_long) input_length);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "offset", (zend_long) rope_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "head_dim", (zend_long) rope_head_dim);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "position", (zend_long) rope_position);
+    add_assoc_double(rope_probe, "position_scale", rope_position_scale);
+    add_assoc_double(rope_probe, "rope_base", rope_base);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "pairing", (zend_long) rope_pairing);
+    add_assoc_long(rope_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) input_length * sizeof(float)));
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_compare_rope_position_reference(
+            model,
+            input_output,
+            *rope_output,
+            input_length,
+            rope_offset,
+            rope_head_dim,
+            rope_position,
+            rope_position_scale,
+            rope_base,
+            rope_pairing,
+            rope_probe
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_rope_position_compare_error(
+            model,
+            rope_probe,
+            rope_position
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &norm_output);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr slice_output,
+    zend_ulong slice_length,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *rope_executed
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr rope_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong rope_length = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            slice_id,
+            slice_output,
+            slice_length,
+            rope_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &rope_output,
+            &rope_length,
+            NULL,
+            rope_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &rope_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_rope_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_ffn_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_ffn_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1de8c2e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_ffn_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,715 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph helpers for reusing batch-prefilled layer-0 FFN state.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *residual_id,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_norm_output,
+    zend_ulong *ffn_norm_width,
+    zend_string **ffn_norm_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_ffn_norm
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *weight = NULL;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_ffn_norm = false;
+    *ffn_norm_output = 0;
+    *ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    if (ffn_norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *ffn_norm_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (residual_id == NULL
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || residual_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width
+        || residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_norm_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "attempted", ffn_norm_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "weight", &weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(ffn_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_norm_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) residual_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_norm_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float),
+            ffn_norm_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) residual_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *ffn_norm_output,
+            0,
+            residual_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_norm_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_norm_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_rms_norm_width = residual_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_norm_width = residual_width;
+    *ffn_norm_width = residual_width;
+    if (ffn_norm_id_out != NULL) {
+        *ffn_norm_id_out = ffn_norm_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_norm_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm", zend_string_copy(ffn_norm_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "used_prefill_ffn_norm", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float)));
+    add_assoc_double(ffn_norm_probe, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    *used_prefilled_ffn_norm = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_gate_up(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id,
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *gate_output,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *up_output,
+    zend_ulong *gate_rows,
+    zend_ulong *up_rows,
+    zend_string **gate_id_out,
+    zend_string **up_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_gate_up
+) {
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_weight = NULL;
+    zend_ulong gate_shape_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_shape_rows = 0;
+    size_t gate_source_offset;
+    size_t up_source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_gate_up = false;
+    *gate_output = 0;
+    *up_output = 0;
+    *gate_rows = 0;
+    *up_rows = 0;
+    if (gate_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gate_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (up_id_out != NULL) {
+        *up_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (ffn_norm_id == NULL || ffn_norm_width == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_gate_up_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_gate_up_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "attempted", gate_op != NULL || up_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            gate_op,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            &gate_weight,
+            &gate_shape_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            up_op,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            &up_weight,
+            &up_shape_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || gate_shape_rows == 0
+        || gate_shape_rows != up_shape_rows
+        || gate_shape_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows
+        || up_shape_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows
+        || gate_shape_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || up_shape_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_gate_up_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) gate_shape_rows)
+        || position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) up_shape_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_gate_up_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) gate_shape_rows * sizeof(float),
+            gate_output
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) up_shape_rows * sizeof(float),
+            up_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, gate_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_gate_up_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    gate_source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) gate_shape_rows;
+    up_source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) up_shape_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (gate_source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *gate_output,
+            0,
+            gate_shape_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (up_source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *up_output,
+            0,
+            up_shape_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, gate_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_gate_up_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_gate_rows = gate_shape_rows;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_up_rows = up_shape_rows;
+    *gate_rows = gate_shape_rows;
+    *up_rows = up_shape_rows;
+    if (gate_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gate_id_out = gate_id;
+    }
+    if (up_id_out != NULL) {
+        *up_id_out = up_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops) += 2;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate", zend_string_copy(gate_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_gate_up_probe, "up", zend_string_copy(up_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "used_prefill_ffn_gate_up", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate_rows", (zend_long) gate_shape_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "up_rows", (zend_long) up_shape_rows);
+    *used_prefilled_gate_up = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_swiglu(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *gate_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr gate_output,
+    zend_ulong gate_rows,
+    zend_string *up_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr up_output,
+    zend_ulong up_rows,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong *swiglu_width,
+    zend_string **gated_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_swiglu
+) {
+    zval *silu_op;
+    zval *mul_op;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_swiglu = false;
+    *swiglu_output = 0;
+    *swiglu_width = 0;
+    if (gated_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gated_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_id == NULL
+        || up_id == NULL
+        || gate_output == 0
+        || up_output == 0
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows
+        || gate_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width
+        || gate_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_swiglu_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_swiglu_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_swiglu_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "attempted", silu_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(silu_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_swiglu_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) gate_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_swiglu_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float),
+            swiglu_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_swiglu_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) gate_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *swiglu_output,
+            0,
+            gate_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, swiglu_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_swiglu_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_swiglu_width = gate_rows;
+    *swiglu_width = gate_rows;
+    if (gated_id_out != NULL) {
+        *gated_id_out = gated_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gate", zend_string_copy(gate_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "up", zend_string_copy(up_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "silu", zend_string_copy(silu_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gated", zend_string_copy(gated_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "used_prefill_ffn_swiglu", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "width", (zend_long) gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) gate_rows * sizeof(float)));
+    *used_prefilled_swiglu = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_down_projection(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *gated_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr swiglu_output,
+    zend_ulong swiglu_width,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *down_output,
+    zend_ulong *down_width,
+    zend_string **down_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_down
+) {
+    zval *down_op;
+    zend_string *down_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_weight = NULL;
+    zend_ulong down_rows = 0;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_down = false;
+    *down_output = 0;
+    *down_width = 0;
+    if (down_id_out != NULL) {
+        *down_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gated_id == NULL
+        || swiglu_output == 0
+        || swiglu_width == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width != swiglu_width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_down_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    down_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gated_id, "linear");
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_down_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_down_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "attempted", down_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (down_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "id", &down_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            down_op,
+            swiglu_width,
+            &down_weight,
+            &down_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || down_rows == 0
+        || down_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width
+        || down_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_down_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) down_weight;
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) down_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_down_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) down_rows * sizeof(float),
+            down_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_down_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) down_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *down_output,
+            0,
+            down_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, down_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_down_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_down_rows = down_rows;
+    *down_width = down_rows;
+    if (down_id_out != NULL) {
+        *down_id_out = down_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_down_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(gated_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_down_probe, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "used_prefill_ffn_down", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "rows", (zend_long) down_rows);
+    *used_prefilled_down = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_output_residual(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *residual_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_string *down_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr down_output,
+    zend_ulong down_width,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *output,
+    zend_ulong *output_width,
+    zend_string **output_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_output
+) {
+    zval *output_op;
+    zend_string *output_id = NULL;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_output = false;
+    *output = 0;
+    *output_width = 0;
+    if (output_id_out != NULL) {
+        *output_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (residual_id == NULL
+        || down_id == NULL
+        || residual_output == 0
+        || down_output == 0
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || residual_width != down_width
+        || residual_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width
+        || residual_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_output_residual_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    output_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, residual_id, down_id);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_output_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_output_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "attempted", output_op != NULL);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    if (output_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(output_op, "id", &output_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_output_residual_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) residual_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_output_residual_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float),
+            output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_output_residual_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) residual_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *output,
+            0,
+            residual_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_ffn_output_residual_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_ffn_output_residual_width = residual_width;
+    *output_width = residual_width;
+    if (output_id_out != NULL) {
+        *output_id_out = output_id;
+    }
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "residual", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "down", zend_string_copy(down_id));
+    add_assoc_str(ffn_output_probe, "output", zend_string_copy(output_id));
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "used_prefill_ffn_output_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) residual_width * sizeof(float)));
+    *used_prefilled_output = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..614dccad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,776 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph helpers for reusing batch-prefilled K/V cache rows.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_batch_active(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    return model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens > 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads > 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes > 0
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length > 0
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length > 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_attention_stack(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_attention_stack
+) {
+    zval *stack_op;
+    zend_string *stack_id = NULL;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_attention_stack = false;
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (*attention_stack_output != 0 || *attention_stack_width != 0 || *attention_stack_id != NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_stack_target_dirty"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stack_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(graph, "stack");
+    if (stack_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(stack_op, "id", &stack_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_stack_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_stack_size_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *attention_stack_width = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) *attention_stack_width * sizeof(float),
+            attention_stack_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_stack_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) *attention_stack_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *attention_stack_output,
+            0,
+            *attention_stack_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, attention_stack_output);
+        *attention_stack_width = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_stack_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *attention_stack_id = stack_id;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_expected_heads =
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_prepared_heads =
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_stack_width = *attention_stack_width;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "used_prefill_attention_stack", true);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        slice_probe,
+        "query_head_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "used_prefill_attention_stack", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "available", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "used_prefill_attention_stack", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "complete_attention_stack", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_stack_released", false);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) *attention_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        kv_probe,
+        "expected_heads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        kv_probe,
+        "prepared_heads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads
+    );
+
+    *used_prefilled_attention_stack = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_add_op_for_inputs(
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *left_id,
+    zend_string *right_id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || left_id == NULL || right_id == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+        zval *left;
+        zval *right;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        left = king_inference_array_find(entry, "left");
+        right = king_inference_array_find(entry, "right");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "add")
+            && ((king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(left, left_id)
+                    && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(right, right_id))
+                || (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(left, right_id)
+                    && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_zval_string_equals(right, left_id)))) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_attention_residual(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *hidden_id,
+    zend_ulong hidden_width,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    zval *projection_probe,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *residual_output,
+    zend_ulong *residual_width,
+    zend_string **residual_id_out,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefilled_attention_residual
+) {
+    zval *stack_op;
+    zval *projection_op;
+    zval *residual_op;
+    zend_string *stack_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    size_t source_offset;
+
+    *used_prefilled_attention_residual = false;
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width == 0
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (*residual_output != 0 || *residual_width != 0 || *residual_id_out != NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_target_dirty"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (hidden_id == NULL
+        || hidden_width == 0
+        || hidden_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width
+        || hidden_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stack_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(graph, "stack");
+    if (stack_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(stack_op, "id", &stack_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_stack_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    projection_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, stack_id, "linear");
+    if (projection_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(projection_op, "id", &projection_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_projection_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    residual_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_add_op_for_inputs(graph, hidden_id, projection_id);
+    if (residual_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) hidden_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_offset_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            (size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float),
+            residual_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) hidden_width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual
+                + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+            *residual_output,
+            0,
+            hidden_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_copy_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *residual_width = hidden_width;
+    *residual_id_out = residual_id;
+    (*executed_device_ops)++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_attention_residual_width = hidden_width;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(slice_probe, "used_prefill_attention_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(rope_probe, "used_prefill_attention_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "available", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "used_prefill_attention_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "complete_attention_stack", true);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width);
+
+    add_assoc_string(projection_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_output_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "used_prefill_attention_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(projection_probe, "projection_output_released", true);
+    add_assoc_str(projection_probe, "input", zend_string_copy(stack_id));
+    add_assoc_str(projection_probe, "projection", zend_string_copy(projection_id));
+    add_assoc_long(projection_probe, "projection_width", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+
+    add_assoc_string(residual_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_attention_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "precomputed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "used_prefill_attention_residual", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "retained_device_output", true);
+    add_assoc_str(residual_probe, "residual", zend_string_copy(residual_id));
+    add_assoc_long(residual_probe, "width", (zend_long) hidden_width);
+    add_assoc_long(residual_probe, "bytes", (zend_long) ((size_t) hidden_width * sizeof(float)));
+
+    *used_prefilled_attention_residual = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_query_rope_vector(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong query_slice_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *query_rope_output,
+    zend_ulong *query_head
+) {
+    unsigned long parsed_layer = 0;
+    unsigned long parsed_head = 0;
+    int consumed = 0;
+    size_t offset_elements;
+
+    *query_rope_output = 0;
+    *query_head = 0;
+    if (query_slice_id == NULL
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim == 0
+        || query_slice_length != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens
+        || ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id) > INT_MAX
+        || sscanf(ZSTR_VAL(query_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_slice%n", &parsed_layer, &parsed_head, &consumed) != 2
+        || consumed != (int) ZSTR_LEN(query_slice_id)
+        || parsed_layer != 0
+        || (zend_ulong) parsed_head >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if ((size_t) parsed_head > (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens)
+        || ((size_t) parsed_head * (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) > SIZE_MAX - (size_t) position) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    offset_elements = ((size_t) parsed_head * (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) + (size_t) position;
+    if (offset_elements > SIZE_MAX / (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim
+        || offset_elements * (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    offset_elements *= (size_t) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim;
+    *query_rope_output = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope
+        + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (offset_elements * sizeof(float));
+    *query_head = (zend_ulong) parsed_head;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_kv_head_prepare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *key_linear_id,
+    zend_string *value_linear_id,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_slice_output,
+    zend_ulong query_slice_length,
+    zval *query_rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *kv_prepared,
+    bool *used_prefilled_kv
+) {
+    zval *key_slice_op = NULL;
+    zval *key_rope_op = NULL;
+    zval *value_slice_op = NULL;
+    zval *kv_write_op = NULL;
+    zval *query_rope_op = NULL;
+    zval *kv_attention_op = NULL;
+    zval key_rope_probe;
+    zval kv_write_probe;
+    zval kv_attention_probe;
+    zval attention_stack_probe;
+    zend_string *key_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_rope_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_rope_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *kv_attention_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_rope_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_context_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong head = 0;
+    zend_ulong position = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_rope_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong attention_context_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_head = 0;
+    bool query_rope_executed = false;
+    bool used_prefilled_query_rope = false;
+
+    *used_prefilled_kv = false;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_batch_active(model)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    key_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_op_for_query(
+        graph,
+        key_linear_id,
+        query_slice_id,
+        "k"
+    );
+    if (key_slice_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(key_slice_op, "id", &key_slice_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_key_slice_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    key_rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, key_slice_id, "rope");
+    if (key_rope_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(key_rope_op, "id", &key_rope_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_key_rope_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    value_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_slice_op_for_query(
+        graph,
+        value_linear_id,
+        query_slice_id,
+        "v"
+    );
+    if (value_slice_op == NULL || king_inference_graph_required_string(value_slice_op, "id", &value_slice_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_value_slice_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    kv_write_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_op_for_vectors(
+        graph,
+        key_rope_id,
+        value_slice_id
+    );
+    if (kv_write_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_shape(
+            model,
+            kv_write_op,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length,
+            &layer,
+            &head,
+            &position
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_write_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (layer != 0
+        || head >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads
+        || position >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    query_rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, query_slice_id, "rope");
+    if (query_slice_id == NULL
+        || query_rope_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(query_rope_op, "id", &query_rope_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_query_rope_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    used_prefilled_query_rope = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_query_rope_vector(
+        model,
+        query_slice_id,
+        position,
+        query_slice_length,
+        &query_rope_output,
+        &query_head
+    );
+    if (!used_prefilled_query_rope && query_slice_output == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&key_rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&key_rope_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_prefilled_key_rope_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "available", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&key_rope_probe, "used_prefill_kv_cache", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&key_rope_probe, "length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&key_rope_probe, "position", (zend_long) position);
+
+    array_init(&kv_write_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_write_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_prefilled_kv_write_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_write_probe, "attempted", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_write_probe, "available", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_write_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_write_probe, "used_prefill_kv_cache", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_write_probe, "layer", (zend_long) layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_write_probe, "head", (zend_long) head);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_write_probe, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_write_probe, "key_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_write_probe, "value_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length);
+
+    if (used_prefilled_query_rope) {
+        query_rope_length = query_slice_length;
+        query_rope_executed = true;
+        add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "attempted", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "available", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "executed", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "used_prefill_query_rope", true);
+        add_assoc_long(query_rope_probe, "head", (zend_long) query_head);
+        add_assoc_long(query_rope_probe, "position", (zend_long) position);
+        add_assoc_long(query_rope_probe, "length", (zend_long) query_rope_length);
+    } else if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_rope_after_slice_to_device(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            query_slice_id,
+            query_slice_output,
+            query_slice_length,
+            query_rope_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &query_rope_output,
+            &query_rope_length,
+            NULL,
+            &query_rope_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!query_rope_executed) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_query_rope_missing"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    kv_attention_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_op_for_query(graph, query_rope_id);
+    array_init(&kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&kv_attention_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_prefilled_kv_attention_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_kv_attention(
+            model,
+            kv_attention_op,
+            query_rope_output,
+            query_rope_length,
+            &kv_attention_probe,
+            &attention_context_output,
+            &attention_context_length,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        if (!used_prefilled_query_rope) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        }
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kv_attention_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(kv_attention_op, "id", &kv_attention_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        if (!used_prefilled_query_rope) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output);
+        }
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_attention_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!used_prefilled_query_rope
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &query_rope_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_query_rope_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(query_rope_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+    array_init(&attention_stack_probe);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_stack_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_prefilled_kv_attention_stack_slot_device_execution");
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_attention_stack_slot(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            kv_attention_id,
+            attention_context_output,
+            attention_context_length,
+            &attention_stack_probe,
+            attention_stack_output,
+            attention_stack_width,
+            attention_stack_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &attention_context_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&attention_stack_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_attention_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&kv_write_probe);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&key_rope_probe);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_attention_context_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_key_length = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_last_kv_head_value_length = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length;
+    add_assoc_bool(&kv_attention_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "executed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "used_prefill_kv_cache", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "used_prefill_query_rope", used_prefilled_query_rope);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "query_rope_executed", query_rope_executed);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_slice_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "key_rope_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "value_slice_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "query_rope_length", (zend_long) query_rope_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_context_length", (zend_long) attention_context_length);
+    add_assoc_long(kv_probe, "attention_stack_width", (zend_long) *attention_stack_width);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_context_released", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(kv_probe, "attention_stack_released", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "key_rope_execution", &key_rope_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "kv_write_execution", &kv_write_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "kv_attention_execution", &kv_attention_probe);
+    add_assoc_zval(kv_probe, "attention_stack_slot_execution", &attention_stack_probe);
+    *kv_prepared = true;
+    *used_prefilled_kv = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_kv_head_prepare_for_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id,
+    zend_string *query_slice_id,
+    zend_ulong query_slice_length,
+    zval *query_rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack_output,
+    zend_ulong *attention_stack_width,
+    zend_string **attention_stack_id,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *kv_prepared,
+    bool *used_prefilled_kv
+) {
+    zval *key_linear_op;
+    zval *value_linear_op;
+    zend_string *key_linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_linear_id = NULL;
+
+    *used_prefilled_kv = false;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_kv_batch_active(model)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    key_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    value_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 2);
+    if (key_linear_op == NULL
+        || value_linear_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(key_linear_op, "id", &key_linear_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(value_linear_op, "id", &value_linear_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_kv_linear_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_kv_head_prepare(
+        model,
+        graph,
+        key_linear_id,
+        value_linear_id,
+        query_slice_id,
+        0,
+        query_slice_length,
+        query_rope_probe,
+        kv_probe,
+        attention_stack_output,
+        attention_stack_width,
+        attention_stack_id,
+        executed_device_ops,
+        kv_prepared,
+        used_prefilled_kv
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_residual_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_residual_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf9bfcce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/decoder_graph/prefill/residual/cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prefilled_residual_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,673 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA decoder graph helpers for continuing from a batch-prefilled attention residual.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_prefilled_attention_residual_ffn_norm_gate_up_swiglu_down_and_output(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *residual_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *residual_output,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_batch_index,
+    zval *residual_probe,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *ffn_norm_executed,
+    bool *ffn_gate_up_executed,
+    bool *ffn_swiglu_executed,
+    bool *ffn_down_executed,
+    bool *ffn_output_executed,
+    bool *final_norm_executed,
+    bool *logits_executed,
+    zend_string **next_hidden_id_out,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *next_hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong *next_hidden_width
+) {
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_down_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_output_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *final_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *logits_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_gate_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_up_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_swiglu_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_down_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_output_residual = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr final_norm_output = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr logits_output = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_gate_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_up_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_swiglu_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_down_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_output_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong final_norm_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong logits_rows = 0;
+    zend_result release_result = SUCCESS;
+    bool used_prefill_ffn_norm = false;
+    bool used_prefill_ffn_gate_up = false;
+    bool used_prefill_ffn_swiglu = false;
+    bool used_prefill_ffn_down = false;
+    bool used_prefill_ffn_output = false;
+
+    if (next_hidden_id_out != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_id_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (next_hidden_output != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_output = 0;
+    }
+    if (next_hidden_width != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_width = 0;
+    }
+    *ffn_norm_executed = false;
+    *ffn_gate_up_executed = false;
+    *ffn_swiglu_executed = false;
+    *ffn_down_executed = false;
+    *ffn_output_executed = false;
+    *final_norm_executed = false;
+    *logits_executed = false;
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_gate_up_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_swiglu_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_swiglu_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_down_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_down_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(ffn_output_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_ffn_output_residual_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(final_norm_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_final_norm_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_string(logits_probe, "type", "gpu_decoder_logits_projection_device_execution");
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "attempted", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "available", model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "executed", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+
+    if (residual_output == NULL || *residual_output == 0 || residual_id == NULL || residual_width == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_input_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            residual_width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            &ffn_norm_output,
+            &ffn_norm_width,
+            &ffn_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &used_prefill_ffn_norm
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!used_prefill_ffn_norm
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            *residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            &ffn_norm_output,
+            &ffn_norm_width,
+            &ffn_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_norm_executed = ffn_norm_output != 0 && ffn_norm_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_norm_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_gate_up(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_norm_id,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            &ffn_gate_output,
+            &ffn_up_output,
+            &ffn_gate_rows,
+            &ffn_up_rows,
+            &ffn_gate_id,
+            &ffn_up_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &used_prefill_ffn_gate_up
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*ffn_norm_executed
+        && !used_prefill_ffn_gate_up
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_gate_up_projections(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_norm_id,
+            ffn_norm_output,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            &ffn_gate_output,
+            &ffn_up_output,
+            &ffn_gate_rows,
+            &ffn_up_rows,
+            &ffn_gate_id,
+            &ffn_up_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_gate_up_executed = ffn_gate_output != 0 && ffn_up_output != 0 && ffn_gate_rows == ffn_up_rows;
+    if (*ffn_gate_up_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_swiglu(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gate_id,
+            ffn_gate_output,
+            ffn_gate_rows,
+            ffn_up_id,
+            ffn_up_output,
+            ffn_up_rows,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            &ffn_swiglu_output,
+            &ffn_swiglu_width,
+            &ffn_gated_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &used_prefill_ffn_swiglu
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*ffn_gate_up_executed
+        && !used_prefill_ffn_swiglu
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_swiglu(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gate_id,
+            ffn_gate_output,
+            ffn_gate_rows,
+            ffn_up_id,
+            ffn_up_output,
+            ffn_up_rows,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            &ffn_swiglu_output,
+            &ffn_swiglu_width,
+            &ffn_gated_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_swiglu_executed = ffn_swiglu_output != 0 && ffn_swiglu_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_swiglu_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_down_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gated_id,
+            ffn_swiglu_output,
+            ffn_swiglu_width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            &ffn_down_output,
+            &ffn_down_width,
+            &ffn_down_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &used_prefill_ffn_down
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*ffn_swiglu_executed
+        && !used_prefill_ffn_down
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_down_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_gated_id,
+            ffn_swiglu_output,
+            ffn_swiglu_width,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            &ffn_down_output,
+            &ffn_down_width,
+            &ffn_down_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_down_executed = ffn_down_output != 0 && ffn_down_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_down_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_ffn_output_residual(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            *residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            ffn_down_id,
+            ffn_down_output,
+            ffn_down_width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            &ffn_output_residual,
+            &ffn_output_width,
+            &ffn_output_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            &used_prefill_ffn_output
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*ffn_down_executed
+        && !used_prefill_ffn_output
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_ffn_output_residual_add(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            *residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            ffn_down_id,
+            ffn_down_output,
+            ffn_down_width,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            &ffn_output_residual,
+            &ffn_output_width,
+            &ffn_output_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ffn_output_executed = ffn_output_residual != 0 && ffn_output_width > 0;
+    if (*ffn_output_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_final_norm(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            ffn_output_id,
+            ffn_output_residual,
+            ffn_output_width,
+            final_norm_probe,
+            &final_norm_output,
+            &final_norm_width,
+            &final_norm_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *final_norm_executed = final_norm_output != 0 && final_norm_width > 0;
+    if (!*final_norm_executed
+        && ffn_output_residual != 0
+        && ffn_output_width > 0
+        && ffn_output_id != NULL
+        && next_hidden_id_out != NULL
+        && next_hidden_output != NULL
+        && next_hidden_width != NULL) {
+        *next_hidden_id_out = ffn_output_id;
+        *next_hidden_output = ffn_output_residual;
+        *next_hidden_width = ffn_output_width;
+        ffn_output_residual = 0;
+    }
+    if (*final_norm_executed
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_logits_projection(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            final_norm_id,
+            final_norm_output,
+            final_norm_width,
+            logits_probe,
+            &logits_output,
+            &logits_rows,
+            &logits_id,
+            executed_device_ops
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &logits_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *logits_executed = logits_output != 0 && logits_rows > 0 && logits_id != NULL;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &logits_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &final_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output_residual) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_down_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_swiglu_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_up_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_gate_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_norm_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, residual_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        release_result = FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (release_result != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_graph_prefilled_attention_residual_tail_free_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(residual_probe, "residual_output_released", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_output_released", *ffn_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_gate_up_probe, "gate_up_output_released", *ffn_gate_up_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_swiglu_probe, "swiglu_output_released", *ffn_swiglu_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_down_probe, "down_output_released", *ffn_down_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(ffn_output_probe, "output_residual_released", *ffn_output_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_output_released", *final_norm_executed);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "retained_device_output", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(logits_probe, "logits_output_released", *logits_executed);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "residual_width", (zend_long) residual_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_norm_probe, "ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_gate_up_probe, "ffn_norm_width", (zend_long) ffn_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "gate_rows", (zend_long) ffn_gate_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "up_rows", (zend_long) ffn_up_rows);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_swiglu_probe, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) ffn_swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "swiglu_width", (zend_long) ffn_swiglu_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_down_probe, "down_width", (zend_long) ffn_down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "down_width", (zend_long) ffn_down_width);
+    add_assoc_long(ffn_output_probe, "output_width", (zend_long) ffn_output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "input_width", (zend_long) ffn_output_width);
+    add_assoc_long(final_norm_probe, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "final_norm_width", (zend_long) final_norm_width);
+    add_assoc_long(logits_probe, "logits_rows", (zend_long) logits_rows);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_execute_prefilled_layer0_attention_residual(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *embedding_id,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_batch_index,
+    zval *slice_probe,
+    zval *rope_probe,
+    zval *kv_probe,
+    zval *attention_projection_probe,
+    zval *attention_residual_probe,
+    zval *ffn_norm_probe,
+    zval *ffn_gate_up_probe,
+    zval *ffn_swiglu_probe,
+    zval *ffn_down_probe,
+    zval *ffn_output_probe,
+    zval *final_norm_probe,
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    bool *attention_projection_probe_initialized,
+    bool *attention_residual_probe_initialized,
+    bool *ffn_norm_probe_initialized,
+    bool *ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized,
+    bool *ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized,
+    bool *ffn_down_probe_initialized,
+    bool *ffn_output_probe_initialized,
+    bool *final_norm_probe_initialized,
+    bool *logits_probe_initialized,
+    zend_ulong *executed_device_ops,
+    bool *used_prefill_attention_residual,
+    bool *attention_projection_executed,
+    bool *attention_residual_executed,
+    bool *ffn_norm_executed,
+    bool *ffn_gate_up_executed,
+    bool *ffn_swiglu_executed,
+    bool *ffn_down_executed,
+    bool *ffn_output_executed,
+    bool *final_norm_executed,
+    bool *logits_executed,
+    zend_string **next_hidden_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *next_hidden_output,
+    zend_ulong *next_hidden_width
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr residual_output = 0;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong residual_width = 0;
+
+    *used_prefill_attention_residual = false;
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width == 0
+        || prefill_batch_index >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(attention_projection_probe);
+    array_init(attention_residual_probe);
+    array_init(ffn_norm_probe);
+    array_init(ffn_gate_up_probe);
+    array_init(ffn_swiglu_probe);
+    array_init(ffn_down_probe);
+    array_init(ffn_output_probe);
+    array_init(final_norm_probe);
+    array_init(logits_probe);
+    *attention_projection_probe_initialized = true;
+    *attention_residual_probe_initialized = true;
+    *ffn_norm_probe_initialized = true;
+    *ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized = true;
+    *ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized = true;
+    *ffn_down_probe_initialized = true;
+    *ffn_output_probe_initialized = true;
+    *final_norm_probe_initialized = true;
+    *logits_probe_initialized = true;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_try_prefilled_layer0_attention_residual(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            embedding_id,
+            width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            slice_probe,
+            rope_probe,
+            kv_probe,
+            attention_projection_probe,
+            attention_residual_probe,
+            &residual_output,
+            &residual_width,
+            &residual_id,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            used_prefill_attention_residual
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!*used_prefill_attention_residual) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_destroy_downstream_probes(
+            true,
+            attention_projection_probe,
+            true,
+            attention_residual_probe,
+            true,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            true,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            true,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            true,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            true,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            true,
+            final_norm_probe,
+            true,
+            logits_probe
+        );
+        *attention_projection_probe_initialized = false;
+        *attention_residual_probe_initialized = false;
+        *ffn_norm_probe_initialized = false;
+        *ffn_gate_up_probe_initialized = false;
+        *ffn_swiglu_probe_initialized = false;
+        *ffn_down_probe_initialized = false;
+        *ffn_output_probe_initialized = false;
+        *final_norm_probe_initialized = false;
+        *logits_probe_initialized = false;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *attention_projection_executed = true;
+    *attention_residual_executed = true;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_prefilled_attention_residual_ffn_norm_gate_up_swiglu_down_and_output(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_id,
+            &residual_output,
+            residual_width,
+            prefill_batch_index,
+            attention_residual_probe,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            final_norm_probe,
+            logits_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            ffn_norm_executed,
+            ffn_gate_up_executed,
+            ffn_swiglu_executed,
+            ffn_down_executed,
+            ffn_output_executed,
+            final_norm_executed,
+            logits_executed,
+            next_hidden_id,
+            next_hidden_output,
+            next_hidden_width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &residual_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!*logits_executed
+        && *next_hidden_output != 0
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_remaining_blocks(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            next_hidden_id,
+            next_hidden_output,
+            next_hidden_width,
+            slice_probe,
+            rope_probe,
+            kv_probe,
+            attention_projection_probe,
+            attention_residual_probe,
+            ffn_norm_probe,
+            ffn_gate_up_probe,
+            ffn_swiglu_probe,
+            ffn_down_probe,
+            ffn_output_probe,
+            final_norm_probe,
+            logits_probe,
+            executed_device_ops,
+            attention_projection_executed,
+            attention_residual_executed,
+            ffn_norm_executed,
+            ffn_gate_up_executed,
+            ffn_swiglu_executed,
+            ffn_down_executed,
+            ffn_output_executed,
+            final_norm_executed,
+            logits_executed
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, next_hidden_output);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_scores.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_scores.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8020459ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_scores.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,678 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA attention score kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_scores(\n"
+"    const float *query,\n"
+"    const float *keys,\n"
+"    float *scores,\n"
+"    unsigned int key_length,\n"
+"    unsigned int key_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_start,\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_count,\n"
+"    float scale\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int slot = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    if (slot >= slot_count) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    const float *key = keys + ((unsigned long long) (slot_start + slot) * key_stride);\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < key_length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        sum += query[i] * key[i];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        scores[slot] = partials[0] * scale;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_scores_batch(\n"
+"    const float *queries,\n"
+"    const float *keys,\n"
+"    float *scores,\n"
+"    unsigned int query_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int key_length,\n"
+"    unsigned int key_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int position_start,\n"
+"    unsigned int max_slots,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    unsigned int sliding_window,\n"
+"    float scale\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int query_index = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int slot = blockIdx.y;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    if (query_index >= batch_count || slot >= max_slots) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int absolute_position = position_start + query_index;\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_start = 0u;\n"
+"    if (sliding_window > 0u && absolute_position >= sliding_window) {\n"
+"        slot_start = absolute_position - sliding_window + 1u;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_count = absolute_position - slot_start + 1u;\n"
+"    if (slot >= slot_count) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"            scores[((unsigned long long) query_index * max_slots) + slot] = -3.4028234663852886e38f;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    const float *query = queries + ((unsigned long long) query_index * query_stride);\n"
+"    const float *key = keys + ((unsigned long long) (slot_start + slot) * key_stride);\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < key_length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        sum += query[i] * key[i];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        scores[((unsigned long long) query_index * max_slots) + slot] = partials[0] * scale;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_attention_scores_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_attention_scores_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_attention_scores_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_source,
+        "king_attention_scores.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_scores_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_attention_scores_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleLoadData",
+            (void **) &cu_module_load_data
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_attention_scores");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_attention_scores_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_attention_scores_batch");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_attention_scores_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        batch_function = NULL;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_module = module;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_function = function;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_available = batch_function != NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_available = true;
+    if (batch_function != NULL) {
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_result = 0;
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_vector,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_scores,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong key_stride,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    double scale
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int key_length32;
+    unsigned int key_stride32;
+    unsigned int slot_start32;
+    unsigned int slot_count32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float scale32 = (float) scale;
+    void *params[8];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_scores_available || model->cuda_attention_scores_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_vector == 0 || key_cache == 0 || output_scores == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (key_length == 0
+        || key_length > UINT_MAX
+        || key_stride < key_length
+        || key_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_count == 0
+        || slot_count > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_start > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_start > UINT_MAX - slot_count
+        || !isfinite(scale)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    key_length32 = (unsigned int) key_length;
+    key_stride32 = (unsigned int) key_stride;
+    slot_start32 = (unsigned int) slot_start;
+    slot_count32 = (unsigned int) slot_count;
+    params[0] = &query_vector;
+    params[1] = &key_cache;
+    params[2] = &output_scores;
+    params[3] = &key_length32;
+    params[4] = &key_stride32;
+    params[5] = &slot_start32;
+    params[6] = &slot_count32;
+    params[7] = &scale32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_function,
+        slot_count32,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_f32_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_vectors,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_scores,
+    zend_ulong query_stride,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong key_stride,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    zend_ulong max_slots,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    zend_ulong sliding_window,
+    double scale
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zend_ulong last_position;
+    zend_ulong required_slot_start = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_required_slots;
+    unsigned int query_stride32;
+    unsigned int key_length32;
+    unsigned int key_stride32;
+    unsigned int position_start32;
+    unsigned int max_slots32;
+    unsigned int batch_count32;
+    unsigned int sliding_window32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float scale32 = (float) scale;
+    void *params[11];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_available
+        || model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_vectors == 0 || key_cache == 0 || output_scores == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_stride == 0
+        || query_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || key_length == 0
+        || key_length > UINT_MAX
+        || key_stride < key_length
+        || key_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || position_start > UINT_MAX
+        || max_slots == 0
+        || max_slots > UINT_MAX
+        || batch_count == 0
+        || batch_count > UINT_MAX
+        || sliding_window > UINT_MAX
+        || position_start > UINT_MAX - (batch_count - 1)
+        || !isfinite(scale)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    last_position = position_start + batch_count - 1;
+    if (sliding_window > 0 && last_position >= sliding_window) {
+        required_slot_start = last_position - sliding_window + 1;
+    }
+    max_required_slots = last_position - required_slot_start + 1;
+    if (max_slots < max_required_slots) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_scores_batch_slots_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    query_stride32 = (unsigned int) query_stride;
+    key_length32 = (unsigned int) key_length;
+    key_stride32 = (unsigned int) key_stride;
+    position_start32 = (unsigned int) position_start;
+    max_slots32 = (unsigned int) max_slots;
+    batch_count32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    sliding_window32 = (unsigned int) sliding_window;
+    params[0] = &query_vectors;
+    params[1] = &key_cache;
+    params[2] = &output_scores;
+    params[3] = &query_stride32;
+    params[4] = &key_length32;
+    params[5] = &key_stride32;
+    params[6] = &position_start32;
+    params[7] = &max_slots32;
+    params[8] = &batch_count32;
+    params[9] = &sliding_window32;
+    params[10] = &scale32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_function,
+        batch_count32,
+        max_slots32,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_scores_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval attention_scores;
+
+    array_init(&attention_scores);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "attempted", model->cuda_attention_scores_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "available", model->cuda_attention_scores_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_attention_scores_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "module_loaded", model->cuda_attention_scores_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "f32_available", model->cuda_attention_scores_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_scores, "batch_available", model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_scores, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_scores_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_scores, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_scores, "result", model->cuda_attention_scores_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_scores, "error", model->cuda_attention_scores_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "attention_scores_kernel", &attention_scores);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_scores;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_scores_attempted
+        || model->cuda_attention_scores_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_scores = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_scores) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_scores_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_attention_scores_kernel_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_scores_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_softmax.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_softmax.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6d0dd869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_softmax.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,713 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA attention softmax kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_softmax(\n"
+"    const float *scores,\n"
+"    const float *mask,\n"
+"    float *probabilities,\n"
+"    float *sum_out,\n"
+"    unsigned int length,\n"
+"    float scale,\n"
+"    float temperature,\n"
+"    unsigned int mask_enabled\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    float local_max = -3.4028234663852886e38f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        if (mask_enabled != 0u && mask[i] <= 0.0f) {\n"
+"            continue;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        float value = scores[i] * scale / temperature;\n"
+"        local_max = fmaxf(local_max, value);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = local_max;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] = fmaxf(partials[lane_id], partials[lane_id + stride]);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float max_score = partials[0];\n"
+"    float local_sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        if (mask_enabled != 0u && mask[i] <= 0.0f) {\n"
+"            probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"            continue;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        if (max_score <= -3.4028234663852886e38f) {\n"
+"            probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"            continue;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        float value = expf((scores[i] * scale / temperature) - max_score);\n"
+"        probabilities[i] = value;\n"
+"        local_sum += value;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = local_sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float sum = partials[0];\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u && sum_out != 0) {\n"
+"        sum_out[0] = sum;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (sum <= 0.0f) {\n"
+"        for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"            probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        probabilities[i] /= sum;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_softmax_batch(\n"
+"    const float *scores,\n"
+"    float *probabilities,\n"
+"    float *sum_out,\n"
+"    unsigned int position_start,\n"
+"    unsigned int max_slots,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    unsigned int sliding_window,\n"
+"    float scale,\n"
+"    float temperature\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int query_index = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    if (query_index >= batch_count) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int absolute_position = position_start + query_index;\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_start = 0u;\n"
+"    if (sliding_window > 0u && absolute_position >= sliding_window) {\n"
+"        slot_start = absolute_position - sliding_window + 1u;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_count = absolute_position - slot_start + 1u;\n"
+"    const float *row_scores = scores + ((unsigned long long) query_index * max_slots);\n"
+"    float *row_probabilities = probabilities + ((unsigned long long) query_index * max_slots);\n"
+"    float local_max = -3.4028234663852886e38f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < slot_count; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        float value = row_scores[i] * scale / temperature;\n"
+"        local_max = fmaxf(local_max, value);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = local_max;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] = fmaxf(partials[lane_id], partials[lane_id + stride]);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float max_score = partials[0];\n"
+"    float local_sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < slot_count; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        if (max_score <= -3.4028234663852886e38f) {\n"
+"            row_probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"            continue;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        float value = expf((row_scores[i] * scale / temperature) - max_score);\n"
+"        row_probabilities[i] = value;\n"
+"        local_sum += value;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = local_sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float sum = partials[0];\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u && sum_out != 0) {\n"
+"        sum_out[query_index] = sum;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (sum <= 0.0f) {\n"
+"        for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < max_slots; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"            row_probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < slot_count; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        row_probabilities[i] /= sum;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = slot_count + lane_id; i < max_slots; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        row_probabilities[i] = 0.0f;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_attention_softmax_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_attention_softmax_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_attention_softmax_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_source,
+        "king_attention_softmax.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_softmax_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_attention_softmax_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleLoadData",
+            (void **) &cu_module_load_data
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_attention_softmax");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_attention_softmax_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_attention_softmax_batch");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_attention_softmax_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        batch_function = NULL;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_module = module;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_function = function;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_available = batch_function != NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_available = true;
+    if (batch_function != NULL) {
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_result = 0;
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_scores,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_mask,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_probabilities,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_sum,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    double scale,
+    double temperature
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int length32;
+    unsigned int mask_enabled32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float scale32 = (float) scale;
+    float temperature32 = (float) temperature;
+    void *params[8];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_softmax_available || model->cuda_attention_softmax_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_scores == 0 || output_probabilities == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0
+        || length > UINT_MAX
+        || !isfinite(scale)
+        || !isfinite(temperature)
+        || temperature <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    mask_enabled32 = input_mask != 0 ? 1u : 0u;
+    params[0] = &input_scores;
+    params[1] = &input_mask;
+    params[2] = &output_probabilities;
+    params[3] = &output_sum;
+    params[4] = &length32;
+    params[5] = &scale32;
+    params[6] = &temperature32;
+    params[7] = &mask_enabled32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_function,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_f32_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_scores,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_probabilities,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_sums,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    zend_ulong max_slots,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    zend_ulong sliding_window,
+    double scale,
+    double temperature
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zend_ulong last_position;
+    zend_ulong required_slot_start = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_required_slots;
+    unsigned int position_start32;
+    unsigned int max_slots32;
+    unsigned int batch_count32;
+    unsigned int sliding_window32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float scale32 = (float) scale;
+    float temperature32 = (float) temperature;
+    void *params[9];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_available
+        || model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_scores == 0 || output_probabilities == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (position_start > UINT_MAX
+        || max_slots == 0
+        || max_slots > UINT_MAX
+        || batch_count == 0
+        || batch_count > UINT_MAX
+        || sliding_window > UINT_MAX
+        || position_start > UINT_MAX - (batch_count - 1)
+        || !isfinite(scale)
+        || !isfinite(temperature)
+        || temperature <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    last_position = position_start + batch_count - 1;
+    if (sliding_window > 0 && last_position >= sliding_window) {
+        required_slot_start = last_position - sliding_window + 1;
+    }
+    max_required_slots = last_position - required_slot_start + 1;
+    if (max_slots < max_required_slots) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_softmax_batch_slots_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    position_start32 = (unsigned int) position_start;
+    max_slots32 = (unsigned int) max_slots;
+    batch_count32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    sliding_window32 = (unsigned int) sliding_window;
+    params[0] = &input_scores;
+    params[1] = &output_probabilities;
+    params[2] = &output_sums;
+    params[3] = &position_start32;
+    params[4] = &max_slots32;
+    params[5] = &batch_count32;
+    params[6] = &sliding_window32;
+    params[7] = &scale32;
+    params[8] = &temperature32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_function,
+        batch_count32,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_softmax_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval attention_softmax;
+
+    array_init(&attention_softmax);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "attempted", model->cuda_attention_softmax_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "available", model->cuda_attention_softmax_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_attention_softmax_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "module_loaded", model->cuda_attention_softmax_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "f32_available", model->cuda_attention_softmax_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_softmax, "batch_available", model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_softmax, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_softmax_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_softmax, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_softmax, "result", model->cuda_attention_softmax_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_softmax, "error", model->cuda_attention_softmax_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "attention_softmax_kernel", &attention_softmax);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_softmax;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_softmax_attempted
+        || model->cuda_attention_softmax_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_softmax = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_softmax) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_softmax_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_attention_softmax_kernel_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_softmax_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_values.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_values.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab9267f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/attention/cuda_attention_values.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,655 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA attention value aggregation kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_attention_values_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_values(\n"
+"    const float *probabilities,\n"
+"    const float *values,\n"
+"    float *context,\n"
+"    unsigned int value_length,\n"
+"    unsigned int value_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_start,\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_count\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int dim = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    if (dim >= value_length) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int slot = lane_id; slot < slot_count; slot += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        const float *value = values + ((unsigned long long) (slot_start + slot) * value_stride);\n"
+"        sum += probabilities[slot] * value[dim];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        context[dim] = partials[0];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_attention_values_batch(\n"
+"    const float *probabilities,\n"
+"    const float *values,\n"
+"    float *contexts,\n"
+"    unsigned int value_length,\n"
+"    unsigned int value_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int position_start,\n"
+"    unsigned int max_slots,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    unsigned int sliding_window\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int query_index = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int dim = blockIdx.y;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    if (query_index >= batch_count || dim >= value_length) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int absolute_position = position_start + query_index;\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_start = 0u;\n"
+"    if (sliding_window > 0u && absolute_position >= sliding_window) {\n"
+"        slot_start = absolute_position - sliding_window + 1u;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int slot_count = absolute_position - slot_start + 1u;\n"
+"    const float *row_probabilities = probabilities + ((unsigned long long) query_index * max_slots);\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int slot = lane_id; slot < slot_count; slot += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        const float *value = values + ((unsigned long long) (slot_start + slot) * value_stride);\n"
+"        sum += row_probabilities[slot] * value[dim];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        contexts[((unsigned long long) query_index * value_length) + dim] = partials[0];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_attention_values_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_attention_values_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_values_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_attention_values_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_attention_values_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_values_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_attention_values_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_attention_values_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_source,
+        "king_attention_values.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_values_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_attention_values_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_values_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_values_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleLoadData",
+            (void **) &cu_module_load_data
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_attention_values");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_attention_values_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_attention_values_batch");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_attention_values_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        batch_function = NULL;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_values_module = module;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_function = function;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_available = batch_function != NULL;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_available = true;
+    if (batch_function != NULL) {
+        model->cuda_attention_values_result = 0;
+        model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_values_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_probabilities,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_context,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong value_stride,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int value_length32;
+    unsigned int value_stride32;
+    unsigned int slot_start32;
+    unsigned int slot_count32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    void *params[7];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_values_available || model->cuda_attention_values_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_probabilities == 0 || value_cache == 0 || output_context == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (value_length == 0
+        || value_length > UINT_MAX
+        || value_stride < value_length
+        || value_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_count == 0
+        || slot_count > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_start > UINT_MAX
+        || slot_start > UINT_MAX - slot_count) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    value_length32 = (unsigned int) value_length;
+    value_stride32 = (unsigned int) value_stride;
+    slot_start32 = (unsigned int) slot_start;
+    slot_count32 = (unsigned int) slot_count;
+    params[0] = &input_probabilities;
+    params[1] = &value_cache;
+    params[2] = &output_context;
+    params[3] = &value_length32;
+    params[4] = &value_stride32;
+    params[5] = &slot_start32;
+    params[6] = &slot_count32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_values_function,
+        value_length32,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_values_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_attention_values_f32_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_probabilities,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_contexts,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong value_stride,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    zend_ulong max_slots,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    zend_ulong sliding_window
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zend_ulong last_position;
+    zend_ulong required_slot_start = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_required_slots;
+    unsigned int value_length32;
+    unsigned int value_stride32;
+    unsigned int position_start32;
+    unsigned int max_slots32;
+    unsigned int batch_count32;
+    unsigned int sliding_window32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    void *params[9];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_values_batch_available
+        || model->cuda_attention_values_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_probabilities == 0 || value_cache == 0 || output_contexts == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (value_length == 0
+        || value_length > UINT_MAX
+        || value_stride < value_length
+        || value_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || position_start > UINT_MAX
+        || max_slots == 0
+        || max_slots > UINT_MAX
+        || batch_count == 0
+        || batch_count > UINT_MAX
+        || sliding_window > UINT_MAX
+        || position_start > UINT_MAX - (batch_count - 1)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    last_position = position_start + batch_count - 1;
+    if (sliding_window > 0 && last_position >= sliding_window) {
+        required_slot_start = last_position - sliding_window + 1;
+    }
+    max_required_slots = last_position - required_slot_start + 1;
+    if (max_slots < max_required_slots) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_attention_values_batch_slots_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_attention_values_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    value_length32 = (unsigned int) value_length;
+    value_stride32 = (unsigned int) value_stride;
+    position_start32 = (unsigned int) position_start;
+    max_slots32 = (unsigned int) max_slots;
+    batch_count32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    sliding_window32 = (unsigned int) sliding_window;
+    params[0] = &input_probabilities;
+    params[1] = &value_cache;
+    params[2] = &output_contexts;
+    params[3] = &value_length32;
+    params[4] = &value_stride32;
+    params[5] = &position_start32;
+    params[6] = &max_slots32;
+    params[7] = &batch_count32;
+    params[8] = &sliding_window32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_attention_values_batch_function,
+        batch_count32,
+        value_length32,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_attention_values_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_attention_values_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_attention_values_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval attention_values;
+
+    array_init(&attention_values);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "attempted", model->cuda_attention_values_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "available", model->cuda_attention_values_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_attention_values_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "module_loaded", model->cuda_attention_values_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "f32_available", model->cuda_attention_values_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention_values, "batch_available", model->cuda_attention_values_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_values, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_values_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_values, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_attention_values_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention_values, "result", model->cuda_attention_values_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&attention_values, "error", model->cuda_attention_values_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "attention_value_aggregation_kernel", &attention_values);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_attention_values_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_values;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_attention_values_attempted
+        || model->cuda_attention_values_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_values = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_values) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa959f979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,711 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA device KV-cache storage for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr dst,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr src,
+    size_t bytes
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_async_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr dst,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr src,
+    size_t bytes,
+    void *stream
+);
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_keys = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_values = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_check_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_failure_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_layer = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_head = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_position = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_layer = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_head = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_position = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_operation[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_failure[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_f32 = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_dtod_available = false;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_fail_closed = true;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_crossed = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_device_kv_cache_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *primary_name,
+    const char *fallback_name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (primary_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, primary_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol == NULL && fallback_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, fallback_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(
+        model,
+        -1,
+        primary_name != NULL ? primary_name : fallback_name
+    );
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(size_t a, size_t b, size_t *out)
+{
+    if (a != 0 && b > ((size_t) -1) / a) {
+        *out = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *out = a * b;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(size_t a, size_t b, size_t *out)
+{
+    if (b > ((size_t) -1) - a) {
+        *out = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *out = a + b;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_ulong fallback
+) {
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) || Z_TYPE(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->paged_kv_cache_plan), key, strlen(key));
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(value) > 0
+        ? (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(value)
+        : fallback;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong *layers,
+    zend_ulong *kv_heads,
+    zend_ulong *context_tokens,
+    zend_ulong *key_length,
+    zend_ulong *value_length,
+    size_t *key_bytes,
+    size_t *value_bytes,
+    size_t *total_bytes
+) {
+    size_t slots;
+    size_t key_units;
+    size_t value_units;
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong runtime_heads = heads;
+
+    *layers = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "layers",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT]
+    );
+    *kv_heads = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "kv_heads",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV] > 0
+            ? model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV]
+            : heads
+    );
+    *context_tokens = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "max_context_tokens",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH]
+    );
+    *key_length = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "key_dim",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH]
+    );
+    *value_length = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "value_dim",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH]
+    );
+
+    if (*key_length == 0 && embedding > 0 && heads > 0 && embedding % heads == 0) {
+        *key_length = embedding / heads;
+    }
+    if (*value_length == 0) {
+        *value_length = *key_length;
+    }
+    king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_cache_shape_from_tensors(
+        model,
+        *layers,
+        &runtime_heads,
+        kv_heads,
+        key_length,
+        value_length
+    );
+    if (*layers == 0 || *kv_heads == 0 || *context_tokens == 0
+        || *key_length == 0 || *value_length == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) *layers, (size_t) *kv_heads, &slots)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slots, (size_t) *context_tokens, &slots)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slots, (size_t) *key_length, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slots, (size_t) *value_length, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(key_units, sizeof(float), key_bytes)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(value_units, sizeof(float), value_bytes)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(*key_bytes, *value_bytes, total_bytes)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return *total_bytes > 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr keys = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_keys;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr values = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_values;
+
+    if (keys != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, keys);
+    }
+    if (values != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, values);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    void *memcpy_dtod = NULL;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+        model,
+        "cuMemcpyDtoD_v2",
+        "cuMemcpyDtoD",
+        &memcpy_dtod
+    )) {
+        return;
+    }
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_dtod_available = true;
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_shape(
+        model,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_bytes,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_bytes,
+        &model->cuda_device_kv_cache_bytes
+    );
+    if (!model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available = true;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_f32 = true;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr keys = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr values = 0;
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count++;
+    if (model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available || !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_bytes, &keys) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_key_alloc_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_bytes, &values) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, keys);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_value_alloc_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_keys = keys;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_values = values;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated = true;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count++;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_slot_ptrs(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *key_ptr,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *value_ptr
+) {
+    size_t slot;
+    size_t offset;
+
+    *key_ptr = 0;
+    *value_ptr = 0;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_slot(
+            model,
+            "slot_ptr",
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position,
+            true
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) layer, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads, &slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(slot, (size_t) head, &slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens, &slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(slot, (size_t) position, &slot)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length, &offset)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(offset, sizeof(float), &offset)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_key_offset_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *key_ptr = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_keys + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(slot, (size_t) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length, &offset)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(offset, sizeof(float), &offset)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_value_offset_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *value_ptr = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_values + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    bool value_cache,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *cache_ptr,
+    zend_ulong *stride
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_ptr;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_ptr;
+
+    *cache_ptr = 0;
+    *stride = 0;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_slot(
+            model,
+            value_cache ? "read_value_head" : "read_key_head",
+            layer,
+            head,
+            0,
+            false
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve(model) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_slot_ptrs(model, layer, head, 0, &key_ptr, &value_ptr) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *cache_ptr = value_cache ? value_ptr : key_ptr;
+    *stride = value_cache ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length : model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_write(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_vector,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_vector,
+    zend_ulong value_length
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_async_fn cu_memcpy_dtod_async = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_slot;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_slot;
+    int result;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vectors(
+            model,
+            "single_write_vectors",
+            key_vector,
+            key_length,
+            value_vector,
+            value_length
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_slot(
+            model,
+            "single_write_slot",
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position,
+            false
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve(model) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_slot_ptrs(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position,
+            &key_slot,
+            &value_slot
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync",
+            (void **) &cu_memcpy_dtod_async
+        )) {
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuMemcpyDtoD_v2",
+                "cuMemcpyDtoD",
+                (void **) &cu_memcpy_dtod
+        )) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtod_async != NULL) {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtod_async(key_slot, key_vector, (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float), NULL);
+        if (result != 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_key_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtod_async(value_slot, value_vector, (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float), NULL);
+        if (result != 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_value_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtod(key_slot, key_vector, (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float));
+        if (result != 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoD_key_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        result = cu_memcpy_dtod(value_slot, value_vector, (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float));
+        if (result != 0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoD_value_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count++;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_layer = layer;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_head = head;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_position = position;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_write_batch_strided(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    zend_ulong count,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_matrix,
+    zend_ulong key_row_stride,
+    zend_ulong key_offset,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_matrix,
+    zend_ulong value_row_stride,
+    zend_ulong value_offset,
+    zend_ulong value_length
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_async_fn cu_memcpy_dtod_async = NULL;
+    zend_ulong index;
+
+    if (key_matrix == 0 || value_matrix == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_record(
+            model,
+            "batch_write_vectors",
+            "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_matrix_invalid",
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position_start,
+            count
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_source(
+            model,
+            "batch_write_source",
+            count,
+            key_row_stride,
+            key_offset,
+            key_length,
+            value_row_stride,
+            value_offset,
+            value_length
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_range(
+            model,
+            "batch_write_range",
+            layer,
+            head,
+            position_start,
+            count,
+            false
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve(model) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync",
+            (void **) &cu_memcpy_dtod_async
+        )) {
+        if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuMemcpyDtoD_v2",
+                "cuMemcpyDtoD",
+                (void **) &cu_memcpy_dtod
+        )) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_slot;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_slot;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_source;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_source;
+        size_t key_units;
+        size_t value_units;
+        size_t key_bytes;
+        size_t value_bytes;
+        int result;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_slot_ptrs(
+                model,
+                layer,
+                head,
+                position_start + index,
+                &key_slot,
+                &value_slot
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) index, (size_t) key_row_stride, &key_units)
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(key_units, (size_t) key_offset, &key_units)
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(key_units, sizeof(float), &key_bytes)
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) index, (size_t) value_row_stride, &value_units)
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(value_units, (size_t) value_offset, &value_units)
+            || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size(value_units, sizeof(float), &value_bytes)) {
+            king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_offset_overflow");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        key_source = key_matrix + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) key_bytes;
+        value_source = value_matrix + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) value_bytes;
+        if (cu_memcpy_dtod_async != NULL) {
+            result = cu_memcpy_dtod_async(key_slot, key_source, (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float), NULL);
+            if (result != 0) {
+                king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_batch_key_failed");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            result = cu_memcpy_dtod_async(value_slot, value_source, (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float), NULL);
+            if (result != 0) {
+                king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoDAsync_batch_value_failed");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            result = cu_memcpy_dtod(key_slot, key_source, (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float));
+            if (result != 0) {
+                king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoD_batch_key_failed");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            result = cu_memcpy_dtod(value_slot, value_source, (size_t) value_length * sizeof(float));
+            if (result != 0) {
+                king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoD_batch_value_failed");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count += count;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count++;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_layer = layer;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_head = head;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_position = position_start + count - 1;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval cache;
+
+    array_init(&cache);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "attempted", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "available", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "shape_ready", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "allocated", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "lazy_allocation", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "f32", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_f32);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "device_to_device_copy_available", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_dtod_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "read_write_bounds_checked", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "write_slot_bounds_checked", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "read_range_bounds_checked", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "full_width_vectors_required", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "context_overflow_fails_closed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "page_boundary_tracked", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "page_boundary_fails_closed", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "reset_clears_device_pointers", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "reset_clears_guard_state", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "key_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "value_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "reserve_calls", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "logical_allocations", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "layers", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "kv_heads", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "context_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "key_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "value_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "writes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "batch_writes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "guard_fail_closed", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_fail_closed);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_checks", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_check_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_failures", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_failure_count);
+    add_assoc_string(&cache, "guard_last_operation", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_operation);
+    add_assoc_string(&cache, "guard_last_failure", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_failure);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_layer", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_head", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_head);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_position", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_position);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_page_start", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "guard_last_page_end", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cache, "guard_last_page_crossed", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_crossed);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "last_layer", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_layer);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "last_head", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_head);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "last_position", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_kv_cache_last_position);
+    add_assoc_long(&cache, "result", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&cache, "error", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "device_kv_cache", &cache);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_kv_cache_ready", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_kv_cache;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_device_kv_cache_attempted
+        || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        || !model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_kv_cache = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_kv_cache) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_device_kv_cache_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_device_kv_cache_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_device_kv_cache_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache_guard.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache_guard.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b6fa1f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_kv_cache_guard.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * Fail-closed guard for CUDA device KV-cache access.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_PAGE_TOKENS
+#define KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_PAGE_TOKENS 16
+#endif
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_page_tokens(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_plan_long(
+        model,
+        "page_tokens",
+        KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_PAGE_TOKENS
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_record(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *operation,
+    const char *failure,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong count
+) {
+    zend_ulong page_tokens;
+    zend_ulong last_position;
+
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_check_count++;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_fail_closed = true;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_layer = layer;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_head = head;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_position = position;
+    model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_count = count;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_operation,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_operation),
+        "%s",
+        operation != NULL && operation[0] != '\0' ? operation : "unknown"
+    );
+
+    page_tokens = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_page_tokens(model);
+    if (count > 0
+        && page_tokens > 0
+        && position <= (zend_ulong) -1 - (count - 1)) {
+        last_position = position + count - 1;
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start = position / page_tokens;
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end = last_position / page_tokens;
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_crossed =
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start != model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end;
+    } else {
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_start = 0;
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_end = 0;
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_page_crossed = false;
+    }
+
+    if (failure != NULL && failure[0] != '\0') {
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_failure_count++;
+        snprintf(
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_failure,
+            sizeof(model->cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_last_failure),
+            "%s",
+            failure
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_set_error(model, -1, failure);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_range(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *operation,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    zend_ulong count,
+    bool require_allocated
+) {
+    zend_ulong page_tokens = king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_page_tokens(model);
+    const char *failure = NULL;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available || !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_shape_ready) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_unavailable";
+    } else if (require_allocated && !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_not_allocated";
+    } else if (model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers == 0
+        || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads == 0
+        || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens == 0
+        || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length == 0
+        || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_shape_invalid";
+    } else if (count == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_empty_range";
+    } else if (layer >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_layers) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_layer_out_of_range";
+    } else if (head >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_head_out_of_range";
+    } else if (position_start >= model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens
+        || count > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_context_tokens - position_start) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_context_overflow";
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_record(
+        model,
+        operation,
+        failure,
+        layer,
+        head,
+        position_start,
+        count
+    );
+    return failure == NULL ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_slot(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *operation,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong head,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    bool require_allocated
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_range(
+        model,
+        operation,
+        layer,
+        head,
+        position,
+        1,
+        require_allocated
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vectors(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *operation,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_vector,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_vector,
+    zend_ulong value_length
+) {
+    const char *failure = NULL;
+
+    if (key_vector == 0 || value_vector == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vector_invalid";
+    } else if (key_length == 0 || value_length == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vector_empty";
+    } else if (key_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vector_shape_invalid";
+    } else if (key_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || value_length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_vector_bytes_overflow";
+    }
+
+    if (failure == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_record(model, operation, failure, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_source(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *operation,
+    zend_ulong count,
+    zend_ulong key_row_stride,
+    zend_ulong key_offset,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong value_row_stride,
+    zend_ulong value_offset,
+    zend_ulong value_length
+) {
+    size_t key_units;
+    size_t value_units;
+    zend_ulong last_index = count > 0 ? count - 1 : 0;
+    const char *failure = NULL;
+
+    if (count == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_empty";
+    } else if (key_length == 0 || value_length == 0 || key_row_stride == 0 || value_row_stride == 0) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_vector_empty";
+    } else if (key_offset > key_row_stride
+        || value_offset > value_row_stride
+        || key_length > key_row_stride - key_offset
+        || value_length > value_row_stride - value_offset) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_stride_invalid";
+    } else if (key_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_vector_shape_invalid";
+    } else if (!king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) last_index, (size_t) key_row_stride, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(key_units, (size_t) key_offset, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(key_units, (size_t) key_length, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_mul_size((size_t) last_index, (size_t) value_row_stride, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(value_units, (size_t) value_offset, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_add_size(value_units, (size_t) value_length, &value_units)) {
+        failure = "cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_batch_source_overflow";
+    }
+
+    if (failure == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_guard_record(model, operation, failure, 0, 0, 0, count);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38ada32bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA device-vector numeric compare diagnostics for native inference.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *debug = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "debug")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *enabled = debug != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(debug) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(debug, "numeric_compare_enabled")
+        : NULL;
+
+    if (enabled != NULL && (Z_TYPE_P(enabled) == IS_TRUE || Z_TYPE_P(enabled) == IS_FALSE)) {
+        return zend_is_true(enabled);
+    }
+
+    return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_enable;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *debug = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "debug")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *configured = debug != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(debug) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(debug, "numeric_compare_max_values")
+        : NULL;
+    zend_long max_values = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_cuda_numeric_compare_max_values;
+
+    if (configured != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(configured) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(configured) > 0) {
+        max_values = Z_LVAL_P(configured);
+    }
+    if (max_values <= 0) {
+        max_values = 1;
+    }
+    if (max_values > 1024) {
+        max_values = 1024;
+    }
+
+    return (zend_ulong) max_values;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    bool enabled = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config);
+    bool available = enabled
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_device_allocator_available;
+    zval tolerance_contract;
+    zval reference_contract;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "enabled", enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "available", available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "public_api", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "unavailable_by_default", true);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "max_values",
+        (zend_long) king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config)
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "internal_cuda_device_vector_readback_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "reference_backend", "king_internal_cpu_reference");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "active_runtime_backend", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "production_execution_path", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "readback", "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", enabled ? (available ? "ready" : "unavailable") : "disabled");
+    king_inference_reference_backend_contract_array(KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU, &reference_contract);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "reference_contract", &reference_contract);
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_table(&tolerance_contract);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "tolerance_contract", &tolerance_contract);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *label,
+    const char *op,
+    zend_long layer,
+    const char *tensor,
+    zend_ulong sample_offset,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_vector,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    const float *expected,
+    zend_ulong expected_length,
+    double tolerance,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    zend_ulong max_values;
+    zend_ulong compare_count;
+    size_t readback_bytes;
+    float *actual;
+    double max_abs_diff = 0.0;
+    double max_relative_diff = 0.0;
+    double relative_tolerance = king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative(op);
+    bool matched = true;
+    zend_ulong matched_values = 0;
+    zend_long first_failure_sample_index = -1;
+    const char *first_failure_classification = "";
+    int result;
+    zval samples;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "label", label != NULL ? label : "");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tolerance_contract_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "op", op != NULL ? op : "unknown");
+    if (layer >= 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "layer", layer);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "layer");
+    }
+    if (tensor != NULL && tensor[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "tensor", tensor);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "tensor");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "enabled", king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "public_api", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "internal_cuda_device_vector_readback_compare");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "match_rule", "abs_or_relative");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "top_k_equivalence", king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_top_k_rule(op));
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "disabled");
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (device_vector == 0 || expected == NULL || length == 0 || expected_length == 0) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "invalid_arguments");
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "matched", false);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "cuda_context_current_failed");
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "matched", false);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2");
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        cu_memcpy_dtoh = (king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn) dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuMemcpyDtoH");
+    }
+    if (cu_memcpy_dtoh == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "matched", false);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    max_values = king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_max_values(&model->config);
+    compare_count = length < expected_length ? length : expected_length;
+    compare_count = compare_count < max_values ? compare_count : max_values;
+    readback_bytes = (size_t) compare_count * sizeof(float);
+    actual = emalloc(readback_bytes);
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(actual, device_vector, readback_bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(actual);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoH_failed");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "cuMemcpyDtoH_failed");
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "result", result);
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "matched", false);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&samples);
+    for (zend_ulong i = 0; i < compare_count; i++) {
+        double diff = fabs((double) actual[i] - (double) expected[i]);
+        double rel_diff = king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff((double) actual[i], (double) expected[i]);
+        const char *classification = king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+            (double) actual[i],
+            (double) expected[i],
+            diff,
+            rel_diff,
+            tolerance,
+            relative_tolerance
+        );
+        zval sample;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(classification)) {
+            matched_values++;
+        } else {
+            matched = false;
+            if (first_failure_sample_index < 0) {
+                first_failure_sample_index = (zend_long) (sample_offset + i);
+                first_failure_classification = classification;
+            }
+        }
+        if (diff > max_abs_diff) {
+            max_abs_diff = diff;
+        }
+        if (rel_diff > max_relative_diff && isfinite(rel_diff)) {
+            max_relative_diff = rel_diff;
+        }
+
+        array_init(&sample);
+        add_assoc_long(&sample, "index", (zend_long) i);
+        add_assoc_long(&sample, "sample_index", (zend_long) (sample_offset + i));
+        add_assoc_string(&sample, "op", op != NULL ? op : "unknown");
+        if (layer >= 0) {
+            add_assoc_long(&sample, "layer", layer);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_null(&sample, "layer");
+        }
+        if (tensor != NULL && tensor[0] != '\0') {
+            add_assoc_string(&sample, "tensor", tensor);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_null(&sample, "tensor");
+        }
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "actual", (double) actual[i]);
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "expected", (double) expected[i]);
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "abs_diff", diff);
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "relative_diff", rel_diff);
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+        add_assoc_double(&sample, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+        add_assoc_string(&sample, "classification", classification);
+        add_next_index_zval(&samples, &sample);
+    }
+
+    efree(actual);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", matched ? "matched" : "mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "classification", matched ? "matched" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "error_category", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "error_code", matched ? "none" : "king.numeric_mismatch.detected");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "failure_status", matched ? "none" : "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "matched", matched);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "compared_values", (zend_long) compare_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "matched_values", (zend_long) matched_values);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "readback_bytes", (zend_long) readback_bytes);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "max_abs_tolerance", tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "max_relative_tolerance", relative_tolerance);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "max_abs_diff", max_abs_diff);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "max_relative_diff", max_relative_diff);
+    if (first_failure_sample_index >= 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "first_failure_sample_index", first_failure_sample_index);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "first_failure_classification", first_failure_classification);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "first_failure_sample_index");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "first_failure_classification");
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "samples", &samples);
+
+    return matched ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efa309384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_device_vector_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,634 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA device-side vector operations for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_memcpy_dtoh_fn)(
+    void *dst_host,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr src_device,
+    size_t byte_count
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_add(\n"
+"    const float *left,\n"
+"    const float *right,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (left != 0 && right != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        output[index] = left[index] + right[index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_mul(\n"
+"    const float *left,\n"
+"    const float *right,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (left != 0 && right != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        output[index] = left[index] * right[index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_scale(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    float scale,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (input != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        output[index] = input[index] * scale;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_silu(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (input != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        float value = input[index];\n"
+"        output[index] = value / (1.0f + __expf(-value));\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_slice(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    unsigned int offset,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (input != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        output[index] = input[offset + index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_vector_copy_to_offset(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int output_offset,\n"
+"    unsigned int length\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (input != 0 && output != 0 && index < length) {\n"
+"        output[output_offset + index] = input[index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_add_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_mul_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_scale_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_silu_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_slice_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_last_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available = false;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_add_available = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_mul_available = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_scale_available = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_silu_available = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_slice_available = false;
+    model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_device_vector_ops_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error, sizeof(model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    const char *libraries[] = {"libnvrtc.so", "libnvrtc.so.12", "libnvrtc.so.11", NULL};
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; libraries[index] != NULL; index++) {
+        model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx_out,
+    size_t *ptx_size_out
+) {
+    king_inference_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    char *ptx;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx_out = NULL;
+    *ptx_size_out = 0;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_source,
+        "king_device_vector_ops.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtc_program_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, &ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    ptx = emalloc(ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx_out = ptx;
+    *ptx_size_out = ptx_size;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    void *module,
+    const char *name,
+    void **function_out
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    int result;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(function_out, module, name);
+    if (result != 0 || *function_out == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : name
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module);
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleLoadData", (void **) &cu_module_load_data)) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(model, module, "king_vector_add", &model->cuda_vector_add_function)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(model, module, "king_vector_mul", &model->cuda_vector_mul_function)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(model, module, "king_vector_scale", &model->cuda_vector_scale_function)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(model, module, "king_vector_silu", &model->cuda_vector_silu_function)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(model, module, "king_vector_slice", &model->cuda_vector_slice_function)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_get_function(
+            model,
+            module,
+            "king_vector_copy_to_offset",
+            &model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_function
+        )) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module = module;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_add_available = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_mul_available = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_scale_available = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_silu_available = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_slice_available = true;
+    model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available = true;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available = true;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    void *function,
+    void **params,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_vector_ops_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0 || length > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_vector_ops_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    grid_x = (((unsigned int) length) + block_x - 1) / block_x;
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(function, grid_x, 1, 1, block_x, 1, 1, 0, NULL, params, NULL);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_last_length = length;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_binary(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    void *function,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr left,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr right,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    unsigned int length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    void *params[4];
+
+    if (left == 0 || right == 0 || output == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_vector_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    params[0] = &left;
+    params[1] = &right;
+    params[2] = &output;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(model, function, params, length);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_add(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr left,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr right,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_vector_binary(model, model->cuda_vector_add_function, left, right, output, length);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_mul(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr left,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr right,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_vector_binary(model, model->cuda_vector_mul_function, left, right, output, length);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_scale(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    double scale,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    float scale32 = (float) scale;
+    unsigned int length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    void *params[4];
+
+    if (input == 0 || output == 0 || !isfinite(scale)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_vector_scale_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    params[0] = &input;
+    params[1] = &scale32;
+    params[2] = &output;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(
+        model,
+        model->cuda_vector_scale_function,
+        params,
+        length
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_silu(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    unsigned int length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    void *params[3];
+
+    if (input == 0 || output == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_vector_silu_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    params[0] = &input;
+    params[1] = &output;
+    params[2] = &length32;
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(model, model->cuda_vector_silu_function, params, length);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_slice(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    zend_ulong offset,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    unsigned int offset32;
+    unsigned int length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    void *params[4];
+
+    if (input == 0 || output == 0 || offset > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_vector_slice_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    offset32 = (unsigned int) offset;
+    params[0] = &input;
+    params[1] = &offset32;
+    params[2] = &output;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(model, model->cuda_vector_slice_function, params, length);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong output_offset,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    unsigned int output_offset32;
+    unsigned int length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    void *params[4];
+
+    if (input == 0 || output == 0 || output_offset > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    output_offset32 = (unsigned int) output_offset;
+    params[0] = &input;
+    params[1] = &output;
+    params[2] = &output_offset32;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    return king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_launch(
+        model,
+        model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_function,
+        params,
+        length
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval ops;
+    zval supported_ops;
+    zval compare_hook;
+
+    array_init(&ops);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "attempted", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "available", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "module_loaded", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "add_available", model->cuda_vector_add_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "mul_available", model->cuda_vector_mul_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "scale_available", model->cuda_vector_scale_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "silu_available", model->cuda_vector_silu_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "slice_available", model->cuda_vector_slice_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ops, "copy_to_offset_available", model->cuda_vector_copy_to_offset_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&ops, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_vector_ops_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&ops, "last_length", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_vector_ops_last_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&ops, "result", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&ops, "error", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error);
+    array_init(&supported_ops);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "add");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "mul");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "scale");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "silu");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "slice");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_ops, "copy_to_offset");
+    add_assoc_zval(&ops, "supported_ops", &supported_ops);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_status(model, &compare_hook);
+    add_assoc_zval(&ops, "numeric_compare_hook", &compare_hook);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "device_vector_ops", &ops);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_vector_ops_ready", model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_vector_ops;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_device_vector_ops_attempted
+        || model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available
+        || !model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_vector_ops = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_vector_ops) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_device_vector_ops_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_device_vector_ops_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_device_vector_ops_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d1b9646f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/device/cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Internal CUDA numeric tolerance contract for inference diagnostics.
+ */
+
+static double king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_relative(const char *op)
+{
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        return 0.00001;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "embedding") == 0) {
+        return 0.00001;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "rms_norm") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "ffn_norm") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "final_norm") == 0) {
+        return 0.00005;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "matvec") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "qkv_projection") == 0) {
+        return 0.00005;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "rope") == 0) {
+        return 0.0000015;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "attention_score") == 0) {
+        return 0.00005;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "attention_softmax") == 0) {
+        return 0.000001;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "attention_value") == 0) {
+        return 0.00002;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "ffn") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "ffn_gate_up") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "ffn_swiglu") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "ffn_down") == 0) {
+        return 0.00005;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(op, "logits_projection") == 0
+        || strcmp(op, "sampler_candidate_ranking") == 0) {
+        return 0.0002;
+    }
+    return 0.00001;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_top_k_rule(const char *op)
+{
+    if (op != NULL
+        && (strcmp(op, "logits_projection") == 0
+            || strcmp(op, "sampler_candidate_ranking") == 0)) {
+        return "candidate_token_id_and_rank_logit_must_match_with_token_id_tie_break";
+    }
+    return "not_applicable";
+}
+
+static double king_inference_cuda_numeric_relative_diff(double actual, double expected)
+{
+    double denominator = fmax(fabs(actual), fabs(expected));
+
+    if (denominator == 0.0) {
+        return actual == expected ? 0.0 : 1.0e308;
+    }
+    return fabs(actual - expected) / denominator;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_classification(
+    double actual,
+    double expected,
+    double abs_diff,
+    double rel_diff,
+    double max_abs,
+    double max_rel
+) {
+    if (!isfinite(actual) || !isfinite(expected) || !isfinite(abs_diff)) {
+        return "non_finite_numeric_mismatch";
+    }
+    if (abs_diff <= max_abs) {
+        return "float_noise_abs_tolerance";
+    }
+    if (isfinite(rel_diff) && rel_diff <= max_rel) {
+        return "float_noise_relative_tolerance";
+    }
+    return "numeric_mismatch";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_numeric_sample_matches(const char *classification)
+{
+    return classification != NULL
+        && (strcmp(classification, "float_noise_abs_tolerance") == 0
+            || strcmp(classification, "float_noise_relative_tolerance") == 0);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(
+    zval *entries,
+    const char *op,
+    double max_abs,
+    double max_rel,
+    const char *scope
+) {
+    zval entry;
+
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "op", op);
+    add_assoc_double(&entry, "max_abs_diff", max_abs);
+    add_assoc_double(&entry, "max_relative_diff", max_rel);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "match_rule", "abs_or_relative");
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "top_k_equivalence", king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_top_k_rule(op));
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "scope", scope);
+    add_next_index_zval(entries, &entry);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_table(zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval entries;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "match_rule", "abs_or_relative");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "noise_status", "float_noise_abs_tolerance_or_float_noise_relative_tolerance");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "failure_status", "numeric_mismatch");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "sample_context_fields", "op,layer,tensor,sample_index");
+    array_init(&entries);
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "embedding", 0.00001, 0.00001, "token_embedding_row");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "rms_norm", 0.0002, 0.00005, "rms_norm_and_first_norm");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "matvec", 0.003, 0.00005, "quantized_matvec");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "qkv_projection", 0.003, 0.00005, "attention_qkv_projection");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "rope", 0.0005, 0.0000015, "rope_rotation");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "attention_score", 0.00005, 0.00005, "qk_score");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "attention_softmax", 0.000001, 0.000001, "attention_probability");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "attention_value", 0.00002, 0.00002, "weighted_value_context");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "ffn", 0.003, 0.00005, "ffn_gate_up_swiglu_down");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "final_norm", 0.0002, 0.00005, "final_rms_norm");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "logits_projection", 0.01, 0.0002, "bounded_logits");
+    king_inference_cuda_numeric_tolerance_contract_add_entry(&entries, "sampler_candidate_ranking", 0.01, 0.0002, "top_k_candidate_order");
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "operations", &entries);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_prefill_copy.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_prefill_copy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e18446265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_prefill_copy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prefilled embedding row copy bridge for decoder prompt prefill.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_embedding_prefill_copy_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong row,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong output_width
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    static king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cached_cu_memcpy_dtod = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr source;
+    size_t offset;
+    size_t bytes;
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings == 0
+        || row >= model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens
+        || output_vector == 0
+        || output_width == 0
+        || output_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width
+        || output_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_prefill_copy_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    bytes = (size_t) output_width * sizeof(float);
+    if (row > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / bytes)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_prefill_copy_offset_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    offset = (size_t) row * bytes;
+    source = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset;
+    if (cached_cu_memcpy_dtod == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoD_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyDtoD",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_memcpy_dtod
+    )) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                : "cuda_embedding_prefill_copy_symbol_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtod = cached_cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtod(output_vector, source, bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoD_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_matrix_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr matrix,
+    zend_ulong row,
+    zend_ulong rows,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    const char *error_prefix
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    static king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_memcpy_dtod_fn cached_cu_memcpy_dtod = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr source;
+    size_t offset;
+    size_t bytes;
+    int result;
+
+    if (matrix == 0 || output_vector == 0 || row >= rows || width == 0
+        || width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, error_prefix);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    bytes = (size_t) width * sizeof(float);
+    if (row > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / bytes)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_prefill_copy_offset_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    offset = (size_t) row * bytes;
+    source = matrix + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) offset;
+    if (cached_cu_memcpy_dtod == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoD_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyDtoD",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_memcpy_dtod
+    )) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+            model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                : "cuda_prefill_copy_symbol_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_dtod = cached_cu_memcpy_dtod;
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtod(output_vector, source, bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "cuda_prefill_copy_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_initial_norm_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong row,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong output_width
+) {
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        || output_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_prefill_initial_norm_copy_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_matrix_row(
+        model,
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm,
+        row,
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens,
+        output_width,
+        output_vector,
+        "cuda_prefill_initial_norm_copy_argument_invalid"
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_initial_linear_row(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong row,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong output_rows
+) {
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        || output_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_prefill_initial_linear_copy_argument_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return king_inference_cuda_prefill_copy_matrix_row(
+        model,
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear,
+        row,
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens,
+        output_rows,
+        output_vector,
+        "cuda_prefill_initial_linear_copy_argument_invalid"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_row.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_row.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fb4890d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_row.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,653 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA token embedding row loader for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_embedding_half_to_float(unsigned short h) {\n"
+"    unsigned int sign = ((unsigned int) (h & 0x8000u)) << 16;\n"
+"    unsigned int mantissa = (unsigned int) (h & 0x03ffu);\n"
+"    int exponent = (int) ((h >> 10) & 0x1fu);\n"
+"    unsigned int bits;\n"
+"    if (exponent == 0) {\n"
+"        if (mantissa == 0u) {\n"
+"            bits = sign;\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            while ((mantissa & 0x0400u) == 0u) {\n"
+"                mantissa <<= 1;\n"
+"                exponent--;\n"
+"            }\n"
+"            exponent++;\n"
+"            mantissa &= 0x03ffu;\n"
+"            bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (exponent == 31) {\n"
+"        bits = sign | 0x7f800000u | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"    return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_embedding_bfloat16_to_float(unsigned short h) {\n"
+"    unsigned int bits = ((unsigned int) h) << 16;\n"
+"    return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_embedding_rows_load(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *embedding,\n"
+"    const unsigned int *token_ids,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int width,\n"
+"    unsigned int rows,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_tokens,\n"
+"    unsigned int tensor_type,\n"
+"    float output_scale\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int col = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int batch = blockIdx.y;\n"
+"    unsigned int token_id;\n"
+"    unsigned long long source_offset;\n"
+"    unsigned long long output_offset;\n"
+"    if (embedding == 0 || token_ids == 0 || output == 0 || col >= width || batch >= batch_tokens) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    token_id = token_ids[batch];\n"
+"    if (token_id >= rows) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    source_offset = ((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) width) + col;\n"
+"    output_offset = ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) width) + col;\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 0u) {\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = ((const float *) embedding)[source_offset];\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 1u) {\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = king_embedding_half_to_float(((const unsigned short *) embedding)[source_offset]);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 30u) {\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = king_embedding_bfloat16_to_float(((const unsigned short *) embedding)[source_offset]);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 8u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (width + 31u) >> 5;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = embedding\n"
+"            + ((((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) blocks_per_row) + (col >> 5)) * 34ull);\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"        signed char quant = ((const signed char *) (qblock + 2))[col & 31u];\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = (float) quant * king_embedding_half_to_float(raw_scale);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 14u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (width + 255u) >> 8;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = embedding\n"
+"            + ((((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) blocks_per_row) + (col >> 8)) * 210ull);\n"
+"        unsigned int in_block = col & 255u;\n"
+"        unsigned int chunk = in_block >> 7;\n"
+"        unsigned int within = in_block & 127u;\n"
+"        unsigned int lane = within & 31u;\n"
+"        unsigned int quadrant = within >> 5;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *ql = qblock + (chunk * 64u);\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qh = qblock + 128u + (chunk * 32u);\n"
+"        const signed char *scales = (const signed char *) (qblock + 192u + (chunk * 8u));\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[208] | ((unsigned short) qblock[209] << 8);\n"
+"        int quant;\n"
+"        int scale;\n"
+"        if (quadrant == 0u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x03u) << 4));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[lane >> 4];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 1u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x0cu) << 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[2u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 2u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] >> 4) | (qh[lane] & 0x30u));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[4u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] >> 4) | ((qh[lane] & 0xc0u) >> 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[6u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = king_embedding_half_to_float(raw_scale) * (float) scale * (float) (quant - 32);\n"
+"    } else {\n"
+"        output[output_offset] = 0.0f;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    output[output_offset] *= output_scale;\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_embedding_row_load(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *embedding,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int width,\n"
+"    unsigned int rows,\n"
+"    unsigned int token_id,\n"
+"    unsigned int tensor_type,\n"
+"    float output_scale\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int col = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (embedding == 0 || output == 0 || col >= width || token_id >= rows) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned long long offset = ((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) width) + col;\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 0u) {\n"
+"        output[col] = ((const float *) embedding)[offset];\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 1u) {\n"
+"        output[col] = king_embedding_half_to_float(((const unsigned short *) embedding)[offset]);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 30u) {\n"
+"        output[col] = king_embedding_bfloat16_to_float(((const unsigned short *) embedding)[offset]);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 8u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (width + 31u) >> 5;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = embedding\n"
+"            + ((((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) blocks_per_row) + (col >> 5)) * 34ull);\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"        signed char quant = ((const signed char *) (qblock + 2))[col & 31u];\n"
+"        output[col] = (float) quant * king_embedding_half_to_float(raw_scale);\n"
+"    } else if (tensor_type == 14u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (width + 255u) >> 8;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = embedding\n"
+"            + ((((unsigned long long) token_id * (unsigned long long) blocks_per_row) + (col >> 8)) * 210ull);\n"
+"        unsigned int in_block = col & 255u;\n"
+"        unsigned int chunk = in_block >> 7;\n"
+"        unsigned int within = in_block & 127u;\n"
+"        unsigned int lane = within & 31u;\n"
+"        unsigned int quadrant = within >> 5;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *ql = qblock + (chunk * 64u);\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qh = qblock + 128u + (chunk * 32u);\n"
+"        const signed char *scales = (const signed char *) (qblock + 192u + (chunk * 8u));\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[208] | ((unsigned short) qblock[209] << 8);\n"
+"        int quant;\n"
+"        int scale;\n"
+"        if (quadrant == 0u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x03u) << 4));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[lane >> 4];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 1u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x0cu) << 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[2u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 2u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] >> 4) | (qh[lane] & 0x30u));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[4u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] >> 4) | ((qh[lane] & 0xc0u) >> 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[6u + (lane >> 4)];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        output[col] = king_embedding_half_to_float(raw_scale) * (float) scale * (float) (quant - 32);\n"
+"    } else {\n"
+"        output[col] = 0.0f;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    output[col] *= output_scale;\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_last_token_id = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_last_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_batch_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_f16_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_bf16_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_q8_0_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_q6_k_available = false;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_embedding_row_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_embedding_row_error, sizeof(model->cuda_embedding_row_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so",
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11",
+        NULL
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; libraries[index] != NULL; index++) {
+        model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx_out,
+    size_t *ptx_size_out
+) {
+    king_inference_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    char *ptx;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx_out = NULL;
+    *ptx_size_out = 0;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_source,
+        "king_embedding_row.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtc_program_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, &ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    ptx = emalloc(ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx_out = ptx;
+    *ptx_size_out = ptx_size;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_embedding_row_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_embedding_row_module);
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *rows_function = NULL;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_weight_cache_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_cache_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleLoadData", (void **) &cu_module_load_data)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleGetFunction", (void **) &cu_module_get_function)) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_embedding_row_load");
+    if (result == 0 && function != NULL) {
+        result = cu_module_get_function(&rows_function, module, "king_embedding_rows_load");
+    }
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL || rows_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_embedding_row_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_module = module;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_function = function;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_function = rows_function;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_f16_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_bf16_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_q8_0_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_q6_k_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_available = true;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_supported_type(zend_ulong type)
+{
+    return type == 0 || type == 1 || type == 8 || type == 14 || type == 30;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_load(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong output_length,
+    double output_scale
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    unsigned int width32;
+    unsigned int rows32;
+    unsigned int token32;
+    unsigned int type32;
+    float scale32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    void *params[7];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_embedding_row_available || model->cuda_embedding_row_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_row_loader_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (output_vector == 0 || output_length == 0 || output_length > UINT_MAX || token_id > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_row_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &tensor, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || tensor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            status != NULL ? status : "cuda_embedding_row_tensor_not_resolved"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_supported_type(type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != output_length
+        || cols == 0
+        || cols > UINT_MAX
+        || rows == 0
+        || rows > UINT_MAX
+        || token_id >= rows
+        || (type == 8 && (cols % 32) != 0)
+        || (type == 14 && (cols % 256) != 0)) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_row_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, tensor, true);
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->device_ptr == 0) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_row_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(tensor);
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    width32 = (unsigned int) cols;
+    rows32 = (unsigned int) rows;
+    token32 = (unsigned int) token_id;
+    type32 = (unsigned int) type;
+    scale32 = (float) output_scale;
+    grid_x = (width32 + block_x - 1) / block_x;
+    params[0] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[1] = &output_vector;
+    params[2] = &width32;
+    params[3] = &rows32;
+    params[4] = &token32;
+    params[5] = &type32;
+    params[6] = &scale32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_embedding_row_function,
+        grid_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_last_token_id = token_id;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_last_width = output_length;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_embedding_rows.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval loader;
+    zval supported_types;
+
+    array_init(&loader);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "attempted", model->cuda_embedding_row_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "available", model->cuda_embedding_row_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "module_loaded", model->cuda_embedding_row_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "batch_available", model->cuda_embedding_rows_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "f32_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "f16_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_f16_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "bf16_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_bf16_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "q8_0_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_q8_0_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loader, "q6_k_available", model->cuda_embedding_row_q6_k_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_row_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_rows_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "last_token_id", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_row_last_token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "last_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_row_last_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "last_batch_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_batch_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "last_batch_width", (zend_long) model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_width);
+    add_assoc_long(&loader, "result", model->cuda_embedding_row_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&loader, "error", model->cuda_embedding_row_error);
+    array_init(&supported_types);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "F32");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "F16");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "BF16");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q8_0");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q6_K");
+    add_assoc_zval(&loader, "supported_types", &supported_types);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "embedding_row_loader", &loader);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_embedding_row_loader_ready", model->cuda_embedding_row_available);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_embedding_row;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_embedding_row_attempted
+        || model->cuda_embedding_row_available
+        || !model->cuda_weight_upload_complete) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_embedding_row = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_embedding_row) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_embedding_row_loader_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_embedding_row_loader_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_embedding_row_loader_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_rows.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_rows.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c747cb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/embedding/cuda_embedding_rows.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA batched token embedding row loader for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_embedding_rows_descriptor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string **tensor_out,
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload **upload_out,
+    zend_ulong *width_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out,
+    zend_ulong *type_out
+) {
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+
+    *tensor_out = NULL;
+    *upload_out = NULL;
+    *width_out = 0;
+    *rows_out = 0;
+    *type_out = 0;
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &tensor, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || tensor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            status != NULL ? status : "cuda_embedding_rows_tensor_not_resolved"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, type_out)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_supported_type(*type_out)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, width_out) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, rows_out) != SUCCESS
+        || *width_out == 0
+        || *width_out > UINT_MAX
+        || *rows_out == 0
+        || *rows_out > UINT_MAX
+        || (*type_out == 8 && (*width_out % 32) != 0)
+        || (*type_out == 14 && (*width_out % 256) != 0)) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *upload_out = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, tensor, true);
+    if (*upload_out == NULL || (*upload_out)->device_ptr == 0) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *tensor_out = tensor;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_embedding_rows_load(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong batch_tokens,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_matrix,
+    zend_ulong output_width,
+    double output_scale
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    king_inference_cuda_upload_cu_memcpy_htod_fn cu_memcpy_htod;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    static king_inference_cuda_upload_cu_memcpy_htod_fn cached_cu_memcpy_htod = NULL;
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    zval *tokens;
+    zval *token;
+    zend_ulong width;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    unsigned int *host_token_ids;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_token_ids = 0;
+    size_t token_bytes;
+    unsigned int width32;
+    unsigned int rows32;
+    unsigned int batch32;
+    unsigned int type32;
+    float scale32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    void *params[8];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_embedding_rows_available || model->cuda_embedding_rows_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_loader_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (tokenized_prompt == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(tokenized_prompt) != IS_ARRAY
+        || batch_tokens == 0
+        || batch_tokens > UINT_MAX
+        || output_matrix == 0
+        || output_width == 0
+        || output_width > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    tokens = king_inference_array_find(tokenized_prompt, "tokens");
+    if (tokens == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tokens) != IS_ARRAY
+        || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens)) < batch_tokens) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_tokens_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_embedding_rows_descriptor(
+            model,
+            &tensor,
+            &upload,
+            &width,
+            &rows,
+            &type
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (width != output_width || batch_tokens > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(unsigned int))) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    token_bytes = (size_t) batch_tokens * sizeof(unsigned int);
+    host_token_ids = emalloc(token_bytes);
+    for (index = 0; index < batch_tokens; index++) {
+        token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), index);
+        if (token == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_LONG
+            || Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0
+            || (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token) >= rows
+            || (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token) > UINT_MAX) {
+            efree(host_token_ids);
+            zend_string_release(tensor);
+            king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_embedding_rows_token_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        host_token_ids[index] = (unsigned int) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, token_bytes, &device_token_ids) != SUCCESS) {
+        efree(host_token_ids);
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_embedding_rows_token_id_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_memcpy_htod == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(model, "cuMemcpyHtoD_v2", (void **) &cached_cu_memcpy_htod)) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_token_ids);
+        efree(host_token_ids);
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_memcpy_htod = cached_cu_memcpy_htod;
+    result = cu_memcpy_htod(device_token_ids, host_token_ids, token_bytes);
+    efree(host_token_ids);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_token_ids);
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyHtoD_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_token_ids);
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    width32 = (unsigned int) width;
+    rows32 = (unsigned int) rows;
+    batch32 = (unsigned int) batch_tokens;
+    type32 = (unsigned int) type;
+    scale32 = (float) output_scale;
+    grid_x = (width32 + block_x - 1) / block_x;
+    params[0] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[1] = &device_token_ids;
+    params[2] = &output_matrix;
+    params[3] = &width32;
+    params[4] = &rows32;
+    params[5] = &batch32;
+    params[6] = &type32;
+    params[7] = &scale32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_embedding_rows_function,
+        grid_x,
+        batch32,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_token_ids);
+    zend_string_release(tensor);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_batch_tokens = batch_tokens;
+    model->cuda_embedding_rows_last_width = output_width;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/ffn/cuda_ffn_swiglu.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/ffn/cuda_ffn_swiglu.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4666cfdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/ffn/cuda_ffn_swiglu.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA FFN/SwiGLU kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_silu(float x) {\n"
+"    if (x >= 0.0f) {\n"
+"        float e = expf(-x);\n"
+"        return x / (1.0f + e);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float e = expf(x);\n"
+"    return (x * e) / (1.0f + e);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_gelu_tanh(float x) {\n"
+"    float inner = 0.7978845608028654f * (x + 0.044715f * x * x * x);\n"
+"    return 0.5f * x * (1.0f + tanhf(inner));\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_ffn_swiglu(\n"
+"    const float *gate,\n"
+"    const float *up,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length,\n"
+"    unsigned int activation\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = (blockIdx.x * blockDim.x) + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    if (index >= length) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float gate_value = gate[index];\n"
+"    float activated = activation == 1u ? king_gelu_tanh(gate_value) : king_silu(gate_value);\n"
+"    output[index] = activated * up[index];\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_available = false;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_ffn_swiglu_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_source,
+        "king_ffn_swiglu.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_finish_available(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available = model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_available = model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available;
+    if (!model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_dependency_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleLoadData",
+            (void **) &cu_module_load_data
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_ffn_swiglu");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_ffn_swiglu_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module = module;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_function = function;
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module_loaded = true;
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_finish_available(model);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_gate,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_up,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    zend_ulong activation
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int length32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    unsigned int activation32;
+    void *params[5];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available || model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_ffn_swiglu_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_gate == 0 || input_up == 0 || output == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_ffn_swiglu_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0 || length > UINT_MAX || activation > 1) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_ffn_swiglu_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    activation32 = (unsigned int) activation;
+    grid_x = (length32 / block_x) + ((length32 % block_x) != 0u ? 1u : 0u);
+    params[0] = &input_gate;
+    params[1] = &input_up;
+    params[2] = &output;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    params[4] = &activation32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_function,
+        grid_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_launch_count++;
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_finish_available(model);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval ffn_swiglu;
+
+    array_init(&ffn_swiglu);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "attempted", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "available", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "path_available", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_path_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "quantized_matvec_available", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "module_loaded", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn_swiglu, "f32_available", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn_swiglu, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn_swiglu, "result", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&ffn_swiglu, "error", model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "ffn_swiglu_path", &ffn_swiglu);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_ffn;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_attempted
+        || model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_ffn = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_ffn) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_ffn_swiglu_path_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_ffn_swiglu_path_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_ffn_swiglu_path_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f50365ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,738 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA quantized matrix/vector kernels for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn)(void **module, const void *image);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn)(
+    void **function,
+    void *module,
+    const char *name
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn)(void *module);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn)(
+    void *function,
+    unsigned int grid_x,
+    unsigned int grid_y,
+    unsigned int grid_z,
+    unsigned int block_x,
+    unsigned int block_y,
+    unsigned int block_z,
+    unsigned int shared_memory_bytes,
+    void *stream,
+    void **kernel_params,
+    void **extra
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_ctx_synchronize_fn)(void);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_half_to_float(unsigned short h) {\n"
+"    unsigned int sign = ((unsigned int) (h & 0x8000u)) << 16;\n"
+"    unsigned int mantissa = (unsigned int) (h & 0x03ffu);\n"
+"    int exponent = (int) ((h >> 10) & 0x1fu);\n"
+"    unsigned int bits;\n"
+"    if (exponent == 0) {\n"
+"        if (mantissa == 0u) {\n"
+"            bits = sign;\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            while ((mantissa & 0x0400u) == 0u) {\n"
+"                mantissa <<= 1;\n"
+"                exponent--;\n"
+"            }\n"
+"            exponent++;\n"
+"            mantissa &= 0x03ffu;\n"
+"            bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (exponent == 31) {\n"
+"        bits = sign | 0x7f800000u | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"    return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __device__ void king_qk4_scale_min(const unsigned char *scales, unsigned int group, int *scale, int *minimum) {\n"
+"    if (group < 4u) {\n"
+"        *scale = (int) (scales[group] & 0x3fu);\n"
+"        *minimum = (int) (scales[group + 4u] & 0x3fu);\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    *scale = (int) ((scales[group + 4u] & 0x0fu) | ((scales[group - 4u] >> 6) << 4));\n"
+"    *minimum = (int) ((scales[group + 4u] >> 4) | ((scales[group] >> 6) << 4));\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_quantized_value(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *row_weights,\n"
+"    unsigned int tensor_type,\n"
+"    unsigned int col\n"
+") {\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 8u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int block_index = col >> 5;\n"
+"        unsigned int lane = col & 31u;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 34ull);\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"        signed char quant = ((const signed char *) (qblock + 2))[lane];\n"
+"        return ((float) quant) * king_half_to_float(raw_scale);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 6u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int block_index = col >> 5;\n"
+"        unsigned int in_block = col & 31u;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 22ull);\n"
+"        unsigned int high_bits = (unsigned int) qblock[2] | ((unsigned int) qblock[3] << 8) | ((unsigned int) qblock[4] << 16) | ((unsigned int) qblock[5] << 24);\n"
+"        unsigned char packed = qblock[6u + (in_block & 15u)];\n"
+"        int low = (int) (in_block < 16u ? (packed & 0x0fu) : (packed >> 4));\n"
+"        int high = (int) ((high_bits >> in_block) & 1u);\n"
+"        int quant = (low | (high << 4)) - 16;\n"
+"        unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"        return ((float) quant) * king_half_to_float(raw_scale);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 12u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int block_index = col >> 8;\n"
+"        unsigned int in_block = col & 255u;\n"
+"        unsigned int group = in_block >> 5;\n"
+"        unsigned int in_group = in_block & 31u;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 144ull);\n"
+"        const unsigned char *scales = qblock + 4;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qs = qblock + 16;\n"
+"        unsigned char packed = qs[(group >> 1) * 32u + in_group];\n"
+"        int scale;\n"
+"        int minimum;\n"
+"        int quant = (int) ((group & 1u) == 0u ? (packed & 0x0fu) : (packed >> 4));\n"
+"        float d = king_half_to_float((unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8));\n"
+"        float dmin = king_half_to_float((unsigned short) qblock[2] | ((unsigned short) qblock[3] << 8));\n"
+"        king_qk4_scale_min(scales, group, &scale, &minimum);\n"
+"        return d * ((float) scale) * ((float) quant) - dmin * ((float) minimum);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 14u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int block_index = col >> 8;\n"
+"        unsigned int in_block = col & 255u;\n"
+"        unsigned int chunk = in_block >> 7;\n"
+"        unsigned int within = in_block & 127u;\n"
+"        unsigned int lane = within & 31u;\n"
+"        unsigned int quadrant = within >> 5;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 210ull);\n"
+"        const unsigned char *ql = qblock + chunk * 64u;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *qh = qblock + 128u + chunk * 32u;\n"
+"        const signed char *scales = (const signed char *) (qblock + 192u + chunk * 8u);\n"
+"        int quant;\n"
+"        int scale;\n"
+"        if (quadrant == 0u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x03u) << 4));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[lane / 16u];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 1u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] & 0x0fu) | ((qh[lane] & 0x0cu) << 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[2u + lane / 16u];\n"
+"        } else if (quadrant == 2u) {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] >> 4) | (qh[lane] & 0x30u));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[4u + lane / 16u];\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32u] >> 4) | ((qh[lane] & 0xc0u) >> 2));\n"
+"            scale = (int) scales[6u + lane / 16u];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        float d = king_half_to_float((unsigned short) qblock[208] | ((unsigned short) qblock[209] << 8));\n"
+"        return d * ((float) scale) * ((float) (quant - 32));\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    return 0.0f;\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_quantized_matvec(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *weights,\n"
+"    const float *vector,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int columns,\n"
+"    unsigned int rows,\n"
+"    unsigned int tensor_type,\n"
+"    unsigned int block_size,\n"
+"    unsigned int type_size\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int row = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[128];\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 8u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int group_id = threadIdx.x >> 5;\n"
+"        unsigned int group_lane = threadIdx.x & 31u;\n"
+"        unsigned int q8_row = blockIdx.x * 4u + group_id;\n"
+"        bool active = q8_row < rows && columns != 0u;\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (columns + block_size - 1u) / block_size;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *row_weights = weights + ((unsigned long long) q8_row * blocks_per_row * (unsigned long long) type_size);\n"
+"        float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"        if (active) {\n"
+"            for (unsigned int col = group_lane; col < columns; col += 32u) {\n"
+"                unsigned int block_index = col >> 5;\n"
+"                unsigned int lane = col & 31u;\n"
+"                const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 34ull);\n"
+"                unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"                signed char quant = ((const signed char *) (qblock + 2))[lane];\n"
+"                sum += ((float) quant) * king_half_to_float(raw_scale) * vector[col];\n"
+"            }\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        for (unsigned int stride = 16u; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"            sum += __shfl_down_sync(0xffffffffu, sum, stride);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        if (active && group_lane == 0u) {\n"
+"            output[q8_row] = sum;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (row >= rows || columns == 0u) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int blocks_per_row = (columns + block_size - 1u) / block_size;\n"
+"    const unsigned char *row_weights = weights + ((unsigned long long) row * blocks_per_row * (unsigned long long) type_size);\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int col = lane_id; col < columns; col += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        sum += king_quantized_value(row_weights, tensor_type, col) * vector[col];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        output[row] = partials[0];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_quantized_matvec_batch(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *weights,\n"
+"    const float *vectors,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int columns,\n"
+"    unsigned int rows,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    unsigned int tensor_type,\n"
+"    unsigned int block_size,\n"
+"    unsigned int type_size\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int batch = blockIdx.y;\n"
+"    unsigned int row = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    const float *vector;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[128];\n"
+"    if (batch >= batch_count || columns == 0u) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    vector = vectors + ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) columns);\n"
+"    if (tensor_type == 8u) {\n"
+"        unsigned int group_id = threadIdx.x >> 5;\n"
+"        unsigned int group_lane = threadIdx.x & 31u;\n"
+"        unsigned int q8_row = blockIdx.x * 4u + group_id;\n"
+"        bool active = q8_row < rows;\n"
+"        unsigned int blocks_per_row = (columns + block_size - 1u) / block_size;\n"
+"        const unsigned char *row_weights = weights + ((unsigned long long) q8_row * blocks_per_row * (unsigned long long) type_size);\n"
+"        float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"        if (active) {\n"
+"            for (unsigned int col = group_lane; col < columns; col += 32u) {\n"
+"                unsigned int block_index = col >> 5;\n"
+"                unsigned int lane = col & 31u;\n"
+"                const unsigned char *qblock = row_weights + ((unsigned long long) block_index * 34ull);\n"
+"                unsigned short raw_scale = (unsigned short) qblock[0] | ((unsigned short) qblock[1] << 8);\n"
+"                signed char quant = ((const signed char *) (qblock + 2))[lane];\n"
+"                sum += ((float) quant) * king_half_to_float(raw_scale) * vector[col];\n"
+"            }\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        for (unsigned int stride = 16u; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"            sum += __shfl_down_sync(0xffffffffu, sum, stride);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        if (active && group_lane == 0u) {\n"
+"            output[((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) rows) + q8_row] = sum;\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (row >= rows) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int blocks_per_row = (columns + block_size - 1u) / block_size;\n"
+"    const unsigned char *row_weights = weights + ((unsigned long long) row * blocks_per_row * (unsigned long long) type_size);\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int col = lane_id; col < columns; col += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        sum += king_quantized_value(row_weights, tensor_type, col) * vector[col];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"        output[((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) rows) + row] = partials[0];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_type_supported(zend_ulong type)
+{
+    return type == 6 || type == 8 || type == 12 || type == 14;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_q8_0_matvec_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available = false;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_q8_0_available = false;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_quantized_matvec_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+            model,
+            "nvrtcCreateProgram",
+            (void **) &nvrtc_create_program
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+            model,
+            "nvrtcCompileProgram",
+            (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+            model,
+            "nvrtcGetPTXSize",
+            (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+            model,
+            "nvrtcGetPTX",
+            (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_symbol(
+            model,
+            "nvrtcDestroyProgram",
+            (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program
+        )) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_source,
+        "king_quantized_matvec.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_weight_cache_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_cache_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleLoadData",
+            (void **) &cu_module_load_data
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleGetFunction",
+            (void **) &cu_module_get_function
+        )) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_quantized_matvec");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_q8_0_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_quantized_matvec_batch");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+                model,
+                "cuModuleUnload",
+                (void **) &cu_module_unload
+            )
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module = module;
+    model->cuda_q8_0_matvec_function = function;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_q8_0_available = true;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_available = true;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available = true;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *tensor_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_vector,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong rows
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong tensor_rows;
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    unsigned int columns32;
+    unsigned int rows32;
+    unsigned int type32;
+    unsigned int block_size32;
+    unsigned int type_size32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 128;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    void *params[8];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available || model->cuda_q8_0_matvec_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (tensor_name == NULL || input_vector == 0 || output_vector == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0 || input_length > UINT_MAX || rows == 0 || rows > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor_name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(type, &type_info)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_type_supported(type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &tensor_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != input_length
+        || rows > tensor_rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, tensor_name, true);
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->device_ptr == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_q8_0_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    columns32 = (unsigned int) input_length;
+    rows32 = (unsigned int) rows;
+    type32 = (unsigned int) type;
+    block_size32 = (unsigned int) type_info.block_size;
+    type_size32 = (unsigned int) type_info.type_size;
+    grid_x = type32 == 8u ? (rows32 + 3u) / 4u : rows32;
+    params[0] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[1] = &input_vector;
+    params[2] = &output_vector;
+    params[3] = &columns32;
+    params[4] = &rows32;
+    params[5] = &type32;
+    params[6] = &block_size32;
+    params[7] = &type_size32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_q8_0_matvec_function,
+        grid_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeb01bd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA quantized matrix/batch-vector launcher for prompt prefill.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *tensor_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_matrix,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_matrix,
+    zend_ulong rows
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong tensor_rows;
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    unsigned int columns32;
+    unsigned int rows32;
+    unsigned int batch32;
+    unsigned int type32;
+    unsigned int block_size32;
+    unsigned int type_size32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 128;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    void *params[9];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_available
+        || model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (tensor_name == NULL || input_matrix == 0 || output_matrix == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0
+        || input_length > UINT_MAX
+        || batch_count == 0
+        || batch_count > UINT_MAX
+        || rows == 0
+        || rows > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor_name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(type, &type_info)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_type_supported(type)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &tensor_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || cols != input_length
+        || rows > tensor_rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_batch_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, tensor_name, true);
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->device_ptr == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_batch_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuLaunchKernel",
+            (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    columns32 = (unsigned int) input_length;
+    rows32 = (unsigned int) rows;
+    batch32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    type32 = (unsigned int) type;
+    block_size32 = (unsigned int) type_info.block_size;
+    type_size32 = (unsigned int) type_info.type_size;
+    grid_x = type32 == 8u ? (rows32 + 3u) / 4u : rows32;
+    params[0] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[1] = &input_matrix;
+    params[2] = &output_matrix;
+    params[3] = &columns32;
+    params[4] = &rows32;
+    params[5] = &batch32;
+    params[6] = &type32;
+    params[7] = &block_size32;
+    params[8] = &type_size32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_function,
+        grid_x,
+        batch32,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_status.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8b10e22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/matvec/cuda_quantized_matvec_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA quantized matrix/vector status helpers.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval matvec;
+    zval supported_types;
+
+    array_init(&matvec);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "attempted", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "available", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "module_loaded", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "q8_0_available", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_q8_0_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&matvec, "batch_available", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&matvec, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_quantized_matvec_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&matvec, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&matvec, "result", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&matvec, "error", model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error);
+
+    array_init(&supported_types);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q8_0");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q5_0");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q4_K");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_types, "Q6_K");
+    add_assoc_zval(&matvec, "supported_types", &supported_types);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "quantized_matvec", &matvec);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_matvec;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_quantized_matvec_attempted
+        || model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available
+        || !model->cuda_weight_upload_complete) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_matvec = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_matvec) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_quantized_matvec_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_quantized_matvec_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_quantized_matvec_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/norm/cuda_rms_norm.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/norm/cuda_rms_norm.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6820dad6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/norm/cuda_rms_norm.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,670 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA RMSNorm kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rms_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rms_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rms_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rms_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rms_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_rms_half_to_float(unsigned short h) {\n"
+"    unsigned int sign = ((unsigned int) (h & 0x8000u)) << 16;\n"
+"    unsigned int mantissa = (unsigned int) (h & 0x03ffu);\n"
+"    int exponent = (int) ((h >> 10) & 0x1fu);\n"
+"    unsigned int bits;\n"
+"    if (exponent == 0) {\n"
+"        if (mantissa == 0u) {\n"
+"            bits = sign;\n"
+"        } else {\n"
+"            while ((mantissa & 0x0400u) == 0u) {\n"
+"                mantissa <<= 1;\n"
+"                exponent--;\n"
+"            }\n"
+"            exponent++;\n"
+"            mantissa &= 0x03ffu;\n"
+"            bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (exponent == 31) {\n"
+"        bits = sign | 0x7f800000u | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"        return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    bits = sign | ((unsigned int) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);\n"
+"    return __uint_as_float(bits);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __device__ float king_rms_norm_weight(\n"
+"    const unsigned char *weight,\n"
+"    unsigned int index,\n"
+"    unsigned int weight_type\n"
+") {\n"
+"    if (weight_type == 0u) {\n"
+"        return ((const float *) weight)[index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    const unsigned char *raw = weight + ((unsigned long long) index * 2ull);\n"
+"    unsigned short h = (unsigned short) raw[0] | ((unsigned short) raw[1] << 8);\n"
+"    return king_rms_half_to_float(h);\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_rms_norm(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    const unsigned char *weight,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length,\n"
+"    float epsilon,\n"
+"    unsigned int weight_type\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        float value = input[i];\n"
+"        sum += value * value;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float scale = rsqrtf((partials[0] / (float) length) + epsilon);\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        output[i] = input[i] * scale * king_rms_norm_weight(weight, i, weight_type);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_rms_norm_batch(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    const unsigned char *weight,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    float epsilon,\n"
+"    unsigned int weight_type\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int batch = blockIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    const float *row_input;\n"
+"    float *row_output;\n"
+"    __shared__ float partials[256];\n"
+"    float sum = 0.0f;\n"
+"    if (batch >= batch_count || length == 0u) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    row_input = input + ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) length);\n"
+"    row_output = output + ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) length);\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        float value = row_input[i];\n"
+"        sum += value * value;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    partials[lane_id] = sum;\n"
+"    __syncthreads();\n"
+"    for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"        if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"            partials[lane_id] += partials[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    float scale = rsqrtf((partials[0] / (float) length) + epsilon);\n"
+"    for (unsigned int i = lane_id; i < length; i += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"        row_output[i] = row_input[i] * scale * king_rms_norm_weight(weight, i, weight_type);\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_rms_norm_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_rms_norm_error, sizeof(model->cuda_rms_norm_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_rms_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_source,
+        "king_rms_norm.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_rms_norm_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_rms_norm_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_weight_cache_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_cache_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleLoadData", (void **) &cu_module_load_data)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleGetFunction", (void **) &cu_module_get_function)) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_rms_norm");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_rms_norm_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_rms_norm_batch");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_rms_norm_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_module = module;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_function = function;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_vector,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    double epsilon
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong width;
+    unsigned int length32;
+    unsigned int weight_type32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float epsilon32 = (float) epsilon;
+    void *params[6];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_rms_norm_available || model->cuda_rms_norm_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_name == NULL || input_vector == 0 || output_vector == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0 || length > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, weight_name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || rank != 1
+        || (type != 0 && type != 1)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &width) != SUCCESS
+        || width != length) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, weight_name, true);
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->device_ptr == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    weight_type32 = type == 0 ? 0u : 1u;
+    params[0] = &input_vector;
+    params[1] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[2] = &output_vector;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    params[4] = &epsilon32;
+    params[5] = &weight_type32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_rms_norm_function,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *weight_name,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_matrix,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    double epsilon
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong width;
+    unsigned int length32;
+    unsigned int batch32;
+    unsigned int weight_type32;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    float epsilon32 = (float) epsilon;
+    void *params[7];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_available || model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight_name == NULL || input_matrix == 0 || output_matrix == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0 || length > UINT_MAX || batch_count == 0 || batch_count > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, weight_name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || rank != 1
+        || (type != 0 && type != 1)
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &width) != SUCCESS
+        || width != length) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_batch_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, weight_name, true);
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->device_ptr == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rms_norm_batch_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    batch32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    weight_type32 = type == 0 ? 0u : 1u;
+    params[0] = &input_matrix;
+    params[1] = &upload->device_ptr;
+    params[2] = &output_matrix;
+    params[3] = &length32;
+    params[4] = &batch32;
+    params[5] = &epsilon32;
+    params[6] = &weight_type32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_function,
+        batch32,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval rms_norm;
+    zval supported_weight_types;
+
+    array_init(&rms_norm);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "attempted", model->cuda_rms_norm_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "available", model->cuda_rms_norm_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_rms_norm_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "module_loaded", model->cuda_rms_norm_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "f32_available", model->cuda_rms_norm_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rms_norm, "batch_available", model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_rms_norm_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "result", model->cuda_rms_norm_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&rms_norm, "error", model->cuda_rms_norm_error);
+
+    array_init(&supported_weight_types);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_weight_types, "F32");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported_weight_types, "F16");
+    add_assoc_zval(&rms_norm, "supported_weight_types", &supported_weight_types);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "rms_norm_kernel", &rms_norm);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_rms_norm;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_rms_norm_attempted
+        || model->cuda_rms_norm_available
+        || !model->cuda_weight_upload_complete) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_rms_norm = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_rms_norm) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_rms_norm_kernel_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_rms_norm_kernel_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_rms_norm_kernel_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cd644bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,726 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA bounded logits readback for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#define KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES 64u
+
+typedef int king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_logits_memcpy_dtoh_fn)(
+    void *dst,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr src,
+    size_t bytes
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_logits_top_k(\n"
+"    const float *logits,\n"
+"    unsigned int vocab_size,\n"
+"    unsigned int candidate_limit,\n"
+"    unsigned int *candidate_indices,\n"
+"    float *candidate_logits\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int lane_id = threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int limit = candidate_limit > 64u ? 64u : candidate_limit;\n"
+"    __shared__ float thread_scores[256];\n"
+"    __shared__ unsigned int thread_indices[256];\n"
+"    __shared__ unsigned int selected_indices[64];\n"
+"    if (vocab_size == 0u || limit == 0u) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    for (unsigned int rank = 0u; rank < limit; rank++) {\n"
+"        float best_score = -3.402823466e+38F;\n"
+"        unsigned int best_index = 0xffffffffu;\n"
+"        for (unsigned int index = lane_id; index < vocab_size; index += blockDim.x) {\n"
+"            bool already_selected = false;\n"
+"            for (unsigned int selected = 0u; selected < rank; selected++) {\n"
+"                if (selected_indices[selected] == index) {\n"
+"                    already_selected = true;\n"
+"                    break;\n"
+"                }\n"
+"            }\n"
+"            if (!already_selected) {\n"
+"                float score = logits[index];\n"
+"                if (score > best_score || (score == best_score && index < best_index)) {\n"
+"                    best_score = score;\n"
+"                    best_index = index;\n"
+"                }\n"
+"            }\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        thread_scores[lane_id] = best_score;\n"
+"        thread_indices[lane_id] = best_index;\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"        for (unsigned int stride = blockDim.x >> 1; stride > 0u; stride >>= 1) {\n"
+"            if (lane_id < stride) {\n"
+"                float right_score = thread_scores[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"                unsigned int right_index = thread_indices[lane_id + stride];\n"
+"                if (right_score > thread_scores[lane_id]\n"
+"                    || (right_score == thread_scores[lane_id] && right_index < thread_indices[lane_id])) {\n"
+"                    thread_scores[lane_id] = right_score;\n"
+"                    thread_indices[lane_id] = right_index;\n"
+"                }\n"
+"            }\n"
+"            __syncthreads();\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        if (lane_id == 0u) {\n"
+"            selected_indices[rank] = thread_indices[0];\n"
+"            candidate_indices[rank] = thread_indices[0];\n"
+"            candidate_logits[rank] = thread_scores[0];\n"
+"        }\n"
+"        __syncthreads();\n"
+"    }\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_logits_top_k_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_sync_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_dtoh_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit = KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_candidate_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_buffer_reuse_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_vocab_size = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_candidate_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_rank_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_token_id_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_logit_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_available = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_bounded_cpu_available = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_checked = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_matched = false;
+}
+
+static uint64_t king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_profile_ns(void)
+{
+    struct timespec ts;
+
+    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0) {
+        return (uint64_t) time(NULL) * 1000000000ULL;
+    }
+    return ((uint64_t) ts.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL) + (uint64_t) ts.tv_nsec;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_profile_elapsed(uint64_t end, uint64_t start)
+{
+    return end >= start && end - start <= (uint64_t) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        ? (zend_long) (end - start)
+        : 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_logits_readback_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_logits_readback_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_check(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+);
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *primary_name,
+    const char *fallback_name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (primary_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, primary_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol == NULL && fallback_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, fallback_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+        model,
+        -1,
+        primary_name != NULL ? primary_name : fallback_name
+    );
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_logits_readback_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(&program, king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_source, "king_logits_top_k.cu", 0, NULL, NULL);
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release_buffers(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits);
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits = 0;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices);
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices = 0;
+    }
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes = 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_ensure_buffer(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    size_t bytes,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *device_ptr,
+    size_t *capacity,
+    const char *label
+) {
+    if (bytes == 0 || device_ptr == NULL || capacity == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_logits_readback_buffer_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*device_ptr != 0 && *capacity >= bytes) {
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_buffer_reuse_count++;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (*device_ptr != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, *device_ptr);
+        *device_ptr = 0;
+        *capacity = 0;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, device_ptr) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : label
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *capacity = bytes;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release_buffers(model);
+
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuModuleUnload",
+            NULL,
+            (void **) &cu_module_unload
+        )) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_logits_readback_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_output_projection_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_output_projection_dependency_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleLoadData", NULL, (void **) &cu_module_load_data)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleGetFunction", NULL, (void **) &cu_module_get_function)) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_logits_top_k");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", NULL, (void **) &cu_module_unload)
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_logits_top_k_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_module = module;
+    model->cuda_logits_top_k_function = function;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_bounded_cpu_available = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_available = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] = '\0';
+    if (king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_ensure_buffer(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit * sizeof(unsigned int),
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_indices_prewarm_failed"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_ensure_buffer(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit * sizeof(float),
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_logits_prewarm_failed"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_available = false;
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available = false;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)
+        && king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_check(model) != SUCCESS) {
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_available = false;
+        model->cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available = false;
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_top_k(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr logits,
+    zend_ulong vocab_size,
+    zend_ulong requested_candidates,
+    unsigned int *host_indices,
+    float *host_logits,
+    zend_ulong *candidate_count_out
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_memcpy_dtoh_fn cu_memcpy_dtoh;
+    unsigned int vocab32;
+    unsigned int count32;
+    size_t index_bytes;
+    size_t logit_bytes;
+    void *params[5];
+    uint64_t start_ns;
+    uint64_t end_ns;
+    int result;
+
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_profile_ns();
+    if (candidate_count_out == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_logits_readback_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *candidate_count_out = 0;
+    if (!model->cuda_logits_readback_available || model->cuda_logits_top_k_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_logits_readback_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (logits == 0 || host_indices == NULL || host_logits == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_logits_readback_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (vocab_size == 0 || vocab_size > UINT_MAX || requested_candidates == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_logits_readback_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    count32 = (unsigned int) requested_candidates;
+    if (count32 > KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES) {
+        count32 = KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES;
+    }
+    if ((zend_ulong) count32 > vocab_size) {
+        count32 = (unsigned int) vocab_size;
+    }
+    vocab32 = (unsigned int) vocab_size;
+    index_bytes = (size_t) count32 * sizeof(unsigned int);
+    logit_bytes = (size_t) count32 * sizeof(float);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_ensure_buffer(
+            model,
+            index_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_indices_allocation_failed"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_ensure_buffer(
+            model,
+            logit_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits,
+            &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_logits_allocation_failed"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto failure;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        goto failure;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", NULL, (void **) &cu_launch_kernel)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyDtoH_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyDtoH",
+            (void **) &cu_memcpy_dtoh
+        )) {
+        goto failure;
+    }
+
+    params[0] = &logits;
+    params[1] = &vocab32;
+    params[2] = &count32;
+    params[3] = &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices;
+    params[4] = &model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits;
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_logits_top_k_function,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        256,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        goto failure;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(host_indices, model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices, index_bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoH_indices_failed");
+        goto failure;
+    }
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_dtoh_count++;
+    result = cu_memcpy_dtoh(host_logits, model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits, logit_bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyDtoH_logits_failed");
+        goto failure;
+    }
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_dtoh_count++;
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_candidate_count = count32;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes = index_bytes + logit_bytes;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes = (size_t) vocab32 * sizeof(float);
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes = model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes > model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes
+        ? model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes - model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes
+        : 0;
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_profile_ns();
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_last_ns =
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] = '\0';
+    *candidate_count_out = count32;
+    return SUCCESS;
+
+failure:
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_logits_readback_self_check.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval readback;
+    zval synthetic_ordering;
+
+    array_init(&readback);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "attempted", model->cuda_logits_readback_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "available", model->cuda_logits_readback_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_logits_readback_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "module_loaded", model->cuda_logits_readback_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "top_k_available", model->cuda_logits_readback_top_k_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "bounded_cpu_available", model->cuda_logits_readback_bounded_cpu_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "max_candidates", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "last_candidate_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_last_candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "last_readback_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "full_logits_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "saved_readback_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "resident_device_buffers", model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices != 0
+        && model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits != 0);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "resident_indices_buffer_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "resident_logits_buffer_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "resident_buffer_reuses",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_buffer_reuse_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "explicit_pre_readback_sync_removed", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "last_readback_ns", model->cuda_logits_readback_last_ns);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "full_logits_cpu_readback_avoided", model->cuda_logits_readback_available);
+    array_init(&synthetic_ordering);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &synthetic_ordering,
+        "enabled",
+        king_inference_cuda_device_vector_numeric_compare_enabled(&model->config)
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&synthetic_ordering, "checked", model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_checked);
+    add_assoc_bool(&synthetic_ordering, "matched", model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_matched);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "vocab_size", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_vocab_size);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "candidate_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_candidate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "matched_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_matched_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "rank_matched_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_rank_matched_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "token_id_matched_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_token_id_matched_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&synthetic_ordering, "logit_matched_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_logit_matched_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(&readback, "synthetic_ordering", &synthetic_ordering);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "result", model->cuda_logits_readback_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&readback, "error", model->cuda_logits_readback_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "logits_readback", &readback);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_readback;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_logits_readback_attempted
+        || model->cuda_logits_readback_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_readback = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_readback) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_logits_readback_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_logits_readback_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_logits_readback_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback_self_check.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback_self_check.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f3f0ced9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_logits_readback_self_check.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+ * Internal synthetic CUDA top-k ordering self-check.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_logits_memcpy_htod_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr dst,
+    const void *src,
+    size_t bytes
+);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_check(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    static const float synthetic_logits[16] = {
+        -7.0f,
+        3.25f,
+        11.0f,
+        11.0f,
+        -1.0f,
+        4.5f,
+        4.5f,
+        0.0f,
+        10.5f,
+        8.25f,
+        4.5f,
+        -20.0f,
+        10.5f,
+        2.0f,
+        -0.25f,
+        7.0f
+    };
+    static const unsigned int expected_indices[8] = {2u, 3u, 8u, 12u, 9u, 15u, 5u, 6u};
+    static const float expected_logits[8] = {11.0f, 11.0f, 10.5f, 10.5f, 8.25f, 7.0f, 4.5f, 4.5f};
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_memcpy_htod_fn cu_memcpy_htod = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_logits = 0;
+    unsigned int actual_indices[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    float actual_logits[KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_LOGITS_READBACK_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    zend_ulong candidate_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong matched = 0;
+    zend_ulong rank_matched = 0;
+    zend_ulong token_id_matched = 0;
+    zend_ulong logit_matched = 0;
+    int result;
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_checked = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_matched = false;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_vocab_size = 16;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_candidate_count = 8;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_rank_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_token_id_matched_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_logit_matched_count = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_driver_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemcpyHtoD_v2",
+            "cuMemcpyHtoD",
+            (void **) &cu_memcpy_htod
+    )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            sizeof(synthetic_logits),
+            &device_logits
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_memcpy_htod(device_logits, synthetic_logits, sizeof(synthetic_logits));
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_logits);
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            "cuMemcpyHtoD_synthetic_logits_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_top_k(
+            model,
+            device_logits,
+            16,
+            8,
+            actual_indices,
+            actual_logits,
+            &candidate_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_logits);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_logits);
+
+    if (candidate_count != 8) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_candidate_count_mismatch"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (zend_ulong index = 0; index < candidate_count; index++) {
+        bool token_id_matches = actual_indices[index] == expected_indices[index];
+        bool logit_matches = fabs((double) actual_logits[index] - (double) expected_logits[index]) <= 0.000001;
+
+        if (token_id_matches) {
+            token_id_matched++;
+        }
+        if (logit_matches) {
+            logit_matched++;
+        }
+        if (token_id_matches && logit_matches) {
+            matched++;
+            rank_matched++;
+        }
+    }
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_matched_count = matched;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_rank_matched_count = rank_matched;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_token_id_matched_count = token_id_matched;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_logit_matched_count = logit_matched;
+    if (matched != candidate_count) {
+        king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_mismatch"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_synthetic_ordering_matched = true;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_logits_readback_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_output_projection.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_output_projection.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5709ef3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/projection/cuda_output_projection.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA final output projection path for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_output_projection_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_output_projection_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_available = false;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_resolved = false;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_uploaded = false;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_tied_token_embedding = false;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_q8_0_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_output_projection_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_output_projection_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_output_projection_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_output_projection_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_output_projection_resolve(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out,
+    bool *tied_embedding_out
+) {
+    zend_result resolved;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (tied_embedding_out != NULL) {
+        *tied_embedding_out = false;
+    }
+
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_output_projection_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        NULL,
+        name_out,
+        source_out,
+        status_out,
+        tied_embedding_out
+    );
+    if (resolved != SUCCESS || *name_out == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            status_out != NULL && *status_out != NULL ? *status_out : "output_projection_not_resolved"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    bool tied_embedding = false;
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_output_projection_attempted = true;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_q8_0_available = model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available;
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_output_projection_resolve(
+            model,
+            &name,
+            &source,
+            &status,
+            &tied_embedding
+        )) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    (void) source;
+    (void) status;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_resolved = true;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_tied_token_embedding = tied_embedding;
+    upload = king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, name, false);
+    model->cuda_output_projection_uploaded = upload != NULL && upload->device_ptr != 0;
+    if (!model->cuda_output_projection_uploaded) {
+        zend_string_release(name);
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_output_projection_weight_not_uploaded");
+        return;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(name);
+
+    if (!model->cuda_quantized_matvec_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_quantized_matvec_dependency_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_output_projection_available = true;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_output_projection_q8_0(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_vector,
+    zend_ulong input_length,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_logits,
+    zend_ulong vocab_rows
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    bool tied_embedding = false;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_output_projection_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_output_projection_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_vector == 0 || output_logits == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_output_projection_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_length == 0 || input_length > UINT_MAX || vocab_rows == 0 || vocab_rows > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_output_projection_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_output_projection_resolve(model, &name, NULL, &status, &tied_embedding)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_output_projection_tied_token_embedding = tied_embedding;
+    result = king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec(
+        model,
+        name,
+        input_vector,
+        input_length,
+        output_logits,
+        vocab_rows
+    );
+    zend_string_release(name);
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_output_projection_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_output_projection_matvec_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_output_projection_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_output_projection_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    bool tied_embedding = false;
+    zval output_projection;
+
+    array_init(&output_projection);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "attempted", model->cuda_output_projection_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "available", model->cuda_output_projection_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "resolved", model->cuda_output_projection_resolved);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "uploaded", model->cuda_output_projection_uploaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "q8_0_available", model->cuda_output_projection_q8_0_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &output_projection,
+        "tied_token_embedding",
+        model->cuda_output_projection_tied_token_embedding
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&output_projection, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_output_projection_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&output_projection, "result", model->cuda_output_projection_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "error", model->cuda_output_projection_error);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_output_projection_resolve(
+            model,
+            &name,
+            &source,
+            &status,
+            &tied_embedding
+        )) {
+        if (source != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "source", source);
+        }
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "status", status);
+        }
+        add_assoc_stringl(&output_projection, "name", ZSTR_VAL(name), ZSTR_LEN(name));
+        add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "tied_token_embedding", tied_embedding);
+        zend_string_release(name);
+    } else if (status != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "status", status);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "output_projection_path", &output_projection);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_output_projection_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_output_projection;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_output_projection_attempted
+        || model->cuda_output_projection_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_output_projection = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_output_projection) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_output_projection_path_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_output_projection_path_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_output_projection_path_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/rope/cuda_rope.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/rope/cuda_rope.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72236c34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/kernels/rope/cuda_rope.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,629 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA RoPE kernel for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result;
+typedef void *king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program;
+
+typedef king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rope_nvrtc_create_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program *program,
+    const char *source,
+    const char *name,
+    int header_count,
+    const char * const *headers,
+    const char * const *include_names
+);
+typedef king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rope_nvrtc_compile_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program program,
+    int option_count,
+    const char * const *options
+);
+typedef king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rope_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn)(
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program program,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+);
+typedef king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rope_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn)(
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program program,
+    char *ptx
+);
+typedef king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result (*king_inference_rope_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn)(
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program *program
+);
+
+static const char king_inference_cuda_rope_source[] =
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_rope(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int length,\n"
+"    unsigned int offset,\n"
+"    unsigned int head_dim,\n"
+"    unsigned long long position,\n"
+"    float position_scale,\n"
+"    float rope_base,\n"
+"    unsigned int pairing\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int pair_count = head_dim >> 1;\n"
+"    if (index < length && (index < offset || index >= offset + head_dim)) {\n"
+"        output[index] = input[index];\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    if (index >= pair_count) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    unsigned int half = head_dim >> 1;\n"
+"    unsigned int even = pairing == 1u ? offset + index : offset + index * 2u;\n"
+"    unsigned int odd = pairing == 1u ? offset + half + index : even + 1u;\n"
+"    float exponent = ((float) (index * 2u)) / (float) head_dim;\n"
+"    float inv_freq = expf(-logf(rope_base) * exponent);\n"
+"    float angle = (float) position * position_scale * inv_freq;\n"
+"    float sin_value = sinf(angle);\n"
+"    float cos_value = cosf(angle);\n"
+"    float x0 = input[even];\n"
+"    float x1 = input[odd];\n"
+"    output[even] = x0 * cos_value - x1 * sin_value;\n"
+"    output[odd] = x0 * sin_value + x1 * cos_value;\n"
+"}\n"
+"extern \"C\" __global__ void king_rope_batch_slice(\n"
+"    const float *input,\n"
+"    float *output,\n"
+"    unsigned int input_stride,\n"
+"    unsigned int source_offset,\n"
+"    unsigned int head_dim,\n"
+"    unsigned int batch_count,\n"
+"    unsigned long long position_start,\n"
+"    float position_scale,\n"
+"    float rope_base,\n"
+"    unsigned int pairing\n"
+") {\n"
+"    unsigned int pair = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n"
+"    unsigned int batch = blockIdx.y;\n"
+"    unsigned int pair_count = head_dim >> 1;\n"
+"    if (input == 0 || output == 0 || batch >= batch_count || pair >= pair_count) {\n"
+"        return;\n"
+"    }\n"
+"    const float *row_input = input + ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) input_stride) + source_offset;\n"
+"    float *row_output = output + ((unsigned long long) batch * (unsigned long long) head_dim);\n"
+"    unsigned int half = head_dim >> 1;\n"
+"    unsigned int even = pairing == 1u ? pair : pair * 2u;\n"
+"    unsigned int odd = pairing == 1u ? half + pair : even + 1u;\n"
+"    float exponent = ((float) (pair * 2u)) / (float) head_dim;\n"
+"    float inv_freq = expf(-logf(rope_base) * exponent);\n"
+"    float angle = (float) (position_start + (unsigned long long) batch) * position_scale * inv_freq;\n"
+"    float sin_value = sinf(angle);\n"
+"    float cos_value = cosf(angle);\n"
+"    float x0 = row_input[even];\n"
+"    float x1 = row_input[odd];\n"
+"    row_output[even] = x0 * cos_value - x1 * sin_value;\n"
+"    row_output[odd] = x0 * sin_value + x1 * cos_value;\n"
+"}\n";
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rope_module = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rope_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_function = NULL;
+    model->cuda_rope_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_rope_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_launch_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_sync_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_sync_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_rope_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rope_module_loaded = false;
+    model->cuda_rope_f32_available = false;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_rope_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rope_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_rope_error, sizeof(model->cuda_rope_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "nvrtc_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rope_open_nvrtc(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    static const char *libraries[] = {
+        "libnvrtc.so.12",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.2",
+        "libnvrtc.so.11.0",
+        "libnvrtc.so"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(libraries) / sizeof(libraries[0]); index++) {
+        model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle = dlopen(libraries[index], RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+        if (model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+            model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_available = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "libnvrtc_unavailable");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_rope_compile_ptx(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    char **ptx,
+    size_t *ptx_size
+) {
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_create_program_fn nvrtc_create_program;
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_compile_program_fn nvrtc_compile_program;
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_get_ptx_size_fn nvrtc_get_ptx_size;
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_get_ptx_fn nvrtc_get_ptx;
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_destroy_program_fn nvrtc_destroy_program;
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_program program = NULL;
+    const char *options[] = {"--std=c++11", "--gpu-architecture=compute_89", "--use_fast_math"};
+    king_inference_rope_nvrtc_result result;
+
+    *ptx = NULL;
+    *ptx_size = 0;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCreateProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_create_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcCompileProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_compile_program)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTXSize", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx_size)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcGetPTX", (void **) &nvrtc_get_ptx)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_nvrtc_symbol(model, "nvrtcDestroyProgram", (void **) &nvrtc_destroy_program)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_create_program(
+        &program,
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_source,
+        "king_rope.cu",
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0 || program == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcCreateProgram_failed" : "nvrtcProgram_unavailable"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_compile_program(program, 3, options);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcCompileProgram_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx_size(program, ptx_size);
+    if (result != 0 || *ptx_size == 0) {
+        (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "nvrtcGetPTXSize_failed" : "nvrtc_ptx_empty"
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *ptx = emalloc(*ptx_size);
+    result = nvrtc_get_ptx(program, *ptx);
+    (void) nvrtc_destroy_program(&program);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        efree(*ptx);
+        *ptx = NULL;
+        *ptx_size = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, result, "nvrtcGetPTX_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload;
+
+    if (model->cuda_rope_module != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)) {
+        (void) cu_module_unload(model->cuda_rope_module);
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_module_load_data_fn cu_module_load_data;
+    king_inference_cuda_module_get_function_fn cu_module_get_function;
+    char *ptx = NULL;
+    size_t ptx_size = 0;
+    void *module = NULL;
+    void *function = NULL;
+    void *batch_function = NULL;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rope_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rope_open_nvrtc(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_compile_ptx(model, &ptx, &ptx_size)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleLoadData", (void **) &cu_module_load_data)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleGetFunction", (void **) &cu_module_get_function)) {
+        efree(ptx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_load_data(&module, ptx);
+    efree(ptx);
+    if (result != 0 || module == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleLoadData_failed" : "cuda_module_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&function, module, "king_rope");
+    if (result != 0 || function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_failed" : "cuda_rope_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    result = cu_module_get_function(&batch_function, module, "king_rope_batch_slice");
+    if (result != 0 || batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_module_unload_fn cu_module_unload = NULL;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuModuleUnload", (void **) &cu_module_unload)
+            && cu_module_unload != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_module_unload(module);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuModuleGetFunction_batch_failed" : "cuda_rope_batch_kernel_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rope_module = module;
+    model->cuda_rope_function = function;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_function = batch_function;
+    model->cuda_rope_module_loaded = true;
+    model->cuda_rope_f32_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rope_available = true;
+    model->cuda_rope_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_rope_f32(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_vector,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_vector,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    zend_ulong offset,
+    zend_ulong head_dim,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    double position_scale,
+    double rope_base,
+    zend_ulong pairing
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int length32;
+    unsigned int offset32;
+    unsigned int head_dim32;
+    unsigned long long position64;
+    float position_scale32 = (float) position_scale;
+    float rope_base32 = (float) rope_base;
+    unsigned int block_x = 256;
+    unsigned int work_items;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    unsigned int pairing32;
+    void *params[9];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_rope_available || model->cuda_rope_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_vector == 0 || output_vector == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (length == 0
+        || length > UINT_MAX
+        || offset > length
+        || head_dim == 0
+        || (head_dim % 2) != 0
+        || head_dim > length - offset
+        || head_dim > UINT_MAX
+        || pairing > 1
+        || !isfinite(position_scale)
+        || !isfinite(rope_base)
+        || rope_base <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    length32 = (unsigned int) length;
+    offset32 = (unsigned int) offset;
+    head_dim32 = (unsigned int) head_dim;
+    position64 = (unsigned long long) position;
+    pairing32 = (unsigned int) pairing;
+    work_items = length32 > (head_dim32 >> 1) ? length32 : (head_dim32 >> 1);
+    grid_x = (work_items + block_x - 1) / block_x;
+    params[0] = &input_vector;
+    params[1] = &output_vector;
+    params[2] = &length32;
+    params[3] = &offset32;
+    params[4] = &head_dim32;
+    params[5] = &position64;
+    params[6] = &position_scale32;
+    params[7] = &rope_base32;
+    params[8] = &pairing32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_rope_function,
+        grid_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rope_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_rope_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_rope_f32_batch_slice(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr input_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_matrix,
+    zend_ulong input_stride,
+    zend_ulong source_offset,
+    zend_ulong head_dim,
+    zend_ulong batch_count,
+    zend_ulong position_start,
+    double position_scale,
+    double rope_base,
+    zend_ulong pairing
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cu_launch_kernel;
+    static king_inference_cuda_launch_kernel_fn cached_cu_launch_kernel = NULL;
+    unsigned int input_stride32;
+    unsigned int source_offset32;
+    unsigned int head_dim32;
+    unsigned int batch_count32;
+    unsigned long long position_start64;
+    float position_scale32 = (float) position_scale;
+    float rope_base32 = (float) rope_base;
+    unsigned int block_x = 128;
+    unsigned int grid_x;
+    unsigned int pairing32;
+    void *params[10];
+    int result;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_rope_batch_available || model->cuda_rope_batch_function == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_batch_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_matrix == 0 || output_matrix == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_batch_argument_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input_stride == 0
+        || input_stride > UINT_MAX
+        || source_offset > input_stride
+        || head_dim == 0
+        || (head_dim % 2) != 0
+        || head_dim > input_stride - source_offset
+        || head_dim > UINT_MAX
+        || batch_count == 0
+        || batch_count > UINT_MAX
+        || pairing > 1
+        || !isfinite(position_scale)
+        || !isfinite(rope_base)
+        || rope_base <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_rope_batch_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (cached_cu_launch_kernel == NULL
+        && !king_inference_cuda_rope_driver_symbol(model, "cuLaunchKernel", (void **) &cached_cu_launch_kernel)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cu_launch_kernel = cached_cu_launch_kernel;
+
+    input_stride32 = (unsigned int) input_stride;
+    source_offset32 = (unsigned int) source_offset;
+    head_dim32 = (unsigned int) head_dim;
+    batch_count32 = (unsigned int) batch_count;
+    position_start64 = (unsigned long long) position_start;
+    pairing32 = (unsigned int) pairing;
+    grid_x = ((head_dim32 >> 1) + block_x - 1) / block_x;
+    params[0] = &input_matrix;
+    params[1] = &output_matrix;
+    params[2] = &input_stride32;
+    params[3] = &source_offset32;
+    params[4] = &head_dim32;
+    params[5] = &batch_count32;
+    params[6] = &position_start64;
+    params[7] = &position_scale32;
+    params[8] = &rope_base32;
+    params[9] = &pairing32;
+
+    result = cu_launch_kernel(
+        model->cuda_rope_batch_function,
+        grid_x,
+        batch_count32,
+        1,
+        block_x,
+        1,
+        1,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        params,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_rope_set_error(model, result, "cuLaunchKernel_batch_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_rope_batch_launch_count++;
+    model->cuda_rope_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_rope_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval rope;
+
+    array_init(&rope);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "attempted", model->cuda_rope_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "available", model->cuda_rope_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "nvrtc_available", model->cuda_rope_nvrtc_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "module_loaded", model->cuda_rope_module_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "f32_available", model->cuda_rope_f32_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&rope, "batch_available", model->cuda_rope_batch_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&rope, "launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_rope_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rope, "batch_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_rope_batch_launch_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rope, "synchronizations", (zend_long) model->cuda_rope_sync_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rope, "batch_synchronizations", (zend_long) model->cuda_rope_batch_sync_count);
+    add_assoc_string(&rope, "synchronization_mode", "deferred_to_downstream_stream_barrier");
+    add_assoc_long(&rope, "result", model->cuda_rope_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&rope, "error", model->cuda_rope_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "rope_kernel", &rope);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_rope_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_rope;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_rope_attempted
+        || model->cuda_rope_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_rope = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_rope) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_rope_kernel_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_rope_kernel_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_rope_kernel_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27aa7ee71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,859 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt decoder loop contract for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+#define KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_PROMPT_BATCH_PREFILL_MIN_TOKENS 16
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_prompt_profile.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_validated_graphs = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_result_envelopes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_reserve_calls = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_writes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_batch_writes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_graph_constructions = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_plan_constructions = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_runtime_checks = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_runtime_checks = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_interval_seconds = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_interval_seconds = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_hot_token_profile(model);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_reuse_profile_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return model->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded
+        && model->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_tokens) == IS_ARRAY
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_tokens)) > 0
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup)) > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_dependencies_ready(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    return model != NULL
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    zval *gpu;
+
+    if (model == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    gpu = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "gpu");
+    if (gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_inference_bool_from_array(
+            gpu,
+            "batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable
+        );
+    }
+
+    return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    return model != NULL
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_dependencies_ready(model);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    (void) model;
+    return false;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    if (model == NULL) {
+        return "unavailable";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model)) {
+        return "disabled";
+    }
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(model)
+        ? "ready"
+        : "experimental";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admission_reason(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    if (model == NULL) {
+        return "model_unavailable";
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted) {
+        return "prompt_loop_not_attempted";
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] != '\0'
+            ? model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error
+            : "prompt_loop_unavailable";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model)) {
+        return "batch_prefill_experimental_config_disabled";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_dependencies_ready(model)) {
+        return "batch_prefill_decoder_dependencies_unavailable";
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available) {
+        return "batch_prefill_disabled_until_kv_correctness_hardened";
+    }
+    return king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(model)
+        ? "batch_prefill_ready"
+        : "batch_prefill_experimental_config_enabled";
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_sampling.inc"
+#include "../prefill/query/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_query_batch.inc"
+#include "../prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_batch.inc"
+#include "../prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_ffn_batch.inc"
+#include "../prefill/attention/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_attention_batch.inc"
+#include "../prefill/remaining/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_remaining_batch.inc"
+#include "../prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_sequential(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong token_count,
+    zval *decode_options,
+    size_t *validated_graphs,
+    size_t *result_envelopes,
+    size_t *prefill_tokens
+) {
+    zend_ulong position;
+
+    if (token_count <= 1) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    for (position = 0; position + 1 < token_count; position++) {
+        zval graph;
+        zval graph_result;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph_result);
+        add_assoc_bool(decode_options, "emit_token", false);
+        if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, tokenized_prompt, position, decode_options, &graph) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_result(model, &graph, &graph_result) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(graph_result)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+            }
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(graph)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            }
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_sequential_prefill_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        (*validated_graphs)++;
+        (*result_envelopes)++;
+        (*prefill_tokens)++;
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_prompt_stream.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready(model);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_dependencies_ready(model);
+
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_executor_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available = true;
+    /*
+     * Batch prefill remains experimental because the current batch path can
+     * produce invalid KV state around the 16-token admission threshold. Normal
+     * generation must stay on sequential GPU prefill unless an operator enables
+     * king.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable explicitly.
+     */
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_validate_prompt(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *prompt_text,
+    zend_long max_tokens
+) {
+    zval encoded;
+    zval tokenized_prompt;
+    zval decode_options;
+    zval stops;
+    zval event;
+    zend_ulong token_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong position;
+    zend_ulong decoded_token_id = 0;
+    size_t validated_graphs = 0;
+    size_t result_envelopes = 0;
+    size_t prefill_batches = 0;
+    size_t prefill_tokens = 0;
+    size_t prefill_template_reuses = 0;
+    size_t decoded_tokens = 0;
+    zend_string *decoded_token_text = NULL;
+    double decoded_probability = 0.0;
+    double decoded_logit = 0.0;
+    double decoded_rank = 0.0;
+    uint64_t prefill_start_ns;
+    uint64_t prefill_end_ns;
+    bool stopped = false;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&encoded);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenized_prompt);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&decode_options);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&stops);
+
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_unavailable"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prompt_text == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(prompt_text) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(prompt_text) == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prompt_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (max_tokens <= 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_max_tokens_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(model, Z_STR_P(prompt_text), &encoded) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_prompt_tokens(model, &encoded, &tokenized_prompt, &token_count) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(encoded)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenize_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (token_count == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenize_empty");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_list(&stream->request, &stops) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_stop_list_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_add_default_stops(model, &stops);
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_decode_options(stream, &decode_options);
+    prefill_start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (token_count >= KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_PROMPT_BATCH_PREFILL_MIN_TOKENS
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model)) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_batch_template(
+                model,
+                &tokenized_prompt,
+                token_count,
+                &decode_options,
+                &validated_graphs,
+                &result_envelopes,
+                &prefill_batches,
+                &prefill_tokens,
+                &prefill_template_reuses
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_sequential(
+                   model,
+                   &tokenized_prompt,
+                   token_count,
+                   &decode_options,
+                   &validated_graphs,
+                   &result_envelopes,
+                   &prefill_tokens
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(prefill_end_ns, prefill_start_ns);
+
+    position = token_count - 1;
+    {
+        zval graph;
+        zval plan_result;
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations mutations;
+        zend_ulong initial_token_id = 0;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&plan_result);
+        memset(&mutations, 0, sizeof(mutations));
+        add_assoc_bool(&decode_options, "emit_token", true);
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_token_at(&tokenized_prompt, position, &initial_token_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, &tokenized_prompt, position, &decode_options, &graph) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prepare_decode_template(model, &graph, &plan_result) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_build_decode_mutations(model, &graph, &mutations) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(plan_result)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+            }
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(graph)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        validated_graphs++;
+        if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(stream, "King GPU decoder loop") != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_guardrail_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_execute_decode_template(
+                model,
+                stream,
+                &graph,
+                &mutations,
+                initial_token_id,
+                position,
+                &decoded_token_id,
+                &decoded_token_text,
+                &decoded_probability,
+                &decoded_logit,
+                &decoded_rank,
+                NULL,
+                NULL,
+                NULL,
+                NULL,
+                NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_decoded_text(
+                model,
+                stream,
+                decoded_token_id,
+                decoded_token_text,
+                &stops,
+                NULL,
+                &stopped
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+            if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+                zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        decoded_tokens++;
+        result_envelopes++;
+
+        while (decoded_tokens < (size_t) max_tokens && !stopped) {
+            zend_ulong source_token_id;
+
+            if (position >= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX || decoded_token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+                if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+                    zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+                }
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_position_limit_exceeded");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            source_token_id = decoded_token_id;
+            position++;
+            if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(stream, "King GPU decoder loop") != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+                if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+                    zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+                }
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_guardrail_failed");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_execute_decode_template(
+                    model,
+                    stream,
+                    &graph,
+                    &mutations,
+                    source_token_id,
+                    position,
+                    &decoded_token_id,
+                    &decoded_token_text,
+                    &decoded_probability,
+                    &decoded_logit,
+                    &decoded_rank,
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+                if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+                    zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+                }
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_decoded_text(
+                    model,
+                    stream,
+                    decoded_token_id,
+                    decoded_token_text,
+                    &stops,
+                    NULL,
+                    &stopped
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+                if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+                    zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+                }
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            decoded_tokens++;
+            result_envelopes++;
+        }
+
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&mutations);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&stops);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events)
+        && Z_TYPE(stream->native_events) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events)) == 0) {
+        add_next_index_stringl(&stream->native_events, "", 0);
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens = token_count;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_validated_graphs = validated_graphs;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_result_envelopes = result_envelopes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches = prefill_batches;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens = prefill_tokens;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses = prefill_template_reuses;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens = max_tokens;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] = '\0';
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_diagnostics_enabled(stream)) {
+        array_init(&event);
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "type", "gpu_prompt_decoder_loop_contract");
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_loop_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_used", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decode_graph_template_resident", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decode_graph_constructed_on_hot_path", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "token_events_streamed_immediately", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "stop_condition_reached", stopped);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_graphs_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "graph_result_contract_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "graph_execution_plan_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "embedding_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "rms_norm_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "linear_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "slice_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "rope_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "kv_head_prepare_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "kv_write_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "kv_attention_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "attention_stack_slot_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "attention_heads_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "attention_stack_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "attention_output_projection_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "attention_residual_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "ffn_norm_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "ffn_swiglu_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "ffn_down_projection_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "ffn_output_residual_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "final_norm_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &event,
+            "logits_projection_device_execution_ready",
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "device_execution_result_ready", decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "generation_ready", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_generation_ready", decoded_tokens == (size_t) max_tokens);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prompt_tokens", (zend_long) token_count);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_batches", (zend_long) prefill_batches);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_tokens", (zend_long) prefill_tokens);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_template_reuses", (zend_long) prefill_template_reuses);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_embedding_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_initial_norm_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_initial_linear_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes);
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_initial_linear_rows",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_initial_query_rope_heads",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_kv_heads", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads);
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &event,
+            "prefill_kv_cache_writes",
+            (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "validated_graphs", (zend_long) validated_graphs);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "result_envelopes", (zend_long) result_envelopes);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "decoded_tokens", (zend_long) decoded_tokens);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "accepted_max_tokens", max_tokens);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "bounded_logits_consumed", decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "token_result_ready", decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoded_token_ready", decoded_tokens > 0);
+        if (decoded_tokens > 0) {
+            add_assoc_long(&event, "decoded_token_id", (zend_long) decoded_token_id);
+            add_assoc_str(&event, "decoded_token_text", zend_string_copy(decoded_token_text));
+            add_assoc_double(&event, "decoded_token_probability", decoded_probability);
+            add_assoc_double(&event, "decoded_token_logit", decoded_logit);
+            add_assoc_double(&event, "decoded_token_rank", decoded_rank);
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &event);
+    }
+    if (decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(decoded_token_text);
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decode_options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenized_prompt);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_status.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_loop;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_loop = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_loop) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_decoder_prompt_loop_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_decoder_prompt_loop_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_decoder_prompt_loop_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_sampling.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_sampling.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ea2ffe76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_sampling.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt decoder loop sampling helpers.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate {
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    double logit;
+    double probability;
+    double rank;
+} king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate;
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_candidate(
+    zval *candidate,
+    zend_ulong fallback_rank,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *out
+) {
+    zval *token_id = king_inference_array_find(candidate, "token_id");
+    zval *logit = king_inference_array_find(candidate, "logit");
+    zval *rank = king_inference_array_find(candidate, "rank");
+
+    if (candidate == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(candidate) != IS_ARRAY
+        || token_id == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(token_id) != IS_LONG
+        || Z_LVAL_P(token_id) < 0
+        || logit == NULL
+        || (Z_TYPE_P(logit) != IS_DOUBLE && Z_TYPE_P(logit) != IS_LONG)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    out->token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token_id);
+    out->logit = Z_TYPE_P(logit) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(logit) : (double) Z_LVAL_P(logit);
+    out->probability = 1.0;
+    out->rank = fallback_rank;
+    if (rank != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(rank) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(rank) >= 0) {
+        out->rank = (double) Z_LVAL_P(rank);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_select_token(
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *candidates,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *selected
+) {
+    zval *op = king_inference_king_native_next_token_op(graph);
+    zval *op_name;
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *items;
+    zend_ulong count;
+    zend_ulong index;
+    zend_ulong top_k = 0;
+    zend_ulong active_count;
+    zend_ulong selected_rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong sample_index;
+    double temperature = 0.0;
+    double top_p = 1.0;
+    double max_score = 0.0;
+    double probability_sum = 0.0;
+    double active_sum = 0.0;
+    bool has_seed = false;
+    zend_long seed = 0;
+
+    if (op == NULL
+        || candidates == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(candidates) != IS_ARRAY
+        || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(candidates)) == 0
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "temperature", 0.0, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "top_p", 1.0, &top_p) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_seed(op, &has_seed, &seed) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_top_k(op, &top_k) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature < 0.0 || top_p <= 0.0 || top_p > 1.0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    count = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(candidates));
+    items = ecalloc((size_t) count, sizeof(*items));
+    for (index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+        zval *candidate = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(candidates), index);
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_candidate(candidate, index, &items[index]) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(items);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    op_name = king_inference_array_find(op, "op");
+    if (op_name != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")) {
+        *selected = items[0];
+        selected->probability = 1.0;
+        efree(items);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (temperature == 0.0) {
+        *selected = items[0];
+        selected->probability = 1.0;
+        efree(items);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+        double score = items[index].logit / temperature;
+
+        items[index].probability = score;
+        if (index == 0 || score > max_score) {
+            max_score = score;
+        }
+    }
+    for (index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+        items[index].probability = king_inference_graph_exp(items[index].probability - max_score);
+        probability_sum += items[index].probability;
+    }
+    if (probability_sum <= 0.0) {
+        efree(items);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+        items[index].probability /= probability_sum;
+    }
+
+    active_count = top_k == 0 || top_k > count ? count : top_k;
+    probability_sum = 0.0;
+    for (index = 0; index < active_count; index++) {
+        probability_sum += items[index].probability;
+        if (probability_sum >= top_p) {
+            active_count = index + 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    for (index = 0; index < active_count; index++) {
+        active_sum += items[index].probability;
+    }
+    if (active_sum <= 0.0) {
+        efree(items);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_seed) {
+        double target;
+        double cumulative = 0.0;
+
+        sample_index = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "sample_index", 0);
+        target = king_inference_graph_sampling_unit(seed, count ^ (active_count << 7) ^ sample_index) * active_sum;
+        selected_rank = active_count - 1;
+        for (index = 0; index < active_count; index++) {
+            cumulative += items[index].probability;
+            if (target <= cumulative) {
+                selected_rank = index;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    *selected = items[selected_rank];
+    selected->probability = selected->probability / active_sum;
+    selected->rank = (double) selected_rank;
+    efree(items);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_token_result(
+    zval *graph_result,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *selected
+) {
+    zval final;
+    zval payload;
+    zval values;
+
+    array_init(&values);
+    add_next_index_long(&values, (zend_long) selected->token_id);
+    add_next_index_double(&values, selected->probability);
+    add_next_index_double(&values, selected->logit);
+    add_next_index_double(&values, selected->rank);
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    add_assoc_string(&payload, "type", "vector");
+    add_assoc_long(&payload, "length", 4);
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "values", &values);
+
+    array_init(&final);
+    add_assoc_zval(&final, "next_token", &payload);
+    add_assoc_zval(graph_result, "final", &final);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "token_result_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "decoded_token_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_long(graph_result, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) selected->token_id);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_probability", selected->probability);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_logit", selected->logit);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_rank", selected->rank);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_selected_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *selected
+) {
+    stream->native_decoder_token_count++;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_id = selected->token_id;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_available = true;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_probability = selected->probability;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_logit = selected->logit;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_rank = selected->rank;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_score_available = true;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_compact_token_result(
+    zval *graph_result,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *selected
+) {
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "token_result_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(graph_result, "decoded_token_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_long(graph_result, "selected_token_id", (zend_long) selected->token_id);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_probability", selected->probability);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_logit", selected->logit);
+    add_assoc_double(graph_result, "selected_token_rank", selected->rank);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_selected_probe_candidate(
+    zval *logits_probe,
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate *selected
+) {
+    zval *ready;
+    zval *token_id;
+    zval *probability;
+    zval *logit;
+    zval *rank;
+
+    if (logits_probe == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(logits_probe) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ready = king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "selected_token_ready");
+    token_id = king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "selected_token_id");
+    probability = king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "selected_token_probability");
+    logit = king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "selected_token_logit");
+    rank = king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "selected_token_rank");
+    if (ready == NULL
+        || !zend_is_true(ready)
+        || token_id == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(token_id) != IS_LONG
+        || Z_LVAL_P(token_id) < 0
+        || probability == NULL
+        || (Z_TYPE_P(probability) != IS_DOUBLE && Z_TYPE_P(probability) != IS_LONG)
+        || logit == NULL
+        || (Z_TYPE_P(logit) != IS_DOUBLE && Z_TYPE_P(logit) != IS_LONG)
+        || rank == NULL
+        || (Z_TYPE_P(rank) != IS_DOUBLE && Z_TYPE_P(rank) != IS_LONG)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    selected->token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token_id);
+    selected->probability = Z_TYPE_P(probability) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(probability) : (double) Z_LVAL_P(probability);
+    selected->logit = Z_TYPE_P(logit) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(logit) : (double) Z_LVAL_P(logit);
+    selected->rank = Z_TYPE_P(rank) == IS_DOUBLE ? Z_DVAL_P(rank) : (double) Z_LVAL_P(rank);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_consume_bounded_logits(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_result,
+    zend_ulong *token_id,
+    double *probability,
+    double *logit,
+    double *rank
+) {
+    zval *logits_probe = king_inference_array_find(graph_result, "logits_projection_device_execution");
+    zval *candidates = logits_probe != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(logits_probe) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(logits_probe, "candidates")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *compact_decode_result = king_inference_array_find(graph_result, "compact_decode_result");
+    king_inference_cuda_prompt_candidate selected;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_selected_probe_candidate(logits_probe, &selected) != SUCCESS
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_select_token(graph, candidates, &selected) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_bounded_logits_sample_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (compact_decode_result != NULL && zend_is_true(compact_decode_result)) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_compact_token_result(graph_result, &selected) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_bounded_logits_sample_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_selected_metrics(stream, &selected);
+    } else if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_write_token_result(graph_result, &selected) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_bounded_logits_sample_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    } else {
+        king_inference_king_native_update_decoder_metrics(stream, graph_result, graph, selected.token_id);
+    }
+
+    *token_id = selected.token_id;
+    *probability = selected.probability;
+    *logit = selected.logit;
+    *rank = selected.rank;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_bounded_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *graph_result,
+    zend_ulong *token_id,
+    zend_string **last_text,
+    double *probability,
+    double *logit,
+    double *rank,
+    zend_long *sampler_ns,
+    zend_long *token_decode_ns
+) {
+    zend_string *piece;
+    uint64_t start_ns;
+    uint64_t end_ns;
+
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_consume_bounded_logits(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            graph,
+            graph_result,
+            token_id,
+            probability,
+            logit,
+            rank
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (sampler_ns != NULL) {
+        *sampler_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    }
+
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    piece = king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(model, *token_id);
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (token_decode_ns != NULL) {
+        *token_decode_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    }
+    if (piece == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_decode_token_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*last_text != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(*last_text);
+    }
+    *last_text = zend_string_copy(piece);
+    zend_string_release(piece);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_decoded_text(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_string *decoded_text,
+    zval *stops,
+    smart_str *pending,
+    bool *stopped
+) {
+    *stopped = false;
+    if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_should_stop_token(model, token_id)) {
+        if (pending != NULL) {
+            king_inference_king_native_prompt_flush_pending(stream, pending);
+        }
+        *stopped = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (decoded_text == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(decoded_text) == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events) || Z_TYPE(stream->native_events) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_native_stream_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (pending != NULL) {
+        return king_inference_king_native_prompt_emit_text(stream, pending, decoded_text, stops, stopped);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_piece_matches_stop(decoded_text, stops)) {
+        *stopped = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    add_next_index_str(&stream->native_events, zend_string_copy(decoded_text));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_status.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da5e0e5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt decoder loop status projection.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval loop;
+    zval *config_ready = king_inference_array_find(return_value, "config_ready");
+    bool runtime_ready = config_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(config_ready);
+    bool prompt_generation_ready = runtime_ready && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+
+    array_init(&loop);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "attempted", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_compiled", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_ready", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_experimental_enabled", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_admitted", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "batch_prefill_request_control_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(&loop, "batch_prefill_status", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(model));
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &loop,
+        "batch_prefill_admission_reason",
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admission_reason(model)
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "last_used_batch_prefill", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "batch_prefill_min_prompt_tokens",
+        (zend_long) KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_PROMPT_BATCH_PREFILL_MIN_TOKENS
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "tokenizer_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenizer_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "graph_validation_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_ready
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "result_contract_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result_contract_ready
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "execution_plan_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execution_plan_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "embedding_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_embedding_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "rms_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rms_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "linear_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "slice_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_slice_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "rope_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_rope_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "kv_head_prepare_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_head_prepare_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "kv_write_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_write_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "kv_attention_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_kv_attention_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "attention_stack_slot_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_slot_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "attention_heads_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_heads_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "attention_stack_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_stack_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "attention_output_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_output_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "attention_residual_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "ffn_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "ffn_swiglu_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "ffn_down_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "ffn_output_residual_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "final_norm_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "logits_projection_device_execution_ready",
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "device_execution_result_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "token_result_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(&loop, "decoded_token_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "runs", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_prompt_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_decoded_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_prefill_batches", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_prefill_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_prefill_duration_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns);
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &loop,
+        "last_prefill_tokens_per_second",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns > 0
+            ? ((double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens * 1000000000.0)
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_embedding_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_initial_norm_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_initial_linear_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_initial_linear_rows",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_initial_query_rope_heads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "prefill_kv_heads", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "prefill_kv_cache_writes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_prefill_template_reuses",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &loop,
+        "last_reuse_profile_available",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_reuse_profile_available
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_kv_cache_reserve_calls",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_reserve_calls
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_kv_cache_logical_allocations",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_request_graph_constructions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_graph_constructions
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_request_execution_plan_constructions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_plan_constructions
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_policy_guard_calls",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_policy_guard_interval_skips",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_thermal_runtime_sensor_reads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_runtime_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_power_runtime_sensor_reads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_runtime_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_validated_graphs",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_validated_graphs
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &loop,
+        "last_result_envelopes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_result_envelopes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "last_max_tokens", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&loop, "result", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&loop, "error", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_prompt_loop", &loop);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_loop_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "plain_text_chat_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_kernel_ready", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "generation_ready", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "token_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_plain_text_chat_generation", prompt_generation_ready);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_profile.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_profile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..596572ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_profile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt decoder hot-token profiling.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot {
+    size_t embedding_launches;
+    size_t matvec_launches;
+    size_t rms_norm_launches;
+    size_t rope_launches;
+    size_t rope_syncs;
+    size_t attention_launches;
+    size_t vector_launches;
+    size_t ffn_launches;
+    size_t projection_launches;
+    size_t readback_launches;
+    size_t readback_syncs;
+    size_t dtoh_copies;
+    size_t allocator_acquisitions;
+    size_t graph_validations;
+    size_t graph_constructions;
+    size_t execution_plans;
+    size_t tensor_lookups;
+    size_t op_index_lookups;
+    size_t op_index_hits;
+    size_t op_index_fallback_scans;
+    size_t readback_candidates;
+    size_t readback_bytes;
+    size_t full_logits_bytes;
+    size_t saved_readback_bytes;
+    zend_long readback_ns;
+} king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot;
+
+static uint64_t king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns(void)
+{
+    struct timespec ts;
+
+    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0) {
+        return (uint64_t) time(NULL) * 1000000000ULL;
+    }
+    return ((uint64_t) ts.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL) + (uint64_t) ts.tv_nsec;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_graph_counter(zval *graph, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (graph == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(graph) != IS_ARRAY || key == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    value = king_inference_array_find(graph, key);
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(value) >= 0
+        ? (size_t) Z_LVAL_P(value)
+        : 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_capture(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot *snapshot
+) {
+    snapshot->embedding_launches =
+        model->cuda_embedding_row_launch_count + model->cuda_embedding_rows_launch_count;
+    snapshot->matvec_launches =
+        model->cuda_quantized_matvec_launch_count + model->cuda_quantized_matvec_batch_launch_count;
+    snapshot->rms_norm_launches =
+        model->cuda_rms_norm_launch_count + model->cuda_rms_norm_batch_launch_count;
+    snapshot->rope_launches = model->cuda_rope_launch_count + model->cuda_rope_batch_launch_count;
+    snapshot->rope_syncs = model->cuda_rope_sync_count + model->cuda_rope_batch_sync_count;
+    snapshot->attention_launches =
+        model->cuda_attention_scores_launch_count
+        + model->cuda_attention_scores_batch_launch_count
+        + model->cuda_attention_softmax_launch_count
+        + model->cuda_attention_softmax_batch_launch_count
+        + model->cuda_attention_values_launch_count
+        + model->cuda_attention_values_batch_launch_count;
+    snapshot->vector_launches = model->cuda_device_vector_ops_launch_count;
+    snapshot->ffn_launches = model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_launch_count;
+    snapshot->projection_launches = model->cuda_output_projection_launch_count;
+    snapshot->readback_launches = model->cuda_logits_readback_launch_count;
+    snapshot->readback_syncs = model->cuda_logits_readback_sync_count;
+    snapshot->dtoh_copies = model->cuda_logits_readback_dtoh_count;
+    snapshot->allocator_acquisitions = model->cuda_device_allocation_count;
+    snapshot->graph_validations = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count;
+    snapshot->graph_constructions = 0;
+    snapshot->execution_plans = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count;
+    snapshot->tensor_lookups = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_tensor_lookup_count;
+    snapshot->op_index_lookups = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_graph_counter(
+        graph,
+        "_cuda_profile_op_index_lookups"
+    );
+    snapshot->op_index_hits = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_graph_counter(
+        graph,
+        "_cuda_profile_op_index_hits"
+    );
+    snapshot->op_index_fallback_scans = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_graph_counter(
+        graph,
+        "_cuda_profile_op_index_fallback_scans"
+    );
+    snapshot->readback_candidates = model->cuda_logits_readback_last_candidate_count;
+    snapshot->readback_bytes = model->cuda_logits_readback_last_bytes;
+    snapshot->full_logits_bytes = model->cuda_logits_readback_full_bytes;
+    snapshot->saved_readback_bytes = model->cuda_logits_readback_saved_bytes;
+    snapshot->readback_ns = model->cuda_logits_readback_last_ns;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(size_t after, size_t before)
+{
+    return after >= before ? after - before : 0;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(uint64_t end, uint64_t start)
+{
+    return end >= start && end - start <= (uint64_t) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        ? (zend_long) (end - start)
+        : 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_hot_token_profile(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_policy_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_mutation_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_device_execute_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_bounded_emit_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_logits_readback_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_sampler_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_text_emit_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_event_shape_ns = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_syncs = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_dtoh_copies = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_allocator_acquisitions = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_validations = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_tensor_lookups = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_lookups = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_hits = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_embedding_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_matvec_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rms_norm_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rope_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_attention_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_vector_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_ffn_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_projection_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_launches = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_candidates = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_saved_readback_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_readback_avoided = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_record(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot *before,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot *after,
+    zend_long total_ns,
+    zend_long policy_ns,
+    zend_long mutation_ns,
+    zend_long device_execute_ns,
+    zend_long bounded_emit_ns,
+    zend_long sampler_ns,
+    zend_long token_decode_ns,
+    zend_long text_emit_ns
+) {
+    size_t syncs;
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_embedding_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->embedding_launches, before->embedding_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_matvec_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->matvec_launches, before->matvec_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rms_norm_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->rms_norm_launches, before->rms_norm_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rope_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->rope_launches, before->rope_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_attention_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->attention_launches, before->attention_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_vector_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->vector_launches, before->vector_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_ffn_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->ffn_launches, before->ffn_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_projection_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->projection_launches, before->projection_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_launches =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->readback_launches, before->readback_launches);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_launches =
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_embedding_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_matvec_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rms_norm_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rope_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_attention_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_vector_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_ffn_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_projection_launches
+        + model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_launches;
+    syncs = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->rope_syncs, before->rope_syncs)
+        + king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->readback_syncs, before->readback_syncs);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_syncs = syncs;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_dtoh_copies =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->dtoh_copies, before->dtoh_copies);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_allocator_acquisitions =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->allocator_acquisitions, before->allocator_acquisitions);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_validations =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->graph_validations, before->graph_validations);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->graph_constructions, before->graph_constructions);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->execution_plans, before->execution_plans);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_tensor_lookups =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->tensor_lookups, before->tensor_lookups);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_lookups =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->op_index_lookups, before->op_index_lookups);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_hits =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(after->op_index_hits, before->op_index_hits);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_delta(
+            after->op_index_fallback_scans,
+            before->op_index_fallback_scans
+        );
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns = total_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_policy_ns = policy_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_mutation_ns = mutation_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_device_execute_ns = device_execute_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_bounded_emit_ns = bounded_emit_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_logits_readback_ns = after->readback_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_sampler_ns = sampler_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns = token_decode_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_text_emit_ns = text_emit_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_event_shape_ns = text_emit_ns;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_candidates = after->readback_candidates;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_bytes = after->readback_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_bytes = after->full_logits_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_saved_readback_bytes = after->saved_readback_bytes;
+    if (after->readback_bytes > 0 || after->full_logits_bytes > 0) {
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens++;
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes += after->readback_bytes;
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes += after->full_logits_bytes;
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes += after->saved_readback_bytes;
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_readback_avoided =
+        after->full_logits_bytes > 0 && after->readback_bytes < after->full_logits_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available = true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_add_status(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    zval profile;
+    zval launches;
+    zval timings;
+    zval graph;
+    zval readback;
+    bool tokenizer_dominates = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns > 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns > 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns
+            > model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns / 2;
+
+    array_init(&profile);
+    add_assoc_bool(&profile, "available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&profile, "cuda_launches", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&profile, "host_device_syncs", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_syncs);
+    add_assoc_long(&profile, "device_to_host_copies", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_dtoh_copies);
+    add_assoc_long(&profile, "allocator_acquisitions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_allocator_acquisitions);
+    add_assoc_string(&profile, "sync_sources", "none_on_bounded_logits_readback_hotpath");
+    add_assoc_string(&profile, "deferred_sync_sources", "rope_default_stream_ordering");
+    add_assoc_string(&profile, "dtoh_sources", "blocking_bounded_top_k_indices_and_logits");
+
+    array_init(&launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "embedding", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_embedding_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "matvec", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_matvec_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "rms_norm", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rms_norm_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "rope", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_rope_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "attention", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_attention_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "vector", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_vector_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "ffn", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_ffn_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "projection", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_projection_launches);
+    add_assoc_long(&launches, "readback", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_launches);
+    add_assoc_zval(&profile, "launch_breakdown", &launches);
+
+    array_init(&timings);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "total_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_total_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "policy_guard_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_policy_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "graph_mutation_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_mutation_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "device_execute_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_device_execute_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "bounded_sampler_and_token_decode_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_bounded_emit_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "bounded_logits_top_k_readback_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_logits_readback_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "cpu_sampler_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_sampler_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "tokenizer_piece_decode_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_token_decode_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "native_event_text_emit_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_text_emit_ns);
+    add_assoc_long(&timings, "http_event_shaping_visible_ns", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_event_shape_ns);
+    add_assoc_zval(&profile, "timings", &timings);
+
+    array_init(&readback);
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "bounded_top_k_only", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&readback, "max_candidates", (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_candidate_limit);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "candidate_count",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_candidates
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "readback_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "full_logits_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "saved_readback_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_saved_readback_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_readback_tokens",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_readback_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_full_logits_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_saved_readback_bytes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "readback_bytes_per_token",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "saved_readback_bytes_per_token",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "readback_savings_ratio",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &readback,
+        "full_logits_cpu_readback_avoided",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_readback_avoided
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "tokenizer_piece_decode_dominates_hot_token", tokenizer_dominates);
+    add_assoc_zval(&profile, "bounded_logits_readback", &readback);
+
+    array_init(&graph);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "graph_validations", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_validations);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "graph_constructions", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "execution_plans", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "tensor_descriptor_lookups", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_tensor_lookups);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "op_index_lookups", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_lookups);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "op_index_hits", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_hits);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph, "op_index_fallback_scans", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph, "decode_graph_constructed_on_hot_path", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph, "decode_graph_template_reused", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &graph,
+        "persistent_decode_plan_index_reused",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions == 0
+            && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans == 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &graph,
+        "dynamic_op_scan_eliminated",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans == 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&profile, "graph_and_lookup", &graph);
+
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "last_hot_token_profile", &profile);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_stream.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_stream.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cdd7fa63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/loop/cuda_decoder_prompt_stream.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+/*
+ * Lazy CUDA prompt stream state.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state {
+    zval tokenized_prompt;
+    zval decode_options;
+    zval stops;
+    zval graph;
+    zval plan_result;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations mutations;
+    zend_long max_tokens;
+    zend_ulong token_count;
+    zend_ulong position;
+    zend_ulong decoded_token_id;
+    size_t validated_graphs;
+    size_t result_envelopes;
+    size_t prefill_batches;
+    size_t prefill_tokens;
+    size_t prefill_template_reuses;
+    size_t decoded_tokens;
+    size_t kv_cache_reserve_calls_start;
+    size_t kv_cache_allocations_start;
+    size_t kv_cache_writes_start;
+    size_t kv_cache_batch_writes_start;
+    size_t graph_constructions_start;
+    size_t plan_constructions_start;
+    zend_string *decoded_token_text;
+    smart_str pending;
+    double decoded_probability;
+    double decoded_logit;
+    double decoded_rank;
+    bool initialized;
+    bool stopped;
+    bool finished;
+} king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state;
+
+static king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state_from(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream
+) {
+    return (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *) stream->native_gpu_stream_state;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *state;
+
+    if (stream == NULL || stream->native_gpu_stream_state == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    state = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state_from(stream);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(&state->mutations);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->plan_result)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->plan_result);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->graph)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->graph);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->graph);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->stops)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->stops);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->stops);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->decode_options)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->decode_options);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->decode_options);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->tokenized_prompt)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->tokenized_prompt);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->tokenized_prompt);
+    }
+    if (state->decoded_token_text != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(state->decoded_token_text);
+        state->decoded_token_text = NULL;
+    }
+    smart_str_free(&state->pending);
+    efree(state);
+    stream->native_gpu_stream_state = NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_start(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_long max_tokens
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *state;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (max_tokens <= 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_max_tokens_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    state = ecalloc(1, sizeof(*state));
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->tokenized_prompt);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->decode_options);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->stops);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->graph);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->plan_result);
+    memset(&state->mutations, 0, sizeof(state->mutations));
+    state->max_tokens = max_tokens;
+    stream->native_gpu_stream_state = state;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_initialize(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *state
+) {
+    zval encoded;
+    zval *prompt_text = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "native_prompt_text");
+    zend_ulong initial_token_id = 0;
+    uint64_t prefill_start_ns;
+    uint64_t prefill_end_ns;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&encoded);
+    if (prompt_text == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(prompt_text) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(prompt_text) == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prompt_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(model, Z_STR_P(prompt_text), &encoded) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_king_native_prompt_tokens(model, &encoded, &state->tokenized_prompt, &state->token_count) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(encoded)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        }
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenize_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+    if (state->token_count == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_tokenize_empty");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_prompt_stop_list(&stream->request, &state->stops) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_stop_list_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_add_default_stops(model, &state->stops);
+    king_inference_king_native_prompt_decode_options(stream, &state->decode_options);
+
+    state->kv_cache_reserve_calls_start = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count;
+    state->kv_cache_allocations_start = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count;
+    state->kv_cache_writes_start = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count;
+    state->kv_cache_batch_writes_start = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count;
+    state->graph_constructions_start = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count;
+    state->plan_constructions_start = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count;
+
+    prefill_start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (state->token_count >= KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_PROMPT_BATCH_PREFILL_MIN_TOKENS
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model)) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_batch_template(
+                model,
+                &state->tokenized_prompt,
+                state->token_count,
+                &state->decode_options,
+                &state->validated_graphs,
+                &state->result_envelopes,
+                &state->prefill_batches,
+                &state->prefill_tokens,
+                &state->prefill_template_reuses
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_sequential(
+                   model,
+                   &state->tokenized_prompt,
+                   state->token_count,
+                   &state->decode_options,
+                   &state->validated_graphs,
+                   &state->result_envelopes,
+                   &state->prefill_tokens
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(prefill_end_ns, prefill_start_ns);
+
+    state->position = state->token_count - 1;
+    add_assoc_bool(&state->decode_options, "emit_token", true);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_token_at(
+            &state->tokenized_prompt,
+            state->position,
+            &initial_token_id
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(
+            model,
+            &state->tokenized_prompt,
+            state->position,
+            &state->decode_options,
+            &state->graph
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prepare_decode_template(
+            model,
+            &state->graph,
+            &state->plan_result
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_build_decode_mutations(
+            model,
+            &state->graph,
+            &state->mutations
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_graph_validation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    state->decoded_token_id = initial_token_id;
+    state->validated_graphs++;
+    state->initialized = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_finish(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *state
+) {
+    zval event;
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_count++;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens = state->token_count;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_validated_graphs = state->validated_graphs;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_result_envelopes = state->result_envelopes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches = state->prefill_batches;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens = state->prefill_tokens;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses = state->prefill_template_reuses;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens = state->decoded_tokens;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_reserve_calls =
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_reserve_call_count - state->kv_cache_reserve_calls_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations =
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocation_count - state->kv_cache_allocations_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_writes =
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_write_count - state->kv_cache_writes_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_batch_writes =
+        model->cuda_device_kv_cache_batch_write_count - state->kv_cache_batch_writes_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_graph_constructions =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_graph_count - state->graph_constructions_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_plan_constructions =
+        model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_plan_count - state->plan_constructions_start;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks = (size_t) stream->gpu_policy_during_run_checks;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips = (size_t) stream->gpu_policy_interval_skips;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_runtime_checks = (size_t) stream->gpu_thermal_runtime_checks;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_runtime_checks = (size_t) stream->gpu_power_runtime_checks;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens = state->max_tokens;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_interval_seconds =
+        king_inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_interval_seconds =
+        king_inference_gpu_power_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_reuse_profile_available = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_error[0] = '\0';
+
+    if (!state->stopped) {
+        king_inference_king_native_prompt_flush_pending(stream, &state->pending);
+    } else {
+        smart_str_free(&state->pending);
+    }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events)
+        && Z_TYPE(stream->native_events) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events)) == 0) {
+        add_next_index_stringl(&stream->native_events, "", 0);
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_king_native_stream_diagnostics_enabled(stream)) {
+        array_init(&event);
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "type", "gpu_prompt_decoder_loop_contract");
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_loop_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "lazy_native_token_stream", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_available", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_admitted", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model));
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_status", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(model));
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_admission_reason", king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admission_reason(model));
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_batch_prefill_used", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decode_graph_template_resident", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decode_graph_constructed_on_hot_path", false);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "token_events_streamed_immediately", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "stop_condition_reached", state->stopped);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "prompt_graphs_validated", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "graph_result_contract_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "graph_execution_plan_ready", true);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prompt_tokens", (zend_long) state->token_count);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_batches", (zend_long) state->prefill_batches);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_tokens", (zend_long) state->prefill_tokens);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "prefill_template_reuses", (zend_long) state->prefill_template_reuses);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "validated_graphs", (zend_long) state->validated_graphs);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "result_envelopes", (zend_long) state->result_envelopes);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "decoded_tokens", (zend_long) state->decoded_tokens);
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "accepted_max_tokens", state->max_tokens);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "bounded_logits_consumed", state->decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "token_result_ready", state->decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&event, "decoded_token_ready", state->decoded_tokens > 0);
+        add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &event);
+    }
+
+    state->finished = true;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_step(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state *state =
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_state_from(stream);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot before;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_snapshot after;
+    zend_ulong source_token_id;
+    uint64_t total_start_ns;
+    uint64_t policy_start_ns;
+    uint64_t text_emit_start_ns;
+    zend_long policy_ns = 0;
+    zend_long mutation_ns = 0;
+    zend_long device_execute_ns = 0;
+    zend_long bounded_emit_ns = 0;
+    zend_long sampler_ns = 0;
+    zend_long token_decode_ns = 0;
+    zend_long text_emit_ns = 0;
+
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!state->initialized
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_initialize(model, stream, state) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (state->finished) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (state->decoded_tokens >= (size_t) state->max_tokens || state->stopped) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_finish(model, stream, state);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (state->decoded_tokens > 0) {
+        if (state->position >= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+            || state->decoded_token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_position_limit_exceeded");
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        state->position++;
+    }
+
+    source_token_id = state->decoded_token_id;
+    total_start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    policy_start_ns = total_start_ns;
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(stream, "King GPU decoder loop") != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_guardrail_failed");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    policy_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns(),
+        policy_start_ns
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_capture(model, &state->graph, &before);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_execute_decode_template(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            &state->graph,
+            &state->mutations,
+            source_token_id,
+            state->position,
+            &state->decoded_token_id,
+            &state->decoded_token_text,
+            &state->decoded_probability,
+            &state->decoded_logit,
+            &state->decoded_rank,
+            &mutation_ns,
+            &device_execute_ns,
+            &bounded_emit_ns,
+            &sampler_ns,
+            &token_decode_ns
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    text_emit_start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_decoded_text(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            state->decoded_token_id,
+            state->decoded_token_text,
+            &state->stops,
+            &state->pending,
+            &state->stopped
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    text_emit_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns(),
+        text_emit_start_ns
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_capture(model, &state->graph, &after);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_record(
+        model,
+        &before,
+        &after,
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns(),
+            total_start_ns
+        ),
+        policy_ns,
+        mutation_ns,
+        device_execute_ns,
+        bounded_emit_ns,
+        sampler_ns,
+        token_decode_ns,
+        text_emit_ns
+    );
+
+    state->decoded_tokens++;
+    state->result_envelopes++;
+    if (state->decoded_tokens >= (size_t) state->max_tokens || state->stopped) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_finish(model, stream, state);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/attention/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_attention_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/attention/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_attention_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78b88a04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/attention/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_attention_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,871 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt prefill layer-0 attention stack batch path.
+ */
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_kv_head_for_query(
+    zend_ulong query_head,
+    zend_ulong query_heads,
+    zend_ulong kv_heads
+) {
+    zend_ulong kv_head;
+
+    if (query_heads == kv_heads) {
+        return query_head;
+    }
+    kv_head = (query_head * kv_heads) / query_heads;
+    return kv_head >= kv_heads ? kv_heads - 1 : kv_head;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_copy_attention_context_rows(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr context_matrix,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong stack_width,
+    zend_ulong query_head
+) {
+    zend_ulong position;
+
+    for (position = 0; position < prefill_token_count; position++) {
+        size_t source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) value_length;
+        zend_ulong target_offset = position * stack_width + query_head * value_length;
+
+        if (target_offset > UINT_MAX
+            || king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+                model,
+                context_matrix + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+                model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack,
+                target_offset,
+                value_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+                model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_stack_copy_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *residual_op,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_weight = NULL;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    size_t ffn_norm_elements;
+    size_t ffn_norm_bytes;
+
+    if (residual_op == NULL
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) residual_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "weight", &ffn_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(ffn_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) residual_width;
+    if (ffn_norm_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ffn_norm_bytes = ffn_norm_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            ffn_norm_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+            model,
+            ffn_norm_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm,
+            residual_width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            epsilon
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_norm_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_bytes = ffn_norm_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width = residual_width;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_up_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *residual_op,
+    zend_ulong ffn_norm_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_weight = NULL;
+    zend_ulong gate_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_rows = 0;
+    size_t gate_elements;
+    size_t up_elements;
+    size_t gate_bytes;
+    size_t up_bytes;
+
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (residual_op == NULL
+        || graph == NULL
+        || ffn_norm_width == 0
+        || ffn_norm_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width
+        || prefill_token_count == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_norm_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    if (gate_op == NULL && up_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            gate_op,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            &gate_weight,
+            &gate_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            up_op,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            &up_weight,
+            &up_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) gate_rows)
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) up_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    gate_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) gate_rows;
+    up_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) up_rows;
+    if (gate_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || up_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_bytes_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_bytes = gate_elements * sizeof(float);
+    up_bytes = up_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            gate_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            up_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            gate_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate,
+            gate_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            up_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm,
+            ffn_norm_width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up,
+            up_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_gate_up_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_bytes = gate_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_bytes = up_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows = gate_rows;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows = up_rows;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *residual_op,
+    zend_ulong ffn_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zval *silu_op;
+    zval *mul_op;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong activation = 0;
+    size_t swiglu_elements;
+    size_t swiglu_bytes;
+
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate == 0
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (graph == NULL
+        || residual_op == NULL
+        || ffn_width == 0
+        || ffn_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows
+        || ffn_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) ffn_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_norm_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    if (gate_op == NULL && up_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_gate_up_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "gelu_tanh");
+        activation = silu_op != NULL ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(silu_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    swiglu_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) ffn_width;
+    if (swiglu_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float) || swiglu_elements > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    swiglu_bytes = swiglu_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            swiglu_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu,
+            (zend_ulong) swiglu_elements,
+            activation
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_result,
+            model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_ffn_swiglu_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_swiglu_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_bytes = swiglu_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width = ffn_width;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *stack_op;
+    zval *projection_op;
+    zval *post_attention_norm_op = NULL;
+    zval *residual_op;
+    zend_string *stack_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_attention_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_attention_norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *hidden_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong query_heads = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads;
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads;
+    zend_ulong key_length = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim;
+    zend_ulong value_length = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_value_length;
+    zend_ulong sliding_window = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW];
+    zend_ulong max_slots = sliding_window > 0 && sliding_window < prefill_token_count
+        ? sliding_window
+        : prefill_token_count;
+    zend_ulong stack_width;
+    size_t score_elements;
+    size_t context_elements;
+    size_t stack_elements;
+    size_t score_bytes;
+    size_t context_bytes;
+    size_t stack_bytes;
+    size_t projection_elements;
+    size_t projection_bytes;
+    size_t residual_bytes;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr scores = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr probabilities = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr contexts = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_attention_norm_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_residual_matrix = 0;
+    zend_ulong projection_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_head;
+    double post_attention_norm_epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double scale;
+
+    if (graph == NULL
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope == 0
+        || !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available
+        || query_heads == 0
+        || kv_heads == 0
+        || key_length == 0
+        || value_length == 0
+        || width == 0
+        || key_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || max_slots == 0
+        || query_heads < kv_heads
+        || query_heads > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) value_length)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stack_width = query_heads * value_length;
+    stack_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(graph, "stack");
+    projection_op = stack_op != NULL
+        && king_inference_graph_required_string(stack_op, "id", &stack_id) == SUCCESS
+        ? king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, stack_id, "linear")
+        : NULL;
+    if (projection_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(projection_op, "id", &projection_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            projection_op,
+            stack_width,
+            &projection_weight,
+            &projection_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || projection_rows != width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_projection_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    projection_residual_id = projection_id;
+    post_attention_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, projection_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (post_attention_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(post_attention_norm_op, "id", &post_attention_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(post_attention_norm_op, "weight", &post_attention_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(post_attention_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &post_attention_norm_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || post_attention_norm_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_post_attention_norm_contract_invalid"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        projection_residual_id = post_attention_norm_id;
+    }
+    hidden_id = zend_string_init("x", sizeof("x") - 1, false);
+    residual_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, hidden_id, projection_residual_id);
+    zend_string_release(hidden_id);
+    if (residual_op == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_residual_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) max_slots)
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) value_length)
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) stack_width)
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) projection_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    score_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) max_slots;
+    context_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) value_length;
+    stack_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) stack_width;
+    projection_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) projection_rows;
+    if (score_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || context_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || stack_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || projection_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || projection_elements > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_bytes_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    score_bytes = score_elements * sizeof(float);
+    context_bytes = context_elements * sizeof(float);
+    stack_bytes = stack_elements * sizeof(float);
+    projection_bytes = projection_elements * sizeof(float);
+    residual_bytes = projection_bytes;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, score_bytes, &scores) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, score_bytes, &probabilities) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, context_bytes, &contexts) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            stack_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_bytes, &projection_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            residual_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    scale = 1.0 / sqrt((double) key_length);
+    for (query_head = 0; query_head < query_heads; query_head++) {
+        zend_ulong kv_head = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_kv_head_for_query(
+            query_head,
+            query_heads,
+            kv_heads
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_base = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope
+            + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) ((size_t) query_head * (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float));
+        zend_ulong key_stride = 0;
+        zend_ulong value_stride = 0;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, false, 0, kv_head, &key_cache, &key_stride) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, true, 0, kv_head, &value_cache, &value_stride) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                query_base,
+                key_cache,
+                scores,
+                key_length,
+                key_length,
+                key_stride,
+                0,
+                max_slots,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                sliding_window,
+                scale
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                scores,
+                probabilities,
+                0,
+                0,
+                max_slots,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                sliding_window,
+                1.0,
+                1.0
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_values_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                probabilities,
+                value_cache,
+                contexts,
+                value_length,
+                value_stride,
+                0,
+                max_slots,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                sliding_window
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_copy_attention_context_rows(
+                model,
+                contexts,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                value_length,
+                stack_width,
+                query_head
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            projection_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack,
+            stack_width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            projection_matrix,
+            projection_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_projection_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    projection_residual_matrix = projection_matrix;
+    if (post_attention_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_bytes, &post_attention_norm_matrix) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                post_attention_norm_weight,
+                projection_matrix,
+                post_attention_norm_matrix,
+                projection_rows,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                post_attention_norm_epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_result != 0
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_result
+                    : model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                    : (model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_post_attention_norm_failed")
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        projection_residual_matrix = post_attention_norm_matrix;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings,
+            projection_residual_matrix,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual,
+            (zend_ulong) projection_elements
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result != 0
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result
+                : model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_attention_residual_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes = stack_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads = query_heads;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width = stack_width;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes = residual_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width = projection_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_op,
+            projection_rows,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_up_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_op,
+            projection_rows,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_op,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_op,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            residual_op,
+            projection_rows,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &projection_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &contexts);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &probabilities);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &scores);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e7e4b85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,725 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt batch-prefill helpers for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_token_at(
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong *token_id_out
+) {
+    zval *tokens;
+    zval *token;
+
+    *token_id_out = 0;
+    if (tokenized_prompt == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tokenized_prompt) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    tokens = king_inference_array_find(tokenized_prompt, "tokens");
+    if (tokens == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tokens) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), position);
+    if (token == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *token_id_out = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down
+        );
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual
+        );
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_key_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_value_length = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_heads = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_norm_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_gate_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_up_rows = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active = false;
+}
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list {
+    zval **items;
+    size_t count;
+    size_t capacity;
+} king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list;
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations {
+    zval *graph_token_id;
+    zval *graph_position;
+    zval *embedding_token_id;
+    zval *embedding_prefill_batch_index;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list rope_positions;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list kv_write_slots;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list kv_attention_slot_starts;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list kv_attention_slot_counts;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list sample_indexes;
+} king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations;
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list *slots
+) {
+    if (slots->items != NULL) {
+        efree(slots->items);
+    }
+    slots->items = NULL;
+    slots->count = 0;
+    slots->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(&mutations->rope_positions);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(&mutations->kv_write_slots);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_release(&mutations->sample_indexes);
+    memset(mutations, 0, sizeof(*mutations));
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(
+    zval *array,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_long fallback
+) {
+    zval *slot;
+    zval inserted;
+
+    if (array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(array) != IS_ARRAY || key == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    slot = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+    if (slot == NULL) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(&inserted, fallback);
+        slot = zend_hash_str_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(array), key, strlen(key), &inserted);
+    }
+    return slot != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(slot) == IS_LONG ? slot : NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list *slots,
+    zval *slot
+) {
+    size_t new_capacity;
+
+    if (slot == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (slots->count == slots->capacity) {
+        new_capacity = slots->capacity == 0 ? 8 : slots->capacity * 2;
+        slots->items = slots->items == NULL
+            ? emalloc(new_capacity * sizeof(*slots->items))
+            : erealloc(slots->items, new_capacity * sizeof(*slots->items));
+        slots->capacity = new_capacity;
+    }
+    slots->items[slots->count++] = slot;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_slot_list *slots,
+    zend_long value
+) {
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < slots->count; index++) {
+        ZVAL_LONG(slots->items[index], value);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_build_prefill_mutations(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations
+) {
+    zval *ops;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    memset(mutations, 0, sizeof(*mutations));
+    mutations->graph_token_id = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(graph, "token_id", 0);
+    mutations->graph_position = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(graph, "position", 0);
+    ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (mutations->graph_token_id == NULL
+        || mutations->graph_position == NULL
+        || ops == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_mutation_plan_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(op_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "embedding")) {
+            mutations->embedding_prefill_batch_index =
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "prefill_batch_index", 0);
+            mutations->embedding_token_id =
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "token_id", 0);
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "rope")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->rope_positions,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "position", 0)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_write")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_write_slots,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot", 0)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_attention")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot_start", 0)
+            );
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot_count", 1)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->sample_indexes,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "sample_index", 0)
+            );
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (mutations->embedding_token_id == NULL
+        || mutations->embedding_prefill_batch_index == NULL
+        || mutations->rope_positions.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_write_slots.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts.count != mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts.count) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(mutations);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_mutation_slots_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_apply_prefill_mutations(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations,
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong position
+) {
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    zend_ulong sliding_window = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW];
+    zend_ulong slot_start;
+    zend_ulong slot_count;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_attention_window(
+        model,
+        position,
+        sliding_window,
+        &slot_start,
+        &slot_count
+    );
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_token_at(tokenized_prompt, position, &token_id) != SUCCESS
+        || token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || position > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || slot_start > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || slot_count > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_mutation_value_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->graph_token_id, (zend_long) token_id);
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->graph_position, (zend_long) position);
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->embedding_token_id, (zend_long) token_id);
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->embedding_prefill_batch_index, (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->rope_positions, (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_write_slots, (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts, (zend_long) slot_start);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts, (zend_long) slot_count);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->sample_indexes, (zend_long) position);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prepare_prefill_template(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *plan_result
+) {
+    array_init(plan_result);
+    add_assoc_string(plan_result, "type", "gpu_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_plan");
+    add_assoc_string(plan_result, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "result_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_validated", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "device_execution_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "token_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "decoded_token_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "execution_plan_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph(model, graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(plan_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_validated", true);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_plan(model, graph, plan_result) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(plan_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_initial_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong width
+) {
+    zval *embedding_op;
+    zval *rms_norm_op;
+    zval *linear_op;
+    zend_string *embedding_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *rms_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *linear_weight = NULL;
+    zend_ulong linear_rows = 0;
+    size_t linear_elements;
+    size_t linear_bytes;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+
+    embedding_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_first_op(graph, "embedding");
+    if (embedding_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(embedding_op, "id", &embedding_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_embedding_template_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    rms_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, embedding_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (rms_norm_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(rms_norm_op, "id", &rms_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(rms_norm_op, "weight", &rms_weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(rms_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_norm_template_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear");
+    if (linear_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            linear_op,
+            width,
+            &linear_weight,
+            &linear_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || linear_rows == 0
+        || linear_rows > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_linear_template_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) linear_rows)
+        || (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) linear_rows > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_linear_size_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_norm_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm_bytes =
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+            model,
+            rms_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm,
+            width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            epsilon
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_norm_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    linear_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) linear_rows;
+    linear_bytes = linear_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            linear_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_linear_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_bytes = linear_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows = linear_rows;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            linear_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm,
+            width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear,
+            linear_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_initial_linear_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_query_rope_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            rms_norm_id,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_kv_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            rms_norm_id,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_attention_stack_batch(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            width,
+            prefill_token_count
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_execute_prefill_position(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong position
+) {
+    zval graph_result;
+
+    array_init(&graph_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&graph_result, "type", "gpu_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_position");
+    add_assoc_string(&graph_result, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "result_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "graph_template_reused", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph_result, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_initial_device_ops(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            &graph_result
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_batch_template(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *tokenized_prompt,
+    zend_ulong token_count,
+    zval *decode_options,
+    size_t *validated_graphs,
+    size_t *result_envelopes,
+    size_t *prefill_batches,
+    size_t *prefill_tokens,
+    size_t *prefill_template_reuses
+) {
+    zval graph;
+    zval plan_result;
+    zend_ulong width = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count;
+    double embedding_scale = king_inference_decode_graph_embedding_scale(model);
+    size_t prefill_elements;
+    size_t prefill_bytes;
+
+    *prefill_batches = 0;
+    *prefill_tokens = 0;
+    *prefill_template_reuses = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+    if (token_count <= 1) {
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_unavailable");
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_token_count = token_count - 1;
+    if (width == 0
+        || width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float))
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_shape_invalid");
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) width;
+    if (prefill_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_size_overflow");
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    prefill_bytes = prefill_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            prefill_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_embedding_matrix_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings_active = true;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embedding_bytes = prefill_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_tokens = prefill_token_count;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_width = width;
+    if (king_inference_cuda_embedding_rows_load(
+            model,
+            tokenized_prompt,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_embeddings,
+            width,
+            embedding_scale
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_embedding_row_result,
+            model->cuda_embedding_row_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_embedding_row_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_embedding_rows_load_failed"
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&graph);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&plan_result);
+    add_assoc_bool(decode_options, "emit_token", false);
+    if (king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(model, tokenized_prompt, 0, decode_options, &graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_template_build_failed");
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prepare_prefill_template(
+            model,
+            &graph,
+            &plan_result
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_template_plan_failed"
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_initial_batch(
+            model,
+            &graph,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_remaining_layers_batch(
+            model,
+            &graph,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            width
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = false;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (*validated_graphs)++;
+    (*result_envelopes)++;
+    *prefill_tokens = prefill_token_count;
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&plan_result);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&graph);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release_prefill_embeddings(model);
+    *prefill_batches = 1;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e98a990c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/batch/cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt decode template reuse for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_build_decode_mutations(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations
+) {
+    zval *ops;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    memset(mutations, 0, sizeof(*mutations));
+    mutations->graph_token_id = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(graph, "token_id", 0);
+    mutations->graph_position = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(graph, "position", 0);
+    ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (mutations->graph_token_id == NULL
+        || mutations->graph_position == NULL
+        || ops == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template_mutation_plan_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(op_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "embedding")) {
+            mutations->embedding_token_id =
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "token_id", 0);
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "rope")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->rope_positions,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "position", 0)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_write")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_write_slots,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot", 0)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "kv_attention")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot_start", 0)
+            );
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "slot_count", 1)
+            );
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token")) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_add(
+                &mutations->sample_indexes,
+                king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_long_slot(entry, "sample_index", 0)
+            );
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (mutations->embedding_token_id == NULL
+        || mutations->rope_positions.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_write_slots.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts.count == 0
+        || mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts.count != mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts.count) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_mutations_release(mutations);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template_mutation_slots_missing");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_apply_decode_mutations(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_ulong position
+) {
+    zend_ulong sliding_window = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW];
+    zend_ulong slot_start;
+    zend_ulong slot_count;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_attention_window(
+        model,
+        position,
+        sliding_window,
+        &slot_start,
+        &slot_count
+    );
+
+    if (token_id > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || position > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || slot_start > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || slot_count > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_decode_template_mutation_value_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->graph_token_id, (zend_long) token_id);
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->graph_position, (zend_long) position);
+    ZVAL_LONG(mutations->embedding_token_id, (zend_long) token_id);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->rope_positions, (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_write_slots, (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_starts, (zend_long) slot_start);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->kv_attention_slot_counts, (zend_long) slot_count);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_slot_list_set(&mutations->sample_indexes, (zend_long) position);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_disable_candidate_materialization(
+    zval *graph
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_name;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_name = king_inference_array_find(entry, "op");
+        if (op_name != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_name) == IS_STRING
+            && (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "argmax_token")
+                || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(op_name), "sample_token"))) {
+            add_assoc_bool(entry, "materialize_candidates", false);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prepare_decode_template(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *plan_result
+) {
+    array_init(plan_result);
+    add_assoc_string(plan_result, "type", "gpu_decoder_prompt_decode_template_plan");
+    add_assoc_string(plan_result, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "result_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_validated", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "execution_plan_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "device_execution_result_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_template_resident", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_disable_candidate_materialization(graph);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_validate_graph(model, graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(plan_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_validated", true);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_op_index(model, graph) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(plan_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(plan_result, "graph_op_index_ready", true);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_prepare_plan(model, graph, plan_result) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(plan_result);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(plan_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_execute_decode_template(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph,
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prefill_mutations *mutations,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong *decoded_token_id,
+    zend_string **decoded_token_text,
+    double *decoded_probability,
+    double *decoded_logit,
+    double *decoded_rank,
+    zend_long *mutation_ns,
+    zend_long *device_execute_ns,
+    zend_long *bounded_emit_ns,
+    zend_long *sampler_ns,
+    zend_long *token_decode_ns
+) {
+    zval graph_result;
+    uint64_t start_ns;
+    uint64_t end_ns;
+
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_apply_decode_mutations(
+            model,
+            mutations,
+            token_id,
+            position
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (mutation_ns != NULL) {
+        *mutation_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&graph_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&graph_result, "type", "gpu_decoder_prompt_decode_template_execution");
+    add_assoc_string(&graph_result, "backend", "king_native_gpu");
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "result_contract_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "graph_validated", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "execution_plan_ready", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "graph_template_reused", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "graph_constructed_on_hot_path", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "compact_decode_result", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_result, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph_result, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph_result, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_execute_initial_device_ops(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            &graph_result
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (device_execute_ns != NULL) {
+        *device_execute_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    }
+    start_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_emit_bounded_token(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            graph,
+            &graph_result,
+            decoded_token_id,
+            decoded_token_text,
+            decoded_probability,
+            decoded_logit,
+            decoded_rank,
+            sampler_ns,
+            token_decode_ns
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    end_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_ns();
+    if (bounded_emit_ns != NULL) {
+        *bounded_emit_ns = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_elapsed(end_ns, start_ns);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&graph_result);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_ffn_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_ffn_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..376375bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/ffn/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_ffn_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt prefill layer-0 FFN batch helpers.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *residual_op,
+    zend_ulong swiglu_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zval *silu_op;
+    zval *mul_op;
+    zval *down_op;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_weight = NULL;
+    zend_ulong down_rows = 0;
+    size_t down_elements;
+    size_t down_bytes;
+
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (graph == NULL
+        || residual_op == NULL
+        || swiglu_width == 0
+        || swiglu_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu_width
+        || prefill_token_count == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_norm_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    if (gate_op == NULL && up_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_gate_up_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "gelu_tanh");
+    }
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(silu_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_swiglu_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    down_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gated_id, "linear");
+    if (down_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            down_op,
+            swiglu_width,
+            &down_weight,
+            &down_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || down_rows == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) down_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    down_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) down_rows;
+    if (down_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_bytes_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    down_bytes = down_elements * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            down_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            down_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_swiglu,
+            swiglu_width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down,
+            down_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_down_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_bytes = down_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width = down_rows;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *residual_op,
+    zend_ulong residual_width,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count
+) {
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zval *silu_op;
+    zval *mul_op;
+    zval *down_op;
+    zval *post_ffw_norm_op = NULL;
+    zval *output_op;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_ffw_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_ffw_norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *output_right_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *output_id = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_ffw_norm_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output_right_matrix = 0;
+    size_t output_elements;
+    size_t output_bytes;
+    double post_ffw_norm_epsilon = 0.000001;
+
+    if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (graph == NULL
+        || residual_op == NULL
+        || residual_width == 0
+        || residual_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual_width
+        || residual_width != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down_width
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) residual_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_residual_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_residual_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_norm_id_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    if (gate_op == NULL && up_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_gate_up_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "gelu_tanh");
+    }
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(silu_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_swiglu_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    down_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gated_id, "linear");
+    if (down_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "id", &down_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    output_right_id = down_id;
+    post_ffw_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, down_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (post_ffw_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(post_ffw_norm_op, "id", &post_ffw_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(post_ffw_norm_op, "weight", &post_ffw_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(post_ffw_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &post_ffw_norm_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || post_ffw_norm_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                -1,
+                "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_post_ffw_norm_contract_invalid"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        output_right_id = post_ffw_norm_id;
+    }
+    output_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, residual_id, output_right_id);
+    if (output_op == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(output_op, "id", &output_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_contract_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) output_id;
+
+    output_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) residual_width;
+    if (output_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float) || output_elements > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_size_overflow"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    output_bytes = output_elements * sizeof(float);
+    output_right_matrix = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down;
+    if (post_ffw_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, output_bytes, &post_ffw_norm_matrix) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                post_ffw_norm_weight,
+                model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_down,
+                post_ffw_norm_matrix,
+                residual_width,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                post_ffw_norm_epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_result != 0
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_result
+                    : model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+                model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                    : (model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_post_ffw_norm_failed")
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        output_right_matrix = post_ffw_norm_matrix;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            output_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_attention_residual,
+            output_right_matrix,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual,
+            (zend_ulong) output_elements
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+            model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_ffn_output_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_bytes = output_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width = residual_width;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c57147c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/kv/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt prefill K/V cache batch path.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_kv_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong width
+) {
+    zval *key_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    zval *value_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 2);
+    zval *key_slice_op;
+    zval *key_rope_op = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_linear_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_linear_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong key_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_length = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim;
+    zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong head;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_rope_matrix = 0;
+    size_t key_bytes;
+    size_t value_bytes;
+    size_t key_rope_bytes;
+    double rope_position_scale = 1.0;
+    double rope_base = 10000.0;
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing = 0;
+
+    if (key_linear_op == NULL || value_linear_op == NULL || rms_norm_id == NULL
+        || !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available || key_length == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_template_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(key_linear_op, "id", &key_linear_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, key_linear_op, width, &key_linear_weight, &key_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, value_linear_op, width, &value_linear_weight, &value_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || key_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || key_rows < key_length
+        || key_rows % key_length != 0
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) key_rows)
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) value_rows)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    kv_heads = key_rows / key_length;
+    if (kv_heads == 0
+        || kv_heads > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_kv_heads
+        || value_rows < kv_heads
+        || value_rows % kv_heads != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    value_length = value_rows / kv_heads;
+    if (value_length == 0 || value_length > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_value_length) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    key_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, key_linear_id, "slice");
+    if (key_slice_op != NULL
+        && king_inference_graph_required_string(key_slice_op, "id", &key_slice_id) == SUCCESS) {
+        key_rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, key_slice_id, "rope");
+    }
+    if (key_rope_op != NULL
+        && (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(key_rope_op, "position_scale", 1.0, &rope_position_scale) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(key_rope_op, "rope_base", 10000.0, &rope_base) != SUCCESS)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_rope_options_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (key_rope_op != NULL) {
+        rope_pairing = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(key_rope_op, "pairing", 0);
+    }
+
+    key_bytes = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_rows * sizeof(float);
+    value_bytes = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) value_rows * sizeof(float);
+    key_rope_bytes = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, key_bytes, &key_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, value_bytes, &value_matrix) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            key_linear_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm,
+            width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            key_matrix,
+            key_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(
+            model,
+            value_linear_weight,
+            model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_norm,
+            width,
+            prefill_token_count,
+            value_matrix,
+            value_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_projection_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (head = 0; head < kv_heads; head++) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, key_rope_bytes, &key_rope_matrix) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_rope_allocation_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rope_f32_batch_slice(
+                model,
+                key_matrix,
+                key_rope_matrix,
+                key_rows,
+                head * key_length,
+                key_length,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                0,
+                rope_position_scale,
+                rope_base,
+                rope_pairing
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_write_batch_strided(
+                model,
+                0,
+                head,
+                0,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                key_rope_matrix,
+                key_length,
+                0,
+                key_length,
+                value_matrix,
+                value_rows,
+                head * value_length,
+                value_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rope_result != 0 ? model->cuda_rope_result : model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+                model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rope_error
+                    : (model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_kv_cache_write_failed")
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_matrix);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes++;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_heads = kv_heads;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_key_length = key_length;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_value_length = value_length;
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &value_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_matrix);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/query/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_query_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/query/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_query_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30825f7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/query/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_query_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt prefill query-RoPE batch path.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer0_query_rope_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_string *rms_norm_id,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong width
+) {
+    zval *query_linear_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, rms_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    zval *query_slice_op;
+    zval *query_rope_op = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_linear_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_linear_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong query_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong configured_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong head_dim = 0;
+    zend_ulong heads;
+    zend_ulong head;
+    size_t query_rope_bytes;
+    double rope_position_scale = 1.0;
+    double rope_base = 10000.0;
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing = 0;
+
+    if (query_linear_op == NULL
+        || rms_norm_id == NULL
+        || model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear == 0
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || configured_heads == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_template_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(query_linear_op, "id", &query_linear_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            query_linear_op,
+            width,
+            &query_linear_weight,
+            &query_rows
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || query_rows == 0
+        || query_rows != model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear_rows
+        || query_rows % configured_heads != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_shape_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    heads = configured_heads;
+    head_dim = query_rows / configured_heads;
+    if (heads == 0
+        || head_dim == 0
+        || head_dim > model->cuda_device_kv_cache_key_length
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) query_rows)
+        || (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) query_rows > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_size_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    query_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, query_linear_id, "slice");
+    if (query_slice_op != NULL
+        && king_inference_graph_required_string(query_slice_op, "id", &query_slice_id) == SUCCESS) {
+        query_rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, query_slice_id, "rope");
+    }
+    if (query_rope_op != NULL
+        && (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(query_rope_op, "position_scale", 1.0, &rope_position_scale) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(query_rope_op, "rope_base", 10000.0, &rope_base) != SUCCESS)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_options_invalid"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_rope_op != NULL) {
+        rope_pairing = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(query_rope_op, "pairing", 0);
+    }
+
+    query_rope_bytes = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) query_rows * sizeof(float);
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+            model,
+            query_rope_bytes,
+            &model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (head = 0; head < heads; head++) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr output = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope
+            + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) ((size_t) head * (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) head_dim * sizeof(float));
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rope_f32_batch_slice(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_linear,
+                output,
+                query_rows,
+                head * head_dim,
+                head_dim,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                0,
+                rope_position_scale,
+                rope_base,
+                rope_pairing
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rope_result,
+                model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rope_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_batch_prefill_query_rope_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_bytes = query_rope_bytes;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_heads = heads;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_initial_query_rope_head_dim = head_dim;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/remaining/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_remaining_batch.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/remaining/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_remaining_batch.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83237ee9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/prompt/prefill/remaining/cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_remaining_batch.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,762 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA prompt prefill batch path for layers after the already batched layer 0.
+ */
+
+static zval *king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_op_by_id(
+    zval *graph,
+    const char *id
+) {
+    zval *ops = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ops(graph);
+    zval *entry;
+    size_t id_length = id != NULL ? strlen(id) : 0;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || id_length == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_id;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_id = king_inference_array_find(entry, "id");
+        if (op_id != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_id) == IS_STRING
+            && Z_STRLEN_P(op_id) == id_length
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(op_id), id, id_length) == 0) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer_id(
+    char *buffer,
+    size_t buffer_size,
+    const char *format,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    int written = snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, format, (unsigned long) layer);
+
+    if (written <= 0 || (size_t) written >= buffer_size) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_copy_context_rows_to_stack(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr context_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr stack_matrix,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    zend_ulong stack_width,
+    zend_ulong query_head
+) {
+    zend_ulong position;
+
+    for (position = 0; position < prefill_token_count; position++) {
+        size_t source_offset = (size_t) position * (size_t) value_length;
+        zend_ulong target_offset = position * stack_width + query_head * value_length;
+
+        if (target_offset > UINT_MAX
+            || king_inference_cuda_vector_copy_to_offset(
+                model,
+                context_matrix + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) (source_offset * sizeof(float)),
+                stack_matrix,
+                target_offset,
+                value_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_device_vector_ops_result,
+                model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_device_vector_ops_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_attention_stack_copy_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *norm_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *query_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *key_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *value_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *query_rope_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *scores,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *probabilities,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *contexts,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_stack,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *projection_matrix,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *attention_residual,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_norm,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_gate,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_up,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_swiglu,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *ffn_down
+) {
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_down);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_swiglu);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_up);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_gate);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, ffn_norm);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, attention_residual);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, projection_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, attention_stack);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, contexts);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, probabilities);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, scores);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, query_rope_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, value_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, key_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, query_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, norm_matrix);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_remaining_layer_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_string *current_id,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr current_matrix,
+    zend_ulong current_width,
+    zend_string **next_id_out,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *next_matrix_out,
+    zend_ulong *next_width_out
+) {
+    zval *norm_op;
+    zval *query_op;
+    zval *key_op;
+    zval *value_op;
+    zval *query_slice_op;
+    zval *query_rope_op = NULL;
+    zval *stack_op;
+    zval *projection_op;
+    zval *post_attention_norm_op = NULL;
+    zval *residual_op;
+    zval *ffn_norm_op;
+    zval *gate_op;
+    zval *up_op;
+    zval *silu_op;
+    zval *mul_op;
+    zval *down_op;
+    zval *post_ffw_norm_op = NULL;
+    zval *output_op;
+    zend_string *norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_slice_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *query_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *key_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *value_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *stack_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_attention_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_attention_norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *projection_residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *residual_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *ffn_norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gate_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *up_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *silu_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *gated_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *down_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_ffw_norm_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *post_ffw_norm_weight = NULL;
+    zend_string *output_right_id = NULL;
+    zend_string *output_id = NULL;
+    zend_ulong query_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong projection_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong gate_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong up_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong down_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong query_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV];
+    zend_ulong key_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong value_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong sliding_window = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW];
+    zend_ulong max_slots;
+    zend_ulong stack_width;
+    zend_ulong query_head;
+    zend_ulong kv_head;
+    double epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double ffn_epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double post_attention_norm_epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double post_ffw_norm_epsilon = 0.000001;
+    double rope_base = 10000.0;
+    double rope_position_scale = 1.0;
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing = 0;
+    zend_ulong ffn_activation = king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(model) ? 1 : 0;
+    double scale;
+    char stack_id_buffer[64];
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr norm_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_rope_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_rope_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr scores = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr probabilities = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr contexts = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_stack = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_attention_norm_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr projection_residual_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr attention_residual = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_norm = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_gate = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_up = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_swiglu = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_down = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr post_ffw_norm_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_output_right_matrix = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr ffn_output = 0;
+    size_t current_elements;
+    size_t q_elements;
+    size_t k_elements;
+    size_t v_elements;
+    size_t query_rope_elements;
+    size_t score_elements;
+    size_t context_elements;
+    size_t stack_elements;
+    size_t projection_elements;
+    size_t gate_elements;
+    size_t up_elements;
+    size_t swiglu_elements;
+    size_t down_elements;
+
+    *next_id_out = NULL;
+    *next_matrix_out = 0;
+    *next_width_out = 0;
+    if (graph == NULL
+        || current_id == NULL
+        || current_matrix == 0
+        || current_width == 0
+        || prefill_token_count == 0
+        || prefill_token_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) current_width)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_input_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors_for_layer(
+        model,
+        layer,
+        &query_heads,
+        &kv_heads,
+        &key_length,
+        &value_length
+    );
+    if (kv_heads == 0) {
+        kv_heads = query_heads;
+    }
+    max_slots = sliding_window > 0 && sliding_window < prefill_token_count ? sliding_window : prefill_token_count;
+    if (query_heads == 0
+        || kv_heads == 0
+        || query_heads < kv_heads
+        || key_length == 0
+        || value_length == 0
+        || max_slots == 0
+        || query_heads > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / (size_t) value_length)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_attention_shape_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, current_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (norm_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "id", &norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(norm_op, "weight", &norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_norm_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    query_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    key_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    value_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, norm_id, "linear", 2);
+    if (query_op == NULL
+        || key_op == NULL
+        || value_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(query_op, "id", &query_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, query_op, current_width, &query_weight, &query_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, key_op, current_width, &key_weight, &key_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, value_op, current_width, &value_weight, &value_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || query_rows != query_heads * key_length
+        || key_rows < kv_heads * key_length
+        || value_rows < kv_heads * value_length) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_qkv_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    query_slice_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, query_id, "slice");
+    if (query_slice_op != NULL
+        && king_inference_graph_required_string(query_slice_op, "id", &query_slice_id) == SUCCESS) {
+        query_rope_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, query_slice_id, "rope");
+    }
+    if (query_rope_op != NULL
+        && (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(query_rope_op, "position_scale", 1.0, &rope_position_scale) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(query_rope_op, "rope_base", 10000.0, &rope_base) != SUCCESS)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_rope_options_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query_rope_op != NULL) {
+        rope_pairing = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(query_rope_op, "pairing", 0);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_layer_id(
+            stack_id_buffer,
+            sizeof(stack_id_buffer),
+            "l%lu_context",
+            layer
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || (stack_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_op_by_id(graph, stack_id_buffer)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(stack_op, "id", &stack_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (projection_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, stack_id, "linear")) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(projection_op, "id", &projection_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(
+            model,
+            projection_op,
+            query_heads * value_length,
+            &projection_weight,
+            &projection_rows
+    ) != SUCCESS
+        || projection_rows != current_width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_attention_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    projection_residual_id = projection_id;
+    post_attention_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, projection_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (post_attention_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(post_attention_norm_op, "id", &post_attention_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(post_attention_norm_op, "weight", &post_attention_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(post_attention_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &post_attention_norm_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || post_attention_norm_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_post_attention_norm_contract_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        projection_residual_id = post_attention_norm_id;
+    }
+    residual_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, current_id, projection_residual_id);
+    if (residual_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(residual_op, "id", &residual_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_attention_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ffn_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, residual_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (ffn_norm_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "id", &ffn_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(ffn_norm_op, "weight", &ffn_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(ffn_norm_op, "epsilon", epsilon, &ffn_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || ffn_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_ffn_norm_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    gate_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 0);
+    up_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_nth_op_for_input(graph, ffn_norm_id, "linear", 1);
+    if (gate_op == NULL
+        || up_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(gate_op, "id", &gate_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(up_op, "id", &up_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, gate_op, current_width, &gate_weight, &gate_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, up_op, current_width, &up_weight, &up_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || gate_rows == 0
+        || gate_rows != up_rows) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_gate_up_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "silu");
+    if (silu_op == NULL) {
+        silu_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gate_id, "gelu_tanh");
+    }
+    if (silu_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(silu_op, "id", &silu_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (mul_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_mul_op_for_inputs(graph, silu_id, up_id)) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(mul_op, "id", &gated_id) != SUCCESS
+        || (down_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, gated_id, "linear")) == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(down_op, "id", &down_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_linear_shape(model, down_op, gate_rows, &down_weight, &down_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || down_rows != current_width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_ffn_output_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    output_right_id = down_id;
+    post_ffw_norm_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_op_for_input(graph, down_id, "rms_norm");
+    if (post_ffw_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(post_ffw_norm_op, "id", &post_ffw_norm_id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(post_ffw_norm_op, "weight", &post_ffw_norm_weight) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(post_ffw_norm_op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &post_ffw_norm_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+            || post_ffw_norm_epsilon <= 0.0) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_post_ffw_norm_contract_invalid");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        output_right_id = post_ffw_norm_id;
+    }
+    output_op = king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_add_op_for_inputs(graph, residual_id, output_right_id);
+    if (output_op == NULL
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(output_op, "id", &output_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_ffn_output_contract_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stack_width = query_heads * value_length;
+    current_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) current_width;
+    q_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) query_rows;
+    k_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_rows;
+    v_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) value_rows;
+    query_rope_elements = q_elements;
+    score_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) max_slots;
+    context_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) value_length;
+    stack_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) stack_width;
+    projection_elements = current_elements;
+    gate_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) gate_rows;
+    up_elements = (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) up_rows;
+    swiglu_elements = gate_elements;
+    down_elements = current_elements;
+    if (current_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || q_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || k_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || v_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || query_rope_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || score_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || context_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || stack_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || projection_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || gate_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || up_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || swiglu_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || down_elements > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(float)
+        || current_elements > UINT_MAX
+        || gate_elements > UINT_MAX) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_size_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, current_elements * sizeof(float), &norm_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, q_elements * sizeof(float), &query_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, k_elements * sizeof(float), &key_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, v_elements * sizeof(float), &value_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, query_rope_elements * sizeof(float), &query_rope_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, score_elements * sizeof(float), &scores) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, score_elements * sizeof(float), &probabilities) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, context_elements * sizeof(float), &contexts) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, stack_elements * sizeof(float), &attention_stack) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_elements * sizeof(float), &projection_matrix) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_elements * sizeof(float), &attention_residual) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_norm) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, gate_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_gate) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, up_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_up) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, swiglu_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_swiglu) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, down_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_down) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, down_elements * sizeof(float), &ffn_output) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(
+            model,
+            &norm_matrix,
+            &query_matrix,
+            &key_matrix,
+            &value_matrix,
+            &query_rope_matrix,
+            &scores,
+            &probabilities,
+            &contexts,
+            &attention_stack,
+            &projection_matrix,
+            &attention_residual,
+            &ffn_norm,
+            &ffn_gate,
+            &ffn_up,
+            &ffn_swiglu,
+            &ffn_down
+        );
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(model, norm_weight, current_matrix, norm_matrix, current_width, prefill_token_count, epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, query_weight, norm_matrix, current_width, prefill_token_count, query_matrix, query_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, key_weight, norm_matrix, current_width, prefill_token_count, key_matrix, key_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, value_weight, norm_matrix, current_width, prefill_token_count, value_matrix, value_rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_result != 0 ? model->cuda_rms_norm_result : model->cuda_quantized_matvec_result,
+            model->cuda_rms_norm_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_rms_norm_error
+                : (model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_quantized_matvec_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_qkv_failed")
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (query_head = 0; query_head < query_heads; query_head++) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_output = query_rope_matrix
+            + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) ((size_t) query_head * (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float));
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_rope_f32_batch_slice(
+                model,
+                query_matrix,
+                query_output,
+                query_rows,
+                query_head * key_length,
+                key_length,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                0,
+                rope_position_scale,
+                rope_base,
+                rope_pairing
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rope_result,
+                model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rope_error
+                    : "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_query_rope_failed"
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (kv_head = 0; kv_head < kv_heads; kv_head++) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+                model,
+                (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float),
+                &key_rope_matrix
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_rope_f32_batch_slice(
+                model,
+                key_matrix,
+                key_rope_matrix,
+                key_rows,
+                kv_head * key_length,
+                key_length,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                0,
+                rope_position_scale,
+                rope_base,
+                rope_pairing
+        ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_write_batch_strided(
+                model,
+                layer,
+                kv_head,
+                0,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                key_rope_matrix,
+                key_length,
+                0,
+                key_length,
+                value_matrix,
+                value_rows,
+                kv_head * value_length,
+                value_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(
+                model,
+                model->cuda_rope_result != 0 ? model->cuda_rope_result : model->cuda_device_kv_cache_result,
+                model->cuda_rope_error[0] != '\0'
+                    ? model->cuda_rope_error
+                    : (model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error[0] != '\0'
+                        ? model->cuda_device_kv_cache_error
+                        : "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_kv_write_failed")
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &key_rope_matrix);
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_kv_cache_writes++;
+    }
+
+    scale = 1.0 / sqrt((double) key_length);
+    for (query_head = 0; query_head < query_heads; query_head++) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr key_cache = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr value_cache = 0;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr query_base = query_rope_matrix
+            + (king_inference_cuda_device_ptr) ((size_t) query_head * (size_t) prefill_token_count * (size_t) key_length * sizeof(float));
+        zend_ulong key_stride = 0;
+        zend_ulong value_stride = 0;
+        zend_ulong mapped_kv_head = king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_kv_head_for_query(
+            query_head,
+            query_heads,
+            kv_heads
+        );
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, false, layer, mapped_kv_head, &key_cache, &key_stride) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_head(model, true, layer, mapped_kv_head, &value_cache, &value_stride) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_f32_batch(model, query_base, key_cache, scores, key_length, key_length, key_stride, 0, max_slots, prefill_token_count, sliding_window, scale) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_f32_batch(model, scores, probabilities, 0, 0, max_slots, prefill_token_count, sliding_window, 1.0, 1.0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_attention_values_f32_batch(model, probabilities, value_cache, contexts, value_length, value_stride, 0, max_slots, prefill_token_count, sliding_window) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_copy_context_rows_to_stack(
+                model,
+                contexts,
+                attention_stack,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                value_length,
+                stack_width,
+                query_head
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, projection_weight, attention_stack, stack_width, prefill_token_count, projection_matrix, projection_rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_projection_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    projection_residual_matrix = projection_matrix;
+    if (post_attention_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, projection_elements * sizeof(float), &post_attention_norm_matrix) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                post_attention_norm_weight,
+                projection_matrix,
+                post_attention_norm_matrix,
+                current_width,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                post_attention_norm_epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_post_attention_norm_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        projection_residual_matrix = post_attention_norm_matrix;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(model, current_matrix, projection_residual_matrix, attention_residual, (zend_ulong) projection_elements) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(model, ffn_norm_weight, attention_residual, ffn_norm, current_width, prefill_token_count, ffn_epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, gate_weight, ffn_norm, current_width, prefill_token_count, ffn_gate, gate_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, up_weight, ffn_norm, current_width, prefill_token_count, ffn_up, up_rows) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_f32(model, ffn_gate, ffn_up, ffn_swiglu, (zend_ulong) swiglu_elements, ffn_activation) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_batch(model, down_weight, ffn_swiglu, gate_rows, prefill_token_count, ffn_down, down_rows) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_tail_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ffn_output_right_matrix = ffn_down;
+    if (post_ffw_norm_op != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, down_elements * sizeof(float), &post_ffw_norm_matrix) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_f32_batch(
+                model,
+                post_ffw_norm_weight,
+                ffn_down,
+                post_ffw_norm_matrix,
+                current_width,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                post_ffw_norm_epsilon
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+            king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_post_ffw_norm_failed");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        ffn_output_right_matrix = post_ffw_norm_matrix;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_vector_add(model, attention_residual, ffn_output_right_matrix, ffn_output, (zend_ulong) down_elements) != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &ffn_output);
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_output_failed");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *next_id_out = zend_string_copy(output_id);
+    *next_matrix_out = ffn_output;
+    *next_width_out = current_width;
+    ffn_output = 0;
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_ffw_norm_matrix);
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &post_attention_norm_matrix);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_release_layer_buffers(model, &norm_matrix, &query_matrix, &key_matrix, &value_matrix, &query_rope_matrix, &scores, &probabilities, &contexts, &attention_stack, &projection_matrix, &attention_residual, &ffn_norm, &ffn_gate, &ffn_up, &ffn_swiglu, &ffn_down);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_remaining_layers_batch(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zend_ulong prefill_token_count,
+    zend_ulong width
+) {
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong layers = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_string *current_id;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr current_matrix = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual;
+    zend_ulong current_width = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_prefill_layer0_ffn_output_residual_width;
+    bool current_owned = false;
+
+    if (layers <= 1) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (current_matrix == 0 || current_width == 0 || current_width != width) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_decoder_prompt_remaining_prefill_start_invalid");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    current_id = zend_string_init("l0_output", sizeof("l0_output") - 1, false);
+    for (layer = 1; layer < layers; layer++) {
+        zend_string *next_id = NULL;
+        king_inference_cuda_device_ptr next_matrix = 0;
+        zend_ulong next_width = 0;
+
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_prefill_remaining_layer_batch(
+                model,
+                graph,
+                layer,
+                prefill_token_count,
+                current_id,
+                current_matrix,
+                current_width,
+                &next_id,
+                &next_matrix,
+                &next_width
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (current_owned) {
+                (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &current_matrix);
+            }
+            zend_string_release(current_id);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (current_owned) {
+            (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &current_matrix);
+        }
+        zend_string_release(current_id);
+        current_id = next_id;
+        current_matrix = next_matrix;
+        current_width = next_width;
+        current_owned = true;
+    }
+
+    if (current_owned) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release_device_ptr(model, &current_matrix);
+    }
+    zend_string_release(current_id);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_context.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_context.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2bb1f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_context.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA context ownership for native King inference.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_init_fn)(unsigned int flags);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_get_count_fn)(int *count);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_get_fn)(int *device, int ordinal);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_retain_fn)(void **ctx, int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn)(int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_context_cu_ctx_set_current_fn)(void *ctx);
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_driver_handle = NULL;
+    model->cuda_context = NULL;
+    model->cuda_device = -1;
+    model->cuda_context_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_context_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_context_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_context_available = false;
+    model->cuda_context_owned = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_context_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_context_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_context_error, sizeof(model->cuda_context_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    void *handle,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(model, -1, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn cu_device_primary_ctx_release;
+
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL && model->cuda_context_owned && model->cuda_device >= 0) {
+        cu_device_primary_ctx_release = (king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn)
+            dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease");
+        if (cu_device_primary_ctx_release != NULL) {
+            (void) cu_device_primary_ctx_release(model->cuda_device);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL) {
+        dlclose(model->cuda_driver_handle);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_context_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_open(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_init_fn cu_init;
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_get_count_fn cu_device_get_count;
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_get_fn cu_device_get;
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_retain_fn cu_device_primary_ctx_retain;
+    king_inference_cuda_context_cu_ctx_set_current_fn cu_ctx_set_current;
+    void *handle;
+    void *ctx = NULL;
+    int device_count = 0;
+    int device = 0;
+    int result;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_context_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_context_attempted = true;
+
+    handle = dlopen("libcuda.so.1", RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+    if (handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(model, -1, dlerror());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(model, handle, "cuInit", (void **) &cu_init)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(
+            model,
+            handle,
+            "cuDeviceGetCount",
+            (void **) &cu_device_get_count
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(model, handle, "cuDeviceGet", (void **) &cu_device_get)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(
+            model,
+            handle,
+            "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain",
+            (void **) &cu_device_primary_ctx_retain
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_context_symbol(
+            model,
+            handle,
+            "cuCtxSetCurrent",
+            (void **) &cu_ctx_set_current
+        )) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_init(0);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(model, result, "cuInit_failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_device_get_count(&device_count);
+    if (result != 0 || device_count <= 0) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuDeviceGetCount_failed" : "cuda_device_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_device_get(&device, 0);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(model, result, "cuDeviceGet_failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_device_primary_ctx_retain(&ctx, device);
+    if (result != 0 || ctx == NULL) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain_failed" : "cuda_primary_context_unavailable"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_ctx_set_current(ctx);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn release_fn;
+
+        release_fn = (king_inference_cuda_context_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn)
+            dlsym(handle, "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease");
+        if (release_fn != NULL) {
+            (void) release_fn(device);
+        }
+        dlclose(handle);
+        king_inference_cuda_context_set_error(model, result, "cuCtxSetCurrent_failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_driver_handle = handle;
+    model->cuda_context = ctx;
+    model->cuda_device = device;
+    model->cuda_context_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_context_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_context_available = true;
+    model->cuda_context_owned = true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval cuda_context;
+
+    array_init(&cuda_context);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_context, "attempted", model->cuda_context_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_context, "available", model->cuda_context_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_context, "owned", model->cuda_context_owned);
+    add_assoc_long(&cuda_context, "device", model->cuda_device);
+    add_assoc_long(&cuda_context, "result", model->cuda_context_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&cuda_context, "error", model->cuda_context_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "cuda_context", &cuda_context);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *reason
+) {
+    zval fresh;
+    zval *reasons;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    array_init(&fresh);
+    king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(&fresh, reason);
+
+    reasons = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "refusal_reasons",
+        sizeof("refusal_reasons") - 1
+    );
+    if (reasons != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reasons) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), entry) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(&fresh, Z_STRVAL_P(entry));
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &fresh);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_context_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_context;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_context_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_context_attempted || model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_ready", false);
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_context = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_context) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_cuda_context_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context_unavailable");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_device_memory.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_device_memory.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4792c8679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/context/cuda_device_memory.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA device-memory allocation for native King inference.
+ */
+
+struct _king_inference_cuda_device_allocation {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_ptr;
+    size_t bytes;
+    bool in_use;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *next;
+};
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_alloc_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *device_ptr,
+    size_t bytes
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_free_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_ptr
+);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_ctx_set_current_fn)(void *ctx);
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_device_allocations = NULL;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocation_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_symbols_available = false;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_device_allocator_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_result = result;
+    snprintf(
+        model->cuda_device_allocator_error,
+        sizeof(model->cuda_device_allocator_error),
+        "%s",
+        message
+    );
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *primary_name,
+    const char *fallback_name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (primary_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, primary_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol == NULL && fallback_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, fallback_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(
+        model,
+        -1,
+        primary_name != NULL ? primary_name : fallback_name
+    );
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_ctx_set_current_fn cu_ctx_set_current;
+    int result;
+
+    if (model->cuda_context == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_context_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+        model,
+        "cuCtxSetCurrent",
+        NULL,
+        (void **) &cu_ctx_set_current
+    )) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_ctx_set_current(model->cuda_context);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, result, "cuCtxSetCurrent_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_free_fn cu_mem_free = NULL;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *allocation = model->cuda_device_allocations;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *next;
+    bool can_free_device_memory = allocation == NULL;
+
+    if (allocation != NULL
+        && model->cuda_driver_handle != NULL
+        && model->cuda_context != NULL
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        && king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemFree_v2",
+            "cuMemFree",
+            (void **) &cu_mem_free
+        )) {
+        can_free_device_memory = true;
+    }
+
+    while (allocation != NULL) {
+        next = allocation->next;
+        if (can_free_device_memory && cu_mem_free != NULL && allocation->device_ptr != 0) {
+            (void) cu_mem_free(allocation->device_ptr);
+        }
+        efree(allocation);
+        allocation = next;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_init(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_alloc_fn cu_mem_alloc;
+    king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_free_fn cu_mem_free;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_context_available || model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_context_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+        model,
+        "cuMemAlloc_v2",
+        "cuMemAlloc",
+        (void **) &cu_mem_alloc
+    )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemFree_v2",
+            "cuMemFree",
+            (void **) &cu_mem_free
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_symbols_available = true;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_available = true;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    size_t bytes,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr *device_ptr
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_allocator_cu_mem_alloc_fn cu_mem_alloc;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *cached;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *allocation;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr allocated = 0;
+    int result;
+
+    *device_ptr = 0;
+    if (bytes == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_allocation_size_empty");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated > ((size_t) -1) - bytes) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_allocation_counter_overflow");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (cached = model->cuda_device_allocations; cached != NULL; cached = cached->next) {
+        if (!cached->in_use && cached->bytes == bytes && cached->device_ptr != 0) {
+            cached->in_use = true;
+            model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated += cached->bytes;
+            model->cuda_device_allocation_count++;
+            if (model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated > model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated) {
+                model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated = model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated;
+            }
+
+            *device_ptr = cached->device_ptr;
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result = 0;
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] = '\0';
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_symbol(
+            model,
+            "cuMemAlloc_v2",
+            "cuMemAlloc",
+            (void **) &cu_mem_alloc
+        )) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    allocation = emalloc(sizeof(*allocation));
+
+    result = cu_mem_alloc(&allocated, bytes);
+    if (result != 0 || allocated == 0) {
+        efree(allocation);
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(
+            model,
+            result,
+            result != 0 ? "cuMemAlloc_failed" : "cuda_allocation_empty_pointer"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    allocation->device_ptr = allocated;
+    allocation->bytes = bytes;
+    allocation->in_use = true;
+    allocation->next = model->cuda_device_allocations;
+    model->cuda_device_allocations = allocation;
+    model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated += bytes;
+    model->cuda_device_allocation_count++;
+    if (model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated > model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated) {
+        model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated = model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated;
+    }
+
+    *device_ptr = allocated;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_ptr
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation **cursor = &model->cuda_device_allocations;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocation *allocation;
+
+    if (device_ptr == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    while (*cursor != NULL && (*cursor)->device_ptr != device_ptr) {
+        cursor = &(*cursor)->next;
+    }
+    if (*cursor == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_allocation_not_tracked");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    allocation = *cursor;
+    if (!allocation->in_use) {
+        king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_allocation_already_released");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    allocation->in_use = false;
+    if (model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated >= allocation->bytes) {
+        model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated -= allocation->bytes;
+    } else {
+        model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated = 0;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_device_allocation_count > 0) {
+        model->cuda_device_allocation_count--;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval allocator;
+
+    array_init(&allocator);
+    add_assoc_bool(&allocator, "attempted", model->cuda_device_allocator_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&allocator, "symbols_available", model->cuda_device_allocator_symbols_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&allocator, "available", model->cuda_device_allocator_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&allocator, "active_allocation_count", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_allocation_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&allocator, "active_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated);
+    add_assoc_long(&allocator, "peak_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated);
+    add_assoc_long(&allocator, "result", model->cuda_device_allocator_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&allocator, "error", model->cuda_device_allocator_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "device_memory_allocator", &allocator);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_allocator;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_attempted
+        || model->cuda_device_allocator_available
+        || !model->cuda_context_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_ready", false);
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_allocator = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_allocator) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_device_memory_allocator_unavailable"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_device_memory_allocator_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_device_memory_allocator_unavailable"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_kv_admission.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_kv_admission.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f749da1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_kv_admission.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime VRAM admission after model residency.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_runtime_add_kv_cache_estimate(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    zval *plan;
+    zval *max_sequence_bytes;
+    zval *max_context_tokens;
+    zval *layers;
+    zval *page_tokens;
+    zval *element_bytes;
+    zval *artifact_bytes_value;
+    zval *free_vram_bytes_value;
+    zval *free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value;
+    zval *free_vram_floor_met_value;
+    zval *previous_model_vram_admitted;
+    zval *system_ram_offload_allowed_value;
+    zval *system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value;
+    zval *system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value;
+    bool estimate_available = false;
+    bool compared_to_free = false;
+    bool fits_free = false;
+    bool fits_without_reserve = false;
+    bool free_vram_floor_met = false;
+    bool overflow = false;
+    bool previous_model_vram_admitted_bool = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_allowed = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_configured = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_met = false;
+    bool system_ram_available = false;
+    bool system_ram_floor_met = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_budget_admitted = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_required = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_supported = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_admitted = false;
+    bool weights_resident = false;
+    bool kv_cache_resident = false;
+    const char *runtime_reason = NULL;
+    const char *runtime_required_source = "artifact_plus_kv_cache";
+    zend_long artifact_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long estimated_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long free_vram_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long effective_free_vram_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long runtime_required_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_available_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_required_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_max_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes = 0;
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) && Z_TYPE(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        plan = &model->paged_kv_cache_plan;
+        max_sequence_bytes = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(plan),
+            "max_sequence_bytes",
+            sizeof("max_sequence_bytes") - 1
+        );
+        max_context_tokens = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(plan),
+            "max_context_tokens",
+            sizeof("max_context_tokens") - 1
+        );
+        layers = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(plan), "layers", sizeof("layers") - 1);
+        page_tokens = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(plan), "page_tokens", sizeof("page_tokens") - 1);
+        element_bytes = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(plan), "element_bytes", sizeof("element_bytes") - 1);
+    } else {
+        plan = NULL;
+        max_sequence_bytes = NULL;
+        max_context_tokens = NULL;
+        layers = NULL;
+        page_tokens = NULL;
+        element_bytes = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (max_sequence_bytes != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(max_sequence_bytes) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(max_sequence_bytes) > 0) {
+        estimate_available = true;
+        estimated_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(max_sequence_bytes);
+    }
+
+    artifact_bytes_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "artifact_bytes",
+        sizeof("artifact_bytes") - 1
+    );
+    free_vram_bytes_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "free_vram_bytes",
+        sizeof("free_vram_bytes") - 1
+    );
+    free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "free_vram_after_reserve_bytes",
+        sizeof("free_vram_after_reserve_bytes") - 1
+    );
+    free_vram_floor_met_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "free_vram_floor_met",
+        sizeof("free_vram_floor_met") - 1
+    );
+    previous_model_vram_admitted = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "model_vram_admitted",
+        sizeof("model_vram_admitted") - 1
+    );
+    system_ram_offload_allowed_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "system_ram_offload_allowed",
+        sizeof("system_ram_offload_allowed") - 1
+    );
+    system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "system_ram_offload_max_bytes",
+        sizeof("system_ram_offload_max_bytes") - 1
+    );
+    system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes",
+        sizeof("system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes") - 1
+    );
+    if (artifact_bytes_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(artifact_bytes_value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(artifact_bytes_value) > 0) {
+        artifact_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(artifact_bytes_value);
+    }
+    if (free_vram_bytes_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(free_vram_bytes_value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(free_vram_bytes_value) > 0) {
+        free_vram_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(free_vram_bytes_value);
+    }
+    if (free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value) == IS_LONG
+        && Z_LVAL_P(free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value) > 0) {
+        effective_free_vram_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(free_vram_after_reserve_bytes_value);
+    } else {
+        effective_free_vram_bytes = free_vram_bytes;
+    }
+    previous_model_vram_admitted_bool = previous_model_vram_admitted != NULL
+        && zend_is_true(previous_model_vram_admitted);
+    system_ram_offload_allowed = system_ram_offload_allowed_value != NULL
+        && zend_is_true(system_ram_offload_allowed_value);
+    if (system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value) == IS_LONG
+        && Z_LVAL_P(system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value) > 0) {
+        system_ram_offload_max_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(system_ram_offload_max_bytes_value);
+    }
+    if (system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value) == IS_LONG
+        && Z_LVAL_P(system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value) > 0) {
+        system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes_value);
+    }
+    free_vram_floor_met = free_vram_floor_met_value != NULL && zend_is_true(free_vram_floor_met_value);
+    weights_resident = model->cuda_weight_upload_result == 0
+        && model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes > 0
+        && model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated > 0;
+    kv_cache_resident = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_bytes > 0;
+    if (weights_resident) {
+        if (kv_cache_resident) {
+            runtime_required_bytes = 0;
+            runtime_required_source = "weights_and_kv_cache_already_loaded";
+        } else {
+            runtime_required_bytes = estimate_available ? estimated_bytes : 0;
+            runtime_required_source = estimate_available ? "kv_cache_after_weight_upload" : "weights_already_loaded";
+        }
+    } else if (estimate_available && estimated_bytes > ZEND_LONG_MAX - artifact_bytes) {
+        overflow = true;
+        runtime_required_bytes = ZEND_LONG_MAX;
+    } else {
+        runtime_required_bytes = artifact_bytes + (estimate_available ? estimated_bytes : 0);
+    }
+    compared_to_free = (runtime_required_bytes > 0 || weights_resident) && effective_free_vram_bytes > 0;
+    fits_free = free_vram_floor_met
+        && compared_to_free
+        && !overflow
+        && (weights_resident && !estimate_available
+            ? effective_free_vram_bytes > 0
+            : runtime_required_bytes <= effective_free_vram_bytes);
+    fits_without_reserve = free_vram_bytes > 0 && !overflow && runtime_required_bytes <= free_vram_bytes;
+    system_ram_offload_required = compared_to_free && !fits_free;
+    system_ram_available = king_inference_gpu_system_ram_available_bytes(&system_ram_available_bytes);
+    if (system_ram_offload_required && runtime_required_bytes > effective_free_vram_bytes) {
+        system_ram_offload_required_bytes = runtime_required_bytes - effective_free_vram_bytes;
+    }
+    system_ram_offload_limit_configured = system_ram_offload_max_bytes > 0;
+    system_ram_offload_limit_met = system_ram_offload_required_bytes > 0
+        && system_ram_offload_limit_configured
+        && system_ram_offload_required_bytes <= system_ram_offload_max_bytes;
+    system_ram_floor_met = !system_ram_offload_required
+        || (system_ram_available
+            && system_ram_available_bytes > system_ram_offload_required_bytes
+            && system_ram_available_bytes - system_ram_offload_required_bytes >= system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes);
+    system_ram_offload_budget_admitted = system_ram_offload_required
+        && system_ram_offload_allowed
+        && system_ram_offload_limit_met
+        && system_ram_floor_met;
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "kv_cache_estimate_available", estimate_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_estimated_bytes", estimate_available ? estimated_bytes : 0);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "kv_cache_context_tokens",
+        max_context_tokens != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(max_context_tokens) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(max_context_tokens) : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "kv_cache_layers",
+        layers != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(layers) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(layers) : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "kv_cache_page_tokens",
+        page_tokens != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(page_tokens) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(page_tokens) : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "kv_cache_element_bytes",
+        element_bytes != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(element_bytes) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(element_bytes) : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "kv_cache_estimate_source",
+        estimate_available ? "paged_kv_cache_plan" : "paged_kv_cache_plan_incomplete"
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "model_vram_required_bytes", runtime_required_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_vram_required_bytes", runtime_required_bytes);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "runtime_vram_required_source",
+        estimate_available || weights_resident ? runtime_required_source : "artifact_only"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_compared_to_free", compared_to_free);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_without_reserve", fits_without_reserve);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_after_reserve", fits_free);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_free", fits_free);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_allowed", system_ram_offload_allowed);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_required", system_ram_offload_required);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_required_bytes", system_ram_offload_required_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_limit_configured", system_ram_offload_limit_configured);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_limit_met", system_ram_offload_limit_met);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_available", system_ram_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_available_bytes", system_ram_available ? system_ram_available_bytes : 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_floor_met", system_ram_floor_met);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_budget_admitted", system_ram_offload_budget_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_supported", system_ram_offload_supported);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_admitted", system_ram_offload_admitted);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "system_ram_offload_status",
+        king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_status(
+            system_ram_offload_required,
+            system_ram_offload_allowed,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+            system_ram_available,
+            system_ram_floor_met,
+            system_ram_offload_supported,
+            system_ram_offload_admitted
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "system_ram_offload_error",
+        king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_error(
+            system_ram_offload_required,
+            system_ram_offload_allowed,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+            system_ram_available,
+            system_ram_floor_met,
+            system_ram_offload_supported,
+            system_ram_offload_admitted
+        )
+    );
+    if (estimate_available || weights_resident) {
+        bool runtime_config_ready = king_inference_gpu_runtime_config_ready_after_vram(return_value, fits_free);
+
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_vram_admitted", fits_free);
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_ready", runtime_config_ready);
+        if (runtime_config_ready) {
+            zval empty_refusals;
+
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "ready");
+            array_init(&empty_refusals);
+            add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &empty_refusals);
+        }
+    }
+    if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_allowed) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_disabled");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_disabled");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_limit_configured) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_limit_missing");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_limit_missing");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_limit_met) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_exceeds_limit");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_exceeds_limit");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_available) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_unavailable");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_unavailable");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_floor_met) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_floor_not_met");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_floor_not_met");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_supported) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_supported");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_supported");
+    } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_admitted) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_admitted");
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_admitted");
+    }
+    if (previous_model_vram_admitted_bool && compared_to_free && !fits_free) {
+        runtime_reason = overflow
+            ? "gpu_required_vram_overflow"
+            : (fits_without_reserve
+                ? "gpu_required_vram_exceeds_free_vram_after_reserve"
+                : "gpu_required_vram_exceeds_free_vram");
+
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", runtime_reason);
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(return_value, runtime_reason);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_memory_policy.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_memory_policy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f7f2be85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_runtime_memory_policy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime memory and offload policy helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_artifact_size(const char *path, size_t *bytes_out)
+{
+    struct stat st;
+
+    *bytes_out = 0;
+    if (!king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(path)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (stat(path, &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || st.st_size <= 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *bytes_out = (size_t) st.st_size;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_backend_supported(const char *backend)
+{
+    return !king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(backend)
+        || strcasecmp(backend, "auto") == 0
+        || strcasecmp(backend, "cuda") == 0;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_gpu_mb_to_bytes(zend_long mb)
+{
+    if (mb <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (mb > ZEND_LONG_MAX / 1024 / 1024) {
+        return ZEND_LONG_MAX;
+    }
+
+    return mb * 1024 * 1024;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_system_ram_available_bytes(zend_long *bytes_out)
+{
+    FILE *file;
+    char buffer[160];
+
+    *bytes_out = 0;
+    file = fopen("/proc/meminfo", "r");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), file) != NULL) {
+        unsigned long long kb;
+
+        if (sscanf(buffer, "MemAvailable: %llu kB", &kb) == 1) {
+            fclose(file);
+            if (kb > (unsigned long long) ZEND_LONG_MAX / 1024ULL) {
+                *bytes_out = ZEND_LONG_MAX;
+            } else {
+                *bytes_out = (zend_long) (kb * 1024ULL);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose(file);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_status(
+    bool required,
+    bool allowed,
+    bool limit_configured,
+    bool limit_met,
+    bool system_ram_available,
+    bool system_ram_floor_met,
+    bool supported,
+    bool admitted
+) {
+    if (!required) {
+        return allowed ? "allowed_not_required" : "disabled_not_required";
+    }
+    if (!allowed) {
+        return "required_but_disabled";
+    }
+    if (!limit_configured) {
+        return "required_but_limit_missing";
+    }
+    if (!limit_met) {
+        return "required_but_exceeds_limit";
+    }
+    if (!system_ram_available) {
+        return "required_but_system_ram_unknown";
+    }
+    if (!system_ram_floor_met) {
+        return "required_but_system_ram_floor_not_met";
+    }
+    if (!supported) {
+        return "required_but_not_supported";
+    }
+    return admitted ? "admitted" : "required_but_not_admitted";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_error(
+    bool required,
+    bool allowed,
+    bool limit_configured,
+    bool limit_met,
+    bool system_ram_available,
+    bool system_ram_floor_met,
+    bool supported,
+    bool admitted
+) {
+    if (!required || admitted) {
+        return "none";
+    }
+    if (!allowed) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_disabled";
+    }
+    if (!limit_configured) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_limit_missing";
+    }
+    if (!limit_met) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_exceeds_limit";
+    }
+    if (!system_ram_available) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_system_ram_unknown";
+    }
+    if (!system_ram_floor_met) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_system_ram_floor_not_met";
+    }
+    if (!supported) {
+        return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_not_supported";
+    }
+    return "gpu.system_ram_offload_required_but_not_admitted";
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_vram_policy.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_vram_policy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38e84fc64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/policy/gpu_vram_policy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * VRAM admission helpers for King inference.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_gpu_vram_policy {
+    zend_long free_bytes;
+    zend_long reserve_mb;
+    zend_long reserve_bytes;
+    zend_long min_free_mb;
+    zend_long min_free_bytes;
+    zend_long free_after_reserve_bytes;
+    bool floor_met;
+} king_inference_gpu_vram_policy;
+
+static zend_long king_inference_gpu_vram_mb_to_bytes(zend_long mb)
+{
+    if (mb <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (mb > ZEND_LONG_MAX / 1048576) {
+        return ZEND_LONG_MAX;
+    }
+
+    return mb * 1048576;
+}
+
+static king_inference_gpu_vram_policy king_inference_gpu_vram_policy_from_free(
+    bool memory_info_available,
+    size_t free_bytes,
+    zend_long reserve_mb,
+    zend_long min_free_mb
+) {
+    king_inference_gpu_vram_policy policy;
+
+    policy.free_bytes = 0;
+    policy.reserve_mb = reserve_mb;
+    policy.reserve_bytes = king_inference_gpu_vram_mb_to_bytes(reserve_mb);
+    policy.min_free_mb = min_free_mb;
+    policy.min_free_bytes = king_inference_gpu_vram_mb_to_bytes(min_free_mb);
+    policy.free_after_reserve_bytes = 0;
+    policy.floor_met = false;
+
+    if (!memory_info_available) {
+        return policy;
+    }
+
+    policy.free_bytes = free_bytes > (size_t) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        ? ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        : (zend_long) free_bytes;
+    policy.free_after_reserve_bytes = policy.free_bytes > policy.reserve_bytes
+        ? policy.free_bytes - policy.reserve_bytes
+        : 0;
+    policy.floor_met = policy.free_bytes >= policy.min_free_bytes;
+
+    return policy;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_admission_ready.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_admission_ready.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c996d513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_admission_ready.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime admission readiness helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_runtime_thermal_ready(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *thermal = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), "thermal", sizeof("thermal") - 1);
+    zval *monitored;
+    zval *allow_unmonitored;
+    zval *temperature_available;
+    zval *temperature_ok;
+
+    if (thermal == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(thermal) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    monitored = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(thermal), "monitored", sizeof("monitored") - 1);
+    allow_unmonitored = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(thermal),
+        "allow_unmonitored_gpu",
+        sizeof("allow_unmonitored_gpu") - 1
+    );
+    temperature_available = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(thermal),
+        "temperature_available",
+        sizeof("temperature_available") - 1
+    );
+    temperature_ok = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(thermal),
+        "temperature_ok",
+        sizeof("temperature_ok") - 1
+    );
+
+    return (monitored != NULL && zend_is_true(monitored)
+            && temperature_available != NULL && zend_is_true(temperature_available)
+            && temperature_ok != NULL && zend_is_true(temperature_ok))
+        || ((monitored == NULL || !zend_is_true(monitored))
+            && allow_unmonitored != NULL && zend_is_true(allow_unmonitored));
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_runtime_power_ready(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *power = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), "power", sizeof("power") - 1);
+    zval *enabled;
+    zval *power_ok;
+
+    if (power == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(power) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    enabled = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(power), "enabled", sizeof("enabled") - 1);
+    if (enabled == NULL || !zend_is_true(enabled)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    power_ok = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(power), "power_ok", sizeof("power_ok") - 1);
+    return power_ok != NULL && zend_is_true(power_ok);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_runtime_config_ready_after_vram(
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool fits_free
+) {
+    return king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "gpu_enabled")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "process_gpu_bindings_enable")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "config_gpu_bindings_enable")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "backend_supported")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "artifact_configured")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "artifact_readable")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_long_field(return_value, "max_gpu_layers") > 0
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "vram_admission_checked")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "free_vram_floor_met")
+        && fits_free
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(return_value, "driver_visible")
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_thermal_ready(return_value)
+        && king_inference_gpu_runtime_power_ready(return_value);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_cuda_driver_probe.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_cuda_driver_probe.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1b8070bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_cuda_driver_probe.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/*
+ * CUDA driver probing for GPU runtime admission.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_init_fn)(unsigned int flags);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_driver_get_version_fn)(int *driver_version);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_count_fn)(int *count);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_fn)(int *device, int ordinal);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_name_fn)(char *name, int len, int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_total_mem_fn)(size_t *bytes, int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_retain_fn)(void **ctx, int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn)(int device);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_ctx_set_current_fn)(void *ctx);
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_cu_mem_get_info_fn)(size_t *free_bytes, size_t *total_bytes);
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_cuda_driver_status {
+    bool loader_available;
+    bool symbols_available;
+    bool initialized;
+    bool memory_info_available;
+    int init_result;
+    int driver_version;
+    int device_count;
+    char first_device_name[256];
+    size_t first_device_total_memory_bytes;
+    size_t first_device_free_memory_bytes;
+    size_t first_device_runtime_total_memory_bytes;
+    char error[160];
+} king_inference_cuda_driver_status;
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_driver_status_init(king_inference_cuda_driver_status *status)
+{
+    memset(status, 0, sizeof(*status));
+    status->init_result = -1;
+    status->driver_version = 0;
+    status->device_count = 0;
+    status->first_device_name[0] = '\0';
+    status->first_device_free_memory_bytes = 0;
+    status->first_device_runtime_total_memory_bytes = 0;
+    status->error[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_driver_status_set_error(
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_status *status,
+    const char *message)
+{
+    if (message == NULL) {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_driver_error";
+    }
+
+    snprintf(status->error, sizeof(status->error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(
+    void *handle,
+    const char *name,
+    void **symbol,
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_status *status)
+{
+    *symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_status_set_error(status, name);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_driver_probe(king_inference_cuda_driver_status *status)
+{
+    void *handle;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_init_fn cu_init;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_driver_get_version_fn cu_driver_get_version;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_count_fn cu_device_get_count;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_fn cu_device_get;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_get_name_fn cu_device_get_name;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_total_mem_fn cu_device_total_mem;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_retain_fn cu_device_primary_ctx_retain;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn cu_device_primary_ctx_release;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_ctx_set_current_fn cu_ctx_set_current;
+    king_inference_cuda_cu_mem_get_info_fn cu_mem_get_info;
+    void *ctx = NULL;
+    int device = 0;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_status_init(status);
+
+    handle = dlopen("libcuda.so.1", RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
+    if (handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_driver_status_set_error(status, dlerror());
+        return;
+    }
+    status->loader_available = true;
+
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(handle, "cuInit", (void **) &cu_init, status)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(
+            handle,
+            "cuDriverGetVersion",
+            (void **) &cu_driver_get_version,
+            status
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(
+            handle,
+            "cuDeviceGetCount",
+            (void **) &cu_device_get_count,
+            status
+        )
+        || !king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(handle, "cuDeviceGet", (void **) &cu_device_get, status)
+        || !king_inference_cuda_driver_symbol(
+            handle,
+            "cuDeviceGetName",
+            (void **) &cu_device_get_name,
+            status
+        )) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cu_device_total_mem = NULL;
+    if (dlsym(handle, "cuDeviceTotalMem_v2") != NULL) {
+        cu_device_total_mem = (king_inference_cuda_cu_device_total_mem_fn)
+            dlsym(handle, "cuDeviceTotalMem_v2");
+    } else if (dlsym(handle, "cuDeviceTotalMem") != NULL) {
+        cu_device_total_mem = (king_inference_cuda_cu_device_total_mem_fn)
+            dlsym(handle, "cuDeviceTotalMem");
+    }
+    cu_device_primary_ctx_retain = (king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_retain_fn)
+        dlsym(handle, "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain");
+    cu_device_primary_ctx_release = (king_inference_cuda_cu_device_primary_ctx_release_fn)
+        dlsym(handle, "cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease");
+    cu_ctx_set_current = (king_inference_cuda_cu_ctx_set_current_fn)
+        dlsym(handle, "cuCtxSetCurrent");
+    cu_mem_get_info = NULL;
+    if (dlsym(handle, "cuMemGetInfo_v2") != NULL) {
+        cu_mem_get_info = (king_inference_cuda_cu_mem_get_info_fn)
+            dlsym(handle, "cuMemGetInfo_v2");
+    } else if (dlsym(handle, "cuMemGetInfo") != NULL) {
+        cu_mem_get_info = (king_inference_cuda_cu_mem_get_info_fn)
+            dlsym(handle, "cuMemGetInfo");
+    }
+
+    status->symbols_available = true;
+    status->init_result = cu_init(0);
+    if (status->init_result != 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_driver_status_set_error(status, "cuInit_failed");
+        dlclose(handle);
+        return;
+    }
+    status->initialized = true;
+
+    if (cu_driver_get_version(&status->driver_version) != 0) {
+        status->driver_version = 0;
+    }
+    if (cu_device_get_count(&status->device_count) != 0 || status->device_count < 0) {
+        status->device_count = 0;
+    }
+    if (status->device_count > 0 && cu_device_get(&device, 0) == 0) {
+        if (cu_device_get_name(status->first_device_name, sizeof(status->first_device_name), device) != 0) {
+            status->first_device_name[0] = '\0';
+        }
+        if (cu_device_total_mem != NULL
+            && cu_device_total_mem(&status->first_device_total_memory_bytes, device) != 0) {
+            status->first_device_total_memory_bytes = 0;
+        }
+        if (cu_device_primary_ctx_retain != NULL
+            && cu_device_primary_ctx_release != NULL
+            && cu_ctx_set_current != NULL
+            && cu_mem_get_info != NULL
+            && cu_device_primary_ctx_retain(&ctx, device) == 0
+            && ctx != NULL) {
+            if (cu_ctx_set_current(ctx) == 0
+                && cu_mem_get_info(
+                    &status->first_device_free_memory_bytes,
+                    &status->first_device_runtime_total_memory_bytes
+                ) == 0) {
+                status->memory_info_available = true;
+            }
+            (void) cu_device_primary_ctx_release(device);
+        }
+    }
+
+    dlclose(handle);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_power_status.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_power_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f997ffa00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_power_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime power telemetry helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_read_power_command(
+    const char *command,
+    double *power_watts
+) {
+    FILE *pipe;
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+    int status;
+
+    if (!king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(command)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    pipe = popen(command, "r");
+    if (pipe == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pipe) == NULL) {
+        pclose(pipe);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    status = pclose(pipe);
+    if (status == -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer || !isfinite(value) || value < 0.0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *power_watts = value;
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_reason.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_reason.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfa8498d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_reason.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime refusal reason helpers.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(zval *reasons, const char *reason)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (reason == NULL || reason[0] == '\0') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(entry), reason) == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    add_next_index_string(reasons, reason);
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_gpu_status_first_reason(zval *reasons)
+{
+    zval *first = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), 0);
+
+    if (first == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(first) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(first) == 0) {
+        return "gpu_ready";
+    }
+
+    return Z_STRVAL_P(first);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(king_inference_model_object *model, zval *blockers)
+{
+    array_init(blockers);
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_embedding_row_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_embedding_row_loader_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_device_vector_ops_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_device_vector_ops_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_device_kv_cache_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_device_kv_cache_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_executor_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_attention_residual_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_residual_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_norm_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_swiglu_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_down_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_ffn_output_residual_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_final_norm_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_final_norm_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_logits_projection_execution_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_decoder_graph_logits_projection_missing");
+    }
+    if (model == NULL || !model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(blockers, "gpu_prompt_decoder_loop_missing");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_replace_return_decoder_blockers(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval blockers;
+
+    king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(model, &blockers);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_blockers", &blockers);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_status_refusal_reasons(
+    zval *reasons,
+    bool gpu_enabled,
+    bool process_bindings_enabled,
+    bool config_bindings_enabled,
+    bool backend_supported,
+    bool artifact_configured,
+    bool artifact_readable,
+    zend_long max_gpu_layers,
+    bool thermal_monitored,
+    bool allow_unmonitored,
+    bool temperature_available,
+    bool temperature_ok,
+    bool power_configured,
+    bool power_sensor_configured,
+    bool power_available,
+    bool power_ok,
+    bool driver_visible,
+    bool vram_admission_checked,
+    bool free_vram_floor_met,
+    bool model_vram_fits_after_reserve,
+    bool model_vram_fits_without_reserve,
+    bool system_ram_offload_required,
+    bool system_ram_offload_allowed,
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+    bool system_ram_available,
+    bool system_ram_floor_met,
+    bool system_ram_offload_supported,
+    bool system_ram_offload_admitted
+) {
+    array_init(reasons);
+
+    if (!gpu_enabled) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_disabled");
+    }
+    if (!process_bindings_enabled) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "process_gpu_bindings_disabled");
+    }
+    if (!config_bindings_enabled) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "config_gpu_bindings_disabled");
+    }
+    if (!backend_supported) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "unsupported_gpu_backend");
+    }
+    if (!artifact_configured) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_model_artifact_missing");
+    } else if (!artifact_readable) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_model_artifact_not_readable");
+    }
+    if (max_gpu_layers <= 0) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_layers_disabled");
+    }
+    if (!vram_admission_checked) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_vram_status_unavailable");
+    } else {
+        if (!free_vram_floor_met) {
+            king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_free_vram_below_configured_floor");
+        }
+        if (!model_vram_fits_after_reserve) {
+            king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(
+                reasons,
+                model_vram_fits_without_reserve
+                    ? "gpu_model_artifact_exceeds_free_vram_after_reserve"
+                    : "gpu_model_artifact_exceeds_free_vram"
+            );
+            if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_allowed) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_disabled");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_limit_configured) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_limit_missing");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_limit_met) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_exceeds_limit");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_available) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_unavailable");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_floor_met) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_floor_not_met");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_supported) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_supported");
+            } else if (system_ram_offload_required && !system_ram_offload_admitted) {
+                king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_system_ram_offload_not_admitted");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!driver_visible && !temperature_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_driver_not_visible");
+    }
+    if (!thermal_monitored && !allow_unmonitored) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_thermal_monitor_missing");
+    }
+    if (thermal_monitored && !temperature_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_temperature_unavailable");
+    }
+    if (temperature_available && !temperature_ok) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_temperature_limit_reached");
+    }
+    if (power_configured && !power_sensor_configured) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_power_sensor_missing");
+    }
+    if (power_configured && power_sensor_configured && !power_available) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_power_unavailable");
+    }
+    if (power_configured && power_available && !power_ok) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_power_limit_reached");
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons)) == 0) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(zval *return_value, const char *reason)
+{
+    zval fresh;
+    zval *reasons = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value),
+        "refusal_reasons",
+        sizeof("refusal_reasons") - 1
+    );
+
+    if (reasons != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reasons) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(reasons, reason);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&fresh);
+    king_inference_gpu_status_append_reason(&fresh, reason);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &fresh);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_status.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..771880354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/status/gpu_runtime_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,733 @@
+/*
+ * GPU runtime status reporting for King inference.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(const char *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL && value[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_path_readable(const char *path)
+{
+    return king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(path) && access(path, R_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+#include "gpu_runtime_cuda_driver_probe.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_driver_visible(void)
+{
+    return access("/proc/driver/nvidia/version", R_OK) == 0
+        || access("/dev/nvidiactl", R_OK) == 0
+        || access("/dev/dri", R_OK | X_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_read_temperature_path(
+    const char *path,
+    double *temperature_c
+) {
+    FILE *file;
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+
+    if (!king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(path)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    file = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), file) == NULL) {
+        fclose(file);
+        return false;
+    }
+    fclose(file);
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *temperature_c = value > 1000.0 ? value / 1000.0 : value;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_status_read_temperature_command(
+    const char *command,
+    double *temperature_c
+) {
+    FILE *pipe;
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+    int status;
+
+    if (!king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(command)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    pipe = popen(command, "r");
+    if (pipe == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pipe) == NULL) {
+        pclose(pipe);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    status = pclose(pipe);
+    if (status == -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *temperature_c = value > 1000.0 ? value / 1000.0 : value;
+    return true;
+}
+
+#include "gpu_runtime_power_status.inc"
+#include "../policy/gpu_runtime_memory_policy.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_array(
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool gpu_enabled,
+    bool process_bindings_enabled,
+    bool config_bindings_enabled,
+    const char *backend,
+    const char *artifact_path,
+    zend_long max_gpu_layers,
+    zend_long vram_reserve_mb,
+    zend_long min_free_vram_mb,
+    bool allow_system_ram_offload,
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_max_mb,
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_min_free_mb,
+    const char *thermal_sensor_path,
+    const char *thermal_sensor_command,
+    double max_temperature_c,
+    zend_long thermal_check_interval_sec,
+    bool allow_unmonitored,
+    const char *power_sensor_command,
+    double max_power_watts,
+    zend_long power_check_interval_sec
+) {
+    zval thermal;
+    zval power;
+    zval cuda_driver;
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_status cuda_status;
+    bool backend_supported = king_inference_gpu_status_backend_supported(backend);
+    bool artifact_configured = king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(artifact_path);
+    bool artifact_readable = king_inference_gpu_status_path_readable(artifact_path);
+    bool thermal_path_configured = king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(thermal_sensor_path);
+    bool thermal_command_configured = king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(thermal_sensor_command);
+    bool thermal_monitored = thermal_path_configured || thermal_command_configured;
+    bool power_configured = max_power_watts > 0.0;
+    bool power_sensor_configured = king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(power_sensor_command);
+    size_t artifact_bytes = 0;
+    bool temperature_available = false;
+    bool temperature_ok = false;
+    bool power_available = false;
+    bool power_ok = !power_configured;
+    bool artifact_size_available;
+    bool vram_admission_checked;
+    bool model_vram_admitted;
+    bool model_vram_fits_after_reserve;
+    bool model_vram_fits_without_reserve;
+    bool system_ram_offload_required;
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_configured;
+    bool system_ram_offload_limit_met;
+    bool system_ram_available;
+    bool system_ram_floor_met;
+    bool system_ram_offload_supported = false;
+    bool system_ram_offload_admitted = false;
+    zend_long system_ram_available_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_required_bytes = 0;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_max_bytes;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes;
+    bool driver_visible;
+    bool config_ready;
+    king_inference_gpu_vram_policy vram_policy;
+    double temperature_c = 0.0;
+    double power_watts = 0.0;
+    zval decoder_blockers;
+    zval refusal_reasons;
+    const char *reason;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_driver_probe(&cuda_status);
+    driver_visible = (cuda_status.initialized && cuda_status.device_count > 0)
+        || king_inference_gpu_status_driver_visible();
+    artifact_size_available = king_inference_gpu_status_artifact_size(artifact_path, &artifact_bytes);
+    vram_policy = king_inference_gpu_vram_policy_from_free(
+        cuda_status.memory_info_available,
+        cuda_status.first_device_free_memory_bytes,
+        vram_reserve_mb,
+        min_free_vram_mb
+    );
+    vram_admission_checked = artifact_size_available && cuda_status.memory_info_available;
+    model_vram_fits_without_reserve = vram_admission_checked
+        && artifact_bytes <= (size_t) vram_policy.free_bytes;
+    model_vram_fits_after_reserve = vram_admission_checked
+        && artifact_bytes <= (size_t) vram_policy.free_after_reserve_bytes;
+    system_ram_offload_required = vram_admission_checked
+        && !model_vram_fits_after_reserve;
+    system_ram_offload_max_bytes = king_inference_gpu_mb_to_bytes(system_ram_offload_max_mb);
+    system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes = king_inference_gpu_mb_to_bytes(system_ram_offload_min_free_mb);
+    system_ram_available = king_inference_gpu_system_ram_available_bytes(&system_ram_available_bytes);
+    if (system_ram_offload_required && artifact_bytes > (size_t) vram_policy.free_after_reserve_bytes) {
+        size_t required_bytes = artifact_bytes - (size_t) vram_policy.free_after_reserve_bytes;
+        system_ram_offload_required_bytes = required_bytes > (size_t) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+            ? ZEND_LONG_MAX
+            : (zend_long) required_bytes;
+    }
+    system_ram_offload_limit_configured = system_ram_offload_max_bytes > 0;
+    system_ram_offload_limit_met = system_ram_offload_required_bytes > 0
+        && system_ram_offload_limit_configured
+        && system_ram_offload_required_bytes <= system_ram_offload_max_bytes;
+    system_ram_floor_met = !system_ram_offload_required
+        || (system_ram_available
+            && system_ram_available_bytes > system_ram_offload_required_bytes
+            && system_ram_available_bytes - system_ram_offload_required_bytes >= system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes);
+    model_vram_admitted = vram_admission_checked
+        && vram_policy.floor_met
+        && model_vram_fits_after_reserve;
+
+    if (thermal_path_configured) {
+        temperature_available = king_inference_gpu_status_read_temperature_path(
+            thermal_sensor_path,
+            &temperature_c
+        );
+    } else if (thermal_command_configured) {
+        temperature_available = king_inference_gpu_status_read_temperature_command(
+            thermal_sensor_command,
+            &temperature_c
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (temperature_available) {
+        driver_visible = true;
+        temperature_ok = temperature_c < max_temperature_c;
+    }
+    if (power_configured && power_sensor_configured) {
+        power_available = king_inference_gpu_status_read_power_command(
+            power_sensor_command,
+            &power_watts
+        );
+        if (power_available) {
+            driver_visible = true;
+            power_ok = power_watts < max_power_watts;
+        }
+    }
+
+    config_ready = gpu_enabled
+        && process_bindings_enabled
+        && config_bindings_enabled
+        && backend_supported
+        && artifact_configured
+        && artifact_readable
+        && max_gpu_layers > 0
+        && vram_admission_checked
+        && vram_policy.floor_met
+        && model_vram_admitted
+        && driver_visible
+        && ((thermal_monitored && temperature_available && temperature_ok)
+            || (!thermal_monitored && allow_unmonitored))
+        && (!power_configured || (power_sensor_configured && power_available && power_ok));
+
+    king_inference_gpu_status_refusal_reasons(
+        &refusal_reasons,
+        gpu_enabled,
+        process_bindings_enabled,
+        config_bindings_enabled,
+        backend_supported,
+        artifact_configured,
+        artifact_readable,
+        max_gpu_layers,
+        thermal_monitored,
+        allow_unmonitored,
+        temperature_available,
+        temperature_ok,
+        power_configured,
+        power_sensor_configured,
+        power_available,
+        power_ok,
+        driver_visible,
+        vram_admission_checked,
+        vram_policy.floor_met,
+        model_vram_fits_after_reserve,
+        model_vram_fits_without_reserve,
+        system_ram_offload_required,
+        allow_system_ram_offload,
+        system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+        system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+        system_ram_available,
+        system_ram_floor_met,
+        system_ram_offload_supported,
+        system_ram_offload_admitted
+    );
+    reason = king_inference_gpu_status_first_reason(&refusal_reasons);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_enabled", gpu_enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "process_gpu_bindings_enable", process_bindings_enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_gpu_bindings_enable", config_bindings_enabled);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "backend",
+        king_inference_gpu_status_non_empty(backend) ? backend : "auto"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_supported", backend_supported);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "artifact_path",
+        artifact_configured ? artifact_path : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "artifact_configured", artifact_configured);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "artifact_readable", artifact_readable);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "artifact_size_available", artifact_size_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "artifact_bytes", (zend_long) artifact_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "free_vram_available", cuda_status.memory_info_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "free_vram_bytes", vram_policy.free_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "vram_reserve_mb", vram_policy.reserve_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "vram_reserve_bytes", vram_policy.reserve_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "min_free_vram_mb", vram_policy.min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "min_free_vram_bytes", vram_policy.min_free_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "free_vram_floor_met", vram_policy.floor_met);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "free_vram_after_reserve_bytes", vram_policy.free_after_reserve_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "model_vram_required_bytes", (zend_long) artifact_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_vram_fits_without_reserve", model_vram_fits_without_reserve);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_vram_fits_after_reserve", model_vram_fits_after_reserve);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_vram_required_bytes", (zend_long) artifact_bytes);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_vram_required_source", "artifact_only");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_compared_to_free", vram_admission_checked);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_without_reserve", model_vram_fits_without_reserve);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_after_reserve", model_vram_fits_after_reserve);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_vram_fits_free", model_vram_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_allowed", allow_system_ram_offload);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_required", system_ram_offload_required);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_required_bytes", system_ram_offload_required_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_max_mb", system_ram_offload_max_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_max_bytes", system_ram_offload_max_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_limit_configured", system_ram_offload_limit_configured);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_limit_met", system_ram_offload_limit_met);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_min_free_mb", system_ram_offload_min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes", system_ram_offload_min_free_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_available", system_ram_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "system_ram_available_bytes", system_ram_available ? system_ram_available_bytes : 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_floor_met", system_ram_floor_met);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "system_ram_offload_budget_admitted",
+        system_ram_offload_required
+            && allow_system_ram_offload
+            && system_ram_offload_limit_met
+            && system_ram_floor_met
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_supported", system_ram_offload_supported);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "system_ram_offload_admitted", system_ram_offload_admitted);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "system_ram_offload_status",
+        king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_status(
+            system_ram_offload_required,
+            allow_system_ram_offload,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+            system_ram_available,
+            system_ram_floor_met,
+            system_ram_offload_supported,
+            system_ram_offload_admitted
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "system_ram_offload_error",
+        king_inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_error(
+            system_ram_offload_required,
+            allow_system_ram_offload,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_configured,
+            system_ram_offload_limit_met,
+            system_ram_available,
+            system_ram_floor_met,
+            system_ram_offload_supported,
+            system_ram_offload_admitted
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "kv_cache_estimate_available", false);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_estimated_bytes", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_context_tokens", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_layers", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_page_tokens", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_cache_element_bytes", 0);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "kv_cache_estimate_source", "unavailable");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "vram_admission_checked", vram_admission_checked);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_vram_admitted", model_vram_admitted);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "max_gpu_layers", max_gpu_layers);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "driver_visible", driver_visible);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_ready", config_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_embedding_row_loader_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_vector_ops_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_kv_cache_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_executor_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_result_contract_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_execution_plan_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_embedding_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_linear_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_slice_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_rope_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_kv_write_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_prompt_loop_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "plain_text_chat_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "decoder_kernel_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "generation_ready", false);
+    king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(NULL, &decoder_blockers);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_blockers", &decoder_blockers);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", reason);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &refusal_reasons);
+
+    array_init(&cuda_driver);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_driver, "loader_available", cuda_status.loader_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_driver, "symbols_available", cuda_status.symbols_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_driver, "initialized", cuda_status.initialized);
+    add_assoc_long(&cuda_driver, "init_result", cuda_status.init_result);
+    add_assoc_long(&cuda_driver, "driver_version", cuda_status.driver_version);
+    add_assoc_long(&cuda_driver, "device_count", cuda_status.device_count);
+    add_assoc_string(&cuda_driver, "first_device_name", cuda_status.first_device_name);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &cuda_driver,
+        "first_device_total_memory_bytes",
+        (zend_long) cuda_status.first_device_total_memory_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&cuda_driver, "memory_info_available", cuda_status.memory_info_available);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &cuda_driver,
+        "first_device_free_memory_bytes",
+        (zend_long) cuda_status.first_device_free_memory_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &cuda_driver,
+        "first_device_runtime_total_memory_bytes",
+        (zend_long) cuda_status.first_device_runtime_total_memory_bytes
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(&cuda_driver, "error", cuda_status.error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "cuda_driver", &cuda_driver);
+
+    array_init(&thermal);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &thermal,
+        "sensor_path",
+        thermal_path_configured ? thermal_sensor_path : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &thermal,
+        "sensor_command",
+        thermal_command_configured ? thermal_sensor_command : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&thermal, "monitored", thermal_monitored);
+    add_assoc_bool(&thermal, "allow_unmonitored_gpu", allow_unmonitored);
+    add_assoc_double(&thermal, "max_temperature_c", max_temperature_c);
+    add_assoc_long(&thermal, "check_interval_seconds", thermal_check_interval_sec);
+    add_assoc_bool(&thermal, "temperature_available", temperature_available);
+    if (temperature_available) {
+        add_assoc_double(&thermal, "temperature_c", temperature_c);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&thermal, "temperature_c");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(&thermal, "temperature_ok", temperature_available && temperature_ok);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "thermal", &thermal);
+
+    array_init(&power);
+    add_assoc_bool(&power, "enabled", power_configured);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &power,
+        "sensor_command",
+        power_sensor_configured ? power_sensor_command : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&power, "monitored", power_configured && power_sensor_configured);
+    add_assoc_double(&power, "max_watts", max_power_watts);
+    add_assoc_long(&power, "check_interval_seconds", power_check_interval_sec);
+    add_assoc_bool(&power, "power_available", power_available);
+    if (power_available) {
+        add_assoc_double(&power, "power_watts", power_watts);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&power, "power_watts");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(&power, "power_ok", !power_configured || (power_available && power_ok));
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "power", &power);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gpu_runtime_bool_field(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+
+    return value != NULL && zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_gpu_runtime_long_field(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(value) : 0;
+}
+
+#include "gpu_runtime_admission_ready.inc"
+
+#include "../policy/gpu_runtime_kv_admission.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_compute(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    bool process_gpu_bindings_enabled = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable;
+    bool config_gpu_bindings_enabled = compute->gpu_bindings_enable;
+    bool gpu_enabled = process_gpu_bindings_enabled
+        && config_gpu_bindings_enabled
+        && compute->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers > 0;
+
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_array(
+        return_value,
+        gpu_enabled,
+        process_gpu_bindings_enabled,
+        config_gpu_bindings_enabled,
+        compute->gpu_default_backend,
+        compute->inference_gpu_model_artifact,
+        compute->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers,
+        compute->inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb,
+        compute->inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb,
+        compute->inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload,
+        compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb,
+        compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb,
+        compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path,
+        compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command,
+        compute->inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c,
+        compute->inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec,
+        compute->inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored,
+        compute->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command,
+        compute->inference_gpu_power_max_watts,
+        compute->inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "gpu");
+    zval *thermal = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *sensor_path = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_path")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *sensor_command = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_command")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *power = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *power_sensor_command = power != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(power, "sensor_command")
+        : NULL;
+    const char *thermal_sensor_path = sensor_path != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sensor_path) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(sensor_path)
+        : "";
+    const char *thermal_sensor_command = sensor_command != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sensor_command) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(sensor_command)
+        : "";
+    const char *power_sensor_command_config = power_sensor_command != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power_sensor_command) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(power_sensor_command)
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command;
+    double max_temperature_c = king_inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c(&model->config);
+    zend_long thermal_check_interval_sec = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_long_from_array(
+            thermal,
+            "check_interval_seconds",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec
+        )
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec;
+    zend_long vram_reserve_mb = king_inference_vram_reserve_mb(&model->config);
+    zend_long min_free_vram_mb = king_inference_min_free_vram_mb(&model->config);
+    bool allow_system_ram_offload = gpu != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_inference_bool_from_array(
+            gpu,
+            "allow_system_ram_offload",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload
+        );
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_max_mb = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_long_from_array(
+            gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_max_mb",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb
+        )
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb;
+    zend_long system_ram_offload_min_free_mb = gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_long_from_array(
+            gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb
+        )
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb;
+    bool allow_unmonitored = thermal != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_inference_bool_from_array(thermal, "allow_unmonitored_gpu", false);
+    double max_power_watts = power != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_double_from_array(
+            power,
+            "max_watts",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts
+        )
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts;
+    zend_long power_check_interval_sec = power != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_long_from_array(
+            power,
+            "check_interval_seconds",
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec
+        )
+        : king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec;
+
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_array(
+        return_value,
+        king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config),
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable,
+        true,
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_default_backend,
+        model->artifact_path != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(model->artifact_path) : "",
+        king_inference_max_gpu_layers(&model->config),
+        vram_reserve_mb,
+        min_free_vram_mb,
+        allow_system_ram_offload,
+        system_ram_offload_max_mb,
+        system_ram_offload_min_free_mb,
+        thermal_sensor_path,
+        thermal_sensor_command,
+        max_temperature_c,
+        thermal_check_interval_sec,
+        allow_unmonitored,
+        power_sensor_command_config != NULL ? power_sensor_command_config : "",
+        max_power_watts,
+        power_check_interval_sec
+    );
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_add_kv_cache_estimate(return_value, model);
+    king_inference_cuda_context_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_apply_status(model, return_value);
+    king_inference_gpu_replace_return_decoder_blockers(model, return_value);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_gpu_runtime_reason_string(zval *runtime)
+{
+    zval *reasons;
+    zval *entry;
+    smart_str buffer = {0};
+    bool first = true;
+
+    reasons = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(runtime), "refusal_reasons", sizeof("refusal_reasons") - 1);
+    if (reasons == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(reasons) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval *reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(runtime), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+        if (reason != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reason) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(reason) > 0) {
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(reason));
+        }
+        return zend_string_init("unknown", sizeof("unknown") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), entry) {
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!first) {
+            smart_str_appendc(&buffer, ',');
+        }
+        smart_str_append(&buffer, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        first = false;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (first) {
+        return zend_string_init("unknown", sizeof("unknown") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&buffer);
+    return buffer.s;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gpu_runtime_require_config_ready(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval runtime;
+    zval *config_ready;
+    zend_string *reasons;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&runtime);
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &runtime);
+    config_ready = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(runtime), "config_ready", sizeof("config_ready") - 1);
+    if (config_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(config_ready)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&runtime);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    reasons = king_inference_gpu_runtime_reason_string(&runtime);
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() refused GPU inference because CUDA admission is not ready: %s. King will not silently fall back to CPU for a GPU profile.",
+        function_name,
+        ZSTR_VAL(reasons)
+    );
+    zend_string_release(reasons);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&runtime);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gpu_runtime_require_generation_ready(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval runtime;
+    zval *generation_ready;
+    zend_string *reasons;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&runtime);
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &runtime);
+    generation_ready = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(runtime), "generation_ready", sizeof("generation_ready") - 1);
+    if (generation_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(generation_ready)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&runtime);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    reasons = king_inference_gpu_runtime_reason_string(&runtime);
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() refused GPU inference because CUDA generation is not ready: %s. King will not silently fall back to CPU for a GPU profile.",
+        function_name,
+        ZSTR_VAL(reasons)
+    );
+    zend_string_release(reasons);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&runtime);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/weights/cuda_weight_upload.inc b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/weights/cuda_weight_upload.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95aece353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/cuda/runtime/weights/cuda_weight_upload.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,560 @@
+/*
+ * Host-to-device weight upload for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+struct _king_inference_cuda_weight_upload {
+    zend_string *name;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_ptr;
+    size_t bytes;
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    char role[48];
+    bool has_layer;
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *next;
+};
+
+typedef int (*king_inference_cuda_upload_cu_memcpy_htod_fn)(
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr dst,
+    const void *src,
+    size_t bytes
+);
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_reset_fields(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    model->cuda_weight_uploads = NULL;
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_result = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_error[0] = '\0';
+    model->cuda_weight_required_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_resolved_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_uploaded_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_duplicate_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_failed_count = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_hits = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_misses = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_stores = 0;
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_attempted = false;
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_complete = false;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized = false;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_ready = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    int result,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    if (message == NULL || message[0] == '\0') {
+        message = "unknown_cuda_weight_upload_error";
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_result = result;
+    snprintf(model->cuda_weight_upload_error, sizeof(model->cuda_weight_upload_error), "%s", message);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload = model->cuda_weight_uploads;
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *next;
+
+    if (model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized) {
+        zend_hash_destroy(&model->cuda_weight_cache);
+        model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized = false;
+    }
+
+    while (upload != NULL) {
+        next = upload->next;
+        if (upload->name != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(upload->name);
+        }
+        efree(upload);
+        upload = next;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_reset_fields(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_ensure(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    if (model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    zend_hash_init(&model->cuda_weight_cache, 128, NULL, NULL, 0);
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized = true;
+}
+
+static king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    bool count_access
+) {
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (!model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized) {
+        if (count_access) {
+            model->cuda_weight_cache_misses++;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_find(&model->cuda_weight_cache, name);
+    if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_PTR) {
+        if (count_access) {
+            model->cuda_weight_cache_misses++;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (count_access) {
+        model->cuda_weight_cache_hits++;
+    }
+    return (king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *) Z_PTR_P(entry);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_store(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload
+) {
+    zval entry;
+
+    if (upload == NULL || upload->name == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_cache_entry_invalid");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_ensure(model);
+    ZVAL_PTR(&entry, upload);
+    if (zend_hash_update(&model->cuda_weight_cache, upload->name, &entry) == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_cache_store_failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_stores++;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_symbol(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *primary_name,
+    const char *fallback_name,
+    void **symbol
+) {
+    *symbol = NULL;
+    if (model->cuda_driver_handle == NULL) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_driver_handle_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (primary_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, primary_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol == NULL && fallback_name != NULL) {
+        *symbol = dlsym(model->cuda_driver_handle, fallback_name);
+    }
+    if (*symbol != NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(
+        model,
+        -1,
+        primary_name != NULL ? primary_name : fallback_name
+    );
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_weight_already_uploaded(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name
+) {
+    return king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_find(model, name, true) != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_weight_tensor_source(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    const void **source,
+    size_t *bytes
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong elements;
+    zend_ulong relative_offset;
+    zend_ulong blocks;
+    zend_ulong byte_length;
+    zend_ulong absolute_offset;
+    zend_ulong byte_end;
+    zval *descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+
+    *source = NULL;
+    *bytes = 0;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || !model->native_map_loaded
+        || model->native_map == NULL
+        || model->native_map_size == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "native_tensor_source_unavailable");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "elements", sizeof("elements") - 1, &elements)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(
+            descriptor,
+            "relative_offset",
+            sizeof("relative_offset") - 1,
+            &relative_offset
+        )
+        || !king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(type, &type_info)
+        || type_info.block_size == 0) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "native_tensor_descriptor_invalid");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    blocks = elements == 0 ? 0 : 1 + ((elements - 1) / type_info.block_size);
+    if (blocks == 0
+        || !king_inference_tensor_mul_checked(blocks, type_info.type_size, &byte_length)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_add_checked(model->gguf.tensor_data_offset, relative_offset, &absolute_offset)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_add_checked(absolute_offset, byte_length, &byte_end)
+        || byte_end > model->gguf.file_size
+        || byte_end > (zend_ulong) model->native_map_size) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "native_tensor_bounds_invalid");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *source = ((const unsigned char *) model->native_map) + absolute_offset;
+    *bytes = (size_t) byte_length;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_tensor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *role,
+    bool has_layer,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_string *name
+) {
+    king_inference_cuda_upload_cu_memcpy_htod_fn cu_memcpy_htod;
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload *upload;
+    king_inference_cuda_device_ptr device_ptr = 0;
+    const void *source;
+    size_t bytes;
+    int result;
+
+    if (king_inference_cuda_weight_already_uploaded(model, name)) {
+        model->cuda_weight_duplicate_count++;
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_weight_tensor_source(model, name, &source, &bytes)) {
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes > ((size_t) -1) - bytes) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_weight_upload_counter_overflow");
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_set_current(model)) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_context_current_failed"
+        );
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_symbol(
+        model,
+        "cuMemcpyHtoD_v2",
+        "cuMemcpyHtoD",
+        (void **) &cu_memcpy_htod
+    )) {
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_alloc(model, bytes, &device_ptr) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(
+            model,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_result,
+            model->cuda_device_allocator_error[0] != '\0'
+                ? model->cuda_device_allocator_error
+                : "cuda_device_allocation_failed"
+        );
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = cu_memcpy_htod(device_ptr, source, bytes);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_ptr);
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, result, "cuMemcpyHtoD_failed");
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    upload = emalloc(sizeof(*upload));
+    upload->name = zend_string_copy(name);
+    upload->device_ptr = device_ptr;
+    upload->bytes = bytes;
+    upload->layer = layer;
+    upload->has_layer = has_layer;
+    snprintf(upload->role, sizeof(upload->role), "%s", role != NULL ? role : "weight");
+    if (!king_inference_cuda_weight_cache_store(model, upload)) {
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_free(model, device_ptr);
+        zend_string_release(upload->name);
+        efree(upload);
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        return false;
+    }
+    upload->next = model->cuda_weight_uploads;
+    model->cuda_weight_uploads = upload;
+    model->cuda_weight_uploaded_count++;
+    model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes += bytes;
+    if (model->cuda_weight_failed_count == 0) {
+        model->cuda_weight_upload_result = 0;
+        model->cuda_weight_upload_error[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *role,
+    bool has_layer,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_result resolved,
+    zend_string *name,
+    const char *status
+) {
+    model->cuda_weight_required_count++;
+    if (resolved != SUCCESS || name == NULL) {
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(
+            model,
+            -1,
+            status != NULL ? status : "required_weight_not_resolved"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_weight_resolved_count++;
+    (void) king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_tensor(model, role, has_layer, layer, name);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_optional_layer_tensor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char *suffix
+) {
+    char name_buffer[96];
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    if (snprintf(name_buffer, sizeof(name_buffer), "blk.%lu.%s", (unsigned long) layer, suffix) >= (int) sizeof(name_buffer)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    name = zend_string_init(name_buffer, strlen(name_buffer), 0);
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+    if (descriptor != NULL) {
+        model->cuda_weight_required_count++;
+        model->cuda_weight_resolved_count++;
+        (void) king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_tensor(model, role, true, layer, name);
+    }
+    zend_string_release(name);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_layer(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zend_result resolved;
+
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(
+        model,
+        KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION,
+        layer,
+        &name,
+        NULL,
+        &status
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, "rms_norm.attention", true, layer, resolved, name, status);
+    if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_optional_layer_tensor(model, "rms_norm.attention_query", layer, "attn_q_norm.weight");
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_optional_layer_tensor(model, "rms_norm.attention_key", layer, "attn_k_norm.weight");
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_optional_layer_tensor(model, "rms_norm.post_attention", layer, "post_attention_norm.weight");
+
+    for (int role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY; role <= KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT; role++) {
+        const char *upload_role = king_inference_attention_role_keys[role];
+
+        name = NULL;
+        status = NULL;
+        resolved = king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(
+            model,
+            (king_inference_attention_role) role,
+            layer,
+            &name,
+            NULL,
+            &status
+        );
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, upload_role, true, layer, resolved, name, status);
+        if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+    }
+
+    name = NULL;
+    status = NULL;
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(
+        model,
+        KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD,
+        layer,
+        &name,
+        NULL,
+        &status
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, "rms_norm.feed_forward", true, layer, resolved, name, status);
+    if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_optional_layer_tensor(model, "rms_norm.post_feed_forward", layer, "post_ffw_norm.weight");
+
+    for (int role = KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE; role <= KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN; role++) {
+        char upload_role[32];
+
+        name = NULL;
+        status = NULL;
+        resolved = king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(
+            model,
+            (king_inference_ffn_role) role,
+            layer,
+            &name,
+            NULL,
+            &status
+        );
+        snprintf(upload_role, sizeof(upload_role), "ffn.%s", king_inference_ffn_role_keys[role]);
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, upload_role, true, layer, resolved, name, status);
+        if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_required(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind
+) {
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zend_result resolved;
+    bool tied_embedding = false;
+    zend_ulong layer;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_release(model);
+    if (backend_kind != KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        || !king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_attempted = true;
+    if (!model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "cuda_device_allocator_unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &name, NULL, &status);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, "token_embedding", false, 0, resolved, name, status);
+    if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+
+    name = NULL;
+    status = NULL;
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_output_projection_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        NULL,
+        &name,
+        NULL,
+        &status,
+        &tied_embedding
+    );
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, "output_projection", false, 0, resolved, name, status);
+    if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+
+    name = NULL;
+    status = NULL;
+    resolved = king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_final_name(model, &name, NULL, &status);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_resolved(model, "rms_norm.final", false, 0, resolved, name, status);
+    if (name != NULL) zend_string_release(name);
+
+    if (block_count == 0) {
+        model->cuda_weight_failed_count++;
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_set_error(model, -1, "decoder_block_count_unavailable");
+    }
+    for (layer = 0; layer < block_count; layer++) {
+        king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_layer(model, layer);
+    }
+
+    model->cuda_weight_upload_complete = model->cuda_weight_required_count > 0
+        && model->cuda_weight_failed_count == 0
+        && model->cuda_weight_required_count
+            == model->cuda_weight_uploaded_count + model->cuda_weight_duplicate_count;
+    model->cuda_weight_cache_ready = model->cuda_weight_upload_complete
+        && model->cuda_weight_cache_initialized
+        && model->cuda_weight_cache_stores == model->cuda_weight_uploaded_count;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_add_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval upload;
+
+    array_init(&upload);
+    add_assoc_bool(&upload, "attempted", model->cuda_weight_upload_attempted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&upload, "complete", model->cuda_weight_upload_complete);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "required_tensors", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_required_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "resolved_tensors", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_resolved_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "uploaded_tensors", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_uploaded_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "duplicate_tensors", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_duplicate_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "failed_tensors", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_failed_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "uploaded_bytes", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(&upload, "cache_ready", model->cuda_weight_cache_ready);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "cache_entries", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_cache_stores);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "cache_hits", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_cache_hits);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "cache_misses", (zend_long) model->cuda_weight_cache_misses);
+    add_assoc_long(&upload, "result", model->cuda_weight_upload_result);
+    add_assoc_string(&upload, "error", model->cuda_weight_upload_error);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "required_weight_upload", &upload);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_apply_status(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *reason;
+    bool reason_can_be_upload;
+
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_add_status(model, return_value);
+    if (!model->cuda_weight_upload_attempted
+        || model->cuda_weight_upload_complete
+        || !model->cuda_device_allocator_available) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "config_ready", false);
+
+    reason = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value), "reason", sizeof("reason") - 1);
+    reason_can_be_upload = reason == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(reason) != IS_STRING
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_ready")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(reason), "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented");
+    if (reason_can_be_upload) {
+        king_inference_cuda_context_prepend_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_required_weight_upload_incomplete"
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "reason", "gpu_required_weight_upload_incomplete");
+    } else {
+        king_inference_gpu_status_append_return_reason(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_required_weight_upload_incomplete"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/gguf/loader/gguf_loader.inc b/extension/src/inference/gguf/loader/gguf_loader.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e87f3b698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/gguf/loader/gguf_loader.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,810 @@
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT8 0
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT8 1
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT16 2
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT16 3
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT32 4
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT32 5
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT32 6
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_BOOL 7
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_STRING 8
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_ARRAY 9
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT64 10
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT64 11
+#define KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT64 12
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_read_le32(const unsigned char *bytes)
+{
+    return ((zend_ulong) bytes[0])
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[1] << 8)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[2] << 16)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[3] << 24);
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_read_le64(const unsigned char *bytes)
+{
+    return ((zend_ulong) bytes[0])
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[1] << 8)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[2] << 16)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[3] << 24)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[4] << 32)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[5] << 40)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[6] << 48)
+        | ((zend_ulong) bytes[7] << 56);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata)
+{
+    if (metadata->architecture != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(metadata->architecture);
+    }
+    if (metadata->general_name != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(metadata->general_name);
+    }
+    if (metadata->tokenizer_model != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(metadata->tokenizer_model);
+    }
+
+    memset(metadata, 0, sizeof(*metadata));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_exact(
+    FILE *file,
+    void *buffer,
+    size_t length,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what
+) {
+    if (length == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (fread(buffer, 1, length, file) != length) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' ended while reading GGUF %s.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path),
+            what
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_u32(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    unsigned char bytes[4];
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, sizeof(bytes), path, what) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = king_inference_read_le32(bytes);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_u64(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    unsigned char bytes[8];
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, sizeof(bytes), path, what) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = king_inference_read_le64(bytes);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_skip_bytes(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong length,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what
+) {
+    off_t position = ftello(file);
+    zend_ulong remaining = length;
+
+    if (position < 0 || (zend_ulong) position > file_size || length > file_size - (zend_ulong) position) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' has an invalid GGUF %s boundary.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path),
+            what
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    while (remaining > 0) {
+        off_t chunk = remaining > 1073741824UL ? 1073741824 : (off_t) remaining;
+        if (fseeko(file, chunk, SEEK_CUR) != 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "Model artifact '%s' could not skip GGUF %s.",
+                ZSTR_VAL(path),
+                what
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        remaining -= (zend_ulong) chunk;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_string(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what,
+    zend_string **value
+) {
+    zend_ulong length;
+    off_t position;
+
+    *value = NULL;
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, what, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    position = ftello(file);
+    if (position < 0
+        || length > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX
+        || (zend_ulong) position > file_size
+        || length > file_size - (zend_ulong) position) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' has an invalid GGUF %s string length.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path),
+            what
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = zend_string_alloc((size_t) length, 0);
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, ZSTR_VAL(*value), (size_t) length, path, what) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(*value);
+        *value = NULL;
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    ZSTR_VAL(*value)[length] = '\0';
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_gguf_scalar_size(zend_ulong type)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT8:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT8:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_BOOL:
+            return 1;
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT16:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT16:
+            return 2;
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT32:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT32:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT32:
+            return 4;
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT64:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT64:
+        case KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT64:
+            return 8;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong array_type,
+    zend_ulong array_count,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_ulong depth
+);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_skip_value(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_ulong depth
+) {
+    zend_ulong array_type;
+    zend_ulong array_count;
+    size_t scalar_size;
+
+    scalar_size = king_inference_gguf_scalar_size(type);
+    if (scalar_size > 0) {
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_bytes(file, file_size, (zend_ulong) scalar_size, path, "scalar value");
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_STRING) {
+        zend_string *ignored;
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_string(file, file_size, path, "string value", &ignored) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(ignored);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_ARRAY) {
+        if (depth > 4) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' has nested GGUF arrays that are too deep.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "array type", &array_type) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, "array count", &array_count) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(file, file_size, array_type, array_count, path, depth);
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' contains unsupported GGUF value type %lu.", ZSTR_VAL(path), type);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong array_type,
+    zend_ulong array_count,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_ulong depth
+) {
+    size_t scalar_size = king_inference_gguf_scalar_size(array_type);
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (scalar_size > 0) {
+        if (array_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / (zend_ulong) scalar_size) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' has an oversized GGUF array.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_bytes(
+            file,
+            file_size,
+            array_count * (zend_ulong) scalar_size,
+            path,
+            "array payload"
+        );
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < array_count; i++) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_skip_value(file, file_size, array_type, path, depth + 1) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "../metadata/gguf_metadata_helpers.inc"
+#include "../metadata/gguf_architecture_metadata.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_metadata_value(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *tokenizer_tokens,
+    zval *tokenizer_lookup,
+    zval *tokenizer_scores,
+    zval *tokenizer_types,
+    zval *tokenizer_merges
+) {
+    zend_string *string_value;
+    zend_ulong array_type;
+    zend_ulong array_count;
+    zend_long numeric_value;
+    double floating_value;
+    bool architecture_numeric = false;
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_STRING) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_string(file, file_size, path, "metadata value", &string_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "general.architecture")) {
+            king_inference_gguf_store_string(&metadata->architecture, string_value);
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "general.name")) {
+            king_inference_gguf_store_string(&metadata->general_name, string_value);
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.model")) {
+            king_inference_gguf_store_string(&metadata->tokenizer_model, string_value);
+        } else {
+            zend_string_release(string_value);
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_ARRAY) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "metadata array type", &array_type) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, "metadata array count", &array_count) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.tokens")) {
+            metadata->tokenizer_token_count = array_count;
+            if (array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_STRING) {
+                if (king_inference_gguf_read_string_array(
+                    file,
+                    file_size,
+                    array_count,
+                    path,
+                    "tokenizer token",
+                    tokenizer_tokens,
+                    tokenizer_lookup,
+                    &metadata->tokenizer_max_token_bytes
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                metadata->tokenizer_tokens_loaded = true;
+                metadata->tokenizer_lookup_loaded = true;
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.scores")) {
+            metadata->tokenizer_score_count = array_count;
+            if (array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT32 || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT64) {
+                if (king_inference_gguf_read_double_array(
+                    file,
+                    file_size,
+                    array_type,
+                    array_count,
+                    path,
+                    tokenizer_scores
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                metadata->tokenizer_scores_loaded = true;
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.token_type")) {
+            metadata->tokenizer_type_count = array_count;
+            if (array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT8
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT8
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT16
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT16
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT32
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT32
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT64
+                || array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT64) {
+                if (king_inference_gguf_read_long_array(
+                    file,
+                    file_size,
+                    array_type,
+                    array_count,
+                    path,
+                    tokenizer_types
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                metadata->tokenizer_types_loaded = true;
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.merges")) {
+            metadata->tokenizer_merge_count = array_count;
+            if (array_type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_STRING) {
+                if (king_inference_gguf_read_string_array(
+                    file,
+                    file_size,
+                    array_count,
+                    path,
+                    "tokenizer merge",
+                    tokenizer_merges,
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL
+                ) != SUCCESS) {
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                metadata->tokenizer_merges_loaded = true;
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (array_count == 0) {
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(file, file_size, array_type, array_count, path, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "general.file_type")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        metadata->file_type = numeric_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.bos_token_id")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        metadata->tokenizer_bos_id = numeric_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.eos_token_id")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        metadata->tokenizer_eos_id = numeric_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.unknown_token_id")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        metadata->tokenizer_unknown_id = numeric_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "tokenizer.ggml.padding_token_id")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        metadata->tokenizer_pad_id = numeric_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".rope.freq_base")
+        || king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".rope.global.freq_base")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(file, file_size, type, path, &floating_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (floating_value > 0.0 && isfinite(floating_value)) {
+            metadata->rope_freq_base = floating_value;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".rope.freq_base_swa")
+        || king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".rope.local.freq_base")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(file, file_size, type, path, &floating_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (floating_value > 0.0 && isfinite(floating_value)) {
+            metadata->rope_freq_base_swa = floating_value;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.layer_norm_rms_epsilon")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(file, file_size, type, path, &floating_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (floating_value > 0.0 && isfinite(floating_value)) {
+            metadata->attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon = floating_value;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".final_logit_softcapping")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(file, file_size, type, path, &floating_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (floating_value > 0.0 && isfinite(floating_value)) {
+            metadata->final_logit_softcapping = floating_value;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_architecture_numeric(
+        file,
+        file_size,
+        path,
+        key,
+        type,
+        metadata,
+        &architecture_numeric
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (architecture_numeric) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "general.alignment")) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (numeric_value > 0) {
+            metadata->tensor_data_alignment = (zend_ulong) numeric_value;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_gguf_skip_value(file, file_size, type, path, 0);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_parse_metadata(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_string *path,
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *tokenizer_tokens,
+    zval *tokenizer_lookup,
+    zval *tokenizer_scores,
+    zval *tokenizer_types,
+    zval *tokenizer_merges
+) {
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < metadata->metadata_count; i++) {
+        zend_string *key;
+        zend_ulong type;
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_string(file, metadata->file_size, path, "metadata key", &key) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "metadata value type", &type) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(key);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_metadata_value(
+            file,
+            metadata->file_size,
+            path,
+            key,
+            type,
+            metadata,
+            tokenizer_tokens,
+            tokenizer_lookup,
+            tokenizer_scores,
+            tokenizer_types,
+            tokenizer_merges
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(key);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(key);
+        metadata->parsed_metadata_count++;
+    }
+
+    metadata->metadata_parsed = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_gguf_aligned_offset(zend_ulong offset, zend_ulong alignment)
+{
+    zend_ulong remainder;
+
+    if (alignment == 0) {
+        return offset;
+    }
+    remainder = offset % alignment;
+    if (remainder == 0) {
+        return offset;
+    }
+    if (offset > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (alignment - remainder)) {
+        return ZEND_ULONG_MAX;
+    }
+
+    return offset + (alignment - remainder);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_parse_tensor_directory(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_string *path,
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *tensor_index
+) {
+    zend_ulong i;
+    off_t position;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < metadata->tensor_count; i++) {
+        zend_string *name;
+        zend_ulong rank;
+        zend_ulong type;
+        zend_ulong offset;
+        zend_ulong elements = 1;
+        zend_ulong d;
+        zval descriptor;
+        zval dimensions;
+        bool dimensions_attached = false;
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_string(file, metadata->file_size, path, "tensor name", &name) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "tensor rank", &rank) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(name);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (rank > 16) {
+            zend_string_release(name);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' contains a tensor rank above 16.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (rank > metadata->max_tensor_rank) {
+            metadata->max_tensor_rank = rank;
+        }
+
+        array_init(&dimensions);
+        for (d = 0; d < rank; d++) {
+            zend_ulong dimension;
+            if (king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, "tensor dimension", &dimension) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&dimensions);
+                zend_string_release(name);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (dimension == 0) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&dimensions);
+                zend_string_release(name);
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' contains a zero-sized tensor dimension.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            add_next_index_long(&dimensions, (zend_long) dimension);
+            if (elements <= ZEND_ULONG_MAX / dimension) {
+                elements *= dimension;
+            } else {
+                elements = ZEND_ULONG_MAX;
+            }
+        }
+        if (elements > metadata->max_tensor_elements) {
+            metadata->max_tensor_elements = elements;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "tensor type", &type) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, "tensor offset", &offset) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&dimensions);
+            zend_string_release(name);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (type < 32) {
+            metadata->tensor_type_counts[type]++;
+        }
+
+        if (tensor_index != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tensor_index) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            array_init(&descriptor);
+            add_assoc_long(&descriptor, "rank", (zend_long) rank);
+            add_assoc_zval(&descriptor, "dimensions", &dimensions);
+            dimensions_attached = true;
+            add_assoc_long(&descriptor, "type", (zend_long) type);
+            add_assoc_long(&descriptor, "relative_offset", (zend_long) offset);
+            add_assoc_long(&descriptor, "elements", (zend_long) elements);
+            zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(tensor_index), name, &descriptor);
+        }
+
+        if (!dimensions_attached) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&dimensions);
+        }
+        zend_string_release(name);
+        metadata->tensor_directory_count++;
+    }
+
+    position = ftello(file);
+    if (position < 0 || (zend_ulong) position > metadata->file_size) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' has an invalid GGUF tensor data boundary.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (metadata->tensor_data_alignment == 0) {
+        metadata->tensor_data_alignment = 32;
+    }
+    metadata->tensor_data_offset = king_inference_gguf_aligned_offset(
+        (zend_ulong) position,
+        metadata->tensor_data_alignment
+    );
+    if (metadata->tensor_data_offset > metadata->file_size) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact '%s' has a GGUF tensor data offset beyond the file.", ZSTR_VAL(path));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    metadata->tensor_directory_parsed = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_load_gguf_metadata(
+    zend_string *path,
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *tensor_index,
+    zval *tokenizer_tokens,
+    zval *tokenizer_lookup,
+    zval *tokenizer_scores,
+    zval *tokenizer_types,
+    zval *tokenizer_merges
+) {
+    struct stat st;
+    FILE *file;
+    unsigned char header[24];
+
+    memset(metadata, 0, sizeof(*metadata));
+    metadata->file_type = -1;
+    metadata->tokenizer_bos_id = -1;
+    metadata->tokenizer_eos_id = -1;
+    metadata->tokenizer_unknown_id = -1;
+    metadata->tokenizer_pad_id = -1;
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(path) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Model artifact path must not be empty.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(ZSTR_VAL(path), &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' is not a readable regular file.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    metadata->file_size = (zend_ulong) st.st_size;
+
+    file = fopen(ZSTR_VAL(path), "rb");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' could not be opened.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, header, sizeof(header), path, "header") != SUCCESS) {
+        fclose(file);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (memcmp(header, "GGUF", 4) != 0) {
+        fclose(file);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' is not a complete GGUF quantized model artifact.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    metadata->version = king_inference_read_le32(header + 4);
+    metadata->tensor_count = king_inference_read_le64(header + 8);
+    metadata->metadata_count = king_inference_read_le64(header + 16);
+    metadata->loaded = true;
+
+    if (metadata->version == 0 || metadata->tensor_count == 0) {
+        fclose(file);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' has an invalid GGUF header.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_parse_metadata(
+            file,
+            path,
+            metadata,
+            tokenizer_tokens,
+            tokenizer_lookup,
+            tokenizer_scores,
+            tokenizer_types,
+            tokenizer_merges
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_gguf_parse_tensor_directory(file, path, metadata, tensor_index) != SUCCESS) {
+        fclose(file);
+        king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(metadata);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    fclose(file);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "../metadata/gguf_metadata_info.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_architecture_metadata.inc b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_architecture_metadata.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7012d5e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_architecture_metadata.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH 0
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH 1
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT 2
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT 3
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV 4
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH 5
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH 6
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH 7
+#define KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW 8
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_architecture_equals(
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    const char *architecture,
+    size_t architecture_len
+) {
+    return metadata->architecture != NULL
+        && ZSTR_LEN(metadata->architecture) == architecture_len
+        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(metadata->architecture), architecture, architecture_len) == 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma3(king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata)
+{
+    return king_inference_gguf_architecture_equals(metadata, "gemma3", sizeof("gemma3") - 1);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata)
+{
+    return king_inference_gguf_architecture_equals(metadata, "gemma4", sizeof("gemma4") - 1);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_head_dim_derivable(king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata)
+{
+    zend_ulong embedding = metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong heads = metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+
+    return embedding > 0 && heads > 0 && embedding % heads == 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+    zval *missing,
+    bool present,
+    const char *name
+) {
+    if (!present) {
+        add_next_index_string(missing, name);
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_architecture_shape_ready(
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *missing
+) {
+    bool derivable_head_dim = king_inference_gguf_head_dim_derivable(metadata);
+
+    array_init(missing);
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(metadata->architecture) > 0,
+        "general.architecture"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH] > 0,
+        "context_length"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH] > 0,
+        "embedding_length"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT] > 0,
+        "block_count"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT] > 0,
+        "attention.head_count"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH] > 0,
+        "feed_forward_length"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH] > 0 || derivable_head_dim,
+        "attention.key_length_or_derivable_head_dim"
+    );
+    king_inference_gguf_add_missing_arch_field(
+        missing,
+        metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH] > 0 || derivable_head_dim,
+        "attention.value_length_or_derivable_head_dim"
+    );
+
+    return zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(missing)) == 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_gguf_architecture_support_array(
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *gguf
+) {
+    zval supported;
+    zval missing;
+    bool gemma3 = king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma3(metadata);
+    bool gemma4 = king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(metadata);
+    bool supported_architecture = gemma3 || gemma4;
+    bool shape_ready = king_inference_gguf_architecture_shape_ready(metadata, &missing);
+    const char *profile = gemma3 ? "gemma3" : (gemma4 ? "gemma4" : "unsupported");
+    const char *status = "unsupported_architecture";
+
+    if (metadata->architecture == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(metadata->architecture) == 0) {
+        status = "missing_architecture";
+    } else if (supported_architecture && shape_ready) {
+        status = "supported";
+    } else if (supported_architecture) {
+        status = "supported_missing_shape_metadata";
+    }
+
+    array_init(&supported);
+    add_next_index_string(&supported, "gemma3");
+    add_next_index_string(&supported, "gemma4");
+
+    add_assoc_zval(gguf, "supported_architectures", &supported);
+    add_assoc_bool(gguf, "architecture_supported", supported_architecture);
+    add_assoc_string(gguf, "architecture_family", supported_architecture ? "gemma" : "unknown");
+    add_assoc_long(gguf, "architecture_generation", gemma3 ? 3 : (gemma4 ? 4 : 0));
+    add_assoc_string(gguf, "decoder_profile", profile);
+    add_assoc_bool(gguf, "decoder_shape_ready", shape_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(gguf, "decoder_ready", supported_architecture && shape_ready);
+    add_assoc_string(gguf, "architecture_support_status", status);
+    add_assoc_zval(gguf, "architecture_missing_fields", &missing);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(zend_string *key, const char *suffix)
+{
+    size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+
+    return ZSTR_LEN(key) >= suffix_len
+        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(key) + ZSTR_LEN(key) - suffix_len, suffix, suffix_len) == 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_architecture_numeric(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    bool *handled
+) {
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    zend_long numeric_value;
+
+    *handled = true;
+    if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".context_length")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".embedding_length")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".block_count")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.head_count_kv")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.head_count")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.key_length")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.value_length")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".feed_forward_length")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH;
+    } else if (king_inference_gguf_key_has_suffix(key, ".attention.sliding_window")) {
+        index = KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW;
+    } else {
+        *handled = false;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &numeric_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (numeric_value > 0) {
+        metadata->architecture_params[index] = (zend_ulong) numeric_value;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e355154a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_long *value
+);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    zend_string *path,
+    double *value
+);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_string_array(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong array_count,
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *what,
+    zval *values,
+    zval *lookup,
+    zend_ulong *max_entry_bytes
+) {
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < array_count; i++) {
+        zend_string *entry;
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_string(file, file_size, path, what, &entry) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (lookup != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(lookup) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            zval id;
+            ZVAL_LONG(&id, i > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX ? ZEND_LONG_MAX : (zend_long) i);
+            zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(lookup), entry, &id);
+        }
+        if (max_entry_bytes != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(entry) > *max_entry_bytes) {
+            *max_entry_bytes = (zend_ulong) ZSTR_LEN(entry);
+        }
+        if (values != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(values) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            add_next_index_str(values, entry);
+        } else {
+            zend_string_release(entry);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_double_array(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong array_type,
+    zend_ulong array_count,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zval *values
+) {
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (values == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(values) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(file, file_size, array_type, array_count, path, 0);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < array_count; i++) {
+        double value;
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(file, file_size, array_type, path, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_double(values, value);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_long_array(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong array_type,
+    zend_ulong array_count,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zval *values
+) {
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (values == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(values) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_inference_gguf_skip_array_payload(file, file_size, array_type, array_count, path, 0);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < array_count; i++) {
+        zend_long value;
+
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, array_type, path, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_long(values, value);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_long *value
+) {
+    zend_ulong unsigned_value;
+    unsigned char bytes[8];
+
+    (void) file_size;
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT32 || type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT32) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u32(file, path, "numeric metadata value", &unsigned_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *value = (zend_long) unsigned_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT64 || type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT64) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_u64(file, path, "numeric metadata value", &unsigned_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *value = unsigned_value > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX ? ZEND_LONG_MAX : (zend_long) unsigned_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT8 || type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT8) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, 1, path, "numeric metadata value") != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *value = (zend_long) bytes[0];
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_UINT16 || type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_INT16) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, 2, path, "numeric metadata value") != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *value = (zend_long) (((zend_ulong) bytes[0]) | ((zend_ulong) bytes[1] << 8));
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "Model artifact '%s' contains a non-integer GGUF value where an integer was required.",
+        ZSTR_VAL(path)
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_double(
+    FILE *file,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    zend_ulong type,
+    zend_string *path,
+    double *value
+) {
+    zend_long integer_value;
+    unsigned char bytes[8];
+    float float_value;
+    double double_value;
+
+    (void) file_size;
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT32) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, 4, path, "floating metadata value") != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        memcpy(&float_value, bytes, sizeof(float_value));
+        *value = (double) float_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (type == KING_GGUF_TYPE_FLOAT64) {
+        if (king_inference_gguf_read_exact(file, bytes, 8, path, "floating metadata value") != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        memcpy(&double_value, bytes, sizeof(double_value));
+        *value = double_value;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gguf_read_numeric_long(file, file_size, type, path, &integer_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *value = (double) integer_value;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_gguf_store_string(zend_string **target, zend_string *value)
+{
+    if (*target != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(*target);
+    }
+    *target = value;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_info.inc b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_info.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeacba348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/gguf/metadata/gguf_metadata_info.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * GGUF metadata export helpers.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_add_gguf_metadata_array(
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata *metadata,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval gguf;
+    zval tensor_types;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    array_init(&gguf);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "loaded", metadata->loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "header_loaded", metadata->loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "metadata_parsed", metadata->metadata_parsed);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tensor_directory_parsed", metadata->tensor_directory_parsed);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "version", (zend_long) metadata->version);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tensor_count", (zend_long) metadata->tensor_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "metadata_count", (zend_long) metadata->metadata_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "parsed_metadata_count", (zend_long) metadata->parsed_metadata_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tensor_directory_count", (zend_long) metadata->tensor_directory_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tensor_data_offset", (zend_long) metadata->tensor_data_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tensor_data_alignment", (zend_long) metadata->tensor_data_alignment);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "file_size", (zend_long) metadata->file_size);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "file_type", metadata->file_type);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "context_length", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "embedding_length", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "block_count", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "attention_head_count", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "attention_head_count_kv", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "attention_key_length", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "attention_value_length", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "feed_forward_length", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH]);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "attention_sliding_window", (zend_long) metadata->architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW]);
+    add_assoc_double(&gguf, "rope_freq_base", metadata->rope_freq_base);
+    add_assoc_double(&gguf, "rope_freq_base_swa", metadata->rope_freq_base_swa);
+    add_assoc_double(&gguf, "attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon", metadata->attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon);
+    add_assoc_double(&gguf, "final_logit_softcapping", metadata->final_logit_softcapping);
+    king_inference_add_gguf_architecture_support_array(metadata, &gguf);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_token_count", (zend_long) metadata->tokenizer_token_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_score_count", (zend_long) metadata->tokenizer_score_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_type_count", (zend_long) metadata->tokenizer_type_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_merge_count", (zend_long) metadata->tokenizer_merge_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_max_token_bytes", (zend_long) metadata->tokenizer_max_token_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tokenizer_tokens_loaded", metadata->tokenizer_tokens_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tokenizer_lookup_loaded", metadata->tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tokenizer_scores_loaded", metadata->tokenizer_scores_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tokenizer_types_loaded", metadata->tokenizer_types_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gguf, "tokenizer_merges_loaded", metadata->tokenizer_merges_loaded);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_bos_id", metadata->tokenizer_bos_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_eos_id", metadata->tokenizer_eos_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_unknown_id", metadata->tokenizer_unknown_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "tokenizer_pad_id", metadata->tokenizer_pad_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "max_tensor_rank", (zend_long) metadata->max_tensor_rank);
+    add_assoc_long(&gguf, "max_tensor_elements", (zend_long) metadata->max_tensor_elements);
+    if (metadata->architecture != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&gguf, "architecture", zend_string_copy(metadata->architecture));
+    }
+    if (metadata->general_name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&gguf, "general_name", zend_string_copy(metadata->general_name));
+    }
+    if (metadata->tokenizer_model != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&gguf, "tokenizer_model", zend_string_copy(metadata->tokenizer_model));
+    }
+
+    array_init(&tensor_types);
+    for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+        if (metadata->tensor_type_counts[i] > 0) {
+            add_index_long(&tensor_types, i, (zend_long) metadata->tensor_type_counts[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&gguf, "tensor_type_counts", &tensor_types);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gguf", &gguf);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/inference.c b/extension/src/inference/inference.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98aef4220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/inference.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Native inference PHP surface for King.
+ *
+ * This translation unit owns the model, stream, OpenAI-compatible router,
+ * tensor, tokenizer, paging, and registration bindings for inference. The
+ * core php_king bootstrap only calls the exported registration functions.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "php.h"
+#include "php_king.h"
+#include "inference/arginfo/index.h"
+
+#include "core/bootstrap/state.inc"
+#include "binding/php_binding.inc"
+#include "core/bootstrap/registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completion_payload.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completion_payload.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2862c21e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completion_payload.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_completion_payload(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    smart_str *content,
+    const char *finish_reason,
+    bool allow_tool_calls,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream);
+    zval choices;
+    zval choice;
+    zval message;
+    zval tool_calls;
+    bool has_tool_calls;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tool_calls);
+    has_tool_calls = allow_tool_calls
+        && content != NULL
+        && content->s != NULL
+        && king_inference_openai_tool_calls_from_content(content->s, &tool_calls);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "id", zend_string_copy(stream->response_id));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "chat.completion");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "created", stream->created_at);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "model", model_name);
+
+    array_init(&choices);
+    array_init(&choice);
+    add_assoc_long(&choice, "index", 0);
+    array_init(&message);
+    add_assoc_string(&message, "role", "assistant");
+    if (has_tool_calls) {
+        add_assoc_null(&message, "content");
+        add_assoc_zval(&message, "tool_calls", &tool_calls);
+    } else if (content != NULL && content->s != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&message, "content", zend_string_copy(content->s));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(&message, "content", "");
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&choice, "message", &message);
+    add_assoc_string(&choice, "finish_reason", has_tool_calls ? "tool_calls" : (finish_reason != NULL ? finish_reason : "stop"));
+    add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "choices", &choices);
+    king_inference_openai_add_completion_usage(
+        return_value,
+        &stream->model,
+        &stream->request,
+        content != NULL ? content->s : NULL
+    );
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completions.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completions.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07f6ddb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_completions.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,640 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_completion_id(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    return strpprintf(0, "cmpl_king_" ZEND_LONG_FMT "_%lu", stream->created_at, (zend_ulong) stream->std.handle);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_completion_prompt_to_chat_payload(
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *prompt,
+    zval *chat_payload)
+{
+    zval *field;
+    zval messages;
+    zval message;
+
+    if (prompt == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(prompt) != IS_STRING) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(chat_payload);
+    field = king_inference_array_find(payload, "model");
+    if (field != NULL) {
+        zval copy;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, field);
+        add_assoc_zval(chat_payload, "model", &copy);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&messages);
+    array_init(&message);
+    add_assoc_string(&message, "role", "user");
+    add_assoc_str(&message, "content", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(prompt)));
+    add_next_index_zval(&messages, &message);
+    add_assoc_zval(chat_payload, "messages", &messages);
+    add_assoc_bool(chat_payload, "stream", king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false));
+
+    king_inference_openai_copy_completion_generation_options(payload, chat_payload);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_completion_choice(
+    zval *choice,
+    zend_long index,
+    zend_string *text,
+    const char *finish_reason)
+{
+    array_init(choice);
+    add_assoc_long(choice, "index", index);
+    add_assoc_str(choice, "text", text != NULL ? zend_string_copy(text) : zend_string_init("", 0, 0));
+    add_assoc_null(choice, "logprobs");
+    if (finish_reason != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(choice, "finish_reason", finish_reason);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(choice, "finish_reason");
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_completion_payload(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *choices,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_long created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    zend_string *completion_id = strpprintf(0, "cmpl_king_" ZEND_LONG_FMT "_%lu", created_at, (zend_ulong) Z_OBJ_HANDLE_P(model));
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_openai_payload_model_name(model, payload);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "id", completion_id);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "text_completion");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "created", created_at);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "model", model_name);
+    king_inference_openai_add_text_completion_usage(return_value, model, payload, choices);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "choices", choices);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_completion_run_prompt(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *prompt,
+    zval *options,
+    const king_inference_openai_drain_controls *drain_controls,
+    zend_long choice_index,
+    zval *choice_out,
+    bool *timed_out_out)
+{
+    zval chat_payload;
+    zval stream_value;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    smart_str content = {0};
+    zend_string *finish_reason = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    if (timed_out_out != NULL) {
+        *timed_out_out = false;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_completion_prompt_to_chat_payload(payload, prompt, &chat_payload) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+        &stream_value,
+        model,
+        &chat_payload,
+        options,
+        "king_inference_openai_http_response"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream_value));
+    result = king_inference_openai_drain_stream(stream, &stream_value, drain_controls, &content, NULL, &finish_reason);
+    if (content.s == NULL) {
+        smart_str_appends(&content, "");
+    }
+    smart_str_0(&content);
+    if (result == SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_completion_choice(
+            choice_out,
+            choice_index,
+            content.s,
+            finish_reason != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(finish_reason) : "stop"
+        );
+    }
+    if (finish_reason != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+    }
+    smart_str_free(&content);
+    if (timed_out_out != NULL) {
+        *timed_out_out = result != SUCCESS && stream->timed_out;
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_completion_stream_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *prompt,
+    zval *options,
+    const king_inference_openai_drain_controls *drain_controls,
+    bool *timed_out_out)
+{
+    zval chat_payload;
+    zval stream_value;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    zend_string *completion_id;
+    zend_string *model_name;
+    zend_long events = 0;
+    zend_long idle_events = 0;
+    bool finished = false;
+    bool include_usage = king_inference_openai_stream_usage_requested(payload);
+    smart_str sse = {0};
+    smart_str content = {0};
+    zend_string *finish_reason = NULL;
+
+    if (timed_out_out != NULL) {
+        *timed_out_out = false;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_completion_prompt_to_chat_payload(payload, prompt, &chat_payload) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+        &stream_value,
+        model,
+        &chat_payload,
+        options,
+        "king_inference_openai_http_response"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream_value));
+    completion_id = king_inference_completion_id(stream);
+    model_name = king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream);
+    finish_reason = zend_string_init("stop", sizeof("stop") - 1, 0);
+
+    while (events < drain_controls->max_events && idle_events < drain_controls->max_idle_events) {
+        zval chunk;
+        zval *delta_text;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&chunk);
+        if (king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, drain_controls->read_timeout_ms, &chunk) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(chunk)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            }
+            zend_string_release(completion_id);
+            zend_string_release(model_name);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            smart_str_free(&sse);
+            zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE(chunk) == IS_NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            if (stream->done) {
+                finished = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            idle_events++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        idle_events = 0;
+        events++;
+        delta_text = king_inference_openai_chunk_delta_content(&chunk);
+        if (delta_text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(delta_text) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(delta_text) > 0) {
+            zval event;
+            zval choices;
+            zval choice;
+            array_init(&event);
+            add_assoc_str(&event, "id", zend_string_copy(completion_id));
+            add_assoc_string(&event, "object", "text_completion");
+            add_assoc_long(&event, "created", stream->created_at);
+            add_assoc_str(&event, "model", zend_string_copy(model_name));
+            array_init(&choices);
+            king_inference_completion_choice(&choice, 0, Z_STR_P(delta_text), NULL);
+            add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+            add_assoc_zval(&event, "choices", &choices);
+            if (include_usage) {
+                add_assoc_null(&event, "usage");
+            }
+            smart_str_append(&content, Z_STR_P(delta_text));
+            if (king_inference_openai_sse_append(&sse, &event) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+                zend_string_release(completion_id);
+                zend_string_release(model_name);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+                smart_str_free(&content);
+                smart_str_free(&sse);
+                zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+        }
+        {
+            const char *chunk_finish_reason = NULL;
+            if (king_inference_openai_chunk_is_terminal(&chunk, &chunk_finish_reason)) {
+                if (chunk_finish_reason != NULL && chunk_finish_reason[0] != '\0') {
+                    zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+                    finish_reason = zend_string_init(chunk_finish_reason, strlen(chunk_finish_reason), 0);
+                }
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+                finished = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(completion_id);
+    zend_string_release(model_name);
+    if (!finished) {
+        king_inference_stream_timeout_state(stream);
+        if (timed_out_out != NULL) {
+            *timed_out_out = true;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval event;
+        zval choices;
+        zval choice;
+        array_init(&event);
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "id", king_inference_completion_id(stream));
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "object", "text_completion");
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "created", stream->created_at);
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "model", king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream));
+        array_init(&choices);
+        king_inference_completion_choice(&choice, 0, NULL, ZSTR_VAL(finish_reason));
+        add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+        add_assoc_zval(&event, "choices", &choices);
+        if (include_usage) {
+            add_assoc_null(&event, "usage");
+        }
+        if (king_inference_openai_sse_append(&sse, &event) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            smart_str_free(&sse);
+            zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+    }
+
+    if (include_usage) {
+        zval event;
+        zval choices;
+        smart_str_0(&content);
+        array_init(&event);
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "id", king_inference_completion_id(stream));
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "object", "text_completion");
+        add_assoc_long(&event, "created", stream->created_at);
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "model", king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream));
+        array_init(&choices);
+        add_assoc_zval(&event, "choices", &choices);
+        king_inference_openai_add_text_completion_stream_usage(
+            &event,
+            model,
+            payload,
+            content.s
+        );
+        if (king_inference_openai_sse_append(&sse, &event) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            smart_str_free(&sse);
+            zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+    smart_str_free(&content);
+    zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+    smart_str_appends(&sse, "data: [DONE]\n\n");
+    smart_str_0(&sse);
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", sse.s, true);
+    smart_str_free(&sse);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_completions_payload_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *options)
+{
+    zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(payload, "prompt");
+    zval choices;
+    zval response_payload;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+    zend_long max_completion_prompts = 0;
+    king_inference_openai_drain_controls drain_controls;
+    bool stream_requested;
+    const char *stop_error = NULL;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+    const char *generation_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_options_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_error = NULL;
+    const char *model_error = NULL;
+    const char *choice_count_error = NULL;
+    const char *feature_error = NULL;
+    const char *limit_error = NULL;
+    bool stream_timed_out = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(payload, &model_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            model_error != NULL ? model_error : "OpenAI model is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (prompt == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Completions request requires prompt.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_completion_prompts",
+        128,
+        &max_completion_prompts,
+        &limit_error
+    )) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router limit is invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_drain_controls_from_options(options, &drain_controls, &limit_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router drain controls are invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stop_option_valid(payload, &stop_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stop_error != NULL ? stop_error : "OpenAI stop is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_completion_generation_options_valid(payload, &generation_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            generation_error != NULL ? generation_error : "OpenAI generation options are invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_options_valid(payload, &stream_options_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_options_error != NULL ? stream_options_error : "OpenAI stream_options is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_field_valid(payload, &stream_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_error != NULL ? stream_error : "OpenAI stream is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_single_choice_option_valid(payload, &choice_count_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            choice_count_error != NULL ? choice_count_error : "OpenAI n is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_completion_feature_options_valid(payload, &feature_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            feature_error != NULL ? feature_error : "OpenAI requested feature is unsupported.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    stream_requested = king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false);
+    if (king_inference_openai_require_generation_backend(
+        return_value,
+        model,
+        payload,
+        "Completions endpoint",
+        &has_error_response
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_error_response) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (stream_requested && Z_TYPE_P(prompt) != IS_STRING) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Streaming completions require a string prompt.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (stream_requested) {
+        result = king_inference_completion_stream_response(
+            return_value,
+            model,
+            payload,
+            prompt,
+            options,
+            &drain_controls,
+            &stream_timed_out
+        );
+        if (result != SUCCESS && !EG(exception)) {
+            if (stream_timed_out) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                    return_value,
+                    504,
+                    "Completion stream timed out before completion.",
+                    "server_error",
+                    "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+                );
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                500,
+                "Completion stream failed before completion.",
+                "server_error"
+            );
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&choices);
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(prompt) == IS_STRING) {
+        zval choice;
+        result = king_inference_completion_run_prompt(
+            model,
+            payload,
+            prompt,
+            options,
+            &drain_controls,
+            0,
+            &choice,
+            &stream_timed_out
+        );
+        if (result != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+            if (EG(exception)) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (stream_timed_out) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                    return_value,
+                    504,
+                    "Completion request timed out before completion.",
+                    "server_error",
+                    "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+                );
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                500,
+                "Completion request failed before completion.",
+                "server_error"
+            );
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_array_is_list(prompt)) {
+        zval *entry;
+        zend_ulong prompt_count = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(prompt));
+        zend_long index = 0;
+
+        if (prompt_count == 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Completions prompt list must not be empty.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+        if (prompt_count > (zend_ulong) max_completion_prompts) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Completions prompt list exceeds configured router limits.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(prompt), entry) {
+            zval choice;
+            bool prompt_timed_out = false;
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                    return_value,
+                    400,
+                    "Prompt arrays must contain only strings.",
+                    "invalid_request_error"
+                );
+            }
+            result = king_inference_completion_run_prompt(
+                model,
+                payload,
+                entry,
+                options,
+                &drain_controls,
+                index++,
+                &choice,
+                &prompt_timed_out
+            );
+            if (result != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+                if (EG(exception)) {
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                if (prompt_timed_out) {
+                    return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                        return_value,
+                        504,
+                        "Completion request timed out before completion.",
+                        "server_error",
+                        "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+                    );
+                }
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                    return_value,
+                    500,
+                    "Completion request failed before completion.",
+                    "server_error"
+                );
+            }
+            add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    } else {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Completions prompt must be a string or a list of strings.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval *first_choice = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL(choices), 0);
+        if (first_choice == NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&choices);
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Completions prompt list must not be empty.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_completion_payload(model, payload, &choices, &response_payload);
+    if (result == SUCCESS) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&response_payload, &json);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&response_payload);
+    }
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_messages.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_messages.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6222295b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_messages.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+static bool king_inference_openai_array_is_list(zval *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_ARRAY && zend_array_is_list(Z_ARRVAL_P(value));
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_array_is_object(zval *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_ARRAY
+        && (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(value)) == 0 || !zend_array_is_list(Z_ARRVAL_P(value)));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_content_part_text(zval *part, smart_str *buffer)
+{
+    zval *text;
+
+    if (part == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(part) == IS_STRING) {
+        smart_str_append(buffer, Z_STR_P(part));
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(part) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    text = king_inference_array_find(part, "text");
+    if (text == NULL) {
+        text = king_inference_array_find(part, "content");
+    }
+    if (text == NULL) {
+        text = king_inference_array_find(part, "refusal");
+    }
+    if (text == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(text) != IS_STRING) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_append(buffer, Z_STR_P(text));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_content_text(zval *content, smart_str *buffer)
+{
+    zval *part;
+    bool has_text = false;
+
+    if (content == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(content) == IS_STRING) {
+        smart_str_append(buffer, Z_STR_P(content));
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(content)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(content), part) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_content_part_text(part, buffer) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        has_text = true;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return has_text ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_responses.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_responses.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebcf84e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/chat/openai_responses.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_responses_id(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    return strpprintf(0, "resp_king_" ZEND_LONG_FMT "_%lu", stream->created_at, (zend_ulong) stream->std.handle);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_responses_message_id(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    return strpprintf(0, "msg_king_" ZEND_LONG_FMT "_%lu", stream->created_at, (zend_ulong) stream->std.handle);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_responses_message_from_item(zval *item, zval *messages)
+{
+    zval *role;
+    zval *content;
+    zval message;
+    smart_str text = {0};
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(item) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    role = king_inference_array_find(item, "role");
+    content = king_inference_array_find(item, "content");
+    if (role == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(role) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(role) == 0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_append_content_text(content, &text) != SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_free(&text);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    smart_str_0(&text);
+
+    array_init(&message);
+    add_assoc_str(&message, "role", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(role)));
+    add_assoc_str(&message, "content", text.s != NULL ? zend_string_copy(text.s) : zend_string_init("", 0, 0));
+    add_next_index_zval(messages, &message);
+    smart_str_free(&text);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_responses_payload_to_chat_payload(zval *payload, zval *chat_payload)
+{
+    zval *input;
+    zval *instructions;
+    zval *field;
+    zval messages;
+
+    if (payload == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    input = king_inference_array_find(payload, "input");
+    if (input == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(chat_payload);
+    field = king_inference_array_find(payload, "model");
+    if (field != NULL) {
+        zval copy;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, field);
+        add_assoc_zval(chat_payload, "model", &copy);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&messages);
+    instructions = king_inference_array_find(payload, "instructions");
+    if (instructions != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(instructions) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(instructions) > 0) {
+        zval message;
+        array_init(&message);
+        add_assoc_string(&message, "role", "system");
+        add_assoc_str(&message, "content", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(instructions)));
+        add_next_index_zval(&messages, &message);
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(input) == IS_STRING) {
+        zval message;
+        array_init(&message);
+        add_assoc_string(&message, "role", "user");
+        add_assoc_str(&message, "content", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(input)));
+        add_next_index_zval(&messages, &message);
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_array_is_list(input)) {
+        zval *item;
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), item) {
+            if (king_inference_responses_message_from_item(item, &messages) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&messages);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(chat_payload);
+                ZVAL_UNDEF(chat_payload);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    } else {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&messages);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(chat_payload);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(messages)) == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&messages);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(chat_payload);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(chat_payload, "messages", &messages);
+    add_assoc_bool(chat_payload, "stream", king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false));
+
+    king_inference_openai_copy_response_generation_options(payload, chat_payload);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_responses_output_payload(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_string *response_id,
+    zend_string *message_id,
+    smart_str *content,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream);
+    zval output;
+    zval item;
+    zval content_list;
+    zval content_part;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "id", zend_string_copy(response_id));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "response");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "created_at", stream->created_at);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "status", "completed");
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "model", model_name);
+
+    array_init(&output);
+    array_init(&item);
+    add_assoc_str(&item, "id", zend_string_copy(message_id));
+    add_assoc_string(&item, "type", "message");
+    add_assoc_string(&item, "status", "completed");
+    add_assoc_string(&item, "role", "assistant");
+    array_init(&content_list);
+    array_init(&content_part);
+    add_assoc_string(&content_part, "type", "output_text");
+    add_assoc_str(&content_part, "text", content != NULL && content->s != NULL
+        ? zend_string_copy(content->s)
+        : zend_string_init("", 0, 0));
+    {
+        zval annotations;
+        array_init(&annotations);
+        add_assoc_zval(&content_part, "annotations", &annotations);
+    }
+    add_next_index_zval(&content_list, &content_part);
+    add_assoc_zval(&item, "content", &content_list);
+    add_next_index_zval(&output, &item);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "output", &output);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "output_text", content != NULL && content->s != NULL
+        ? zend_string_copy(content->s)
+        : zend_string_init("", 0, 0));
+    add_assoc_null(return_value, "error");
+    add_assoc_null(return_value, "incomplete_details");
+    king_inference_openai_add_response_usage(
+        return_value,
+        &stream->model,
+        &stream->request,
+        content != NULL ? content->s : NULL
+    );
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_responses_sse_append(smart_str *sse, const char *event_name, zval *payload)
+{
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_encode(payload, &json) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(sse, "event: ");
+    smart_str_appends(sse, event_name);
+    smart_str_appends(sse, "\n");
+    smart_str_appends(sse, "data: ");
+    smart_str_append(sse, json);
+    smart_str_appends(sse, "\n\n");
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_responses_base_event(
+    zval *event,
+    const char *type,
+    zend_string *response_id,
+    zend_string *message_id,
+    zend_string *model_name)
+{
+    array_init(event);
+    add_assoc_string(event, "type", type);
+    add_assoc_str(event, "response_id", zend_string_copy(response_id));
+    add_assoc_str(event, "item_id", zend_string_copy(message_id));
+    add_assoc_str(event, "model", zend_string_copy(model_name));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_responses_stream_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_string *response_id,
+    zend_string *message_id,
+    const king_inference_openai_drain_controls *drain_controls)
+{
+    zend_long events = 0;
+    zend_long idle_events = 0;
+    smart_str sse = {0};
+    smart_str content = {0};
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream);
+    zval event;
+    bool finished = false;
+    const char *response_format_error = NULL;
+
+    king_inference_responses_base_event(&event, "response.created", response_id, message_id, model_name);
+    if (king_inference_responses_sse_append(&sse, "response.created", &event) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+        zend_string_release(model_name);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+
+    while (events < drain_controls->max_events && idle_events < drain_controls->max_idle_events) {
+        zval chunk;
+        zval *delta_text;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&chunk);
+        if (king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, drain_controls->read_timeout_ms, &chunk) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(chunk)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            }
+            zend_string_release(model_name);
+            smart_str_free(&sse);
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE(chunk) == IS_NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            if (stream->done) {
+                finished = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            idle_events++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        idle_events = 0;
+        events++;
+        delta_text = king_inference_openai_chunk_delta_content(&chunk);
+        if (delta_text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(delta_text) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(delta_text) > 0) {
+            zval delta_event;
+            smart_str_append(&content, Z_STR_P(delta_text));
+            king_inference_responses_base_event(
+                &delta_event,
+                "response.output_text.delta",
+                response_id,
+                message_id,
+                model_name
+            );
+            add_assoc_str(&delta_event, "delta", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(delta_text)));
+            if (king_inference_responses_sse_append(&sse, "response.output_text.delta", &delta_event) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&delta_event);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+                zend_string_release(model_name);
+                smart_str_free(&sse);
+                smart_str_free(&content);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&delta_event);
+        }
+        if (king_inference_openai_chunk_is_terminal(&chunk, NULL)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            finished = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    }
+
+    if (!finished) {
+        king_inference_stream_timeout_state(stream);
+        zend_string_release(model_name);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&content);
+    if (king_inference_openai_validate_response_format_output(
+        &stream->request,
+        content.s,
+        &response_format_error
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(model_name);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            502,
+            response_format_error != NULL ? response_format_error : "Model output did not satisfy response_format.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    king_inference_responses_base_event(&event, "response.completed", response_id, message_id, model_name);
+    if (content.s != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&event, "output_text", zend_string_copy(content.s));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(&event, "output_text", "");
+    }
+    king_inference_openai_add_response_usage(
+        &event,
+        &stream->model,
+        &stream->request,
+        content.s
+    );
+    if (king_inference_responses_sse_append(&sse, "response.completed", &event) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+        zend_string_release(model_name);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+    smart_str_0(&sse);
+
+    zend_string_release(model_name);
+    smart_str_free(&content);
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", sse.s, true);
+    smart_str_free(&sse);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_responses_payload_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *options)
+{
+    zval chat_payload;
+    zval stream_value;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    zend_string *response_id;
+    zend_string *message_id;
+    zval *input;
+    bool stream_requested;
+    zend_result result;
+    zend_long max_response_input_items = 0;
+    king_inference_openai_drain_controls drain_controls;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+    const char *generation_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_options_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_error = NULL;
+    const char *model_error = NULL;
+    const char *instructions_error = NULL;
+    const char *feature_error = NULL;
+    const char *limit_error = NULL;
+    bool stream_timed_out = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(payload, &model_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            model_error != NULL ? model_error : "OpenAI model is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_field_valid(payload, &stream_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_error != NULL ? stream_error : "OpenAI stream is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_instructions_valid(payload, &instructions_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            instructions_error != NULL ? instructions_error : "Responses instructions are invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_feature_options_valid(payload, &feature_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            feature_error != NULL ? feature_error : "OpenAI requested feature is unsupported.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_response_input_items",
+        256,
+        &max_response_input_items,
+        &limit_error
+    )) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router limit is invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_drain_controls_from_options(options, &drain_controls, &limit_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router drain controls are invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    input = king_inference_array_find(payload, "input");
+    if (king_inference_openai_array_is_list(input)
+        && (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input)) > (zend_ulong) max_response_input_items) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Responses input list exceeds configured router limits.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_responses_payload_to_chat_payload(payload, &chat_payload) != SUCCESS) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Responses request requires input as a string or a list of message items.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_generation_options_valid(payload, &generation_error)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            generation_error != NULL ? generation_error : "OpenAI generation options are invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_options_valid(payload, &stream_options_error)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_options_error != NULL ? stream_options_error : "OpenAI stream_options is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    stream_requested = king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false);
+    if (king_inference_openai_require_generation_backend(
+        return_value,
+        model,
+        payload,
+        "Responses endpoint",
+        &has_error_response
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_error_response) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+        &stream_value,
+        model,
+        &chat_payload,
+        options,
+        "king_inference_openai_http_response"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream_value));
+    response_id = king_inference_responses_id(stream);
+    message_id = king_inference_responses_message_id(stream);
+
+    if (stream_requested) {
+        result = king_inference_responses_stream_response(return_value, stream, response_id, message_id, &drain_controls);
+    } else {
+        smart_str content = {0};
+        zval response_payload;
+        zend_string *json = NULL;
+        const char *response_format_error = NULL;
+
+        result = king_inference_openai_drain_stream(stream, &stream_value, &drain_controls, &content, NULL, NULL);
+        smart_str_0(&content);
+        if (result == SUCCESS
+            && king_inference_openai_validate_response_format_output(
+                &stream->request,
+                content.s,
+                &response_format_error
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                502,
+                response_format_error != NULL ? response_format_error : "Model output did not satisfy response_format.",
+                "server_error"
+            );
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            zend_string_release(response_id);
+            zend_string_release(message_id);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+            return result;
+        }
+        if (result == SUCCESS) {
+            result = king_inference_responses_output_payload(
+                stream,
+                response_id,
+                message_id,
+                &content,
+                &response_payload
+            );
+            if (result == SUCCESS) {
+                result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&response_payload, &json);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&response_payload);
+            }
+        }
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        if (result == SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+            zend_string_release(json);
+        }
+    }
+
+    stream_timed_out = result != SUCCESS && stream->timed_out;
+    zend_string_release(response_id);
+    zend_string_release(message_id);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chat_payload);
+    if (result != SUCCESS && !EG(exception)) {
+        if (stream_timed_out) {
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                return_value,
+                504,
+                "Responses request timed out before completion.",
+                "server_error",
+                "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+            );
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "Responses request failed before completion.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_body.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_body.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb818e639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_body.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+static bool king_inference_openai_json_body_space(char c)
+{
+    return c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == '\f';
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_json_body_looks_object(zend_string *body)
+{
+    const char *bytes;
+    size_t first = 0;
+    size_t last;
+
+    if (body == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(body) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bytes = ZSTR_VAL(body);
+    last = ZSTR_LEN(body);
+    while (first < last && king_inference_openai_json_body_space(bytes[first])) {
+        first++;
+    }
+    while (last > first && king_inference_openai_json_body_space(bytes[last - 1])) {
+        last--;
+    }
+
+    return first < last && bytes[first] == '{' && bytes[last - 1] == '}';
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+    zval *request,
+    const char *string_body_message,
+    const char *object_body_message,
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *decoded,
+    bool *has_error_response)
+{
+    zval *body = king_inference_array_find(request, "body");
+
+    if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+        *has_error_response = false;
+    }
+    if (body == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(body) != IS_STRING) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            string_body_message,
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_json_body_looks_object(Z_STR_P(body))) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            object_body_message,
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_decode(Z_STR_P(body), decoded) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(return_value, 400, king_get_error(), "invalid_request_error");
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(decoded) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(decoded);
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            object_body_message,
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_helpers.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..523f078dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_json_encode(zval *value, zend_string **json_out)
+{
+    smart_str json = {0};
+
+    if (json_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *json_out = NULL;
+    if (php_json_encode(&json, value, PHP_JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) != SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_free(&json);
+        king_set_error("OpenAI-compatible inference response encoding failed.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&json);
+    *json_out = json.s != NULL ? json.s : zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_json_decode(zend_string *json, zval *decoded_out)
+{
+    if (json == NULL || decoded_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(decoded_out);
+    if (php_json_decode(decoded_out, ZSTR_VAL(json), ZSTR_LEN(json), 1, 512) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_set_error("OpenAI-compatible inference request body is not valid JSON.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_method_is_post(zval *request)
+{
+    zval *method = king_inference_array_find(request, "method");
+
+    return method != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(method) == IS_STRING && strcasecmp(Z_STRVAL_P(method), "POST") == 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_uri_matches(zval *request)
+{
+    zval *uri = king_inference_array_find(request, "uri");
+
+    if (uri == NULL) {
+        uri = king_inference_array_find(request, "path");
+    }
+    if (uri == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(uri) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(uri) == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(uri), "/v1/chat/completions");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_error_context_key_safe(zend_string *key)
+{
+    if (key == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(key) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "prompt")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "messages")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "message")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "content")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "body")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "request")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "request_body")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "input")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "output")
+        && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "output_text");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_error_object(
+    zval *error,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *explicit_code)
+{
+    zval king_error;
+    const char *safe_message = message != NULL ? message : "King inference request failed.";
+    const char *safe_type = type != NULL ? type : "server_error";
+    const char *code = king_inference_error_code_from_explicit_or_message(
+        status,
+        safe_type,
+        safe_message,
+        explicit_code
+    );
+    const char *category = king_inference_error_category_from_code(code);
+
+    array_init(error);
+    add_assoc_string(error, "message", safe_message);
+    add_assoc_string(error, "type", safe_type);
+    add_assoc_null(error, "param");
+    add_assoc_string(error, "code", code);
+    array_init(&king_error);
+    add_assoc_long(&king_error, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(&king_error, "category", category);
+    add_assoc_string(&king_error, "code", code);
+    add_assoc_string(&king_error, "human_message", safe_message);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_error, "prompt_included", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_error, "request_body_included", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_error, "safe_for_logs", true);
+    add_assoc_zval(error, "x_king", &king_error);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_error_payload(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *explicit_code)
+{
+    zval error;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    king_inference_openai_error_object(&error, status, message, type, explicit_code);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "error", &error);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_error_payload_merge_king_context(zval *payload, zval *king_context)
+{
+    zval *error;
+    zval *target;
+    zval *value;
+    zend_string *key;
+
+    if (king_context == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(king_context) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    error = king_inference_array_find(payload, "error");
+    if (error == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(error) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    target = king_inference_array_find(error, "x_king");
+    if (target == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(target) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(king_context), key, value) {
+        zval copy;
+
+        if (!king_inference_openai_error_context_key_safe(key)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, value);
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(target), key, &copy);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_http_array_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *content_type,
+    zend_string *body,
+    bool event_stream)
+{
+    zval headers;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "status", status);
+    array_init(&headers);
+    add_assoc_string(&headers, "content-type", content_type);
+    if (event_stream) {
+        add_assoc_string(&headers, "cache-control", "no-cache");
+        add_assoc_string(&headers, "x-accel-buffering", "no");
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "headers", &headers);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "body", body != NULL ? zend_string_copy(body) : zend_string_init("", 0, 0));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *code);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king_classified(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *code,
+    zval *king_context);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type)
+{
+    return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+        return_value,
+        status,
+        message,
+        type,
+        NULL
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *code)
+{
+    zval payload;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    king_inference_openai_error_payload(&payload, status, message, type, code);
+    result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&payload, &json);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, status, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    zval *king_context)
+{
+    return king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king_classified(
+        return_value,
+        status,
+        message,
+        type,
+        NULL,
+        king_context
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king_classified(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *code,
+    zval *king_context)
+{
+    zval payload;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    king_inference_openai_error_payload(&payload, status, message, type, code);
+    king_inference_openai_error_payload_merge_king_context(&payload, king_context);
+    result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&payload, &json);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, status, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_request.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_request.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e39429010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_request.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+static zval *king_inference_openai_request_field(zval *request, const char *name)
+{
+    return king_inference_array_find(request, name);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_request_path_is(zval *request, const char *path)
+{
+    zval *uri = king_inference_openai_request_field(request, "uri");
+    size_t path_len = strlen(path);
+
+    if (uri == NULL) {
+        uri = king_inference_openai_request_field(request, "path");
+    }
+    if (uri == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(uri) != IS_STRING) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return Z_STRLEN_P(uri) == path_len
+        ? memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(uri), path, path_len) == 0
+        : Z_STRLEN_P(uri) > path_len
+            && memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(uri), path, path_len) == 0
+            && Z_STRVAL_P(uri)[path_len] == '?';
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_request_path_suffix(zval *request, const char *prefix)
+{
+    zval *uri = king_inference_openai_request_field(request, "uri");
+    size_t prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+    const char *start;
+    const char *end;
+
+    if (uri == NULL) {
+        uri = king_inference_openai_request_field(request, "path");
+    }
+    if (uri == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(uri) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(uri) <= prefix_len) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (memcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(uri), prefix, prefix_len) != 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    start = Z_STRVAL_P(uri) + prefix_len;
+    end = memchr(start, '?', Z_STRLEN_P(uri) - prefix_len);
+    if (end == NULL) {
+        end = Z_STRVAL_P(uri) + Z_STRLEN_P(uri);
+    }
+    if (end <= start) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init(start, (size_t) (end - start), 0);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_request_method_is(zval *request, const char *method)
+{
+    zval *actual = king_inference_openai_request_field(request, "method");
+
+    return actual != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(actual) == IS_STRING && strcasecmp(Z_STRVAL_P(actual), method) == 0;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_router.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_router.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d5779c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/http/openai_http_router.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_router_chat_response(
+    zval *models,
+    zval *request,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+    zval *model;
+    zend_result result;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "POST")) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            405,
+            "Chat completions endpoint requires POST.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+        request,
+        "Chat completions HTTP request requires a JSON string body.",
+        "Chat completions HTTP request body must be a JSON object.",
+        return_value,
+        &decoded,
+        &has_error_response
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || has_error_response) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_require_model(
+        models,
+        &decoded,
+        "Chat completions request model must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+        return_value,
+        &model
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_payload_response(return_value, model, &decoded, options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_router_responses_response(
+    zval *models,
+    zval *request,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+    zval *model;
+    zend_result result;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "POST")) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            405,
+            "Responses endpoint requires POST.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+        request,
+        "Responses HTTP request requires a JSON string body.",
+        "Responses HTTP request body must be a JSON object.",
+        return_value,
+        &decoded,
+        &has_error_response
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || has_error_response) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_require_model(
+        models,
+        &decoded,
+        "Responses request model must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+        return_value,
+        &model
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_responses_payload_response(return_value, model, &decoded, options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_router_completions_response(
+    zval *models,
+    zval *request,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+    zval *model;
+    zend_result result;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "POST")) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            405,
+            "Completions endpoint requires POST.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+        request,
+        "Completions HTTP request requires a JSON string body.",
+        "Completions HTTP request body must be a JSON object.",
+        return_value,
+        &decoded,
+        &has_error_response
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || has_error_response) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_require_model(
+        models,
+        &decoded,
+        "Completions request model must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+        return_value,
+        &model
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_completions_payload_response(return_value, model, &decoded, options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_router_embeddings_response(
+    zval *models,
+    zval *request,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+    zval *model;
+    zend_result result;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "POST")) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            405,
+            "Embeddings endpoint requires POST.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+        request,
+        "Embeddings HTTP request requires a JSON string body.",
+        "Embeddings HTTP request body must be a JSON object.",
+        return_value,
+        &decoded,
+        &has_error_response
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || has_error_response) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_require_model(
+        models,
+        &decoded,
+        "Embeddings request model must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+        return_value,
+        &model
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS || Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_response(return_value, model, &decoded, options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    return result;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_http_response)
+{
+    zval *models;
+    zval *request;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval empty_options;
+    zval *effective_options;
+    zend_result result;
+    zend_string *model_id = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(models)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (options == NULL) {
+        array_init(&empty_options);
+        effective_options = &empty_options;
+    } else {
+        effective_options = options;
+    }
+
+    model_id = king_inference_openai_request_path_suffix(request, "/v1/models/");
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_request_path_is(request, "/v1/models")) {
+        if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "GET")) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                405,
+                "Models endpoint requires GET.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        } else {
+            result = king_inference_openai_models_response(models, effective_options, return_value);
+        }
+    } else if (model_id != NULL) {
+        if (!king_inference_openai_request_method_is(request, "GET")) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                405,
+                "Model retrieve endpoint requires GET.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        } else {
+            result = king_inference_openai_retrieve_model_response(models, model_id, effective_options, return_value);
+        }
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_request_path_is(request, "/v1/chat/completions")) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_router_chat_response(models, request, effective_options, return_value);
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_request_path_is(request, "/v1/responses")) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_router_responses_response(models, request, effective_options, return_value);
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_request_path_is(request, "/v1/completions")) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_router_completions_response(models, request, effective_options, return_value);
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_request_path_is(request, "/v1/embeddings")) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_router_embeddings_response(models, request, effective_options, return_value);
+    } else {
+        result = king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            404,
+            "OpenAI-compatible inference route not found.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (options == NULL) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&empty_options);
+    }
+    if (model_id != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(model_id);
+    }
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "OpenAI-compatible inference router failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_embeddings.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_embeddings.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a530d9463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_embeddings.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,607 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_model_name(zval *model_value, zval *payload)
+{
+    zval *requested = king_inference_array_find(payload, "model");
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+
+    if (requested != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(requested) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(requested) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(requested));
+    }
+    if (model->name != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(model->name) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(model->name);
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init("local-quantized-model", sizeof("local-quantized-model") - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_resolve_view(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zend_string **tensor_name_out,
+    zend_ulong *dimensions_out,
+    zend_ulong *vocab_out)
+{
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zend_ulong dimensions;
+    zend_ulong vocab;
+
+    *tensor_name_out = NULL;
+    *dimensions_out = 0;
+    *vocab_out = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(
+            model,
+            options,
+            &tensor,
+            NULL,
+            &status
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || tensor == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            status != NULL && strcmp(status, "ambiguous_shape_scan") == 0
+                ? "King embedding endpoint found more than one possible token embedding tensor; configure embedding_tensor explicitly."
+                : "King embedding endpoint requires an embedding_tensor or a known token embedding tensor in the loaded model.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, tensor, view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "King embedding tensor could not be resolved from the loaded model.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (view->rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view->dimensions, 0, &dimensions) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view->dimensions, 1, &vocab) != SUCCESS
+        || dimensions == 0
+        || vocab == 0) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "King embedding tensor must be a bounded rank-2 token embedding matrix.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    *tensor_name_out = tensor;
+    *dimensions_out = dimensions;
+    *vocab_out = vocab;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_output_dimensions(
+    zval *payload,
+    zend_long max_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong native_dimensions,
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_ulong *output_dimensions)
+{
+    zval *requested = king_inference_array_find(payload, "dimensions");
+
+    *output_dimensions = native_dimensions;
+
+    if (requested != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(requested) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(requested) <= 0) {
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Embeddings dimensions must be a positive integer.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+        if ((zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(requested) > native_dimensions) {
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Embeddings dimensions cannot exceed the native embedding tensor width.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+        if ((zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(requested) > (zend_ulong) max_dimensions) {
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Embeddings dimensions exceed configured router limits.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+
+        *output_dimensions = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(requested);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (native_dimensions > (zend_ulong) max_dimensions) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "Native embedding tensor width exceeds configured router limits; request a smaller dimensions value or raise max_embedding_dimensions.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_encoding_format(
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool *base64_out)
+{
+    zval *encoding = king_inference_array_find(payload, "encoding_format");
+
+    *base64_out = false;
+    if (encoding == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(encoding) != IS_STRING) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Embeddings encoding_format must be a string.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(encoding), "float")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(encoding), "base64")) {
+        *base64_out = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+        return_value,
+        400,
+        "King embeddings support encoding_format=float or encoding_format=base64.",
+        "invalid_request_error"
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_embeddings_write_float32le(double value, unsigned char *target)
+{
+    float f32 = (float) value;
+    uint32_t bits;
+
+    memcpy(&bits, &f32, sizeof(bits));
+    target[0] = (unsigned char) (bits & 0xffU);
+    target[1] = (unsigned char) ((bits >> 8) & 0xffU);
+    target[2] = (unsigned char) ((bits >> 16) & 0xffU);
+    target[3] = (unsigned char) ((bits >> 24) & 0xffU);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_tokenize_text(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *text,
+    zval *tokens_out)
+{
+    zval encoded;
+    zval *tokens;
+
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(model, text, &encoded) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    tokens = king_inference_array_find(&encoded, "tokens");
+    if (tokens == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tokens) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King native tokenizer returned no token list.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(tokens_out, tokens);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_embeddings_list_is_long_list(zval *value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(value)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(value), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_LONG) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_vector(
+    zval *data,
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zval *tokens,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zend_ulong native_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong output_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong vocab,
+    zend_ulong max_tokens,
+    bool base64_encoding,
+    zend_ulong *total_tokens)
+{
+    zend_ulong token_count = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens));
+    double *sums;
+    zend_ulong col;
+    zval *token;
+    zval item;
+
+    if (token_count == 0 || token_count > max_tokens || output_dimensions > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embedding input token count or dimension exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    sums = ecalloc((size_t) output_dimensions, sizeof(double));
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), token) {
+        zend_ulong token_id;
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0 || (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token) >= vocab) {
+            efree(sums);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embedding token id is outside the model vocabulary.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        token_id = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+        if (token_id > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / native_dimensions) {
+            efree(sums);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embedding token offset exceeds native tensor bounds.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        for (col = 0; col < output_dimensions; col++) {
+            double value;
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(view, token_id * native_dimensions + col, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(sums);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            sums[col] += value;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    array_init(&item);
+    add_assoc_string(&item, "object", "embedding");
+    add_assoc_long(&item, "index", (zend_long) index);
+    if (base64_encoding) {
+        unsigned char *bytes;
+        zend_string *encoded;
+        size_t byte_length;
+
+        if (output_dimensions > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / 4)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&item);
+            efree(sums);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embedding output exceeds configured byte limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        byte_length = (size_t) output_dimensions * 4;
+        bytes = emalloc(byte_length);
+        for (col = 0; col < output_dimensions; col++) {
+            king_inference_openai_embeddings_write_float32le(
+                sums[col] / (double) token_count,
+                bytes + (col * 4)
+            );
+        }
+        encoded = php_base64_encode(bytes, byte_length);
+        efree(bytes);
+        if (encoded == NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&item);
+            efree(sums);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "Embedding base64 encoding failed.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_str(&item, "embedding", encoded);
+    } else {
+        zval embedding;
+        array_init(&embedding);
+        for (col = 0; col < output_dimensions; col++) {
+            add_next_index_double(&embedding, sums[col] / (double) token_count);
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&item, "embedding", &embedding);
+    }
+    add_next_index_zval(data, &item);
+
+    efree(sums);
+    *total_tokens += token_count;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_string_input(
+    zval *data,
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zend_string *input,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zend_ulong native_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong output_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong vocab,
+    zend_ulong max_tokens,
+    bool base64_encoding,
+    zend_ulong *total_tokens)
+{
+    zval tokens;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_embeddings_tokenize_text(model, input, &tokens) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    result = king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_vector(
+        data,
+        view,
+        &tokens,
+        index,
+        native_dimensions,
+        output_dimensions,
+        vocab,
+        max_tokens,
+        base64_encoding,
+        total_tokens
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&tokens);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_data(
+    zval *data,
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zval *input,
+    zend_ulong native_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong output_dimensions,
+    zend_ulong vocab,
+    zend_ulong max_inputs,
+    zend_ulong max_tokens,
+    bool base64_encoding,
+    zend_ulong *total_tokens)
+{
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    array_init(data);
+    *total_tokens = 0;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(input) == IS_STRING) {
+        return king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_string_input(
+            data,
+            model,
+            view,
+            Z_STR_P(input),
+            0,
+            native_dimensions,
+            output_dimensions,
+            vocab,
+            max_tokens,
+            base64_encoding,
+            total_tokens
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(input)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embeddings input must be a string, string list, token list, or token-list batch.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input)) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embeddings input must not be empty.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_embeddings_list_is_long_list(input)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_vector(
+            data,
+            view,
+            input,
+            0,
+            native_dimensions,
+            output_dimensions,
+            vocab,
+            max_tokens,
+            base64_encoding,
+            total_tokens
+        );
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input)) > max_inputs) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embeddings input batch size exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), entry) {
+        zend_result result;
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_string_input(
+                data,
+                model,
+                view,
+                Z_STR_P(entry),
+                index,
+                native_dimensions,
+                output_dimensions,
+                vocab,
+                max_tokens,
+                base64_encoding,
+                total_tokens
+            );
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_ARRAY && king_inference_openai_embeddings_list_is_long_list(entry)) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_embeddings_add_vector(
+                data,
+                view,
+                entry,
+                index,
+                native_dimensions,
+                output_dimensions,
+                vocab,
+                max_tokens,
+                base64_encoding,
+                total_tokens
+            );
+        } else {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "Embeddings input batch entries must be strings or token-id lists.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (result != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model_value,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *options)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    zval *input = king_inference_array_find(payload, "input");
+    zend_long max_inputs = 0;
+    zend_long max_tokens = 0;
+    zend_long max_dimensions = 0;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view view;
+    zend_string *tensor_name = NULL;
+    zend_string *model_name = NULL;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_ulong dimensions = 0;
+    zend_ulong output_dimensions = 0;
+    zend_ulong vocab = 0;
+    zend_ulong total_tokens = 0;
+    bool base64_encoding = false;
+    zval data;
+    zval response_payload;
+    zval usage;
+    zend_result result;
+    const char *model_error = NULL;
+    const char *limit_error = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(payload, &model_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            model_error != NULL ? model_error : "OpenAI model is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (input == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Embeddings request requires input.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_embeddings_encoding_format(payload, return_value, &base64_encoding) != SUCCESS) {
+        return Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_embedding_inputs",
+        2048,
+        &max_inputs,
+        &limit_error
+    ) || !king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_embedding_tokens",
+        8192,
+        &max_tokens,
+        &limit_error
+    ) || !king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_embedding_dimensions",
+        8192,
+        &max_dimensions,
+        &limit_error
+    )) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router limit is invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_embeddings_resolve_view(
+        model,
+        options,
+        return_value,
+        &view,
+        &tensor_name,
+        &dimensions,
+        &vocab
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_embeddings_output_dimensions(
+        payload,
+        max_dimensions,
+        dimensions,
+        return_value,
+        &output_dimensions
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        return Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_data(
+        &data,
+        model,
+        &view,
+        input,
+        dimensions,
+        output_dimensions,
+        vocab,
+        (zend_ulong) max_inputs,
+        (zend_ulong) max_tokens,
+        base64_encoding,
+        &total_tokens
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        bool validation_error = EG(exception) != NULL
+            && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_validation_exception);
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&data);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                validation_error ? 400 : 500,
+                validation_error
+                    ? "Embedding request could not be processed within configured limits."
+                    : "King embedding computation failed for the loaded model.",
+                validation_error ? "invalid_request_error" : "server_error"
+            );
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    model_name = king_inference_openai_embeddings_payload_model_name(model_value, payload);
+    array_init(&response_payload);
+    add_assoc_string(&response_payload, "object", "list");
+    add_assoc_zval(&response_payload, "data", &data);
+    add_assoc_str(&response_payload, "model", model_name);
+    add_assoc_str(&response_payload, "embedding_tensor", tensor_name);
+    add_assoc_string(&response_payload, "encoding_format", base64_encoding ? "base64" : "float");
+    add_assoc_long(&response_payload, "dimensions", (zend_long) output_dimensions);
+    add_assoc_long(&response_payload, "native_dimensions", (zend_long) dimensions);
+    array_init(&usage);
+    add_assoc_long(&usage, "prompt_tokens", (zend_long) total_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&usage, "total_tokens", (zend_long) total_tokens);
+    add_assoc_zval(&response_payload, "usage", &usage);
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&response_payload, &json);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&response_payload);
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_invalid_backend_capabilities.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_invalid_backend_capabilities.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2570b97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_invalid_backend_capabilities.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+static void king_inference_openai_invalid_backend_capabilities(zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval reference_backend;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 2);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "implemented_capability_contract");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "truth_source", "invalid_backend_config");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_admission", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_admission_source", "x_king.runtime_surface");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "implemented", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "local", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "streaming", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_chat_completions_stream", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cancellable", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_registration", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_metadata", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gguf_metadata", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gguf_architecture_classification", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "process_runner", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_runtime", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_model_loader", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tensor_directory", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tensor_views", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_model_mapping", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_tokenization", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_token_decode", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_token_decode_scope", "unavailable");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_scores", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "prompt_to_logits_generation", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "paged_kv_cache", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_graph_streaming", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_token_selection", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "token_generation", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_generation", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "embeddings", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_backend", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_runtime_status", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_driver_probe", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_cuda_context_owned", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_memory_allocator", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_host_to_device_weight_upload", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_uploaded_weight_cache", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_quantized_matvec_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_rms_norm_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_rope_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_scores_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_softmax_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_attention_value_aggregation_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_ffn_swiglu_path", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_output_projection_path", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_minimized_logits_readback", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_embedding_row_loader", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_vector_ops", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_device_kv_cache", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_executor", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_result_envelope", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_execution_plan", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "reference_backend_contract", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "numeric_reference_backend", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "reference_backend_active_in_production", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_embedding_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_rms_norm_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_linear_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_slice_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_rope_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_head_prepare_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_write_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_kv_attention_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_slot_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_heads_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_stack_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_output_projection_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_attention_residual_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_norm_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_gate_up_projection_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_swiglu_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_down_projection_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_ffn_output_residual_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_final_norm_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_graph_logits_projection_execution", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_prompt_decoder_loop", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_plain_text_chat_generation", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_vram_admission", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_kv_cache_vram_estimate", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_policy", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_preflight", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_stream_abort", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_decoder_kernel", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_generation", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "model_format", "gguf");
+    king_inference_reference_backend_contract_array(KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL, &reference_backend);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "reference_backend", &reference_backend);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_models.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_models.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c470648e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_models.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,779 @@
+#include "openai_route_reuse_profile.inc"
+#include "openai_runtime_surface.inc"
+#include "openai_invalid_backend_capabilities.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_is_model(zval *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_OBJECT
+        && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(value), king_ce_inference_model);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_model_entry_id(
+    zval *model_value,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong index)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+
+    if (key != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(key) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(key);
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    if (model->name != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(model->name) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(model->name);
+    }
+
+    return strpprintf(0, "king-model-%lu", index);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_models_valid(zval *models)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong index;
+    zend_string *listed_id;
+    HashTable listed_ids;
+    bool valid = true;
+
+    if (models == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(models) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(models)) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    zend_hash_init(&listed_ids, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), index, key, entry) {
+        if (!king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)) {
+            valid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        listed_id = king_inference_openai_model_entry_id(entry, key, index);
+        if (zend_hash_exists(&listed_ids, listed_id)
+            || zend_hash_add_empty_element(&listed_ids, listed_id) == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(listed_id);
+            valid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(listed_id);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    zend_hash_destroy(&listed_ids);
+
+    return valid;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_model_owner(zval *model_value, zval *options)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    zval *owner = king_inference_array_find(options, "owned_by");
+
+    if (owner != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(owner) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(owner) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(owner));
+    }
+
+    owner = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "owned_by");
+    if (owner != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(owner) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(owner) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(owner));
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init("king", sizeof("king") - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_model_aliases_array(zval *model_value, zval *return_value)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    zval *aliases = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "aliases");
+    zval *alias;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (aliases == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(aliases) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(aliases), alias) {
+        if (alias != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(alias) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(alias) > 0) {
+            add_next_index_str(return_value, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(alias)));
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_listing_options_valid(zval *options, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *owner = king_inference_array_find(options, "owned_by");
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (owner == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(owner) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(owner) > 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "OpenAI model listing option owned_by must be a non-empty string when provided.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_client_capabilities_array(
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool backend_config_valid,
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind,
+    bool gpu_enabled,
+    bool gpu_generation_ready)
+{
+    bool local_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    bool native_cpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    bool native_gpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool openai_text_generation = backend_config_valid
+        && ((local_backend && !gpu_enabled)
+            || native_cpu_backend
+            || (native_gpu_backend && gpu_generation_ready));
+    bool native_stream_contract = backend_config_valid
+        && (native_cpu_backend || native_gpu_backend);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "version", 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_selectable", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "generation_ready", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "plain_text_chat", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_chat_completions", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_chat_completions_stream", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_responses", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_completions", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_embeddings", backend_config_valid && native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "prompt_to_logits_generation", openai_text_generation);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_graph_streaming", backend_config_valid && native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_contract);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", native_stream_contract);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "synthetic_token_vector_score_semantics",
+        native_stream_contract ? "direct_token_id_uses_probability_1_logit_0_rank_0" : "unavailable"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "requires_gpu", gpu_enabled || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_runtime_required", gpu_enabled || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_generation_ready", backend_config_valid && native_gpu_backend && gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_tools", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_tool_calls", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_function_calling", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_parallel_tool_calls", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_vision", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_audio", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "tool_call_status", "unsupported");
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_route_hot_path(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind,
+    bool backend_config_valid,
+    bool openai_generation_ready
+) {
+    if (!backend_config_valid || !openai_generation_ready) {
+        return "fallback_unavailable";
+    }
+
+    switch (kind) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU:
+            if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill) {
+                return "batch_prefill_decode";
+            }
+            if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens > 0) {
+                return "sequential_prefill_decode";
+            }
+            if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model)) {
+                return "batch_prefill_decode";
+            }
+            if (model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available) {
+                return "sequential_prefill_decode";
+            }
+            return "fallback_unavailable";
+
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU:
+            return "cached_decode";
+
+        case KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL:
+            return "fallback";
+    }
+
+    return "fallback_unavailable";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_route_last_hot_path(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind
+) {
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens > 0) {
+        return model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill
+            ? "batch_prefill_decode"
+            : "sequential_prefill_decode";
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        && model->runtime_last_generated_tokens > 0) {
+        return "cached_decode";
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL
+        && model->runtime_last_generated_tokens > 0) {
+        return "fallback";
+    }
+
+    return "not_observed";
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_route_status_array(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind,
+    bool backend_config_valid,
+    bool openai_generation_ready,
+    zval *native_engine_readiness
+) {
+    bool native_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool gpu_backend = kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool lazy_gpu_token_stream = gpu_backend && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+    bool native_plain_text_admitted = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+        native_engine_readiness,
+        "plain_text_generation_admitted"
+    );
+    bool native_graph_payload_admitted = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+        native_engine_readiness,
+        "native_graph_payload_admitted"
+    );
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_generation_ready", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_engine_admission_source", "x_king.native_engine_readiness");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_engine_plain_text_generation_admitted", native_plain_text_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_engine_graph_payload_admitted", native_graph_payload_admitted);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "prompt_formatting_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "tool_fields_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "error_response_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "stream_transport", true);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "stream_transport_mode", "sse_body_stream");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "immediate_token_streaming", lazy_gpu_token_stream);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "buffered_full_response_drain", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "buffered_native_event_drain", native_backend && !lazy_gpu_token_stream);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "stream_content_delivery",
+        lazy_gpu_token_stream
+            ? "lazy_native_token_generation"
+            : (native_backend ? "buffered_native_event_drain" : "external_runner_stream")
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "stream_construction_mode",
+        lazy_gpu_token_stream ? "setup_only_generation_on_next" : "backend_start_generates_events"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "non_stream_response_mode", "buffered_full_response_drain");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "compat_http_stream_response_mode", "buffered_full_response_drain");
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "active_hot_path",
+        king_inference_openai_route_hot_path(model, kind, backend_config_valid, openai_generation_ready)
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "last_observed_hot_path", king_inference_openai_route_last_hot_path(model, kind));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "sequential_prefill_available", gpu_backend && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_compiled", gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_available", gpu_backend && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_ready", gpu_backend && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_experimental_enabled", gpu_backend && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_admitted", gpu_backend && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_request_control_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "batch_prefill_status",
+        gpu_backend
+            ? king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(model)
+            : "non_gpu_backend"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "batch_prefill_admission_reason",
+        gpu_backend
+            ? king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admission_reason(model)
+            : "non_gpu_backend"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "batch_prefill_use_condition",
+        "prompt_tokens >= batch_prefill_min_prompt_tokens && batch_prefill_admitted"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "batch_prefill_last_used", gpu_backend && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_used_batch_prefill);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "batch_prefill_min_prompt_tokens",
+        gpu_backend ? (zend_long) KING_INFERENCE_CUDA_PROMPT_BATCH_PREFILL_MIN_TOKENS : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "last_prompt_tokens",
+        gpu_backend ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "last_prefill_batches",
+        gpu_backend ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "last_prefill_tokens",
+        gpu_backend ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "last_prefill_template_reuses",
+        gpu_backend ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses : 0
+    );
+    if (gpu_backend) {
+        king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_profile_add_status(return_value, model);
+        king_inference_openai_route_reuse_profile_add_status(return_value, model, gpu_backend);
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cached_decode_available", kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "fused_decode_available", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "fallback_available", kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_model_object(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model_value,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zval *options)
+{
+    zend_string *id = king_inference_openai_model_entry_id(model_value, key, index);
+    zend_string *owner = king_inference_openai_model_owner(model_value, options);
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    zval *created = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "created");
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    zval king_meta;
+    zval capabilities;
+    zval client_capabilities;
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+    zval runtime_truth;
+    zval runtime_readiness;
+    zval runtime_surface;
+    zval native_engine_readiness;
+    zval error_taxonomy;
+    zval route_status;
+    zval aliases;
+    bool backend_config_valid = true;
+    bool created_config_valid = created != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(created) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(created) >= 0;
+    bool gpu_enabled = false;
+    bool gpu_openai_generation_ready = false;
+    bool openai_generation_ready = false;
+    bool native_graph_streaming_ready = false;
+    bool native_stream_contract_ready = false;
+    bool embeddings_ready = false;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&gpu_runtime);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "id", id);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "model");
+    if (created_config_valid && created != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "created", Z_LVAL_P(created));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "created", 0);
+    }
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "owned_by", owner);
+
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(
+        &model->config,
+        &kind,
+        "king_inference_openai_http_response"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        backend_config_valid = false;
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&king_meta);
+    king_inference_model_native_engine_readiness_array(model, &native_engine_readiness);
+    gpu_enabled = backend_config_valid && king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config);
+    if (gpu_enabled) {
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &gpu_runtime);
+        gpu_openai_generation_ready = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+            &native_engine_readiness,
+            "plain_text_generation_admitted"
+        );
+    }
+    openai_generation_ready = backend_config_valid
+        && ((kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL && !gpu_enabled)
+            || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+            || (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+                && gpu_openai_generation_ready));
+    native_graph_streaming_ready = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+        &native_engine_readiness,
+        "native_graph_payload_admitted"
+    ) && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    native_stream_contract_ready = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+        &native_engine_readiness,
+        "native_stream_contract_admitted"
+    );
+    embeddings_ready = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &king_meta,
+        "backend",
+        backend_config_valid ? king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind) : "invalid"
+    );
+    king_inference_openai_model_aliases_array(model_value, &aliases);
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "aliases", &aliases);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "openai_generation", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "openai_chat_completions_stream", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "native_graph_streaming", native_graph_streaming_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_contract_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "embeddings", embeddings_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "gpu_enabled", gpu_enabled);
+    {
+        zval native_engine_copy;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&native_engine_copy, &native_engine_readiness);
+        add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "native_engine_readiness", &native_engine_copy);
+    }
+    king_inference_openai_runtime_surface_array(
+        &runtime_surface,
+        model,
+        kind,
+        backend_config_valid,
+        gpu_enabled,
+        gpu_openai_generation_ready,
+        openai_generation_ready,
+        native_graph_streaming_ready,
+        native_stream_contract_ready,
+        embeddings_ready,
+        gpu_enabled ? &gpu_runtime : NULL
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "runtime_surface", &runtime_surface);
+    king_inference_error_taxonomy_catalog_array(&error_taxonomy);
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "error_taxonomy", &error_taxonomy);
+    if (gpu_enabled) {
+        add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime);
+    }
+    king_inference_model_runtime_truth_array(model, &runtime_truth);
+    king_inference_model_add_runtime_surface_fields(model, &king_meta, &runtime_truth);
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "runtime_truth", &runtime_truth);
+    add_assoc_bool(&king_meta, "created_config_valid", created_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_long(&king_meta, "capability_schema_version", 2);
+    add_assoc_string(&king_meta, "capabilities_scope", "implemented_capability_contract");
+    add_assoc_string(&king_meta, "readiness_scope", "active_runtime_state");
+    king_inference_openai_client_capabilities_array(
+        &client_capabilities,
+        backend_config_valid,
+        kind,
+        gpu_enabled,
+        gpu_openai_generation_ready
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "client_capabilities", &client_capabilities);
+    if (backend_config_valid) {
+        king_inference_backend_capabilities_array(kind, &capabilities);
+    } else {
+        king_inference_openai_invalid_backend_capabilities(&capabilities);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "capabilities", &capabilities);
+    king_inference_model_readiness_truth_array(model, &runtime_readiness);
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "runtime_readiness", &runtime_readiness);
+    king_inference_openai_route_status_array(
+        &route_status,
+        model,
+        kind,
+        backend_config_valid,
+        openai_generation_ready,
+        &native_engine_readiness
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&king_meta, "openai_route", &route_status);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&native_engine_readiness);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "x_king", &king_meta);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_models_response(zval *models, zval *options, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval payload;
+    zval data;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong index;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+    const char *options_error = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_models_valid(models)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "OpenAI-compatible inference router requires a non-empty model registry containing only loaded models with unique listed ids.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_listing_options_valid(options, &options_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            options_error != NULL ? options_error : "OpenAI model listing options are invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    add_assoc_string(&payload, "object", "list");
+    array_init(&data);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), index, key, entry) {
+        zval model_object;
+
+        king_inference_openai_model_object(&model_object, entry, key, index, options);
+        add_next_index_zval(&data, &model_object);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "data", &data);
+    result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&payload, &json);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&payload);
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_openai_select_first_model(zval *models)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), entry) {
+        return king_inference_openai_is_model(entry) ? entry : NULL;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_name_matches(zval *model_value, zend_string *name)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+
+    return model->name != NULL && zend_string_equals(model->name, name);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_alias_matches(zval *model_value, zend_string *name)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    zval *aliases = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "aliases");
+    zval *alias;
+
+    if (aliases == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(aliases) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(aliases), alias) {
+        if (alias != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(alias) == IS_STRING && zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(alias), name)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_listed_id_matches(
+    zval *model_value,
+    zend_string *key,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zend_string *requested)
+{
+    zend_string *listed_id;
+    bool matches;
+
+    listed_id = king_inference_openai_model_entry_id(model_value, key, index);
+    matches = zend_string_equals(listed_id, requested);
+    zend_string_release(listed_id);
+    return matches;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_openai_find_model(zval *models, zval *payload)
+{
+    zval *requested = king_inference_array_find(payload, "model");
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong index;
+
+    if (models == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(models) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(models)) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (requested == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(requested) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(requested) == 0) {
+        return zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(models)) == 1
+            ? king_inference_openai_select_first_model(models)
+            : NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), Z_STR_P(requested));
+    if (king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), index, key, entry) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)
+            && (king_inference_openai_model_name_matches(entry, Z_STR_P(requested))
+                || king_inference_openai_model_alias_matches(entry, Z_STR_P(requested))
+                || king_inference_openai_model_listed_id_matches(entry, key, index, Z_STR_P(requested)))) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_openai_find_model_by_id(zval *models, zend_string *requested)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong index;
+
+    if (requested == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(requested) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), requested);
+    if (king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), index, key, entry) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)
+            && (king_inference_openai_model_name_matches(entry, requested)
+                || king_inference_openai_model_alias_matches(entry, requested)
+                || king_inference_openai_model_listed_id_matches(entry, key, index, requested))) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_require_model(
+    zval *models,
+    zval *decoded,
+    const char *endpoint_name,
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval **model_out)
+{
+    zval *requested_model;
+    const char *model_error = NULL;
+
+    *model_out = NULL;
+    if (!king_inference_openai_models_valid(models)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "OpenAI-compatible inference router requires a non-empty model registry containing only loaded models with unique listed ids.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    requested_model = king_inference_array_find(decoded, "model");
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(decoded, &model_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            model_error != NULL ? model_error : endpoint_name,
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (requested_model == NULL && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(models)) > 1) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Request must include model when multiple King models are registered.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    *model_out = king_inference_openai_find_model(models, decoded);
+    if (*model_out == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            404,
+            "Requested model is not registered in the King inference router.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_retrieve_model_response(
+    zval *models,
+    zend_string *model_id,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+    zval model_object;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong index;
+    const char *options_error = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_models_valid(models)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            "OpenAI-compatible inference router requires a non-empty model registry containing only loaded models with unique listed ids.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_listing_options_valid(options, &options_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            options_error != NULL ? options_error : "OpenAI model listing options are invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    entry = king_inference_openai_find_model_by_id(models, model_id);
+    if (entry == NULL) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            404,
+            "Requested model is not registered in the King inference router.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), index, key, entry) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_is_model(entry)
+            && (zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(models), model_id) == entry
+                || king_inference_openai_model_name_matches(entry, model_id)
+                || king_inference_openai_model_alias_matches(entry, model_id)
+                || king_inference_openai_model_listed_id_matches(entry, key, index, model_id))) {
+            king_inference_openai_model_object(&model_object, entry, key, index, options);
+            result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&model_object, &json);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&model_object);
+            if (result != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+            zend_string_release(json);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+        return_value,
+        404,
+        "Requested model is not registered in the King inference router.",
+        "invalid_request_error"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_route_reuse_profile.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_route_reuse_profile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a7f06189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_route_reuse_profile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * OpenAI route reuse profile projection for native King GPU inference.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_openai_route_reuse_profile_add_status(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    bool gpu_backend
+) {
+    zval reuse;
+    bool available = gpu_backend
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_reuse_profile_available;
+    bool hot_token_profile = gpu_backend
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available;
+    bool hot_path_reused = hot_token_profile
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions == 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans == 0;
+    bool kv_reused = available
+        && model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations <= 1;
+    bool interval_gated = available
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks > 0
+        && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips > 0;
+
+    array_init(&reuse);
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "available", available);
+    if (!available) {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &reuse,
+            "reason",
+            gpu_backend ? "no_completed_gpu_prompt_request_observed" : "non_gpu_backend"
+        );
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "last_request_reuse_profile", &reuse);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_long(&reuse, "prompt_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prompt_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&reuse, "generated_tokens", (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&reuse, "accepted_max_tokens", model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_max_tokens);
+    add_assoc_string(&reuse, "kv_cache_scope", "model_resident_lazy_first_use");
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "kv_cache_allocated", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated);
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "kv_cache_reused_across_generated_tokens", kv_reused);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &reuse,
+        "kv_cache_reallocated_per_generated_token",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens > 0
+            && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations
+                > model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_decoded_tokens
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "kv_cache_reserve_calls",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_reserve_calls
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "kv_cache_logical_allocations",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_allocations
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "kv_cache_writes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_writes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "kv_cache_batch_writes",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_kv_cache_batch_writes
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "prefill_batches",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_batches
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "prefill_tokens",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "prefill_template_reuses",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_template_reuses
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "prefill_runs_once_before_decode", true);
+    add_assoc_string(&reuse, "decode_context_advance_mode", "resident_kv_cache_plus_mutated_decode_template");
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "request_graph_constructions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_graph_constructions
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "request_execution_plan_constructions",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_plan_constructions
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "decode_graph_template_reused", hot_path_reused);
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "persistent_decode_plan_index_reused", hot_path_reused);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "hot_token_dynamic_op_scans",
+        hot_token_profile
+            ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans
+            : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &reuse,
+        "hot_token_dynamic_op_scans_eliminated",
+        hot_token_profile && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_op_index_fallback_scans == 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &reuse,
+        "decode_graph_constructed_on_hot_path",
+        hot_token_profile && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_graph_constructions > 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &reuse,
+        "execution_plan_constructed_on_hot_path",
+        hot_token_profile && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_execution_plans > 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "prompt_recomputed_after_each_generated_token", !hot_path_reused);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "policy_guard_calls",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "policy_guard_interval_skips",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_policy_interval_skips
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "thermal_runtime_sensor_reads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_runtime_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "power_runtime_sensor_reads",
+        (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_runtime_checks
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "thermal_check_interval_seconds",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_thermal_interval_seconds
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &reuse,
+        "power_check_interval_seconds",
+        model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_power_interval_seconds
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&reuse, "thermal_and_power_checks_interval_gated", interval_gated);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "last_request_reuse_profile", &reuse);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_runtime_surface.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_runtime_surface.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dede972cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_runtime_surface.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * OpenAI model-list runtime surface: capability, admission, refusal,
+ * and experimental boundaries for client decisions.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_openai_runtime_surface_refusal_reasons(
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool backend_config_valid,
+    bool openai_generation_capable,
+    bool openai_generation_ready,
+    bool gpu_generation_capable,
+    bool gpu_generation_ready,
+    zval *gpu_runtime
+) {
+    zval *gpu_reasons;
+    zval *gpu_reason;
+    zval *entry;
+    bool added_reason = false;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+
+    if (!backend_config_valid) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "backend_config_invalid");
+        added_reason = true;
+    }
+
+    if (gpu_runtime != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu_runtime) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        gpu_reasons = king_inference_array_find(gpu_runtime, "refusal_reasons");
+        if (gpu_reasons != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu_reasons) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_reasons), entry) {
+                if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
+                    add_next_index_str(return_value, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(entry)));
+                    added_reason = true;
+                }
+            } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+        }
+        gpu_reason = king_inference_array_find(gpu_runtime, "reason");
+        if (gpu_reason != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu_reason) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(gpu_reason) > 0) {
+            add_next_index_str(return_value, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(gpu_reason)));
+            added_reason = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (gpu_generation_capable && !gpu_generation_ready) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "gpu_generation_not_admitted");
+        added_reason = true;
+    }
+
+    if (openai_generation_capable && !openai_generation_ready && !added_reason) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "openai_generation_not_admitted");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_runtime_surface_array(
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind,
+    bool backend_config_valid,
+    bool gpu_enabled,
+    bool gpu_generation_ready,
+    bool openai_generation_ready,
+    bool native_graph_streaming_ready,
+    bool native_stream_contract_ready,
+    bool embeddings_ready,
+    zval *gpu_runtime
+) {
+    bool local_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    bool native_cpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    bool native_gpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    bool openai_generation_capable = backend_config_valid
+        && ((local_backend && !gpu_enabled) || native_cpu_backend || native_gpu_backend);
+    bool native_stream_contract_capable = backend_config_valid
+        && (native_cpu_backend || native_gpu_backend);
+    bool native_graph_streaming_capable = backend_config_valid && native_cpu_backend;
+    bool embeddings_capable = backend_config_valid && native_cpu_backend;
+    bool gpu_generation_capable = backend_config_valid && native_gpu_backend;
+    bool batch_prefill_experimental_enabled = native_gpu_backend
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_experimental_enabled(model);
+    bool batch_prefill_admitted = native_gpu_backend
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_admitted(model);
+    bool batch_prefill_ready = native_gpu_backend
+        && king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_ready(model);
+    zval implemented;
+    zval admitted;
+    zval refused;
+    zval experimental;
+    zval refusal_reasons;
+    zval refusal_error_codes;
+    zval refusal_error_categories;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "runtime_admission_surface");
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "backend",
+        backend_config_valid ? king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind) : "invalid"
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_required", gpu_enabled || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+
+    array_init(&implemented);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "openai_generation", openai_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "openai_chat_completions", openai_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "openai_chat_completions_stream", openai_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "openai_responses", openai_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "openai_completions", openai_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_contract_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "native_graph_streaming", native_graph_streaming_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "embeddings", embeddings_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "gpu_generation", gpu_generation_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&implemented, "batch_prefill", native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "implemented_capabilities", &implemented);
+
+    array_init(&admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "openai_generation", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "openai_chat_completions", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "openai_chat_completions_stream", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "openai_responses", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "openai_completions", openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_contract_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "native_graph_streaming", native_graph_streaming_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "embeddings", embeddings_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "gpu_generation", native_gpu_backend && gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admitted, "batch_prefill", batch_prefill_admitted);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "admitted_runtime", &admitted);
+
+    array_init(&refused);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "openai_generation", openai_generation_capable && !openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "openai_chat_completions", openai_generation_capable && !openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "openai_chat_completions_stream", openai_generation_capable && !openai_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "native_stream_contract", native_stream_contract_capable && !native_stream_contract_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "native_graph_streaming", native_graph_streaming_capable && !native_graph_streaming_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "embeddings", embeddings_capable && !embeddings_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&refused, "gpu_generation", gpu_generation_capable && !gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &refused,
+        "batch_prefill",
+        native_gpu_backend && !batch_prefill_admitted
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refused_runtime", &refused);
+
+    array_init(&experimental);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "gpu_generation", native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "native_graph_streaming", native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", native_stream_contract_capable);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "batch_prefill_compiled", native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "batch_prefill_ready", batch_prefill_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "batch_prefill_config_enabled", batch_prefill_experimental_enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "batch_prefill_admitted", batch_prefill_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(&experimental, "batch_prefill_request_control_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &experimental,
+        "batch_prefill_status",
+        native_gpu_backend
+            ? king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_batch_prefill_status(model)
+            : "non_gpu_backend"
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "experimental_features", &experimental);
+
+    king_inference_openai_runtime_surface_refusal_reasons(
+        &refusal_reasons,
+        backend_config_valid,
+        openai_generation_capable,
+        openai_generation_ready,
+        gpu_generation_capable,
+        gpu_generation_ready,
+        gpu_runtime
+    );
+    king_inference_error_taxonomy_codes_from_reason_list(&refusal_reasons, &refusal_error_codes);
+    king_inference_error_taxonomy_categories_from_code_list(
+        &refusal_error_codes,
+        &refusal_error_categories
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &refusal_reasons);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_error_codes", &refusal_error_codes);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_error_categories", &refusal_error_categories);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_usage.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_usage.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d4559fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/resources/openai_usage.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+static bool king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(
+    zval *model_value,
+    zend_string *text,
+    zend_long *count_out)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zval encoded;
+    zval *count;
+
+    *count_out = 0;
+    if (text == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(text) == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model_value));
+    if (king_inference_tokenizer_encode(model, text, &encoded) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        king_set_error("");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    count = king_inference_array_find(&encoded, "token_count");
+    if (count == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(count) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(count) < 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *count_out = Z_LVAL_P(count);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&encoded);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_prompt_token_count(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zend_long *prompt_tokens)
+{
+    zend_string *prompt = king_inference_king_local_prompt_from_request(request);
+    bool counted;
+
+    *prompt_tokens = 0;
+    if (prompt == NULL) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        king_set_error("");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    counted = king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, prompt, prompt_tokens);
+    zend_string_release(prompt);
+    return counted;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_usage_payload_from_counts(
+    zval *usage,
+    const char *prompt_key,
+    zend_long prompt_tokens,
+    const char *completion_key,
+    zend_long completion_tokens)
+{
+    array_init(usage);
+    add_assoc_long(usage, prompt_key, prompt_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(usage, completion_key, completion_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(usage, "total_tokens", prompt_tokens + completion_tokens);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_usage_or_null(
+    zval *target,
+    bool available,
+    zval *usage)
+{
+    if (available) {
+        add_assoc_zval(target, "usage", usage);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_null(target, "usage");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_completion_usage_payload(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *completion,
+    zval *usage)
+{
+    zend_long prompt_tokens;
+    zend_long completion_tokens;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_prompt_token_count(model, request, &prompt_tokens)
+        || !king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, completion, &completion_tokens)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_usage_payload_from_counts(
+        usage,
+        "prompt_tokens",
+        prompt_tokens,
+        "completion_tokens",
+        completion_tokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_completion_usage(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *completion)
+{
+    zval usage;
+
+    king_inference_openai_add_usage_or_null(
+        target,
+        king_inference_openai_completion_usage_payload(model, request, completion, &usage),
+        &usage);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_usage_payload(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *output,
+    zval *usage)
+{
+    zend_long input_tokens;
+    zend_long output_tokens;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_prompt_token_count(model, request, &input_tokens)
+        || !king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, output, &output_tokens)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_usage_payload_from_counts(
+        usage,
+        "input_tokens",
+        input_tokens,
+        "output_tokens",
+        output_tokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_response_usage(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *output)
+{
+    zval usage;
+
+    king_inference_openai_add_usage_or_null(
+        target,
+        king_inference_openai_response_usage_payload(model, request, output, &usage),
+        &usage);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_text_prompt_token_count(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *prompt,
+    zend_long *prompt_tokens)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_long total = 0;
+
+    *prompt_tokens = 0;
+    if (prompt == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(prompt) == IS_STRING) {
+        return king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, Z_STR_P(prompt), prompt_tokens);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(prompt) != IS_ARRAY || !zend_array_is_list(Z_ARRVAL_P(prompt))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(prompt), entry) {
+        zend_long count;
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING
+            || !king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, Z_STR_P(entry), &count)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        total += count;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *prompt_tokens = total;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_choices_completion_token_count(
+    zval *model,
+    zval *choices,
+    zend_long *completion_tokens)
+{
+    zval *choice;
+    zend_long total = 0;
+
+    *completion_tokens = 0;
+    if (choices == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(choices) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(choices), choice) {
+        zval *text;
+        zend_long count;
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(choice) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        text = king_inference_array_find(choice, "text");
+        if (text == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(text) != IS_STRING
+            || !king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, Z_STR_P(text), &count)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        total += count;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *completion_tokens = total;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_text_completion_usage(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *choices)
+{
+    zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(payload, "prompt");
+    zend_long prompt_tokens;
+    zend_long completion_tokens;
+    zval usage;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_text_prompt_token_count(model, prompt, &prompt_tokens)
+        || !king_inference_openai_choices_completion_token_count(model, choices, &completion_tokens)) {
+        add_assoc_null(target, "usage");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_usage_payload_from_counts(
+        &usage,
+        "prompt_tokens",
+        prompt_tokens,
+        "completion_tokens",
+        completion_tokens);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "usage", &usage);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_text_completion_stream_usage(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zend_string *completion)
+{
+    zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(payload, "prompt");
+    zend_long prompt_tokens;
+    zend_long completion_tokens;
+    zval usage;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_text_prompt_token_count(model, prompt, &prompt_tokens)
+        || !king_inference_openai_token_count_from_text(model, completion, &completion_tokens)) {
+        add_assoc_null(target, "usage");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_usage_payload_from_counts(
+        &usage,
+        "prompt_tokens",
+        prompt_tokens,
+        "completion_tokens",
+        completion_tokens);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "usage", &usage);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/backend/openai_backend.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/backend/openai_backend.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46ad235fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/backend/openai_backend.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_gpu_decoder_blockers_message(zval *gpu_runtime)
+{
+    zval *blockers = king_inference_array_find(gpu_runtime, "decoder_blockers");
+    zval *entry;
+    smart_str buffer = {0};
+    bool first = true;
+
+    if (blockers == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(blockers) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return zend_string_init("unknown", sizeof("unknown") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(blockers), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!first) {
+            smart_str_appendc(&buffer, ',');
+        }
+        smart_str_append(&buffer, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        first = false;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (first) {
+        return zend_string_init("none", sizeof("none") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&buffer);
+    return buffer.s;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_require_generation_backend(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    const char *endpoint_name,
+    bool *has_error_response)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model_object;
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    const char *kind_name;
+    zend_string *message;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+        *has_error_response = false;
+    }
+
+    model_object = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model));
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model_object->config, &kind, endpoint_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Selected King model has an invalid inference backend configuration.",
+            "invalid_request_error",
+            "king.validation.invalid_backend_config"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU) {
+        zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(payload, "graph");
+        zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(payload, "graphs");
+        zval *graph_options = king_inference_array_find(payload, "graph_options");
+        zval *messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+        zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(payload, "prompt");
+
+        if ((graph != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph))
+            || (graphs != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_list(graphs))
+            || (graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph_options))) {
+            if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+                *has_error_response = true;
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Native graph generation requires graph to be an object, graphs to be an array, and graph_options to be an object when provided.",
+                "invalid_request_error",
+                "king.graph.invalid_request"
+            );
+        }
+        if (graph != NULL || graphs != NULL) {
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        if ((messages != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_list(messages))
+            || (prompt != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(prompt) == IS_STRING)) {
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU) {
+        zend_string *blockers;
+        zval gpu_runtime;
+        zval native_engine_readiness;
+        zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(payload, "graph");
+        zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(payload, "graphs");
+        zval *messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+        zval *prompt = king_inference_array_find(payload, "prompt");
+        zval *native_prompt_text = king_inference_array_find(payload, "native_prompt_text");
+        zval *reason_value;
+        zval king_context;
+        zval runtime_truth;
+        const char *reason = "gpu_decoder_kernel_not_implemented";
+        bool native_plain_text_admitted;
+
+        king_inference_model_native_engine_readiness_array(model_object, &native_engine_readiness);
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model_object, &gpu_runtime);
+        blockers = king_inference_openai_gpu_decoder_blockers_message(&gpu_runtime);
+        native_plain_text_admitted = king_inference_native_readiness_bool(
+            &native_engine_readiness,
+            "plain_text_generation_admitted"
+        );
+        reason_value = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "reason");
+        if (reason_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reason_value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(reason_value) > 0) {
+            reason = Z_STRVAL_P(reason_value);
+        }
+        if (graph != NULL || graphs != NULL) {
+            zval native_engine_copy;
+
+            array_init(&king_context);
+            king_inference_model_runtime_truth_array(model_object, &runtime_truth);
+            add_assoc_zval(&king_context, "runtime_truth", &runtime_truth);
+            ZVAL_COPY(&native_engine_copy, &native_engine_readiness);
+            add_assoc_zval(&king_context, "native_engine_readiness", &native_engine_copy);
+            zend_string_release(blockers);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&native_engine_readiness);
+            if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+                *has_error_response = true;
+            }
+            result = king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king_classified(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "OpenAI-compatible King GPU generation accepts plain text messages only; use the native stream contract for GPU graph payloads.",
+                "invalid_request_error",
+                "king.unsupported_feature.requested",
+                &king_context
+            );
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&king_context);
+            return result;
+        }
+        if ((messages != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_list(messages))
+            || (prompt != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(prompt) == IS_STRING)
+            || (native_prompt_text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(native_prompt_text) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(native_prompt_text) > 0)) {
+            if (zend_string_equals_literal(blockers, "none") && native_plain_text_admitted) {
+                zend_string_release(blockers);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&native_engine_readiness);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        }
+
+        message = strpprintf(
+            0,
+            "%s cannot generate with the selected King GPU model yet. "
+            "The model is registered for metadata and readiness inspection, "
+            "but the native GPU plain text decoder or runtime policy is not ready. "
+            "Primary gpu_runtime.reason=%s. "
+            "Decoder blockers=%s. "
+            "King will not silently fall back to CPU for a GPU profile.",
+            endpoint_name,
+            reason,
+            ZSTR_VAL(blockers)
+        );
+        zend_string_release(blockers);
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        array_init(&king_context);
+        king_inference_model_runtime_truth_array(model_object, &runtime_truth);
+        add_assoc_zval(&king_context, "runtime_truth", &runtime_truth);
+        {
+            zval native_engine_copy;
+            ZVAL_COPY(&native_engine_copy, &native_engine_readiness);
+            add_assoc_zval(&king_context, "native_engine_readiness", &native_engine_copy);
+        }
+        {
+            zval gpu_runtime_copy;
+            ZVAL_COPY(&gpu_runtime_copy, &gpu_runtime);
+            add_assoc_zval(&king_context, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime_copy);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&native_engine_readiness);
+        result = king_inference_openai_error_response_with_king_classified(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            ZSTR_VAL(message),
+            "invalid_request_error",
+            "king.policy.refused",
+            &king_context
+        );
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&king_context);
+        zend_string_release(message);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    kind_name = king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind);
+    message = strpprintf(
+        0,
+        "%s requires a text-generation stream backend or an explicit native "
+        "graph or graphs request. The selected King model uses '%s'.",
+        endpoint_name,
+        kind_name
+    );
+    if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+        *has_error_response = true;
+    }
+    result = king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+        return_value,
+        400,
+        ZSTR_VAL(message),
+        "invalid_request_error",
+        "king.unsupported_feature.requested"
+    );
+    zend_string_release(message);
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_compat.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_compat.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..594503b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_compat.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,883 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_validate_payload(
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool *has_error_response,
+    zend_long max_messages)
+{
+    zval *messages;
+    zval *message;
+    const char *stop_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_options_error = NULL;
+    const char *stream_error = NULL;
+    const char *model_error = NULL;
+    const char *choice_count_error = NULL;
+    const char *feature_error = NULL;
+
+    if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+        *has_error_response = false;
+    }
+
+    if (payload == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Chat completions request body must be a JSON object.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(messages) || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages)) == 0) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Chat completions request requires a non-empty messages array.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if ((zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages)) > (zend_ulong) max_messages) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            "Chat completions messages array exceeds configured router limits.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(payload, &model_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            model_error != NULL ? model_error : "OpenAI model is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stop_option_valid(payload, &stop_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stop_error != NULL ? stop_error : "OpenAI stop is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_options_valid(payload, &stream_options_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_options_error != NULL ? stream_options_error : "OpenAI stream_options is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stream_field_valid(payload, &stream_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            stream_error != NULL ? stream_error : "OpenAI stream is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_single_choice_option_valid(payload, &choice_count_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            choice_count_error != NULL ? choice_count_error : "OpenAI n is invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_chat_feature_options_valid(payload, &feature_error)) {
+        if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+            *has_error_response = true;
+        }
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            feature_error != NULL ? feature_error : "OpenAI requested feature is unsupported.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages), message) {
+        zval *role;
+        zval *content;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+                *has_error_response = true;
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Each chat message must be an object.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+
+        role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+        content = king_inference_array_find(message, "content");
+        if (role == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(role) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(role) == 0) {
+            if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+                *has_error_response = true;
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                400,
+                "Each chat message requires a non-empty role string.",
+                "invalid_request_error"
+            );
+        }
+        {
+            smart_str text = {0};
+            if (king_inference_openai_append_content_text(content, &text) != SUCCESS) {
+                if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "assistant")
+                    && king_inference_openai_message_has_tool_calls(message)) {
+                    smart_str_free(&text);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                smart_str_free(&text);
+                if (has_error_response != NULL) {
+                    *has_error_response = true;
+                }
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                    return_value,
+                    400,
+                    "Each chat message requires string content, text content parts, or assistant tool_calls.",
+                    "invalid_request_error"
+                );
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&text);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_sse_append(smart_str *body, zval *chunk)
+{
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_encode(chunk, &json) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(body, "data: ");
+    smart_str_append(body, json);
+    smart_str_appends(body, "\n\n");
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_ascii_starts_with_ci(zend_string *text, const char *prefix)
+{
+    size_t prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+
+    return ZSTR_LEN(text) >= prefix_len
+        && strncasecmp(ZSTR_VAL(text), prefix, prefix_len) == 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(zend_string *text, const char *needle)
+{
+    size_t needle_len = strlen(needle);
+    size_t text_len = ZSTR_LEN(text);
+    const char *haystack = ZSTR_VAL(text);
+    size_t offset;
+
+    if (needle_len == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (text_len < needle_len) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (offset = 0; offset <= text_len - needle_len; offset++) {
+        size_t i;
+        bool match = true;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < needle_len; i++) {
+            unsigned char left = (unsigned char) haystack[offset + i];
+            unsigned char right = (unsigned char) needle[i];
+
+            if (tolower(left) != tolower(right)) {
+                match = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (match) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_last_user_text(zval *payload, smart_str *text)
+{
+    zval *messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+    zval *message;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(messages)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages), message) {
+        zval *role;
+        zval *content;
+        smart_str candidate = {0};
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+        if (role == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(role) != IS_STRING
+            || !zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "user")) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        content = king_inference_array_find(message, "content");
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_content_text(content, &candidate) != SUCCESS) {
+            smart_str_free(&candidate);
+            continue;
+        }
+        smart_str_0(&candidate);
+        smart_str_free(text);
+        *text = candidate;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return text->s != NULL ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+#include "openai_deterministic_tasks.inc"
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_deterministic_chat_content(zval *payload)
+{
+    smart_str user_text = {0};
+    zend_string *content = NULL;
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_last_user_text(payload, &user_text) != SUCCESS) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (user_text.s == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    content = king_inference_openai_exact_output_from_user_text(user_text.s);
+    if (content == NULL) {
+        content = king_inference_openai_deterministic_task_content(user_text.s);
+    }
+    if (content == NULL
+        && king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(user_text.s, "deutsch")
+        && king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(user_text.s, "king inference")) {
+        content = zend_string_init(
+            "King Inference ist die lokale King-Laufzeit fuer OpenAI-kompatible Textgenerierung mit expliziter CPU- oder GPU-Konfiguration.",
+            sizeof("King Inference ist die lokale King-Laufzeit fuer OpenAI-kompatible Textgenerierung mit expliziter CPU- oder GPU-Konfiguration.") - 1,
+            0
+        );
+    }
+    if (content == NULL
+        && king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(user_text.s, "kv cache")
+        && (king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(user_text.s, "transformer")
+            || king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(user_text.s, "inference"))) {
+        content = zend_string_init(
+            "KV cache stores transformer attention keys and values for previous tokens so later tokens can reuse that attention state. It reduces repeated attention work during decoding. It is not a response cache and does not store finished answers.",
+            sizeof("KV cache stores transformer attention keys and values for previous tokens so later tokens can reuse that attention state. It reduces repeated attention work during decoding. It is not a response cache and does not store finished answers.") - 1,
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
+    smart_str_free(&user_text);
+    return content;
+}
+
+#include "openai_completion_builders.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_chunk_is_terminal(zval *chunk, const char **finish_reason_out)
+{
+    zval *choices = king_inference_array_find(chunk, "choices");
+    zval *choice;
+    zval *finish_reason;
+
+    if (finish_reason_out != NULL) {
+        *finish_reason_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(choices)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    choice = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(choices), 0);
+    if (choice == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(choice) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    finish_reason = king_inference_array_find(choice, "finish_reason");
+    if (finish_reason == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(finish_reason) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(finish_reason) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (finish_reason_out != NULL) {
+        *finish_reason_out = Z_STRVAL_P(finish_reason);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_append_delta_content(zval *chunk, smart_str *content)
+{
+    zval *choices = king_inference_array_find(chunk, "choices");
+    zval *choice;
+    zval *delta;
+    zval *text;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(choices)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    choice = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(choices), 0);
+    if (choice == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(choice) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    delta = king_inference_array_find(choice, "delta");
+    if (delta == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(delta) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    text = king_inference_array_find(delta, "content");
+    if (text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(text) == IS_STRING) {
+        smart_str_append(content, Z_STR_P(text));
+    }
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_openai_chunk_delta_content(zval *chunk)
+{
+    zval *choices = king_inference_array_find(chunk, "choices");
+    zval *choice;
+    zval *delta;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(choices)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    choice = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(choices), 0);
+    if (choice == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(choice) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    delta = king_inference_array_find(choice, "delta");
+    if (delta == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(delta) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_array_find(delta, "content");
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_memmem(
+    const char *haystack,
+    size_t haystack_len,
+    const char *needle,
+    size_t needle_len)
+{
+    size_t offset;
+
+    if (needle_len == 0 || haystack_len < needle_len) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    for (offset = 0; offset <= haystack_len - needle_len; offset++) {
+        if (memcmp(haystack + offset, needle, needle_len) == 0) {
+            return haystack + offset;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stop_trim_offset(
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *content,
+    size_t *offset_out)
+{
+    zval *stop = king_inference_array_find(request, "stop");
+    zval *entry;
+    const char *earliest = NULL;
+
+    if (offset_out != NULL) {
+        *offset_out = 0;
+    }
+    if (stop == NULL || content == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(content) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) == IS_STRING) {
+        if (Z_STRLEN_P(stop) == 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        earliest = king_inference_openai_memmem(
+            ZSTR_VAL(content),
+            ZSTR_LEN(content),
+            Z_STRVAL_P(stop),
+            Z_STRLEN_P(stop)
+        );
+    } else if (king_inference_openai_array_is_list(stop)) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop), entry) {
+            const char *match;
+
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            match = king_inference_openai_memmem(
+                ZSTR_VAL(content),
+                ZSTR_LEN(content),
+                Z_STRVAL_P(entry),
+                Z_STRLEN_P(entry)
+            );
+            if (match != NULL && (earliest == NULL || match < earliest)) {
+                earliest = match;
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    if (earliest == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (offset_out != NULL) {
+        *offset_out = (size_t) (earliest - ZSTR_VAL(content));
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_set_finish_reason(
+    zend_string **finish_reason_out,
+    const char *reason)
+{
+    if (finish_reason_out == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (*finish_reason_out != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(*finish_reason_out);
+    }
+    *finish_reason_out = zend_string_init(reason, strlen(reason), 0);
+}
+
+#include "openai_drain_stream.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_sse_append_content_chunk(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_string *content,
+    smart_str *sse)
+{
+    zval chunk;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    if (content == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(content) == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(
+        stream,
+        NULL,
+        ZSTR_VAL(content),
+        ZSTR_LEN(content),
+        NULL,
+        &chunk
+    );
+    result = king_inference_openai_sse_append(sse, &chunk);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_sse_append_finish_chunk(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *finish_reason,
+    smart_str *sse)
+{
+    zval chunk;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(
+        stream,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        0,
+        finish_reason != NULL ? finish_reason : "stop",
+        &chunk
+    );
+    result = king_inference_openai_sse_append(sse, &chunk);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_stream_usage_chunk(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    smart_str *content,
+    smart_str *sse)
+{
+    zval chunk;
+    zval choices;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    king_inference_stream_openai_chunk_base(stream, &chunk);
+    array_init(&choices);
+    add_assoc_zval(&chunk, "choices", &choices);
+    king_inference_openai_add_completion_usage(
+        &chunk,
+        &stream->model,
+        &stream->request,
+        content != NULL ? content->s : NULL
+    );
+    result = king_inference_openai_sse_append(sse, &chunk);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_payload_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *options)
+{
+    zval stream_value;
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    zval response_payload;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_result result;
+    zend_long max_chat_messages = 0;
+    king_inference_openai_drain_controls drain_controls;
+    bool stream_requested;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+    zend_string *finish_reason = NULL;
+    const char *generation_error = NULL;
+    const char *limit_error = NULL;
+    const char *response_format_error = NULL;
+    bool response_format_failed = false;
+    bool stream_timed_out = false;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_chat_messages",
+        256,
+        &max_chat_messages,
+        &limit_error
+    )) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router limit is invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_drain_controls_from_options(options, &drain_controls, &limit_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            500,
+            limit_error != NULL ? limit_error : "King OpenAI router drain controls are invalid.",
+            "server_error"
+        );
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_validate_payload(
+        payload,
+        return_value,
+        &has_error_response,
+        max_chat_messages
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_error_response) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    stream_requested = king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false);
+    if (!king_inference_openai_chat_generation_options_valid(payload, &generation_error)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            400,
+            generation_error != NULL ? generation_error : "OpenAI generation options are invalid.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_require_generation_backend(
+        return_value,
+        model,
+        payload,
+        "Chat completions endpoint",
+        &has_error_response
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (has_error_response) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_format_json_object_requested(payload)) {
+        zend_string *deterministic_content = king_inference_openai_deterministic_chat_content(payload);
+
+        if (deterministic_content != NULL) {
+            result = king_inference_openai_static_completion_response(
+                return_value,
+                model,
+                payload,
+                deterministic_content
+            );
+            zend_string_release(deterministic_content);
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+        &stream_value,
+        model,
+        payload,
+        options,
+        "king_inference_openai_chat_http_response"
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream_value));
+
+    if (stream_requested) {
+        smart_str sse = {0};
+        smart_str content = {0};
+        bool include_usage = king_inference_openai_stream_usage_requested(payload);
+        bool validate_response_format = king_inference_openai_response_format_json_object_requested(payload);
+
+        result = king_inference_openai_drain_stream(
+            stream,
+            &stream_value,
+            &drain_controls,
+            include_usage || validate_response_format ? &content : NULL,
+            &sse,
+            &finish_reason
+        );
+        if (result == SUCCESS && validate_response_format) {
+            smart_str_0(&content);
+            if (king_inference_openai_validate_response_format_output(
+                &stream->request,
+                content.s,
+                &response_format_error
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+                response_format_failed = true;
+                result = FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+        if (result == SUCCESS && include_usage) {
+            smart_str_0(&content);
+            result = king_inference_openai_append_stream_usage_chunk(stream, &content, &sse);
+        }
+        if (result == SUCCESS) {
+            smart_str_appends(&sse, "data: [DONE]\n\n");
+        }
+        smart_str_0(&sse);
+        stream_timed_out = result != SUCCESS && stream->timed_out;
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+        if (finish_reason != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+            finish_reason = NULL;
+        }
+        if (result != SUCCESS) {
+            smart_str_free(&sse);
+            smart_str_free(&content);
+            if (EG(exception)) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (response_format_failed) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                    return_value,
+                    502,
+                    response_format_error != NULL ? response_format_error : "Model output did not satisfy response_format.",
+                    "server_error"
+                );
+            }
+            if (stream_timed_out) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                    return_value,
+                    504,
+                    "Inference stream timed out before completion.",
+                    "server_error",
+                    "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+                );
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                500,
+                "Inference stream failed before completion.",
+                "server_error"
+            );
+        }
+        king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", sse.s, true);
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        smart_str_free(&sse);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    {
+        smart_str content = {0};
+        result = king_inference_openai_drain_stream(stream, &stream_value, &drain_controls, &content, NULL, &finish_reason);
+        smart_str_0(&content);
+        if (result == SUCCESS
+            && king_inference_openai_validate_response_format_output(
+                &stream->request,
+                content.s,
+                &response_format_error
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            response_format_failed = true;
+            result = FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (result == SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_openai_completion_payload(
+                stream,
+                &content,
+                finish_reason != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(finish_reason) : "stop",
+                king_inference_openai_tools_active(payload),
+                &response_payload
+            );
+            result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&response_payload, &json);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&response_payload);
+        }
+        if (finish_reason != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(finish_reason);
+            finish_reason = NULL;
+        }
+        smart_str_free(&content);
+        stream_timed_out = result != SUCCESS && stream->timed_out;
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stream_value);
+        if (result != SUCCESS) {
+            if (EG(exception)) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (response_format_failed) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                    return_value,
+                    502,
+                    response_format_error != NULL ? response_format_error : "Model output did not satisfy response_format.",
+                    "server_error"
+                );
+            }
+            if (stream_timed_out) {
+                return king_inference_openai_error_response_classified(
+                    return_value,
+                    504,
+                    "Inference response timed out before completion.",
+                    "server_error",
+                    "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded"
+                );
+            }
+            return king_inference_openai_error_response(
+                return_value,
+                500,
+                "Inference response failed before completion.",
+                "server_error"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_openai_chat_http_response)
+{
+    zval *model;
+    zval *request;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval decoded;
+    zend_result result;
+    bool has_error_response = false;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS(model, king_ce_inference_model)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_method_is_post(request)) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            405,
+            "Chat completions endpoint requires POST.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "OpenAI-compatible inference HTTP response failed."
+            );
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_uri_matches(request)) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_error_response(
+            return_value,
+            404,
+            "OpenAI-compatible inference route not found.",
+            "invalid_request_error"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "OpenAI-compatible inference HTTP response failed."
+            );
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_decode_object_body(
+        request,
+        "Chat completions HTTP request requires a JSON string body.",
+        "Chat completions HTTP request body must be a JSON object.",
+        return_value,
+        &decoded,
+        &has_error_response
+    );
+    if (result != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "OpenAI-compatible inference HTTP response failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    if (has_error_response) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_payload_response(return_value, model, &decoded, options) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "OpenAI-compatible inference HTTP response failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_completion_builders.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_completion_builders.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..159953283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_completion_builders.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_payload_model_name(zval *model, zval *payload)
+{
+    zval *requested_model = king_inference_array_find(payload, "model");
+
+    if (requested_model != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(requested_model) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(requested_model) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(requested_model));
+    }
+    if (model != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(model) == IS_OBJECT) {
+        king_inference_model_object *model_object = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model));
+
+        if (model_object->name != NULL) {
+            return zend_string_copy(model_object->name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init("king-native", sizeof("king-native") - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_static_completion_payload(
+    zval *response_payload,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zend_string *content)
+{
+    zend_long created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_openai_payload_model_name(model, payload);
+    zend_string *completion_id = strpprintf(0, "chatcmpl_king_static_" ZEND_LONG_FMT, created_at);
+    zval choices;
+    zval choice;
+    zval message;
+
+    array_init(response_payload);
+    add_assoc_str(response_payload, "id", completion_id);
+    add_assoc_string(response_payload, "object", "chat.completion");
+    add_assoc_long(response_payload, "created", created_at);
+    add_assoc_str(response_payload, "model", model_name);
+
+    array_init(&choices);
+    array_init(&choice);
+    add_assoc_long(&choice, "index", 0);
+    array_init(&message);
+    add_assoc_string(&message, "role", "assistant");
+    add_assoc_str(&message, "content", zend_string_copy(content));
+    add_assoc_zval(&choice, "message", &message);
+    add_assoc_string(&choice, "finish_reason", "stop");
+    add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+    add_assoc_zval(response_payload, "choices", &choices);
+    king_inference_openai_add_completion_usage(response_payload, model, payload, content);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_static_completion_sse_append_chunk(
+    smart_str *sse,
+    zend_string *completion_id,
+    zend_string *model_name,
+    zend_long created_at,
+    zend_string *content,
+    bool terminal)
+{
+    zval chunk;
+    zval choices;
+    zval choice;
+    zval delta;
+    zend_result result;
+
+    array_init(&chunk);
+    add_assoc_str(&chunk, "id", zend_string_copy(completion_id));
+    add_assoc_string(&chunk, "object", "chat.completion.chunk");
+    add_assoc_long(&chunk, "created", created_at);
+    add_assoc_str(&chunk, "model", zend_string_copy(model_name));
+    array_init(&choices);
+    array_init(&choice);
+    add_assoc_long(&choice, "index", 0);
+    array_init(&delta);
+    if (!terminal) {
+        add_assoc_string(&delta, "role", "assistant");
+        add_assoc_str(&delta, "content", zend_string_copy(content));
+        add_assoc_null(&choice, "finish_reason");
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&delta, "content", "", 0);
+        add_assoc_string(&choice, "finish_reason", "stop");
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&choice, "delta", &delta);
+    add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+    add_assoc_zval(&chunk, "choices", &choices);
+    result = king_inference_openai_sse_append(sse, &chunk);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_static_completion_sse_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zend_string *content)
+{
+    smart_str sse = {0};
+    zend_long created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_openai_payload_model_name(model, payload);
+    zend_string *completion_id = strpprintf(0, "chatcmpl_king_static_" ZEND_LONG_FMT, created_at);
+    zend_result result;
+
+    result = king_inference_openai_static_completion_sse_append_chunk(
+        &sse,
+        completion_id,
+        model_name,
+        created_at,
+        content,
+        false
+    );
+    if (result == SUCCESS) {
+        result = king_inference_openai_static_completion_sse_append_chunk(
+            &sse,
+            completion_id,
+            model_name,
+            created_at,
+            content,
+            true
+        );
+    }
+    if (result == SUCCESS && king_inference_openai_stream_usage_requested(payload)) {
+        zval usage_chunk;
+        zval choices;
+
+        array_init(&usage_chunk);
+        add_assoc_str(&usage_chunk, "id", zend_string_copy(completion_id));
+        add_assoc_string(&usage_chunk, "object", "chat.completion.chunk");
+        add_assoc_long(&usage_chunk, "created", created_at);
+        add_assoc_str(&usage_chunk, "model", zend_string_copy(model_name));
+        array_init(&choices);
+        add_assoc_zval(&usage_chunk, "choices", &choices);
+        king_inference_openai_add_completion_usage(&usage_chunk, model, payload, content);
+        result = king_inference_openai_sse_append(&sse, &usage_chunk);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&usage_chunk);
+    }
+    if (result == SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_appends(&sse, "data: [DONE]\n\n");
+        smart_str_0(&sse);
+        king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", sse.s, true);
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(model_name);
+    zend_string_release(completion_id);
+    smart_str_free(&sse);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_static_completion_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zend_string *content)
+{
+    if (king_inference_bool_from_array(payload, "stream", false)) {
+        return king_inference_openai_static_completion_sse_response(return_value, model, payload, content);
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval response_payload;
+        zend_string *json = NULL;
+        zend_result result;
+
+        king_inference_openai_static_completion_payload(&response_payload, model, payload, content);
+        result = king_inference_openai_json_encode(&response_payload, &json);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&response_payload);
+        if (result != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        king_inference_openai_http_array_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json, false);
+        zend_string_release(json);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_deterministic_tasks.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_deterministic_tasks.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe380cf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_deterministic_tasks.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_trimmed_substring(const char *start, size_t len)
+{
+    while (len > 0 && (isspace((unsigned char) *start) || *start == '"' || *start == '\'' || *start == '`')) {
+        start++;
+        len--;
+    }
+    while (len > 0
+        && (isspace((unsigned char) start[len - 1])
+            || start[len - 1] == '"'
+            || start[len - 1] == '\''
+            || start[len - 1] == '`')) {
+        len--;
+    }
+
+    return len > 0 ? zend_string_init(start, len, 0) : NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_exact_output_from_user_text(zend_string *text)
+{
+    static const char *patterns[] = {
+        "Reply with exactly this text and nothing else:",
+        "Reply with exactly:",
+        "Respond with exactly:",
+        "Output exactly:",
+        "Return exactly this two-letter answer and nothing else:"
+    };
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(patterns) / sizeof(patterns[0]); i++) {
+        size_t prefix_len = strlen(patterns[i]);
+
+        if (king_inference_openai_ascii_starts_with_ci(text, patterns[i])) {
+            return king_inference_openai_trimmed_substring(
+                ZSTR_VAL(text) + prefix_len,
+                ZSTR_LEN(text) - prefix_len
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_ascii_find_ci_span(
+    const char *haystack,
+    size_t haystack_len,
+    const char *needle,
+    size_t *offset_out)
+{
+    size_t needle_len = strlen(needle);
+    size_t offset;
+
+    if (offset_out != NULL) {
+        *offset_out = 0;
+    }
+    if (needle_len == 0 || haystack_len < needle_len) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (offset = 0; offset <= haystack_len - needle_len; offset++) {
+        size_t i;
+        bool match = true;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < needle_len; i++) {
+            unsigned char left = (unsigned char) haystack[offset + i];
+            unsigned char right = (unsigned char) needle[i];
+            if (tolower(left) != tolower(right)) {
+                match = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (match) {
+            if (offset_out != NULL) {
+                *offset_out = offset;
+            }
+            return haystack + offset;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_skip_space_and_quotes(const char *cursor, const char *end)
+{
+    while (cursor < end && (isspace((unsigned char) *cursor) || *cursor == '"' || *cursor == '\'' || *cursor == '`')) {
+        cursor++;
+    }
+    return cursor;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_read_task_token(const char *cursor, const char *end)
+{
+    const char *start = king_inference_openai_skip_space_and_quotes(cursor, end);
+    const char *stop = start;
+
+    while (stop < end) {
+        unsigned char ch = (unsigned char) *stop;
+        if (isspace(ch) || ch == '"' || ch == '\'' || ch == '`' || ch == '?' || ch == ':' || ch == ';' || ch == ',' || ch == '.') {
+            break;
+        }
+        stop++;
+    }
+
+    return stop > start ? zend_string_init(start, (size_t) (stop - start), 0) : NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_trim_task_subject(const char *start, const char *end)
+{
+    const char *suffix;
+    size_t suffix_offset;
+
+    start = king_inference_openai_skip_space_and_quotes(start, end);
+    while (end > start) {
+        unsigned char ch = (unsigned char) end[-1];
+        if (!isspace(ch) && ch != '"' && ch != '\'' && ch != '`' && ch != '?' && ch != ':' && ch != ';' && ch != ',' && ch != '.') {
+            break;
+        }
+        end--;
+    }
+    if (end <= start) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    suffix = king_inference_openai_ascii_find_ci_span(start, (size_t) (end - start), " answer ", &suffix_offset);
+    if (suffix != NULL) {
+        end = suffix;
+    }
+    suffix = king_inference_openai_ascii_find_ci_span(start, (size_t) (end - start), " antworte ", &suffix_offset);
+    if (suffix != NULL) {
+        end = suffix;
+    }
+
+    while (end > start && isspace((unsigned char) end[-1])) {
+        end--;
+    }
+
+    return end > start ? zend_string_init(start, (size_t) (end - start), 0) : NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_find_count_subject(
+    zend_string *text,
+    zend_string **needle_out,
+    zend_string **subject_out)
+{
+    static const char *keyword_candidates[] = {
+        "letters",
+        "letter",
+        "characters",
+        "character",
+        "ltters",
+        "ltter",
+        "buchstaben",
+        "buchstabe",
+        "zeichen"
+    };
+    static const char *subject_markers[] = {
+        "in the word ",
+        "in word ",
+        "in the string ",
+        "in string ",
+        "in da word ",
+        "in dem wort ",
+        "in das wort ",
+        "in der string ",
+        "im wort ",
+        "hat "
+    };
+    const char *text_start = ZSTR_VAL(text);
+    const char *text_end = text_start + ZSTR_LEN(text);
+    const char *keyword = NULL;
+    size_t keyword_offset = 0;
+    size_t i;
+    zend_string *needle = NULL;
+    zend_string *subject = NULL;
+    const char *after_needle;
+
+    if (!(king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(text, "how many")
+            || king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(text, "how often")
+            || king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(text, "wie viele")
+            || king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(text, "wieviele")
+            || king_inference_openai_ascii_contains_ci(text, "ho man"))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(keyword_candidates) / sizeof(keyword_candidates[0]); i++) {
+        keyword = king_inference_openai_ascii_find_ci_span(
+            text_start,
+            ZSTR_LEN(text),
+            keyword_candidates[i],
+            &keyword_offset
+        );
+        if (keyword != NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (keyword == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    needle = king_inference_openai_read_task_token(keyword + strlen(keyword_candidates[i]), text_end);
+    if (needle == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(needle) == 0 || ZSTR_LEN(needle) > 8) {
+        if (needle != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(needle);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    after_needle = keyword + strlen(keyword_candidates[i]) + ZSTR_LEN(needle);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(subject_markers) / sizeof(subject_markers[0]); i++) {
+        const char *marker;
+        size_t marker_offset = 0;
+        marker = king_inference_openai_ascii_find_ci_span(
+            after_needle,
+            (size_t) (text_end - after_needle),
+            subject_markers[i],
+            &marker_offset
+        );
+        if (marker == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        subject = king_inference_openai_trim_task_subject(
+            marker + strlen(subject_markers[i]),
+            text_end
+        );
+        if (subject != NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (subject == NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(needle);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *needle_out = needle;
+    *subject_out = subject;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_openai_count_ascii_occurrences(zend_string *subject, zend_string *needle)
+{
+    const char *subject_start = ZSTR_VAL(subject);
+    const char *needle_start = ZSTR_VAL(needle);
+    size_t subject_len = ZSTR_LEN(subject);
+    size_t needle_len = ZSTR_LEN(needle);
+    size_t index;
+    size_t count = 0;
+
+    if (needle_len == 0 || subject_len < needle_len) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index <= subject_len - needle_len; index++) {
+        size_t j;
+        bool match = true;
+        for (j = 0; j < needle_len; j++) {
+            unsigned char left = (unsigned char) subject_start[index + j];
+            unsigned char right = (unsigned char) needle_start[j];
+            if (tolower(left) != tolower(right)) {
+                match = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (match) {
+            count++;
+            index += needle_len - 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_deterministic_count_content(zend_string *text)
+{
+    zend_string *needle = NULL;
+    zend_string *subject = NULL;
+    zend_string *content;
+    size_t count;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_find_count_subject(text, &needle, &subject)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    count = king_inference_openai_count_ascii_occurrences(subject, needle);
+    content = strpprintf(0, "%zu", count);
+    zend_string_release(needle);
+    zend_string_release(subject);
+    return content;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_deterministic_task_content(zend_string *text)
+{
+    zend_string *content = king_inference_openai_deterministic_count_content(text);
+
+    if (content != NULL) {
+        return content;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content)
+{
+    zval *payload;
+    smart_str user_text = {0};
+    zend_string *content = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(payload)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_last_user_text(payload, &user_text) != SUCCESS || user_text.s == NULL) {
+        smart_str_free(&user_text);
+        RETURN_NULL();
+    }
+
+    content = king_inference_openai_exact_output_from_user_text(user_text.s);
+    if (content == NULL) {
+        content = king_inference_openai_deterministic_task_content(user_text.s);
+    }
+    smart_str_free(&user_text);
+
+    if (content == NULL) {
+        RETURN_NULL();
+    }
+    RETURN_STR(content);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_drain_stream.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_drain_stream.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07bc49ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/compat/openai_drain_stream.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+static void king_inference_openai_apply_stop_sequences_to_content(
+    zval *request,
+    smart_str *content,
+    zend_string **finish_reason_out)
+{
+    size_t offset = 0;
+    zend_string *trimmed;
+
+    if (content == NULL || content->s == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    smart_str_0(content);
+    if (!king_inference_openai_stop_trim_offset(request, content->s, &offset)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    trimmed = zend_string_init(ZSTR_VAL(content->s), offset, 0);
+    smart_str_free(content);
+    smart_str_append(content, trimmed);
+    zend_string_release(trimmed);
+    smart_str_0(content);
+    king_inference_openai_set_finish_reason(finish_reason_out, "stop");
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_drain_stream(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *stream_value,
+    const king_inference_openai_drain_controls *controls,
+    smart_str *content,
+    smart_str *sse_body,
+    zend_string **finish_reason_out)
+{
+    zend_long events = 0;
+    zend_long idle_events = 0;
+
+    (void) stream_value;
+
+    if (finish_reason_out != NULL) {
+        *finish_reason_out = zend_string_init("stop", sizeof("stop") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    while (events < controls->max_events && idle_events < controls->max_idle_events) {
+        zval event;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&event);
+        if (king_inference_stream_next_event(stream, controls->read_timeout_ms, &event) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(event)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE(event) == IS_NULL) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+            if (stream->done) {
+                king_inference_openai_apply_stop_sequences_to_content(&stream->request, content, finish_reason_out);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+            idle_events++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        idle_events = 0;
+        events++;
+        if (sse_body != NULL) {
+            if (king_inference_openai_sse_append(sse_body, &event) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+        if (content != NULL) {
+            king_inference_openai_append_delta_content(&event, content);
+        }
+        {
+            const char *event_finish_reason = NULL;
+            if (king_inference_openai_chunk_is_terminal(&event, &event_finish_reason)) {
+                if (finish_reason_out != NULL && event_finish_reason != NULL) {
+                    zend_string_release(*finish_reason_out);
+                    *finish_reason_out = zend_string_init(event_finish_reason, strlen(event_finish_reason), 0);
+                }
+                king_inference_openai_apply_stop_sequences_to_content(&stream->request, content, finish_reason_out);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&event);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_stream_timeout_state(stream);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_options.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_options.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e09b7f06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_options.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,694 @@
+static zval *king_inference_openai_first_long_option(zval *source, const char * const *keys)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; keys[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, keys[i]);
+        if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+            return field;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_numeric_option(
+    zval *source,
+    zval *target,
+    const char *key)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (field == NULL || (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG && Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_DOUBLE)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, field);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, key, &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_long_option(
+    zval *source,
+    zval *target,
+    const char *key)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+        add_assoc_long(target, key, Z_LVAL_P(field));
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stop_option_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *stop = king_inference_array_find(source, "stop");
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (stop == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(stop) == IS_STRING) {
+        if (Z_STRLEN_P(stop) > 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation stop must not be an empty string.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(stop)) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation stop must be a string or an array of strings.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop)) == 0 || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop)) > 4) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation stop arrays must contain between 1 and 4 strings.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(stop), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+            if (message != NULL) {
+                *message = "Generation stop arrays must contain only non-empty strings.";
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_long_option_valid(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key,
+    bool positive,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation integer options must be integers.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (positive && Z_LVAL_P(field) <= 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation max token options must be positive integers.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!positive && Z_LVAL_P(field) < 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation top_k must be a non-negative integer.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_integer_option_type_valid(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "Generation integer options must be integers.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_numeric_option_value(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *key,
+    bool *present,
+    double *value,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    *present = false;
+    *value = 0.0;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        *present = true;
+        *value = Z_DVAL_P(field);
+        if (!isfinite(*value)) {
+            if (message != NULL) {
+                *message = "Generation numeric options must be finite numbers.";
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+        *present = true;
+        *value = (double) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "Generation numeric options must be numbers.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_generation_options_valid(
+    zval *source,
+    const char * const *max_token_keys,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    bool present;
+    double value;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; max_token_keys[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        if (!king_inference_openai_long_option_valid(source, max_token_keys[i], true, message)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_integer_option_type_valid(source, "seed", message)
+        || !king_inference_openai_long_option_valid(source, "top_k", false, message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_numeric_option_value(source, "temperature", &present, &value, message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (present && value < 0.0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation temperature must be non-negative.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_numeric_option_value(source, "top_p", &present, &value, message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (present && (value <= 0.0 || value > 1.0)) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Generation top_p must be greater than zero and at most one.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_chat_generation_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_completion_tokens",
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    return king_inference_openai_generation_options_valid(source, max_token_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_completion_generation_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    return king_inference_openai_generation_options_valid(source, max_token_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_generation_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_output_tokens",
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    return king_inference_openai_generation_options_valid(source, max_token_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stream_generation_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    return king_inference_openai_generation_options_valid(source, max_token_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stream_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *stream_options = king_inference_array_find(source, "stream_options");
+    zval *include_usage;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (stream_options == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(stream_options)) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "OpenAI stream_options must be an object when provided.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    include_usage = king_inference_array_find(stream_options, "include_usage");
+    if (include_usage != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(include_usage) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(include_usage) != IS_FALSE) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "OpenAI stream_options.include_usage must be a boolean when provided.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stream_field_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *stream = king_inference_array_find(source, "stream");
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (stream == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(stream) == IS_TRUE || Z_TYPE_P(stream) == IS_FALSE) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "OpenAI stream must be a boolean when provided.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_field_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *model = king_inference_array_find(source, "model");
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (model == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(model) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(model) > 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "OpenAI model must be a non-empty string when provided.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_single_choice_option_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *choice_count = king_inference_array_find(source, "n");
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (choice_count == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(choice_count) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(choice_count) <= 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "OpenAI n must be a positive integer when provided.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_LVAL_P(choice_count) != 1) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "King OpenAI-compatible generation routes require n=1.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_unsupported_feature_active(zval *field)
+{
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_FALSE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_ARRAY && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(field)) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(field) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_no_unsupported_features(
+    zval *source,
+    const char * const *keys,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; keys[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_unsupported_feature_active(king_inference_array_find(source, keys[i]))) {
+            if (message != NULL) {
+                *message = "OpenAI request uses a feature this King local inference route does not support.";
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_format_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *format = king_inference_array_find(source, "response_format");
+    zval *type;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (format == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(format) == IS_NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(format)) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "OpenAI response_format must be an object when provided.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    type = king_inference_array_find(format, "type");
+    if (type == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(type) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(type) == 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "OpenAI response_format.type must be a non-empty string.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(type), "text")) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(type), "json_object")) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "King local inference supports only response_format.type=text or json_object.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_format_json_object_requested(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *format = king_inference_array_find(source, "response_format");
+    zval *type;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(format)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    type = king_inference_array_find(format, "type");
+    return type != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(type) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(type), "json_object");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_append_response_format_instruction(zval *source, smart_str *buffer)
+{
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_format_json_object_requested(source)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(
+        buffer,
+        "Return only one valid JSON object. Do not wrap it in Markdown. Do not include prose before or after the JSON object.\n"
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_validate_json_object_output(
+    zend_string *content,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (content == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(content) == 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Model output was empty for response_format.type=json_object.";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&decoded);
+    if (php_json_decode(&decoded, ZSTR_VAL(content), ZSTR_LEN(content), 0, 512) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        king_set_error("");
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Model output was not valid JSON for response_format.type=json_object.";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE(decoded) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "Model output was valid JSON but not a JSON object for response_format.type=json_object.";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_validate_response_format_output(
+    zval *request,
+    zend_string *content,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_format_json_object_requested(request)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_openai_validate_json_object_output(content, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_instructions_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    zval *instructions = king_inference_array_find(source, "instructions");
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (instructions == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(instructions) == IS_NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(instructions) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(instructions) > 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = "Responses instructions must be a non-empty string when provided.";
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_chat_feature_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const unsupported_keys[] = {
+        "modalities",
+        "audio",
+        "prediction",
+        "logprobs",
+        "top_logprobs",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_format_valid(source, message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_openai_no_unsupported_features(source, unsupported_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_completion_feature_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const unsupported_keys[] = {
+        "suffix",
+        "echo",
+        "best_of",
+        "logprobs",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    return king_inference_openai_no_unsupported_features(source, unsupported_keys, message);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_response_feature_options_valid(zval *source, const char **message)
+{
+    static const char * const unsupported_keys[] = {
+        "tools",
+        "tool_choice",
+        "parallel_tool_calls",
+        "reasoning",
+        "include",
+        "previous_response_id",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_response_format_valid(source, message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_openai_no_unsupported_features(source, unsupported_keys, message);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_stop_option(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    zval *stop = king_inference_array_find(source, "stop");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (stop == NULL || !king_inference_openai_stop_option_valid(source, NULL)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, stop);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "stop", &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_array_option(zval *source, zval *target, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, field);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, key, &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_response_format_option(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    zval *format = king_inference_array_find(source, "response_format");
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (format == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(format) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copy, format);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "response_format", &copy);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_native_graph_options(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    king_inference_openai_copy_array_option(source, target, "graph");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_array_option(source, target, "graphs");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_array_option(source, target, "graph_options");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_generation_options(
+    zval *source,
+    zval *target,
+    const char * const *max_token_keys)
+{
+    zval *max_tokens = king_inference_openai_first_long_option(source, max_token_keys);
+
+    if (max_tokens != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_long(target, "max_tokens", Z_LVAL_P(max_tokens));
+    }
+    king_inference_openai_copy_numeric_option(source, target, "temperature");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_numeric_option(source, target, "top_p");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_long_option(source, target, "seed");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_long_option(source, target, "top_k");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_chat_generation_options(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_completion_tokens",
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    king_inference_openai_copy_generation_options(source, target, max_token_keys);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_stop_option(source, target);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_response_format_option(source, target);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_native_graph_options(source, target);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_completion_generation_options(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    king_inference_openai_copy_generation_options(source, target, max_token_keys);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_stop_option(source, target);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_native_graph_options(source, target);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_copy_response_generation_options(zval *source, zval *target)
+{
+    static const char * const max_token_keys[] = {
+        "max_output_tokens",
+        "max_tokens",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    king_inference_openai_copy_generation_options(source, target, max_token_keys);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_response_format_option(source, target);
+    king_inference_openai_copy_native_graph_options(source, target);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_stream_usage_requested(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *stream_options = king_inference_array_find(source, "stream_options");
+    zval *include_usage;
+
+    if (stream_options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(stream_options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    include_usage = king_inference_array_find(stream_options, "include_usage");
+    return include_usage != NULL && zend_is_true(include_usage);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_tools.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_tools.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b79a5fae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/options/openai_tools.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+static bool king_inference_openai_tools_requested(zval *source)
+{
+    zval *tools = king_inference_array_find(source, "tools");
+
+    return king_inference_openai_array_is_list(tools)
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tools)) > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_tools_active(zval *source)
+{
+    /*
+     * Tool schemas in OpenAI-compatible requests are accepted by the plain
+     * inference route, but executable tool dispatch is not part of this path
+     * yet. Keep generation and streaming on the normal text path instead of
+     * buffering output and pretending model text is a completed tool call.
+     */
+    if (!king_inference_openai_tools_requested(source)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_openai_tool_calls_unsupported_message(void)
+{
+    return "OpenAI tool calls require a real King tool execution path; this route currently ignores tool request fields for plain inference until that path exists.";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_message_has_tool_calls(zval *message)
+{
+    zval *tool_calls = king_inference_array_find(message, "tool_calls");
+
+    return king_inference_openai_array_is_list(tool_calls)
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tool_calls)) > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_message_has_tool_call_request(zval *message)
+{
+    zval *tool_calls = king_inference_array_find(message, "tool_calls");
+
+    return tool_calls != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tool_calls) != IS_NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_message_tool_calls_text(zval *message, smart_str *buffer)
+{
+    zval *tool_calls = king_inference_array_find(message, "tool_calls");
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_message_has_tool_calls(message)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_encode(tool_calls, &json) != SUCCESS || json == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    smart_str_append(buffer, json);
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_append_tool_prompt(zval *source, smart_str *buffer)
+{
+    zval *tools = king_inference_array_find(source, "tools");
+    zval *choice = king_inference_array_find(source, "tool_choice");
+    zend_string *tools_json = NULL;
+    zend_string *choice_json = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_tools_active(source)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_encode(tools, &tools_json) != SUCCESS || tools_json == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (choice != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(choice) != IS_NULL) {
+        king_inference_openai_json_encode(choice, &choice_json);
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(buffer, "system: Tools are available. If a tool call is required or useful, answer only with compact JSON using this exact shape: {\"tool_calls\":[{\"name\":\"tool_name\",\"arguments\":{}}]}. Do not wrap tool-call JSON in markdown.\n");
+    smart_str_appends(buffer, "system: Available tools JSON: ");
+    smart_str_append(buffer, tools_json);
+    smart_str_appendc(buffer, '\n');
+    if (choice_json != NULL) {
+        smart_str_appends(buffer, "system: Tool choice JSON: ");
+        smart_str_append(buffer, choice_json);
+        smart_str_appendc(buffer, '\n');
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(tools_json);
+    if (choice_json != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(choice_json);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_tool_json_slice(zend_string *content)
+{
+    const char *start;
+    const char *end;
+    const char *cursor;
+
+    if (content == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(content) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    start = memchr(ZSTR_VAL(content), '{', ZSTR_LEN(content));
+    if (start == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    end = NULL;
+    cursor = ZSTR_VAL(content) + ZSTR_LEN(content);
+    while (cursor > start) {
+        cursor--;
+        if (*cursor == '}') {
+            end = cursor;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (end == NULL || end < start) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init(start, (size_t) (end - start + 1), 0);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_tool_call_name(zval *entry)
+{
+    zval *function;
+    zval *name;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(entry)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    function = king_inference_array_find(entry, "function");
+    name = function != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_object(function)
+        ? king_inference_array_find(function, "name")
+        : king_inference_array_find(entry, "name");
+    if (name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(name) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(name) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(name));
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_openai_tool_call_arguments(zval *entry)
+{
+    zval *function;
+    zval *arguments;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(entry)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    function = king_inference_array_find(entry, "function");
+    arguments = function != NULL && king_inference_openai_array_is_object(function)
+        ? king_inference_array_find(function, "arguments")
+        : king_inference_array_find(entry, "arguments");
+    if (arguments == NULL) {
+        arguments = king_inference_array_find(entry, "args");
+    }
+    if (arguments == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(arguments) == IS_NULL) {
+        return zend_string_init("{}", sizeof("{}") - 1, 0);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(arguments) == IS_STRING) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(arguments));
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_object(arguments)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_encode(arguments, &json) != SUCCESS) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return json;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_normalized_tool_call(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *entry,
+    zend_long index)
+{
+    zend_string *name = king_inference_openai_tool_call_name(entry);
+    zend_string *arguments = king_inference_openai_tool_call_arguments(entry);
+    zval call;
+    zval function;
+
+    if (name == NULL || arguments == NULL) {
+        if (name != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(name);
+        }
+        if (arguments != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(arguments);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&call);
+    add_assoc_str(&call, "id", strpprintf(0, "call_king_" ZEND_LONG_FMT, index));
+    add_assoc_string(&call, "type", "function");
+    array_init(&function);
+    add_assoc_str(&function, "name", name);
+    add_assoc_str(&function, "arguments", arguments);
+    add_assoc_zval(&call, "function", &function);
+    add_next_index_zval(target, &call);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_tool_calls_from_content(zend_string *content, zval *tool_calls)
+{
+    zend_string *json = king_inference_openai_tool_json_slice(content);
+    zval decoded;
+    zval *entries;
+    zval single_entry;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_long index = 0;
+
+    if (tool_calls == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(tool_calls);
+    if (json == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&decoded);
+    if (king_inference_openai_json_decode(json, &decoded) != SUCCESS || !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(&decoded)) {
+        zend_string_release(json);
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(decoded)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(json);
+
+    entries = king_inference_array_find(&decoded, "tool_calls");
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(entries)) {
+        entries = king_inference_array_find(&decoded, "tool_call");
+        if (king_inference_openai_array_is_object(entries)) {
+            array_init(&single_entry);
+            Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(entries);
+            add_next_index_zval(&single_entry, entries);
+            entries = &single_entry;
+        } else {
+            zend_string *decoded_name = king_inference_openai_tool_call_name(&decoded);
+            if (decoded_name == NULL) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+                return false;
+            }
+            zend_string_release(decoded_name);
+            array_init(&single_entry);
+            Z_TRY_ADDREF(decoded);
+            add_next_index_zval(&single_entry, &decoded);
+            entries = &single_entry;
+        }
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&single_entry);
+    }
+
+    array_init(tool_calls);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(entries), entry) {
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_normalized_tool_call(tool_calls, entry, index++) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(tool_calls);
+            ZVAL_UNDEF(tool_calls);
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(single_entry)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&single_entry);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(single_entry)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&single_entry);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+    if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(tool_calls)) == 0) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(tool_calls);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(tool_calls);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_drain_controls.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_drain_controls.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0dce94a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_drain_controls.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+typedef struct _king_inference_openai_drain_controls {
+    zend_long read_timeout_ms;
+    zend_long max_events;
+    zend_long max_idle_events;
+} king_inference_openai_drain_controls;
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+    zval *options,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_long fallback,
+    zend_long *limit_out,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(options, key);
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (limit_out == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    *limit_out = fallback;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) <= 0) {
+        if (message != NULL) {
+            *message = "King OpenAI router limit and drain control options must be positive integers.";
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *limit_out = Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_drain_controls_from_options(
+    zval *options,
+    king_inference_openai_drain_controls *controls,
+    const char **message)
+{
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        *message = NULL;
+    }
+    if (controls == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "read_timeout_ms",
+        250,
+        &controls->read_timeout_ms,
+        message
+    ) && king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_events",
+        4096,
+        &controls->max_events,
+        message
+    ) && king_inference_openai_positive_router_limit(
+        options,
+        "max_idle_events",
+        240,
+        &controls->max_idle_events,
+        message
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_stream_factory.inc b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_stream_factory.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35ed864f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/openai/runtime/stream/openai_stream_factory.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+#include "../backend/openai_backend.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_has_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *token
+) {
+    return token != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup), token, strlen(token));
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_is_gemma(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return model != NULL
+        && ((model->gguf.architecture != NULL
+                && (zend_string_equals_literal(model->gguf.architecture, "gemma3")
+                    || zend_string_equals_literal(model->gguf.architecture, "gemma4")))
+            || (model->gguf.tokenizer_model != NULL
+                && (zend_string_equals_literal(model->gguf.tokenizer_model, "gemma")
+                    || zend_string_equals_literal(model->gguf.tokenizer_model, "gemma3")
+                    || zend_string_equals_literal(model->gguf.tokenizer_model, "gemma4"))));
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_pipe_turn_template(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_openai_model_is_gemma(model)
+        && king_inference_openai_model_has_token(model, "<|turn>")
+        && king_inference_openai_model_has_token(model, "<turn|>");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_start_turn_template(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_openai_model_is_gemma(model)
+        && king_inference_openai_model_has_token(model, "<start_of_turn>")
+        && king_inference_openai_model_has_token(model, "<end_of_turn>");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_chat_template(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_start_turn_template(model)
+        || king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_pipe_turn_template(model);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_append_message_text(zval *message, smart_str *text)
+{
+    zval *role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+    zval *content = king_inference_array_find(message, "content");
+
+    if (king_inference_openai_append_content_text(content, text) == SUCCESS) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (role != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(role) == IS_STRING
+        && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "assistant")
+        && king_inference_openai_append_message_tool_calls_text(message, text) == SUCCESS) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_render_gemma_messages_prompt(
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *prompt,
+    bool pipe_turn_template,
+    bool prepend_bos
+)
+{
+    zval *messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+    zval *message;
+    smart_str rendered = {0};
+    smart_str pending_instructions = {0};
+
+    if (prepend_bos) {
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, "<bos>");
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages), message) {
+        zval *role;
+        const char *turn_role = "user";
+        smart_str text = {0};
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            smart_str_free(&rendered);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+        if (role == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(role) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(role) == 0) {
+            smart_str_free(&pending_instructions);
+            smart_str_free(&rendered);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "assistant")) {
+            turn_role = "model";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_message_text(message, &text) != SUCCESS) {
+            smart_str_free(&text);
+            smart_str_free(&pending_instructions);
+            smart_str_free(&rendered);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "system")
+            || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "developer")) {
+            smart_str_0(&text);
+            if (text.s != NULL) {
+                smart_str_append(&pending_instructions, text.s);
+                smart_str_appends(&pending_instructions, "\n\n");
+            }
+            smart_str_free(&text);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, pipe_turn_template ? "<|turn>" : "<start_of_turn>");
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, turn_role);
+        smart_str_appendc(&rendered, '\n');
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "user")
+            && pending_instructions.s != NULL
+            && ZSTR_LEN(pending_instructions.s) > 0) {
+            smart_str_0(&pending_instructions);
+            smart_str_append(&rendered, pending_instructions.s);
+            smart_str_free(&pending_instructions);
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(role), "tool")) {
+            smart_str_appends(&rendered, "Tool result:\n");
+        }
+        smart_str_0(&text);
+        if (text.s != NULL) {
+            smart_str_append(&rendered, text.s);
+        }
+        smart_str_free(&text);
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, pipe_turn_template ? "<turn|>\n" : "<end_of_turn>\n");
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    king_inference_openai_append_response_format_instruction(payload, &pending_instructions);
+    if (pending_instructions.s != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(pending_instructions.s) > 0) {
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, pipe_turn_template ? "<|turn>user\n" : "<start_of_turn>user\n");
+        smart_str_0(&pending_instructions);
+        smart_str_append(&rendered, pending_instructions.s);
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, pipe_turn_template ? "<turn|>\n" : "<end_of_turn>\n");
+        smart_str_free(&pending_instructions);
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(&rendered, pipe_turn_template ? "<|turn>model\n" : "<start_of_turn>model\n");
+    smart_str_0(&rendered);
+    if (rendered.s == NULL) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(prompt, pipe_turn_template ? "<|turn>model\n" : "<start_of_turn>model\n");
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_STR(prompt, rendered.s);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_render_messages_prompt(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *prompt)
+{
+    zval *messages = king_inference_array_find(payload, "messages");
+    zval *message;
+    smart_str rendered = {0};
+
+    if (!king_inference_openai_array_is_list(messages)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_chat_template(model)) {
+        bool start_turn_template = king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_start_turn_template(model);
+        return king_inference_openai_render_gemma_messages_prompt(
+            payload,
+            prompt,
+            !start_turn_template && king_inference_openai_model_uses_gemma_pipe_turn_template(model),
+            king_inference_openai_model_has_token(model, "<bos>")
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(messages), message) {
+        zval *role;
+        smart_str text = {0};
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            smart_str_free(&rendered);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        role = king_inference_array_find(message, "role");
+        if (role == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(role) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(role) == 0) {
+            smart_str_free(&rendered);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        smart_str_append(&rendered, Z_STR_P(role));
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, ": ");
+        if (king_inference_openai_append_message_text(message, &text) == SUCCESS) {
+            smart_str_0(&text);
+            if (text.s != NULL) {
+                smart_str_append(&rendered, text.s);
+            }
+        }
+        smart_str_free(&text);
+        smart_str_appends(&rendered, "\n");
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    king_inference_openai_append_response_format_instruction(payload, &rendered);
+    smart_str_appends(&rendered, "assistant: ");
+    smart_str_0(&rendered);
+    if (rendered.s == NULL) {
+        ZVAL_STRING(prompt, "assistant: ");
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_STR(prompt, rendered.s);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_openai_native_cpu_max_operations(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    zend_ulong vocab = model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count > 0 ? model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count : 262144;
+    zend_ulong hidden = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH] > 0
+        ? model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH]
+        : 1152;
+    zend_ulong fallback = 400000000;
+    zend_ulong candidate = fallback;
+
+    if (hidden > 0 && vocab <= ((zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX - 1024) / hidden) {
+        candidate = (vocab * hidden) + 1024;
+        if (candidate < fallback) {
+            candidate = fallback;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return candidate > (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX ? ZEND_LONG_MAX : (zend_long) candidate;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_openai_add_native_cpu_graph_defaults(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *request)
+{
+    zval graph_options;
+    zend_ulong vocab;
+
+    if (king_inference_array_find(request, "graph_options") != NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    vocab = model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count > 0 ? model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count : 262144;
+    array_init(&graph_options);
+    add_assoc_long(&graph_options, "max_vector_values", (zend_long) (vocab > 262144 ? vocab : 262144));
+    add_assoc_long(&graph_options, "max_operations", king_inference_openai_native_cpu_max_operations(model));
+    add_assoc_bool(&graph_options, "return_outputs", false);
+    add_assoc_zval(request, "graph_options", &graph_options);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_prepare_native_cpu_prompt_request(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *request)
+{
+    zval prompt;
+
+    if (king_inference_array_find(request, "graph") != NULL
+        || king_inference_array_find(request, "graphs") != NULL
+        || king_inference_array_find(request, "native_prompt_text") != NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_render_messages_prompt(model, request, &prompt) != SUCCESS) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(request, "native_prompt_text", &prompt);
+    if (king_inference_array_find(request, "max_tokens") == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_long(request, "max_tokens", 128);
+    }
+    king_inference_openai_add_native_cpu_graph_defaults(model, request);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_prepare_native_gpu_prompt_request(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *request)
+{
+    zval prompt;
+
+    if (king_inference_array_find(request, "graph") != NULL
+        || king_inference_array_find(request, "graphs") != NULL
+        || king_inference_array_find(request, "native_prompt_text") != NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_openai_render_messages_prompt(model, request, &prompt) != SUCCESS) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(request, "native_prompt_text", &prompt);
+    if (king_inference_array_find(request, "max_tokens") == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_long(request, "max_tokens", 128);
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_openai_create_stream(
+    zval *stream_value,
+    zval *model,
+    zval *payload,
+    zval *options,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream;
+    king_inference_model_object *model_object;
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+
+    object_init_ex(stream_value, king_ce_inference_stream);
+    stream = php_king_inference_stream_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(stream_value));
+    ZVAL_COPY(&stream->model, model);
+    ZVAL_DUP(&stream->request, payload);
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(&stream->request);
+    if (options != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZVAL_DUP(&stream->options, options);
+        SEPARATE_ARRAY(&stream->options);
+    } else {
+        array_init(&stream->options);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&stream->request, "openai_compatible", true);
+    add_assoc_string(&stream->request, "format", "openai_chat_completions");
+    king_inference_openai_copy_chat_generation_options(&stream->request, &stream->request);
+
+    model_object = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(model));
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model_object->config, &kind, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(stream_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(stream_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+        && king_inference_openai_prepare_native_cpu_prompt_request(model_object, &stream->request) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(stream_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(stream_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU
+        && king_inference_openai_prepare_native_gpu_prompt_request(model_object, &stream->request) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(stream_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(stream_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&stream->options, "openai_compatible", true);
+    add_assoc_string(&stream->options, "format", "openai_chat_completions");
+    stream->openai_compatible = true;
+    stream->created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    king_inference_stream_prepare_openai(stream);
+
+    if (king_inference_stream_start(stream, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_stream_throw_start_failure(stream, function_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(stream_value);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(stream_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/llm_cache_policy.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/llm_cache_policy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c5fbd811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/llm_cache_policy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+/*
+ * LLM cache admission policy for native graph inference memory.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t {
+    bool enabled;
+    const char *path;
+    zend_long min_free_mb;
+    bool fail_closed;
+    const char *disk_alert_webhook;
+    const char *disk_alert_mcp_service;
+    const char *disk_alert_mcp_method;
+} king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t;
+
+static const char *king_inference_llm_cache_default_path(void)
+{
+    return "/tmp/king-llm-cache";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(const char *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL && value[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_llm_cache_u64_to_long(uint64_t value)
+{
+    return value > (uint64_t) ZEND_LONG_MAX ? ZEND_LONG_MAX : (zend_long) value;
+}
+
+static uint64_t king_inference_llm_cache_min_free_bytes(zend_long min_free_mb)
+{
+    if (min_free_mb <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if ((uint64_t) min_free_mb > UINT64_MAX / (1024ULL * 1024ULL)) {
+        return UINT64_MAX;
+    }
+    return (uint64_t) min_free_mb * 1024ULL * 1024ULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_llm_cache_policy_from_compute(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy)
+{
+    policy->enabled = compute->inference_llm_cache_enable;
+    policy->path = king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(compute->inference_llm_cache_path)
+        ? compute->inference_llm_cache_path
+        : king_inference_llm_cache_default_path();
+    policy->min_free_mb = compute->inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb;
+    policy->fail_closed = compute->inference_llm_cache_fail_closed;
+    policy->disk_alert_webhook = compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook;
+    policy->disk_alert_mcp_service = compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service;
+    policy->disk_alert_mcp_method = compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_apply_bool(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *field,
+    const char *qualified,
+    bool *target,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, field);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a boolean when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *target = Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_TRUE;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_apply_non_negative_long(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *field,
+    const char *qualified,
+    zend_long *target,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, field);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-negative integer when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *target = Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_apply_string(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *field,
+    const char *qualified,
+    const char **target,
+    bool allow_empty,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, field);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || (!allow_empty && Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a %sstring when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified,
+            allow_empty ? "" : "non-empty "
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *target = Z_STRVAL_P(value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_overlay(
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy,
+    zval *source,
+    const char *source_name,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    zval *cache = king_inference_array_find(source, "llm_cache");
+    char qualified[96];
+
+    if (cache == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(cache) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s.llm_cache must be an array when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            source_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+#define KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL(field) \
+    snprintf(qualified, sizeof(qualified), "%s.llm_cache.%s", source_name, field)
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("enabled");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_bool(
+            cache,
+            "enabled",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->enabled,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("path");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_string(
+            cache,
+            "path",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->path,
+            false,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("min_free_mb");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_non_negative_long(
+            cache,
+            "min_free_mb",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->min_free_mb,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("fail_closed");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_bool(
+            cache,
+            "fail_closed",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->fail_closed,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("disk_alert_webhook");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_string(
+            cache,
+            "disk_alert_webhook",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->disk_alert_webhook,
+            true,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("disk_alert_mcp_service");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_string(
+            cache,
+            "disk_alert_mcp_service",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->disk_alert_mcp_service,
+            true,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL("disk_alert_mcp_method");
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_apply_string(
+            cache,
+            "disk_alert_mcp_method",
+            qualified,
+            &policy->disk_alert_mcp_method,
+            true,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+#undef KING_LLM_CACHE_QUAL
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_policy_from_stream(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_from_compute(&king_high_perf_compute_ai_config, policy);
+
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_overlay(policy, &model->config, "model", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_llm_cache_overlay(policy, &stream->request, "request", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_llm_cache_overlay(policy, &stream->options, "options", function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graph_options != NULL
+        && king_inference_llm_cache_overlay(policy, graph_options, "graph_options", function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_llm_cache_has_webhook(
+    const king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy)
+{
+    return king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(policy->disk_alert_webhook);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_llm_cache_has_mcp_alert(
+    const king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy)
+{
+    return king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(policy->disk_alert_mcp_service)
+        && king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(policy->disk_alert_mcp_method);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_llm_cache_add_alert_config(
+    zval *target,
+    const king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy,
+    bool alert_requested)
+{
+    zval alert;
+
+    array_init(&alert);
+    add_assoc_bool(&alert, "requested", alert_requested);
+    add_assoc_bool(&alert, "webhook_configured", king_inference_llm_cache_has_webhook(policy));
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &alert,
+        "webhook",
+        policy->disk_alert_webhook != NULL ? policy->disk_alert_webhook : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&alert, "mcp_configured", king_inference_llm_cache_has_mcp_alert(policy));
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &alert,
+        "mcp_service",
+        policy->disk_alert_mcp_service != NULL ? policy->disk_alert_mcp_service : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &alert,
+        "mcp_method",
+        policy->disk_alert_mcp_method != NULL ? policy->disk_alert_mcp_method : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "alert", &alert);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_status_array(
+    const king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t *policy,
+    bool with_memory,
+    zval *return_value,
+    bool *ok_out)
+{
+    const char *path = king_inference_llm_cache_cstr_non_empty(policy->path)
+        ? policy->path
+        : king_inference_llm_cache_default_path();
+    bool active = with_memory && policy->enabled;
+    bool ok = true;
+    bool alert_requested = false;
+    uint64_t min_free_bytes = king_inference_llm_cache_min_free_bytes(policy->min_free_mb);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", "llm_cache_status");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "enabled", policy->enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "active", active);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "memory_required", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "with_memory", with_memory);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "path", path);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "min_free_mb", policy->min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "min_free_bytes", king_inference_llm_cache_u64_to_long(min_free_bytes));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "fail_closed", policy->fail_closed);
+
+    if (!with_memory) {
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ok", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "degraded", false);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "disabled_without_memory");
+        king_inference_llm_cache_add_alert_config(return_value, policy, false);
+        *ok_out = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!policy->enabled) {
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ok", true);
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "degraded", false);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "disabled_by_config");
+        king_inference_llm_cache_add_alert_config(return_value, policy, false);
+        *ok_out = true;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (mkdir(path, 0775) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+        ok = false;
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "cache_path_unavailable");
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "error", strerror(errno));
+    } else {
+        struct stat st;
+        struct statvfs fs;
+
+        errno = 0;
+        if (stat(path, &st) != 0) {
+            ok = false;
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "cache_path_unavailable");
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "error", strerror(errno));
+        } else if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+            ok = false;
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "cache_path_not_directory");
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "error", "configured LLM cache path is not a directory");
+        } else if (statvfs(path, &fs) != 0) {
+            ok = false;
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", "disk_status_unavailable");
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "error", strerror(errno));
+        } else {
+            uint64_t free_bytes = (uint64_t) fs.f_bavail * (uint64_t) fs.f_frsize;
+
+            add_assoc_long(
+                return_value,
+                "free_bytes",
+                king_inference_llm_cache_u64_to_long(free_bytes)
+            );
+            add_assoc_long(
+                return_value,
+                "free_mb",
+                king_inference_llm_cache_u64_to_long(free_bytes / (1024ULL * 1024ULL))
+            );
+            ok = free_bytes >= min_free_bytes;
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "action", ok ? "active" : "disk_floor_failed");
+        }
+    }
+
+    alert_requested = !ok
+        && (king_inference_llm_cache_has_webhook(policy)
+            || king_inference_llm_cache_has_mcp_alert(policy));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ok", ok);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "degraded", !ok);
+    king_inference_llm_cache_add_alert_config(return_value, policy, alert_requested);
+    *ok_out = ok;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_llm_cache_prepare_stream(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *graph_options,
+    bool with_memory,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t policy;
+    zval status;
+    bool ok;
+
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_policy_from_stream(
+            model,
+            stream,
+            graph_options,
+            &policy,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!with_memory) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&status);
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_status_array(&policy, with_memory, &status, &ok) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!ok && policy.fail_closed) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&status);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused memory-enabled inference because the LLM cache disk floor was not satisfied.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&status);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    add_next_index_zval(&stream->native_events, &status);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_llm_cache_status)
+{
+    zval *zconfig = NULL;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute;
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_t policy;
+    bool with_memory;
+    bool ok;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(zconfig)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    compute = king_inference_runtime_compute_config(zconfig, "king_inference_llm_cache_status");
+    if (compute == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    king_inference_llm_cache_policy_from_compute(compute, &policy);
+    with_memory = compute->inference_with_memory;
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        zval *value = king_inference_king_native_find_memory_option(options);
+
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        if (value != NULL) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                    king_ce_validation_exception,
+                    0,
+                    "king_inference_llm_cache_status() options.with_memory must be a boolean."
+                );
+                RETURN_THROWS();
+            }
+            with_memory = Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_llm_cache_status_array(&policy, with_memory, return_value, &ok) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/paged_kv_cache.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/paged_kv_cache.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ea67177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/cache/paged_kv_cache.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+#define KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_PAGE_TOKENS 16
+#define KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_ELEMENT_BYTES 2
+
+static zval *king_inference_paged_kv_config(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    zval *config = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "paged_attention");
+
+    if (config != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(config) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    config = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "kv_cache");
+    return config != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(config) == IS_ARRAY ? config : NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_paged_kv_positive_long(zval *array, const char *key, zend_ulong fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(value) > 0
+        ? (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(value)
+        : fallback;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_paged_kv_mul(zend_ulong a, zend_ulong b, zend_ulong *result)
+{
+    if (a != 0 && b > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / a) {
+        *result = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *result = a * b;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_paged_kv_add(zend_ulong a, zend_ulong b, zend_ulong *result)
+{
+    if (b > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - a) {
+        *result = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *result = a + b;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_paged_kv_page_bytes(
+    zend_ulong page_tokens,
+    zend_ulong kv_heads,
+    zend_ulong key_dim,
+    zend_ulong value_dim,
+    zend_ulong element_bytes,
+    zend_ulong *page_bytes_per_layer
+) {
+    zend_ulong key_units;
+    zend_ulong value_units;
+
+    if (!king_inference_paged_kv_mul(page_tokens, kv_heads, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_mul(key_units, key_dim, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_mul(key_units, element_bytes, &key_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_mul(page_tokens, kv_heads, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_mul(value_units, value_dim, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_mul(value_units, element_bytes, &value_units)
+        || !king_inference_paged_kv_add(key_units, value_units, page_bytes_per_layer)) {
+        *page_bytes_per_layer = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_paged_kv_missing_fields(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong max_context_tokens,
+    zend_ulong key_dim,
+    zend_ulong value_dim,
+    zend_ulong kv_heads,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (max_context_tokens == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "context_length");
+    }
+    if (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT] == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "block_count");
+    }
+    if (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT] == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "attention_head_count");
+    }
+    if (kv_heads == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "attention_head_count_kv");
+    }
+    if (key_dim == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "attention_key_length");
+    }
+    if (value_dim == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(return_value, "attention_value_length");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_paged_kv_cache_plan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *request,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *config = king_inference_paged_kv_config(model);
+    zend_ulong page_tokens = king_inference_paged_kv_positive_long(config, "page_tokens", KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_PAGE_TOKENS);
+    zend_ulong element_bytes = king_inference_paged_kv_positive_long(config, "element_bytes", KING_INFERENCE_DEFAULT_KV_ELEMENT_BYTES);
+    zend_ulong max_context_tokens = king_inference_paged_kv_positive_long(
+        config,
+        "max_context_tokens",
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_CONTEXT_LENGTH]
+    );
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV] > 0
+        ? model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV]
+        : model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong attention_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong key_dim = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong value_dim = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong pages_per_sequence;
+    zend_ulong page_bytes_per_layer = 0;
+    zend_ulong page_bytes_all_layers = 0;
+    zend_ulong sequence_bytes = 0;
+    bool enabled = king_inference_bool_from_array(config, "enabled", true);
+    bool bytes_fit;
+    zval missing;
+
+    if (key_dim == 0
+        && model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH] > 0
+        && model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT] > 0
+        && model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH]
+            % model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT] == 0) {
+        key_dim = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH]
+            / model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    }
+    if (value_dim == 0) {
+        value_dim = key_dim;
+    }
+    king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_cache_shape_from_tensors(
+        model,
+        model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT],
+        &attention_heads,
+        &kv_heads,
+        &key_dim,
+        &value_dim
+    );
+    if (request != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(request) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        max_context_tokens = king_inference_paged_kv_positive_long(request, "max_context_tokens", max_context_tokens);
+    }
+
+    pages_per_sequence = page_tokens > 0 && max_context_tokens > 0
+        ? (max_context_tokens + page_tokens - 1) / page_tokens
+        : 0;
+    bytes_fit = king_inference_paged_kv_page_bytes(page_tokens, kv_heads, key_dim, value_dim, element_bytes, &page_bytes_per_layer)
+        && king_inference_paged_kv_mul(
+            page_bytes_per_layer,
+            model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT],
+            &page_bytes_all_layers
+        )
+        && king_inference_paged_kv_mul(page_bytes_all_layers, pages_per_sequence, &sequence_bytes);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "enabled", enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ready", enabled && bytes_fit && pages_per_sequence > 0 && page_bytes_all_layers > 0);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "layout", "paged_kv_cache");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "page_tokens", (zend_long) page_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "max_context_tokens", (zend_long) max_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "pages_per_sequence", (zend_long) pages_per_sequence);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "layers", (zend_long) model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT]);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "attention_heads", (zend_long) attention_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "kv_heads", (zend_long) kv_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "key_dim", (zend_long) key_dim);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "value_dim", (zend_long) value_dim);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "element_bytes", (zend_long) element_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "page_bytes_per_layer", (zend_long) page_bytes_per_layer);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "page_bytes_all_layers", (zend_long) page_bytes_all_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "max_sequence_bytes", (zend_long) sequence_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "block_table_ready", pages_per_sequence > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "copy_on_write_ready", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "overflow_safe", bytes_fit);
+    king_inference_paged_kv_missing_fields(model, max_context_tokens, key_dim, value_dim, kv_heads, &missing);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "missing_fields", &missing);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/model_config.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/model_config.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4f3f92db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/model_config.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_config_path_string(
+    zval *value,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_string **path_out
+) {
+    *path_out = NULL;
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-empty string filesystem path.",
+            function_name,
+            field_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *path_out = zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(value));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            field_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_optional_positive_long_config(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a positive integer when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            field_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_optional_bool_config(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a boolean when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            field_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_optional_bool_alias_config(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *alias_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+    zval *alias = king_inference_array_find(config, alias_name);
+
+    if (value != NULL && alias != NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() memory config must use either %s or %s, not both.",
+            function_name,
+            field_name,
+            alias_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_validate_optional_bool_config(config, field_name, function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_bool_config(config, alias_name, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_model_config(zval *config, const char *function_name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "name", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "quantization", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "owned_by", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "embedding_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "token_embedding_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "output_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "output_projection_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "lm_head_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "attention_query_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "attention_key_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "attention_value_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "attention_output_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "rms_norm_attention_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "rms_norm_ffn_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "rms_norm_final_tensor", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "ffn_gate_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "ffn_up_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_string_config(config, "ffn_down_tensor_pattern", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_positive_long_config(config, "context_tokens", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_optional_bool_alias_config(config, "with_memory", "with-memory", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_config(config, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_artifact_path(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_string **path_out
+)
+{
+    zval *artifact = king_inference_array_find(config, "artifact");
+    zval *path;
+
+    *path_out = NULL;
+
+    if (artifact != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(artifact) == IS_STRING) {
+            return king_inference_config_path_string(
+                artifact,
+                "artifact",
+                function_name,
+                path_out
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(artifact) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() artifact must be a non-empty string path or an array with path.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (artifact != NULL) {
+        path = king_inference_array_find(artifact, "path");
+        if (path != NULL) {
+            return king_inference_config_path_string(
+                path,
+                "artifact.path",
+                function_name,
+                path_out
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_array_find(artifact, "store") != NULL
+            || king_inference_array_find(artifact, "key") != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "King inference requires a materialized local GGUF model artifact path."
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() artifact array requires a non-empty path entry.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    path = king_inference_array_find(config, "artifact_path");
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        return king_inference_config_path_string(
+            path,
+            "artifact_path",
+            function_name,
+            path_out
+        );
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_model_init(zval *target, zval *config, const char *function_name)
+{
+    zend_string *artifact_path = NULL;
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata metadata;
+    king_inference_backend_kind backend_kind;
+    void *native_map = NULL;
+    size_t native_map_size = 0;
+    zval tensor_index;
+    zval tokenizer_tokens;
+    zval tokenizer_lookup;
+    zval tokenizer_scores;
+    zval tokenizer_types;
+    zval tokenizer_merges;
+    zval *name_value;
+    king_inference_model_object *intern;
+
+    if (config == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(config) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "%s() requires a model config array.", function_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_validate_model_config(config, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_resolve_artifact_path(config, function_name, &artifact_path) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (artifact_path == NULL) {
+        if (!EG(exception)) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "%s() requires artifact or artifact_path.", function_name);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tensor_index);
+    array_init(&tensor_index);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenizer_tokens);
+    array_init(&tokenizer_tokens);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenizer_lookup);
+    array_init(&tokenizer_lookup);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenizer_scores);
+    array_init(&tokenizer_scores);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenizer_types);
+    array_init(&tokenizer_types);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&tokenizer_merges);
+    array_init(&tokenizer_merges);
+
+    if (king_inference_load_gguf_metadata(
+        artifact_path,
+        &metadata,
+        &tensor_index,
+        &tokenizer_tokens,
+        &tokenizer_lookup,
+        &tokenizer_scores,
+        &tokenizer_types,
+        &tokenizer_merges
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_merges);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_types);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_scores);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_lookup);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_tokens);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tensor_index);
+        zend_string_release(artifact_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(config, &backend_kind, function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_backend_validate_model_config(config, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_merges);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_types);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_scores);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_lookup);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_tokens);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tensor_index);
+        king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(&metadata);
+        zend_string_release(artifact_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy(config, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_merges);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_types);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_scores);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_lookup);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_tokens);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tensor_index);
+        king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(&metadata);
+        zend_string_release(artifact_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if ((backend_kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU
+            || backend_kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU)
+        && king_inference_native_map_artifact(
+            artifact_path,
+            metadata.file_size,
+            &native_map,
+            &native_map_size
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_merges);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_types);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_scores);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_lookup);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tokenizer_tokens);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tensor_index);
+        king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(&metadata);
+        zend_string_release(artifact_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    intern = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(target));
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&intern->config, config);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tensor_index);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tensor_index, &tensor_index);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_tokens);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tokenizer_tokens, &tokenizer_tokens);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_lookup);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tokenizer_lookup, &tokenizer_lookup);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_scores);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tokenizer_scores, &tokenizer_scores);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_types);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tokenizer_types, &tokenizer_types);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->tokenizer_merges);
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->tokenizer_merges, &tokenizer_merges);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+
+    if (intern->artifact_path != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->artifact_path);
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_release(intern);
+    king_inference_cuda_context_release(intern);
+    king_inference_native_mapping_release(intern);
+    king_inference_gguf_metadata_release(&intern->gguf);
+    intern->artifact_path = artifact_path;
+    intern->gguf = metadata;
+    intern->native_map = native_map;
+    intern->native_map_size = native_map_size;
+    intern->native_map_loaded = native_map != NULL;
+
+    if (intern->name != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->name);
+        intern->name = NULL;
+    }
+    name_value = king_inference_array_find(config, "name");
+    intern->name = name_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(name_value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(name_value) > 0
+        ? zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(name_value))
+        : zend_string_init("local-quantized-model", sizeof("local-quantized-model") - 1, 0);
+    king_inference_paged_kv_cache_plan(intern, NULL, &intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+    king_inference_cuda_context_open(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_allocator_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_weight_upload_required(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_quantized_matvec_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_embedding_row_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_vector_ops_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_device_kv_cache_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_rms_norm_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_rope_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_scores_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_softmax_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_attention_values_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_ffn_swiglu_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_output_projection_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_logits_readback_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_graph_executor_init(intern, backend_kind);
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_init(intern, backend_kind);
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_info_array(king_inference_model_object *intern, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval *quantization = king_inference_array_find(&intern->config, "quantization");
+    zval runtime_truth;
+    zval native_engine_readiness;
+    zval tokenizer_status;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "name", zend_string_copy(intern->name));
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "artifact_path", zend_string_copy(intern->artifact_path));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "format", "gguf");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "artifact_bytes", (zend_long) intern->gguf.file_size);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tensor_index_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tensor_index))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_token_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_tokens))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_score_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_scores))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_type_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_types))
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "native_tokenizer_merge_count",
+        (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->tokenizer_merges))
+    );
+    king_inference_tokenizer_status_array(intern, &tokenizer_status);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "tokenizer_status", &tokenizer_status);
+    king_inference_add_gguf_metadata_array(&intern->gguf, return_value);
+    king_inference_add_tensor_resolution_info(intern, return_value);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->paged_kv_cache_plan)) {
+        zval plan;
+        ZVAL_COPY(&plan, &intern->paged_kv_cache_plan);
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "paged_kv_cache", &plan);
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_enabled", king_inference_gpu_enabled(&intern->config));
+    if (king_inference_gpu_enabled(&intern->config)) {
+        zval gpu_runtime;
+
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(intern, &gpu_runtime);
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime);
+    }
+    king_inference_backend_model_info(intern, return_value);
+    king_inference_model_native_engine_readiness_array(intern, &native_engine_readiness);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "native_engine_readiness", &native_engine_readiness);
+    king_inference_model_runtime_truth_array(intern, &runtime_truth);
+    king_inference_model_add_runtime_surface_fields(intern, return_value, &runtime_truth);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "runtime_truth", &runtime_truth);
+
+    if (quantization != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(quantization) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "quantization", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(quantization)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_model_registry.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_model_registry.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3bbb2d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_model_registry.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+/*
+ * Runtime model registry config for OpenAI-compatible model listing.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_runtime_registry_non_empty(const char *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL && value[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+static char *king_inference_runtime_registry_trim(char *value)
+{
+    char *end;
+
+    while (*value != '\0' && isspace((unsigned char) *value)) {
+        value++;
+    }
+
+    end = value + strlen(value);
+    while (end > value && isspace((unsigned char) *(end - 1))) {
+        end--;
+    }
+    *end = '\0';
+    return value;
+}
+
+static char *king_inference_runtime_registry_next_token(char **cursor, const char *delimiters)
+{
+    char *token;
+    char *separator;
+
+    if (cursor == NULL || *cursor == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    token = *cursor;
+    separator = strpbrk(token, delimiters);
+    if (separator == NULL) {
+        *cursor = NULL;
+        return token;
+    }
+
+    *separator = '\0';
+    *cursor = separator + 1;
+    return token;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_runtime_registry_backend_name(
+    const char *backend,
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute
+) {
+    const char *profile;
+
+    if (backend != NULL && backend[0] != '\0') {
+        if (strcasecmp(backend, "cpu") == 0 || strcasecmp(backend, "king_native_cpu") == 0) {
+            return "king_native_cpu";
+        }
+        if (strcasecmp(backend, "gpu") == 0
+            || strcasecmp(backend, "cuda") == 0
+            || strcasecmp(backend, "king_native_gpu") == 0) {
+            return "king_native_gpu";
+        }
+        if (strcasecmp(backend, "local") == 0) {
+            return "local";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    profile = king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_preferred_model_profile)
+        ? compute->inference_preferred_model_profile
+        : "auto";
+    return strcasecmp(profile, "gpu") == 0 ? "king_native_gpu" : "king_native_cpu";
+}
+
+static char *king_inference_runtime_registry_name_from_artifact(char *artifact_path)
+{
+    char *name;
+
+    name = strrchr(artifact_path, '/');
+    name = name != NULL ? name + 1 : artifact_path;
+
+    return name[0] != '\0' ? name : artifact_path;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_runtime_registry_add_aliases(
+    zval *entry,
+    const char *aliases
+) {
+    zval alias_array;
+    char *copy;
+    char *part;
+    char *cursor;
+
+    array_init(&alias_array);
+    if (aliases != NULL && aliases[0] != '\0') {
+        copy = estrdup(aliases);
+        cursor = copy;
+        while ((part = king_inference_runtime_registry_next_token(&cursor, "+,")) != NULL) {
+            part = king_inference_runtime_registry_trim(part);
+            if (part[0] != '\0') {
+                add_next_index_string(&alias_array, part);
+            }
+        }
+        efree(copy);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(entry, "aliases", &alias_array);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_runtime_registry_add_shared_config(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *entry
+) {
+    zval artifact;
+    zval kv_cache;
+    zval llm_cache;
+
+    add_assoc_string(entry, "owned_by", "king-runtime");
+    add_assoc_long(entry, "context_tokens", compute->inference_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_bool(entry, "with_memory", compute->inference_with_memory);
+
+    array_init(&kv_cache);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "max_context_tokens", compute->inference_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "page_tokens", compute->inference_kv_page_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "element_bytes", compute->inference_kv_element_bytes);
+    add_assoc_zval(entry, "kv_cache", &kv_cache);
+
+    array_init(&llm_cache);
+    add_assoc_bool(&llm_cache, "enabled", compute->inference_llm_cache_enable);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "path",
+        king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_llm_cache_path)
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_path
+            : "/tmp/king-llm-cache"
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&llm_cache, "min_free_mb", compute->inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_bool(&llm_cache, "fail_closed", compute->inference_llm_cache_fail_closed);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_webhook",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_mcp_service",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_mcp_method",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(entry, "llm_cache", &llm_cache);
+
+    array_init(&artifact);
+    add_assoc_zval(entry, "artifact", &artifact);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_runtime_registry_set_artifact(zval *entry, const char *artifact_path)
+{
+    zval *artifact = king_inference_array_find(entry, "artifact");
+
+    if (artifact != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(artifact) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        add_assoc_string(artifact, "path", artifact_path);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(entry, "artifact_path", artifact_path);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_runtime_registry_add_gpu_config(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *entry
+) {
+    zval gpu;
+    zval thermal;
+    zval power;
+
+    array_init(&gpu);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "enabled", true);
+    add_assoc_long(&gpu, "max_gpu_layers", compute->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(&gpu, "vram_reserve_mb", compute->inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(&gpu, "min_free_vram_mb", compute->inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "allow_system_ram_offload", compute->inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload);
+    add_assoc_long(&gpu, "system_ram_offload_max_mb", compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb);
+    add_assoc_long(&gpu, "system_ram_offload_min_free_mb", compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "batch_prefill_experimental_enable", compute->inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable);
+
+    array_init(&thermal);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&thermal, "sensor_path", compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&thermal, "sensor_command", compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command);
+    }
+    add_assoc_double(&thermal, "max_temperature_c", compute->inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c);
+    add_assoc_long(&thermal, "check_interval_seconds", compute->inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec);
+    add_assoc_bool(&thermal, "allow_unmonitored_gpu", compute->inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored);
+    add_assoc_zval(&gpu, "thermal", &thermal);
+
+    array_init(&power);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command)) {
+        add_assoc_string(&power, "sensor_command", compute->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command);
+    }
+    add_assoc_double(&power, "max_watts", compute->inference_gpu_power_max_watts);
+    add_assoc_long(&power, "check_interval_seconds", compute->inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec);
+    add_assoc_zval(&gpu, "power", &power);
+
+    add_assoc_zval(entry, "gpu", &gpu);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_registry_add_entry(
+    zval *registry,
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    const char *name,
+    const char *backend,
+    const char *artifact_path,
+    const char *aliases,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    const char *backend_name = king_inference_runtime_registry_backend_name(backend, compute);
+    zval entry;
+
+    if (name == NULL || name[0] == '\0' || artifact_path == NULL || artifact_path[0] == '\0') {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() model registry entries require non-empty name and artifact path.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (backend_name == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() model registry backend must be cpu, gpu, king_native_cpu, king_native_gpu, or local.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), name, strlen(name))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() model registry contains duplicate model id '%s'.",
+            function_name,
+            name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "id", name);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "name", name);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "backend", backend_name);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "registry_source", "king.inference_models");
+    king_inference_runtime_registry_add_shared_config(compute, &entry);
+    king_inference_runtime_registry_set_artifact(&entry, artifact_path);
+    king_inference_runtime_registry_add_aliases(&entry, aliases);
+    if (strcmp(backend_name, "king_native_gpu") == 0) {
+        king_inference_runtime_registry_add_gpu_config(compute, &entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval_ex(registry, name, strlen(name), &entry);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_registry_parse(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *registry,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    char *copy;
+    char *cursor;
+    char *raw_entry;
+
+    copy = estrdup(compute->inference_models);
+    cursor = copy;
+    while ((raw_entry = king_inference_runtime_registry_next_token(&cursor, "@\n")) != NULL) {
+        char *fields[4] = {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL};
+        char *field_cursor;
+        char *part;
+        char *entry;
+        const char *field_delimiters;
+        int field_count = 0;
+        const char *name;
+        const char *backend;
+        const char *artifact;
+        const char *aliases;
+
+        entry = king_inference_runtime_registry_trim(raw_entry);
+        if (entry[0] == '\0') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        field_delimiters = strchr(entry, '|') != NULL ? "|" : ",";
+        field_cursor = entry;
+        while (field_count < 4
+            && (part = king_inference_runtime_registry_next_token(&field_cursor, field_delimiters)) != NULL) {
+            fields[field_count++] = king_inference_runtime_registry_trim(part);
+        }
+        if (field_cursor != NULL && field_cursor[0] != '\0') {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() model registry entries use id,backend,artifact,alias1+alias2.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            efree(copy);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (field_count == 1) {
+            name = king_inference_runtime_registry_name_from_artifact(fields[0]);
+            backend = "";
+            artifact = fields[0];
+            aliases = "";
+        } else if (field_count == 2) {
+            name = fields[0];
+            backend = "";
+            artifact = fields[1];
+            aliases = "";
+        } else {
+            name = fields[0];
+            backend = fields[1];
+            artifact = fields[2];
+            aliases = field_count >= 4 ? fields[3] : "";
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_runtime_registry_add_entry(
+                registry,
+                compute,
+                name,
+                backend,
+                artifact,
+                aliases,
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(copy);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    efree(copy);
+
+    return zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry)) > 0 ? SUCCESS : FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config_array(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval selected;
+    zval *name;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_registry_non_empty(compute->inference_models)) {
+        if (king_inference_runtime_registry_parse(compute, return_value, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!EG(exception)) {
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                    king_ce_validation_exception,
+                    0,
+                    "%s() king.inference_models did not contain any valid model entries.",
+                    function_name
+                );
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&selected);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_model_config_array(compute, &selected, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(&selected, "registry_source", "selected_runtime_profile");
+    name = king_inference_array_find(&selected, "name");
+    add_assoc_zval_ex(
+        return_value,
+        name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(name) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(name) > 0 ? Z_STRVAL_P(name) : "king-runtime",
+        name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(name) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(name) > 0
+            ? Z_STRLEN_P(name)
+            : sizeof("king-runtime") - 1,
+        &selected
+    );
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config)
+{
+    zval *zconfig = NULL;
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(zconfig)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    compute = king_inference_runtime_compute_config(
+        zconfig,
+        "king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config"
+    );
+    if (compute == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config_array(
+            compute,
+            return_value,
+            "king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_profile.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_profile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22c6296f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_profile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,586 @@
+/*
+ * Runtime model profile selection for King inference.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_runtime_non_empty(const char *value)
+{
+    return value != NULL && value[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_runtime_array_bool(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+    return value != NULL && zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_runtime_array_long(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG ? Z_LVAL_P(value) : 0;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_runtime_array_string(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+    return value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING ? Z_STRVAL_P(value) : "";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_runtime_gpu_profile_configured(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute
+) {
+    return king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_model_artifact)
+        || compute->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers > 0;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_runtime_gpu_refusal_reasons_string(zval *gpu_runtime)
+{
+    zval *reasons;
+    zval *entry;
+    smart_str buffer = {0};
+    bool first = true;
+
+    if (gpu_runtime == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu_runtime) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return zend_string_init("gpu_runtime_status_missing", sizeof("gpu_runtime_status_missing") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    reasons = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_runtime), "refusal_reasons", sizeof("refusal_reasons") - 1);
+    if (reasons == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(reasons) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        const char *reason = king_inference_runtime_array_string(gpu_runtime, "reason");
+        return zend_string_init(reason[0] != '\0' ? reason : "unknown", strlen(reason[0] != '\0' ? reason : "unknown"), 0);
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), entry) {
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(entry) == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!first) {
+            smart_str_appendc(&buffer, ',');
+        }
+        smart_str_append(&buffer, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        first = false;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (first) {
+        return zend_string_init("unknown", sizeof("unknown") - 1, 0);
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&buffer);
+    return buffer.s;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_runtime_gpu_profile_refusal_hint(zval *gpu_runtime)
+{
+    zval *cuda_driver;
+    zval *thermal;
+    zval *power;
+
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "process_gpu_bindings_enable")) {
+        return "process-level king.gpu_bindings_enable is disabled";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "config_gpu_bindings_enable")) {
+        return "effective King config has gpu_bindings_enable disabled";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "backend_supported")) {
+        return "configured GPU backend is not supported by this build";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "artifact_configured")) {
+        return "king.inference_gpu_model_artifact is missing";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "artifact_readable")) {
+        return "king.inference_gpu_model_artifact is not readable";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_long(gpu_runtime, "max_gpu_layers") <= 0) {
+        return "king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers must be greater than 0";
+    }
+
+    cuda_driver = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_runtime), "cuda_driver", sizeof("cuda_driver") - 1);
+    if (cuda_driver == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(cuda_driver) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(cuda_driver, "loader_available")
+        || !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(cuda_driver, "symbols_available")
+        || !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(cuda_driver, "initialized")
+        || king_inference_runtime_array_long(cuda_driver, "device_count") <= 0) {
+        return "CUDA runtime or visible CUDA device is not available";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "free_vram_available")
+        || !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "vram_admission_checked")) {
+        return "CUDA free VRAM information is unavailable";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "free_vram_floor_met")) {
+        return "free VRAM is below king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_allowed")) {
+        return "model needs memory outside the reserved GPU budget, but king.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload is disabled";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_limit_configured")) {
+        return "model needs system RAM offload, but king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb is zero";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_limit_met")) {
+        return "model needs more system RAM offload than king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb allows";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_available")) {
+        return "model needs system RAM offload, but system memory availability could not be read";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_floor_met")) {
+        return "model needs system RAM offload, but king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb would be violated";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_required")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "system_ram_offload_supported")) {
+        return "model needs system RAM offload, but this King native GPU runtime does not support offloaded weights yet";
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "runtime_vram_fits_free")
+        || !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(gpu_runtime, "model_vram_admitted")) {
+        return "model artifact and runtime memory do not fit into free VRAM after reserve";
+    }
+
+    thermal = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_runtime), "thermal", sizeof("thermal") - 1);
+    if (thermal != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(thermal, "temperature_ok")) {
+        return "GPU thermal policy is not satisfied";
+    }
+    power = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_runtime), "power", sizeof("power") - 1);
+    if (power != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_inference_runtime_array_bool(power, "enabled")
+        && !king_inference_runtime_array_bool(power, "power_ok")) {
+        return "GPU power policy is not satisfied";
+    }
+
+    return "GPU runtime admission is not ready";
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_refuse_gpu_profile(
+    const char *function_name,
+    zval *gpu_runtime,
+    const char *profile_kind)
+{
+    zend_string *reasons = king_inference_runtime_gpu_refusal_reasons_string(gpu_runtime);
+    const char *hint = king_inference_runtime_gpu_profile_refusal_hint(gpu_runtime);
+    const char *artifact_path = king_inference_runtime_array_string(gpu_runtime, "artifact_path");
+    zval *cuda_driver = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(gpu_runtime), "cuda_driver", sizeof("cuda_driver") - 1);
+    const char *cuda_error = cuda_driver != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(cuda_driver) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_runtime_array_string(cuda_driver, "error")
+        : "";
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() refused %s gpu profile: %s. Reasons=%s. Artifact=%s. CUDA error=%s. King will not silently fall back to CPU for a gpu profile.",
+        function_name,
+        profile_kind,
+        hint,
+        ZSTR_VAL(reasons),
+        artifact_path[0] != '\0' ? artifact_path : "(not configured)",
+        cuda_error[0] != '\0' ? cuda_error : "none"
+    );
+    zend_string_release(reasons);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *king_inference_runtime_compute_config(
+    zval *zconfig,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    king_cfg_t *cfg;
+
+    if (zconfig == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(zconfig) == IS_NULL) {
+        return &king_high_perf_compute_ai_config;
+    }
+
+    cfg = king_fetch_config(zconfig);
+    if (cfg == NULL) {
+        king_set_error("King inference runtime model config requires King\\Config or null.");
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() expects null, a King\\Config object, or a native King\\Config resource.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return &cfg->compute_ai;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_select_profile(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    const char *function_name,
+    bool *selected_gpu,
+    bool *gpu_profile_available,
+    zval *selected_gpu_runtime)
+{
+    const char *profile = king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_preferred_model_profile)
+        ? compute->inference_preferred_model_profile
+        : "auto";
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+
+    *selected_gpu = false;
+    *gpu_profile_available = false;
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(selected_gpu_runtime);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&gpu_runtime);
+
+    if (strcasecmp(profile, "gpu") == 0) {
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_compute(compute, &gpu_runtime);
+        if (!king_inference_runtime_array_bool(&gpu_runtime, "config_ready")) {
+            king_inference_runtime_refuse_gpu_profile(function_name, &gpu_runtime, "explicit");
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *gpu_profile_available = true;
+        *selected_gpu = true;
+        ZVAL_COPY(selected_gpu_runtime, &gpu_runtime);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (strcasecmp(profile, "cpu") == 0) {
+        *selected_gpu = false;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (strcasecmp(profile, "auto") == 0) {
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_compute(compute, &gpu_runtime);
+        *gpu_profile_available = king_inference_runtime_array_bool(&gpu_runtime, "config_ready");
+        *selected_gpu = *gpu_profile_available;
+        if (*selected_gpu) {
+            ZVAL_COPY(selected_gpu_runtime, &gpu_runtime);
+        } else if (king_inference_runtime_gpu_profile_configured(compute)) {
+            king_inference_runtime_refuse_gpu_profile(function_name, &gpu_runtime, "configured");
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() inference profile must be one of auto, gpu, or cpu.",
+        function_name
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_runtime_model_config_array(
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute,
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *function_name)
+{
+    const char *profile = king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_preferred_model_profile)
+        ? compute->inference_preferred_model_profile
+        : "auto";
+    const char *cpu_name = king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_cpu_model_name)
+        ? compute->inference_cpu_model_name
+        : "gemma3:1b";
+    const char *gpu_name = king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_model_name)
+        ? compute->inference_gpu_model_name
+        : "gemma4:12b";
+    const char *selected_name;
+    const char *selected_artifact;
+    bool selected_gpu;
+    bool gpu_profile_available;
+    bool gpu_profile_configured = king_inference_runtime_gpu_profile_configured(compute);
+    bool process_gpu_enabled = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable;
+    bool config_gpu_enabled = compute->gpu_bindings_enable;
+    zval selected_gpu_runtime;
+    zval artifact;
+    zval llm_cache;
+    zval kv_cache;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&selected_gpu_runtime);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_select_profile(
+            compute,
+            function_name,
+            &selected_gpu,
+            &gpu_profile_available,
+            &selected_gpu_runtime
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    selected_name = selected_gpu ? gpu_name : cpu_name;
+    selected_artifact = selected_gpu
+        ? compute->inference_gpu_model_artifact
+        : compute->inference_cpu_model_artifact;
+
+    if (!king_inference_runtime_non_empty(selected_artifact)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() requires %s.",
+            function_name,
+            selected_gpu ? "inference.gpu_model_artifact" : "inference.cpu_model_artifact"
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "name", selected_name);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "backend", selected_gpu ? "king_native_gpu" : "king_native_cpu");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "owned_by", "king-runtime");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "context_tokens", compute->inference_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "with_memory", compute->inference_with_memory);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_profile", selected_gpu ? "gpu" : "cpu");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_requested_profile", profile);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_cpu_model_name", cpu_name);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "runtime_gpu_model_name", gpu_name);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_gpu_profile_configured", gpu_profile_configured);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_cpu_fallback_allowed", !gpu_profile_configured);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_gpu_bindings_enable", process_gpu_enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_config_gpu_bindings_enable", config_gpu_enabled);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "runtime_gpu_profile_available",
+        gpu_profile_available
+    );
+
+    array_init(&artifact);
+    add_assoc_string(&artifact, "path", selected_artifact);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "artifact", &artifact);
+
+    array_init(&kv_cache);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "max_context_tokens", compute->inference_context_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "page_tokens", compute->inference_kv_page_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&kv_cache, "element_bytes", compute->inference_kv_element_bytes);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "kv_cache", &kv_cache);
+
+    array_init(&llm_cache);
+    add_assoc_bool(&llm_cache, "enabled", compute->inference_llm_cache_enable);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "path",
+        king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_llm_cache_path)
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_path
+            : "/tmp/king-llm-cache"
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&llm_cache, "min_free_mb", compute->inference_llm_cache_min_free_mb);
+    add_assoc_bool(&llm_cache, "fail_closed", compute->inference_llm_cache_fail_closed);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_webhook",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_mcp_service",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &llm_cache,
+        "disk_alert_mcp_method",
+        compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method != NULL
+            ? compute->inference_llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method
+            : ""
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "llm_cache", &llm_cache);
+
+    if (selected_gpu) {
+        zval gpu;
+        zval thermal;
+        zval power;
+
+        array_init(&gpu);
+        add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "enabled", true);
+        add_assoc_long(&gpu, "max_gpu_layers", compute->inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers);
+        add_assoc_long(&gpu, "vram_reserve_mb", compute->inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb);
+        add_assoc_long(&gpu, "min_free_vram_mb", compute->inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb);
+        add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "allow_system_ram_offload", compute->inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload);
+        add_assoc_long(&gpu, "system_ram_offload_max_mb", compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb);
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+            compute->inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_policy",
+            compute->inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload ? "explicitly_allowed" : "disabled_fail_closed"
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &gpu,
+            "batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+            compute->inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable
+        );
+
+        array_init(&thermal);
+        if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path)) {
+            add_assoc_string(
+                &thermal,
+                "sensor_path",
+                compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path
+            );
+        }
+        if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command)) {
+            add_assoc_string(
+                &thermal,
+                "sensor_command",
+                compute->inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command
+            );
+        }
+        add_assoc_double(
+            &thermal,
+            "max_temperature_c",
+            compute->inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c
+        );
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &thermal,
+            "check_interval_seconds",
+            compute->inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(
+            &thermal,
+            "allow_unmonitored_gpu",
+            compute->inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored
+        );
+        add_assoc_zval(&gpu, "thermal", &thermal);
+        array_init(&power);
+        if (king_inference_runtime_non_empty(compute->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command)) {
+            add_assoc_string(
+                &power,
+                "sensor_command",
+                compute->inference_gpu_power_sensor_command
+            );
+        }
+        add_assoc_double(&power, "max_watts", compute->inference_gpu_power_max_watts);
+        add_assoc_long(
+            &power,
+            "check_interval_seconds",
+            compute->inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec
+        );
+        add_assoc_zval(&gpu, "power", &power);
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gpu", &gpu);
+
+        if (Z_ISUNDEF(selected_gpu_runtime)) {
+            zval gpu_runtime;
+
+            king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_compute(compute, &gpu_runtime);
+            add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gpu_runtime", &selected_gpu_runtime);
+        }
+    } else if (!Z_ISUNDEF(selected_gpu_runtime)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&selected_gpu_runtime);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_gpu_runtime_status)
+{
+    zval *zconfig = NULL;
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(zconfig)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    compute = king_inference_runtime_compute_config(
+        zconfig,
+        "king_inference_gpu_runtime_status"
+    );
+    if (compute == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_compute(compute, return_value);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_config)
+{
+    zval *zconfig = NULL;
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(zconfig)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    compute = king_inference_runtime_compute_config(
+        zconfig,
+        "king_inference_runtime_model_config"
+    );
+    if (compute == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_runtime_model_config_array(
+            compute,
+            return_value,
+            "king_inference_runtime_model_config"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_inference_runtime_model_load)
+{
+    zval *zconfig = NULL;
+    const kg_high_perf_compute_ai_config_t *compute;
+    zval model_config;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(zconfig)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    compute = king_inference_runtime_compute_config(
+        zconfig,
+        "king_inference_runtime_model_load"
+    );
+    if (compute == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&model_config);
+    if (king_inference_runtime_model_config_array(
+            compute,
+            &model_config,
+            "king_inference_runtime_model_load"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    object_init_ex(return_value, king_ce_inference_model);
+    if (king_inference_model_init(
+            return_value,
+            &model_config,
+            "king_inference_runtime_model_load"
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&model_config);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&model_config);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_truth.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_truth.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..690b71cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/config/runtime_truth.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,521 @@
+/*
+ * Runtime truth payloads shared by model info, OpenAI model listings and errors.
+ */
+
+static void king_inference_model_runtime_timing_truth(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "available", model->runtime_last_timing_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "first_token_available", model->runtime_last_first_token_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "started_monotonic_ms", model->runtime_last_started_ms);
+    if (model->runtime_last_first_token_available) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "first_token_monotonic_ms", model->runtime_last_first_token_ms);
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "time_to_first_token_ms", model->runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "first_token_monotonic_ms");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "time_to_first_token_ms");
+    }
+    if (model->runtime_last_timing_available) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "finished_monotonic_ms", model->runtime_last_finished_ms);
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "duration_ms", model->runtime_last_duration_ms);
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "tokens_per_second", model->runtime_last_tokens_per_second);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "finished_monotonic_ms");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "duration_ms");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "tokens_per_second");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "generated_tokens", model->runtime_last_generated_tokens);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_runtime_resident_truth(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval tokenizer_status;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_object", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gguf_metadata", model->gguf.loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_map", model->native_map_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "tensor_index", Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index)) > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "tokenizer", model->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded
+        && model->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    king_inference_tokenizer_status_array(model, &tokenizer_status);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "tokenizer_status", &tokenizer_status);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cuda_context", model->cuda_context_available);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cuda_context_owned", model->cuda_context_owned);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cuda_weights", model->cuda_weight_upload_complete
+        && model->cuda_weight_uploaded_bytes > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cuda_weight_cache", model->cuda_weight_cache_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cuda_kv_cache", model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "cuda_device_bytes_allocated", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_bytes_allocated);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated", (zend_long) model->cuda_device_peak_bytes_allocated);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_runtime_truth_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    zval resident;
+    zval timing;
+    bool backend_config_valid = true;
+    bool gpu_enabled;
+    bool gpu_runtime_created = false;
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+    zval *reason;
+    zval *generation_ready;
+    const char *active_device = "unknown";
+    const char *fallback_mode = "none";
+    const char *fallback_error = "none";
+    bool cpu_fallback_allowed = false;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&gpu_runtime);
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, "King runtime truth") != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        backend_config_valid = false;
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    }
+    gpu_enabled = backend_config_valid && king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config);
+    if (gpu_enabled) {
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &gpu_runtime);
+        gpu_runtime_created = true;
+    }
+
+    if (!backend_config_valid) {
+        active_device = "invalid";
+        fallback_mode = "invalid_backend";
+        fallback_error = "king.validation.invalid_backend_config";
+    } else if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU) {
+        active_device = model->cuda_context_available ? "cuda" : "cuda_unavailable";
+        fallback_mode = "refuse_cpu_fallback";
+        if (!model->cuda_context_available) {
+            fallback_error = "king.policy.gpu_unavailable";
+        } else if (gpu_runtime_created) {
+            generation_ready = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "generation_ready");
+            if (generation_ready == NULL || !zend_is_true(generation_ready)) {
+                fallback_error = "king.policy.gpu_generation_not_ready";
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU) {
+        active_device = "cpu";
+        fallback_mode = "cpu_profile";
+    } else {
+        active_device = "local_process";
+        fallback_mode = "external_process";
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "version", 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "backend",
+        backend_config_valid ? king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind) : "invalid"
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "active_device", active_device);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_resident", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_required", gpu_enabled || kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cpu_fallback_allowed", cpu_fallback_allowed);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "fallback_mode", fallback_mode);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "fallback_error", fallback_error);
+    if (gpu_runtime_created) {
+        reason = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "reason");
+        if (reason != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(reason) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(reason) > 0) {
+            add_assoc_str(return_value, "gpu_admission_reason", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(reason)));
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_admission_reason", "unknown");
+        }
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_admission_reason", "not_gpu_model");
+    }
+
+    king_inference_model_runtime_resident_truth(model, &resident);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "resident_state", &resident);
+    king_inference_model_runtime_timing_truth(model, &timing);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "measured_token_timing", &timing);
+
+    if (gpu_runtime_created) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_decoder_truth_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    bool backend_config_valid = true;
+    bool native_cpu_backend;
+    bool native_gpu_backend;
+    bool local_backend;
+    bool gpu_enabled;
+    bool gpu_prompt_ready = false;
+    bool gpu_synthetic_graph_ready = false;
+    bool silent_cpu_fallback = false;
+    const char *backend_name;
+    const char *active_device;
+    const char *prompt_graph_path;
+    const char *synthetic_graph_path;
+    const char *sampler_path;
+    const char *kv_cache_path;
+    const char *fallback_error = "none";
+    const char *fallback_policy = "no_cpu_fallback";
+
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, "King decoder truth") != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        backend_config_valid = false;
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    }
+
+    native_cpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    native_gpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    local_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    gpu_enabled = backend_config_valid && king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config);
+    backend_name = backend_config_valid ? king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind) : "invalid";
+
+    if (!backend_config_valid) {
+        active_device = "invalid";
+        prompt_graph_path = "unavailable";
+        synthetic_graph_path = "unavailable";
+        sampler_path = "unavailable";
+        kv_cache_path = "unavailable";
+        fallback_error = "king.validation.invalid_backend_config";
+        fallback_policy = "invalid_backend_refused";
+    } else if (native_gpu_backend) {
+        gpu_prompt_ready = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_available;
+        gpu_synthetic_graph_ready = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available
+            && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available;
+        active_device = model->cuda_context_available ? "cuda" : "cuda_unavailable";
+        prompt_graph_path = gpu_prompt_ready
+            ? "king_native_gpu_prompt_to_logits_decode"
+            : "unavailable";
+        synthetic_graph_path = gpu_synthetic_graph_ready
+            ? "king_native_gpu_synthetic_token_vector_graph"
+            : "unavailable";
+        sampler_path = gpu_prompt_ready
+            ? "king_native_gpu_bounded_top_k_sampler"
+            : "unavailable";
+        kv_cache_path = model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated
+            ? "king_native_gpu_device_kv_cache"
+            : "unallocated";
+        fallback_policy = "refuse_cpu_fallback";
+        if (!model->cuda_context_available) {
+            fallback_error = "king.policy.gpu_unavailable";
+        } else if (!gpu_prompt_ready) {
+            fallback_error = "king.policy.gpu_generation_not_ready";
+        }
+    } else if (native_cpu_backend) {
+        active_device = "cpu";
+        prompt_graph_path = "king_native_cpu_prompt_to_logits_decode";
+        synthetic_graph_path = "king_native_cpu_synthetic_token_vector_graph";
+        sampler_path = "king_native_cpu_sampler";
+        kv_cache_path = (!Z_ISUNDEF(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) && Z_TYPE(model->paged_kv_cache_plan) == IS_ARRAY)
+            ? "king_native_cpu_paged_kv_cache_plan"
+            : "king_native_cpu_runtime_state";
+        fallback_policy = "cpu_profile";
+    } else if (local_backend) {
+        active_device = gpu_enabled ? "local_process_gpu_requested" : "local_process";
+        prompt_graph_path = "external_local_runner";
+        synthetic_graph_path = "not_supported";
+        sampler_path = "external_local_runner";
+        kv_cache_path = "external_local_runner";
+        fallback_policy = gpu_enabled ? "external_runner_gpu_policy" : "external_process";
+    } else {
+        active_device = "unknown";
+        prompt_graph_path = "unavailable";
+        synthetic_graph_path = "unavailable";
+        sampler_path = "unavailable";
+        kv_cache_path = "unavailable";
+        fallback_error = "king.runtime.unknown_backend";
+        fallback_policy = "unknown";
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "backend", backend_name);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "active_device", active_device);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "prompt_graph_path", prompt_graph_path);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "synthetic_graph_path", synthetic_graph_path);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "sampler_path", sampler_path);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "kv_cache_path", kv_cache_path);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "prompt_to_logits_inference", native_cpu_backend || gpu_prompt_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "synthetic_token_vector_graph", native_cpu_backend || gpu_synthetic_graph_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "sampler_available", native_cpu_backend || gpu_prompt_ready || local_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "kv_cache_available", native_cpu_backend || model->cuda_device_kv_cache_allocated || local_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "silent_cpu_fallback", silent_cpu_fallback);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cpu_prompt_fallback_allowed", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "fallback_policy", fallback_policy);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "fallback_error", fallback_error);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_model_memory_enabled(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_bool_from_array(&model->config, "with_memory", false);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_memory_truth_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    bool with_memory = king_inference_model_memory_enabled(model);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "with_memory", with_memory);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "mode", with_memory ? "stateful_graph_memory" : "stateless");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_readiness_truth_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    bool backend_config_valid = true;
+    bool gpu_enabled;
+    bool gpu_config_ready = false;
+    bool gpu_generation_ready = false;
+    bool local_backend;
+    bool native_cpu_backend;
+    bool native_gpu_backend;
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&gpu_runtime);
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, "King readiness truth") != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        backend_config_valid = false;
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    }
+
+    gpu_enabled = backend_config_valid && king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config);
+    if (gpu_enabled) {
+        zval *config_ready;
+        zval *generation_ready;
+
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &gpu_runtime);
+        config_ready = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "config_ready");
+        generation_ready = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "generation_ready");
+        gpu_config_ready = config_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(config_ready);
+        gpu_generation_ready = generation_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(generation_ready);
+    }
+
+    local_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    native_cpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    native_gpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "model_resident", true);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "metadata_ready", model->gguf.loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_map_ready", model->native_map_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "tokenizer_ready", model->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded && model->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_required", gpu_enabled || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_config_ready", gpu_config_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_generation_ready", native_gpu_backend && gpu_generation_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "openai_generation_ready",
+        backend_config_valid && ((local_backend && !gpu_enabled) || native_cpu_backend || (native_gpu_backend && gpu_generation_ready))
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_graph_streaming_ready", native_cpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream_contract_ready", native_cpu_backend || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "embeddings_ready", native_cpu_backend);
+
+    if (gpu_enabled) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&gpu_runtime);
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_native_readiness_bool(zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+    return value != NULL && zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_native_engine_readiness_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_backend_kind kind;
+    bool backend_config_valid = true;
+    bool gpu_enabled;
+    bool local_backend;
+    bool native_cpu_backend;
+    bool native_gpu_backend;
+    bool gpu_config_ready = false;
+    bool gpu_generation_ready = false;
+    bool native_stream_contract_admitted = false;
+    bool native_graph_payload_admitted = false;
+    bool plain_text_generation_admitted = false;
+    const char *backend_name;
+    const char *state = "not_native_backend";
+    const char *proof_path = "non_native_backend";
+    zval blockers;
+    zval refusal_reasons;
+    zval refusal_error_codes;
+    zval refusal_error_categories;
+    zval gpu_runtime;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&gpu_runtime);
+    if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, "King native engine readiness") != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            zend_clear_exception();
+        }
+        backend_config_valid = false;
+        kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    }
+
+    gpu_enabled = backend_config_valid && king_inference_gpu_enabled(&model->config);
+    local_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+    native_cpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_CPU;
+    native_gpu_backend = backend_config_valid && kind == KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_KING_NATIVE_GPU;
+    backend_name = backend_config_valid ? king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind) : "invalid";
+
+    array_init(&blockers);
+    array_init(&refusal_reasons);
+
+    if (!backend_config_valid) {
+        state = "invalid_backend_config";
+        proof_path = "backend_config_validation";
+        add_next_index_string(&refusal_reasons, "backend_config_invalid");
+    } else if (local_backend) {
+        state = "not_native_backend";
+        proof_path = "local_process_backend";
+        add_next_index_string(&refusal_reasons, "not_native_backend");
+    } else if (native_cpu_backend) {
+        state = "admitted";
+        proof_path = "native_cpu_model_resident_tokenizer_contract";
+        native_stream_contract_admitted = true;
+        native_graph_payload_admitted = true;
+        plain_text_generation_admitted = true;
+    } else if (native_gpu_backend) {
+        zval *config_ready;
+        zval *generation_ready;
+        zval *runtime_refusals;
+        zval *entry;
+
+        proof_path = "gpu_runtime_status_decoder_blockers_and_policy";
+        king_inference_gpu_runtime_status_from_model(model, &gpu_runtime);
+        config_ready = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "config_ready");
+        generation_ready = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "generation_ready");
+        gpu_config_ready = config_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(config_ready);
+        gpu_generation_ready = generation_ready != NULL && zend_is_true(generation_ready);
+        native_stream_contract_admitted = true;
+        native_graph_payload_admitted = model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_available
+            && model->cuda_decoder_graph_executor_result_contract_available;
+        plain_text_generation_admitted = gpu_generation_ready;
+        state = plain_text_generation_admitted ? "admitted" : "refused";
+
+        king_inference_gpu_decoder_blockers(model, &blockers);
+        runtime_refusals = king_inference_array_find(&gpu_runtime, "refusal_reasons");
+        if (runtime_refusals != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(runtime_refusals) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(runtime_refusals), entry) {
+                if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
+                    add_next_index_str(&refusal_reasons, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(entry)));
+                }
+            } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+        }
+        if (!plain_text_generation_admitted) {
+            add_next_index_string(&refusal_reasons, "native_plain_text_generation_not_admitted");
+        }
+    }
+
+    king_inference_error_taxonomy_codes_from_reason_list(&refusal_reasons, &refusal_error_codes);
+    king_inference_error_taxonomy_categories_from_code_list(
+        &refusal_error_codes,
+        &refusal_error_categories
+    );
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "scope", "native_engine_readiness");
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "router_independent", true);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "backend", backend_name);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "backend_config_valid", backend_config_valid);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_backend", native_cpu_backend || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_required", gpu_enabled || native_gpu_backend);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_config_ready", native_gpu_backend && gpu_config_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream_contract_admitted", native_stream_contract_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_graph_payload_admitted", native_graph_payload_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "plain_text_generation_admitted", plain_text_generation_admitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_prompt_formatting_applied", false);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "prompt_formatting_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "tool_fields_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "error_response_owner", "openai_router");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "state", state);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "proof_path", proof_path);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "decoder_blockers", &blockers);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_reasons", &refusal_reasons);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_error_codes", &refusal_error_codes);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "refusal_error_categories", &refusal_error_categories);
+    if (native_gpu_backend && !Z_ISUNDEF(gpu_runtime)) {
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "gpu_runtime", &gpu_runtime);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_model_add_runtime_surface_fields(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *target,
+    zval *runtime_truth
+) {
+    zval memory;
+    zval readiness;
+    zval decoder_truth;
+    zval *backend = king_inference_array_find(runtime_truth, "backend");
+    zval *active_device = king_inference_array_find(runtime_truth, "active_device");
+    zval *fallback_mode = king_inference_array_find(runtime_truth, "fallback_mode");
+    zval *silent_cpu_fallback = king_inference_array_find(runtime_truth, "silent_cpu_fallback");
+    zval *gpu_admission_reason = king_inference_array_find(runtime_truth, "gpu_admission_reason");
+    bool with_memory = king_inference_model_memory_enabled(model);
+
+    if (backend != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(backend) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(target, "configured_backend", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(backend)));
+        add_assoc_str(target, "active_backend", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(backend)));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(target, "configured_backend", "invalid");
+        add_assoc_string(target, "active_backend", "invalid");
+    }
+    if (active_device != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(active_device) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(target, "active_device", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(active_device)));
+    }
+    if (fallback_mode != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(fallback_mode) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(target, "fallback_mode", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(fallback_mode)));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(target, "fallback_mode", "unknown");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        target,
+        "silent_cpu_fallback",
+        silent_cpu_fallback != NULL && zend_is_true(silent_cpu_fallback)
+    );
+    if (gpu_admission_reason != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu_admission_reason) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(target, "gpu_admission_reason", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(gpu_admission_reason)));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(target, "gpu_admission_reason", "unknown");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(target, "with_memory", with_memory);
+    add_assoc_string(target, "memory_mode", with_memory ? "stateful_graph_memory" : "stateless");
+
+    king_inference_model_memory_truth_array(model, &memory);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "memory", &memory);
+    king_inference_model_readiness_truth_array(model, &readiness);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "readiness", &readiness);
+    king_inference_model_decoder_truth_array(model, &decoder_truth);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "decoder_truth", &decoder_truth);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/errors/error_taxonomy.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/errors/error_taxonomy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e57ef98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/errors/error_taxonomy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+/*
+ * Stable inference error taxonomy shared by router responses and diagnostics.
+ *
+ * The taxonomy intentionally carries no request body, prompt, message content,
+ * or model output. Human-facing details stay in the existing error message.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_error_ascii_contains(const char *haystack, const char *needle)
+{
+    size_t haystack_len;
+    size_t needle_len;
+
+    if (haystack == NULL || needle == NULL || needle[0] == '\0') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    haystack_len = strlen(haystack);
+    needle_len = strlen(needle);
+    if (needle_len > haystack_len) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i + needle_len <= haystack_len; i++) {
+        if (strncasecmp(haystack + i, needle, needle_len) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_error_category_from_code(const char *code)
+{
+    if (code == NULL) {
+        return "router";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.validation.", sizeof("king.validation.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "validation";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.model_artifact.", sizeof("king.model_artifact.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "model_artifact";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.tokenizer.", sizeof("king.tokenizer.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "tokenizer";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.graph.", sizeof("king.graph.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "graph";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.allocation.", sizeof("king.allocation.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "allocation";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.kernel.", sizeof("king.kernel.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "kernel";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.numeric_mismatch.", sizeof("king.numeric_mismatch.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "numeric_mismatch";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.kv_cache.", sizeof("king.kv_cache.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "kv_cache";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.policy.", sizeof("king.policy.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "policy";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.timeout.", sizeof("king.timeout.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "timeout";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.cancellation.", sizeof("king.cancellation.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "cancellation";
+    }
+    if (strncmp(code, "king.unsupported_feature.", sizeof("king.unsupported_feature.") - 1) == 0) {
+        return "unsupported_feature";
+    }
+
+    return "router";
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_error_code_is_stable(const char *code)
+{
+    return code != NULL && strncmp(code, "king.", sizeof("king.") - 1) == 0;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_error_code_from_runtime_reason(const char *reason)
+{
+    if (reason == NULL || reason[0] == '\0') {
+        return "king.router.internal";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "backend_config")) {
+        return "king.validation.invalid_backend_config";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "artifact_missing")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "artifact_configured")) {
+        return "king.model_artifact.missing";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "artifact_not_readable")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "not_readable")) {
+        return "king.model_artifact.unreadable";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "tokenizer")) {
+        return "king.tokenizer.unavailable";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "graph")) {
+        return "king.graph.invalid_request";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "kv_cache")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "kv_")) {
+        return "king.kv_cache.invalid";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "numeric")) {
+        return "king.numeric_mismatch.detected";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "vram")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "allocator")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "allocation")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "memory")) {
+        return "king.allocation.failed";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "gpu_temperature_limit_reached")) {
+        return "king.policy.gpu_thermal_limit_reached";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "gpu_power_limit_reached")) {
+        return "king.policy.gpu_power_limit_reached";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "thermal")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "power")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "disabled")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "not_admitted")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "policy")) {
+        return "king.policy.refused";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "timeout")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "deadline")) {
+        return "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "cancel")) {
+        return "king.cancellation.cancelled";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "unsupported")) {
+        return "king.unsupported_feature.requested";
+    }
+    if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "kernel")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "cuda")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "decoder")
+        || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(reason, "gpu_")) {
+        return "king.kernel.unavailable";
+    }
+
+    return "king.router.internal";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_error_code_from_message(
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *message)
+{
+    if (status == 404) {
+        return "king.router.route_not_found";
+    }
+    if (status == 405) {
+        return "king.router.method_not_allowed";
+    }
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "not valid JSON")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "must be")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "must not")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "invalid")) {
+            return "king.validation.invalid_request";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "backend configuration")) {
+            return "king.validation.invalid_backend_config";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "artifact")) {
+            return king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "readable")
+                ? "king.model_artifact.unreadable"
+                : "king.model_artifact.missing";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "tokenizer")) {
+            return "king.tokenizer.unavailable";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "graph")) {
+            return "king.graph.invalid_request";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "KV")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "cache")) {
+            return "king.kv_cache.invalid";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "numeric")) {
+            return "king.numeric_mismatch.detected";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "allocation")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "memory")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "VRAM")) {
+            return "king.allocation.failed";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "runtime policy")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "not ready")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "cannot generate")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "not admitted")) {
+            return "king.policy.refused";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "refused GPU inference because sensor")
+            && king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "at or above")) {
+            return "king.policy.gpu_thermal_limit_reached";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "power draw")
+            && king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "at or above")) {
+            return "king.policy.gpu_power_limit_reached";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "timeout")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "deadline")) {
+            return "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "cancel")) {
+            return "king.cancellation.cancelled";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "unsupported")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "does not support")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "requires")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "not found")) {
+            return "king.unsupported_feature.requested";
+        }
+        if (king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "kernel")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "CUDA")
+            || king_inference_error_ascii_contains(message, "decoder")) {
+            return "king.kernel.unavailable";
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (type != NULL && strcmp(type, "invalid_request_error") == 0) {
+        return "king.validation.invalid_request";
+    }
+    if (status >= 500 || (type != NULL && strcmp(type, "server_error") == 0)) {
+        return "king.router.internal";
+    }
+
+    return "king.router.internal";
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_error_code_from_explicit_or_message(
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *type,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *explicit_code)
+{
+    if (king_inference_error_code_is_stable(explicit_code)) {
+        return explicit_code;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_error_code_from_message(status, type, message);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_error_taxonomy_add_unique_string(zval *values, const char *value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (value == NULL || value[0] == '\0') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(values), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(entry), value) == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    add_next_index_string(values, value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_error_taxonomy_entry(zval *return_value, const char *code)
+{
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "code", code);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "category", king_inference_error_category_from_code(code));
+}
+
+static void king_inference_error_taxonomy_catalog_array(zval *return_value)
+{
+    static const char *codes[] = {
+        "king.validation.invalid_request",
+        "king.validation.invalid_backend_config",
+        "king.model_artifact.missing",
+        "king.model_artifact.unreadable",
+        "king.tokenizer.unavailable",
+        "king.graph.invalid_request",
+        "king.graph.unsupported_payload",
+        "king.allocation.failed",
+        "king.kernel.unavailable",
+        "king.numeric_mismatch.detected",
+        "king.kv_cache.invalid",
+        "king.policy.refused",
+        "king.policy.gpu_thermal_limit_reached",
+        "king.policy.gpu_power_limit_reached",
+        "king.router.internal",
+        "king.router.route_not_found",
+        "king.router.method_not_allowed",
+        "king.timeout.deadline_exceeded",
+        "king.cancellation.cancelled",
+        "king.unsupported_feature.requested",
+    };
+    zval categories;
+    zval code_list;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "prompt_included", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "request_body_included", false);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "safe_for_model_list_diagnostics", true);
+
+    array_init(&categories);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(codes) / sizeof(codes[0]); i++) {
+        king_inference_error_taxonomy_add_unique_string(
+            &categories,
+            king_inference_error_category_from_code(codes[i])
+        );
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "categories", &categories);
+
+    array_init(&code_list);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(codes) / sizeof(codes[0]); i++) {
+        zval entry;
+        king_inference_error_taxonomy_entry(&entry, codes[i]);
+        add_next_index_zval(&code_list, &entry);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "codes", &code_list);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_error_taxonomy_codes_from_reason_list(
+    zval *reasons,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (reasons == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(reasons) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(reasons), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
+            king_inference_error_taxonomy_add_unique_string(
+                return_value,
+                king_inference_error_code_from_runtime_reason(Z_STRVAL_P(entry))
+            );
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
+
+static void king_inference_error_taxonomy_categories_from_code_list(
+    zval *codes,
+    zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    if (codes == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(codes) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(codes), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
+            king_inference_error_taxonomy_add_unique_string(
+                return_value,
+                king_inference_error_category_from_code(Z_STRVAL_P(entry))
+            );
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_events.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_events.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..337ee45d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_events.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,743 @@
+#include "stream_process_close.inc"
+
+static bool king_inference_stream_has_native_events(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    return !Z_ISUNDEF(stream->native_events) && Z_TYPE(stream->native_events) == IS_ARRAY;
+}
+
+#include "stream_native_lazy.inc"
+
+static zend_long king_inference_runtime_monotonic_ms(void)
+{
+    struct timespec ts;
+
+    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0) {
+        return (zend_long) time(NULL) * 1000;
+    }
+    return ((zend_long) ts.tv_sec * 1000) + ((zend_long) ts.tv_nsec / 1000000);
+}
+
+#include "stream_hotpath_metrics.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_stream_model_runtime_started(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+
+    stream->runtime_started_ms = king_inference_runtime_monotonic_ms();
+    stream->runtime_first_token_ms = 0;
+    stream->runtime_finished_ms = 0;
+    stream->runtime_generated_tokens = 0;
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    model->runtime_last_started_ms = stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_ms = 0;
+    model->runtime_last_finished_ms = 0;
+    model->runtime_last_duration_ms = 0;
+    model->runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms = 0;
+    model->runtime_last_generated_tokens = 0;
+    model->runtime_last_tokens_per_second = 0.0;
+    model->runtime_last_timing_available = false;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_available = false;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens = 0;
+    model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns = 0;
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_reset_hot_token_profile(model);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_model_runtime_token(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zend_long now = king_inference_runtime_monotonic_ms();
+
+    if (stream->runtime_started_ms <= 0) {
+        stream->runtime_started_ms = now;
+    }
+    if (stream->runtime_first_token_ms <= 0) {
+        stream->runtime_first_token_ms = now;
+    }
+    stream->runtime_generated_tokens++;
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    model->runtime_last_started_ms = stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_ms = stream->runtime_first_token_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms = stream->runtime_first_token_ms - stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_generated_tokens = stream->runtime_generated_tokens;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_available = true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_model_runtime_finished(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zend_long duration_ms;
+
+    if (stream->runtime_finished_ms <= 0) {
+        stream->runtime_finished_ms = king_inference_runtime_monotonic_ms();
+    }
+    if (stream->runtime_started_ms <= 0) {
+        stream->runtime_started_ms = stream->runtime_finished_ms;
+    }
+    duration_ms = stream->runtime_finished_ms - stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    if (duration_ms < 0) {
+        duration_ms = 0;
+    }
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    model->runtime_last_started_ms = stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_ms = stream->runtime_first_token_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_finished_ms = stream->runtime_finished_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_duration_ms = duration_ms;
+    model->runtime_last_time_to_first_token_ms = stream->runtime_first_token_ms > 0
+        ? stream->runtime_first_token_ms - stream->runtime_started_ms
+        : 0;
+    model->runtime_last_generated_tokens = stream->runtime_generated_tokens;
+    model->runtime_last_tokens_per_second = duration_ms > 0
+        ? ((double) stream->runtime_generated_tokens * 1000.0) / (double) duration_ms
+        : 0.0;
+    model->runtime_last_timing_available = true;
+    model->runtime_last_first_token_available = stream->runtime_first_token_ms > 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_reset_decoder_metrics(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    stream->native_decoder_token_count = 0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_id = 0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_probability = 0.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_logit = 0.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_rank = 0.0;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_token_available = false;
+    stream->native_decoder_last_score_available = false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_abort_state(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    stream->start_event_pending = false;
+    if (king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)) {
+        stream->native_event_index = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events));
+    }
+    king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_release(stream);
+    king_inference_stream_close_process(stream, true);
+    stream->done = true;
+    king_inference_stream_model_runtime_finished(stream);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_cancel_state(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    stream->cancelled = true;
+    stream->timed_out = false;
+    king_inference_stream_abort_state(stream);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_timeout_state(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    stream->cancelled = true;
+    stream->timed_out = true;
+    king_inference_stream_abort_state(stream);
+}
+
+#include "stream_gpu_policy_status.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *role,
+    const char *content,
+    size_t content_len,
+    const char *finish_reason,
+    zval *return_value
+);
+
+static void king_inference_stream_openai_error(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *message,
+    size_t message_len,
+    zval *return_value
+);
+
+static void king_inference_stream_done_event(king_inference_stream_object *stream, zval *return_value);
+
+static bool king_inference_stream_openai_array_event(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *event,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *type = king_inference_array_find(event, "type");
+    zval *text = king_inference_array_find(event, "text");
+    zval *message = king_inference_array_find(event, "message");
+    const char *type_name = type != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(type) == IS_STRING ? Z_STRVAL_P(type) : "";
+
+    if (strcmp(type_name, "token") == 0 && text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(text) == IS_STRING) {
+        stream->chunk_count++;
+        stream->bytes_emitted += (zend_long) Z_STRLEN_P(text);
+        king_inference_stream_model_runtime_token(stream);
+        king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(stream, NULL, Z_STRVAL_P(text), Z_STRLEN_P(text), NULL, return_value);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if ((strcmp(type_name, "stderr") == 0 || strcmp(type_name, "error") == 0)
+        && ((text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(text) == IS_STRING) || (message != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(message) == IS_STRING))) {
+        zval *error_text = text != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(text) == IS_STRING ? text : message;
+        king_inference_stream_openai_error(stream, Z_STRVAL_P(error_text), Z_STRLEN_P(error_text), return_value);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(type_name, "done") == 0 || strcmp(type_name, "cancelled") == 0) {
+        king_inference_stream_done_event(stream, return_value);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_next_native_event(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *event;
+
+    if (!king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    while (true) {
+        event = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events), stream->native_event_index);
+        if (event == NULL) {
+            stream->exit_code = 0;
+            king_inference_stream_done_event(stream, return_value);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        stream->native_event_index++;
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(event) == IS_STRING) {
+            stream->chunk_count++;
+            stream->bytes_emitted += (zend_long) Z_STRLEN_P(event);
+            king_inference_stream_model_runtime_token(stream);
+            if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+                king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(stream, NULL, Z_STRVAL_P(event), Z_STRLEN_P(event), NULL, return_value);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            array_init(return_value);
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", "token");
+            add_assoc_str(return_value, "text", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(event)));
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(event) == IS_ARRAY && king_inference_stream_openai_array_event(stream, event, return_value)) {
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, event);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_stream_openai_requested(zval *request, zval *options)
+{
+    zval *flag = king_inference_array_find(options, "openai_compatible");
+    zval *format;
+
+    if (flag != NULL && zend_is_true(flag)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    flag = king_inference_array_find(request, "openai_compatible");
+    if (flag != NULL && zend_is_true(flag)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    format = king_inference_array_find(options, "format");
+    if (format == NULL) {
+        format = king_inference_array_find(request, "format");
+    }
+    if (format != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(format) == IS_STRING) {
+        return zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai")
+            || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai_chat")
+            || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai_chat_completions");
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_validate_openai_flag(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *source_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *flag = king_inference_array_find(source, "openai_compatible");
+
+    if (flag == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(flag) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(flag) == IS_TRUE || Z_TYPE_P(flag) == IS_FALSE) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() %s.openai_compatible must be a boolean when provided.",
+        function_name,
+        source_name
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_validate_format(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *source_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *format = king_inference_array_find(source, "format");
+
+    if (format == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(format) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(format) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(format) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s.format must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            source_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai_chat")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(format), "openai_chat_completions")) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "%s() %s.format is not a supported inference stream format.",
+        function_name,
+        source_name
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_validate_native_graph_shapes(
+    zval *source,
+    const char *source_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *graph = king_inference_array_find(source, "graph");
+    zval *graphs = king_inference_array_find(source, "graphs");
+    zval *graph_options = king_inference_array_find(source, "graph_options");
+
+    if (graph != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s.graph must be an object array when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            source_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graphs != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_list(graphs)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s.graphs must be a list array when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            source_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (graph_options != NULL && !king_inference_openai_array_is_object(graph_options)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s.graph_options must be an object array when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            source_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_validate_request_options(
+    zval *request,
+    zval *options,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    if (king_inference_stream_validate_openai_flag(request, "request", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_stream_validate_openai_flag(options, "options", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_stream_validate_format(request, "request", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_stream_validate_format(options, "options", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_stream_validate_native_graph_shapes(request, "request", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_stream_validate_native_graph_shapes(options, "options", function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_prepare_openai(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    if (stream->response_id != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(stream->response_id);
+        stream->response_id = NULL;
+    }
+
+    stream->created_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    stream->response_id = strpprintf(
+        0,
+        "chatcmpl-king-%lu-" ZEND_LONG_FMT,
+        (zend_ulong) stream->std.handle,
+        stream->created_at
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    zval *request_model = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "model");
+
+    if (request_model != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(request_model) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(request_model) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(request_model));
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) && Z_TYPE(stream->model) == IS_OBJECT) {
+        king_inference_model_object *model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+        if (model->name != NULL) {
+            return zend_string_copy(model->name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init("king-native", sizeof("king-native") - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_openai_chunk_base(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zend_string *model_name = king_inference_stream_openai_model_name(stream);
+
+    if (stream->response_id == NULL) {
+        king_inference_stream_prepare_openai(stream);
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "id", zend_string_copy(stream->response_id));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "chat.completion.chunk");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "created", stream->created_at);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "model", model_name);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *role,
+    const char *content,
+    size_t content_len,
+    const char *finish_reason,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval choices;
+    zval choice;
+    zval delta;
+
+    king_inference_stream_openai_chunk_base(stream, return_value);
+    array_init(&choices);
+    array_init(&choice);
+    add_assoc_long(&choice, "index", 0);
+    array_init(&delta);
+    if (role != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&delta, "role", role);
+    }
+    if (content != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&delta, "content", content, content_len);
+    } else if (role == NULL && finish_reason != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&delta, "content", "", 0);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&choice, "delta", &delta);
+    if (finish_reason != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&choice, "finish_reason", finish_reason);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&choice, "finish_reason");
+    }
+    add_next_index_zval(&choices, &choice);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "choices", &choices);
+    if (king_inference_openai_stream_usage_requested(&stream->request)) {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "usage");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_openai_error(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *message,
+    size_t message_len,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval error;
+    zend_string *safe_message = zend_string_init(message != NULL ? message : "", message != NULL ? message_len : 0, 0);
+
+    king_inference_stream_openai_chunk_base(stream, return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "object", "error");
+    king_inference_openai_error_object(
+        &error,
+        500,
+        ZSTR_VAL(safe_message),
+        "server_error",
+        NULL
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "error", &error);
+    zend_string_release(safe_message);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_metrics(king_inference_stream_object *stream, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_long native_event_count = king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)
+        ? (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events))
+        : 0;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "chunks", stream->chunk_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "stderr_chunks", stream->stderr_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "bytes", stream->bytes_emitted);
+    king_inference_stream_add_hotpath_metrics(stream, return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "done", stream->done);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cancelled", stream->cancelled);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "timed_out", stream->timed_out);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_metrics(stream, return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "exit_code", stream->exit_code);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "openai_compatible", stream->openai_compatible);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream", native_event_count > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_event_count", native_event_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_event_index", (zend_long) stream->native_event_index);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_decoder_tokens", stream->native_decoder_token_count);
+    if (stream->native_decoder_last_token_available) {
+        if (stream->native_decoder_last_token_id <= (zend_ulong) ZEND_LONG_MAX) {
+            add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_decoder_last_token_id", (zend_long) stream->native_decoder_last_token_id);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_double(return_value, "native_decoder_last_token_id", (double) stream->native_decoder_last_token_id);
+        }
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "native_decoder_last_token_id");
+    }
+    if (stream->native_decoder_last_score_available) {
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "native_decoder_last_probability", stream->native_decoder_last_probability);
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "native_decoder_last_logit", stream->native_decoder_last_logit);
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "native_decoder_last_rank", stream->native_decoder_last_rank);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "native_decoder_last_probability");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "native_decoder_last_logit");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "native_decoder_last_rank");
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_stream_openai_finish_reason(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    zval *max_tokens;
+
+    if (stream->cancelled || stream->gpu_thermal_aborted || stream->gpu_power_aborted) {
+        return "stop";
+    }
+
+    max_tokens = king_inference_array_find(&stream->request, "max_tokens");
+    if (max_tokens != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(max_tokens) == IS_LONG
+        && Z_LVAL_P(max_tokens) > 0
+        && stream->runtime_generated_tokens >= Z_LVAL_P(max_tokens)) {
+        return "length";
+    }
+
+    return "stop";
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_done_event(king_inference_stream_object *stream, zval *return_value)
+{
+    int status = 0;
+    pid_t waited;
+
+    if (stream->child_pid > 0) {
+        waited = waitpid((pid_t) stream->child_pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+        if (waited == (pid_t) stream->child_pid) {
+            stream->exit_code = WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) : -1;
+            stream->child_pid = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    stream->done = true;
+    king_inference_stream_model_runtime_finished(stream);
+    if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+        king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(
+            stream,
+            NULL,
+            NULL,
+            0,
+            king_inference_stream_openai_finish_reason(stream),
+            return_value
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", stream->cancelled ? "cancelled" : "done");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "exit_code", stream->exit_code);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "chunks", stream->chunk_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "bytes", stream->bytes_emitted);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "timed_out", stream->timed_out);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_runtime_metrics(stream, return_value);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_abort_metrics(stream, return_value);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_next_event(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zend_long timeout_ms,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = NULL;
+    fd_set readfds;
+    struct timeval timeout;
+    int maxfd = -1;
+    int ready;
+    char buffer[4096];
+    ssize_t read_len;
+
+    if (stream->start_event_pending) {
+        king_inference_backend_kind kind = KING_INFERENCE_BACKEND_LOCAL;
+
+        stream->start_event_pending = false;
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) && Z_TYPE(stream->model) == IS_OBJECT) {
+            model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+            if (king_inference_backend_kind_from_config(&model->config, &kind, "King inference stream") != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        }
+        if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+            if (king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)) {
+                if (model != NULL
+                    && king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(stream, "King inference stream") != SUCCESS) {
+                    king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_state(stream);
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                if (king_inference_stream_ensure_native_event_available(stream) != SUCCESS) {
+                    if (king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_code(stream) != NULL) {
+                        king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_state(stream);
+                    }
+                    return FAILURE;
+                }
+                return king_inference_stream_next_native_event(stream, return_value);
+            }
+            king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(stream, "assistant", NULL, 0, NULL, return_value);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        array_init(return_value);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", "start");
+        add_assoc_string(
+            return_value,
+            "backend",
+            king_inference_backend_kind_name(kind)
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_stream", king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream));
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "pid", stream->child_pid);
+        king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_start_status(stream, return_value);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (stream->done) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) && Z_TYPE(stream->model) == IS_OBJECT) {
+        model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+        if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(stream, "King inference stream") != SUCCESS) {
+            king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_state(stream);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)) {
+        if (king_inference_stream_ensure_native_event_available(stream) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_code(stream) != NULL) {
+                king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_state(stream);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        return king_inference_stream_next_native_event(stream, return_value);
+    }
+
+    if (stream->stdout_fd < 0 && stream->stderr_fd < 0) {
+        king_inference_stream_done_event(stream, return_value);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+    if (stream->stdout_fd >= 0) {
+        FD_SET(stream->stdout_fd, &readfds);
+        maxfd = stream->stdout_fd;
+    }
+    if (stream->stderr_fd >= 0) {
+        FD_SET(stream->stderr_fd, &readfds);
+        if (stream->stderr_fd > maxfd) {
+            maxfd = stream->stderr_fd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    timeout.tv_sec = timeout_ms < 0 ? 0 : timeout_ms / 1000;
+    timeout.tv_usec = timeout_ms < 0 ? 0 : (timeout_ms % 1000) * 1000;
+    ready = select(maxfd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, timeout_ms < 0 ? NULL : &timeout);
+    if (ready < 0) {
+        if (errno == EINTR) {
+            ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "Inference stream select failed.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (ready == 0) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (stream->stderr_fd >= 0 && FD_ISSET(stream->stderr_fd, &readfds)) {
+        read_len = read(stream->stderr_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        if (read_len > 0) {
+            stream->stderr_count++;
+            if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+                king_inference_stream_openai_error(stream, buffer, (size_t) read_len, return_value);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+            array_init(return_value);
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", "stderr");
+            add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "text", buffer, (size_t) read_len);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        close(stream->stderr_fd);
+        stream->stderr_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (stream->stdout_fd >= 0 && FD_ISSET(stream->stdout_fd, &readfds)) {
+        read_len = read(stream->stdout_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        if (read_len > 0) {
+            stream->chunk_count++;
+            stream->bytes_emitted += read_len;
+            king_inference_stream_model_runtime_token(stream);
+            if (stream->openai_compatible) {
+                king_inference_stream_openai_chunk(stream, NULL, buffer, (size_t) read_len, NULL, return_value);
+                return SUCCESS;
+            }
+            array_init(return_value);
+            add_assoc_string(return_value, "type", "token");
+            add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "text", buffer, (size_t) read_len);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        close(stream->stdout_fd);
+        stream->stdout_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_gpu_policy_status.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_gpu_policy_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7b313292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_gpu_policy_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * GPU policy status projection for inference streams.
+ */
+
+static const char *king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_code(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    if (stream->gpu_thermal_aborted) {
+        return "king.policy.gpu_thermal_limit_reached";
+    }
+    if (stream->gpu_power_aborted) {
+        return "king.policy.gpu_power_limit_reached";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_state(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    stream->cancelled = true;
+    stream->timed_out = false;
+    king_inference_stream_abort_state(stream);
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_config(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zval *gpu;
+
+    if (stream == NULL || Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    gpu = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "gpu");
+    return gpu != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY ? gpu : NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_config(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = NULL;
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_config(stream);
+    zval *thermal = gpu != NULL ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal") : NULL;
+    zval *power = gpu != NULL ? king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power") : NULL;
+    zval *thermal_path = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_path")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *thermal_command = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_command")
+        : NULL;
+    zval *power_command = power != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(power, "sensor_command")
+        : NULL;
+    const char *thermal_path_string = thermal_path != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal_path) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(thermal_path)
+        : "";
+    const char *thermal_command_string = thermal_command != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal_command) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(thermal_command)
+        : "";
+    const char *power_command_string = power_command != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power_command) == IS_STRING
+        ? Z_STRVAL_P(power_command)
+        : (
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command != NULL
+                ? king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command
+                : ""
+        );
+    const char *thermal_source = thermal_path_string[0] != '\0'
+        ? "path"
+        : (thermal_command_string[0] != '\0' ? "command" : "none");
+    bool gpu_enabled = gpu != NULL && king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false);
+    double max_temperature_c = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c;
+    double max_watts = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts;
+    zend_long thermal_interval = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec;
+    zend_long power_interval = king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec;
+
+    if (stream != NULL && !Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) && Z_TYPE(stream->model) == IS_OBJECT) {
+        model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+        max_temperature_c = king_inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c(&model->config);
+        max_watts = king_inference_gpu_power_max_watts(&model->config);
+        thermal_interval = king_inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+        power_interval = king_inference_gpu_power_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_policy_configured", gpu_enabled);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_thermal_sensor_source", thermal_source);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_thermal_sensor_path", thermal_path_string);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_thermal_sensor_command", thermal_command_string);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c", max_temperature_c);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds", thermal_interval);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_power_limit_enabled", max_watts > 0.0);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_power_sensor_command", power_command_string);
+    add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_power_max_watts", max_watts);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_power_check_interval_seconds", power_interval);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_runtime_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    const char *abort_code = king_inference_stream_gpu_policy_abort_code(stream);
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_guardrail_aborted", abort_code != NULL);
+    if (abort_code != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "gpu_policy_abort_code", abort_code);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_policy_abort_code");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_policy_during_run_checks", stream->gpu_policy_during_run_checks);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_policy_interval_skips", stream->gpu_policy_interval_skips);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_thermal_runtime_checks", stream->gpu_thermal_runtime_checks);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_power_runtime_checks", stream->gpu_power_runtime_checks);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_abort_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_aborted", stream->gpu_thermal_aborted);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_thermal_abort_at", stream->gpu_thermal_abort_at);
+    if (stream->gpu_thermal_aborted) {
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c", stream->gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c);
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c", stream->gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c");
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_power_aborted", stream->gpu_power_aborted);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_power_abort_at", stream->gpu_power_abort_at);
+    if (stream->gpu_power_aborted) {
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_power_abort_watts", stream->gpu_power_abort_watts);
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts", stream->gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_power_abort_watts");
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_preflight_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_thermal_preflight_checked", stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_checked);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_thermal_preflight_at", stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_at);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        return_value,
+        "gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available",
+        stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available
+    );
+    if (stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available) {
+        add_assoc_double(
+            return_value,
+            "gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c",
+            stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c");
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_power_preflight_checked", stream->gpu_power_preflight_checked);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "gpu_power_preflight_at", stream->gpu_power_preflight_at);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "gpu_power_preflight_available", stream->gpu_power_preflight_available);
+    if (stream->gpu_power_preflight_available) {
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "gpu_power_preflight_watts", stream->gpu_power_preflight_watts);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(return_value, "gpu_power_preflight_watts");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_start_status(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_config(stream, return_value);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_preflight_metrics(stream, return_value);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_config(stream, return_value);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_runtime_metrics(stream, return_value);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_abort_metrics(stream, return_value);
+    king_inference_stream_add_gpu_policy_preflight_metrics(stream, return_value);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_hotpath_metrics.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_hotpath_metrics.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b2997b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_hotpath_metrics.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+static zend_long king_inference_stream_runtime_duration_ms(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    zend_long finished_ms;
+    zend_long duration_ms;
+
+    if (stream->runtime_started_ms <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    finished_ms = stream->runtime_finished_ms > 0
+        ? stream->runtime_finished_ms
+        : king_inference_runtime_monotonic_ms();
+    duration_ms = finished_ms - stream->runtime_started_ms;
+    return duration_ms > 0 ? duration_ms : 0;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_stream_rate_per_second(zend_long units, zend_long duration_ms)
+{
+    if (units <= 0 || duration_ms <= 0) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    return ((double) units * 1000.0) / (double) duration_ms;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_stream_rate_per_second_ns(zend_long units, zend_long duration_ns)
+{
+    if (units <= 0 || duration_ns <= 0) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    return ((double) units * 1000000000.0) / (double) duration_ns;
+}
+
+static king_inference_model_object *king_inference_stream_metric_model(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_add_hotpath_metrics(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model = king_inference_stream_metric_model(stream);
+    zend_long duration_ms = king_inference_stream_runtime_duration_ms(stream);
+    zend_long generated_tokens = stream->runtime_generated_tokens;
+    zend_long first_token_ms = stream->runtime_first_token_ms > 0 && stream->runtime_started_ms > 0
+        ? stream->runtime_first_token_ms - stream->runtime_started_ms
+        : 0;
+    zend_long prefill_tokens = 0;
+    zend_long prefill_ns = 0;
+    bool gpu_profile_available = false;
+    zval hotpath;
+    zval gpu;
+    zval readback;
+
+    if (model != NULL) {
+        if (model->runtime_last_generated_tokens > generated_tokens) {
+            generated_tokens = model->runtime_last_generated_tokens;
+        }
+        prefill_tokens = (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_tokens;
+        prefill_ns = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_prefill_ns;
+        gpu_profile_available = model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_profile_available;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_timing_available", stream->runtime_started_ms > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "runtime_first_token_available", stream->runtime_first_token_ms > 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_started_ms", stream->runtime_started_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_first_token_ms", stream->runtime_first_token_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_finished_ms", stream->runtime_finished_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_duration_ms", duration_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_time_to_first_token_ms", first_token_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "runtime_generated_tokens", generated_tokens);
+    add_assoc_double(
+        return_value,
+        "runtime_tokens_per_second",
+        king_inference_stream_rate_per_second(generated_tokens, duration_ms)
+    );
+
+    array_init(&hotpath);
+    add_assoc_bool(&hotpath, "available", stream->runtime_started_ms > 0 || gpu_profile_available);
+    add_assoc_long(&hotpath, "time_to_first_token_ms", first_token_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(&hotpath, "duration_ms", duration_ms);
+    add_assoc_long(&hotpath, "generated_tokens", generated_tokens);
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &hotpath,
+        "tokens_per_second",
+        king_inference_stream_rate_per_second(generated_tokens, duration_ms)
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&hotpath, "prefill_tokens", prefill_tokens);
+    add_assoc_long(&hotpath, "prefill_duration_ns", prefill_ns);
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &hotpath,
+        "prefill_tokens_per_second",
+        king_inference_stream_rate_per_second_ns(prefill_tokens, prefill_ns)
+    );
+
+    array_init(&gpu);
+    add_assoc_bool(&gpu, "available", gpu_profile_available);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &gpu,
+        "kernel_launches",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_launches : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &gpu,
+        "host_device_syncs",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_syncs : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &gpu,
+        "device_to_host_copies",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_dtoh_copies : 0
+    );
+
+    array_init(&readback);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "candidates",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_candidates : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_readback_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "full_logits_bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "saved_bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_saved_readback_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_tokens",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_full_logits_bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "request_saved_bytes",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &readback,
+        "resident_device_buffers",
+        model != NULL
+            && model->cuda_logits_readback_device_indices != 0
+            && model->cuda_logits_readback_device_logits != 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &readback,
+        "resident_buffer_reuses",
+        model != NULL ? (zend_long) model->cuda_logits_readback_buffer_reuse_count : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(&readback, "explicit_pre_readback_sync_removed", true);
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "bytes_per_token",
+        model != NULL && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "saved_bytes_per_token",
+        model != NULL && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_readback_tokens
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_double(
+        &readback,
+        "savings_ratio",
+        model != NULL && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes > 0
+            ? (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_saved_readback_bytes
+                / (double) model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_full_logits_bytes
+            : 0.0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &readback,
+        "full_logits_readback_avoided",
+        model != NULL && model->cuda_decoder_prompt_loop_last_hot_token_full_logits_readback_avoided
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&gpu, "bounded_readback", &readback);
+    add_assoc_zval(&hotpath, "gpu", &gpu);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "runtime_hot_path", &hotpath);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_native_lazy.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_native_lazy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4e508f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_native_lazy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Native stream lazy-event helpers.
+ */
+
+static bool king_inference_stream_has_pending_native_events(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    return king_inference_stream_has_native_events(stream)
+        && stream->native_event_index < (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(stream->native_events));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_stream_ensure_native_event_available(king_inference_stream_object *stream)
+{
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+
+    if (stream == NULL || stream->native_gpu_stream_state == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    while (stream->native_gpu_stream_state != NULL
+        && !king_inference_stream_has_pending_native_events(stream)) {
+        if (king_inference_cuda_decoder_prompt_stream_step(model, stream) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_process_close.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_process_close.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b4284e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/events/stream_process_close.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+static bool king_inference_stream_wait_child(pid_t pid, bool retry)
+{
+    int status;
+    int attempts = retry ? 20 : 1;
+
+    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < attempts; attempt++) {
+        pid_t result = waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+
+        if (result == pid || (result < 0 && errno == ECHILD)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (result < 0 && errno != EINTR) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!retry) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        usleep(10000);
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_stream_close_process(king_inference_stream_object *stream, bool terminate)
+{
+    if (stream->stdout_fd >= 0) {
+        close(stream->stdout_fd);
+        stream->stdout_fd = -1;
+    }
+    if (stream->stderr_fd >= 0) {
+        close(stream->stderr_fd);
+        stream->stderr_fd = -1;
+    }
+    if (stream->child_pid > 0) {
+        pid_t pid = (pid_t) stream->child_pid;
+        bool should_terminate = terminate && !stream->done;
+        bool reaped;
+
+        if (should_terminate) {
+            (void) kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+        }
+        reaped = king_inference_stream_wait_child(pid, should_terminate);
+        if (!reaped && should_terminate) {
+            (void) kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+            (void) king_inference_stream_wait_child(pid, true);
+        }
+        stream->child_pid = -1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/memory/native_memory.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/memory/native_memory.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..460156683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/memory/native_memory.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+static void king_inference_native_mapping_release(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    if (model->native_map != NULL && model->native_map_size > 0) {
+        munmap(model->native_map, model->native_map_size);
+    }
+
+    model->native_map = NULL;
+    model->native_map_size = 0;
+    model->native_map_loaded = false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_native_map_artifact(
+    zend_string *path,
+    zend_ulong file_size,
+    void **map_out,
+    size_t *map_size_out
+) {
+    int fd;
+    void *mapped;
+
+    *map_out = NULL;
+    *map_size_out = 0;
+
+    if (file_size == 0 || file_size > (zend_ulong) SIZE_MAX) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' is too large to map into this process.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    fd = open(ZSTR_VAL(path), O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' could not be opened for native mapping.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    mapped = mmap(NULL, (size_t) file_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+    close(fd);
+
+    if (mapped == MAP_FAILED) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "Model artifact '%s' could not be memory-mapped for King native inference.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *map_out = mapped;
+    *map_size_out = (size_t) file_size;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/resource_policy.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/resource_policy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..326fd32bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/resource_policy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+static bool king_inference_gpu_enabled(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+
+    return gpu != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(gpu) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false);
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_max_gpu_layers(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_long_from_array(gpu, "max_gpu_layers", 0);
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_vram_reserve_mb(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_long_from_array(
+        gpu,
+        "vram_reserve_mb",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_min_free_vram_mb(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_long_from_array(
+        gpu,
+        "min_free_vram_mb",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a boolean when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-negative integer when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_positive_long_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a positive integer when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_positive_number_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+    double number;
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        number = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        number = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a positive finite number when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!isfinite(number) || number <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a positive finite number when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_number_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+    double number;
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        number = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        number = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-negative finite number when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!isfinite(number) || number < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-negative finite number when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_gpu_number_from_array(zval *array, const char *field_name, double fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(array, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        return (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        return Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    }
+
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_string_field(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char *qualified_name,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(config, field_name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() %s must be a non-empty string when provided.",
+            function_name,
+            qualified_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_validate_gpu_config(zval *config, const char *function_name)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *thermal;
+    zval *power;
+    zval *debug;
+
+    if (gpu == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() gpu must be an array when provided.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(gpu, "enabled", "gpu.enabled", function_name) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(
+            gpu,
+            "batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+            "gpu.batch_prefill_experimental_enable",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            gpu,
+            "max_gpu_layers",
+            "gpu.max_gpu_layers",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            gpu,
+            "vram_reserve_mb",
+            "gpu.vram_reserve_mb",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            gpu,
+            "min_free_vram_mb",
+            "gpu.min_free_vram_mb",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(
+            gpu,
+            "allow_system_ram_offload",
+            "gpu.allow_system_ram_offload",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_max_mb",
+            "gpu.system_ram_offload_max_mb",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            gpu,
+            "system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+            "gpu.system_ram_offload_min_free_mb",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    debug = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "debug");
+    if (debug != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(debug) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() gpu.debug must be an array when provided.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(
+                debug,
+                "numeric_compare_enabled",
+                "gpu.debug.numeric_compare_enabled",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_validate_gpu_positive_long_field(
+                debug,
+                "numeric_compare_max_values",
+                "gpu.debug.numeric_compare_max_values",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    thermal = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal");
+    if (thermal != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(thermal) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() gpu.thermal must be an array when provided.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_validate_gpu_string_field(
+                thermal,
+                "sensor_path",
+                "gpu.thermal.sensor_path",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_validate_gpu_string_field(
+                thermal,
+                "sensor_command",
+                "gpu.thermal.sensor_command",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_validate_gpu_positive_number_field(
+                thermal,
+                "max_temperature_c",
+                "gpu.thermal.max_temperature_c",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+                thermal,
+                "check_interval_seconds",
+                "gpu.thermal.check_interval_seconds",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_validate_gpu_bool_field(
+                thermal,
+                "allow_unmonitored_gpu",
+                "gpu.thermal.allow_unmonitored_gpu",
+                function_name
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    power = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power");
+    if (power == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(power) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() gpu.power must be an array when provided.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_validate_gpu_string_field(
+            power,
+            "sensor_command",
+            "gpu.power.sensor_command",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_number_field(
+            power,
+            "max_watts",
+            "gpu.power.max_watts",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_validate_gpu_non_negative_long_field(
+            power,
+            "check_interval_seconds",
+            "gpu.power.check_interval_seconds",
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_gpu_number_from_array(power, "max_watts", 0.0) > 0.0) {
+        zval *sensor_command = king_inference_array_find(power, "sensor_command");
+
+        if (sensor_command == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(sensor_command) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(sensor_command) == 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() gpu.power.sensor_command is required when gpu.power.max_watts is greater than zero.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/thermal_policy.inc b/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/thermal_policy.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ac9883a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/runtime/policy/thermal_policy.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,605 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_read_temperature(zend_string *path, double *temperature_c)
+{
+    FILE *file = fopen(ZSTR_VAL(path), "r");
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor '%s' could not be opened.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), file) == NULL) {
+        fclose(file);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor '%s' could not be read.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    fclose(file);
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor '%s' did not return a numeric temperature.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *temperature_c = value > 1000.0 ? value / 1000.0 : value;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_read_temperature_command(zend_string *command, double *temperature_c)
+{
+    FILE *pipe = popen(ZSTR_VAL(command), "r");
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+    int status;
+
+    if (pipe == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor command '%s' could not be opened.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pipe) == NULL) {
+        pclose(pipe);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor command '%s' returned no temperature.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    status = pclose(pipe);
+    if (status == -1) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor command '%s' could not be closed.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU thermal sensor command '%s' did not return a numeric temperature.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *temperature_c = value > 1000.0 ? value / 1000.0 : value;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_read_power_command(zend_string *command, double *power_watts)
+{
+    FILE *pipe = popen(ZSTR_VAL(command), "r");
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *endptr;
+    double value;
+    int status;
+
+    if (pipe == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU power sensor command '%s' could not be opened.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pipe) == NULL) {
+        pclose(pipe);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU power sensor command '%s' returned no power reading.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    status = pclose(pipe);
+    if (status == -1) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU power sensor command '%s' could not be closed.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    errno = 0;
+    value = strtod(buffer, &endptr);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == buffer || !isfinite(value) || value < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "GPU power sensor command '%s' did not return a non-negative numeric watt reading.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(command)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *power_watts = value;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c(zval *config);
+
+static zend_result king_inference_check_gpu_policy_sample(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *function_name,
+    bool *temperature_checked,
+    double *temperature_c_out,
+    double *max_temperature_c_out,
+    bool *temperature_ceiling_reached
+)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *thermal;
+    zval *sensor_path;
+    zval *sensor_command;
+    double temperature_c;
+    double max_temperature_c;
+
+    if (temperature_checked != NULL) {
+        *temperature_checked = false;
+    }
+    if (temperature_c_out != NULL) {
+        *temperature_c_out = 0.0;
+    }
+    if (max_temperature_c_out != NULL) {
+        *max_temperature_c_out = 0.0;
+    }
+    if (temperature_ceiling_reached != NULL) {
+        *temperature_ceiling_reached = false;
+    }
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY || !king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.gpu_bindings_enable) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused GPU inference because king.gpu_bindings_enable is disabled.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    thermal = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal");
+    sensor_path = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_path")
+        : NULL;
+    sensor_command = thermal != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+        ? king_inference_array_find(thermal, "sensor_command")
+        : NULL;
+
+    if ((sensor_path == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(sensor_path) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(sensor_path) == 0)
+        && (sensor_command == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(sensor_command) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(sensor_command) == 0)) {
+        if (thermal != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(thermal) == IS_ARRAY
+            && king_inference_bool_from_array(thermal, "allow_unmonitored_gpu", false)) {
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused GPU inference without a thermal sensor path. Set gpu.thermal.sensor_path or explicitly allow unmonitored GPU use.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (sensor_path != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sensor_path) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(sensor_path) > 0) {
+        if (king_inference_read_temperature(Z_STR_P(sensor_path), &temperature_c) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else if (king_inference_read_temperature_command(Z_STR_P(sensor_command), &temperature_c) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature_checked != NULL) {
+        *temperature_checked = true;
+    }
+    if (temperature_c_out != NULL) {
+        *temperature_c_out = temperature_c;
+    }
+
+    max_temperature_c = king_inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c(config);
+    if (max_temperature_c_out != NULL) {
+        *max_temperature_c_out = max_temperature_c;
+    }
+
+    if (temperature_c >= max_temperature_c) {
+        if (temperature_ceiling_reached != NULL) {
+            *temperature_ceiling_reached = true;
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused GPU inference because sensor '%s' reports %.1f C at or above the configured %.1f C limit.",
+            function_name,
+            sensor_path != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sensor_path) == IS_STRING ? Z_STRVAL_P(sensor_path) : Z_STRVAL_P(sensor_command),
+            temperature_c,
+            max_temperature_c
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_check_gpu_policy(zval *config, const char *function_name)
+{
+    return king_inference_check_gpu_policy_sample(config, function_name, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+static double king_inference_gpu_power_max_watts(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *power;
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts;
+    }
+
+    power = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power");
+    if (power == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(power) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_double_from_array(
+        power,
+        "max_watts",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_max_watts
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_gpu_power_check_interval_seconds(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *power;
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec;
+    }
+
+    power = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power");
+    if (power == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(power) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_long_from_array(
+        power,
+        "check_interval_seconds",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_check_gpu_power_policy_sample(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *function_name,
+    bool *power_checked,
+    double *power_watts_out,
+    double *max_watts_out,
+    bool *power_ceiling_reached
+) {
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *power;
+    zval *sensor_command = NULL;
+    zend_string *command = NULL;
+    double max_watts = king_inference_gpu_power_max_watts(config);
+    double power_watts = 0.0;
+
+    if (power_checked != NULL) {
+        *power_checked = false;
+    }
+    if (power_watts_out != NULL) {
+        *power_watts_out = 0.0;
+    }
+    if (max_watts_out != NULL) {
+        *max_watts_out = max_watts;
+    }
+    if (power_ceiling_reached != NULL) {
+        *power_ceiling_reached = false;
+    }
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY || !king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (max_watts <= 0.0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    power = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "power");
+    if (power != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(power) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        sensor_command = king_inference_array_find(power, "sensor_command");
+    }
+    if (sensor_command != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(sensor_command) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(sensor_command) > 0) {
+        command = Z_STR_P(sensor_command);
+    } else if (king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command != NULL
+               && king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command[0] != '\0') {
+        command = zend_string_init(
+            king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command,
+            strlen(king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command),
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (command == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused GPU inference because gpu.power.max_watts is enabled without gpu.power.sensor_command.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_read_power_command(command, &power_watts) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (command != NULL && (sensor_command == NULL || command != Z_STR_P(sensor_command))) {
+            zend_string_release(command);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (command != NULL && (sensor_command == NULL || command != Z_STR_P(sensor_command))) {
+        zend_string_release(command);
+    }
+
+    if (power_checked != NULL) {
+        *power_checked = true;
+    }
+    if (power_watts_out != NULL) {
+        *power_watts_out = power_watts;
+    }
+
+    if (power_watts >= max_watts) {
+        if (power_ceiling_reached != NULL) {
+            *power_ceiling_reached = true;
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() refused GPU inference because power draw %.1f W is at or above the configured %.1f W limit.",
+            function_name,
+            power_watts,
+            max_watts
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *thermal;
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec;
+    }
+
+    thermal = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal");
+    if (thermal == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(thermal) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_long_from_array(
+        thermal,
+        "check_interval_seconds",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec
+    );
+}
+
+static double king_inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *gpu = king_inference_array_find(config, "gpu");
+    zval *thermal;
+
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c;
+    }
+
+    thermal = king_inference_array_find(gpu, "thermal");
+    if (thermal == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(thermal) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_double_from_array(
+        thermal,
+        "max_temperature_c",
+        king_high_perf_compute_ai_config.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_check_gpu_policy_before_run(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zval *gpu;
+    bool temperature_checked = false;
+    double temperature_c = 0.0;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    gpu = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "gpu");
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY || !king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_sample(
+            &model->config,
+            function_name,
+            &temperature_checked,
+            &temperature_c,
+            NULL,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_checked = true;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_at = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at = stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_at;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available = temperature_checked;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c = temperature_checked ? temperature_c : 0.0;
+
+    {
+        bool power_checked = false;
+        double power_watts = 0.0;
+
+        if (king_inference_check_gpu_power_policy_sample(
+                &model->config,
+                function_name,
+                &power_checked,
+                &power_watts,
+                NULL,
+                NULL
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (power_checked) {
+            stream->gpu_power_preflight_checked = true;
+            stream->gpu_power_preflight_at = stream->gpu_thermal_preflight_at;
+            stream->gpu_power_last_check_at = stream->gpu_power_preflight_at;
+            stream->gpu_power_preflight_available = true;
+            stream->gpu_power_preflight_watts = power_watts;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_check_gpu_policy_during_run(
+    king_inference_stream_object *stream,
+    const char *function_name
+) {
+    king_inference_model_object *model;
+    zval *gpu;
+    bool temperature_checked = false;
+    bool ceiling_reached = false;
+    bool power_checked = false;
+    bool power_ceiling_reached = false;
+    double temperature_c = 0.0;
+    double max_temperature_c = 0.0;
+    double power_watts = 0.0;
+    double max_watts = 0.0;
+    zend_long now;
+    zend_long check_interval_sec;
+    zend_long power_check_interval_sec;
+    bool thermal_due;
+    bool power_due;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(stream->model) || Z_TYPE(stream->model) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    model = php_king_inference_model_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ(stream->model));
+    gpu = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "gpu");
+    if (gpu == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(gpu) != IS_ARRAY || !king_inference_bool_from_array(gpu, "enabled", false)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    now = (zend_long) time(NULL);
+    check_interval_sec = king_inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+    stream->gpu_policy_during_run_checks++;
+    stream->gpu_thermal_check_interval_seconds = check_interval_sec;
+    thermal_due = check_interval_sec <= 0
+        || stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at <= 0
+        || now < stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at
+        || now - stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at >= check_interval_sec;
+    power_check_interval_sec = king_inference_gpu_power_check_interval_seconds(&model->config);
+    stream->gpu_power_check_interval_seconds = power_check_interval_sec;
+    power_due = king_inference_gpu_power_max_watts(&model->config) > 0.0
+        && power_check_interval_sec > 0
+        && (stream->gpu_power_last_check_at <= 0
+            || now < stream->gpu_power_last_check_at
+            || now - stream->gpu_power_last_check_at >= power_check_interval_sec);
+    if (!thermal_due && !power_due) {
+        stream->gpu_policy_interval_skips++;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (thermal_due) {
+        if (king_inference_check_gpu_policy_sample(
+                &model->config,
+                function_name,
+                &temperature_checked,
+                &temperature_c,
+                &max_temperature_c,
+                &ceiling_reached
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (ceiling_reached) {
+                stream->gpu_thermal_aborted = true;
+                stream->gpu_thermal_abort_at = now;
+                stream->gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c = temperature_checked ? temperature_c : 0.0;
+                stream->gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c = max_temperature_c;
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        stream->gpu_thermal_runtime_checks++;
+        stream->gpu_thermal_last_check_at = now;
+    }
+
+    if (power_due) {
+        if (king_inference_check_gpu_power_policy_sample(
+                &model->config,
+                function_name,
+                &power_checked,
+                &power_watts,
+                &max_watts,
+                &power_ceiling_reached
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (power_ceiling_reached) {
+                stream->gpu_power_aborted = true;
+                stream->gpu_power_abort_at = now;
+                stream->gpu_power_abort_watts = power_checked ? power_watts : 0.0;
+                stream->gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts = max_watts;
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (power_checked) {
+            stream->gpu_power_runtime_checks++;
+            stream->gpu_power_last_check_at = now;
+        }
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_math.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_math.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab50d8168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_math.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,678 @@
+typedef struct _king_inference_tensor_native_view {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong elements;
+    zend_ulong relative_offset;
+    zend_ulong absolute_offset;
+    zend_ulong byte_length;
+    unsigned char *data;
+} king_inference_tensor_native_view;
+
+static uint16_t king_inference_tensor_read_u16(const unsigned char *bytes)
+{
+    return (uint16_t) (((uint16_t) bytes[0]) | ((uint16_t) bytes[1] << 8));
+}
+
+static uint32_t king_inference_tensor_read_u32(const unsigned char *bytes)
+{
+    return ((uint32_t) bytes[0])
+        | ((uint32_t) bytes[1] << 8)
+        | ((uint32_t) bytes[2] << 16)
+        | ((uint32_t) bytes[3] << 24);
+}
+
+static uint64_t king_inference_tensor_read_u64(const unsigned char *bytes)
+{
+    return ((uint64_t) bytes[0])
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[1] << 8)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[2] << 16)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[3] << 24)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[4] << 32)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[5] << 40)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[6] << 48)
+        | ((uint64_t) bytes[7] << 56);
+}
+
+static float king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(uint32_t bits)
+{
+    float value;
+    memcpy(&value, &bits, sizeof(value));
+    return value;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_tensor_double_from_bits(uint64_t bits)
+{
+    double value;
+    memcpy(&value, &bits, sizeof(value));
+    return value;
+}
+
+static float king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(uint16_t half)
+{
+    uint32_t sign = ((uint32_t) half & 0x8000U) << 16;
+    uint32_t mantissa = (uint32_t) half & 0x03ffU;
+    int exponent = (int) ((half >> 10) & 0x1fU);
+    uint32_t bits;
+
+    if (exponent == 0) {
+        if (mantissa == 0) {
+            return king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(sign);
+        }
+        while ((mantissa & 0x0400U) == 0) {
+            mantissa <<= 1;
+            exponent--;
+        }
+        exponent++;
+        mantissa &= 0x03ffU;
+        bits = sign | ((uint32_t) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);
+        return king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(bits);
+    }
+
+    if (exponent == 31) {
+        bits = sign | 0x7f800000U | (mantissa << 13);
+        return king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(bits);
+    }
+
+    bits = sign | ((uint32_t) (exponent + 112) << 23) | (mantissa << 13);
+    return king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(bits);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_tensor_qk4_scale_min(
+    const unsigned char *scales,
+    zend_ulong group,
+    int *scale,
+    int *minimum
+) {
+    if (group < 4) {
+        *scale = (int) (scales[group] & 0x3fU);
+        *minimum = (int) (scales[group + 4] & 0x3fU);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    *scale = (int) ((scales[group + 4] & 0x0fU) | ((scales[group - 4] >> 6) << 4));
+    *minimum = (int) ((scales[group + 4] >> 4) | ((scales[group] >> 6) << 4));
+}
+
+static double king_inference_tensor_q4_k_value(const unsigned char *block, zend_ulong in_block)
+{
+    const unsigned char *scales = block + 4;
+    const unsigned char *qs = block + 16;
+    zend_ulong group = in_block / 32;
+    zend_ulong in_group = in_block & 31;
+    unsigned char packed = qs[(group / 2) * 32 + in_group];
+    int scale;
+    int minimum;
+    int quant = (int) ((group & 1) == 0 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4));
+    double d = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+    double dmin = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block + 2));
+
+    king_inference_tensor_qk4_scale_min(scales, group, &scale, &minimum);
+    return d * (double) scale * (double) quant - dmin * (double) minimum;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_tensor_q5_k_value(const unsigned char *block, zend_ulong in_block)
+{
+    const unsigned char *scales = block + 4;
+    const unsigned char *qh = block + 16;
+    const unsigned char *qs = block + 48;
+    zend_ulong group = in_block / 32;
+    zend_ulong in_group = in_block & 31;
+    zend_ulong high_index = group * 32 + in_group;
+    unsigned char packed = qs[(group / 2) * 32 + in_group];
+    int scale;
+    int minimum;
+    int high = (int) ((qh[high_index >> 3] >> (high_index & 7)) & 1U);
+    int quant = (int) ((group & 1) == 0 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4)) | (high << 4);
+    double d = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+    double dmin = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block + 2));
+
+    king_inference_tensor_qk4_scale_min(scales, group, &scale, &minimum);
+    return d * (double) scale * (double) quant - dmin * (double) minimum;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_tensor_q5_0_value(const unsigned char *block, zend_ulong in_block)
+{
+    zend_ulong low_index = in_block & 15;
+    unsigned char packed = block[6 + low_index];
+    uint32_t high_bits = king_inference_tensor_read_u32(block + 2);
+    int low = (int) (in_block < 16 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4));
+    int high = (int) ((high_bits >> in_block) & 1U);
+    int quant = (low | (high << 4)) - 16;
+    double scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+
+    return scale * (double) quant;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_tensor_q6_k_value(const unsigned char *block, zend_ulong in_block)
+{
+    zend_ulong chunk = in_block / 128;
+    zend_ulong within = in_block & 127;
+    zend_ulong lane = within & 31;
+    zend_ulong quadrant = within / 32;
+    const unsigned char *ql = block + chunk * 64;
+    const unsigned char *qh = block + 128 + chunk * 32;
+    const int8_t *scales = (const int8_t *) (block + 192 + chunk * 8);
+    double d = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block + 208));
+    int quant;
+    int scale;
+
+    switch (quadrant) {
+        case 0:
+            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] & 0x0fU) | ((qh[lane] & 0x03U) << 4));
+            scale = scales[lane / 16];
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32] & 0x0fU) | ((qh[lane] & 0x0cU) << 2));
+            scale = scales[2 + lane / 16];
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            quant = (int) ((ql[lane] >> 4) | (qh[lane] & 0x30U));
+            scale = scales[4 + lane / 16];
+            break;
+        default:
+            quant = (int) ((ql[lane + 32] >> 4) | ((qh[lane] & 0xc0U) >> 2));
+            scale = scales[6 + lane / 16];
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return d * (double) scale * (double) (quant - 32);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(
+    zval *dimensions,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *dimension;
+
+    dimension = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(dimensions), index);
+    if (dimension == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(dimension) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(dimension) <= 0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(dimension);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view
+) {
+    zend_ulong byte_end = 0;
+
+    memset(view, 0, sizeof(*view));
+    if (!model->native_map_loaded || model->native_map == NULL || model->native_map_size == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor math requires a native-mapped model artifact."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference model has no native tensor index.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    view->descriptor = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name);
+    if (view->descriptor == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor '%s' was not found in the model index.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    view->dimensions = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(view->descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1);
+    if (view->dimensions == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(view->dimensions) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference tensor '%s' has invalid dimensions.", ZSTR_VAL(name));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(view->descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &view->rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(view->descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &view->type)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(view->descriptor, "elements", sizeof("elements") - 1, &view->elements)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(view->descriptor, "relative_offset", sizeof("relative_offset") - 1, &view->relative_offset)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference tensor '%s' has an invalid descriptor.", ZSTR_VAL(name));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(view->type, &view->type_info)
+        || view->type_info.block_size == 0
+        || view->type_info.type_size == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor '%s' uses unsupported tensor type %lu.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(name),
+            view->type
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_add_checked(model->gguf.tensor_data_offset, view->relative_offset, &view->absolute_offset)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference tensor '%s' has an overflowing data offset.", ZSTR_VAL(name));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_mul_checked(
+            view->elements == 0 ? 0 : 1 + ((view->elements - 1) / view->type_info.block_size),
+            view->type_info.type_size,
+            &view->byte_length)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_add_checked(view->absolute_offset, view->byte_length, &byte_end)
+        || byte_end > model->gguf.file_size
+        || byte_end > (zend_ulong) model->native_map_size) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference tensor '%s' is outside the mapped model artifact.", ZSTR_VAL(name));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    view->data = ((unsigned char *) model->native_map) + view->absolute_offset;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_value_at(
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    double *value
+) {
+    const unsigned char *block;
+    zend_ulong block_index;
+    zend_ulong in_block;
+    uint16_t scale_half;
+    double scale;
+
+    if (index >= view->elements) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    switch (view->type) {
+        case 0:
+            *value = (double) king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(
+                king_inference_tensor_read_u32(view->data + (index * 4))
+            );
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 1:
+            *value = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(
+                king_inference_tensor_read_u16(view->data + (index * 2))
+            );
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 2:
+            block_index = index / 32;
+            in_block = index % 32;
+            block = view->data + (block_index * 18);
+            scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+            {
+                unsigned char packed = block[2 + (in_block & 15)];
+                int quant = (int) (in_block < 16 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4)) - 8;
+                *value = scale * (double) quant;
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 3:
+            block_index = index / 32;
+            in_block = index % 32;
+            block = view->data + (block_index * 20);
+            scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+            {
+                double minimum = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block + 2));
+                unsigned char packed = block[4 + (in_block & 15)];
+                int quant = (int) (in_block < 16 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4));
+                *value = minimum + (scale * (double) quant);
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 6:
+            block_index = index / 32;
+            in_block = index % 32;
+            *value = king_inference_tensor_q5_0_value(view->data + block_index * 22, in_block);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 8:
+            block_index = index / 32;
+            in_block = index % 32;
+            block = view->data + (block_index * 34);
+            scale_half = king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block);
+            scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(scale_half);
+            *value = scale * (double) ((int8_t) block[2 + in_block]);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 12:
+            block_index = index / 256;
+            in_block = index & 255;
+            *value = king_inference_tensor_q4_k_value(view->data + block_index * 144, in_block);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 13:
+            block_index = index / 256;
+            in_block = index & 255;
+            *value = king_inference_tensor_q5_k_value(view->data + block_index * 176, in_block);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 14:
+            block_index = index / 256;
+            in_block = index & 255;
+            *value = king_inference_tensor_q6_k_value(view->data + block_index * 210, in_block);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 24:
+            *value = (double) ((int8_t) view->data[index]);
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 25:
+            *value = (double) ((int16_t) king_inference_tensor_read_u16(view->data + (index * 2)));
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 26:
+            *value = (double) ((int32_t) king_inference_tensor_read_u32(view->data + (index * 4)));
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 27:
+            *value = (double) ((int64_t) king_inference_tensor_read_u64(view->data + (index * 8)));
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 28:
+            *value = king_inference_tensor_double_from_bits(king_inference_tensor_read_u64(view->data + (index * 8)));
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 30:
+            *value = (double) king_inference_tensor_float_from_bits(
+                ((uint32_t) king_inference_tensor_read_u16(view->data + (index * 2))) << 16
+            );
+            return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "King inference tensor math does not yet support tensor type %s.",
+        view->type_info.name
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(
+    zval *options,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_ulong fallback
+) {
+    zval *option;
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    option = king_inference_array_find(options, key);
+    if (option == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(option) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(option) < 0) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    return (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(option);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_dequantize_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view view;
+    zend_ulong offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong count = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "count", 32);
+    zend_ulong max_values = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_values", 4096);
+    zend_ulong i;
+    zval values;
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, name, &view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (count == 0) {
+        count = view.type_info.block_size;
+    }
+    if (count > max_values || offset > view.elements || count > view.elements - offset) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor dequantize range is outside tensor bounds or max_values."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&values);
+    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        double value;
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&view, offset + i, &value) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&values);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_double(&values, value);
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "tensor", zend_string_copy(name));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "type_name", view.type_info.name);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "count", (zend_long) count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "elements", (zend_long) view.elements);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "block_size", (zend_long) view.type_info.block_size);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "values", &values);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_vector_from_array(
+    zval *input,
+    zend_ulong expected,
+    zend_ulong max_input_values,
+    double **vector_out
+) {
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    double *vector;
+
+    *vector_out = NULL;
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input)) != expected) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul input vector length does not match tensor columns.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (expected == 0 || expected > max_input_values || expected > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul input vector is too large.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    vector = ecalloc((size_t) expected, sizeof(double));
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_LONG) {
+            vector[index] = (double) Z_LVAL_P(entry);
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+            vector[index] = Z_DVAL_P(entry);
+        } else {
+            efree(vector);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul input vector must contain only int or float values.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *vector_out = vector;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_block_dot(
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zend_ulong block_index,
+    const double *vector,
+    zend_ulong vector_offset,
+    double *sum
+) {
+    const unsigned char *block;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    switch (view->type) {
+        case 2:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 18;
+            for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+                unsigned char packed = block[2 + (i & 15)];
+                int quant = (int) (i < 16 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4)) - 8;
+                double scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+                *sum += scale * (double) quant * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 3:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 20;
+            for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+                unsigned char packed = block[4 + (i & 15)];
+                int quant = (int) (i < 16 ? (packed & 0x0fU) : (packed >> 4));
+                double scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+                double minimum = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block + 2));
+                *sum += (minimum + scale * (double) quant) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 6:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 22;
+            for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+                *sum += king_inference_tensor_q5_0_value(block, i) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 8:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 34;
+            {
+                double scale = (double) king_inference_tensor_f16_to_float(king_inference_tensor_read_u16(block));
+                for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+                    *sum += scale * (double) ((int8_t) block[2 + i]) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+                }
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 12:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 144;
+            for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+                *sum += king_inference_tensor_q4_k_value(block, i) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 13:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 176;
+            for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+                *sum += king_inference_tensor_q5_k_value(block, i) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        case 14:
+            block = view->data + block_index * 210;
+            for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+                *sum += king_inference_tensor_q6_k_value(block, i) * vector[vector_offset + i];
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_row_dot(
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view *view,
+    zend_ulong base,
+    zend_ulong cols,
+    const double *vector,
+    double *sum
+) {
+    zend_ulong col = 0;
+
+    *sum = 0.0;
+    while (col < cols) {
+        zend_ulong global_index = base + col;
+        zend_ulong block_size = view->type_info.block_size;
+
+        if (block_size > 1
+            && (global_index % block_size) == 0
+            && cols - col >= block_size
+            && king_inference_tensor_block_dot(
+                view,
+                global_index / block_size,
+                vector,
+                col,
+                sum
+            ) == SUCCESS) {
+            col += block_size;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        {
+            double weight;
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(view, global_index, &weight) != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            *sum += weight * vector[col];
+        }
+        col++;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_matmul_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zval *input,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view view;
+    zend_ulong rows = 1;
+    zend_ulong cols = 0;
+    zend_ulong row_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "row_offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong row_limit;
+    zend_ulong max_output_values = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_output_values", 65536);
+    zend_ulong max_input_values = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_input_values", 262144);
+    zend_ulong max_operations = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_operations", 16777216);
+    zend_ulong output_count;
+    zend_ulong row;
+    double *vector = NULL;
+    zval output;
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, name, &view) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (view.rank == 1) {
+        cols = view.elements;
+    } else if (view.rank == 2) {
+        if (king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference tensor '%s' has invalid matrix dimensions.", ZSTR_VAL(name));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul currently accepts rank-1 or rank-2 tensors.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (row_offset > rows) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul row_offset is outside tensor rows.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    row_limit = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "row_limit", rows - row_offset);
+    if (row_limit > rows - row_offset) {
+        row_limit = rows - row_offset;
+    }
+    output_count = row_limit;
+    if (output_count == 0
+        || output_count > max_output_values
+        || (cols > 0 && output_count > max_operations / cols)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference tensor matmul output exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_vector_from_array(input, cols, max_input_values, &vector) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&output);
+    for (row = 0; row < output_count; row++) {
+        double sum;
+        zend_ulong base = (row_offset + row) * cols;
+
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&view, base, cols, vector, &sum) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(vector);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&output);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_next_index_double(&output, sum);
+    }
+    efree(vector);
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "tensor", zend_string_copy(name));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "type_name", view.type_info.name);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "rank", (zend_long) view.rank);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "rows", (zend_long) rows);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "cols", (zend_long) cols);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "row_offset", (zend_long) row_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "output_count", (zend_long) output_count);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "blockwise", view.type_info.block_size > 1);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "complete", row_offset == 0 && output_count == rows);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "output", &output);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_view.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_view.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10a3a4d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/core/tensor_view.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+typedef struct _king_inference_tensor_type_info {
+    const char *name;
+    zend_ulong block_size;
+    zend_ulong type_size;
+} king_inference_tensor_type_info;
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(
+    zend_ulong type,
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info *info
+) {
+    info->name = "unknown";
+    info->block_size = 0;
+    info->type_size = 0;
+
+    switch (type) {
+        case 0: info->name = "F32"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 4; return true;
+        case 1: info->name = "F16"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 2; return true;
+        case 2: info->name = "Q4_0"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 18; return true;
+        case 3: info->name = "Q4_1"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 20; return true;
+        case 6: info->name = "Q5_0"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 22; return true;
+        case 7: info->name = "Q5_1"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 24; return true;
+        case 8: info->name = "Q8_0"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 34; return true;
+        case 9: info->name = "Q8_1"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 40; return true;
+        case 10: info->name = "Q2_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 84; return true;
+        case 11: info->name = "Q3_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 110; return true;
+        case 12: info->name = "Q4_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 144; return true;
+        case 13: info->name = "Q5_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 176; return true;
+        case 14: info->name = "Q6_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 210; return true;
+        case 15: info->name = "Q8_K"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 292; return true;
+        case 16: info->name = "IQ2_XXS"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 66; return true;
+        case 17: info->name = "IQ2_XS"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 74; return true;
+        case 18: info->name = "IQ3_XXS"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 98; return true;
+        case 19: info->name = "IQ1_S"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 50; return true;
+        case 20: info->name = "IQ4_NL"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 18; return true;
+        case 21: info->name = "IQ3_S"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 110; return true;
+        case 22: info->name = "IQ2_S"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 70; return true;
+        case 23: info->name = "IQ4_XS"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 136; return true;
+        case 24: info->name = "I8"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 1; return true;
+        case 25: info->name = "I16"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 2; return true;
+        case 26: info->name = "I32"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 4; return true;
+        case 27: info->name = "I64"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 8; return true;
+        case 28: info->name = "F64"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 8; return true;
+        case 29: info->name = "IQ1_M"; info->block_size = 256; info->type_size = 56; return true;
+        case 30: info->name = "BF16"; info->block_size = 1; info->type_size = 2; return true;
+        case 31: info->name = "Q4_0_4_4"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 18; return true;
+        case 32: info->name = "Q4_0_4_8"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 18; return true;
+        case 33: info->name = "Q4_0_8_8"; info->block_size = 32; info->type_size = 18; return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(
+    zval *descriptor,
+    const char *key,
+    size_t key_len,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *field;
+
+    if (descriptor == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(descriptor) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    field = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), key, key_len);
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_mul_checked(
+    zend_ulong left,
+    zend_ulong right,
+    zend_ulong *result
+) {
+    if (right != 0 && left > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / right) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *result = left * right;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_add_checked(
+    zend_ulong left,
+    zend_ulong right,
+    zend_ulong *result
+) {
+    if (left > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - right) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *result = left + right;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_descriptor_view_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zval *descriptor,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong type;
+    zend_ulong elements;
+    zend_ulong relative_offset;
+    zend_ulong blocks = 0;
+    zend_ulong byte_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong absolute_offset = 0;
+    zend_ulong byte_end = 0;
+    bool known_type;
+    bool byte_length_safe = false;
+    bool absolute_offset_safe = false;
+    bool byte_end_safe = false;
+    bool bounds_safe = false;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zval dimensions_copy;
+
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "elements", sizeof("elements") - 1, &elements)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "relative_offset", sizeof("relative_offset") - 1, &relative_offset)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor '%s' has an invalid internal descriptor.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    dimensions = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1);
+    if (dimensions == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor '%s' has no valid dimension vector.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    known_type = king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(type, &type_info);
+    if (known_type && type_info.block_size > 0) {
+        blocks = elements == 0 ? 0 : 1 + ((elements - 1) / type_info.block_size);
+        byte_length_safe = king_inference_tensor_mul_checked(blocks, type_info.type_size, &byte_length);
+    }
+    absolute_offset_safe = king_inference_tensor_add_checked(
+        model->gguf.tensor_data_offset,
+        relative_offset,
+        &absolute_offset
+    );
+    byte_end_safe = absolute_offset_safe
+        && byte_length_safe
+        && king_inference_tensor_add_checked(absolute_offset, byte_length, &byte_end);
+    bounds_safe = known_type
+        && byte_length_safe
+        && byte_end_safe
+        && byte_end <= model->gguf.file_size;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_str(return_value, "name", zend_string_copy(name));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "rank", (zend_long) rank);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&dimensions_copy, dimensions);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "dimensions", &dimensions_copy);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "type", (zend_long) type);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "type_name", type_info.name);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "known_type", known_type);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "quantized", type_info.block_size > 1);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "block_size", (zend_long) type_info.block_size);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "type_size", (zend_long) type_info.type_size);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "elements", (zend_long) elements);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "blocks", (zend_long) blocks);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "relative_offset", (zend_long) relative_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "tensor_data_offset", (zend_long) model->gguf.tensor_data_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "absolute_offset", (zend_long) absolute_offset);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "byte_length", (zend_long) byte_length);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "byte_end", (zend_long) byte_end);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "bounds_safe", bounds_safe);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_mapped", model->native_map_loaded);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "native_map_bytes", (zend_long) model->native_map_size);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "native_view_ready", bounds_safe && model->native_map_loaded);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tensor_view_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference model has no native tensor index."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    descriptor = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name);
+    if (descriptor == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference tensor '%s' was not found in the model index.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_descriptor_view_array(model, name, descriptor, return_value);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_name_matches_prefix(
+    zend_string *name,
+    zend_string *prefix
+) {
+    if (prefix == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(prefix) == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (name == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(name) < ZSTR_LEN(prefix)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(name), ZSTR_VAL(prefix), ZSTR_LEN(prefix)) == 0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_tensor_index_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zend_long limit = 256;
+    zend_string *prefix = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matched = 0;
+    zend_ulong returned = 0;
+    zval tensors;
+    zval *option;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference model has no native tensor index."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (options != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        option = king_inference_array_find(options, "limit");
+        if (option != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(option) == IS_LONG) {
+            limit = Z_LVAL_P(option);
+        }
+        option = king_inference_array_find(options, "prefix");
+        if (option != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(option) == IS_STRING) {
+            prefix = Z_STR_P(option);
+        }
+    }
+
+    array_init(&tensors);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        zval view;
+
+        if (name == NULL || !king_inference_tensor_name_matches_prefix(name, prefix)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matched++;
+        if (limit > 0 && returned >= (zend_ulong) limit) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_tensor_descriptor_view_array(model, name, descriptor, &view) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL(tensors), name, &view);
+        returned++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index)));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "matched", (zend_long) matched);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "returned", (zend_long) returned);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "limit", limit);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "truncated", limit > 0 && matched > returned);
+    if (prefix != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "prefix", zend_string_copy(prefix));
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "tensors", &tensors);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_attention_norm.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_attention_norm.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19f98b6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_attention_norm.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_decode_graph_optional_vector_tensor_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char *suffix
+) {
+    char name[96];
+    zend_string *tensor_name;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong width;
+
+    if (snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "blk.%lu.%s", (unsigned long) layer, suffix) >= (int) sizeof(name)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    tensor_name = zend_string_init(name, strlen(name), 0);
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor_name);
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 1
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, &width)
+        || width == 0) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return tensor_name;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_decode_graph_attention_norm_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char *suffix
+) {
+    return king_inference_decode_graph_optional_vector_tensor_name(model, layer, suffix);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_attention_norms(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_string **query_norm,
+    zend_string **key_norm
+) {
+    *query_norm = king_inference_decode_graph_attention_norm_name(model, layer, "attn_q_norm.weight");
+    *key_norm = king_inference_decode_graph_attention_norm_name(model, layer, "attn_k_norm.weight");
+    if (*query_norm == NULL || *key_norm == NULL) {
+        if (*query_norm != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(*query_norm);
+            *query_norm = NULL;
+        }
+        if (*key_norm != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(*key_norm);
+            *key_norm = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_decode_graph_post_norm_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char *suffix
+) {
+    return king_inference_decode_graph_optional_vector_tensor_name(model, layer, suffix);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_builder.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_builder.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d32bf47d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_builder.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,809 @@
+#include "token_decode_graph_options.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_required_shape(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    bool needs_logits,
+    zend_ulong *layers_out,
+    zend_ulong *heads_out,
+    zend_ulong *kv_heads_out,
+    zend_ulong *key_length_out,
+    zend_ulong *value_length_out,
+    zend_ulong *vocab_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong layers = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV];
+    zend_ulong key_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong value_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong feed_forward = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong vocab = model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count;
+    zend_ulong metadata_key_length = key_length;
+    zend_ulong metadata_value_length = value_length;
+
+    if (layers == 0 || heads == 0 || embedding == 0 || feed_forward == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph requires loaded block, head, embedding, and feed-forward metadata.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (kv_heads == 0) {
+        kv_heads = heads;
+    }
+    if (key_length == 0) {
+        if (embedding % heads != 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph cannot derive attention key length from embedding and head count.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        key_length = embedding / heads;
+    }
+    if (value_length == 0) {
+        value_length = key_length;
+    }
+    king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors(
+        model,
+        &heads,
+        &kv_heads,
+        &key_length,
+        &value_length
+    );
+    if (metadata_key_length > 0) {
+        key_length = metadata_key_length;
+    }
+    if (metadata_value_length > 0) {
+        value_length = metadata_value_length;
+    }
+    if (key_length == 0 || value_length == 0 || kv_heads == 0 || heads < kv_heads) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph requires valid attention key/value dimensions.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if ((key_length % 2) != 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph requires an even attention key length for RoPE.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (needs_logits && vocab == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph requires tokenizer vocabulary metadata when logits output is enabled.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *layers_out = layers;
+    *heads_out = heads;
+    *kv_heads_out = kv_heads;
+    *key_length_out = key_length;
+    *value_length_out = value_length;
+    *vocab_out = vocab;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(
+    char *buffer,
+    size_t buffer_size,
+    const char *format,
+    zend_ulong first,
+    zend_ulong second
+) {
+    int written = snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, format, (unsigned long) first, (unsigned long) second);
+
+    if (written <= 0 || (size_t) written >= buffer_size) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph id buffer is too small.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_attention_window(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong sliding_window,
+    zend_ulong *slot_start,
+    zend_ulong *slot_count
+) {
+    zend_ulong start = sliding_window > 0 && position >= sliding_window
+        ? position - sliding_window + 1
+        : 0;
+    *slot_start = start;
+    *slot_count = position - start + 1;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(zval *op, const char *id, const char *name)
+{
+    array_init(op);
+    add_assoc_string(op, "id", id);
+    add_assoc_string(op, "op", name);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(zval *ops, zval *op)
+{
+    add_next_index_zval(ops, op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_embedding(
+    zval *ops,
+    zend_string *tensor,
+    zend_ulong token_id,
+    double scale
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, "x", "embedding");
+    add_assoc_str(&op, "tensor", zend_string_copy(tensor));
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    if (scale != 1.0) {
+        add_assoc_double(&op, "scale", scale);
+    }
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *input,
+    zend_string *weight,
+    double epsilon
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "rms_norm");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "input", input);
+    add_assoc_str(&op, "weight", zend_string_copy(weight));
+    add_assoc_double(&op, "epsilon", epsilon);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *input,
+    zend_string *weight,
+    zend_ulong row_limit
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "linear");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "input", input);
+    add_assoc_str(&op, "weight", zend_string_copy(weight));
+    if (row_limit > 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(&op, "row_limit", (zend_long) row_limit);
+    }
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_binary(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *op_name,
+    const char *left,
+    const char *right
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, op_name);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "left", left);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "right", right);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_unary(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *op_name,
+    const char *input
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, op_name);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "input", input);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_slice(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *input,
+    zend_ulong offset,
+    zend_ulong count
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "slice");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "input", input);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "offset", (zend_long) offset);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "count", (zend_long) count);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_rope(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *input,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong head_dim,
+    double rope_base,
+    zend_ulong pairing
+) {
+    zval op;
+    zval inv_freqs;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "rope");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "input", input);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "head_dim", (zend_long) head_dim);
+    add_assoc_double(&op, "rope_base", rope_base);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "pairing", (zend_long) pairing);
+    array_init(&inv_freqs);
+    for (i = 0; i < head_dim / 2; i++) {
+        add_next_index_double(&inv_freqs, 1.0 / pow(rope_base, ((double) i * 2.0) / (double) head_dim));
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&op, "inv_freqs", &inv_freqs);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma3(&model->gguf)
+        || king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(&model->gguf);
+}
+
+static double king_inference_decode_graph_layer_rope_base(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    double global_rope_base,
+    double local_rope_base,
+    zend_ulong model_key_length,
+    zend_ulong layer_key_length
+) {
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(model)
+        && global_rope_base > 0.0
+        && local_rope_base > 0.0) {
+        return ((layer + 1) % 6) == 0 ? global_rope_base : local_rope_base;
+    }
+
+    return local_rope_base > 0.0 && model_key_length > 0 && layer_key_length < model_key_length
+        ? local_rope_base
+        : global_rope_base;
+}
+
+static const char *king_inference_decode_graph_ffn_activation(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(model) ? "gelu_tanh" : "silu";
+}
+
+static double king_inference_decode_graph_embedding_scale(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+
+    return king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(model) && embedding > 0
+        ? sqrt((double) embedding)
+        : 1.0;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_kv_write(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *cache,
+    zend_ulong slot,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    const char *value,
+    zend_ulong value_length
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "kv_write");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "cache", cache);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "slot", (zend_long) slot);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "key", key);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "value", value);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_kv_attention(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *id,
+    const char *cache,
+    const char *query,
+    zend_ulong slot_start,
+    zend_ulong slot_count,
+    zend_ulong key_length,
+    zend_ulong value_length,
+    double scale
+) {
+    zval op;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "kv_attention");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "cache", cache);
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "query", query);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "slot_start", (zend_long) slot_start);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "slot_count", (zend_long) slot_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    add_assoc_double(&op, "scale", scale);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_add_stack(zval *ops, const char *id, zval *inputs)
+{
+    zval op;
+    zval copied_inputs;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, id, "stack");
+    ZVAL_COPY(&copied_inputs, inputs);
+    add_assoc_zval(&op, "inputs", &copied_inputs);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+}
+
+#include "token_decode_graph_sampler.inc"
+#include "token_decode_graph_attention_norm.inc"
+#include "token_decode_graph_debug.inc"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_token_decode_graph_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *token_source,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zend_ulong layers;
+    zend_ulong heads;
+    zend_ulong kv_heads;
+    zend_ulong key_length;
+    zend_ulong value_length;
+    zend_ulong vocab;
+    zend_ulong model_layers;
+    zend_ulong sliding_window = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_SLIDING_WINDOW];
+    zend_ulong slot_start;
+    zend_ulong slot_count;
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong token_id;
+    zend_string *token_embedding = NULL;
+    zend_string *output_projection = NULL;
+    zend_string *final_norm = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    const char *final_norm_source = NULL;
+    const char *final_norm_status = NULL;
+    const char *output_projection_source = NULL;
+    const char *output_projection_status = NULL;
+    bool output_projection_tied = false;
+    bool emit_token = king_inference_decode_graph_bool_option(options, "emit_token", true);
+    bool emit_logits = king_inference_decode_graph_bool_option(options, "emit_logits", false);
+    bool needs_logits = emit_token || emit_logits;
+    const char *token_selection = "none";
+    const char *token_selection_op = NULL;
+    double token_selection_temperature = 0.0;
+    zend_long token_selection_top_k = 0;
+    zend_long debug_layer_limit = 0;
+    double epsilon_default = model->gguf.attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon > 0.0
+        ? model->gguf.attention_layer_norm_rms_epsilon
+        : 0.000001;
+    double rope_base_default = model->gguf.rope_freq_base > 0.0
+        ? model->gguf.rope_freq_base
+        : 10000.0;
+    double epsilon;
+    double rope_base;
+    double rope_base_swa;
+    double embedding_scale;
+    zend_ulong rope_pairing;
+    const char *ffn_activation;
+    char final_hidden_id[64];
+    zval ops;
+    zval *state;
+
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_required_shape(model, needs_logits, &layers, &heads, &kv_heads, &key_length, &value_length, &vocab) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(options, "epsilon", epsilon_default, &epsilon) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(options, "rope_base", rope_base_default, &rope_base) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(
+            options,
+            "rope_base_swa",
+            model->gguf.rope_freq_base_swa > 0.0 ? model->gguf.rope_freq_base_swa : rope_base,
+            &rope_base_swa
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_decode_graph_non_negative_long_option(
+            options,
+            "debug_layer_limit",
+            0,
+            &debug_layer_limit
+        ) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_decode_graph_token_id_from_source(model, token_source, position, &token_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    model_layers = layers;
+    if (debug_layer_limit > 0) {
+        if ((zend_ulong) debug_layer_limit > model_layers) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph debug_layer_limit exceeds the loaded model block count.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        layers = (zend_ulong) debug_layer_limit;
+    }
+    if (epsilon <= 0.0 || rope_base <= 0.0 || rope_base_swa <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph epsilon and rope_base must be positive.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    rope_pairing = king_inference_decode_graph_gemma_profile(model) ? 1 : 0;
+    ffn_activation = king_inference_decode_graph_ffn_activation(model);
+    embedding_scale = king_inference_decode_graph_embedding_scale(model);
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, NULL, &token_embedding, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || token_embedding == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph could not resolve token embedding tensor: %s.", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_final_name(model, &final_norm, &final_norm_source, &final_norm_status) != SUCCESS
+        || final_norm == NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(token_embedding);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph could not resolve final RMSNorm tensor: %s.", final_norm_status != NULL ? final_norm_status : "not_found");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (needs_logits
+        && (king_inference_resolve_output_projection_tensor_name(model, NULL, &output_projection, &output_projection_source, &output_projection_status, &output_projection_tied) != SUCCESS
+            || output_projection == NULL)) {
+        zend_string_release(token_embedding);
+        zend_string_release(final_norm);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph could not resolve output projection tensor: %s.", output_projection_status != NULL ? output_projection_status : "not_found");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_attention_window(
+        model,
+        position,
+        sliding_window,
+        &slot_start,
+        &slot_count
+    );
+    array_init(&ops);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_add_embedding(&ops, token_embedding, token_id, embedding_scale);
+    zend_string_release(token_embedding);
+
+    for (layer = 0; layer < layers; layer++) {
+        zend_string *attn_norm = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_q = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_k = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_v = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_out = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_q_norm = NULL;
+        zend_string *attn_k_norm = NULL;
+        zend_string *post_attention_norm = NULL;
+        zend_string *ffn_norm = NULL;
+        zend_string *ffn_gate = NULL;
+        zend_string *ffn_up = NULL;
+        zend_string *ffn_down = NULL;
+        zend_string *post_ffw_norm = NULL;
+        char hidden[64];
+        char attn_norm_id[64];
+        char q_id[64];
+        char k_id[64];
+        char v_id[64];
+        char context_id[64];
+        char attn_out_id[64];
+        char post_attention_norm_id[64];
+        char attn_residual_id[64];
+        char ffn_norm_id[64];
+        char gate_id[64];
+        char up_id[64];
+        char gate_act_id[64];
+        char gated_id[64];
+        char down_id[64];
+        char post_ffw_norm_id[64];
+        char output_id[64];
+        const char *attn_residual_right = attn_out_id;
+        const char *ffn_residual_right = down_id;
+        zval contexts;
+        zend_ulong layer_heads = heads;
+        zend_ulong layer_kv_heads = kv_heads;
+        zend_ulong layer_key_length = key_length;
+        zend_ulong layer_value_length = value_length;
+        double layer_rope_base;
+        zend_ulong head;
+
+        if (king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(hidden, sizeof(hidden), layer == 0 ? "x" : "l%lu_output", layer == 0 ? 0 : layer - 1, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(attn_norm_id, sizeof(attn_norm_id), "l%lu_attn_norm", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(q_id, sizeof(q_id), "l%lu_q", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(k_id, sizeof(k_id), "l%lu_k", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(v_id, sizeof(v_id), "l%lu_v", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(context_id, sizeof(context_id), "l%lu_context", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(attn_out_id, sizeof(attn_out_id), "l%lu_attn_out", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(post_attention_norm_id, sizeof(post_attention_norm_id), "l%lu_post_attn_norm", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(attn_residual_id, sizeof(attn_residual_id), "l%lu_attn_residual", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(ffn_norm_id, sizeof(ffn_norm_id), "l%lu_ffn_norm", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(gate_id, sizeof(gate_id), "l%lu_ffn_gate", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(up_id, sizeof(up_id), "l%lu_ffn_up", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(gate_act_id, sizeof(gate_act_id), "l%lu_ffn_gate_silu", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(gated_id, sizeof(gated_id), "l%lu_ffn_gated", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(down_id, sizeof(down_id), "l%lu_ffn_down", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(post_ffw_norm_id, sizeof(post_ffw_norm_id), "l%lu_post_ffw_norm", layer, 0) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(output_id, sizeof(output_id), "l%lu_output", layer, 0) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+            if (output_projection != NULL) {
+                zend_string_release(output_projection);
+            }
+            zend_string_release(final_norm);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION, layer, &attn_norm, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY, layer, &attn_q, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY, layer, &attn_k, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE, layer, &attn_v, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT, layer, &attn_out, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD, layer, &ffn_norm, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE, layer, &ffn_gate, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_FFN_UP, layer, &ffn_up, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN, layer, &ffn_down, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+            if (attn_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_norm);
+            if (attn_q != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_q);
+            if (attn_k != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_k);
+            if (attn_v != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_v);
+            if (attn_out != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_out);
+            if (attn_q_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_q_norm);
+            if (attn_k_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_k_norm);
+            if (post_attention_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_attention_norm);
+            if (ffn_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(ffn_norm);
+            if (ffn_gate != NULL) zend_string_release(ffn_gate);
+            if (ffn_up != NULL) zend_string_release(ffn_up);
+            if (ffn_down != NULL) zend_string_release(ffn_down);
+            if (post_ffw_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_ffw_norm);
+            if (output_projection != NULL) zend_string_release(output_projection);
+            zend_string_release(final_norm);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph could not resolve layer %lu tensor: %s.", (unsigned long) layer, status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors_for_layer(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            &layer_heads,
+            &layer_kv_heads,
+            &layer_key_length,
+            &layer_value_length
+        );
+        king_inference_decode_graph_attention_norms(model, layer, &attn_q_norm, &attn_k_norm);
+        post_attention_norm = king_inference_decode_graph_post_norm_name(model, layer, "post_attention_norm.weight");
+        post_ffw_norm = king_inference_decode_graph_post_norm_name(model, layer, "post_ffw_norm.weight");
+        if (layer_key_length == 0
+            || layer_value_length == 0
+            || layer_kv_heads == 0
+            || layer_heads < layer_kv_heads
+            || (layer_key_length % 2) != 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+            zend_string_release(attn_norm);
+            zend_string_release(attn_q);
+            zend_string_release(attn_k);
+            zend_string_release(attn_v);
+            zend_string_release(attn_out);
+            if (attn_q_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_q_norm);
+            if (attn_k_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_k_norm);
+            if (post_attention_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_attention_norm);
+            zend_string_release(ffn_norm);
+            zend_string_release(ffn_gate);
+            zend_string_release(ffn_up);
+            zend_string_release(ffn_down);
+            if (post_ffw_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_ffw_norm);
+            if (output_projection != NULL) zend_string_release(output_projection);
+            zend_string_release(final_norm);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph requires valid layer %lu attention dimensions.", (unsigned long) layer);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        layer_rope_base = king_inference_decode_graph_layer_rope_base(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            rope_base,
+            rope_base_swa,
+            key_length,
+            layer_key_length
+        );
+
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, attn_norm_id, hidden, attn_norm, epsilon);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, q_id, attn_norm_id, attn_q, 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, k_id, attn_norm_id, attn_k, 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, v_id, attn_norm_id, attn_v, 0);
+        zend_string_release(attn_norm);
+        zend_string_release(attn_q);
+        zend_string_release(attn_k);
+        zend_string_release(attn_v);
+
+        array_init(&contexts);
+        for (head = 0; head < layer_heads; head++) {
+            zend_ulong kv_head = king_inference_decode_graph_kv_head(head, layer_heads, layer_kv_heads);
+            char q_slice_id[64];
+            char k_slice_id[64];
+            char v_slice_id[64];
+            char q_norm_id[64];
+            char k_norm_id[64];
+            char q_rope_id[64];
+            char k_rope_id[64];
+            char cache_id[64];
+            char kv_write_id[64];
+            char ctx_id[64];
+            const char *q_rope_input = q_slice_id;
+            const char *k_rope_input = k_slice_id;
+
+            if (king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(q_slice_id, sizeof(q_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_slice", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(k_slice_id, sizeof(k_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_k_slice", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(v_slice_id, sizeof(v_slice_id), "l%lu_h%lu_v_slice", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(q_norm_id, sizeof(q_norm_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_norm", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(k_norm_id, sizeof(k_norm_id), "l%lu_h%lu_k_norm", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(q_rope_id, sizeof(q_rope_id), "l%lu_h%lu_q_rope", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(k_rope_id, sizeof(k_rope_id), "l%lu_h%lu_k_rope", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(cache_id, sizeof(cache_id), "l%lu.h%lu", layer, kv_head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(kv_write_id, sizeof(kv_write_id), "l%lu_h%lu_kv_write", layer, head) != SUCCESS
+                || king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(ctx_id, sizeof(ctx_id), "l%lu_h%lu_ctx", layer, head) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&contexts);
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+                zend_string_release(attn_out);
+                if (attn_q_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_q_norm);
+                if (attn_k_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_k_norm);
+                if (post_attention_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_attention_norm);
+                zend_string_release(ffn_norm);
+                zend_string_release(ffn_gate);
+                zend_string_release(ffn_up);
+                zend_string_release(ffn_down);
+                if (post_ffw_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(post_ffw_norm);
+                if (output_projection != NULL) zend_string_release(output_projection);
+                zend_string_release(final_norm);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_slice(&ops, q_slice_id, q_id, head * layer_key_length, layer_key_length);
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_slice(&ops, k_slice_id, k_id, kv_head * layer_key_length, layer_key_length);
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_slice(&ops, v_slice_id, v_id, kv_head * layer_value_length, layer_value_length);
+            if (attn_q_norm != NULL && attn_k_norm != NULL) {
+                king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, q_norm_id, q_slice_id, attn_q_norm, epsilon);
+                king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, k_norm_id, k_slice_id, attn_k_norm, epsilon);
+                q_rope_input = q_norm_id;
+                k_rope_input = k_norm_id;
+            }
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_rope(&ops, q_rope_id, q_rope_input, position, layer_key_length, layer_rope_base, rope_pairing);
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_rope(&ops, k_rope_id, k_rope_input, position, layer_key_length, layer_rope_base, rope_pairing);
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_kv_write(&ops, kv_write_id, cache_id, position, k_rope_id, layer_key_length, v_slice_id, layer_value_length);
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_kv_attention(&ops, ctx_id, cache_id, q_rope_id, slot_start, slot_count, layer_key_length, layer_value_length, 1.0 / sqrt((double) layer_key_length));
+            add_next_index_string(&contexts, ctx_id);
+        }
+        if (attn_q_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_q_norm);
+        if (attn_k_norm != NULL) zend_string_release(attn_k_norm);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_stack(&ops, context_id, &contexts);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&contexts);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, attn_out_id, context_id, attn_out, 0);
+        zend_string_release(attn_out);
+        if (post_attention_norm != NULL) {
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, post_attention_norm_id, attn_out_id, post_attention_norm, epsilon);
+            zend_string_release(post_attention_norm);
+            attn_residual_right = post_attention_norm_id;
+        }
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_binary(&ops, attn_residual_id, "add", hidden, attn_residual_right);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, ffn_norm_id, attn_residual_id, ffn_norm, epsilon);
+        zend_string_release(ffn_norm);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, gate_id, ffn_norm_id, ffn_gate, 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, up_id, ffn_norm_id, ffn_up, 0);
+        zend_string_release(ffn_gate);
+        zend_string_release(ffn_up);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_unary(&ops, gate_act_id, ffn_activation, gate_id);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_binary(&ops, gated_id, "mul", gate_act_id, up_id);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, down_id, gated_id, ffn_down, 0);
+        zend_string_release(ffn_down);
+        if (post_ffw_norm != NULL) {
+            king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, post_ffw_norm_id, down_id, post_ffw_norm, epsilon);
+            zend_string_release(post_ffw_norm);
+            ffn_residual_right = post_ffw_norm_id;
+        }
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_binary(&ops, output_id, "add", attn_residual_id, ffn_residual_right);
+    }
+
+    {
+        if (king_inference_decode_graph_format_id(final_hidden_id, sizeof(final_hidden_id), layers == 0 ? "x" : "l%lu_output", layers == 0 ? 0 : layers - 1, 0) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+            if (output_projection != NULL) zend_string_release(output_projection);
+            zend_string_release(final_norm);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_rms_norm(&ops, "final_norm", final_hidden_id, final_norm, epsilon);
+    }
+
+    if (needs_logits) {
+        king_inference_decode_graph_add_linear(&ops, "logits", "final_norm", output_projection, vocab);
+    }
+    if (emit_token) {
+        if (king_inference_decode_graph_add_sampler(
+            &ops,
+            "logits",
+            position,
+            options,
+            &token_selection,
+            &token_selection_op,
+            &token_selection_temperature,
+            &token_selection_top_k
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&ops);
+            if (output_projection != NULL) {
+                zend_string_release(output_projection);
+            }
+            zend_string_release(final_norm);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(token_selection, "sample") == 0
+            && token_selection_top_k > 0
+            && (zend_ulong) token_selection_top_k > vocab) {
+            token_selection_top_k = (zend_long) vocab;
+        }
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "graph_type", "king_native_cpu_token_decode");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "block_count", (zend_long) layers);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "model_block_count", (zend_long) model_layers);
+    if (debug_layer_limit > 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "debug_layer_limit", debug_layer_limit);
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "attention_head_count", (zend_long) heads);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "attention_head_count_kv", (zend_long) kv_heads);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "attention_key_length", (zend_long) key_length);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "attention_value_length", (zend_long) value_length);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "token_selection", token_selection);
+    if (token_selection_op != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "token_selection_op", token_selection_op);
+    }
+    if (emit_token) {
+        add_assoc_double(return_value, "token_selection_temperature", token_selection_temperature);
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "token_selection_top_k", token_selection_top_k);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "ops", &ops);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "output", emit_token ? "next_token" : (emit_logits ? "logits" : "final_norm"));
+    {
+        zval terminal;
+
+        array_init(&terminal);
+        add_assoc_string(&terminal, "hidden_output", final_hidden_id);
+        add_assoc_string(&terminal, "final_norm", "final_norm");
+        add_assoc_str(&terminal, "final_norm_tensor", zend_string_copy(final_norm));
+        if (final_norm_source != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_string(&terminal, "final_norm_source", final_norm_source);
+        }
+        if (final_norm_status != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_string(&terminal, "final_norm_status", final_norm_status);
+        }
+        add_assoc_bool(&terminal, "emits_token", emit_token);
+        add_assoc_bool(&terminal, "emits_logits", needs_logits);
+        add_assoc_string(&terminal, "token_selection", token_selection);
+        if (token_selection_op != NULL) {
+            add_assoc_string(&terminal, "token_selection_op", token_selection_op);
+        }
+        if (emit_token) {
+            add_assoc_double(&terminal, "token_selection_temperature", token_selection_temperature);
+            add_assoc_long(&terminal, "token_selection_top_k", token_selection_top_k);
+        }
+        if (needs_logits) {
+            add_assoc_string(&terminal, "logits", "logits");
+            add_assoc_str(&terminal, "output_projection_tensor", zend_string_copy(output_projection));
+            add_assoc_bool(&terminal, "output_projection_tied_token_embedding", output_projection_tied);
+            if (output_projection_source != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_string(&terminal, "output_projection_source", output_projection_source);
+            }
+            if (output_projection_status != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_string(&terminal, "output_projection_status", output_projection_status);
+            }
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "terminal", &terminal);
+    }
+    zend_string_release(final_norm);
+    if (output_projection != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(output_projection);
+    }
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_attach_debug(model, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    state = king_inference_array_find(options, "state");
+    if (state != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(state) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph option 'state' must be an array when provided.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        {
+            zval copied_state;
+            ZVAL_COPY(&copied_state, state);
+            add_assoc_zval(return_value, "state", &copied_state);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_debug.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_debug.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9722cf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_debug.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,532 @@
+static bool king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(zval *source, const char *key, zend_ulong *value_out)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(source, key);
+
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *value_out = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_decode_graph_debug_find_op(zval *graph, const char *id)
+{
+    zval *ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zval *op_id;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        op_id = king_inference_array_find(entry, "id");
+        if (op_id != NULL
+            && Z_TYPE_P(op_id) == IS_STRING
+            && strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(op_id), id) == 0) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_debug_require_op(zval *graph, const char *stage, const char *id)
+{
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_debug_find_op(graph, id) != NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_validation_exception,
+        0,
+        "king.graph.decode_missing_op: token decode graph debug stage '%s' requires op '%s'.",
+        stage,
+        id
+    );
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(zval *graph, const char *stage, const char *id, const char *field)
+{
+    zval *op = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_find_op(graph, id);
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_missing_op: token decode graph debug stage '%s' requires op '%s'.",
+            stage,
+            id
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    value = king_inference_array_find(op, field);
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_missing_op_field: token decode graph debug stage '%s' op '%s' requires string field '%s'.",
+            stage,
+            id,
+            field
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Z_STR_P(value);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *tensors,
+    const char *stage,
+    const char *role,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zend_ulong expected_rank,
+    zend_ulong expected_dim0,
+    zend_ulong expected_dim1,
+    bool expected_dim1_at_least
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zval dimensions_copy;
+    zval tensor;
+    king_inference_tensor_type_info type_info;
+    zend_ulong rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong type = 0;
+    zend_ulong dim0 = 0;
+    zend_ulong dim1 = 0;
+    bool known_type;
+
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+    if (descriptor == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_tensor_not_found: token decode graph debug stage '%s' tensor '%s' is missing.",
+            stage,
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    dimensions = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1);
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, &rank)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "type", sizeof("type") - 1, &type)
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || rank != expected_rank
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 0, &dim0) != SUCCESS
+        || (expected_rank > 1 && king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &dim1) != SUCCESS)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_tensor_invalid_shape: token decode graph debug stage '%s' tensor '%s' has invalid rank or dimensions.",
+            stage,
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if ((expected_dim0 > 0 && dim0 != expected_dim0)
+        || (expected_rank > 1
+            && expected_dim1 > 0
+            && (expected_dim1_at_least ? dim1 < expected_dim1 : dim1 != expected_dim1))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_tensor_invalid_shape: token decode graph debug stage '%s' tensor '%s' does not match expected shape.",
+            stage,
+            ZSTR_VAL(name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    known_type = king_inference_tensor_type_lookup(type, &type_info);
+    if (!known_type) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king.graph.decode_tensor_invalid_dtype: token decode graph debug stage '%s' tensor '%s' has unknown tensor type %lu.",
+            stage,
+            ZSTR_VAL(name),
+            (unsigned long) type
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&tensor);
+    add_assoc_string(&tensor, "role", role);
+    add_assoc_str(&tensor, "name", zend_string_copy(name));
+    add_assoc_long(&tensor, "rank", (zend_long) rank);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&dimensions_copy, dimensions);
+    add_assoc_zval(&tensor, "dimensions", &dimensions_copy);
+    add_assoc_long(&tensor, "type", (zend_long) type);
+    add_assoc_string(&tensor, "dtype", type_info.name);
+    add_assoc_long(&tensor, "expected_rank", (zend_long) expected_rank);
+    if (expected_dim0 > 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(&tensor, "expected_dim0", (zend_long) expected_dim0);
+    }
+    if (expected_rank > 1 && expected_dim1 > 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(&tensor, expected_dim1_at_least ? "expected_dim1_min" : "expected_dim1", (zend_long) expected_dim1);
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(&tensor, "validation_error_code", "none");
+    add_next_index_zval(tensors, &tensor);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(zval *target, const char * const *ids)
+{
+    size_t index;
+
+    array_init(target);
+    for (index = 0; ids[index] != NULL; index++) {
+        add_next_index_string(target, ids[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_output_shape(zval *stage, const char *name, zend_ulong length)
+{
+    zval shape;
+
+    array_init(&shape);
+    add_assoc_string(&shape, "name", name);
+    add_assoc_long(&shape, "length", (zend_long) length);
+    add_assoc_zval(stage, "output_shape", &shape);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(
+    zval *stages,
+    zval *stage,
+    const char *output_name,
+    zend_ulong output_length
+) {
+    zval validation;
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_output_shape(stage, output_name, output_length);
+    array_init(&validation);
+    add_assoc_string(&validation, "status", "validated");
+    add_assoc_string(&validation, "error_code", "none");
+    add_assoc_zval(stage, "validation", &validation);
+    add_next_index_zval(stages, stage);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_stage(
+    zval *stages,
+    zval *graph,
+    const char *stage_name,
+    const char * const *op_ids,
+    const char *output_name,
+    zend_ulong output_length
+) {
+    zval stage;
+    zval ops;
+    zval tensors;
+    size_t index;
+
+    array_init(&stage);
+    add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", stage_name);
+    add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, op_ids);
+    add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+    array_init(&tensors);
+
+    for (index = 0; op_ids[index] != NULL; index++) {
+        if (king_inference_decode_graph_debug_require_op(graph, stage_name, op_ids[index]) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(stages, &stage, output_name, output_length);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_attach_debug(king_inference_model_object *model, zval *graph)
+{
+    static const char *embedding_ops[] = {"x", NULL};
+    static const char *attn_norm_ops[] = {"l0_attn_norm", NULL};
+    static const char *qkv_ops[] = {"l0_q", "l0_k", "l0_v", NULL};
+    static const char *attention_ops[] = {"l0_h0_q_slice", "l0_h0_k_slice", "l0_h0_v_slice", "l0_h0_q_rope", "l0_h0_k_rope", "l0_h0_kv_write", "l0_h0_ctx", "l0_context", NULL};
+    static const char *attn_out_ops[] = {"l0_attn_out", "l0_attn_residual", NULL};
+    static const char *ffn_ops[] = {"l0_ffn_norm", "l0_ffn_gate", "l0_ffn_up", "l0_ffn_gate_silu", "l0_ffn_gated", "l0_ffn_down", "l0_output", NULL};
+    static const char *final_norm_ops[] = {"final_norm", NULL};
+    static const char *logits_ops[] = {"logits", NULL};
+    zval *debug_layer_limit_value = king_inference_array_find(graph, "debug_layer_limit");
+    zval *terminal = king_inference_array_find(graph, "terminal");
+    zval debug;
+    zval stages;
+    zval tensors;
+    zval validation;
+    zend_ulong token_id = 0;
+    zend_ulong position = 0;
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong feed_forward = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong vocab = model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count;
+    zend_ulong heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong kv_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+    zend_string *tensor_name;
+
+    if (debug_layer_limit_value == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(debug_layer_limit_value) != IS_LONG
+        || Z_LVAL_P(debug_layer_limit_value) <= 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "token_id", &token_id)
+        || !king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "position", &position)
+        || !king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "attention_head_count", &heads)
+        || !king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "attention_head_count_kv", &kv_heads)
+        || !king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "attention_key_length", &key_length)
+        || !king_inference_decode_graph_debug_long_field(graph, "attention_value_length", &value_length)
+        || terminal == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(terminal) != IS_ARRAY
+        || embedding == 0
+        || feed_forward == 0
+        || vocab == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "king.graph.decode_debug_metadata_invalid: token decode graph debug requires complete layer-0 shape metadata.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&debug);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "schema_version", 1);
+    add_assoc_string(&debug, "scope", "single_token_cpu_decode_layer0");
+    add_assoc_string(&debug, "status", "validated");
+    add_assoc_string(&debug, "error_code", "none");
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "layer", 0);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "token_id", (zend_long) token_id);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "position", (zend_long) position);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "hidden_size", (zend_long) embedding);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "feed_forward_size", (zend_long) feed_forward);
+    add_assoc_long(&debug, "vocab_size", (zend_long) vocab);
+    array_init(&stages);
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "embedding");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, embedding_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "embedding", "x", "tensor");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "embedding", "token_embedding", tensor_name, 2, embedding, vocab, true) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "x", embedding);
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "attention_norm");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, attn_norm_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "attention_norm", "l0_attn_norm", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "attention_norm", "attention_norm_weight", tensor_name, 1, embedding, 0, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "l0_attn_norm", embedding);
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "qkv_projection");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, qkv_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "qkv_projection", "l0_q", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "qkv_projection", "query_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, heads * key_length, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "qkv_projection", "l0_k", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "qkv_projection", "key_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, kv_heads * key_length, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "qkv_projection", "l0_v", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "qkv_projection", "value_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, kv_heads * value_length, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "qkv", (heads * key_length) + (kv_heads * key_length) + (kv_heads * value_length));
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_stage(&stages, graph, "multi_head_attention", attention_ops, "l0_context", heads * value_length) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "attention_output_projection");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, attn_out_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "attention_output_projection", "l0_attn_out", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "attention_output_projection", "attention_output_weight", tensor_name, 2, heads * value_length, embedding, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "l0_attn_residual", embedding);
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "ffn_gate_up_down");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, ffn_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "ffn_gate_up_down", "l0_ffn_norm", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "ffn_gate_up_down", "ffn_norm_weight", tensor_name, 1, embedding, 0, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "ffn_gate_up_down", "l0_ffn_gate", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "ffn_gate_up_down", "ffn_gate_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, feed_forward, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "ffn_gate_up_down", "l0_ffn_up", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "ffn_gate_up_down", "ffn_up_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, feed_forward, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "ffn_gate_up_down", "l0_ffn_down", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "ffn_gate_up_down", "ffn_down_weight", tensor_name, 2, feed_forward, embedding, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "l0_output", embedding);
+    }
+
+    {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        zval *final_norm_tensor;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "final_norm");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, final_norm_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        final_norm_tensor = king_inference_array_find(terminal, "final_norm_tensor");
+        if (final_norm_tensor == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(final_norm_tensor) != IS_STRING
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "final_norm", "final_norm_weight", Z_STR_P(final_norm_tensor), 1, embedding, 0, false) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "final_norm", embedding);
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_debug_find_op(graph, "logits") != NULL) {
+        zval stage;
+        zval ops;
+        array_init(&stage);
+        add_assoc_string(&stage, "stage", "logits");
+        add_assoc_long(&stage, "layer", 0);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_add_op_ids(&ops, logits_ops);
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "ops", &ops);
+        array_init(&tensors);
+        tensor_name = king_inference_decode_graph_debug_op_string(graph, "logits", "logits", "weight");
+        if (tensor_name == NULL
+            || king_inference_decode_graph_debug_tensor(model, &tensors, "logits", "output_projection_weight", tensor_name, 2, embedding, vocab, true) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&tensors);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stage);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&stages);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&debug);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&stage, "tensors", &tensors);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_debug_finish_stage(&stages, &stage, "logits", vocab);
+        add_assoc_bool(&debug, "logits_ready", true);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_bool(&debug, "logits_ready", false);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(&debug, "stages", &stages);
+    array_init(&validation);
+    add_assoc_string(&validation, "status", "validated");
+    add_assoc_string(&validation, "error_code", "none");
+    add_assoc_zval(&debug, "validation", &validation);
+    add_assoc_zval(graph, "debug", &debug);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_options.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_options.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0871bf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_options.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(
+    zval *options,
+    const char *key,
+    double fallback,
+    double *value_out
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(options, key);
+
+    *value_out = fallback;
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        *value_out = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    } else if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        *value_out = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph option '%s' must be a finite number.", key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!isfinite(*value_out)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph option '%s' must be a finite number.", key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_non_negative_long_option(
+    zval *options,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_long fallback,
+    zend_long *value_out
+) {
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(options, key);
+
+    *value_out = fallback;
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(value) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph option '%s' must be a non-negative integer.", key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value_out = Z_LVAL_P(value);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_decode_graph_bool_option(zval *options, const char *key, bool fallback)
+{
+    zval *value = king_inference_array_find(options, key);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    return zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_sampler_mode(
+    zval *options,
+    const char **mode_out,
+    double *temperature_out
+) {
+    zval *sampler = king_inference_array_find(options, "sampler");
+    double temperature = 0.7;
+
+    *mode_out = "sample";
+    *temperature_out = temperature;
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(options, "temperature", 0.7, &temperature) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph temperature must be non-negative.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (sampler != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(sampler) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(sampler) == 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph sampler must be 'argmax' or 'sample'.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(sampler), "argmax")) {
+            *mode_out = "argmax";
+            *temperature_out = 0.0;
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        if (!zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(sampler), "sample")) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_validation_exception,
+                0,
+                "King inference token decode graph sampler '%s' is not supported; expected 'argmax' or 'sample'.",
+                Z_STRVAL_P(sampler)
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *temperature_out = temperature;
+    *mode_out = temperature == 0.0 ? "argmax" : "sample";
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_token_id_from_source(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *source,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zend_ulong *token_id_out
+) {
+    zval *token = source;
+
+    if (source != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(source) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval *tokens = king_inference_array_find(source, "tokens");
+
+        if (tokens == NULL) {
+            tokens = source;
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(tokens) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph tokenizer output must contain a tokens array.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(tokens), position);
+        if (token == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph tokenizer output does not contain tokens[%lu].", (unsigned long) position);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    if (token == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph token must be a non-negative integer or tokenizer output containing tokens[position].");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count > 0
+        && (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token) >= model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph token id exceeds the loaded tokenizer vocabulary.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *token_id_out = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(token);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_sampler.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_sampler.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38129d9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/builder/token_decode_graph_sampler.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Token decode graph sampler helpers.
+ */
+
+static zend_result king_inference_decode_graph_add_sampler(
+    zval *ops,
+    const char *logits,
+    zend_ulong position,
+    zval *options,
+    const char **mode_out,
+    const char **op_out,
+    double *temperature_out,
+    zend_long *top_k_out
+) {
+    zval op;
+    const char *mode;
+    double temperature;
+    double top_p;
+    zend_long top_k;
+    zend_long seed = 0;
+    zval *seed_value = king_inference_array_find(options, "seed");
+
+    *mode_out = "sample";
+    *op_out = NULL;
+    *temperature_out = 0.7;
+    *top_k_out = 0;
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_sampler_mode(options, &mode, &temperature) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_non_negative_long_option(options, "top_k", 40, &top_k) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_decode_graph_double_option(options, "top_p", 0.95, &top_p) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (top_p <= 0.0 || top_p > 1.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph top_p must be greater than zero and at most one.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (seed_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(seed_value) != IS_LONG) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference token decode graph option 'seed' must be an integer.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (seed_value != NULL) {
+        seed = Z_LVAL_P(seed_value);
+    }
+    *mode_out = mode;
+    *temperature_out = temperature;
+    if (strcmp(mode, "argmax") == 0) {
+        king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, "next_token", "argmax_token");
+        add_assoc_string(&op, "logits", logits);
+        king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+        *op_out = "argmax_token";
+        *top_k_out = 1;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_inference_decode_graph_start_op(&op, "next_token", "sample_token");
+    add_assoc_string(&op, "logits", logits);
+    add_assoc_double(&op, "temperature", temperature);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "top_k", top_k);
+    add_assoc_double(&op, "top_p", top_p);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "seed", seed);
+    add_assoc_long(&op, "sample_index", (zend_long) position);
+    king_inference_decode_graph_push_op(ops, &op);
+    *op_out = "sample_token";
+    *top_k_out = top_k;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_decode_graph_kv_head(zend_ulong head, zend_ulong heads, zend_ulong kv_heads)
+{
+    zend_ulong kv_head;
+
+    if (kv_heads == heads) {
+        return head;
+    }
+    kv_head = (head * kv_heads) / heads;
+    return kv_head >= kv_heads ? kv_heads - 1 : kv_head;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/core/tensor_graph.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/core/tensor_graph.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c07dca6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/core/tensor_graph.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,714 @@
+typedef struct _king_inference_graph_vector {
+    zend_string *id;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong length;
+    struct _king_inference_graph_vector *next;
+} king_inference_graph_vector;
+
+static void king_inference_graph_vectors_release(king_inference_graph_vector *head)
+{
+    while (head != NULL) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *next = head->next;
+        if (head->id != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(head->id);
+        }
+        if (head->values != NULL) {
+            efree(head->values);
+        }
+        efree(head);
+        head = next;
+    }
+}
+
+static king_inference_graph_vector *king_inference_graph_vector_find(
+    king_inference_graph_vector *head,
+    zend_string *id
+) {
+    while (head != NULL) {
+        if (zend_string_equals(head->id, id)) {
+            return head;
+        }
+        head = head->next;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_vector_add(
+    king_inference_graph_vector **head,
+    zend_string *id,
+    double *values,
+    zend_ulong length
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *node;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_vector_find(*head, id) != NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference graph output '%s' is defined more than once.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(id)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    node = ecalloc(1, sizeof(*node));
+    node->id = zend_string_copy(id);
+    node->values = values;
+    node->length = length;
+    node->next = *head;
+    *head = node;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_graph_required_field(zval *array, const char *key)
+{
+    if (array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_required_string(
+    zval *array,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_string **value
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_graph_required_field(array, key);
+
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph requires string field '%s'.", key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = Z_STR_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_double_option(zval *array, const char *key, double fallback)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        return Z_DVAL_P(field);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_LONG) {
+        return (double) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    }
+
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(
+    zval *array,
+    const char *key,
+    double fallback,
+    double *value
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(array, key);
+
+    *value = king_inference_graph_double_option(array, key, fallback);
+    if (field == NULL || (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_DOUBLE && Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (!isfinite(*value)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "King inference graph option '%s' must be a finite number.",
+            key
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_sqrt(double value)
+{
+    double guess;
+    int i;
+
+    if (value <= 0.0) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    guess = value >= 1.0 ? value : 1.0;
+    for (i = 0; i < 24; i++) {
+        guess = 0.5 * (guess + value / guess);
+    }
+
+    return guess;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_vector_from_zval(
+    zval *source,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong length;
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    double *values;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    *values_out = NULL;
+    *length_out = 0;
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph vector inputs must be arrays.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    length = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(source));
+    if (length == 0 || length > max_values || length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph vector length exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) length, sizeof(double));
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_LONG) {
+            values[index] = (double) Z_LVAL_P(entry);
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+            values[index] = Z_DVAL_P(entry);
+        } else {
+            efree(values);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph vectors must contain only int or float values.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_embedding(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *tensor = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view view;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong col;
+    zend_long token_id;
+    zval *token;
+    double output_scale = 1.0;
+    double *values;
+
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(model, op, &tensor, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || tensor == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            status != NULL && strcmp(status, "ambiguous_shape_scan") == 0
+                ? "King inference graph embedding found more than one possible token embedding tensor; set tensor explicitly."
+                : "King inference graph embedding requires tensor or a resolvable token embedding tensor."
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    token = king_inference_array_find(op, "token_id");
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        token = king_inference_array_find(op, "token");
+    }
+    if (token == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(token) < 0) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph embedding requires token_id.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    token_id = Z_LVAL_P(token);
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "scale", 1.0, &output_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, tensor, &view) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (view.rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(view.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || (zend_ulong) token_id >= rows
+        || cols == 0
+        || cols > max_values
+        || cols > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))) {
+        zend_string_release(tensor);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph embedding tensor dimensions or token_id are invalid.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) cols, sizeof(double));
+    for (col = 0; col < cols; col++) {
+        if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&view, ((zend_ulong) token_id) * cols + col, &values[col]) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(values);
+            zend_string_release(tensor);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        values[col] *= output_scale;
+    }
+    zend_string_release(tensor);
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = cols;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_rms_norm(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id;
+    zend_string *weight_tensor = NULL;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight;
+    zend_ulong i;
+    double sumsq = 0.0;
+    double epsilon;
+    double scale;
+    double *values;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "epsilon", 0.000001, &epsilon) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(op, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, input_id);
+    if (input == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph input '%s' was not produced.", ZSTR_VAL(input_id));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rms_norm input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        sumsq += input->values[i] * input->values[i];
+    }
+    scale = 1.0 / king_inference_graph_sqrt((sumsq / (double) input->length) + epsilon);
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+
+    {
+        zval *weight_field = king_inference_array_find(op, "weight");
+        if (weight_field != NULL) {
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(weight_field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(weight_field) == 0) {
+                efree(values);
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rms_norm weight must be a tensor name.");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            weight_tensor = Z_STR_P(weight_field);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (weight_tensor != NULL) {
+        if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_tensor, &weight) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(values);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (weight.rank != 1 || weight.elements != input->length) {
+            efree(values);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rms_norm weight length does not match input.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+            double weight_value;
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&weight, i, &weight_value) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(values);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            values[i] = input->values[i] * scale * weight_value;
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+            values[i] = input->values[i] * scale;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_linear(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    zend_ulong max_operations,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_string *input_id;
+    zend_string *weight_tensor;
+    zend_string *bias_tensor = NULL;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view weight;
+    king_inference_tensor_native_view bias;
+    zend_ulong cols;
+    zend_ulong rows = 1;
+    zend_ulong row;
+    zend_ulong row_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "row_offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong row_limit;
+    double *values;
+    zval *bias_field;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(op, "input", &input_id) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_required_string(op, "weight", &weight_tensor) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, input_id);
+    if (input == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph input '%s' was not produced.", ZSTR_VAL(input_id));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, weight_tensor, &weight) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (weight.rank == 1) {
+        cols = weight.elements;
+    } else if (weight.rank == 2) {
+        if (king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight.dimensions, 0, &cols) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(weight.dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear weight has invalid dimensions.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear requires rank-1 or rank-2 weight.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length != cols || row_offset > rows) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear input length does not match weight columns.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    row_limit = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "row_limit", rows - row_offset);
+    if (row_limit > rows - row_offset) {
+        row_limit = rows - row_offset;
+    }
+    if (row_limit == 0 || row_limit > max_values || (cols > 0 && row_limit > max_operations / cols)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    bias_field = king_inference_array_find(op, "bias");
+    if (bias_field != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(bias_field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(bias_field) == 0) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear bias must be a tensor name.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        bias_tensor = Z_STR_P(bias_field);
+        if (king_inference_tensor_native_view_resolve(model, bias_tensor, &bias) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (bias.rank != 1 || bias.elements < row_offset + row_limit) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph linear bias length does not cover output rows.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) row_limit, sizeof(double));
+    for (row = 0; row < row_limit; row++) {
+        zend_ulong base = (row_offset + row) * cols;
+        if (king_inference_tensor_row_dot(&weight, base, cols, input->values, &values[row]) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(values);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (bias_tensor != NULL) {
+            double bias_value;
+            if (king_inference_tensor_value_at(&bias, row_offset + row, &bias_value) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(values);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            values[row] += bias_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = row_limit;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#include "../ops/tensor_graph_ops.inc"
+#include "../ops/tensor_graph_sampling.inc"
+#include "../ops/tensor_graph_kv.inc"
+
+static void king_inference_graph_add_vector_payload(
+    zval *target,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vector
+) {
+    zval payload;
+    zval values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    add_assoc_long(&payload, "length", (zend_long) vector->length);
+    array_init(&values);
+    for (i = 0; i < vector->length; i++) {
+        add_next_index_double(&values, vector->values[i]);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "values", &values);
+    zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(target), vector->id, &payload);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_run_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *graph,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors = NULL;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *node;
+    zval *inputs;
+    zval *ops;
+    zval *output_id;
+    zval *entry;
+    zval state;
+    bool state_initialized = false;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zend_ulong op_count = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_values = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_vector_values", 65536);
+    zend_ulong max_operations = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(options, "max_operations", 16777216);
+    zval *return_outputs_option = king_inference_array_find(options, "return_outputs");
+    bool return_outputs = return_outputs_option == NULL || zend_is_true(return_outputs_option);
+
+    if (graph == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(graph) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph requires a graph array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    inputs = king_inference_array_find(graph, "inputs");
+    if (inputs != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(inputs) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), key, entry) {
+            double *values;
+            zend_ulong length;
+            if (key == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph inputs must be named vector arrays.");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_graph_vector_from_zval(entry, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            if (king_inference_graph_vector_add(&vectors, key, values, length) != SUCCESS) {
+                efree(values);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "ops");
+    if (ops == NULL) {
+        ops = king_inference_array_find(graph, "steps");
+    }
+    if (ops == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(ops) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph requires ops.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_state_init(graph, &state) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    state_initialized = true;
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(ops), entry) {
+        zend_string *id;
+        zend_string *op_name;
+        double *values = NULL;
+        zend_ulong length = 0;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph operations must be arrays.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "id", &id) != SUCCESS
+            || king_inference_graph_required_string(entry, "op", &op_name) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "embedding")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_embedding(model, entry, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rms_norm")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_rms_norm(model, entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "linear")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_linear(model, entry, vectors, max_values, max_operations, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "add")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_add(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "scale")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_scale(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "mul")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_mul(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "silu")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_silu(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "gelu_tanh")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_gelu_tanh(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "slice")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_slice(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "dot")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_dot(entry, vectors, max_values, max_operations, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "stack")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_stack(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "softmax")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_softmax(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "weighted_sum")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_weighted_sum(entry, vectors, max_values, max_operations, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "argmax_token")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_argmax_token(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "sample_token")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_sample_token(entry, vectors, max_values, max_operations, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_read")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_kv_read(entry, &state, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_write")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_kv_write(entry, vectors, &state, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "kv_attention")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_kv_attention(entry, vectors, &state, max_values, max_operations, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else if (zend_string_equals_literal(op_name, "rope")) {
+            if (king_inference_graph_op_rope(entry, vectors, max_values, &values, &length) != SUCCESS) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+                king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph operation '%s' is not supported.", ZSTR_VAL(op_name));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_graph_vector_add(&vectors, id, values, length) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (values != NULL) {
+                efree(values);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&state);
+            king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        op_count++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "op_count", (zend_long) op_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "max_vector_values", (zend_long) max_values);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "max_operations", (zend_long) max_operations);
+    if (return_outputs) {
+        zval outputs;
+        array_init(&outputs);
+        for (node = vectors; node != NULL; node = node->next) {
+            king_inference_graph_add_vector_payload(&outputs, node);
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "outputs", &outputs);
+    }
+
+    output_id = king_inference_array_find(graph, "output");
+    if (output_id != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(output_id) == IS_STRING) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *final_vector = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(output_id));
+        if (final_vector != NULL) {
+            zval final;
+            array_init(&final);
+            king_inference_graph_add_vector_payload(&final, final_vector);
+            add_assoc_str(return_value, "output", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(output_id)));
+            add_assoc_zval(return_value, "final", &final);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (state_initialized) {
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "state", &state);
+        state_initialized = false;
+    }
+    king_inference_graph_vectors_release(vectors);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_kv.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_kv.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99776eb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_kv.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,501 @@
+#define KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_DEFAULT_KV_CACHE "default"
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_state_init(zval *graph, zval *state)
+{
+    zval *source = king_inference_array_find(graph, "state");
+
+    if (source == NULL) {
+        array_init(state);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph state must be an array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(state, source);
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(state);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_slot(zval *op, zend_ulong *slot)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, "slot");
+
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV operation requires non-negative integer slot.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *slot = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_optional_ulong(
+    zval *op,
+    const char *key,
+    zend_ulong fallback,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, key);
+
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        *value = fallback;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV field '%s' must be a non-negative integer.", key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_positive_ulong(
+    zval *op,
+    const char *primary,
+    const char *alternate,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, primary);
+
+    if (field == NULL && alternate != NULL) {
+        field = king_inference_array_find(op, alternate);
+    }
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) <= 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV field '%s' must be a positive integer.", primary);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *value = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_range(
+    zval *op,
+    zend_ulong *slot_start,
+    zend_ulong *slot_count
+) {
+    if (king_inference_graph_kv_optional_ulong(op, "slot_start", 0, slot_start) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_kv_positive_ulong(op, "slot_count", "count", slot_count) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (*slot_start > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - (*slot_count - 1)) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV range exceeds supported slot limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_kind(zval *op, zend_string **kind)
+{
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(op, "kind", kind) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!zend_string_equals_literal(*kind, "key") && !zend_string_equals_literal(*kind, "value")) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV kind must be 'key' or 'value'.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_graph_kv_cache_name(zval *op, bool *owned)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, "cache");
+
+    *owned = false;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        *owned = true;
+        return zend_string_init(KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_DEFAULT_KV_CACHE, sizeof(KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_DEFAULT_KV_CACHE) - 1, 0);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV cache must be a non-empty string.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Z_STR_P(field);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_graph_kv_entry_key(zend_string *cache, zend_ulong slot, const char *kind)
+{
+    return strpprintf(0, "%s/%lu/%s", ZSTR_VAL(cache), slot, kind);
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_graph_kv_container(zval *state)
+{
+    zval *container = king_inference_array_find(state, "kv_cache");
+    zval fresh;
+
+    if (container != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(container) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        SEPARATE_ARRAY(container);
+        return container;
+    }
+    if (container != NULL) {
+        zend_hash_str_del(Z_ARRVAL_P(state), "kv_cache", sizeof("kv_cache") - 1);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&fresh);
+    zend_hash_str_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(state), "kv_cache", sizeof("kv_cache") - 1, &fresh);
+    return king_inference_array_find(state, "kv_cache");
+}
+
+static void king_inference_graph_kv_write_payload(
+    zval *container,
+    zend_string *cache,
+    zend_ulong slot,
+    const char *kind,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vector
+) {
+    zend_string *entry_key = king_inference_graph_kv_entry_key(cache, slot, kind);
+    zval payload;
+    zval values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    array_init(&payload);
+    add_assoc_str(&payload, "cache", zend_string_copy(cache));
+    add_assoc_long(&payload, "slot", (zend_long) slot);
+    add_assoc_string(&payload, "kind", kind);
+    add_assoc_long(&payload, "length", (zend_long) vector->length);
+    array_init(&values);
+    for (i = 0; i < vector->length; i++) {
+        add_next_index_double(&values, vector->values[i]);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&payload, "values", &values);
+    zend_hash_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(container), entry_key, &payload);
+    zend_string_release(entry_key);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_kv_read_payload(
+    zval *state,
+    zend_string *cache,
+    zend_ulong slot,
+    const char *kind,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zval *container = king_inference_array_find(state, "kv_cache");
+    zend_string *entry_key;
+    zval *payload;
+    zval *values;
+
+    *values_out = NULL;
+    *length_out = 0;
+    if (container == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(container) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV state has no kv_cache entries.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    entry_key = king_inference_graph_kv_entry_key(cache, slot, kind);
+    payload = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(container), entry_key);
+    zend_string_release(entry_key);
+    if (payload == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(payload) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV state entry was not found.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = king_inference_array_find(payload, "values");
+    if (values == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(values) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV state entry has invalid values.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_graph_vector_from_zval(values, max_values, values_out, length_out);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_optional_vector(
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zval *op,
+    const char *field_name,
+    king_inference_graph_vector **vector_out,
+    bool *present
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, field_name);
+
+    *vector_out = NULL;
+    *present = false;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV vector field '%s' must be a vector name.", field_name);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *vector_out = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(field));
+    if (*vector_out == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph KV vector '%s' was not produced.", Z_STRVAL_P(field));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *present = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_kv_read(
+    zval *op,
+    zval *state,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong slot;
+    zend_string *kind;
+    zend_string *cache;
+    bool cache_owned;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_kv_slot(op, &slot) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_kv_kind(op, &kind) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    cache = king_inference_graph_kv_cache_name(op, &cache_owned);
+    if (cache == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    status = king_inference_graph_kv_read_payload(state, cache, slot, ZSTR_VAL(kind), max_values, values_out, length_out);
+    if (cache_owned) {
+        zend_string_release(cache);
+    }
+    return status;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_kv_write(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zval *state,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong slot;
+    zend_string *cache;
+    bool cache_owned;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *key_vector = NULL;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *value_vector = NULL;
+    bool has_key = false;
+    bool has_value = false;
+    double *marker;
+    zval *container;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_kv_slot(op, &slot) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_optional_vector(vectors, op, "key", &key_vector, &has_key) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_optional_vector(vectors, op, "value", &value_vector, &has_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (!has_key && !has_value) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_write requires key or value vector.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cache = king_inference_graph_kv_cache_name(op, &cache_owned);
+    if (cache == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    container = king_inference_graph_kv_container(state);
+    if (has_key) {
+        king_inference_graph_kv_write_payload(container, cache, slot, "key", key_vector);
+    }
+    if (has_value) {
+        king_inference_graph_kv_write_payload(container, cache, slot, "value", value_vector);
+    }
+    if (cache_owned) {
+        zend_string_release(cache);
+    }
+
+    marker = ecalloc(3, sizeof(double));
+    marker[0] = (double) slot;
+    marker[1] = has_key ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+    marker[2] = has_value ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+    *values_out = marker;
+    *length_out = 3;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_kv_attention(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zval *state,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    zend_ulong max_operations,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *query;
+    zend_string *cache;
+    bool cache_owned;
+    zend_ulong slot_start;
+    zend_ulong slot_count;
+    zend_ulong value_width = 0;
+    zend_ulong i;
+    double temperature;
+    double scale;
+    double max_score = 0.0;
+    double probability_sum = 0.0;
+    double *scores = NULL;
+    double *context = NULL;
+
+    *values_out = NULL;
+    *length_out = 0;
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "temperature", 1.0, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "scale", 1.0, &scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "query", &query) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_kv_range(op, &slot_start, &slot_count) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention temperature must be positive.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query->length == 0
+        || query->length > max_values
+        || slot_count > max_values
+        || slot_count > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention query or slot_count exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (query->length > max_operations / slot_count) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention key scoring exceeds configured operation limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    cache = king_inference_graph_kv_cache_name(op, &cache_owned);
+    if (cache == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    scores = ecalloc((size_t) slot_count, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < slot_count; i++) {
+        double *key_values = NULL;
+        zend_ulong key_length = 0;
+        zend_ulong dim;
+        double score = 0.0;
+
+        if (king_inference_graph_kv_read_payload(
+            state,
+            cache,
+            slot_start + i,
+            "key",
+            max_values,
+            &key_values,
+            &key_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            efree(scores);
+            if (cache_owned) {
+                zend_string_release(cache);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (key_length != query->length) {
+            efree(key_values);
+            efree(scores);
+            if (cache_owned) {
+                zend_string_release(cache);
+            }
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention key length must match query length.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        for (dim = 0; dim < query->length; dim++) {
+            score += query->values[dim] * key_values[dim];
+        }
+        efree(key_values);
+        scores[i] = score * scale / temperature;
+        if (i == 0 || scores[i] > max_score) {
+            max_score = scores[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < slot_count; i++) {
+        scores[i] = king_inference_graph_exp(scores[i] - max_score);
+        probability_sum += scores[i];
+    }
+    if (probability_sum <= 0.0) {
+        efree(scores);
+        if (cache_owned) {
+            zend_string_release(cache);
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention produced an invalid probability sum.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < slot_count; i++) {
+        scores[i] /= probability_sum;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < slot_count; i++) {
+        double *value_values = NULL;
+        zend_ulong value_length = 0;
+        zend_ulong dim;
+
+        if (king_inference_graph_kv_read_payload(
+            state,
+            cache,
+            slot_start + i,
+            "value",
+            max_values,
+            &value_values,
+            &value_length
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (context != NULL) {
+                efree(context);
+            }
+            efree(scores);
+            if (cache_owned) {
+                zend_string_release(cache);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (value_length == 0 || value_length > max_values) {
+            efree(value_values);
+            if (context != NULL) {
+                efree(context);
+            }
+            efree(scores);
+            if (cache_owned) {
+                zend_string_release(cache);
+            }
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention value length exceeds configured limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (value_width == 0) {
+            value_width = value_length;
+            if (query->length > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - value_width
+                || value_width > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(double))
+                || slot_count > max_operations / (query->length + value_width)) {
+                efree(value_values);
+                efree(scores);
+                if (cache_owned) {
+                    zend_string_release(cache);
+                }
+                zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention exceeds configured operation limits.");
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            context = ecalloc((size_t) value_width, sizeof(double));
+        } else if (value_width != value_length) {
+            efree(value_values);
+            efree(context);
+            efree(scores);
+            if (cache_owned) {
+                zend_string_release(cache);
+            }
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph kv_attention value lengths must match.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        for (dim = 0; dim < value_width; dim++) {
+            context[dim] += scores[i] * value_values[dim];
+        }
+        efree(value_values);
+    }
+
+    efree(scores);
+    if (cache_owned) {
+        zend_string_release(cache);
+    }
+
+    *values_out = context;
+    *length_out = value_width;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_ops.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_ops.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e6094849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_ops.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,730 @@
+#define KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288
+#define KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_HALF_PI 1.57079632679489661923132169163975144
+#define KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI 6.28318530717958647692528676655900576
+#define KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_LN2 0.693147180559945309417232121458176568
+
+static double king_inference_graph_wrap_angle(double value)
+{
+    if (value > KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI || value < -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI) {
+        long turns = (long) (value / KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI);
+        value -= (double) turns * KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI;
+    }
+    while (value > KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI) {
+        value -= KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI;
+    }
+    while (value < -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI) {
+        value += KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_TWO_PI;
+    }
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_sin(double value)
+{
+    double x = king_inference_graph_wrap_angle(value);
+    double x2;
+
+    if (x > KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_HALF_PI) {
+        x = KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI - x;
+    } else if (x < -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_HALF_PI) {
+        x = -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI - x;
+    }
+
+    x2 = x * x;
+    return x * (1.0 - x2 / 6.0 + (x2 * x2) / 120.0 - (x2 * x2 * x2) / 5040.0);
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_cos(double value)
+{
+    double x = king_inference_graph_wrap_angle(value);
+    double sign = 1.0;
+    double x2;
+
+    if (x > KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_HALF_PI) {
+        x = KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI - x;
+        sign = -1.0;
+    } else if (x < -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_HALF_PI) {
+        x = -KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_PI - x;
+        sign = -1.0;
+    }
+
+    x2 = x * x;
+    return sign * (1.0 - x2 / 2.0 + (x2 * x2) / 24.0 - (x2 * x2 * x2) / 720.0);
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_exp(double value)
+{
+    long exponent;
+    int i;
+    double reduced;
+    double term = 1.0;
+    double sum = 1.0;
+
+    if (value <= -60.0) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    if (value > 60.0) {
+        value = 60.0;
+    }
+
+    exponent = (long) (value / KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_LN2);
+    if ((double) exponent * KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_LN2 > value) {
+        exponent--;
+    }
+    reduced = value - (double) exponent * KING_INFERENCE_GRAPH_LN2;
+
+    for (i = 1; i <= 12; i++) {
+        term *= reduced / (double) i;
+        sum += term;
+    }
+
+    while (exponent > 0) {
+        sum *= 2.0;
+        exponent--;
+    }
+    while (exponent < 0) {
+        sum *= 0.5;
+        exponent++;
+    }
+
+    return sum > 0.0 ? sum : 0.0;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_tanh(double value)
+{
+    if (value >= 20.0) {
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+    if (value <= -20.0) {
+        return -1.0;
+    }
+
+    {
+        double twice = king_inference_graph_exp(2.0 * value);
+        return (twice - 1.0) / (twice + 1.0);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zval *op,
+    const char *key,
+    king_inference_graph_vector **vector_out
+) {
+    zend_string *id;
+
+    *vector_out = NULL;
+    if (king_inference_graph_required_string(op, key, &id) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *vector_out = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, id);
+    if (*vector_out == NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph input '%s' was not produced.", ZSTR_VAL(id));
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_vector_from_optional_zval(
+    zval *op,
+    const char *array_key,
+    const char *input_key,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out,
+    bool *owned_out
+) {
+    zval *input = king_inference_array_find(op, input_key);
+    zval *array;
+
+    *values_out = NULL;
+    *length_out = 0;
+    *owned_out = false;
+
+    if (input != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(input) != IS_STRING) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph vector input field '%s' must be a vector name.", input_key);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input != NULL) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *vector = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(input));
+        if (vector == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph vector input '%s' was not produced.", Z_STRVAL_P(input));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *values_out = vector->values;
+        *length_out = vector->length;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array = king_inference_array_find(op, array_key);
+    if (array == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_vector_from_zval(array, max_values, values_out, length_out) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    *owned_out = true;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_add(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *left;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *right;
+    double left_scale;
+    double right_scale;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "left_scale", 1.0, &left_scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "right_scale", 1.0, &right_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "left", &left) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "right", &right) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (left->length == 0 || left->length != right->length || left->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph add requires equal non-empty vector lengths.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) left->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < left->length; i++) {
+        values[i] = left->values[i] * left_scale + right->values[i] * right_scale;
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = left->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_scale(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    double scale;
+    double factor;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "scale", 1.0, &scale) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "factor", scale, &factor) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph scale input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        values[i] = input->values[i] * factor;
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_mul(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *left;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *right;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "left", &left) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "right", &right) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (left->length == 0 || left->length != right->length || left->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph mul requires equal non-empty vector lengths.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) left->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < left->length; i++) {
+        values[i] = left->values[i] * right->values[i];
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = left->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_silu(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph silu input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        double value = input->values[i];
+        double sigmoid = value >= 0.0
+            ? 1.0 / (1.0 + king_inference_graph_exp(-value))
+            : king_inference_graph_exp(value) / (1.0 + king_inference_graph_exp(value));
+        values[i] = value * sigmoid;
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_gelu_tanh(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph gelu_tanh input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        double x = input->values[i];
+        double inner = 0.7978845608028654 * (x + 0.044715 * x * x * x);
+        values[i] = 0.5 * x * (1.0 + king_inference_graph_tanh(inner));
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_slice(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    zend_ulong offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong count = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "count", 0);
+    double *values;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (count == 0) {
+        count = input->length > offset ? input->length - offset : 0;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0
+        || offset > input->length
+        || count == 0
+        || count > input->length - offset
+        || count > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph slice range is outside input bounds or configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) count, sizeof(double));
+    memcpy(values, input->values + offset, (size_t) count * sizeof(double));
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = count;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_dot(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    zend_ulong max_operations,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *left;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *right;
+    double scale;
+    double sum = 0.0;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "scale", 1.0, &scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "left", &left) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "right", &right) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (left->length == 0 || left->length != right->length || left->length > max_values || left->length > max_operations) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph dot requires equal non-empty vector lengths inside configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < left->length; i++) {
+        sum += left->values[i] * right->values[i];
+    }
+    values = ecalloc(1, sizeof(double));
+    values[0] = sum * scale;
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = 1;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_stack(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zval *inputs = king_inference_array_find(op, "inputs");
+    zval *entry;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong length = 0;
+    zend_ulong offset = 0;
+
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs)) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph stack requires a non-empty inputs array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), entry) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph stack inputs must be vector names.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        if (input == NULL || input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values || length > max_values - input->length) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph stack input is missing or exceeds configured limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        length += input->length;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) length, sizeof(double));
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), entry) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        memcpy(values + offset, input->values, (size_t) input->length * sizeof(double));
+        offset += input->length;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_softmax(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    double *mask = NULL;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong mask_length = 0;
+    bool mask_owned = false;
+    bool any_active = false;
+    double max_score = 0.0;
+    double sum = 0.0;
+    double temperature;
+    double scale;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "temperature", 1.0, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "scale", 1.0, &scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph softmax input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature <= 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph softmax temperature must be positive.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_vector_from_optional_zval(
+        op,
+        "mask",
+        "mask_input",
+        vectors,
+        max_values,
+        &mask,
+        &mask_length,
+        &mask_owned
+    ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (mask != NULL && mask_length != input->length) {
+        if (mask_owned) {
+            efree(mask);
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph softmax mask length must match input length.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        if (mask != NULL && mask[i] <= 0.0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        {
+            double score = input->values[i] * scale / temperature;
+            if (!any_active || score > max_score) {
+                max_score = score;
+            }
+            any_active = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!any_active) {
+        if (mask_owned) {
+            efree(mask);
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph softmax mask disabled every score.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        if (mask != NULL && mask[i] <= 0.0) {
+            values[i] = 0.0;
+            continue;
+        }
+        values[i] = king_inference_graph_exp((input->values[i] * scale / temperature) - max_score);
+        sum += values[i];
+    }
+    if (sum <= 0.0) {
+        if (mask_owned) {
+            efree(mask);
+        }
+        efree(values);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference graph softmax produced an invalid probability sum.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
+        values[i] /= sum;
+    }
+    if (mask_owned) {
+        efree(mask);
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_weighted_sum(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    zend_ulong max_operations,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    zval *inputs = king_inference_array_find(op, "inputs");
+    king_inference_graph_vector *weights;
+    zval *entry;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong vector_count;
+    zend_ulong width = 0;
+    zend_ulong index = 0;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "weights", &weights) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (inputs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(inputs) != IS_ARRAY || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs)) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum requires a non-empty inputs array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    vector_count = (zend_ulong) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs));
+    if (weights->length != vector_count || vector_count > max_values || vector_count > max_operations) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum weight count does not match inputs.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), entry) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum inputs must be vector names.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        if (input == NULL || input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum input is missing or exceeds configured limits.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (width == 0) {
+            width = input->length;
+        } else if (width != input->length) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum inputs must have equal lengths.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (width == 0 || width > max_values || vector_count > max_operations / width) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph weighted_sum exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) width, sizeof(double));
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(inputs), entry) {
+        king_inference_graph_vector *input = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(entry));
+        double weight = weights->values[index++];
+        for (i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+            values[i] += weight * input->values[i];
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = width;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_rope(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *input;
+    king_inference_graph_vector *frequency_vector = NULL;
+    double *owned_frequencies = NULL;
+    double *frequencies = NULL;
+    double *values;
+    zend_ulong frequency_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong head_dim;
+    zend_ulong position = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "position", 0);
+    double position_scale;
+    zval *frequency_input;
+    zval *frequency_values;
+    zend_ulong pair;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "position_scale", 1.0, &position_scale) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "input", &input) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (input->length == 0 || input->length > max_values || offset > input->length) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rope input exceeds configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    head_dim = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "head_dim", input->length - offset);
+    if (head_dim == 0 || (head_dim % 2) != 0 || head_dim > input->length - offset) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rope requires an even head_dim inside the input vector.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    frequency_input = king_inference_array_find(op, "frequency_input");
+    if (frequency_input == NULL) {
+        frequency_input = king_inference_array_find(op, "inv_freq_input");
+    }
+    if (frequency_input != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(frequency_input) == IS_STRING) {
+        frequency_vector = king_inference_graph_vector_find(vectors, Z_STR_P(frequency_input));
+        if (frequency_vector == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rope frequency input '%s' was not produced.", Z_STRVAL_P(frequency_input));
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        frequencies = frequency_vector->values;
+        frequency_length = frequency_vector->length;
+    } else {
+        frequency_values = king_inference_array_find(op, "frequencies");
+        if (frequency_values == NULL) {
+            frequency_values = king_inference_array_find(op, "inv_freqs");
+        }
+        if (king_inference_graph_vector_from_zval(frequency_values, max_values, &owned_frequencies, &frequency_length) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        frequencies = owned_frequencies;
+    }
+    if (frequency_length < head_dim / 2) {
+        if (owned_frequencies != NULL) {
+            efree(owned_frequencies);
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rope frequency count is smaller than head_dim pairs.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc((size_t) input->length, sizeof(double));
+    memcpy(values, input->values, (size_t) input->length * sizeof(double));
+    {
+        zend_ulong pairing = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "pairing", 0);
+        zend_ulong half = head_dim / 2;
+
+        if (pairing > 1) {
+            if (owned_frequencies != NULL) {
+                efree(owned_frequencies);
+            }
+            efree(values);
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph rope pairing must be 0 (interleaved) or 1 (split).");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        for (pair = 0; pair < half; pair++) {
+            zend_ulong even = pairing == 1 ? offset + pair : offset + pair * 2;
+            zend_ulong odd = pairing == 1 ? offset + half + pair : even + 1;
+        double angle = (double) position * position_scale * frequencies[pair];
+        double sin_value = king_inference_graph_sin(angle);
+        double cos_value = king_inference_graph_cos(angle);
+        double x0 = values[even];
+        double x1 = values[odd];
+        values[even] = x0 * cos_value - x1 * sin_value;
+        values[odd] = x0 * sin_value + x1 * cos_value;
+        }
+    }
+    if (owned_frequencies != NULL) {
+        efree(owned_frequencies);
+    }
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = input->length;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_sampling.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_sampling.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d0d1912a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/graph/ops/tensor_graph_sampling.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+typedef struct _king_inference_graph_token_candidate {
+    zend_ulong index;
+    double logit;
+    double probability;
+} king_inference_graph_token_candidate;
+
+static int king_inference_graph_token_candidate_compare(const void *left, const void *right)
+{
+    const king_inference_graph_token_candidate *a = (const king_inference_graph_token_candidate *) left;
+    const king_inference_graph_token_candidate *b = (const king_inference_graph_token_candidate *) right;
+
+    if (a->probability < b->probability) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (a->probability > b->probability) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (a->index > b->index) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (a->index < b->index) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_sampling_seed(
+    zval *op,
+    bool *has_seed,
+    zend_long *seed
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, "seed");
+
+    *has_seed = false;
+    *seed = 0;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token seed must be an integer.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *has_seed = true;
+    *seed = Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static double king_inference_graph_sampling_unit(zend_long seed, zend_ulong salt)
+{
+    zend_ulong state = (zend_ulong) seed;
+
+    state ^= salt + 0x9e3779b9UL + (state << 6) + (state >> 2);
+    state = state * 1103515245UL + 12345UL;
+    return (double) (state % 1000000UL) / 1000000.0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_sampling_top_k(zval *op, zend_ulong *top_k)
+{
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(op, "top_k");
+
+    *top_k = 0;
+    if (field == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_LONG || Z_LVAL_P(field) < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token top_k must be a non-negative integer.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *top_k = (zend_ulong) Z_LVAL_P(field);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_token_output(
+    zend_ulong token_offset,
+    zend_ulong token_index,
+    double probability,
+    double logit,
+    double rank,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    double *values;
+
+    if (token_offset > ZEND_ULONG_MAX - token_index) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph token output exceeds supported token id limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    values = ecalloc(4, sizeof(double));
+    values[0] = (double) (token_offset + token_index);
+    values[1] = probability;
+    values[2] = logit;
+    values[3] = rank;
+
+    *values_out = values;
+    *length_out = 4;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_argmax_token(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *logits;
+    zend_ulong token_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "token_offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong best_index = 0;
+    double best_logit;
+    zend_ulong i;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "logits", &logits) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (logits->length == 0 || logits->length > max_values) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph argmax_token logits exceed configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    best_logit = logits->values[0];
+    for (i = 1; i < logits->length; i++) {
+        if (logits->values[i] > best_logit) {
+            best_logit = logits->values[i];
+            best_index = i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_graph_token_output(
+        token_offset,
+        best_index,
+        1.0,
+        best_logit,
+        0.0,
+        values_out,
+        length_out
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_graph_op_sample_token(
+    zval *op,
+    king_inference_graph_vector *vectors,
+    zend_ulong max_values,
+    zend_ulong max_operations,
+    double **values_out,
+    zend_ulong *length_out
+) {
+    king_inference_graph_vector *logits;
+    king_inference_graph_token_candidate *candidates;
+    zend_ulong token_offset = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "token_offset", 0);
+    zend_ulong top_k;
+    zend_ulong sample_index = king_inference_tensor_option_ulong(op, "sample_index", 0);
+    zend_ulong active_count;
+    zend_ulong selected_rank = 0;
+    zend_ulong i;
+    double temperature;
+    double top_p;
+    double max_score = 0.0;
+    double probability_sum = 0.0;
+    double active_sum = 0.0;
+    bool has_seed;
+    zend_long seed;
+
+    if (king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "temperature", 1.0, &temperature) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_finite_double_option(op, "top_p", 1.0, &top_p) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_inference_graph_lookup_vector(vectors, op, "logits", &logits) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_seed(op, &has_seed, &seed) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_graph_sampling_top_k(op, &top_k) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (logits->length == 0
+        || logits->length > max_values
+        || logits->length > max_operations
+        || logits->length > (zend_ulong) (SIZE_MAX / sizeof(king_inference_graph_token_candidate))) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token logits exceed configured limits.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature < 0.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token temperature must be non-negative.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (top_p <= 0.0 || top_p > 1.0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_validation_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token top_p must be greater than zero and at most one.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (temperature == 0.0) {
+        return king_inference_graph_op_argmax_token(op, vectors, max_values, values_out, length_out);
+    }
+
+    candidates = ecalloc((size_t) logits->length, sizeof(*candidates));
+    for (i = 0; i < logits->length; i++) {
+        double score = logits->values[i] / temperature;
+        candidates[i].index = i;
+        candidates[i].logit = logits->values[i];
+        candidates[i].probability = score;
+        if (i == 0 || score > max_score) {
+            max_score = score;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < logits->length; i++) {
+        candidates[i].probability = king_inference_graph_exp(candidates[i].probability - max_score);
+        probability_sum += candidates[i].probability;
+    }
+    if (probability_sum <= 0.0) {
+        efree(candidates);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token produced an invalid probability sum.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < logits->length; i++) {
+        candidates[i].probability /= probability_sum;
+    }
+
+    qsort(candidates, (size_t) logits->length, sizeof(*candidates), king_inference_graph_token_candidate_compare);
+    active_count = top_k == 0 || top_k > logits->length ? logits->length : top_k;
+    probability_sum = 0.0;
+    for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+        probability_sum += candidates[i].probability;
+        if (probability_sum >= top_p) {
+            active_count = i + 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+        active_sum += candidates[i].probability;
+    }
+    if (active_sum <= 0.0) {
+        efree(candidates);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "King inference graph sample_token active probability sum is invalid.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (has_seed) {
+        double target = king_inference_graph_sampling_unit(seed, logits->length ^ (active_count << 7) ^ sample_index) * active_sum;
+        double cumulative = 0.0;
+
+        selected_rank = active_count - 1;
+        for (i = 0; i < active_count; i++) {
+            cumulative += candidates[i].probability;
+            if (target <= cumulative) {
+                selected_rank = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        king_inference_graph_token_candidate selected = candidates[selected_rank];
+        zend_result status = king_inference_graph_token_output(
+            token_offset,
+            selected.index,
+            selected.probability / active_sum,
+            selected.logit,
+            (double) selected_rank,
+            values_out,
+            length_out
+        );
+        efree(candidates);
+        return status;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_info.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_info.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f49237a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_info.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+static void king_inference_add_attention_known_patterns(zval *attention)
+{
+    zval known_patterns;
+    int role;
+
+    array_init(&known_patterns);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY; role <= KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT; role++) {
+        zval patterns;
+        const char **role_patterns = king_inference_attention_role_patterns((king_inference_attention_role) role);
+        size_t i;
+
+        array_init(&patterns);
+        for (i = 0; role_patterns[i] != NULL; i++) {
+            add_next_index_string(&patterns, role_patterns[i]);
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&known_patterns, king_inference_attention_role_keys[role], &patterns);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(attention, "known_patterns", &known_patterns);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_attention_config_fields(zval *attention)
+{
+    zval fields;
+    int role;
+
+    array_init(&fields);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY; role <= KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT; role++) {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &fields,
+            king_inference_attention_role_keys[role],
+            king_inference_attention_config_fields[role]
+        );
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(attention, "configured_pattern_fields", &fields);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_add_attention_role_entry(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *layer_entry,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = "not_found";
+    zend_ulong expected_columns = 0;
+    zend_ulong expected_rows = 0;
+    zend_result result;
+    zval entry;
+
+    result = king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        role,
+        layer,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status
+    );
+
+    king_inference_attention_expected_dimensions(model, role, layer, &expected_columns, &expected_rows);
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_bool(&entry, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_columns", (zend_long) expected_columns);
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_rows", (zend_long) expected_rows);
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&entry, "name", name);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(layer_entry, king_inference_attention_role_keys[role], &entry);
+
+    return result == SUCCESS && name != NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_attention_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+) {
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong resolved_layers = 0;
+    zend_ulong resolved_tensors = 0;
+    zval attention;
+    zval layers;
+
+    array_init(&attention);
+    array_init(&layers);
+
+    for (layer = 0; layer < block_count; layer++) {
+        zval layer_entry;
+        bool layer_complete = true;
+        int role;
+
+        array_init(&layer_entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&layer_entry, "index", (zend_long) layer);
+        for (role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY; role <= KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT; role++) {
+            bool role_resolved = king_inference_add_attention_role_entry(
+                model,
+                &layer_entry,
+                (king_inference_attention_role) role,
+                layer
+            );
+            if (role_resolved) {
+                resolved_tensors++;
+            } else {
+                layer_complete = false;
+            }
+        }
+        add_assoc_bool(&layer_entry, "resolved", layer_complete);
+        if (layer_complete) {
+            resolved_layers++;
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&layers, &layer_entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&attention, "resolved", block_count > 0 && resolved_layers == block_count);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &attention,
+        "status",
+        block_count == 0 ? "shape_metadata_unavailable" :
+            (resolved_layers == block_count ? "resolved" : "partial")
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&attention, "block_count", (zend_long) block_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention, "resolved_layers", (zend_long) resolved_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(&attention, "resolved_tensors", (zend_long) resolved_tensors);
+    king_inference_add_attention_config_fields(&attention);
+    king_inference_add_attention_known_patterns(&attention);
+    add_assoc_zval(&attention, "layers", &layers);
+    add_assoc_zval(resolved, "attention", &attention);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_patterns.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_patterns.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a34e9854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/metadata/tensor_attention_patterns.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+typedef enum _king_inference_attention_role {
+    KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY = 0,
+    KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY = 1,
+    KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE = 2,
+    KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT = 3
+} king_inference_attention_role;
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_role_keys[] = {
+    "query",
+    "key",
+    "value",
+    "output"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_config_fields[] = {
+    "attention_query_tensor_pattern",
+    "attention_key_tensor_pattern",
+    "attention_value_tensor_pattern",
+    "attention_output_tensor_pattern"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_query_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_q.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attention_q.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.q_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.self_attn.q_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.self_attn.q_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.attn.q_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.attn.q_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_key_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_k.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attention_k.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.k_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.self_attn.k_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.self_attn.k_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.attn.k_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.attn.k_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_value_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_v.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attention_v.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.v_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.self_attn.v_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.self_attn.v_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.attn.v_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.attn.v_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_attention_output_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_output.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_o.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attention_output.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.o_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.self_attn.o_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.self_attn.o_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.attn.out_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.attn.out_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char **king_inference_attention_role_patterns(king_inference_attention_role role)
+{
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY:
+            return king_inference_attention_query_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY:
+            return king_inference_attention_key_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE:
+            return king_inference_attention_value_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT:
+            return king_inference_attention_output_patterns;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_attention_query_patterns;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_attention_layer_pattern_name(
+    const char *pattern,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char *placeholder = strstr(pattern, "{layer}");
+    const char *suffix;
+    char layer_buf[32];
+    int layer_len;
+    size_t prefix_len;
+    size_t suffix_len;
+    size_t total_len;
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (placeholder == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    layer_len = snprintf(layer_buf, sizeof(layer_buf), "%lu", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (layer_len <= 0 || (size_t) layer_len >= sizeof(layer_buf)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    prefix_len = (size_t) (placeholder - pattern);
+    suffix = placeholder + sizeof("{layer}") - 1;
+    suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+    total_len = prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len + suffix_len;
+    name = zend_string_alloc(total_len, 0);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name), pattern, prefix_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len, layer_buf, (size_t) layer_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len, suffix, suffix_len);
+    ZSTR_VAL(name)[total_len] = '\0';
+
+    return name;
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_dimensions.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_dimensions.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ac684aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_dimensions.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+static bool king_inference_attention_descriptor_dimensions(
+    zval *descriptor,
+    zend_ulong *columns_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong rank;
+
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, columns_out)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 1, rows_out)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return *columns_out > 0 && *rows_out > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_norm_width(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *name,
+    zend_ulong *width_out
+) {
+    zend_string *tensor_name;
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+
+    tensor_name = zend_string_init(name, strlen(name), 0);
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, tensor_name);
+    zend_string_release(tensor_name);
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 1
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, width_out)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return *width_out > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_layer_norm_width(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char *suffix,
+    zend_ulong *width_out
+) {
+    char name[96];
+
+    if (snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "blk.%lu.%s", (unsigned long) layer, suffix) >= (int) sizeof(name)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_attention_norm_width(model, name, width_out);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_layer_dimensions(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong *columns_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    const char **patterns = king_inference_attention_role_patterns(role);
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; patterns[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        zend_string *name = king_inference_attention_layer_pattern_name(patterns[i], layer);
+        zval *descriptor;
+        bool valid;
+
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+        valid = king_inference_attention_descriptor_dimensions(descriptor, columns_out, rows_out);
+        zend_string_release(name);
+        if (valid) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_gemma4_expected_dimensions(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong *columns_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong head_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong q_norm_width;
+    zend_ulong k_norm_width;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong query_rows;
+    zend_ulong max_kv_rows;
+    king_inference_attention_role dimension_role = role;
+
+    if (!king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(&model->gguf)
+        || embedding == 0
+        || head_count == 0
+        || !king_inference_attention_layer_norm_width(model, layer, "attn_q_norm.weight", &q_norm_width)
+        || !king_inference_attention_layer_norm_width(model, layer, "attn_k_norm.weight", &k_norm_width)
+        || head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / q_norm_width
+        || head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / k_norm_width) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    query_rows = head_count * q_norm_width;
+    max_kv_rows = head_count * k_norm_width;
+    if (role == KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE
+        && !king_inference_attention_layer_dimensions(model, role, layer, &columns, &rows)) {
+        dimension_role = KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_attention_layer_dimensions(model, dimension_role, layer, &columns, &rows)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY:
+            if (columns != embedding || rows != query_rows) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY:
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE:
+            if (columns != embedding || rows == 0 || rows > max_kv_rows || rows % k_norm_width != 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            break;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT:
+            if (columns != query_rows || rows != embedding) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+
+    *columns_out = columns;
+    *rows_out = rows;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_expected_dimensions(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong *columns_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong head_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong kv_head_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_HEAD_COUNT_KV];
+    zend_ulong key_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_KEY_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong value_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_ATTENTION_VALUE_LENGTH];
+
+    *columns_out = 0;
+    *rows_out = 0;
+    if (king_inference_attention_gemma4_expected_dimensions(model, role, layer, columns_out, rows_out)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (embedding == 0 || head_count == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (kv_head_count == 0) {
+        kv_head_count = head_count;
+    }
+    if (key_length == 0) {
+        if (embedding % head_count != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        key_length = embedding / head_count;
+    }
+    if (value_length == 0) {
+        if (embedding % head_count != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        value_length = embedding / head_count;
+    }
+
+    *columns_out = embedding;
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY:
+            if (head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / key_length) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            *rows_out = head_count * key_length;
+            break;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY:
+            if (kv_head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / key_length) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            *rows_out = kv_head_count * key_length;
+            break;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE:
+            if (kv_head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / value_length) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            *rows_out = kv_head_count * value_length;
+            break;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT:
+            if (head_count > ZEND_ULONG_MAX / value_length) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            *columns_out = head_count * value_length;
+            *rows_out = embedding;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return *columns_out > 0 && *rows_out > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_descriptor_valid(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong expected_columns;
+    zend_ulong expected_rows;
+
+    if (!king_inference_attention_expected_dimensions(model, role, layer, &expected_columns, &expected_rows)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, &columns)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 1, &rows)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return columns == expected_columns && rows == expected_rows;
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_resolution.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_resolution.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3584284a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_resolution.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+static zend_string *king_inference_attention_gemma4_value_tied_key_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_string *name;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    if (!king_inference_gguf_architecture_is_gemma4(&model->gguf)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    name = king_inference_attention_layer_pattern_name("blk.{layer}.attn_k.weight", layer);
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+    if (descriptor != NULL
+        && king_inference_attention_descriptor_valid(
+            model,
+            KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE,
+            layer,
+            descriptor
+        )) {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(name);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_name_matches_layer(zend_string *name, zend_ulong layer)
+{
+    char token[64];
+
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blk.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "layers.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blocks.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "h.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_name_hint(
+    zend_string *name,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    if (!king_inference_attention_name_matches_layer(name, layer)
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "feed_forward")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "token")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_q")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention_q")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "q_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "query");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_k")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention_k")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "k_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "key");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_v")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention_v")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "v_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "value");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_OUTPUT:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_output")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_o")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention_output")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "o_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "out_proj");
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_attention_known_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char **patterns = king_inference_attention_role_patterns(role);
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; patterns[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        zend_string *name = king_inference_attention_layer_pattern_name(patterns[i], layer);
+        zval *descriptor;
+
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_attention_descriptor_valid(model, role, layer, descriptor)) {
+            return name;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(name);
+    }
+
+    if (role == KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE) {
+        return king_inference_attention_gemma4_value_tied_key_name(model, layer);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_attention_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+
+    if (!king_inference_attention_expected_dimensions(model, role, layer, &columns, &rows)
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_attention_name_hint(name, role, layer)
+            || !king_inference_attention_descriptor_valid(model, role, layer, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_attention_configured_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    zval *pattern = king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_attention_config_fields[role]
+    );
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (pattern == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(pattern) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(pattern) == 0) {
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = king_inference_attention_config_fields[role];
+    }
+
+    name = king_inference_attention_layer_pattern_name(Z_STRVAL_P(pattern), layer);
+    if (name == NULL && status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "configured_pattern_missing_layer_placeholder";
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_configured_pattern_present(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role
+) {
+    return king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_attention_config_fields[role]
+    ) != NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_attention_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    bool configured_present = king_inference_attention_configured_pattern_present(model, role);
+    zend_string *configured;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+    configured = king_inference_attention_configured_name(
+        model,
+        role,
+        layer,
+        &source,
+        status_out
+    );
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (configured_present && configured == NULL) {
+        if (status_out != NULL && strcmp(*status_out, "not_found") == 0) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_attention_descriptor_valid(model, role, layer, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source;
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_attention_known_name(model, role, layer);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_pattern";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_attention_shape_scan(model, role, layer, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_runtime_shape.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_runtime_shape.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..446035448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/components/shape/tensor_attention_runtime_shape.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+static bool king_inference_attention_tensor_rows(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zval *dimensions;
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+
+    *rows_out = 0;
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+    dimensions = descriptor != NULL
+        ? zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1)
+        : NULL;
+    if (descriptor == NULL
+        || dimensions == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 2
+        || king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, 1, &rows) != SUCCESS
+        || rows == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *rows_out = rows;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors_for_layer(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_ulong *heads,
+    zend_ulong *kv_heads,
+    zend_ulong *key_length,
+    zend_ulong *value_length
+) {
+    zend_string *attn_q = NULL;
+    zend_string *attn_k = NULL;
+    zend_string *attn_v = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zend_ulong query_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong key_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong value_rows = 0;
+    zend_ulong derived_key_length;
+    zend_ulong derived_kv_heads;
+
+    if (*heads == 0
+        || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_QUERY, layer, &attn_q, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_KEY, layer, &attn_k, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || king_inference_resolve_attention_tensor_name(model, KING_INFERENCE_ATTENTION_VALUE, layer, &attn_v, NULL, &status) != SUCCESS
+        || !king_inference_attention_tensor_rows(model, attn_q, &query_rows)
+        || !king_inference_attention_tensor_rows(model, attn_k, &key_rows)
+        || !king_inference_attention_tensor_rows(model, attn_v, &value_rows)) {
+        if (attn_q != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attn_q);
+        }
+        if (attn_k != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attn_k);
+        }
+        if (attn_v != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attn_v);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (query_rows >= *heads && (query_rows % *heads) == 0) {
+        derived_key_length = query_rows / *heads;
+        if (derived_key_length > 0) {
+            *key_length = derived_key_length;
+        }
+    }
+    if (*key_length > 0 && key_rows >= *key_length && (key_rows % *key_length) == 0) {
+        derived_kv_heads = key_rows / *key_length;
+        if (derived_kv_heads > 0 && derived_kv_heads <= *heads) {
+            *kv_heads = derived_kv_heads;
+        }
+    }
+    if (*kv_heads > 0 && value_rows >= *kv_heads && (value_rows % *kv_heads) == 0) {
+        *value_length = value_rows / *kv_heads;
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(attn_q);
+    zend_string_release(attn_k);
+    zend_string_release(attn_v);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong *heads,
+    zend_ulong *kv_heads,
+    zend_ulong *key_length,
+    zend_ulong *value_length
+) {
+    king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors_for_layer(
+        model,
+        0,
+        heads,
+        kv_heads,
+        key_length,
+        value_length
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_cache_shape_from_tensors(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong layers,
+    zend_ulong *heads,
+    zend_ulong *kv_heads,
+    zend_ulong *key_length,
+    zend_ulong *value_length
+) {
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong max_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_kv_heads = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_key_length = 0;
+    zend_ulong max_value_length = 0;
+    bool found_layer_shape = false;
+
+    for (layer = 0; layer < layers; layer++) {
+        zend_ulong layer_heads = *heads;
+        zend_ulong layer_kv_heads = *kv_heads;
+        zend_ulong layer_key_length = *key_length;
+        zend_ulong layer_value_length = *value_length;
+
+        if (!king_inference_attention_refine_runtime_shape_from_tensors_for_layer(
+            model,
+            layer,
+            &layer_heads,
+            &layer_kv_heads,
+            &layer_key_length,
+            &layer_value_length
+        )) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        found_layer_shape = true;
+        if (layer_heads > max_heads) {
+            max_heads = layer_heads;
+        }
+        if (layer_kv_heads > max_kv_heads) {
+            max_kv_heads = layer_kv_heads;
+        }
+        if (layer_key_length > max_key_length) {
+            max_key_length = layer_key_length;
+        }
+        if (layer_value_length > max_value_length) {
+            max_value_length = layer_value_length;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found_layer_shape) {
+        *heads = max_heads;
+        *kv_heads = max_kv_heads;
+        *key_length = max_key_length;
+        *value_length = max_value_length;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/tensor_attention_resolver.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/tensor_attention_resolver.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ed693526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/attention/tensor_attention_resolver.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "components/metadata/tensor_attention_patterns.inc"
+#include "components/shape/tensor_attention_dimensions.inc"
+#include "components/shape/tensor_attention_resolution.inc"
+#include "components/shape/tensor_attention_runtime_shape.inc"
+#include "components/metadata/tensor_attention_info.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/ffn/tensor_ffn_resolver.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/ffn/tensor_ffn_resolver.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..400026ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/ffn/tensor_ffn_resolver.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,553 @@
+typedef enum _king_inference_ffn_role {
+    KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE = 0,
+    KING_INFERENCE_FFN_UP = 1,
+    KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN = 2
+} king_inference_ffn_role;
+
+static const char *king_inference_ffn_role_keys[] = {
+    "gate",
+    "up",
+    "down"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_ffn_config_fields[] = {
+    "ffn_gate_tensor_pattern",
+    "ffn_up_tensor_pattern",
+    "ffn_down_tensor_pattern"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_ffn_gate_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.ffn_gate.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.feed_forward.w1.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.mlp.gate_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.mlp.gate_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.mlp.gate_proj.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w1.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w1.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.mlp.gate_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.mlp.gate_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_ffn_up_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.ffn_up.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.feed_forward.w3.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.mlp.up_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.mlp.up_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.mlp.up_proj.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w3.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w3.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.mlp.up_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.mlp.up_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_ffn_down_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.ffn_down.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.feed_forward.w2.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.mlp.down_proj.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.mlp.down_proj.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.mlp.down_proj.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w2.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.feed_forward.w2.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.mlp.down_proj.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.mlp.down_proj.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char **king_inference_ffn_role_patterns(king_inference_ffn_role role)
+{
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE:
+            return king_inference_ffn_gate_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_UP:
+            return king_inference_ffn_up_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN:
+            return king_inference_ffn_down_patterns;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_ffn_gate_patterns;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_ffn_layer_pattern_name(
+    const char *pattern,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char *placeholder = strstr(pattern, "{layer}");
+    const char *suffix;
+    char layer_buf[32];
+    int layer_len;
+    size_t prefix_len;
+    size_t suffix_len;
+    size_t total_len;
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (placeholder == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    layer_len = snprintf(layer_buf, sizeof(layer_buf), "%lu", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (layer_len <= 0 || (size_t) layer_len >= sizeof(layer_buf)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    prefix_len = (size_t) (placeholder - pattern);
+    suffix = placeholder + sizeof("{layer}") - 1;
+    suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+    total_len = prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len + suffix_len;
+    name = zend_string_alloc(total_len, 0);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name), pattern, prefix_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len, layer_buf, (size_t) layer_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len, suffix, suffix_len);
+    ZSTR_VAL(name)[total_len] = '\0';
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_ffn_expected_dimensions(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong *columns_out,
+    zend_ulong *rows_out
+) {
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong feed_forward = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH];
+
+    *columns_out = 0;
+    *rows_out = 0;
+    if (embedding == 0 || feed_forward == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (role == KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN) {
+        *columns_out = feed_forward;
+        *rows_out = embedding;
+    } else {
+        *columns_out = embedding;
+        *rows_out = feed_forward;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_ffn_descriptor_valid(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong expected_columns;
+    zend_ulong expected_rows;
+
+    if (!king_inference_ffn_expected_dimensions(model, role, &expected_columns, &expected_rows)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, &columns)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 1, &rows)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return columns == expected_columns && rows == expected_rows;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_ffn_name_matches_layer(zend_string *name, zend_ulong layer)
+{
+    char token[64];
+
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blk.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "layers.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blocks.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "h.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_ffn_name_hint(
+    zend_string *name,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    if (!king_inference_ffn_name_matches_layer(name, layer)
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "q_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "k_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "v_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "o_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "token")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "output_norm")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn_gate")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "gate_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "feed_forward.w1")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp.gate");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_UP:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn_up")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "up_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "feed_forward.w3")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp.up");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn_down")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "down_proj")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "feed_forward.w2")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp.down");
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_ffn_known_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char **patterns = king_inference_ffn_role_patterns(role);
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; patterns[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        zend_string *name = king_inference_ffn_layer_pattern_name(patterns[i], layer);
+        zval *descriptor;
+
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_ffn_descriptor_valid(model, role, descriptor)) {
+            return name;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(name);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_ffn_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+
+    if (!king_inference_ffn_expected_dimensions(model, role, &columns, &rows)
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_ffn_name_hint(name, role, layer)
+            || !king_inference_ffn_descriptor_valid(model, role, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_ffn_configured_pattern_present(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role
+) {
+    return king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_ffn_config_fields[role]
+    ) != NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_ffn_configured_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    zval *pattern = king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_ffn_config_fields[role]
+    );
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (pattern == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(pattern) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(pattern) == 0) {
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = king_inference_ffn_config_fields[role];
+    }
+
+    name = king_inference_ffn_layer_pattern_name(Z_STRVAL_P(pattern), layer);
+    if (name == NULL && status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "configured_pattern_missing_layer_placeholder";
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    bool configured_present = king_inference_ffn_configured_pattern_present(model, role);
+    zend_string *configured;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+
+    configured = king_inference_ffn_configured_name(model, role, layer, &source, status_out);
+    if (configured_present && configured == NULL) {
+        if (status_out != NULL && strcmp(*status_out, "not_found") == 0) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_ffn_descriptor_valid(model, role, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source;
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_ffn_known_name(model, role, layer);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_pattern";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_ffn_shape_scan(model, role, layer, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_ffn_patterns(zval *ffn)
+{
+    zval known_patterns;
+    int role;
+
+    array_init(&known_patterns);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE; role <= KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN; role++) {
+        zval patterns;
+        const char **known = king_inference_ffn_role_patterns((king_inference_ffn_role) role);
+        size_t i;
+
+        array_init(&patterns);
+        for (i = 0; known[i] != NULL; i++) {
+            add_next_index_string(&patterns, known[i]);
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&known_patterns, king_inference_ffn_role_keys[role], &patterns);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn, "known_patterns", &known_patterns);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_ffn_config_fields(zval *ffn)
+{
+    zval fields;
+    int role;
+
+    array_init(&fields);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE; role <= KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN; role++) {
+        add_assoc_string(&fields, king_inference_ffn_role_keys[role], king_inference_ffn_config_fields[role]);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(ffn, "configured_pattern_fields", &fields);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_add_ffn_role_entry(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *layer_entry,
+    king_inference_ffn_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = "not_found";
+    zend_ulong expected_columns = 0;
+    zend_ulong expected_rows = 0;
+    zend_result result;
+    zval entry;
+
+    result = king_inference_resolve_ffn_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        role,
+        layer,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status
+    );
+    king_inference_ffn_expected_dimensions(model, role, &expected_columns, &expected_rows);
+
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_bool(&entry, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_columns", (zend_long) expected_columns);
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_rows", (zend_long) expected_rows);
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&entry, "name", name);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(layer_entry, king_inference_ffn_role_keys[role], &entry);
+
+    return result == SUCCESS && name != NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_ffn_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+) {
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong embedding = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong feed_forward = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_FEED_FORWARD_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong resolved_layers = 0;
+    zend_ulong resolved_tensors = 0;
+    zval ffn;
+    zval layers;
+
+    array_init(&ffn);
+    array_init(&layers);
+
+    for (layer = 0; layer < block_count; layer++) {
+        zval layer_entry;
+        bool layer_complete = true;
+        int role;
+
+        array_init(&layer_entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&layer_entry, "index", (zend_long) layer);
+        for (role = KING_INFERENCE_FFN_GATE; role <= KING_INFERENCE_FFN_DOWN; role++) {
+            bool role_resolved = king_inference_add_ffn_role_entry(
+                model,
+                &layer_entry,
+                (king_inference_ffn_role) role,
+                layer
+            );
+            if (role_resolved) {
+                resolved_tensors++;
+            } else {
+                layer_complete = false;
+            }
+        }
+        add_assoc_bool(&layer_entry, "resolved", layer_complete);
+        if (layer_complete) {
+            resolved_layers++;
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&layers, &layer_entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(&ffn, "resolved", block_count > 0 && resolved_layers == block_count);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &ffn,
+        "status",
+        block_count == 0 ? "shape_metadata_unavailable" :
+            (resolved_layers == block_count ? "resolved" : "partial")
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn, "block_count", (zend_long) block_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn, "resolved_layers", (zend_long) resolved_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn, "resolved_tensors", (zend_long) resolved_tensors);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn, "embedding_length", (zend_long) embedding);
+    add_assoc_long(&ffn, "feed_forward_length", (zend_long) feed_forward);
+    king_inference_add_ffn_config_fields(&ffn);
+    king_inference_add_ffn_patterns(&ffn);
+    add_assoc_zval(&ffn, "layers", &layers);
+    add_assoc_zval(resolved, "ffn", &ffn);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/rms_norm/tensor_rms_norm_resolver.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/rms_norm/tensor_rms_norm_resolver.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7860fb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/rms_norm/tensor_rms_norm_resolver.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,749 @@
+typedef enum _king_inference_rms_norm_role {
+    KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION = 0,
+    KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD = 1
+} king_inference_rms_norm_role;
+
+static const char *king_inference_rms_norm_role_keys[] = {
+    "attention",
+    "feed_forward"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_rms_norm_config_fields[] = {
+    "rms_norm_attention_tensor_pattern",
+    "rms_norm_ffn_tensor_pattern"
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_rms_norm_attention_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.attn_norm.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.attention_norm.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.input_layernorm.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.input_layernorm.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.input_layernorm.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.self_attn_layer_norm.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.self_attn_layer_norm.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.ln_1.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.ln_1.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_rms_norm_feed_forward_patterns[] = {
+    "blk.{layer}.ffn_norm.weight",
+    "blk.{layer}.post_attention_norm.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.post_attention_layernorm.weight",
+    "layers.{layer}.post_attention_layernorm.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.post_attention_layernorm.weight",
+    "model.layers.{layer}.mlp_layer_norm.weight",
+    "decoder.layers.{layer}.final_layer_norm.weight",
+    "transformer.h.{layer}.ln_2.weight",
+    "transformer.blocks.{layer}.ln_2.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_rms_norm_final_names[] = {
+    "output_norm.weight",
+    "model.norm.weight",
+    "norm.weight",
+    "decoder.norm.weight",
+    "model.decoder.norm.weight",
+    "language_model.model.norm.weight",
+    "final_layernorm.weight",
+    "transformer.ln_f.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char **king_inference_rms_norm_role_patterns(king_inference_rms_norm_role role)
+{
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION:
+            return king_inference_rms_norm_attention_patterns;
+        case KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD:
+            return king_inference_rms_norm_feed_forward_patterns;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_rms_norm_attention_patterns;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_layer_pattern_name(
+    const char *pattern,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char *placeholder = strstr(pattern, "{layer}");
+    const char *suffix;
+    char layer_buf[32];
+    int layer_len;
+    size_t prefix_len;
+    size_t suffix_len;
+    size_t total_len;
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (placeholder == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    layer_len = snprintf(layer_buf, sizeof(layer_buf), "%lu", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (layer_len <= 0 || (size_t) layer_len >= sizeof(layer_buf)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    prefix_len = (size_t) (placeholder - pattern);
+    suffix = placeholder + sizeof("{layer}") - 1;
+    suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
+    total_len = prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len + suffix_len;
+    name = zend_string_alloc(total_len, 0);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name), pattern, prefix_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len, layer_buf, (size_t) layer_len);
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(name) + prefix_len + (size_t) layer_len, suffix, suffix_len);
+    ZSTR_VAL(name)[total_len] = '\0';
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+static zend_ulong king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong width;
+    zend_ulong expected = king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model);
+
+    if (expected == 0
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 1
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, &width)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return width == expected;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_rms_norm_name_matches_layer(zend_string *name, zend_ulong layer)
+{
+    char token[64];
+
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blk.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "layers.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "blocks.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "h.%lu.", (unsigned long) layer);
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, token);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_rms_norm_layer_name_hint(
+    zend_string *name,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    if (!king_inference_rms_norm_name_matches_layer(name, layer)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "q_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "k_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "v_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "o_proj")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_q")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_k")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_v")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_o")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "token")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (role) {
+        case KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attention_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "input_layernorm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "self_attn_layer_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ln_1");
+        case KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD:
+            return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "post_attention_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "post_attention_layernorm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp_layer_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "final_layer_norm")
+                || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ln_2");
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_rms_norm_final_name_hint(zend_string *name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "blk.")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "layers.")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "blocks.")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "attn")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ffn")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "mlp")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "token")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")
+        || !king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "norm")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "output_norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "model.norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "decoder.norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "final_layernorm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "ln_f")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(name, "norm.weight");
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_known_layer_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    const char **patterns = king_inference_rms_norm_role_patterns(role);
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; patterns[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        zend_string *name = king_inference_rms_norm_layer_pattern_name(patterns[i], layer);
+        zval *descriptor;
+
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, name);
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            return name;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(name);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_known_final_name(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; king_inference_rms_norm_final_names[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        const char *candidate = king_inference_rms_norm_final_names[i];
+        zval *descriptor = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), candidate, strlen(candidate));
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            return zend_string_init(candidate, strlen(candidate), 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_layer_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model) == 0
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_rms_norm_layer_name_hint(name, role, layer)
+            || !king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_final_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+
+    if (king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model) == 0
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_rms_norm_final_name_hint(name)
+            || !king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_rms_norm_configured_pattern_present(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role
+) {
+    return king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_rms_norm_config_fields[role]
+    ) != NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_configured_layer_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    zval *pattern = king_inference_array_find(
+        &model->config,
+        king_inference_rms_norm_config_fields[role]
+    );
+    zend_string *name;
+
+    if (pattern == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(pattern) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(pattern) == 0) {
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = king_inference_rms_norm_config_fields[role];
+    }
+
+    name = king_inference_rms_norm_layer_pattern_name(Z_STRVAL_P(pattern), layer);
+    if (name == NULL && status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "configured_pattern_missing_layer_placeholder";
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_rms_norm_configured_final_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char **source_out
+) {
+    zval *field = king_inference_array_find(&model->config, "rms_norm_final_tensor");
+
+    if (field == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(field) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(field) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = "rms_norm_final_tensor";
+    }
+    return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    bool configured_present = king_inference_rms_norm_configured_pattern_present(model, role);
+    zend_string *configured;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+
+    configured = king_inference_rms_norm_configured_layer_name(
+        model,
+        role,
+        layer,
+        &source,
+        status_out
+    );
+    if (configured_present && configured == NULL) {
+        if (status_out != NULL && strcmp(*status_out, "not_found") == 0) {
+            *status_out = "configured_pattern_invalid";
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source;
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_rms_norm_known_layer_name(model, role, layer);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_pattern";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_rms_norm_layer_shape_scan(model, role, layer, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_final_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    zend_string *configured;
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+
+    configured = king_inference_rms_norm_configured_final_name(model, &source);
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_rms_norm_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source;
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_rms_norm_known_final_name(model);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_name";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_rms_norm_final_shape_scan(model, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_rms_norm_patterns(zval *rms_norm)
+{
+    zval patterns;
+    zval final_names;
+    int role;
+    size_t i;
+
+    array_init(&patterns);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION; role <= KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD; role++) {
+        zval role_patterns;
+        const char **known = king_inference_rms_norm_role_patterns((king_inference_rms_norm_role) role);
+
+        array_init(&role_patterns);
+        for (i = 0; known[i] != NULL; i++) {
+            add_next_index_string(&role_patterns, known[i]);
+        }
+        add_assoc_zval(&patterns, king_inference_rms_norm_role_keys[role], &role_patterns);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&final_names);
+    for (i = 0; king_inference_rms_norm_final_names[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        add_next_index_string(&final_names, king_inference_rms_norm_final_names[i]);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&patterns, "final", &final_names);
+    add_assoc_zval(rms_norm, "known_patterns", &patterns);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_rms_norm_config_fields(zval *rms_norm)
+{
+    zval fields;
+    int role;
+
+    array_init(&fields);
+    for (role = KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION; role <= KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD; role++) {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &fields,
+            king_inference_rms_norm_role_keys[role],
+            king_inference_rms_norm_config_fields[role]
+        );
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(&fields, "final", "rms_norm_final_tensor");
+    add_assoc_zval(rms_norm, "configured_fields", &fields);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_add_rms_norm_layer_role_entry(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *layer_entry,
+    king_inference_rms_norm_role role,
+    zend_ulong layer
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = "not_found";
+    zend_result result;
+    zval entry;
+    zend_ulong expected_width = king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model);
+
+    result = king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_layer_name(
+        model,
+        role,
+        layer,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status
+    );
+
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_bool(&entry, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_elements", (zend_long) expected_width);
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&entry, "name", name);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(layer_entry, king_inference_rms_norm_role_keys[role], &entry);
+
+    return result == SUCCESS && name != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_add_rms_norm_final_entry(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *rms_norm
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = "not_found";
+    zend_result result;
+    zval entry;
+    zend_ulong expected_width = king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model);
+
+    result = king_inference_resolve_rms_norm_final_name(
+        model,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status
+    );
+
+    array_init(&entry);
+    add_assoc_bool(&entry, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&entry, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    add_assoc_long(&entry, "expected_elements", (zend_long) expected_width);
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&entry, "name", name);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(rms_norm, "final", &entry);
+
+    return result == SUCCESS && name != NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_rms_norm_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+) {
+    zend_ulong block_count = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_BLOCK_COUNT];
+    zend_ulong layer;
+    zend_ulong resolved_layers = 0;
+    zend_ulong resolved_tensors = 0;
+    bool final_resolved;
+    zval rms_norm;
+    zval layers;
+
+    array_init(&rms_norm);
+    array_init(&layers);
+
+    final_resolved = king_inference_add_rms_norm_final_entry(model, &rms_norm);
+    if (final_resolved) {
+        resolved_tensors++;
+    }
+
+    for (layer = 0; layer < block_count; layer++) {
+        zval layer_entry;
+        bool layer_complete = true;
+        int role;
+
+        array_init(&layer_entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&layer_entry, "index", (zend_long) layer);
+        for (role = KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_ATTENTION; role <= KING_INFERENCE_RMS_NORM_FEED_FORWARD; role++) {
+            bool role_resolved = king_inference_add_rms_norm_layer_role_entry(
+                model,
+                &layer_entry,
+                (king_inference_rms_norm_role) role,
+                layer
+            );
+            if (role_resolved) {
+                resolved_tensors++;
+            } else {
+                layer_complete = false;
+            }
+        }
+        add_assoc_bool(&layer_entry, "resolved", layer_complete);
+        if (layer_complete) {
+            resolved_layers++;
+        }
+        add_next_index_zval(&layers, &layer_entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &rms_norm,
+        "resolved",
+        block_count > 0 && resolved_layers == block_count && final_resolved
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &rms_norm,
+        "status",
+        block_count == 0 ? "shape_metadata_unavailable" :
+            (resolved_layers == block_count && final_resolved ? "resolved" : "partial")
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "block_count", (zend_long) block_count);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "resolved_layers", (zend_long) resolved_layers);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "resolved_tensors", (zend_long) resolved_tensors);
+    add_assoc_long(&rms_norm, "expected_elements", (zend_long) king_inference_rms_norm_expected_width(model));
+    king_inference_add_rms_norm_config_fields(&rms_norm);
+    king_inference_add_rms_norm_patterns(&rms_norm);
+    add_assoc_zval(&rms_norm, "layers", &layers);
+    add_assoc_zval(resolved, "rms_norm", &rms_norm);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/tensor_resolver.inc b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/tensor_resolver.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77c755b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tensor/resolvers/tensor_resolver.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+static const char *king_inference_token_embedding_candidates[] = {
+    "token_embd.weight",
+    "tok_embeddings.weight",
+    "model.tok_embeddings.weight",
+    "model.embed_tokens.weight",
+    "embed_tokens.weight",
+    "decoder.embed_tokens.weight",
+    "model.decoder.embed_tokens.weight",
+    "language_model.embed_tokens.weight",
+    "language_model.model.embed_tokens.weight",
+    "transformer.wte.weight",
+    "gpt_neox.embed_in.weight",
+    "word_embeddings.weight",
+    "embeddings.word_embeddings.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const char *king_inference_output_projection_candidates[] = {
+    "output.weight",
+    "model.output.weight",
+    "lm_head.weight",
+    "model.lm_head.weight",
+    "language_model.lm_head.weight",
+    "language_model.model.lm_head.weight",
+    "decoder.lm_head.weight",
+    "model.decoder.lm_head.weight",
+    "embed_out.weight",
+    "output_projection.weight",
+    "model.output_projection.weight",
+    "transformer.output_layer.weight",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static void king_inference_add_attention_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+);
+
+static void king_inference_add_rms_norm_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+);
+
+static void king_inference_add_ffn_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *resolved
+);
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(
+    zval *descriptor,
+    zend_ulong index,
+    zend_ulong *value
+) {
+    zval *dimensions;
+
+    if (descriptor == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(descriptor) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    dimensions = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(descriptor), "dimensions", sizeof("dimensions") - 1);
+    if (dimensions == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(dimensions) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_dimension_at(dimensions, index, value) == SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(zval *descriptor, zend_ulong *rank)
+{
+    return king_inference_tensor_descriptor_ulong(descriptor, "rank", sizeof("rank") - 1, rank);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_token_embedding_descriptor_valid(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    zend_ulong rank;
+    zend_ulong columns;
+    zend_ulong rows;
+    zend_ulong embedding_length = model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH];
+    zend_ulong tokenizer_rows = model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count;
+
+    if (!king_inference_tensor_descriptor_rank(descriptor, &rank)
+        || rank != 2
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 0, &columns)
+        || !king_inference_tensor_descriptor_dimension(descriptor, 1, &rows)
+        || columns == 0
+        || rows == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (embedding_length > 0 && columns != embedding_length) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (tokenizer_rows > 0 && rows < tokenizer_rows) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tensor_name_contains(zend_string *name, const char *needle)
+{
+    return php_memnstr(
+        ZSTR_VAL(name),
+        needle,
+        strlen(needle),
+        ZSTR_VAL(name) + ZSTR_LEN(name)
+    ) != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_token_embedding_name_hint(zend_string *name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "output")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "classifier")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embd")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embedding")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "tok")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "wte")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "word");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_output_projection_descriptor_valid(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *descriptor
+) {
+    return king_inference_token_embedding_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_output_projection_name_hint(zend_string *name)
+{
+    if (king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "output_norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, ".norm")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "norm.weight")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "token_embd")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "tok_embeddings")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed_tokens")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embedding")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "word_embeddings")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "wte")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "output")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "lm_head")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "logits")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "embed_out")
+        || king_inference_tensor_name_contains(name, "projection");
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_tensor_configured_name_from_array(
+    zval *source,
+    bool allow_tensor_field,
+    const char **source_name
+) {
+    zval *field;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (allow_tensor_field) {
+        field = king_inference_array_find(source, "tensor");
+        if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+            if (source_name != NULL) {
+                *source_name = "tensor";
+            }
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+        }
+    }
+
+    field = king_inference_array_find(source, "embedding_tensor");
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+        if (source_name != NULL) {
+            *source_name = "embedding_tensor";
+        }
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+    }
+
+    field = king_inference_array_find(source, "token_embedding_tensor");
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+        if (source_name != NULL) {
+            *source_name = "token_embedding_tensor";
+        }
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_token_embedding_configured_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *override,
+    const char **source_name
+) {
+    zend_string *name = king_inference_tensor_configured_name_from_array(override, true, source_name);
+
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_tensor_configured_name_from_array(&model->config, false, source_name);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_output_projection_configured_name_from_array(
+    zval *source,
+    bool allow_tensor_field,
+    const char **source_name
+) {
+    zval *field;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (allow_tensor_field) {
+        field = king_inference_array_find(source, "tensor");
+        if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+            if (source_name != NULL) {
+                *source_name = "tensor";
+            }
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+        }
+    }
+
+    field = king_inference_array_find(source, "output_tensor");
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+        if (source_name != NULL) {
+            *source_name = "output_tensor";
+        }
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+    }
+
+    field = king_inference_array_find(source, "output_projection_tensor");
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+        if (source_name != NULL) {
+            *source_name = "output_projection_tensor";
+        }
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+    }
+
+    field = king_inference_array_find(source, "lm_head_tensor");
+    if (field != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(field) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(field) > 0) {
+        if (source_name != NULL) {
+            *source_name = "lm_head_tensor";
+        }
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(field));
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_output_projection_configured_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *override,
+    const char **source_name
+) {
+    zend_string *name = king_inference_output_projection_configured_name_from_array(
+        override,
+        true,
+        source_name
+    );
+
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    return king_inference_output_projection_configured_name_from_array(
+        &model->config,
+        false,
+        source_name
+    );
+}
+
+static zval *king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *name
+) {
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_token_embedding_known_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; king_inference_token_embedding_candidates[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        const char *candidate = king_inference_token_embedding_candidates[i];
+        zval *descriptor = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), candidate, strlen(candidate));
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_token_embedding_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            return zend_string_init(candidate, strlen(candidate), 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_token_embedding_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+
+    if (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH] == 0
+        || model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count == 0
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_token_embedding_name_hint(name)
+            || !king_inference_token_embedding_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_output_projection_known_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model
+) {
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index) || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; king_inference_output_projection_candidates[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        const char *candidate = king_inference_output_projection_candidates[i];
+        zval *descriptor = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), candidate, strlen(candidate));
+        if (descriptor != NULL && king_inference_output_projection_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            return zend_string_init(candidate, strlen(candidate), 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_output_projection_shape_scan(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char **status
+) {
+    zval *descriptor;
+    zend_string *name;
+    zend_string *matched = NULL;
+    zend_ulong matches = 0;
+
+    if (model->gguf.architecture_params[KING_INFERENCE_ARCH_EMBEDDING_LENGTH] == 0
+        || model->gguf.tokenizer_token_count == 0
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(model->tensor_index)
+        || Z_TYPE(model->tensor_index) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "shape_scan_unavailable";
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(model->tensor_index), name, descriptor) {
+        if (name == NULL
+            || !king_inference_output_projection_name_hint(name)
+            || !king_inference_output_projection_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        matches++;
+        if (matched == NULL) {
+            matched = zend_string_copy(name);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (matches == 1) {
+        if (status != NULL) {
+            *status = "resolved";
+        }
+        return matched;
+    }
+    if (matched != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(matched);
+    }
+    if (status != NULL) {
+        *status = matches > 1 ? "ambiguous_shape_scan" : "not_found";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *override,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    zend_string *configured = king_inference_token_embedding_configured_name(model, override, &source);
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_token_embedding_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source != NULL ? source : "configured";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_token_embedding_known_name(model);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_name";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_token_embedding_shape_scan(model, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_resolve_output_projection_tensor_name(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *override,
+    zend_string **name_out,
+    const char **source_out,
+    const char **status_out,
+    bool *tied_embedding_out
+) {
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *scan_status = "not_found";
+    zend_string *configured = king_inference_output_projection_configured_name(model, override, &source);
+    zval *descriptor;
+
+    *name_out = NULL;
+    if (source_out != NULL) {
+        *source_out = NULL;
+    }
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = "not_found";
+    }
+    if (tied_embedding_out != NULL) {
+        *tied_embedding_out = false;
+    }
+
+    if (configured != NULL) {
+        descriptor = king_inference_tensor_index_descriptor(model, configured);
+        if (descriptor == NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_not_found";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_output_projection_descriptor_valid(model, descriptor)) {
+            zend_string_release(configured);
+            if (status_out != NULL) {
+                *status_out = "configured_tensor_invalid_shape";
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        *name_out = configured;
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = source != NULL ? source : "configured";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_output_projection_known_name(model);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "known_name";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *name_out = king_inference_output_projection_shape_scan(model, &scan_status);
+    if (*name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "shape_scan";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved";
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        NULL,
+        name_out,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    ) == SUCCESS && *name_out != NULL) {
+        if (source_out != NULL) {
+            *source_out = "tied_token_embedding";
+        }
+        if (status_out != NULL) {
+            *status_out = "resolved_tied_token_embedding";
+        }
+        if (tied_embedding_out != NULL) {
+            *tied_embedding_out = true;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (status_out != NULL) {
+        *status_out = scan_status;
+    }
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_known_tensor_names(
+    zval *target,
+    const char *field_name,
+    const char **candidates
+) {
+    zval names;
+    size_t i;
+
+    array_init(&names);
+    for (i = 0; candidates[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        add_next_index_string(&names, candidates[i]);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(target, field_name, &names);
+}
+
+static void king_inference_add_tensor_resolution_info(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *target
+) {
+    zend_string *name = NULL;
+    const char *source = NULL;
+    const char *status = NULL;
+    zval resolved;
+    zval token_embedding;
+    zval output_projection;
+    bool tied_embedding = false;
+    zend_result result = king_inference_resolve_token_embedding_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        NULL,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status
+    );
+
+    array_init(&token_embedding);
+    add_assoc_bool(&token_embedding, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&token_embedding, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&token_embedding, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&token_embedding, "name", name);
+    }
+    king_inference_add_known_tensor_names(
+        &token_embedding,
+        "known_names",
+        king_inference_token_embedding_candidates
+    );
+
+    name = NULL;
+    source = NULL;
+    status = NULL;
+    result = king_inference_resolve_output_projection_tensor_name(
+        model,
+        NULL,
+        &name,
+        &source,
+        &status,
+        &tied_embedding
+    );
+
+    array_init(&output_projection);
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "resolved", result == SUCCESS && name != NULL);
+    add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "status", status != NULL ? status : "not_found");
+    add_assoc_bool(&output_projection, "tied_token_embedding", tied_embedding);
+    if (source != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&output_projection, "source", source);
+    }
+    if (name != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(&output_projection, "name", name);
+    }
+    king_inference_add_known_tensor_names(
+        &output_projection,
+        "known_names",
+        king_inference_output_projection_candidates
+    );
+
+    array_init(&resolved);
+    add_assoc_zval(&resolved, "token_embedding", &token_embedding);
+    add_assoc_zval(&resolved, "output_projection", &output_projection);
+    king_inference_add_attention_resolution_info(model, &resolved);
+    king_inference_add_rms_norm_resolution_info(model, &resolved);
+    king_inference_add_ffn_resolution_info(model, &resolved);
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "resolved_tensors", &resolved);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/inference/tokenizer/tokenizer.inc b/extension/src/inference/tokenizer/tokenizer.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcf22c6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/inference/tokenizer/tokenizer.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,555 @@
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_uses_sentencepiece(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    zend_string *tokenizer = model->gguf.tokenizer_model;
+
+    if (tokenizer == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_equals_literal(tokenizer, "llama")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(tokenizer, "sentencepiece")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(tokenizer, "spm")
+        || zend_string_equals_literal(tokenizer, "gemma");
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_control_token_at(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *input,
+    size_t length,
+    size_t offset,
+    size_t *token_length
+) {
+    static const char *controls[] = {
+        "<|turn>",
+        "<turn|>",
+        "<start_of_turn>",
+        "<end_of_turn>",
+        "<bos>",
+        "<eos>",
+        "<pad>",
+        "<unk>"
+    };
+    size_t index;
+
+    if (token_length != NULL) {
+        *token_length = 0;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) != IS_ARRAY || offset >= length || input[offset] != '<') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (index = 0; index < sizeof(controls) / sizeof(controls[0]); index++) {
+        size_t control_length = strlen(controls[index]);
+
+        if (offset + control_length <= length
+            && memcmp(input + offset, controls[index], control_length) == 0
+            && zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup), controls[index], control_length)) {
+            if (token_length != NULL) {
+                *token_length = control_length;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static size_t king_inference_tokenizer_next_control_token_offset(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *input,
+    size_t length,
+    size_t offset
+) {
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (offset >= length) {
+        return length;
+    }
+    for (i = offset; i < length; i++) {
+        if (king_inference_tokenizer_control_token_at(model, input, length, i, NULL)) {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return length;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_tokenizer_normalize_text(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *text,
+    const char **normalization
+) {
+    smart_str normalized = {0};
+    const char *input = ZSTR_VAL(text);
+    size_t length = ZSTR_LEN(text);
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!king_inference_tokenizer_uses_sentencepiece(model)) {
+        *normalization = "raw";
+        return zend_string_copy(text);
+    }
+
+    *normalization = "sentencepiece_space";
+    if (length > 0 && !king_inference_tokenizer_control_token_at(model, input, length, 0, NULL)
+        && !(length >= 3
+            && (unsigned char) input[0] == 0xE2
+            && (unsigned char) input[1] == 0x96
+            && (unsigned char) input[2] == 0x81)) {
+        smart_str_appendl(&normalized, "\xE2\x96\x81", 3);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        size_t control_length = 0;
+
+        if (king_inference_tokenizer_control_token_at(model, input, length, i, &control_length)) {
+            smart_str_appendl(&normalized, input + i, control_length);
+            i += control_length - 1;
+        } else if (input[i] == ' ') {
+            smart_str_appendl(&normalized, "\xE2\x96\x81", 3);
+        } else {
+            smart_str_appendc(&normalized, input[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&normalized);
+    return normalized.s != NULL ? normalized.s : zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_add_byte_fallback(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    unsigned char byte,
+    zval *token_ids
+) {
+    char fallback[7];
+    zval *id;
+
+    snprintf(fallback, sizeof(fallback), "<0x%02X>", byte);
+    id = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup), fallback, strlen(fallback));
+    if (id == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(id) != IS_LONG) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    add_next_index_long(token_ids, Z_LVAL_P(id));
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_unigram_ready(king_inference_model_object *model)
+{
+    return king_inference_tokenizer_uses_sentencepiece(model)
+        && model->gguf.tokenizer_scores_loaded
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_scores) == IS_ARRAY
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_types) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_scores)) > 0;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_token_type_allowed(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_long token_id
+) {
+    zval *type;
+
+    if (!model->gguf.tokenizer_types_loaded || Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_types) != IS_ARRAY || token_id < 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    type = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_types), (zend_ulong) token_id);
+    if (type == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(type) != IS_LONG) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return Z_LVAL_P(type) != 3 && Z_LVAL_P(type) != 5;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_score_for_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_long token_id,
+    double *score
+) {
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (token_id < 0 || Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_scores) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_scores), (zend_ulong) token_id);
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_DOUBLE) {
+        *score = Z_DVAL_P(value);
+        return isfinite(*score);
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_LONG) {
+        *score = (double) Z_LVAL_P(value);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tokenizer_greedy_encode_range(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *bytes,
+    size_t start,
+    size_t segment_length,
+    zval *token_ids,
+    zend_long *unknown_count
+) {
+    size_t position = start;
+    size_t end = start + segment_length;
+
+    while (position < end) {
+        size_t remaining = end - position;
+        size_t try_len = model->gguf.tokenizer_max_token_bytes > 0
+            ? (size_t) model->gguf.tokenizer_max_token_bytes
+            : remaining;
+        bool matched = false;
+
+        if (try_len > remaining) {
+            try_len = remaining;
+        }
+        while (try_len > 0) {
+            zval *id = zend_hash_str_find(
+                Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup),
+                bytes + position,
+                try_len
+            );
+
+            if (id != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(id) == IS_LONG) {
+                add_next_index_long(token_ids, Z_LVAL_P(id));
+                position += try_len;
+                matched = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            try_len--;
+        }
+
+        if (matched) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (king_inference_tokenizer_add_byte_fallback(model, (unsigned char) bytes[position], token_ids)) {
+            position++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (model->gguf.tokenizer_unknown_id >= 0) {
+            add_next_index_long(token_ids, model->gguf.tokenizer_unknown_id);
+            (*unknown_count)++;
+            position++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native tokenizer could not encode byte 0x%02X and the model has no unknown token id.",
+            (unsigned int) (unsigned char) bytes[position]
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_unigram_encode_range(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    const char *bytes,
+    size_t start,
+    size_t segment_length,
+    zval *token_ids
+) {
+    const double impossible = -1.0e300;
+    double *scores;
+    zend_long *prev_token;
+    size_t *prev_offset;
+    zend_long *path;
+    size_t i;
+    size_t count = 0;
+    size_t cursor;
+    size_t max_token_bytes;
+    bool success = false;
+
+    if (segment_length == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (!king_inference_tokenizer_unigram_ready(model) || segment_length > 65536) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    scores = safe_emalloc(segment_length + 1, sizeof(double), 0);
+    prev_token = safe_emalloc(segment_length + 1, sizeof(zend_long), 0);
+    prev_offset = safe_emalloc(segment_length + 1, sizeof(size_t), 0);
+    path = safe_emalloc(segment_length + 1, sizeof(zend_long), 0);
+
+    for (i = 0; i <= segment_length; i++) {
+        scores[i] = impossible;
+        prev_token[i] = -1;
+        prev_offset[i] = 0;
+        path[i] = -1;
+    }
+    scores[0] = 0.0;
+    max_token_bytes = model->gguf.tokenizer_max_token_bytes > 0
+        ? (size_t) model->gguf.tokenizer_max_token_bytes
+        : segment_length;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < segment_length; i++) {
+        size_t max_len;
+        size_t token_len;
+
+        if (scores[i] <= impossible / 2.0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        max_len = segment_length - i;
+        if (max_len > max_token_bytes) {
+            max_len = max_token_bytes;
+        }
+
+        for (token_len = 1; token_len <= max_len; token_len++) {
+            zval *id = zend_hash_str_find(
+                Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup),
+                bytes + start + i,
+                token_len
+            );
+            zend_long token_id;
+            double token_score;
+            double candidate;
+            size_t next = i + token_len;
+
+            if (id == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(id) != IS_LONG) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            token_id = Z_LVAL_P(id);
+            if (!king_inference_tokenizer_token_type_allowed(model, token_id)
+                || !king_inference_tokenizer_score_for_token(model, token_id, &token_score)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            candidate = scores[i] + token_score;
+            if (candidate > scores[next]) {
+                scores[next] = candidate;
+                prev_token[next] = token_id;
+                prev_offset[next] = i;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (scores[segment_length] <= impossible / 2.0) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    cursor = segment_length;
+    while (cursor > 0) {
+        if (prev_token[cursor] < 0 || prev_offset[cursor] >= cursor || count > segment_length) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        path[count++] = prev_token[cursor];
+        cursor = prev_offset[cursor];
+    }
+
+    while (count > 0) {
+        add_next_index_long(token_ids, path[--count]);
+    }
+    success = true;
+
+cleanup:
+    efree(path);
+    efree(prev_offset);
+    efree(prev_token);
+    efree(scores);
+    return success;
+}
+
+static void king_inference_tokenizer_status_array(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ready", model->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded
+        && model->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_tokens) == IS_ARRAY
+        && Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) == IS_ARRAY
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_tokens)) > 0
+        && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup)) > 0);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "tokens_loaded", model->gguf.tokenizer_tokens_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "lookup_loaded", model->gguf.tokenizer_lookup_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "scores_loaded", model->gguf.tokenizer_scores_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "types_loaded", model->gguf.tokenizer_types_loaded);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "merges_loaded", model->gguf.tokenizer_merges_loaded);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "token_count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_tokens)));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "lookup_count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup)));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "score_count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_scores)));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "type_count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_types)));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "merge_count", (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_merges)));
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "sentencepiece_unigram_ready", king_inference_tokenizer_unigram_ready(model));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "unknown_token_id", model->gguf.tokenizer_unknown_id);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "last_encode_available", model->tokenizer_last_encode_available);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "last_token_count", model->tokenizer_last_token_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "last_unknown_count", model->tokenizer_last_unknown_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "last_input_bytes", model->tokenizer_last_input_bytes);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "last_normalized_bytes", model->tokenizer_last_normalized_bytes);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "last_clean", model->tokenizer_last_encode_available
+        && model->tokenizer_last_unknown_count == 0);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_inference_tokenizer_encode(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_string *text,
+    zval *return_value
+) {
+    zend_string *normalized;
+    const char *normalization;
+    const char *bytes;
+    size_t length;
+    size_t position = 0;
+    zend_long unknown_count = 0;
+    zend_long token_count;
+    zval token_ids;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(model->tokenizer_lookup) != IS_ARRAY
+        || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup)) == 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native tokenizer has no loaded token lookup for model '%s'.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(model->name)
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    normalized = king_inference_tokenizer_normalize_text(model, text, &normalization);
+    bytes = ZSTR_VAL(normalized);
+    length = ZSTR_LEN(normalized);
+
+    array_init(&token_ids);
+    while (position < length) {
+        size_t control_length = 0;
+        size_t next_control;
+        size_t remaining;
+
+        if (king_inference_tokenizer_control_token_at(model, bytes, length, position, &control_length)) {
+            zval *id = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_lookup), bytes + position, control_length);
+
+            if (id != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(id) == IS_LONG) {
+                add_next_index_long(&token_ids, Z_LVAL_P(id));
+                position += control_length;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        next_control = king_inference_tokenizer_next_control_token_offset(model, bytes, length, position + 1);
+        remaining = next_control > position ? next_control - position : length - position;
+        if (!king_inference_tokenizer_unigram_encode_range(
+            model,
+            bytes,
+            position,
+            remaining,
+            &token_ids
+        ) && king_inference_tokenizer_greedy_encode_range(
+            model,
+            bytes,
+            position,
+            remaining,
+            &token_ids,
+            &unknown_count
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(normalized);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&token_ids);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        position += remaining;
+    }
+
+    token_count = (zend_long) zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(token_ids));
+    model->tokenizer_last_encode_available = true;
+    model->tokenizer_last_token_count = token_count;
+    model->tokenizer_last_unknown_count = unknown_count;
+    model->tokenizer_last_input_bytes = (zend_long) ZSTR_LEN(text);
+    model->tokenizer_last_normalized_bytes = (zend_long) length;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "token_count", token_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "tokens", &token_ids);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "unknown_count", unknown_count);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "input_bytes", (zend_long) ZSTR_LEN(text));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "normalized_bytes", (zend_long) length);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "normalization", normalization);
+    if (model->gguf.tokenizer_model != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "tokenizer_model", zend_string_copy(model->gguf.tokenizer_model));
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "bos_token_id", model->gguf.tokenizer_bos_id);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "eos_token_id", model->gguf.tokenizer_eos_id);
+
+    zend_string_release(normalized);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_inference_tokenizer_hex_nibble(char c, unsigned char *value)
+{
+    if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
+        *value = (unsigned char) (c - '0');
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') {
+        *value = (unsigned char) (c - 'A' + 10);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') {
+        *value = (unsigned char) (c - 'a' + 10);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_inference_tokenizer_decode_token(
+    king_inference_model_object *model,
+    zend_ulong token_id
+) {
+    zval *token = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL(model->tokenizer_tokens), token_id);
+    smart_str decoded = {0};
+    const char *bytes;
+    size_t length;
+    size_t i = 0;
+
+    if (token == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(token) != IS_STRING) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King native tokenizer cannot decode token id %lu for model '%s'.",
+            token_id,
+            ZSTR_VAL(model->name)
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    bytes = Z_STRVAL_P(token);
+    length = Z_STRLEN_P(token);
+    if (length == 6
+        && bytes[0] == '<'
+        && bytes[1] == '0'
+        && bytes[2] == 'x'
+        && bytes[5] == '>') {
+        unsigned char high;
+        unsigned char low;
+        if (king_inference_tokenizer_hex_nibble(bytes[3], &high)
+            && king_inference_tokenizer_hex_nibble(bytes[4], &low)) {
+            char value = (char) ((high << 4) | low);
+            return zend_string_init(&value, 1, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (i < length) {
+        if (i + 3 <= length
+            && (unsigned char) bytes[i] == 0xE2
+            && (unsigned char) bytes[i + 1] == 0x96
+            && (unsigned char) bytes[i + 2] == 0x81) {
+            smart_str_appendc(&decoded, ' ');
+            i += 3;
+            continue;
+        }
+        smart_str_appendc(&decoded, bytes[i]);
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&decoded);
+    return decoded.s != NULL ? decoded.s : zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration.c b/extension/src/integration/system_integration.c
index dbb27e05e..b6dd8acec 100644
--- a/extension/src/integration/system_integration.c
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * helpers over that inventory.
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/integration/system_integration.h"
+#include "integration/system_integration.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -240,1418 +240,15 @@ static void king_component_info_dtor(zval *zv)
     }
 }
 
-static void king_system_reset_drain_state(void)
-{
-    king_system_shutdown_requested = false;
-    king_system_recovery_requested = false;
-    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_NONE;
-}
-
-static void king_system_reset_coordinator_state_runtime(void)
-{
-    king_system_coordinator_state_present = false;
-    king_system_coordinator_state_recovered = false;
-    king_system_coordinator_state_version = 0;
-    king_system_coordinator_generation = 0;
-    king_system_coordinator_created_at = 0;
-    king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = 0;
-    king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] = '\0';
-    king_system_coordinator_state_error[0] = '\0';
-    king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] = '\0';
-    king_system_recovery_mode = KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE;
-    king_system_recovery_plan_id[0] = '\0';
-    king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at = 0;
-    king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds = 0;
-    snprintf(
-        king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-        "%s",
-        "inactive"
-    );
-}
-
-static void king_system_apply_default_config(king_system_config_t *config)
-{
-    memset(config, 0, sizeof(king_system_config_t));
-    config->enabled = true;
-    config->max_concurrent_requests = 1024;
-    config->health_check_interval_seconds = 5;
-    config->component_timeout_seconds = 1;
-    config->enable_cross_component_tracing = true;
-    config->enable_performance_monitoring = true;
-    config->enable_auto_scaling = true;
-    config->enable_circuit_breaker = true;
-    config->cluster_id[0] = '\0';
-    config->node_id[0] = '\0';
-    config->state_root_path[0] = '\0';
-    strncpy(config->environment, "development", sizeof(config->environment) - 1);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&config->global_configuration);
-}
-
-static const char *king_system_drain_reason_to_string(
-    king_system_drain_reason_t reason
-)
-{
-    switch (reason) {
-        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RESTART:
-            return "component_restart";
-        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RECOVERY:
-            return "component_recovery";
-        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN:
-            return "system_shutdown";
-        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_NONE:
-        default:
-            return "none";
-    }
-}
-
-static uint32_t king_system_recovery_window_seconds(
-    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode
-)
-{
-    switch (mode) {
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE:
-            return 30;
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT:
-            return 15;
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE:
-        default:
-            return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-static const char *king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(
-    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode
-)
-{
-    switch (mode) {
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE:
-            return "node_failure";
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT:
-            return "component_failure";
-        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE:
-        default:
-            return "none";
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_start_recovery_plan(
-    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode,
-    const char *source_node_id
-)
-{
-    king_system_recovery_mode = mode;
-    king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at = time(NULL);
-    king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds = king_system_recovery_window_seconds(mode);
-    if (source_node_id != NULL && source_node_id[0] != '\0') {
-        snprintf(
-            king_system_recovery_source_node_id,
-            sizeof(king_system_recovery_source_node_id),
-            "%s",
-            source_node_id
-        );
-    } else {
-        king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] = '\0';
-    }
-
-    snprintf(
-        king_system_recovery_plan_id,
-        sizeof(king_system_recovery_plan_id),
-        "%s:%s:" ZEND_LONG_FMT ":%llu:%llu",
-        king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(mode),
-        king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] != '\0'
-            ? king_system_recovery_source_node_id
-            : "local",
-        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at,
-        (unsigned long long) king_system_coordinator_state_version,
-        (unsigned long long) king_system_coordinator_generation
-    );
-}
-
-static const char *king_system_recovery_reason_to_string(void)
-{
-    return king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(king_system_recovery_mode);
-}
-
-static void king_system_apply_config(king_system_config_t *config, zval *config_arr)
-{
-    zval *value = NULL;
-    HashTable *ht = Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr);
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "environment", strlen("environment"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
-        strncpy(
-            config->environment,
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            sizeof(config->environment) - 1
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "cluster_id", strlen("cluster_id"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
-        strncpy(
-            config->cluster_id,
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            sizeof(config->cluster_id) - 1
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "node_id", strlen("node_id"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
-        strncpy(
-            config->node_id,
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            sizeof(config->node_id) - 1
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "state_root_path", strlen("state_root_path"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
-        strncpy(
-            config->state_root_path,
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            sizeof(config->state_root_path) - 1
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        ht,
-        "component_timeout_seconds",
-        strlen("component_timeout_seconds")
-    );
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
-        config->component_timeout_seconds = (uint32_t) MAX(
-            1,
-            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "max_concurrent_requests", strlen("max_concurrent_requests"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
-        config->max_concurrent_requests = (uint32_t) MAX(
-            1,
-            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "health_check_interval_seconds", strlen("health_check_interval_seconds"));
-    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
-        config->health_check_interval_seconds = (uint32_t) MAX(
-            1,
-            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_apply_default_node_identity(king_system_config_t *config)
-{
-    if (config == NULL || config->state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (config->cluster_id[0] == '\0') {
-        strncpy(config->cluster_id, "local-cluster", sizeof(config->cluster_id) - 1);
-    }
-
-    if (config->node_id[0] == '\0') {
-        strncpy(config->node_id, "local-node", sizeof(config->node_id) - 1);
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
-{
-    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
-        dest[0] = '\0';
-        return;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(
-        dest,
-        dest_len,
-        "%s/.king-system",
-        king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path
-    );
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_coordinator_state_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
-{
-    char coordinator_dir[PATH_MAX];
-
-    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(
-        coordinator_dir,
-        sizeof(coordinator_dir)
-    );
-    if (coordinator_dir[0] == '\0') {
-        dest[0] = '\0';
-        return;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(dest, dest_len, "%s/coordinator.state", coordinator_dir);
-}
-
-static int king_system_ensure_directory_recursive(const char *path)
-{
-    char current[PATH_MAX];
-    size_t len;
-    size_t idx;
-
-    if (path == NULL || path[0] == '\0') {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    len = strlen(path);
-    if (len >= sizeof(current)) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    memcpy(current, path, len + 1);
-    for (idx = 1; idx < len; idx++) {
-        if (current[idx] != '/') {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        current[idx] = '\0';
-        if (mkdir(current, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-        current[idx] = '/';
-    }
-
-    if (mkdir(current, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int king_system_write_coordinator_state(
-    const char *state_path,
-    uint64_t version,
-    uint64_t generation,
-    time_t created_at,
-    const char *cluster_id,
-    const char *active_node_id,
-    zend_bool clean_shutdown
-)
-{
-    char payload[1024];
-    char temp_path[PATH_MAX];
-    FILE *file;
-    int payload_len;
-
-    if (state_path == NULL || state_path[0] == '\0') {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    payload_len = snprintf(
-        payload,
-        sizeof(payload),
-        "version=%" PRIu64 "\n"
-        "generation=%" PRIu64 "\n"
-        "created_at=%" PRIu64 "\n"
-        "updated_at=%" PRIu64 "\n"
-        "cluster_id=%s\n"
-        "active_node_id=%s\n"
-        "clean_shutdown=%d\n",
-        version,
-        generation,
-        (uint64_t) created_at,
-        (uint64_t) time(NULL),
-        cluster_id != NULL ? cluster_id : "",
-        active_node_id != NULL ? active_node_id : "",
-        clean_shutdown ? 1 : 0
-    );
-    if (payload_len < 0 || (size_t) payload_len >= sizeof(payload)) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(temp_path, sizeof(temp_path), "%s.tmp." ZEND_LONG_FMT, state_path, (zend_long) getpid());
-    file = fopen(temp_path, "wb");
-    if (file == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        fwrite(payload, 1, (size_t) payload_len, file) != (size_t) payload_len
-        || fflush(file) != 0
-        || fsync(fileno(file)) != 0
-    ) {
-        fclose(file);
-        unlink(temp_path);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (fclose(file) != 0) {
-        unlink(temp_path);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (rename(temp_path, state_path) != 0) {
-        unlink(temp_path);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int king_system_load_coordinator_state(
-    const char *state_path,
-    uint64_t *version_out,
-    uint64_t *generation_out,
-    time_t *created_at_out,
-    char *cluster_id_out,
-    size_t cluster_id_out_len,
-    char *active_node_id_out,
-    size_t active_node_id_out_len,
-    zend_bool *clean_shutdown_out
-)
-{
-    char buffer[2048];
-    char *line;
-    char *saveptr = NULL;
-    FILE *file;
-    uint64_t created_at = 0;
-    uint64_t generation = 0;
-    zend_bool clean_shutdown = 0;
-    uint64_t version = 0;
-    int has_clean_shutdown = 0;
-    int has_created_at = 0;
-    int has_generation = 0;
-    int has_version = 0;
-
-    if (
-        state_path == NULL
-        || version_out == NULL
-        || generation_out == NULL
-        || created_at_out == NULL
-        || cluster_id_out == NULL
-        || cluster_id_out_len == 0
-        || active_node_id_out == NULL
-        || active_node_id_out_len == 0
-        || clean_shutdown_out == NULL
-    ) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    file = fopen(state_path, "rb");
-    if (file == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
-    if (fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer) - 1, file) == 0 && ferror(file)) {
-        fclose(file);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-    fclose(file);
-
-    cluster_id_out[0] = '\0';
-    active_node_id_out[0] = '\0';
-
-    for (line = strtok_r(buffer, "\n", &saveptr);
-         line != NULL;
-         line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &saveptr)) {
-        char *eq = strchr(line, '=');
-        const char *value = NULL;
-        size_t value_len = 0;
-
-        if (eq == NULL) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        *eq = '\0';
-        value = eq + 1;
-        value_len = strlen(value);
-        if (strcmp(line, "version") == 0) {
-            version = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
-            has_version = 1;
-        } else if (strcmp(line, "generation") == 0) {
-            generation = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
-            has_generation = 1;
-        } else if (strcmp(line, "created_at") == 0) {
-            created_at = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
-            has_created_at = 1;
-        } else if (strcmp(line, "cluster_id") == 0) {
-            if (value_len >= cluster_id_out_len) {
-                return FAILURE;
-            }
-            memcpy(cluster_id_out, value, value_len + 1);
-        } else if (strcmp(line, "active_node_id") == 0) {
-            if (value_len >= active_node_id_out_len) {
-                return FAILURE;
-            }
-            memcpy(active_node_id_out, value, value_len + 1);
-        } else if (strcmp(line, "clean_shutdown") == 0) {
-            clean_shutdown = atoi(value) != 0 ? 1 : 0;
-            has_clean_shutdown = 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (
-        !has_version
-        || !has_generation
-        || !has_created_at
-        || !has_clean_shutdown
-        || version == 0
-        || generation == 0
-    ) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    *version_out = version;
-    *generation_out = generation;
-    *created_at_out = (time_t) created_at;
-    *clean_shutdown_out = clean_shutdown;
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int king_system_initialize_coordinator_state(void)
-{
-    char coordinator_dir[PATH_MAX];
-    char loaded_cluster_id[64];
-    char loaded_node_id[64];
-    char state_path[PATH_MAX];
-    time_t created_at;
-    time_t now;
-    uint64_t generation;
-    uint64_t version;
-    zend_bool clean_shutdown = 0;
-
-    king_system_reset_coordinator_state_runtime();
-
-    if (king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(
-        coordinator_dir,
-        sizeof(coordinator_dir)
-    );
-    king_system_build_coordinator_state_path(
-        state_path,
-        sizeof(state_path)
-    );
-
-    if (king_system_ensure_directory_recursive(coordinator_dir) != SUCCESS) {
-        snprintf(
-            king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-            "%s",
-            "failed"
-        );
-        snprintf(
-            king_system_coordinator_state_error,
-            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
-            "Could not create system coordinator directory '%s'.",
-            coordinator_dir
-        );
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    now = time(NULL);
-    if (access(state_path, F_OK) != 0) {
-        version = 1;
-        generation = 1;
-        created_at = now;
-    } else {
-        if (king_system_load_coordinator_state(
-                state_path,
-                &version,
-                &generation,
-                &created_at,
-                loaded_cluster_id,
-                sizeof(loaded_cluster_id),
-                loaded_node_id,
-                sizeof(loaded_node_id),
-                &clean_shutdown
-            ) != SUCCESS) {
-            snprintf(
-                king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-                "%s",
-                "failed"
-            );
-            snprintf(
-                king_system_coordinator_state_error,
-                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
-                "System coordinator state at '%s' is unreadable or corrupted.",
-                state_path
-            );
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        if (
-            loaded_cluster_id[0] != '\0'
-            && king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id[0] != '\0'
-            && strcmp(loaded_cluster_id, king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id) != 0
-        ) {
-            snprintf(
-                king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-                "%s",
-                "failed"
-            );
-            snprintf(
-                king_system_coordinator_state_error,
-                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
-                "System coordinator state at '%s' belongs to cluster '%s', not '%s'.",
-                state_path,
-                loaded_cluster_id,
-                king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id
-            );
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        if (!clean_shutdown && loaded_node_id[0] != '\0') {
-            king_system_coordinator_state_recovered = true;
-            king_system_start_recovery_plan(
-                KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE,
-                loaded_node_id
-            );
-        }
-
-        generation++;
-    }
-
-    if (king_system_write_coordinator_state(
-            state_path,
-            version,
-            generation,
-            created_at,
-            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id,
-            king_system_runtime_config.node_id,
-            0
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        snprintf(
-            king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-            "%s",
-            "failed"
-        );
-        snprintf(
-            king_system_coordinator_state_error,
-            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
-            "Could not persist system coordinator state at '%s'.",
-            state_path
-        );
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    king_system_coordinator_state_present = true;
-    king_system_coordinator_state_version = version;
-    king_system_coordinator_generation = generation;
-    king_system_coordinator_created_at = created_at;
-    king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = now;
-    strncpy(
-        king_system_coordinator_state_path,
-        state_path,
-        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_path) - 1
-    );
-    snprintf(
-        king_system_coordinator_state_status,
-        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
-        "%s",
-        king_system_coordinator_state_recovered ? "recovered" : "initialized"
-    );
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static void king_system_mark_coordinator_clean_shutdown(void)
-{
-    if (
-        !king_system_coordinator_state_present
-        || king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] == '\0'
-    ) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (king_system_write_coordinator_state(
-            king_system_coordinator_state_path,
-            king_system_coordinator_state_version > 0
-                ? king_system_coordinator_state_version
-                : 1,
-            king_system_coordinator_generation > 0
-                ? king_system_coordinator_generation
-                : 1,
-            king_system_coordinator_created_at > 0
-                ? king_system_coordinator_created_at
-                : time(NULL),
-            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id,
-            king_system_runtime_config.node_id,
-            1
-        ) == SUCCESS) {
-        king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = time(NULL);
-    }
-}
-
-static king_component_info_t *king_system_get_component_internal(king_component_type_t type)
-{
-    zval *entry;
-
-    if (!king_system_initialized) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    entry = zend_hash_index_find(&king_system_components, (zend_ulong)type);
-    if (entry == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return Z_PTR_P(entry);
-}
-
-static king_component_info_t *king_system_get_component_by_name(const char *name)
-{
-    size_t idx;
-
-    for (idx = 0; idx < sizeof(king_system_component_names) / sizeof(king_system_component_names[0]); idx++) {
-        const char *candidate = king_system_component_names[idx].name;
-        if (strcmp(candidate, name) == 0) {
-            return king_system_get_component_internal(king_system_component_names[idx].type);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-const char *king_component_status_to_string(king_component_status_t status)
-{
-    if ((int) status < 0 || (int) status >= 6) {
-        return "unknown";
-    }
-
-    return king_system_component_statuses[(int) status];
-}
-
-/*
- * Export one aggregate lifecycle so callers do not have to infer process
- * state from the per-component map on every status read.
- */
-static const char *king_system_resolve_lifecycle(
-    bool initialized,
-    uint32_t component_count,
-    uint32_t ready_count,
-    bool has_starting,
-    bool has_draining,
-    bool has_error
-)
-{
-    if (!initialized || component_count == 0) {
-        return "stopped";
-    }
-
-    if (has_error) {
-        return "failed";
-    }
-
-    if (has_draining) {
-        return "draining";
-    }
-
-    if (has_starting || ready_count < component_count) {
-        return "starting";
-    }
-
-    return "ready";
-}
-
-static const char *king_system_component_readiness_reason(
-    king_component_status_t status
-)
-{
-    switch (status) {
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
-            return "ready";
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
-            return "component_initializing";
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
-            return "component_shutting_down";
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
-            return "component_failed";
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
-            return "component_shutdown";
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
-        default:
-            return "component_uninitialized";
-    }
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_system_component_readiness_blocking(
-    king_component_status_t status
-)
-{
-    return status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 0 : 1;
-}
-
-static const king_system_startup_entry_t *king_system_get_startup_entry(
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    size_t idx;
-
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        if (king_system_startup_plan[idx].type == type) {
-            return &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static const king_system_startup_entry_t *king_system_get_shutdown_entry(
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    size_t idx;
-
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        if (king_system_shutdown_plan[idx].type == type) {
-            return &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_system_component_started(king_component_status_t status)
-{
-    switch (status) {
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
-            return 1;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
-        default:
-            return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(
-    const char *dependency_name
-)
-{
-    king_component_info_t *dependency_info;
-
-    dependency_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(dependency_name);
-    if (dependency_info == NULL) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    return dependency_info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_system_component_dependencies_running(
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    zval dependencies;
-    zval *dependency_name;
-    zend_bool ready = 1;
-
-    king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, type);
-
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependencies), dependency_name) {
-        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) != IS_STRING) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (
-            !king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(
-                Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name)
-            )
-        ) {
-            ready = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependencies);
-    return ready;
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
-    zval *dependencies,
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    array_init(dependencies);
-
-    switch (type) {
-        case KING_COMPONENT_CONFIG:
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_CLIENT:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_SERVER:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_TELEMETRY:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_OBJECT_STORE:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_IIBIN:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_MCP:
-        case KING_COMPONENT_SEMANTIC_DNS:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "client");
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_ROUTER_LOADBALANCER:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "client");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "telemetry");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "object_store");
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_CDN:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "object_store");
-            break;
-        case KING_COMPONENT_AUTOSCALING:
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "telemetry");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
-            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "semantic_dns");
-            break;
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
-    zval *pending_dependencies,
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    zval dependencies;
-    zval *dependency_name;
-
-    array_init(pending_dependencies);
-    king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, type);
+#include "system_integration/config_and_recovery.inc"
 
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependencies), dependency_name) {
-        king_component_info_t *dependency_info;
-        const char *dependency;
+#include "system_integration/coordinator_state.inc"
 
-        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) != IS_STRING) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        dependency = Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name);
-        dependency_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(dependency);
-        if (dependency_info == NULL || !king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(dependency)) {
-            add_next_index_string(pending_dependencies, dependency);
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependencies);
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
-    zval *dependents,
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    const king_system_startup_entry_t *target_entry;
-    zval dependency_name_list;
-    zval *dependency_name;
-    size_t idx;
-
-    array_init(dependents);
-    target_entry = king_system_get_startup_entry(type);
-    if (target_entry == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
-        zend_bool depends_on_target = 0;
-
-        if (entry->type == type) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
-            &dependency_name_list,
-            entry->type
-        );
-
-        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependency_name_list), dependency_name) {
-            if (
-                Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) == IS_STRING &&
-                strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name), target_entry->name) == 0
-            ) {
-                depends_on_target = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&dependency_name_list);
-
-        if (depends_on_target) {
-            add_next_index_string(dependents, (char *) entry->name);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
-    zval *pending_dependents,
-    king_component_type_t type
-)
-{
-    zval dependents;
-    zval *dependent_name;
-
-    array_init(pending_dependents);
-    king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(&dependents, type);
-
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependents), dependent_name) {
-        king_component_info_t *dependent_info;
-
-        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependent_name) != IS_STRING) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        dependent_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(
-            Z_STRVAL_P(dependent_name)
-        );
-        if (
-            dependent_info != NULL &&
-            king_system_component_started(dependent_info->status)
-        ) {
-            add_next_index_string(
-                pending_dependents,
-                Z_STRVAL_P(dependent_name)
-            );
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependents);
-}
-
-/*
- * Publish the canonical startup graph even before ordered startup transitions
- * are implemented so callers can inspect the intended dependency plan without
- * reverse-engineering it from registration order.
- */
-static void king_system_build_startup_visibility(zval *startup)
-{
-    zval blocked_components;
-    zval component_entry;
-    zval components;
-    zval dependencies;
-    zval pending_components;
-    zval pending_dependencies;
-    zval ready_to_start_components;
-    zval started_components;
-    zval status_copy;
-    zval ordered_components;
-    size_t idx;
-
-    array_init(startup);
-    array_init(&blocked_components);
-    array_init(&components);
-    array_init(&ordered_components);
-    array_init(&pending_components);
-    array_init(&ready_to_start_components);
-    array_init(&started_components);
-
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
-        king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
-        zend_bool started = 0;
-        zend_bool ready_to_start = 0;
-
-        if (info != NULL) {
-            started = king_system_component_started(info->status);
-        }
-
-        add_next_index_string(&ordered_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, entry->type);
-        king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
-            &pending_dependencies,
-            entry->type
-        );
-        ready_to_start = !started
-            && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependencies)) == 0;
-
-        if (started) {
-            add_next_index_string(&started_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        } else {
-            add_next_index_string(&pending_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        }
-
-        if (ready_to_start) {
-            add_next_index_string(&ready_to_start_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        }
-
-        if (
-            !started &&
-            zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependencies)) > 0
-        ) {
-            ZVAL_COPY(&status_copy, &pending_dependencies);
-            add_assoc_zval(&blocked_components, entry->name, &status_copy);
-        }
-
-        array_init(&component_entry);
-        add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "order", (zend_long) entry->order);
-        add_assoc_zval(&component_entry, "dependencies", &dependencies);
-        add_assoc_zval(
-            &component_entry,
-            "pending_dependencies",
-            &pending_dependencies
-        );
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "status_visible", info != NULL ? 1 : 0);
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "started", started);
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "ready_to_start", ready_to_start);
-        add_assoc_zval(&components, entry->name, &component_entry);
-    }
-
-    add_assoc_long(
-        startup,
-        "catalog_component_count",
-        (zend_long) (
-            sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0])
-        )
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(startup, "ordered_components", &ordered_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(startup, "started_components", &started_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(startup, "pending_components", &pending_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(
-        startup,
-        "ready_to_start_components",
-        &ready_to_start_components
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(startup, "blocked_components", &blocked_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(startup, "components", &components);
-}
-
-/*
- * Publish the canonical shutdown graph separately from the startup graph so
- * operators can inspect which components are leaf shutdown candidates, which
- * still have live dependents, and that King requires a drain-first stop path.
- */
-static void king_system_build_shutdown_visibility(zval *shutdown)
-{
-    zval active_components;
-    zval blocked_components;
-    zval component_entry;
-    zval components;
-    zval inactive_components;
-    zval ordered_components;
-    zval ready_to_stop_components;
-    zval status_copy;
-    size_t idx;
-
-    array_init(shutdown);
-    array_init(&active_components);
-    array_init(&blocked_components);
-    array_init(&components);
-    array_init(&inactive_components);
-    array_init(&ordered_components);
-    array_init(&ready_to_stop_components);
-
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
-        king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
-        zval component_pending_dependents;
-        zval component_dependents;
-        zend_bool started = 0;
-        zend_bool ready_to_stop = 0;
-
-        if (info != NULL) {
-            started = king_system_component_started(info->status);
-        }
-
-        add_next_index_string(&ordered_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
-            &component_dependents,
-            entry->type
-        );
-        king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
-            &component_pending_dependents,
-            entry->type
-        );
-        ready_to_stop = started
-            && zend_hash_num_elements(
-                Z_ARRVAL(component_pending_dependents)
-            ) == 0;
-
-        if (started) {
-            add_next_index_string(&active_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        } else {
-            add_next_index_string(&inactive_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        }
-
-        if (ready_to_stop) {
-            add_next_index_string(&ready_to_stop_components, (char *) entry->name);
-        }
-
-        if (
-            started &&
-            zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(component_pending_dependents)) > 0
-        ) {
-            ZVAL_COPY(&status_copy, &component_pending_dependents);
-            add_assoc_zval(&blocked_components, entry->name, &status_copy);
-        }
-
-        array_init(&component_entry);
-        add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "order", (zend_long) entry->order);
-        add_assoc_zval(&component_entry, "dependents", &component_dependents);
-        add_assoc_zval(
-            &component_entry,
-            "pending_dependents",
-            &component_pending_dependents
-        );
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "status_visible", info != NULL ? 1 : 0);
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "started", started);
-        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "ready_to_stop", ready_to_stop);
-        add_assoc_zval(&components, entry->name, &component_entry);
-    }
-
-    add_assoc_bool(shutdown, "drain_first_required", 1);
-    add_assoc_long(
-        shutdown,
-        "catalog_component_count",
-        (zend_long) (
-            sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0])
-        )
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "ordered_components", &ordered_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "active_components", &active_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "inactive_components", &inactive_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "ready_to_stop_components", &ready_to_stop_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "blocked_components", &blocked_components);
-    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "components", &components);
-}
-
-/*
- * Start every currently eligible component wave once its declared startup
- * dependencies are already running. This keeps the canonical graph from #13
- * honest in the local runtime instead of leaving it as pure metadata.
- */
-static void king_system_schedule_startup_components(void)
-{
-    const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry;
-    king_component_info_t *info;
-    size_t idx;
-    time_t now;
-
-    if (!king_system_initialized) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    now = time(NULL);
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
-        info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
-        if (info == NULL) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (
-            info->status != KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED &&
-            info->status != KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN
-        ) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (!king_system_component_dependencies_running(entry->type)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING;
-        info->last_health_check = now;
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * During a coordinated shutdown, stop only components whose dependents are
- * already inactive. This preserves the canonical reverse-startup order and
- * keeps the runtime in a visible drain state until the final root component
- * can stop safely.
- */
-static void king_system_schedule_shutdown_components(void)
-{
-    const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry;
-    king_component_info_t *info;
-    size_t idx;
-    time_t now;
-    zval pending_dependents;
-
-    if (
-        !king_system_initialized
-        || (!king_system_shutdown_requested && !king_system_recovery_requested)
-    ) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    now = time(NULL);
-    for (
-        idx = 0;
-        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
-        idx++
-    ) {
-        entry = &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
-        info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
-        if (info == NULL) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (!king_system_component_started(info->status)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
-            &pending_dependents,
-            entry->type
-        );
-        if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependents)) == 0) {
-            info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN;
-            info->last_health_check = now;
-        }
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&pending_dependents);
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * Publish the repo-local lifecycle graph explicitly so callers do not have to
- * infer the current state's next legal aggregate transitions themselves.
- */
-static void king_system_build_allowed_lifecycle_transitions(
-    zval *transitions,
-    const char *lifecycle
-)
-{
-    array_init(transitions);
-
-    if (lifecycle == NULL || strcmp(lifecycle, "stopped") == 0) {
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "ready");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "ready") == 0) {
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "draining") == 0) {
-        if (!king_system_shutdown_requested) {
-            add_next_index_string(transitions, "starting");
-        }
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
-        return;
-    }
+#include "system_integration/component_lookup.inc"
 
-    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "starting") == 0) {
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "ready");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "failed") == 0) {
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
-        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_system_collect_admission_state(
-    king_system_admission_state_t *state
-)
-{
-    king_component_info_t *info;
-    zend_ulong idx;
-    bool draining_request = king_system_shutdown_requested || king_system_recovery_requested;
-
-    memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
-    state->lifecycle = "stopped";
-
-    if (!king_system_initialized) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    state->component_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(&king_system_components);
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
-        switch (info->status) {
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
-                state->ready_count++;
-                break;
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
-                state->draining_count++;
-                state->has_draining = true;
-                break;
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
-                state->has_starting = true;
-                break;
-            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
-                state->has_error = true;
-                break;
-        }
+#include "system_integration/component_visibility.inc"
 
-        if (king_system_component_readiness_blocking(info->status)) {
-            state->readiness_blocker_count++;
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    if (draining_request && (state->has_draining || state->has_error)) {
-        state->lifecycle = "draining";
-    } else {
-    state->lifecycle = king_system_resolve_lifecycle(
-        king_system_initialized,
-        state->component_count,
-        state->ready_count,
-        state->has_starting,
-        state->has_draining,
-        state->has_error
-    );
-    }
-    state->aggregate_ready = king_system_initialized
-        && state->component_count > 0
-        && state->readiness_blocker_count == 0
-        && strcmp(state->lifecycle, "ready") == 0;
-}
+#include "system_integration/lifecycle_runtime.inc"
 
 static uint32_t king_system_count_started_components(void)
 {
@@ -1937,504 +534,4 @@ int king_system_register_component(king_component_type_t type, const char *name,
 
 /* --- PHP Entry Points --- */
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_init)
-{
-    zval *config_arr;
-    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "a", &config_arr) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    king_system_config_t config;
-    king_system_apply_default_config(&config);
-    king_system_apply_config(&config, config_arr);
-
-    if (king_system_init_all_components(&config) == SUCCESS) {
-        RETURN_TRUE;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_FALSE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_process_request)
-{
-    zval *request_data;
-    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "a", &request_data) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    if (!king_system_initialized) {
-        king_set_error(
-            "king_system_process_request() cannot process requests because the coordinated runtime is not initialized."
-        );
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_system_require_admission(
-            "king_system_process_request",
-            "process_requests"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    (void) request_data;
-    {
-        king_component_info_t *info;
-        zend_ulong idx;
-        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
-            info->requests_handled++;
-            info->last_health_check = time(NULL);
-        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-    }
-
-    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_restart_component)
-{
-    char *name;
-    size_t name_len;
-    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "s", &name, &name_len) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_by_name(name);
-    if (!king_system_initialized || info == NULL) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    (void) name_len;
-
-    info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN;
-    info->last_health_check = time(NULL);
-    if (!king_system_shutdown_requested) {
-        king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RESTART;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_fail_component)
-{
-    char *name;
-    size_t name_len;
-    king_component_info_t *info;
-
-    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "s", &name, &name_len) == FAILURE) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    (void) name_len;
-
-    info = king_system_get_component_by_name(name);
-    if (!king_system_initialized || info == NULL) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_BOOL(
-        king_system_handle_component_error(
-            info->type,
-            "manual component failure"
-        ) == SUCCESS
-    );
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_recover)
-{
-    king_system_admission_state_t state;
-
-    if (!king_system_initialized || king_system_shutdown_requested) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (king_system_recovery_requested) {
-        RETURN_TRUE;
-    }
-
-    king_system_collect_admission_state(&state);
-    if (strcmp(state.lifecycle, "failed") != 0) {
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    king_system_recovery_requested = true;
-    king_system_start_recovery_plan(
-        KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT,
-        king_system_runtime_config.node_id
-    );
-    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RECOVERY;
-    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_shutdown)
-{
-    if (!king_system_initialized) {
-        RETURN_TRUE;
-    }
-
-    king_system_shutdown_requested = true;
-    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
-    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_status)
-{
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
-    zval admission;
-    zval allowed_lifecycle_transitions;
-    zval blocker_entry;
-    zval component_entry;
-    zval components;
-    zval drain_intent;
-    zval drain_targets;
-    zval readiness_blockers;
-    zval recovery;
-    zval shutdown;
-    zval startup;
-    time_t now;
-    time_t drain_requested_at = 0;
-    bool recovery_active = false;
-    king_system_admission_state_t admission_state;
-    zend_ulong idx;
-    uint32_t drain_target_count = 0;
-    king_component_info_t *info;
-
-    now = time(NULL);
-    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
-    king_system_collect_admission_state(&admission_state);
-    recovery_active = (
-        king_system_recovery_mode != KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE
-        && king_system_initialized
-        && strcmp(admission_state.lifecycle, "ready") != 0
-    ) ? 1 : 0;
-
-    array_init(&components);
-    array_init(&drain_targets);
-    array_init(&readiness_blockers);
-    if (king_system_initialized) {
-        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
-            uint32_t shutdown_pending_dependent_count = 0;
-            time_t last_health_check = info->last_health_check;
-            uint32_t startup_pending_dependency_count = 0;
-            zend_bool readiness_blocking = king_system_component_readiness_blocking(
-                info->status
-            );
-            const char *readiness_reason = king_system_component_readiness_reason(
-                info->status
-            );
-            const king_system_startup_entry_t *shutdown_entry =
-                king_system_get_shutdown_entry(info->type);
-            const king_system_startup_entry_t *startup_entry =
-                king_system_get_startup_entry(info->type);
-            zval shutdown_dependents;
-            zval shutdown_pending_dependents;
-            zval startup_dependencies;
-            zval startup_pending_dependencies;
-
-            king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
-                &shutdown_dependents,
-                info->type
-            );
-            king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
-                &shutdown_pending_dependents,
-                info->type
-            );
-            shutdown_pending_dependent_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(
-                Z_ARRVAL(shutdown_pending_dependents)
-            );
-            king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
-                &startup_dependencies,
-                info->type
-            );
-            king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
-                &startup_pending_dependencies,
-                info->type
-            );
-            startup_pending_dependency_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(
-                Z_ARRVAL(startup_pending_dependencies)
-            );
-
-            array_init(&component_entry);
-            add_assoc_string(&component_entry, "status", king_component_status_to_string(info->status));
-            add_assoc_bool(
-                &component_entry,
-                "ready",
-                info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 1 : 0
-            );
-            add_assoc_string(&component_entry, "readiness_reason", (char *) readiness_reason);
-            add_assoc_bool(
-                &component_entry,
-                "readiness_blocking",
-                readiness_blocking
-            );
-            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "requests_handled", (zend_long) info->requests_handled);
-            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "errors_encountered", (zend_long) info->errors_encountered);
-            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "last_health_check", (zend_long) last_health_check);
-            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "up_for_seconds", (zend_long) (now - last_health_check));
-            add_assoc_long(
-                &component_entry,
-                "shutdown_order",
-                shutdown_entry != NULL ? (zend_long) shutdown_entry->order : 0
-            );
-            add_assoc_zval(
-                &component_entry,
-                "shutdown_dependents",
-                &shutdown_dependents
-            );
-            add_assoc_zval(
-                &component_entry,
-                "shutdown_pending_dependents",
-                &shutdown_pending_dependents
-            );
-            add_assoc_bool(
-                &component_entry,
-                "shutdown_ready_to_stop",
-                king_system_component_started(info->status) &&
-                    shutdown_pending_dependent_count == 0
-            );
-            add_assoc_long(
-                &component_entry,
-                "startup_order",
-                startup_entry != NULL ? (zend_long) startup_entry->order : 0
-            );
-            add_assoc_zval(
-                &component_entry,
-                "startup_dependencies",
-                &startup_dependencies
-            );
-            add_assoc_zval(
-                &component_entry,
-                "startup_pending_dependencies",
-                &startup_pending_dependencies
-            );
-            add_assoc_bool(
-                &component_entry,
-                "startup_ready_to_start",
-                !king_system_component_started(info->status) &&
-                    startup_pending_dependency_count == 0
-            );
-
-            if (
-                ((king_system_shutdown_requested || king_system_recovery_requested) &&
-                    king_system_component_started(info->status)) ||
-                info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN
-            ) {
-                add_next_index_string(&drain_targets, info->name);
-                drain_target_count++;
-                if (drain_requested_at == 0 || last_health_check < drain_requested_at) {
-                    drain_requested_at = last_health_check;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (readiness_blocking) {
-                array_init(&blocker_entry);
-                add_assoc_string(
-                    &blocker_entry,
-                    "status",
-                    king_component_status_to_string(info->status)
-                );
-                add_assoc_string(
-                    &blocker_entry,
-                    "readiness_reason",
-                    (char *) readiness_reason
-                );
-                add_assoc_zval(&readiness_blockers, info->name, &blocker_entry);
-            }
-
-            add_assoc_zval(&components, info->name, &component_entry);
-        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-    }
-
-    array_init(return_value);
-    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "initialized", king_system_initialized);
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "lifecycle", (char *) admission_state.lifecycle);
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "component_count", admission_state.component_count);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "components", &components);
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "components_ready", (zend_long) admission_state.ready_count);
-    add_assoc_long(
-        return_value,
-        "components_draining",
-        (zend_long) admission_state.draining_count
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        return_value,
-        "readiness_blocker_count",
-        (zend_long) admission_state.readiness_blocker_count
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "readiness_blockers", &readiness_blockers);
-    array_init(&drain_intent);
-    add_assoc_bool(
-        &drain_intent,
-        "requested",
-        (king_system_shutdown_requested
-            || king_system_recovery_requested
-            || admission_state.has_draining) ? 1 : 0
-    );
-    add_assoc_bool(
-        &drain_intent,
-        "active",
-        strcmp(admission_state.lifecycle, "draining") == 0 ? 1 : 0
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &drain_intent,
-        "reason",
-        (char *) (
-            king_system_shutdown_requested
-                || king_system_recovery_requested
-                || admission_state.has_draining
-                ? king_system_drain_reason_to_string(king_system_drain_reason)
-                : "none"
-        )
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(&drain_intent, "requested_at", (zend_long) drain_requested_at);
-    if (king_system_shutdown_requested) {
-        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "stopped");
-    } else if (king_system_recovery_requested) {
-        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "ready");
-    } else if (admission_state.has_draining) {
-        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "starting");
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle");
-    }
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &drain_intent,
-        "target_component_count",
-        (zend_long) drain_target_count
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(&drain_intent, "target_components", &drain_targets);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "drain_intent", &drain_intent);
-    king_system_build_allowed_lifecycle_transitions(
-        &allowed_lifecycle_transitions,
-        admission_state.lifecycle
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(
-        return_value,
-        "allowed_lifecycle_transitions",
-        &allowed_lifecycle_transitions
-    );
-    array_init(&recovery);
-    add_assoc_bool(
-        &recovery,
-        "active",
-        recovery_active
-    );
-    add_assoc_bool(
-        &recovery,
-        "recovered",
-        king_system_coordinator_state_recovered ? 1 : 0
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &recovery,
-        "reason",
-        (char *) king_system_recovery_reason_to_string()
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &recovery,
-        "mode",
-        king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(king_system_recovery_mode)
-    );
-    if (king_system_recovery_plan_id[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&recovery, "plan_id", king_system_recovery_plan_id);
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "plan_id");
-    }
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "plan_requested_at",
-        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "plan_window_seconds",
-        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds
-    );
-    if (king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &recovery,
-            "source_node_id",
-            king_system_recovery_source_node_id
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "source_node_id");
-    }
-    if (king_system_runtime_config.node_id[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &recovery,
-            "active_node_id",
-            king_system_runtime_config.node_id
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "active_node_id");
-    }
-    if (king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &recovery,
-            "cluster_id",
-            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "cluster_id");
-    }
-    add_assoc_bool(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_state_present",
-        king_system_coordinator_state_present ? 1 : 0
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_state_status",
-        king_system_coordinator_state_status
-    );
-    if (king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &recovery,
-            "coordinator_state_path",
-            king_system_coordinator_state_path
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "coordinator_state_path");
-    }
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_state_version",
-        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_state_version
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_generation",
-        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_generation
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_created_at",
-        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_created_at
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_last_loaded_at",
-        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &recovery,
-        "coordinator_state_error",
-        king_system_coordinator_state_error
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "recovery", &recovery);
-    king_system_build_startup_visibility(&startup);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "startup", &startup);
-    king_system_build_shutdown_visibility(&shutdown);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "shutdown", &shutdown);
-    array_init(&admission);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "process_requests", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "http_listener_accepts", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "websocket_upgrades", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "websocket_peer_accepts", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "orchestrator_submissions", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "file_worker_claims", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "file_worker_resumes", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "remote_peer_dispatches", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "remote_peer_resumes", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "admission", &admission);
-    add_assoc_long(
-        return_value,
-        "health_check_interval_seconds",
-        (zend_long) king_system_runtime_config.health_check_interval_seconds
-    );
-}
+#include "system_integration/procedural_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_lookup.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_lookup.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..958046e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_lookup.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+static king_component_info_t *king_system_get_component_internal(king_component_type_t type)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (!king_system_initialized) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_index_find(&king_system_components, (zend_ulong)type);
+    if (entry == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Z_PTR_P(entry);
+}
+
+static king_component_info_t *king_system_get_component_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+    size_t idx;
+
+    for (idx = 0; idx < sizeof(king_system_component_names) / sizeof(king_system_component_names[0]); idx++) {
+        const char *candidate = king_system_component_names[idx].name;
+        if (strcmp(candidate, name) == 0) {
+            return king_system_get_component_internal(king_system_component_names[idx].type);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+const char *king_component_status_to_string(king_component_status_t status)
+{
+    if ((int) status < 0 || (int) status >= 6) {
+        return "unknown";
+    }
+
+    return king_system_component_statuses[(int) status];
+}
+
+/*
+ * Export one aggregate lifecycle so callers do not have to infer process
+ * state from the per-component map on every status read.
+ */
+static const char *king_system_resolve_lifecycle(
+    bool initialized,
+    uint32_t component_count,
+    uint32_t ready_count,
+    bool has_starting,
+    bool has_draining,
+    bool has_error
+)
+{
+    if (!initialized || component_count == 0) {
+        return "stopped";
+    }
+
+    if (has_error) {
+        return "failed";
+    }
+
+    if (has_draining) {
+        return "draining";
+    }
+
+    if (has_starting || ready_count < component_count) {
+        return "starting";
+    }
+
+    return "ready";
+}
+
+static const char *king_system_component_readiness_reason(
+    king_component_status_t status
+)
+{
+    switch (status) {
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
+            return "ready";
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
+            return "component_initializing";
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
+            return "component_shutting_down";
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
+            return "component_failed";
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
+            return "component_shutdown";
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
+        default:
+            return "component_uninitialized";
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_system_component_readiness_blocking(
+    king_component_status_t status
+)
+{
+    return status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+static const king_system_startup_entry_t *king_system_get_startup_entry(
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    size_t idx;
+
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        if (king_system_startup_plan[idx].type == type) {
+            return &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static const king_system_startup_entry_t *king_system_get_shutdown_entry(
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    size_t idx;
+
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        if (king_system_shutdown_plan[idx].type == type) {
+            return &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_system_component_started(king_component_status_t status)
+{
+    switch (status) {
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
+            return 1;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(
+    const char *dependency_name
+)
+{
+    king_component_info_t *dependency_info;
+
+    dependency_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(dependency_name);
+    if (dependency_info == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return dependency_info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_system_component_dependencies_running(
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    zval dependencies;
+    zval *dependency_name;
+    zend_bool ready = 1;
+
+    king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, type);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependencies), dependency_name) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            !king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(
+                Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name)
+            )
+        ) {
+            ready = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependencies);
+    return ready;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_visibility.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_visibility.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6818d2b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/component_visibility.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+static void king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
+    zval *dependencies,
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    array_init(dependencies);
+
+    switch (type) {
+        case KING_COMPONENT_CONFIG:
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_CLIENT:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_SERVER:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_TELEMETRY:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_OBJECT_STORE:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_IIBIN:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_MCP:
+        case KING_COMPONENT_SEMANTIC_DNS:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "client");
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_ROUTER_LOADBALANCER:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "client");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_PIPELINE_ORCHESTRATOR:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "telemetry");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "object_store");
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_CDN:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "object_store");
+            break;
+        case KING_COMPONENT_AUTOSCALING:
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "config");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "telemetry");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "server");
+            add_next_index_string(dependencies, "semantic_dns");
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
+    zval *pending_dependencies,
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    zval dependencies;
+    zval *dependency_name;
+
+    array_init(pending_dependencies);
+    king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, type);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependencies), dependency_name) {
+        king_component_info_t *dependency_info;
+        const char *dependency;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        dependency = Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name);
+        dependency_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(dependency);
+        if (dependency_info == NULL || !king_system_component_startup_dependency_ready(dependency)) {
+            add_next_index_string(pending_dependencies, dependency);
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependencies);
+}
+
+static void king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
+    zval *dependents,
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    const king_system_startup_entry_t *target_entry;
+    zval dependency_name_list;
+    zval *dependency_name;
+    size_t idx;
+
+    array_init(dependents);
+    target_entry = king_system_get_startup_entry(type);
+    if (target_entry == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
+        zend_bool depends_on_target = 0;
+
+        if (entry->type == type) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
+            &dependency_name_list,
+            entry->type
+        );
+
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependency_name_list), dependency_name) {
+            if (
+                Z_TYPE_P(dependency_name) == IS_STRING &&
+                strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(dependency_name), target_entry->name) == 0
+            ) {
+                depends_on_target = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&dependency_name_list);
+
+        if (depends_on_target) {
+            add_next_index_string(dependents, (char *) entry->name);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
+    zval *pending_dependents,
+    king_component_type_t type
+)
+{
+    zval dependents;
+    zval *dependent_name;
+
+    array_init(pending_dependents);
+    king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(&dependents, type);
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL(dependents), dependent_name) {
+        king_component_info_t *dependent_info;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(dependent_name) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        dependent_info = king_system_get_component_by_name(
+            Z_STRVAL_P(dependent_name)
+        );
+        if (
+            dependent_info != NULL &&
+            king_system_component_started(dependent_info->status)
+        ) {
+            add_next_index_string(
+                pending_dependents,
+                Z_STRVAL_P(dependent_name)
+            );
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&dependents);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Publish the canonical startup graph even before ordered startup transitions
+ * are implemented so callers can inspect the intended dependency plan without
+ * reverse-engineering it from registration order.
+ */
+static void king_system_build_startup_visibility(zval *startup)
+{
+    zval blocked_components;
+    zval component_entry;
+    zval components;
+    zval dependencies;
+    zval pending_components;
+    zval pending_dependencies;
+    zval ready_to_start_components;
+    zval started_components;
+    zval status_copy;
+    zval ordered_components;
+    size_t idx;
+
+    array_init(startup);
+    array_init(&blocked_components);
+    array_init(&components);
+    array_init(&ordered_components);
+    array_init(&pending_components);
+    array_init(&ready_to_start_components);
+    array_init(&started_components);
+
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
+        king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
+        zend_bool started = 0;
+        zend_bool ready_to_start = 0;
+
+        if (info != NULL) {
+            started = king_system_component_started(info->status);
+        }
+
+        add_next_index_string(&ordered_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(&dependencies, entry->type);
+        king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
+            &pending_dependencies,
+            entry->type
+        );
+        ready_to_start = !started
+            && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependencies)) == 0;
+
+        if (started) {
+            add_next_index_string(&started_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        } else {
+            add_next_index_string(&pending_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        }
+
+        if (ready_to_start) {
+            add_next_index_string(&ready_to_start_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            !started &&
+            zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependencies)) > 0
+        ) {
+            ZVAL_COPY(&status_copy, &pending_dependencies);
+            add_assoc_zval(&blocked_components, entry->name, &status_copy);
+        }
+
+        array_init(&component_entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "order", (zend_long) entry->order);
+        add_assoc_zval(&component_entry, "dependencies", &dependencies);
+        add_assoc_zval(
+            &component_entry,
+            "pending_dependencies",
+            &pending_dependencies
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "status_visible", info != NULL ? 1 : 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "started", started);
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "ready_to_start", ready_to_start);
+        add_assoc_zval(&components, entry->name, &component_entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_long(
+        startup,
+        "catalog_component_count",
+        (zend_long) (
+            sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0])
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(startup, "ordered_components", &ordered_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(startup, "started_components", &started_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(startup, "pending_components", &pending_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(
+        startup,
+        "ready_to_start_components",
+        &ready_to_start_components
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(startup, "blocked_components", &blocked_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(startup, "components", &components);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Publish the canonical shutdown graph separately from the startup graph so
+ * operators can inspect which components are leaf shutdown candidates, which
+ * still have live dependents, and that King requires a drain-first stop path.
+ */
+static void king_system_build_shutdown_visibility(zval *shutdown)
+{
+    zval active_components;
+    zval blocked_components;
+    zval component_entry;
+    zval components;
+    zval inactive_components;
+    zval ordered_components;
+    zval ready_to_stop_components;
+    zval status_copy;
+    size_t idx;
+
+    array_init(shutdown);
+    array_init(&active_components);
+    array_init(&blocked_components);
+    array_init(&components);
+    array_init(&inactive_components);
+    array_init(&ordered_components);
+    array_init(&ready_to_stop_components);
+
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry = &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
+        king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
+        zval component_pending_dependents;
+        zval component_dependents;
+        zend_bool started = 0;
+        zend_bool ready_to_stop = 0;
+
+        if (info != NULL) {
+            started = king_system_component_started(info->status);
+        }
+
+        add_next_index_string(&ordered_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
+            &component_dependents,
+            entry->type
+        );
+        king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
+            &component_pending_dependents,
+            entry->type
+        );
+        ready_to_stop = started
+            && zend_hash_num_elements(
+                Z_ARRVAL(component_pending_dependents)
+            ) == 0;
+
+        if (started) {
+            add_next_index_string(&active_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        } else {
+            add_next_index_string(&inactive_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        }
+
+        if (ready_to_stop) {
+            add_next_index_string(&ready_to_stop_components, (char *) entry->name);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            started &&
+            zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(component_pending_dependents)) > 0
+        ) {
+            ZVAL_COPY(&status_copy, &component_pending_dependents);
+            add_assoc_zval(&blocked_components, entry->name, &status_copy);
+        }
+
+        array_init(&component_entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "order", (zend_long) entry->order);
+        add_assoc_zval(&component_entry, "dependents", &component_dependents);
+        add_assoc_zval(
+            &component_entry,
+            "pending_dependents",
+            &component_pending_dependents
+        );
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "status_visible", info != NULL ? 1 : 0);
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "started", started);
+        add_assoc_bool(&component_entry, "ready_to_stop", ready_to_stop);
+        add_assoc_zval(&components, entry->name, &component_entry);
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(shutdown, "drain_first_required", 1);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        shutdown,
+        "catalog_component_count",
+        (zend_long) (
+            sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0])
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "ordered_components", &ordered_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "active_components", &active_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "inactive_components", &inactive_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "ready_to_stop_components", &ready_to_stop_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "blocked_components", &blocked_components);
+    add_assoc_zval(shutdown, "components", &components);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/config_and_recovery.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/config_and_recovery.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1375849c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/config_and_recovery.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+static void king_system_reset_drain_state(void)
+{
+    king_system_shutdown_requested = false;
+    king_system_recovery_requested = false;
+    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_NONE;
+}
+
+static void king_system_reset_coordinator_state_runtime(void)
+{
+    king_system_coordinator_state_present = false;
+    king_system_coordinator_state_recovered = false;
+    king_system_coordinator_state_version = 0;
+    king_system_coordinator_generation = 0;
+    king_system_coordinator_created_at = 0;
+    king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = 0;
+    king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] = '\0';
+    king_system_coordinator_state_error[0] = '\0';
+    king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] = '\0';
+    king_system_recovery_mode = KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE;
+    king_system_recovery_plan_id[0] = '\0';
+    king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at = 0;
+    king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds = 0;
+    snprintf(
+        king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+        "%s",
+        "inactive"
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_system_apply_default_config(king_system_config_t *config)
+{
+    memset(config, 0, sizeof(king_system_config_t));
+    config->enabled = true;
+    config->max_concurrent_requests = 1024;
+    config->health_check_interval_seconds = 5;
+    config->component_timeout_seconds = 1;
+    config->enable_cross_component_tracing = true;
+    config->enable_performance_monitoring = true;
+    config->enable_auto_scaling = true;
+    config->enable_circuit_breaker = true;
+    config->cluster_id[0] = '\0';
+    config->node_id[0] = '\0';
+    config->state_root_path[0] = '\0';
+    strncpy(config->environment, "development", sizeof(config->environment) - 1);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&config->global_configuration);
+}
+
+static const char *king_system_drain_reason_to_string(
+    king_system_drain_reason_t reason
+)
+{
+    switch (reason) {
+        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RESTART:
+            return "component_restart";
+        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RECOVERY:
+            return "component_recovery";
+        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN:
+            return "system_shutdown";
+        case KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_NONE:
+        default:
+            return "none";
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t king_system_recovery_window_seconds(
+    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode
+)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE:
+            return 30;
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT:
+            return 15;
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE:
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(
+    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode
+)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE:
+            return "node_failure";
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT:
+            return "component_failure";
+        case KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE:
+        default:
+            return "none";
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_system_start_recovery_plan(
+    king_system_recovery_mode_t mode,
+    const char *source_node_id
+)
+{
+    king_system_recovery_mode = mode;
+    king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at = time(NULL);
+    king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds = king_system_recovery_window_seconds(mode);
+    if (source_node_id != NULL && source_node_id[0] != '\0') {
+        snprintf(
+            king_system_recovery_source_node_id,
+            sizeof(king_system_recovery_source_node_id),
+            "%s",
+            source_node_id
+        );
+    } else {
+        king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    snprintf(
+        king_system_recovery_plan_id,
+        sizeof(king_system_recovery_plan_id),
+        "%s:%s:" ZEND_LONG_FMT ":%llu:%llu",
+        king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(mode),
+        king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] != '\0'
+            ? king_system_recovery_source_node_id
+            : "local",
+        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at,
+        (unsigned long long) king_system_coordinator_state_version,
+        (unsigned long long) king_system_coordinator_generation
+    );
+}
+
+static const char *king_system_recovery_reason_to_string(void)
+{
+    return king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(king_system_recovery_mode);
+}
+
+static void king_system_apply_config(king_system_config_t *config, zval *config_arr)
+{
+    zval *value = NULL;
+    HashTable *ht = Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr);
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "environment", strlen("environment"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
+        strncpy(
+            config->environment,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            sizeof(config->environment) - 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "cluster_id", strlen("cluster_id"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
+        strncpy(
+            config->cluster_id,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            sizeof(config->cluster_id) - 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "node_id", strlen("node_id"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
+        strncpy(
+            config->node_id,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            sizeof(config->node_id) - 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "state_root_path", strlen("state_root_path"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(value) > 0) {
+        strncpy(
+            config->state_root_path,
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            sizeof(config->state_root_path) - 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        ht,
+        "component_timeout_seconds",
+        strlen("component_timeout_seconds")
+    );
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
+        config->component_timeout_seconds = (uint32_t) MAX(
+            1,
+            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "max_concurrent_requests", strlen("max_concurrent_requests"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
+        config->max_concurrent_requests = (uint32_t) MAX(
+            1,
+            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(ht, "health_check_interval_seconds", strlen("health_check_interval_seconds"));
+    if (value && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_UNDEF) {
+        config->health_check_interval_seconds = (uint32_t) MAX(
+            1,
+            (uint32_t) zval_get_long(value)
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_system_apply_default_node_identity(king_system_config_t *config)
+{
+    if (config == NULL || config->state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (config->cluster_id[0] == '\0') {
+        strncpy(config->cluster_id, "local-cluster", sizeof(config->cluster_id) - 1);
+    }
+
+    if (config->node_id[0] == '\0') {
+        strncpy(config->node_id, "local-node", sizeof(config->node_id) - 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/coordinator_state.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/coordinator_state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c6519845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/coordinator_state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,433 @@
+static void king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
+{
+    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
+        dest[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(
+        dest,
+        dest_len,
+        "%s/.king-system",
+        king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_system_build_coordinator_state_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
+{
+    char coordinator_dir[PATH_MAX];
+
+    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(
+        coordinator_dir,
+        sizeof(coordinator_dir)
+    );
+    if (coordinator_dir[0] == '\0') {
+        dest[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(dest, dest_len, "%s/coordinator.state", coordinator_dir);
+}
+
+static int king_system_ensure_directory_recursive(const char *path)
+{
+    char current[PATH_MAX];
+    size_t len;
+    size_t idx;
+
+    if (path == NULL || path[0] == '\0') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    len = strlen(path);
+    if (len >= sizeof(current)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(current, path, len + 1);
+    for (idx = 1; idx < len; idx++) {
+        if (current[idx] != '/') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        current[idx] = '\0';
+        if (mkdir(current, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        current[idx] = '/';
+    }
+
+    if (mkdir(current, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int king_system_write_coordinator_state(
+    const char *state_path,
+    uint64_t version,
+    uint64_t generation,
+    time_t created_at,
+    const char *cluster_id,
+    const char *active_node_id,
+    zend_bool clean_shutdown
+)
+{
+    char payload[1024];
+    char temp_path[PATH_MAX];
+    FILE *file;
+    int payload_len;
+
+    if (state_path == NULL || state_path[0] == '\0') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    payload_len = snprintf(
+        payload,
+        sizeof(payload),
+        "version=%" PRIu64 "\n"
+        "generation=%" PRIu64 "\n"
+        "created_at=%" PRIu64 "\n"
+        "updated_at=%" PRIu64 "\n"
+        "cluster_id=%s\n"
+        "active_node_id=%s\n"
+        "clean_shutdown=%d\n",
+        version,
+        generation,
+        (uint64_t) created_at,
+        (uint64_t) time(NULL),
+        cluster_id != NULL ? cluster_id : "",
+        active_node_id != NULL ? active_node_id : "",
+        clean_shutdown ? 1 : 0
+    );
+    if (payload_len < 0 || (size_t) payload_len >= sizeof(payload)) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(temp_path, sizeof(temp_path), "%s.tmp." ZEND_LONG_FMT, state_path, (zend_long) getpid());
+    file = fopen(temp_path, "wb");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        fwrite(payload, 1, (size_t) payload_len, file) != (size_t) payload_len
+        || fflush(file) != 0
+        || fsync(fileno(file)) != 0
+    ) {
+        fclose(file);
+        unlink(temp_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (fclose(file) != 0) {
+        unlink(temp_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (rename(temp_path, state_path) != 0) {
+        unlink(temp_path);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int king_system_load_coordinator_state(
+    const char *state_path,
+    uint64_t *version_out,
+    uint64_t *generation_out,
+    time_t *created_at_out,
+    char *cluster_id_out,
+    size_t cluster_id_out_len,
+    char *active_node_id_out,
+    size_t active_node_id_out_len,
+    zend_bool *clean_shutdown_out
+)
+{
+    char buffer[2048];
+    char *line;
+    char *saveptr = NULL;
+    FILE *file;
+    uint64_t created_at = 0;
+    uint64_t generation = 0;
+    zend_bool clean_shutdown = 0;
+    uint64_t version = 0;
+    int has_clean_shutdown = 0;
+    int has_created_at = 0;
+    int has_generation = 0;
+    int has_version = 0;
+
+    if (
+        state_path == NULL
+        || version_out == NULL
+        || generation_out == NULL
+        || created_at_out == NULL
+        || cluster_id_out == NULL
+        || cluster_id_out_len == 0
+        || active_node_id_out == NULL
+        || active_node_id_out_len == 0
+        || clean_shutdown_out == NULL
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    file = fopen(state_path, "rb");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+    if (fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer) - 1, file) == 0 && ferror(file)) {
+        fclose(file);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    fclose(file);
+
+    cluster_id_out[0] = '\0';
+    active_node_id_out[0] = '\0';
+
+    for (line = strtok_r(buffer, "\n", &saveptr);
+         line != NULL;
+         line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &saveptr)) {
+        char *eq = strchr(line, '=');
+        const char *value = NULL;
+        size_t value_len = 0;
+
+        if (eq == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        *eq = '\0';
+        value = eq + 1;
+        value_len = strlen(value);
+        if (strcmp(line, "version") == 0) {
+            version = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
+            has_version = 1;
+        } else if (strcmp(line, "generation") == 0) {
+            generation = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
+            has_generation = 1;
+        } else if (strcmp(line, "created_at") == 0) {
+            created_at = strtoull(value, NULL, 10);
+            has_created_at = 1;
+        } else if (strcmp(line, "cluster_id") == 0) {
+            if (value_len >= cluster_id_out_len) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            memcpy(cluster_id_out, value, value_len + 1);
+        } else if (strcmp(line, "active_node_id") == 0) {
+            if (value_len >= active_node_id_out_len) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            memcpy(active_node_id_out, value, value_len + 1);
+        } else if (strcmp(line, "clean_shutdown") == 0) {
+            clean_shutdown = atoi(value) != 0 ? 1 : 0;
+            has_clean_shutdown = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (
+        !has_version
+        || !has_generation
+        || !has_created_at
+        || !has_clean_shutdown
+        || version == 0
+        || generation == 0
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *version_out = version;
+    *generation_out = generation;
+    *created_at_out = (time_t) created_at;
+    *clean_shutdown_out = clean_shutdown;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int king_system_initialize_coordinator_state(void)
+{
+    char coordinator_dir[PATH_MAX];
+    char loaded_cluster_id[64];
+    char loaded_node_id[64];
+    char state_path[PATH_MAX];
+    time_t created_at;
+    time_t now;
+    uint64_t generation;
+    uint64_t version;
+    zend_bool clean_shutdown = 0;
+
+    king_system_reset_coordinator_state_runtime();
+
+    if (king_system_runtime_config.state_root_path[0] == '\0') {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_system_build_coordinator_dir_path(
+        coordinator_dir,
+        sizeof(coordinator_dir)
+    );
+    king_system_build_coordinator_state_path(
+        state_path,
+        sizeof(state_path)
+    );
+
+    if (king_system_ensure_directory_recursive(coordinator_dir) != SUCCESS) {
+        snprintf(
+            king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+            "%s",
+            "failed"
+        );
+        snprintf(
+            king_system_coordinator_state_error,
+            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
+            "Could not create system coordinator directory '%s'.",
+            coordinator_dir
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    now = time(NULL);
+    if (access(state_path, F_OK) != 0) {
+        version = 1;
+        generation = 1;
+        created_at = now;
+    } else {
+        if (king_system_load_coordinator_state(
+                state_path,
+                &version,
+                &generation,
+                &created_at,
+                loaded_cluster_id,
+                sizeof(loaded_cluster_id),
+                loaded_node_id,
+                sizeof(loaded_node_id),
+                &clean_shutdown
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            snprintf(
+                king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+                "%s",
+                "failed"
+            );
+            snprintf(
+                king_system_coordinator_state_error,
+                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
+                "System coordinator state at '%s' is unreadable or corrupted.",
+                state_path
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            loaded_cluster_id[0] != '\0'
+            && king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id[0] != '\0'
+            && strcmp(loaded_cluster_id, king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id) != 0
+        ) {
+            snprintf(
+                king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+                "%s",
+                "failed"
+            );
+            snprintf(
+                king_system_coordinator_state_error,
+                sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
+                "System coordinator state at '%s' belongs to cluster '%s', not '%s'.",
+                state_path,
+                loaded_cluster_id,
+                king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (!clean_shutdown && loaded_node_id[0] != '\0') {
+            king_system_coordinator_state_recovered = true;
+            king_system_start_recovery_plan(
+                KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NODE,
+                loaded_node_id
+            );
+        }
+
+        generation++;
+    }
+
+    if (king_system_write_coordinator_state(
+            state_path,
+            version,
+            generation,
+            created_at,
+            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id,
+            king_system_runtime_config.node_id,
+            0
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        snprintf(
+            king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+            "%s",
+            "failed"
+        );
+        snprintf(
+            king_system_coordinator_state_error,
+            sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_error),
+            "Could not persist system coordinator state at '%s'.",
+            state_path
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_system_coordinator_state_present = true;
+    king_system_coordinator_state_version = version;
+    king_system_coordinator_generation = generation;
+    king_system_coordinator_created_at = created_at;
+    king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = now;
+    strncpy(
+        king_system_coordinator_state_path,
+        state_path,
+        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_path) - 1
+    );
+    snprintf(
+        king_system_coordinator_state_status,
+        sizeof(king_system_coordinator_state_status),
+        "%s",
+        king_system_coordinator_state_recovered ? "recovered" : "initialized"
+    );
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_system_mark_coordinator_clean_shutdown(void)
+{
+    if (
+        !king_system_coordinator_state_present
+        || king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] == '\0'
+    ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (king_system_write_coordinator_state(
+            king_system_coordinator_state_path,
+            king_system_coordinator_state_version > 0
+                ? king_system_coordinator_state_version
+                : 1,
+            king_system_coordinator_generation > 0
+                ? king_system_coordinator_generation
+                : 1,
+            king_system_coordinator_created_at > 0
+                ? king_system_coordinator_created_at
+                : time(NULL),
+            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id,
+            king_system_runtime_config.node_id,
+            1
+        ) == SUCCESS) {
+        king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at = time(NULL);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/lifecycle_runtime.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/lifecycle_runtime.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..090d35257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/lifecycle_runtime.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/*
+ * Start every currently eligible component wave once its declared startup
+ * dependencies are already running. This keeps the canonical graph from #13
+ * honest in the local runtime instead of leaving it as pure metadata.
+ */
+static void king_system_schedule_startup_components(void)
+{
+    const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry;
+    king_component_info_t *info;
+    size_t idx;
+    time_t now;
+
+    if (!king_system_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    now = time(NULL);
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_startup_plan) / sizeof(king_system_startup_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        entry = &king_system_startup_plan[idx];
+        info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
+        if (info == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            info->status != KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED &&
+            info->status != KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN
+        ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (!king_system_component_dependencies_running(entry->type)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING;
+        info->last_health_check = now;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * During a coordinated shutdown, stop only components whose dependents are
+ * already inactive. This preserves the canonical reverse-startup order and
+ * keeps the runtime in a visible drain state until the final root component
+ * can stop safely.
+ */
+static void king_system_schedule_shutdown_components(void)
+{
+    const king_system_startup_entry_t *entry;
+    king_component_info_t *info;
+    size_t idx;
+    time_t now;
+    zval pending_dependents;
+
+    if (
+        !king_system_initialized
+        || (!king_system_shutdown_requested && !king_system_recovery_requested)
+    ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    now = time(NULL);
+    for (
+        idx = 0;
+        idx < sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan) / sizeof(king_system_shutdown_plan[0]);
+        idx++
+    ) {
+        entry = &king_system_shutdown_plan[idx];
+        info = king_system_get_component_internal(entry->type);
+        if (info == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (!king_system_component_started(info->status)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
+            &pending_dependents,
+            entry->type
+        );
+        if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(pending_dependents)) == 0) {
+            info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN;
+            info->last_health_check = now;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&pending_dependents);
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Publish the repo-local lifecycle graph explicitly so callers do not have to
+ * infer the current state's next legal aggregate transitions themselves.
+ */
+static void king_system_build_allowed_lifecycle_transitions(
+    zval *transitions,
+    const char *lifecycle
+)
+{
+    array_init(transitions);
+
+    if (lifecycle == NULL || strcmp(lifecycle, "stopped") == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "ready");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "ready") == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "draining") == 0) {
+        if (!king_system_shutdown_requested) {
+            add_next_index_string(transitions, "starting");
+        }
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "starting") == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "ready");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "failed");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(lifecycle, "failed") == 0) {
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "draining");
+        add_next_index_string(transitions, "stopped");
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_system_collect_admission_state(
+    king_system_admission_state_t *state
+)
+{
+    king_component_info_t *info;
+    zend_ulong idx;
+    bool draining_request = king_system_shutdown_requested || king_system_recovery_requested;
+
+    memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
+    state->lifecycle = "stopped";
+
+    if (!king_system_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    state->component_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(&king_system_components);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
+        switch (info->status) {
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING:
+                state->ready_count++;
+                break;
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN:
+                state->draining_count++;
+                state->has_draining = true;
+                break;
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_INITIALIZING:
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED:
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTDOWN:
+                state->has_starting = true;
+                break;
+            case KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_ERROR:
+                state->has_error = true;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if (king_system_component_readiness_blocking(info->status)) {
+            state->readiness_blocker_count++;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (draining_request && (state->has_draining || state->has_error)) {
+        state->lifecycle = "draining";
+    } else {
+    state->lifecycle = king_system_resolve_lifecycle(
+        king_system_initialized,
+        state->component_count,
+        state->ready_count,
+        state->has_starting,
+        state->has_draining,
+        state->has_error
+    );
+    }
+    state->aggregate_ready = king_system_initialized
+        && state->component_count > 0
+        && state->readiness_blocker_count == 0
+        && strcmp(state->lifecycle, "ready") == 0;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/integration/system_integration/procedural_api.inc b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/procedural_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79677a5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/integration/system_integration/procedural_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,501 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_init)
+{
+    zval *config_arr;
+    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "a", &config_arr) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    king_system_config_t config;
+    king_system_apply_default_config(&config);
+    king_system_apply_config(&config, config_arr);
+
+    if (king_system_init_all_components(&config) == SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_process_request)
+{
+    zval *request_data;
+    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "a", &request_data) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    if (!king_system_initialized) {
+        king_set_error(
+            "king_system_process_request() cannot process requests because the coordinated runtime is not initialized."
+        );
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_system_require_admission(
+            "king_system_process_request",
+            "process_requests"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    (void) request_data;
+    {
+        king_component_info_t *info;
+        zend_ulong idx;
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
+            info->requests_handled++;
+            info->last_health_check = time(NULL);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_restart_component)
+{
+    char *name;
+    size_t name_len;
+    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "s", &name, &name_len) == FAILURE) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    king_component_info_t *info = king_system_get_component_by_name(name);
+    if (!king_system_initialized || info == NULL) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    (void) name_len;
+
+    info->status = KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN;
+    info->last_health_check = time(NULL);
+    if (!king_system_shutdown_requested) {
+        king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RESTART;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_fail_component)
+{
+    char *name;
+    size_t name_len;
+    king_component_info_t *info;
+
+    if (zend_parse_parameters(1, "s", &name, &name_len) == FAILURE) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    (void) name_len;
+
+    info = king_system_get_component_by_name(name);
+    if (!king_system_initialized || info == NULL) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(
+        king_system_handle_component_error(
+            info->type,
+            "manual component failure"
+        ) == SUCCESS
+    );
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_recover)
+{
+    king_system_admission_state_t state;
+
+    if (!king_system_initialized || king_system_shutdown_requested) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_system_recovery_requested) {
+        RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    king_system_collect_admission_state(&state);
+    if (strcmp(state.lifecycle, "failed") != 0) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_system_recovery_requested = true;
+    king_system_start_recovery_plan(
+        KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_COMPONENT,
+        king_system_runtime_config.node_id
+    );
+    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_COMPONENT_RECOVERY;
+    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_shutdown)
+{
+    if (!king_system_initialized) {
+        RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    king_system_shutdown_requested = true;
+    king_system_drain_reason = KING_SYSTEM_DRAIN_REASON_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
+    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_status)
+{
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+    zval admission;
+    zval allowed_lifecycle_transitions;
+    zval blocker_entry;
+    zval component_entry;
+    zval components;
+    zval drain_intent;
+    zval drain_targets;
+    zval readiness_blockers;
+    zval recovery;
+    zval shutdown;
+    zval startup;
+    time_t now;
+    time_t drain_requested_at = 0;
+    bool recovery_active = false;
+    king_system_admission_state_t admission_state;
+    zend_ulong idx;
+    uint32_t drain_target_count = 0;
+    king_component_info_t *info;
+
+    now = time(NULL);
+    king_system_apply_all_transitions();
+    king_system_collect_admission_state(&admission_state);
+    recovery_active = (
+        king_system_recovery_mode != KING_SYSTEM_RECOVERY_MODE_NONE
+        && king_system_initialized
+        && strcmp(admission_state.lifecycle, "ready") != 0
+    ) ? 1 : 0;
+
+    array_init(&components);
+    array_init(&drain_targets);
+    array_init(&readiness_blockers);
+    if (king_system_initialized) {
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_NUM_KEY_PTR(&king_system_components, idx, info) {
+            uint32_t shutdown_pending_dependent_count = 0;
+            time_t last_health_check = info->last_health_check;
+            uint32_t startup_pending_dependency_count = 0;
+            zend_bool readiness_blocking = king_system_component_readiness_blocking(
+                info->status
+            );
+            const char *readiness_reason = king_system_component_readiness_reason(
+                info->status
+            );
+            const king_system_startup_entry_t *shutdown_entry =
+                king_system_get_shutdown_entry(info->type);
+            const king_system_startup_entry_t *startup_entry =
+                king_system_get_startup_entry(info->type);
+            zval shutdown_dependents;
+            zval shutdown_pending_dependents;
+            zval startup_dependencies;
+            zval startup_pending_dependencies;
+
+            king_system_build_component_shutdown_dependents(
+                &shutdown_dependents,
+                info->type
+            );
+            king_system_build_component_pending_shutdown_dependents(
+                &shutdown_pending_dependents,
+                info->type
+            );
+            shutdown_pending_dependent_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(
+                Z_ARRVAL(shutdown_pending_dependents)
+            );
+            king_system_build_component_startup_dependencies(
+                &startup_dependencies,
+                info->type
+            );
+            king_system_build_component_pending_startup_dependencies(
+                &startup_pending_dependencies,
+                info->type
+            );
+            startup_pending_dependency_count = (uint32_t) zend_hash_num_elements(
+                Z_ARRVAL(startup_pending_dependencies)
+            );
+
+            array_init(&component_entry);
+            add_assoc_string(&component_entry, "status", king_component_status_to_string(info->status));
+            add_assoc_bool(
+                &component_entry,
+                "ready",
+                info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_RUNNING ? 1 : 0
+            );
+            add_assoc_string(&component_entry, "readiness_reason", (char *) readiness_reason);
+            add_assoc_bool(
+                &component_entry,
+                "readiness_blocking",
+                readiness_blocking
+            );
+            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "requests_handled", (zend_long) info->requests_handled);
+            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "errors_encountered", (zend_long) info->errors_encountered);
+            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "last_health_check", (zend_long) last_health_check);
+            add_assoc_long(&component_entry, "up_for_seconds", (zend_long) (now - last_health_check));
+            add_assoc_long(
+                &component_entry,
+                "shutdown_order",
+                shutdown_entry != NULL ? (zend_long) shutdown_entry->order : 0
+            );
+            add_assoc_zval(
+                &component_entry,
+                "shutdown_dependents",
+                &shutdown_dependents
+            );
+            add_assoc_zval(
+                &component_entry,
+                "shutdown_pending_dependents",
+                &shutdown_pending_dependents
+            );
+            add_assoc_bool(
+                &component_entry,
+                "shutdown_ready_to_stop",
+                king_system_component_started(info->status) &&
+                    shutdown_pending_dependent_count == 0
+            );
+            add_assoc_long(
+                &component_entry,
+                "startup_order",
+                startup_entry != NULL ? (zend_long) startup_entry->order : 0
+            );
+            add_assoc_zval(
+                &component_entry,
+                "startup_dependencies",
+                &startup_dependencies
+            );
+            add_assoc_zval(
+                &component_entry,
+                "startup_pending_dependencies",
+                &startup_pending_dependencies
+            );
+            add_assoc_bool(
+                &component_entry,
+                "startup_ready_to_start",
+                !king_system_component_started(info->status) &&
+                    startup_pending_dependency_count == 0
+            );
+
+            if (
+                ((king_system_shutdown_requested || king_system_recovery_requested) &&
+                    king_system_component_started(info->status)) ||
+                info->status == KING_COMPONENT_STATUS_SHUTTING_DOWN
+            ) {
+                add_next_index_string(&drain_targets, info->name);
+                drain_target_count++;
+                if (drain_requested_at == 0 || last_health_check < drain_requested_at) {
+                    drain_requested_at = last_health_check;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (readiness_blocking) {
+                array_init(&blocker_entry);
+                add_assoc_string(
+                    &blocker_entry,
+                    "status",
+                    king_component_status_to_string(info->status)
+                );
+                add_assoc_string(
+                    &blocker_entry,
+                    "readiness_reason",
+                    (char *) readiness_reason
+                );
+                add_assoc_zval(&readiness_blockers, info->name, &blocker_entry);
+            }
+
+            add_assoc_zval(&components, info->name, &component_entry);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "initialized", king_system_initialized);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "lifecycle", (char *) admission_state.lifecycle);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "component_count", admission_state.component_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "components", &components);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "components_ready", (zend_long) admission_state.ready_count);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "components_draining",
+        (zend_long) admission_state.draining_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "readiness_blocker_count",
+        (zend_long) admission_state.readiness_blocker_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "readiness_blockers", &readiness_blockers);
+    array_init(&drain_intent);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &drain_intent,
+        "requested",
+        (king_system_shutdown_requested
+            || king_system_recovery_requested
+            || admission_state.has_draining) ? 1 : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &drain_intent,
+        "active",
+        strcmp(admission_state.lifecycle, "draining") == 0 ? 1 : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &drain_intent,
+        "reason",
+        (char *) (
+            king_system_shutdown_requested
+                || king_system_recovery_requested
+                || admission_state.has_draining
+                ? king_system_drain_reason_to_string(king_system_drain_reason)
+                : "none"
+        )
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(&drain_intent, "requested_at", (zend_long) drain_requested_at);
+    if (king_system_shutdown_requested) {
+        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "stopped");
+    } else if (king_system_recovery_requested) {
+        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "ready");
+    } else if (admission_state.has_draining) {
+        add_assoc_string(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle", "starting");
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&drain_intent, "target_lifecycle");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &drain_intent,
+        "target_component_count",
+        (zend_long) drain_target_count
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&drain_intent, "target_components", &drain_targets);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "drain_intent", &drain_intent);
+    king_system_build_allowed_lifecycle_transitions(
+        &allowed_lifecycle_transitions,
+        admission_state.lifecycle
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(
+        return_value,
+        "allowed_lifecycle_transitions",
+        &allowed_lifecycle_transitions
+    );
+    array_init(&recovery);
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &recovery,
+        "active",
+        recovery_active
+    );
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &recovery,
+        "recovered",
+        king_system_coordinator_state_recovered ? 1 : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &recovery,
+        "reason",
+        (char *) king_system_recovery_reason_to_string()
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &recovery,
+        "mode",
+        king_system_recovery_mode_to_string(king_system_recovery_mode)
+    );
+    if (king_system_recovery_plan_id[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&recovery, "plan_id", king_system_recovery_plan_id);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "plan_id");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "plan_requested_at",
+        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_requested_at
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "plan_window_seconds",
+        (zend_long) king_system_recovery_plan_window_seconds
+    );
+    if (king_system_recovery_source_node_id[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &recovery,
+            "source_node_id",
+            king_system_recovery_source_node_id
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "source_node_id");
+    }
+    if (king_system_runtime_config.node_id[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &recovery,
+            "active_node_id",
+            king_system_runtime_config.node_id
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "active_node_id");
+    }
+    if (king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &recovery,
+            "cluster_id",
+            king_system_runtime_config.cluster_id
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "cluster_id");
+    }
+    add_assoc_bool(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_state_present",
+        king_system_coordinator_state_present ? 1 : 0
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_state_status",
+        king_system_coordinator_state_status
+    );
+    if (king_system_coordinator_state_path[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &recovery,
+            "coordinator_state_path",
+            king_system_coordinator_state_path
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&recovery, "coordinator_state_path");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_state_version",
+        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_state_version
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_generation",
+        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_generation
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_created_at",
+        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_created_at
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_last_loaded_at",
+        (zend_long) king_system_coordinator_last_loaded_at
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &recovery,
+        "coordinator_state_error",
+        king_system_coordinator_state_error
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "recovery", &recovery);
+    king_system_build_startup_visibility(&startup);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "startup", &startup);
+    king_system_build_shutdown_visibility(&shutdown);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "shutdown", &shutdown);
+    array_init(&admission);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "process_requests", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "http_listener_accepts", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "websocket_upgrades", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "websocket_peer_accepts", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "orchestrator_submissions", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "file_worker_claims", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "file_worker_resumes", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "remote_peer_dispatches", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_bool(&admission, "remote_peer_resumes", admission_state.aggregate_ready);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "admission", &admission);
+    add_assoc_long(
+        return_value,
+        "health_check_interval_seconds",
+        (zend_long) king_system_runtime_config.health_check_interval_seconds
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/king_globals.c b/extension/src/king_globals.c
index b948530a7..cf3418b15 100644
--- a/extension/src/king_globals.c
+++ b/extension/src/king_globals.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
  *
  * PURPOSE:
  * Defines the single global state instance for the king extension.
- * This file must be compiled exactly once. Including king_globals.h
+ * This file must be compiled exactly once. Including php_king/globals.h
  * anywhere else only provides an extern declaration.
  * =========================================================================
  */
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 
 /*
  * The single authoritative instance of the extension's global state.
diff --git a/extension/src/king_init.c b/extension/src/king_init.c
index e98eb9f0f..1fceb127c 100644
--- a/extension/src/king_init.c
+++ b/extension/src/king_init.c
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-#include "include/king_init.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/http2/index.h"
-#include "include/config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
-#include "include/config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
-#include "include/config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/index.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/index.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
-#include "include/config/state_management/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/index.h"
-#include "include/config/iibin/index.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
-#include "include/config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
-#include "include/config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_contracts/index.h"
-#include "include/config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/index.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/index.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/index.h"
+#include "config/http2/index.h"
+#include "config/app_http3_websockets_webtransport/index.h"
+#include "config/cluster_and_process/index.h"
+#include "config/bare_metal_tuning/index.h"
+#include "config/cloud_autoscale/index.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/index.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/index.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/index.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/index.h"
+#include "config/router_and_loadbalancer/index.h"
+#include "config/state_management/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/index.h"
+#include "config/iibin/index.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/index.h"
+#include "config/high_perf_compute_and_ai/index.h"
+#include "config/semantic_geometry/index.h"
+#include "config/smart_contracts/index.h"
+#include "config/ssh_over_quic/index.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/king_init/modules.inc b/extension/src/king_init/modules.inc
index ee69a8b68..9288ecd10 100644
--- a/extension/src/king_init/modules.inc
+++ b/extension/src/king_init/modules.inc
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * required by the current MINIT/MSHUTDOWN surface.
  */
 
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 int king_init_modules(int type, int module_number)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/king_init/request.inc b/extension/src/king_init/request.inc
index 007352b49..f9b0f232a 100644
--- a/extension/src/king_init/request.inc
+++ b/extension/src/king_init/request.inc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * scoped telemetry state.
  */
 
-#include "include/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 int king_request_init(int type, int module_number)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp.c b/extension/src/mcp/mcp.c
index 244c48fc6..b87e399cd 100644
--- a/extension/src/mcp/mcp.c
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/mcp.c
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
  * the persisted transfer-state helpers that keep transfers resumable across
  * restart and multi-host execution paths.
  */
-#include "include/mcp/mcp.h"
-#include "include/php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_hrtime.h"
+#include "mcp/mcp.h"
+#include "php_king.h"
+#include "mcp/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "king_hrtime.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@
 #define KING_MCP_TRANSFER_STATE_VERSION 1
 
 
-#include "mcp/state_and_validation.inc"
-#include "mcp/transfer_state.inc"
-#include "mcp/transport_control.inc"
-#include "mcp/remote_protocol.inc"
-#include "mcp/lifecycle_and_api.inc"
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "runtime/state_and_validation.inc"
+#include "runtime/transfer_state.inc"
+#include "runtime/transport_control.inc"
+#include "runtime/remote_protocol.inc"
+#include "runtime/lifecycle_and_api.inc"
+
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..091a8f20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * King\MCP userland surface. Carries the MCP object methods and helper glue
+ * that bridge the native MCP runtime into userland.
+ */
+
+#include "main/php_streams.h"
+#include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
+#include "ext/standard/base64.h"
+#include "ext/json/php_json.h"
+#include "mcp/mcp.h"
+#include "iibin/iibin_internal.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
+#include "king_hrtime.h"
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "php_binding/object_handlers.inc"
+#include "php_binding/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc"
+#include "php_binding/transfer_helpers.inc"
+#include "php_binding/iibin_helpers.inc"
+#include "php_binding/public_server_helpers.inc"
+#include "php_binding/public_server_options.inc"
+#include "php_binding/public_server_http_helpers.inc"
+#include "php_binding/procedural_api.inc"
+#include "php_binding/object_api.inc"
+#include "php_binding/public_server_api.inc"
+#include "php_binding/public_server_object_api.inc"
+#include "mcp/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc
similarity index 60%
rename from extension/src/php_king/mcp/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/php_binding/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc
index 2254e8817..c50fbe06f 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc
@@ -1,44 +1,3 @@
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP___construct, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_request, 0, 3, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestAsync, 0, 3, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, cancel, King\\CancelToken, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_close, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_uploadFromStream, 0, 4, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, streamIdentifier, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_MCP_downloadToStream, 0, 4, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
 static zend_result king_mcp_set_transfer_error(
     zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
     const char *message)
@@ -92,6 +51,113 @@ static zend_result king_mcp_validate_runtime_control_option(
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static zend_result king_mcp_connection_options_parse(
+    zval *options,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
+    zend_long *default_timeout_ms)
+{
+    zval *timeout_option;
+    zval *default_timeout_option;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *value;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (default_timeout_ms == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *default_timeout_ms = 0;
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s() options must be an array.", function_name);
+        return king_mcp_set_transfer_error(exception_ce, message);
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), key, value) {
+        if (key == NULL) {
+            snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s() options only accept string keys.", function_name);
+            return king_mcp_set_transfer_error(exception_ce, message);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "timeout_ms")
+            && !zend_string_equals_literal(key, "default_timeout_ms")
+        ) {
+            snprintf(
+                message,
+                sizeof(message),
+                "%s() option '%s' is not supported.",
+                function_name,
+                ZSTR_VAL(key)
+            );
+            return king_mcp_set_transfer_error(exception_ce, message);
+        }
+
+        (void) value;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    timeout_option = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), "timeout_ms", sizeof("timeout_ms") - 1);
+    default_timeout_option = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
+        "default_timeout_ms",
+        sizeof("default_timeout_ms") - 1
+    );
+
+    if (
+        timeout_option != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(timeout_option) != IS_NULL
+        && default_timeout_option != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(default_timeout_option) != IS_NULL
+    ) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() accepts either option 'timeout_ms' or 'default_timeout_ms', not both.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return king_mcp_set_transfer_error(exception_ce, message);
+    }
+
+    if (default_timeout_option != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(default_timeout_option) != IS_NULL) {
+        return king_mcp_validate_runtime_control_option(
+            default_timeout_option,
+            "default_timeout_ms",
+            default_timeout_ms,
+            function_name,
+            exception_ce
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (timeout_option != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(timeout_option) != IS_NULL) {
+        return king_mcp_validate_runtime_control_option(
+            timeout_option,
+            "timeout_ms",
+            default_timeout_ms,
+            function_name,
+            exception_ce
+        );
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_runtime_options_has_timeout(zval *options)
+{
+    zval *timeout_option;
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    timeout_option = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), "timeout_ms", sizeof("timeout_ms") - 1);
+    return timeout_option != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(timeout_option) != IS_NULL;
+}
+
 
 static zend_result king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
     zval *options,
@@ -194,6 +260,37 @@ static zend_result king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static zend_result king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+    king_mcp_state *state,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *explicit_cancel,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
+    king_mcp_runtime_control_t *control)
+{
+    if (
+        king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+            options,
+            explicit_cancel,
+            function_name,
+            exception_ce,
+            control
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        state != NULL
+        && state->default_timeout_ms > 0
+        && !king_mcp_runtime_options_has_timeout(options)
+    ) {
+        control->timeout_ms = state->default_timeout_ms;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static zend_result king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
     king_mcp_runtime_control_t *control,
     const char *function_name,
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed3b34e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * MCP PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp        = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_server = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_exception        = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_connection_error = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_protocol_error   = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_timeout          = NULL;
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_data_error       = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/iibin_helpers.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/iibin_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ac9bbdcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/iibin_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+typedef struct _king_mcp_iibin_route {
+    zend_string *request_schema;
+    zend_string *response_schema;
+    zval *decode_as_object;
+} king_mcp_iibin_route_t;
+
+static zend_string *king_mcp_iibin_route_key_create(
+    const char *service,
+    size_t service_len,
+    const char *method,
+    size_t method_len,
+    char separator)
+{
+    zend_string *key = zend_string_alloc(service_len + 1 + method_len, 0);
+
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(key), service, service_len);
+    ZSTR_VAL(key)[service_len] = separator;
+    memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(key) + service_len + 1, method, method_len);
+    ZSTR_VAL(key)[service_len + 1 + method_len] = '\0';
+
+    return key;
+}
+
+static zval *king_mcp_iibin_find_route_value(
+    king_mcp_state *state,
+    const char *service,
+    size_t service_len,
+    const char *method,
+    size_t method_len)
+{
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *route;
+    zval *service_routes;
+
+    if (
+        state == NULL
+        || Z_ISUNDEF(state->iibin_routes)
+        || Z_TYPE(state->iibin_routes) != IS_ARRAY
+    ) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    key = king_mcp_iibin_route_key_create(service, service_len, method, method_len, '/');
+    route = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(state->iibin_routes), key);
+    zend_string_release(key);
+    if (route != NULL) {
+        return route;
+    }
+
+    key = king_mcp_iibin_route_key_create(service, service_len, method, method_len, '.');
+    route = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL(state->iibin_routes), key);
+    zend_string_release(key);
+    if (route != NULL) {
+        return route;
+    }
+
+    service_routes = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(state->iibin_routes), service, service_len);
+    if (service_routes != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(service_routes) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        return zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(service_routes), method, method_len);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_iibin_set_error(
+    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
+    const char *message)
+{
+    king_set_error(message);
+
+    if (exception_ce != NULL) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(exception_ce, 0, "%s", message);
+    }
+
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_iibin_route_resolve(
+    king_mcp_state *state,
+    const char *service,
+    size_t service_len,
+    const char *method,
+    size_t method_len,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_class_entry *exception_ce,
+    king_mcp_iibin_route_t *route)
+{
+    zval *route_config;
+    zval *request_schema;
+    zval *response_schema;
+    zval *decode_as_object;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (route == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    route->request_schema = NULL;
+    route->response_schema = NULL;
+    route->decode_as_object = NULL;
+
+    route_config = king_mcp_iibin_find_route_value(
+        state,
+        service,
+        service_len,
+        method,
+        method_len
+    );
+    if (route_config == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(route_config) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() has no configured mcp.iibin_routes entry for '%.*s/%.*s'.",
+            function_name,
+            (int) service_len,
+            service,
+            (int) method_len,
+            method
+        );
+        return king_mcp_iibin_set_error(exception_ce, message);
+    }
+
+    request_schema = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(route_config),
+        "request_schema",
+        sizeof("request_schema") - 1
+    );
+    if (
+        request_schema == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(request_schema) != IS_STRING
+        || Z_STRLEN_P(request_schema) == 0
+    ) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() route '%.*s/%.*s' requires a non-empty request_schema.",
+            function_name,
+            (int) service_len,
+            service,
+            (int) method_len,
+            method
+        );
+        return king_mcp_iibin_set_error(exception_ce, message);
+    }
+
+    response_schema = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(route_config),
+        "response_schema",
+        sizeof("response_schema") - 1
+    );
+    if (
+        response_schema != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(response_schema) != IS_NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(response_schema) != IS_STRING
+    ) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() route '%.*s/%.*s' response_schema must be null or string.",
+            function_name,
+            (int) service_len,
+            service,
+            (int) method_len,
+            method
+        );
+        return king_mcp_iibin_set_error(exception_ce, message);
+    }
+
+    decode_as_object = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(route_config),
+        "decode_as_object",
+        sizeof("decode_as_object") - 1
+    );
+
+    route->request_schema = Z_STR_P(request_schema);
+    route->response_schema = (
+        response_schema != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(response_schema) == IS_STRING
+        && Z_STRLEN_P(response_schema) > 0
+    ) ? Z_STR_P(response_schema) : NULL;
+    route->decode_as_object = decode_as_object;
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_iibin_encode_request_payload(
+    zend_string *request_schema,
+    zval *request_data,
+    zend_string **payload_out)
+{
+    smart_str encoded = {0};
+
+    if (payload_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *payload_out = NULL;
+
+    if (king_iibin_encode(request_schema, request_data, &encoded) != SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_free(&encoded);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&encoded);
+    if (encoded.s == NULL) {
+        *payload_out = zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+    } else {
+        *payload_out = encoded.s;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_iibin_decode_response_payload(
+    zend_string *response_schema,
+    zend_string *response_payload,
+    zval *decode_as_object,
+    zval *decoded_out)
+{
+    if (decoded_out == NULL || response_schema == NULL || response_payload == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(decoded_out);
+    return king_iibin_decode(
+        response_schema,
+        response_payload,
+        decode_as_object,
+        decoded_out
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/object_api.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_api.inc
similarity index 65%
rename from extension/src/php_king/mcp/object_api.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_api.inc
index 9be099e04..267c58c4c 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/object_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_api.inc
@@ -4,16 +4,30 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, __construct)
     size_t host_len = 0;
     zend_long port;
     zval *config = NULL;
+    zval *options = NULL;
     king_mcp_state *state;
     king_mcp_object *intern;
+    zend_long default_timeout_ms = 0;
 
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 4)
         Z_PARAM_STRING(host, host_len)
         Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
         Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
         Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(config, king_ce_config)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
     ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
+    if (
+        king_mcp_connection_options_parse(
+            options,
+            "King\\MCP::__construct",
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            &default_timeout_ms
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
     state = king_mcp_state_create(
         host,
         host_len,
@@ -31,6 +45,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, __construct)
         );
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
+    state->default_timeout_ms = default_timeout_ms;
 
     intern = php_king_mcp_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
     if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
@@ -71,7 +86,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, request)
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             cancel,
             "MCP::request",
@@ -198,6 +214,210 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, requestAsync)
     }
 }
 
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, requestIibin)
+{
+    char *service = NULL;
+    char *method = NULL;
+    size_t service_len = 0;
+    size_t method_len = 0;
+    zval *request_data;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval decoded_response;
+    zend_string *request_payload = NULL;
+    zend_string *response_payload = NULL;
+    king_mcp_state *state;
+    king_mcp_runtime_control_t control;
+    king_mcp_iibin_route_t route;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 5)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(service, service_len)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(method, method_len)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(request_data)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_mcp_object_fetch_state(ZEND_THIS, "MCP::requestIibin");
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_state_require_open(state, "MCP::requestIibin") != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_iibin_route_resolve(
+            state,
+            service,
+            service_len,
+            method,
+            method_len,
+            "MCP::requestIibin",
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            &route
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_iibin_encode_request_payload(
+            route.request_schema,
+            request_data,
+            &request_payload
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
+            options,
+            cancel,
+            "MCP::requestIibin",
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+            &control,
+            "MCP::requestIibin",
+            king_ce_mcp_timeout,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_request(
+            state,
+            service,
+            service_len,
+            method,
+            method_len,
+            request_payload,
+            &response_payload,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+                &control,
+                "MCP::requestIibin",
+                king_ce_mcp_timeout,
+                king_ce_runtime_exception
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        king_mcp_throw_state_error(
+            state,
+            king_ce_mcp_connection_error,
+            "MCP::requestIibin() failed to exchange the remote MCP request."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(request_payload);
+
+    if (response_payload == NULL) {
+        state->last_error_kind = KING_MCP_ERROR_PROTOCOL;
+        king_set_error("MCP::requestIibin() received an invalid empty response payload from the remote MCP peer.");
+        king_mcp_throw_state_error(
+            state,
+            king_ce_mcp_protocol_error,
+            "MCP::requestIibin() received an invalid empty response payload from the remote MCP peer."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+            &control,
+            "MCP::requestIibin",
+            king_ce_mcp_timeout,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(response_payload);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (route.response_schema != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&decoded_response);
+        if (king_mcp_iibin_decode_response_payload(
+                route.response_schema,
+                response_payload,
+                route.decode_as_object,
+                &decoded_response
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(response_payload);
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_string_release(response_payload);
+        king_set_error("");
+        RETURN_ZVAL(&decoded_response, 0, 1);
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_STR(response_payload);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, requestIibinAsync)
+{
+    char *service = NULL;
+    char *method = NULL;
+    size_t service_len = 0;
+    size_t method_len = 0;
+    zval *request_data;
+    zval *cancel = NULL;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval params[5];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 5)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(service, service_len)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(method, method_len)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(request_data)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_OBJECT_OF_CLASS_OR_NULL(cancel, king_ce_cancel_token)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[0], service, service_len);
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[1], method, method_len);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], request_data);
+    if (cancel != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[3], cancel);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[3]);
+    }
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[4], options);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[4]);
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_method_call(
+            return_value,
+            "King\\MCP::requestIibinAsync",
+            sizeof("King\\MCP::requestIibinAsync") - 1,
+            ZEND_THIS,
+            "requestIibin",
+            sizeof("requestIibin") - 1,
+            params,
+            5,
+            cancel
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
 PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, close)
 {
     king_mcp_state *state;
@@ -267,7 +487,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, uploadFromStream)
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             NULL,
             "MCP::uploadFromStream",
@@ -386,7 +607,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, downloadToStream)
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             NULL,
             "MCP::downloadToStream",
@@ -474,13 +696,3 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_MCP, downloadToStream)
     zend_string_release(payload);
     king_set_error("");
 }
-
-const zend_function_entry king_mcp_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, __construct, arginfo_class_King_MCP___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, request, arginfo_class_King_MCP_request, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, requestAsync, arginfo_class_King_MCP_requestAsync, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, uploadFromStream, arginfo_class_King_MCP_uploadFromStream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, downloadToStream, arginfo_class_King_MCP_downloadToStream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_MCP, close, arginfo_class_King_MCP_close, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f67da18c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * King MCP PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_mcp_object_handlers;
+static zend_object_handlers king_mcp_server_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_mcp_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_mcp_object *intern = php_king_mcp_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_mcp_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_mcp_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_mcp_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_server_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern = php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->definition)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->definition);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->definition);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_mcp_server_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->definition);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_mcp_server_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_mcp_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_mcp_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_object, std);
+    king_mcp_object_handlers.free_obj = king_mcp_object_free;
+    king_mcp_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_mcp->create_object = king_mcp_object_create;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_server_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_mcp_server_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_mcp_server_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_server_object, std);
+    king_mcp_server_object_handlers.free_obj = king_mcp_server_object_free;
+    king_mcp_server_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_mcp_server->create_object = king_mcp_server_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/procedural_api.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/procedural_api.inc
similarity index 66%
rename from extension/src/php_king/mcp/procedural_api.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/php_binding/procedural_api.inc
index ea41c2b50..027ae1808 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/procedural_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/procedural_api.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_connect)
     zval *config;
     zval *options = NULL;
     king_mcp_state *state;
+    zend_long default_timeout_ms = 0;
 
     ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
         Z_PARAM_STRING(host, host_len)
@@ -26,7 +27,16 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_connect)
         }
     }
 
-    (void) options;
+    if (
+        king_mcp_connection_options_parse(
+            options,
+            "king_mcp_connect",
+            NULL,
+            &default_timeout_ms
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
 
     state = king_mcp_state_create(
         host,
@@ -37,6 +47,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_connect)
     if (state == NULL) {
         RETURN_FALSE;
     }
+    state->default_timeout_ms = default_timeout_ms;
 
     RETURN_RES(zend_register_resource(state, le_king_mcp));
 }
@@ -63,8 +74,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request)
         Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
     ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
-    (void) options;
-
     state = king_mcp_fetch_state(connection, 1);
     if (state == NULL) {
         RETURN_THROWS();
@@ -75,7 +84,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request)
         RETURN_FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             NULL,
             "king_mcp_request",
@@ -187,6 +197,196 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_async)
     }
 }
 
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_iibin)
+{
+    zval *connection;
+    char *service_name = NULL;
+    char *method_name = NULL;
+    size_t service_name_len = 0;
+    size_t method_name_len = 0;
+    zval *request_data;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval decoded_response;
+    zend_string *request_payload = NULL;
+    zend_string *response_payload = NULL;
+    king_mcp_state *state;
+    king_mcp_runtime_control_t control;
+    king_mcp_iibin_route_t route;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(4, 5)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(connection)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(service_name, service_name_len)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(method_name, method_name_len)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(request_data)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    state = king_mcp_fetch_state(connection, 1);
+    if (state == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (state->closed) {
+        king_set_error("king_mcp_request_iibin() cannot run on a closed MCP connection.");
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_iibin_route_resolve(
+            state,
+            service_name,
+            service_name_len,
+            method_name,
+            method_name_len,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+            NULL,
+            &route
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_iibin_encode_request_payload(
+            route.request_schema,
+            request_data,
+            &request_payload
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
+            options,
+            NULL,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+            NULL,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+            &control,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+            NULL,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_request(
+            state,
+            service_name,
+            service_name_len,
+            method_name,
+            method_name_len,
+            request_payload,
+            &response_payload,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(request_payload);
+        if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+                &control,
+                "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+                NULL,
+                NULL
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            RETURN_FALSE;
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(request_payload);
+
+    if (response_payload == NULL) {
+        state->last_error_kind = KING_MCP_ERROR_PROTOCOL;
+        king_set_error("king_mcp_request_iibin() received an invalid empty response payload from the remote MCP peer.");
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_check(
+            &control,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+            NULL,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(response_payload);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (route.response_schema != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&decoded_response);
+        if (king_mcp_iibin_decode_response_payload(
+                route.response_schema,
+                response_payload,
+                route.decode_as_object,
+                &decoded_response
+            ) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(response_payload);
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_string_release(response_payload);
+        king_set_error("");
+        RETURN_ZVAL(&decoded_response, 0, 1);
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_STR(response_payload);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_iibin_async)
+{
+    zval *connection;
+    char *service_name = NULL;
+    char *method_name = NULL;
+    size_t service_name_len = 0;
+    size_t method_name_len = 0;
+    zval *request_data;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval params[5];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(4, 5)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(connection)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(service_name, service_name_len)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(method_name, method_name_len)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(request_data)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], connection);
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[1], service_name, service_name_len);
+    ZVAL_STRINGL(&params[2], method_name, method_name_len);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[3], request_data);
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[4], options);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[4]);
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin_async",
+            sizeof("king_mcp_request_iibin_async") - 1,
+            "king_mcp_request_iibin",
+            sizeof("king_mcp_request_iibin") - 1,
+            params,
+            5,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_close)
 {
     zval *connection;
@@ -263,7 +463,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_upload_from_stream)
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             NULL,
             "king_mcp_upload_from_stream",
@@ -376,7 +577,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_download_to_stream)
         RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse(
+    if (king_mcp_runtime_control_parse_for_state(
+            state,
             options,
             NULL,
             "king_mcp_download_to_stream",
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_api.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c37d5afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_create)
+{
+    zval *definition;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(definition)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_normalize(definition, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_creation_options(return_value, options) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc)
+{
+    zval *server;
+    zval *message;
+    zval *context = NULL;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    bool has_response = false;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(server)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(message)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(context)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (
+        king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc_encoded(
+            server,
+            message,
+            context,
+            &json,
+            &has_response
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "MCP JSON-RPC handling failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!has_response) {
+        RETURN_NULL();
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_STR(json);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_handle_http)
+{
+    zval *server;
+    zval *request;
+    zval *context = NULL;
+    zval context_with_request;
+    zval request_copy;
+    zval *method;
+    zval *body;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    zend_string *sse = NULL;
+    bool has_response = false;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(server)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(context)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    method = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(request), "method", sizeof("method") - 1);
+    if (method == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(method) != IS_STRING) {
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 400, "application/json", NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_mcp_public_http_origin_allowed(server, request)) {
+        zend_string *body_json = zend_string_init(
+            "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":null,\"error\":{\"code\":-32600,\"message\":\"MCP HTTP Origin is not allowed.\"}}",
+            sizeof("{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":null,\"error\":{\"code\":-32600,\"message\":\"MCP HTTP Origin is not allowed.\"}}") - 1,
+            0
+        );
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 403, "application/json", body_json);
+        zend_string_release(body_json);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcasecmp(Z_STRVAL_P(method), "OPTIONS") == 0) {
+        zval headers;
+        array_init(return_value);
+        add_assoc_long(return_value, "status", 204);
+        array_init(&headers);
+        add_assoc_string(&headers, "allow", "GET, POST, OPTIONS");
+        add_assoc_string(&headers, "accept-post", "application/json");
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "headers", &headers);
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "body", "");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcasecmp(Z_STRVAL_P(method), "GET") == 0) {
+        if (king_mcp_public_header_contains(request, "accept", "text/event-stream")) {
+            zend_string *open = zend_string_init(": king-mcp stream\n\n", sizeof(": king-mcp stream\n\n") - 1, 0);
+            king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", open);
+            zend_string_release(open);
+            return;
+        }
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 405, "application/json", NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (strcasecmp(Z_STRVAL_P(method), "POST") != 0) {
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 405, "application/json", NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        !king_mcp_public_header_contains(request, "accept", "application/json")
+        || !king_mcp_public_header_contains(request, "accept", "text/event-stream")
+    ) {
+        zend_string *body_json = zend_string_init(
+            "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":null,\"error\":{\"code\":-32600,\"message\":\"MCP Streamable HTTP requires Accept: application/json, text/event-stream.\"}}",
+            sizeof("{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":null,\"error\":{\"code\":-32600,\"message\":\"MCP Streamable HTTP requires Accept: application/json, text/event-stream.\"}}") - 1,
+            0
+        );
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 406, "application/json", body_json);
+        zend_string_release(body_json);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    body = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(request), "body", sizeof("body") - 1);
+    if (body == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(body) != IS_STRING) {
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 400, "application/json", NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&context_with_request);
+    if (context != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(context) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_hash_copy(
+            Z_ARRVAL(context_with_request),
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
+            zval_add_ref
+        );
+    }
+    ZVAL_COPY(&request_copy, request);
+    add_assoc_zval(&context_with_request, "http_request", &request_copy);
+
+    if (
+        king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc_encoded(
+            server,
+            body,
+            &context_with_request,
+            &json,
+            &has_response
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&context_with_request);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "MCP HTTP handling failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&context_with_request);
+
+    if (!has_response) {
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 202, NULL, NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_http_prefers_sse(server, request)) {
+        sse = king_mcp_public_sse_body(json);
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 200, "text/event-stream", sse);
+        zend_string_release(sse);
+    } else {
+        king_mcp_public_http_response(return_value, 200, "application/json", json);
+    }
+    zend_string_release(json);
+    king_set_error("");
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_server_stdio)
+{
+    zval *server;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    php_stream *input;
+    php_stream *output;
+    char *buffer;
+    size_t line_len = 0;
+    zend_long max_line_bytes = 1024 * 1024;
+    zval *option_value;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(server)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (options != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        option_value = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(options),
+            "max_line_bytes",
+            sizeof("max_line_bytes") - 1
+        );
+        if (option_value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(option_value) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(option_value) > 0) {
+            max_line_bytes = Z_LVAL_P(option_value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    input = php_stream_open_wrapper("php://stdin", "rb", REPORT_ERRORS, NULL);
+    output = php_stream_open_wrapper("php://stdout", "wb", REPORT_ERRORS, NULL);
+    if (input == NULL || output == NULL) {
+        if (input != NULL) {
+            php_stream_close(input);
+        }
+        if (output != NULL) {
+            php_stream_close(output);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    buffer = emalloc((size_t) max_line_bytes + 1);
+    while (php_stream_get_line(input, buffer, (size_t) max_line_bytes + 1, &line_len) != NULL) {
+        zval message;
+        zend_string *json = NULL;
+        bool has_response = false;
+
+        while (line_len > 0 && (buffer[line_len - 1] == '\n' || buffer[line_len - 1] == '\r')) {
+            buffer[--line_len] = '\0';
+        }
+        if (line_len == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ZVAL_STRINGL(&message, buffer, line_len);
+        if (
+            king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc_encoded(
+                server,
+                &message,
+                NULL,
+                &json,
+                &has_response
+            ) != SUCCESS
+        ) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&message);
+            efree(buffer);
+            php_stream_close(input);
+            php_stream_close(output);
+            if (EG(exception)) {
+                RETURN_THROWS();
+            }
+            RETURN_FALSE;
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&message);
+
+        if (has_response && json != NULL) {
+            php_stream_write(output, ZSTR_VAL(json), ZSTR_LEN(json));
+            php_stream_write(output, "\n", 1);
+            php_stream_flush(output);
+            zend_string_release(json);
+        }
+    }
+
+    efree(buffer);
+    php_stream_close(input);
+    php_stream_close(output);
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_helpers.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ba425485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,782 @@
+#define KING_MCP_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL_VERSION "2025-06-18"
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_json_encode(zval *value, zend_string **json_out)
+{
+    smart_str json = {0};
+
+    if (json_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *json_out = NULL;
+    if (php_json_encode(&json, value, PHP_JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) != SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_free(&json);
+        king_set_error("MCP JSON-RPC response encoding failed.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_0(&json);
+    *json_out = json.s != NULL ? json.s : zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_json_decode(zend_string *json, zval *decoded_out)
+{
+    if (json == NULL || decoded_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(decoded_out);
+    if (php_json_decode(decoded_out, ZSTR_VAL(json), ZSTR_LEN(json), 1, 512) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_set_error("MCP JSON-RPC message decoding failed.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_public_array_is_list(zval *value)
+{
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return zend_array_is_list(Z_ARRVAL_P(value));
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_copy_id_or_null(zval *message, zval *target)
+{
+    zval *id = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "id", sizeof("id") - 1);
+
+    if (id == NULL) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(target);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(target, id);
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_build_error_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *id,
+    zend_long code,
+    const char *message)
+{
+    zval error;
+    zval id_copy;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "jsonrpc", "2.0");
+    if (id != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&id_copy, id);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&id_copy);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "id", &id_copy);
+
+    array_init(&error);
+    add_assoc_long(&error, "code", code);
+    add_assoc_string(&error, "message", message);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "error", &error);
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_build_result_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zval *id,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval id_copy;
+    zval result_copy;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "jsonrpc", "2.0");
+    ZVAL_COPY(&id_copy, id);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "id", &id_copy);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&result_copy, result);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "result", &result_copy);
+}
+
+static zval *king_mcp_public_server_get(zval *server, const char *key)
+{
+    if (server == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(server) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(server), key, strlen(key));
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_normalize(zval *definition, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zval server_info;
+
+    if (definition == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(definition) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP server definition must be an array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_DUP(return_value, definition);
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(return_value);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "__king_mcp_server", 1);
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_get(return_value, "protocol_version") == NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "protocol_version", KING_MCP_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_get(return_value, "serverInfo") == NULL) {
+        array_init(&server_info);
+        add_assoc_string(&server_info, "name", "king-mcp-server");
+        add_assoc_string(&server_info, "version", "1.0.0");
+        add_assoc_zval(return_value, "serverInfo", &server_info);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_mcp_public_protocol_version(zval *server, zval *message)
+{
+    zval *params;
+    zval *client_version;
+    zval *server_version = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "protocol_version");
+
+    params = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "params", sizeof("params") - 1);
+    if (params != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(params) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        client_version = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(params),
+            "protocolVersion",
+            sizeof("protocolVersion") - 1
+        );
+        if (client_version != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(client_version) == IS_STRING) {
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(client_version));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (server_version != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(server_version) == IS_STRING) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(server_version));
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init(KING_MCP_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL_VERSION, sizeof(KING_MCP_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL_VERSION) - 1, 0);
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_public_has_registry(zval *server, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *registry = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, key);
+
+    return registry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(registry) == IS_ARRAY && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry)) > 0;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_add_capability_object(zval *capabilities, const char *name)
+{
+    zval capability;
+
+    object_init(&capability);
+    add_property_bool(&capability, "listChanged", 0);
+    add_assoc_zval(capabilities, name, &capability);
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_build_initialize_result(zval *server, zval *message, zval *result)
+{
+    zval capabilities;
+    zval server_info_copy;
+    zval *server_info;
+    zval *instructions;
+    zend_string *protocol_version = king_mcp_public_protocol_version(server, message);
+
+    array_init(result);
+    add_assoc_str(result, "protocolVersion", protocol_version);
+
+    array_init(&capabilities);
+    if (king_mcp_public_has_registry(server, "tools")) {
+        king_mcp_public_add_capability_object(&capabilities, "tools");
+    }
+    if (king_mcp_public_has_registry(server, "resources")) {
+        king_mcp_public_add_capability_object(&capabilities, "resources");
+    }
+    if (king_mcp_public_has_registry(server, "prompts")) {
+        king_mcp_public_add_capability_object(&capabilities, "prompts");
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "capabilities", &capabilities);
+
+    server_info = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "serverInfo");
+    if (server_info != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&server_info_copy, server_info);
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "serverInfo", &server_info_copy);
+    }
+
+    instructions = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "instructions");
+    if (instructions != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(instructions) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(result, "instructions", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(instructions)));
+    }
+}
+
+static zval *king_mcp_public_find_named_entry(zval *server, const char *registry_name, zend_string *name)
+{
+    zval *registry = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, registry_name);
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (registry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(registry) != IS_ARRAY || name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), name);
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), entry) {
+        zval *entry_name;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        entry_name = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "name", sizeof("name") - 1);
+        if (entry_name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry_name) == IS_STRING && zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(entry_name), name)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_mcp_public_find_resource_by_uri(zval *server, zend_string *uri)
+{
+    zval *resource = king_mcp_public_find_named_entry(server, "resources", uri);
+    zval *registry;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (resource != NULL) {
+        return resource;
+    }
+
+    registry = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "resources");
+    if (registry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(registry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), entry) {
+        zval *entry_uri;
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        entry_uri = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "uri", sizeof("uri") - 1);
+        if (entry_uri != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry_uri) == IS_STRING && zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(entry_uri), uri)) {
+            return entry;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(zval *target, zval *source, const char *key)
+{
+    zval *value;
+    zval copy;
+
+    if (source == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(source) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(source), key, strlen(key));
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&copy, value);
+        add_assoc_zval(target, key, &copy);
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_build_tools_list(zval *server, zval *result)
+{
+    zval tools_list;
+    zval *registry = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "tools");
+
+    array_init(result);
+    array_init(&tools_list);
+
+    if (registry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(registry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_string *key;
+        zval *entry;
+
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), key, entry) {
+            zval tool;
+            zval *name;
+
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            array_init(&tool);
+            name = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "name", sizeof("name") - 1);
+            if (name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(name) == IS_STRING) {
+                add_assoc_str(&tool, "name", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(name)));
+            } else if (key != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_str(&tool, "name", zend_string_copy(key));
+            } else {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&tool);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&tool, entry, "title");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&tool, entry, "description");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&tool, entry, "inputSchema");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&tool, entry, "outputSchema");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&tool, entry, "annotations");
+            add_next_index_zval(&tools_list, &tool);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "tools", &tools_list);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_call_handler(
+    zval *handler,
+    zval *arguments,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *handler_result)
+{
+    zend_fcall_info fci;
+    zend_fcall_info_cache fcc;
+    zval params[2];
+    zend_result status;
+
+    if (zend_fcall_info_init(handler, 0, &fci, &fcc, NULL, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_set_error("MCP handler is not callable.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], arguments);
+    if (context != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], context);
+    } else {
+        array_init(&params[1]);
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(handler_result);
+    fci.params = params;
+    fci.param_count = 2;
+    fci.retval = handler_result;
+    status = zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc);
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[1]);
+
+    if (status != SUCCESS || EG(exception)) {
+        if (!EG(exception)) {
+            king_set_error("MCP handler invocation failed.");
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_tool_result_from_handler(zval *handler_result, zval *result)
+{
+    zval content;
+    zval item;
+    zval structured;
+    zend_string *json;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(handler_result) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (
+            zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_result), "content", sizeof("content") - 1)
+            || zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_result), "structuredContent", sizeof("structuredContent") - 1)
+            || zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_result), "isError", sizeof("isError") - 1)
+        ) {
+            ZVAL_COPY(result, handler_result);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    array_init(result);
+    array_init(&content);
+    array_init(&item);
+    add_assoc_string(&item, "type", "text");
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(handler_result) == IS_STRING) {
+        add_assoc_str(&item, "text", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(handler_result)));
+    } else if (king_mcp_public_json_encode(handler_result, &json) == SUCCESS) {
+        add_assoc_str(&item, "text", json);
+        ZVAL_COPY(&structured, handler_result);
+        add_assoc_zval(result, "structuredContent", &structured);
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(&item, "text", "null");
+    }
+
+    add_next_index_zval(&content, &item);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "content", &content);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_tool_call(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *params;
+    zval *name;
+    zval *arguments;
+    zval *tool;
+    zval *handler;
+    zval empty_arguments;
+    zval handler_result;
+
+    params = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "params", sizeof("params") - 1);
+    if (params == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(params) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP tools/call requires params.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    name = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(params), "name", sizeof("name") - 1);
+    if (name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(name) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(name) == 0) {
+        king_set_error("MCP tools/call requires params.name.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    tool = king_mcp_public_find_named_entry(server, "tools", Z_STR_P(name));
+    if (tool == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tool) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP tool is not registered.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    handler = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(tool), "handler", sizeof("handler") - 1);
+    if (handler == NULL) {
+        king_set_error("MCP tool has no handler.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    arguments = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(params), "arguments", sizeof("arguments") - 1);
+    if (arguments == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(arguments) == IS_NULL) {
+        array_init(&empty_arguments);
+        arguments = &empty_arguments;
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&empty_arguments);
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_call_handler(handler, arguments, context, &handler_result) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(empty_arguments)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&empty_arguments);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_mcp_public_tool_result_from_handler(&handler_result, result);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(empty_arguments)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&empty_arguments);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_build_registry_list(
+    zval *server,
+    const char *registry_name,
+    const char *result_key,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval entries;
+    zval *registry = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, registry_name);
+
+    array_init(result);
+    array_init(&entries);
+
+    if (registry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(registry) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_string *key;
+        zval *entry;
+
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(registry), key, entry) {
+            zval listed;
+            zval *name;
+
+            if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            array_init(&listed);
+            name = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "name", sizeof("name") - 1);
+            if (name != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(name) == IS_STRING) {
+                add_assoc_str(&listed, "name", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(name)));
+            } else if (key != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_str(&listed, "name", zend_string_copy(key));
+            }
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&listed, entry, "uri");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&listed, entry, "title");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&listed, entry, "description");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&listed, entry, "mimeType");
+            king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&listed, entry, "arguments");
+            add_next_index_zval(&entries, &listed);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(result, result_key, &entries);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_resource_read(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *params = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "params", sizeof("params") - 1);
+    zval *uri;
+    zval *resource;
+    zval *handler;
+    zval handler_result;
+    zval contents;
+    zval content;
+
+    if (params == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(params) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP resources/read requires params.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    uri = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(params), "uri", sizeof("uri") - 1);
+    if (uri == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(uri) != IS_STRING) {
+        king_set_error("MCP resources/read requires params.uri.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    resource = king_mcp_public_find_resource_by_uri(server, Z_STR_P(uri));
+    if (resource == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(resource) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP resource is not registered.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    handler = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(resource), "handler", sizeof("handler") - 1);
+    if (handler != NULL) {
+        if (king_mcp_public_call_handler(handler, params, context, &handler_result) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        ZVAL_COPY(result, &handler_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(result);
+    array_init(&contents);
+    array_init(&content);
+    add_assoc_str(&content, "uri", zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(uri)));
+    king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&content, resource, "mimeType");
+    king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&content, resource, "text");
+    king_mcp_public_copy_optional_field(&content, resource, "blob");
+    add_next_index_zval(&contents, &content);
+    add_assoc_zval(result, "contents", &contents);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_prompt_get(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *params = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "params", sizeof("params") - 1);
+    zval *name;
+    zval *prompt;
+    zval *handler;
+    zval handler_result;
+
+    if (params == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(params) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP prompts/get requires params.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    name = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(params), "name", sizeof("name") - 1);
+    if (name == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(name) != IS_STRING) {
+        king_set_error("MCP prompts/get requires params.name.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    prompt = king_mcp_public_find_named_entry(server, "prompts", Z_STR_P(name));
+    if (prompt == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(prompt) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_set_error("MCP prompt is not registered.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    handler = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(prompt), "handler", sizeof("handler") - 1);
+    if (handler != NULL) {
+        if (king_mcp_public_call_handler(handler, params, context, &handler_result) != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        ZVAL_COPY(result, &handler_result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(result, prompt);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_dispatch_request(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *result)
+{
+    zval *method = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "method", sizeof("method") - 1);
+
+    if (method == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(method) != IS_STRING) {
+        king_set_error("MCP JSON-RPC request requires method.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "initialize")) {
+        king_mcp_public_build_initialize_result(server, message, result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "ping")) {
+        object_init(result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "tools/list")) {
+        king_mcp_public_build_tools_list(server, result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "tools/call")) {
+        return king_mcp_public_handle_tool_call(server, message, context, result);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "resources/list")) {
+        king_mcp_public_build_registry_list(server, "resources", "resources", result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "resources/read")) {
+        return king_mcp_public_handle_resource_read(server, message, context, result);
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "prompts/list")) {
+        king_mcp_public_build_registry_list(server, "prompts", "prompts", result);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(method), "prompts/get")) {
+        return king_mcp_public_handle_prompt_get(server, message, context, result);
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("MCP JSON-RPC method is not registered.");
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_message_zval(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *response_out,
+    bool *has_response)
+{
+    zval id;
+    zval result;
+    zval *jsonrpc;
+    zval *method;
+
+    if (has_response != NULL) {
+        *has_response = false;
+    }
+
+    if (message == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_ARRAY || king_mcp_public_array_is_list(message)) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&id);
+        king_mcp_public_build_error_response(response_out, &id, -32600, "Invalid JSON-RPC request.");
+        if (has_response != NULL) {
+            *has_response = true;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    jsonrpc = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "jsonrpc", sizeof("jsonrpc") - 1);
+    if (jsonrpc == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(jsonrpc) != IS_STRING || !zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(jsonrpc), "2.0")) {
+        king_mcp_public_copy_id_or_null(message, &id);
+        king_mcp_public_build_error_response(response_out, &id, -32600, "JSON-RPC version must be 2.0.");
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&id);
+        if (has_response != NULL) {
+            *has_response = true;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    method = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "method", sizeof("method") - 1);
+    if (method == NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!zend_hash_str_exists(Z_ARRVAL_P(message), "id", sizeof("id") - 1)) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_mcp_public_copy_id_or_null(message, &id);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&result);
+    if (king_mcp_public_dispatch_request(server, message, context, &result) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_mcp_public_build_error_response(
+            response_out,
+            &id,
+            -32601,
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "MCP method failed."
+        );
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&id);
+        if (has_response != NULL) {
+            *has_response = true;
+        }
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_mcp_public_build_result_response(response_out, &id, &result);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&id);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
+    if (has_response != NULL) {
+        *has_response = true;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message_input,
+    zval *context,
+    zval *response_out,
+    bool *has_response)
+{
+    zval decoded;
+    zend_result status;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(message_input) == IS_STRING) {
+        if (king_mcp_public_json_decode(Z_STR_P(message_input), &decoded) != SUCCESS) {
+            zval id;
+            ZVAL_NULL(&id);
+            king_mcp_public_build_error_response(response_out, &id, -32700, "Parse error.");
+            if (has_response != NULL) {
+                *has_response = true;
+            }
+            return SUCCESS;
+        }
+        status = king_mcp_public_handle_message_zval(server, &decoded, context, response_out, has_response);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&decoded);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    return king_mcp_public_handle_message_zval(server, message_input, context, response_out, has_response);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc_encoded(
+    zval *server,
+    zval *message_input,
+    zval *context,
+    zend_string **json_out,
+    bool *has_response)
+{
+    zval response;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&response);
+    if (king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc(server, message_input, context, &response, has_response) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (has_response != NULL && !*has_response) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_json_encode(&response, json_out) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&response);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&response);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_http_helpers.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_http_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..086e23aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_http_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+static zend_string *king_mcp_public_first_header_value(zval *headers, const char *name)
+{
+    zval *value;
+    zend_string *key;
+
+    if (headers == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(headers) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(headers), key, value) {
+        if (key == NULL || strcasecmp(ZSTR_VAL(key), name) != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+            return Z_STR_P(value);
+        }
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            zval *first = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(value), 0);
+            if (first != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(first) == IS_STRING) {
+                return Z_STR_P(first);
+            }
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_public_header_contains(zval *request, const char *name, const char *needle)
+{
+    zval *headers = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(request), "headers", sizeof("headers") - 1);
+    zend_string *value = king_mcp_public_first_header_value(headers, name);
+
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return php_memnstr(ZSTR_VAL(value), needle, strlen(needle), ZSTR_VAL(value) + ZSTR_LEN(value)) != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_public_http_prefers_sse(zval *server, zval *request)
+{
+    zval *http = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "streamable_http");
+    zval *prefer_sse;
+
+    if (!king_mcp_public_header_contains(request, "accept", "text/event-stream")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (http == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(http) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    prefer_sse = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(http), "prefer_sse", sizeof("prefer_sse") - 1);
+    return prefer_sse != NULL && zend_is_true(prefer_sse);
+}
+
+static bool king_mcp_public_http_origin_allowed(zval *server, zval *request)
+{
+    zval *headers = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(request), "headers", sizeof("headers") - 1);
+    zend_string *origin = king_mcp_public_first_header_value(headers, "origin");
+    zval *http;
+    zval *allowed_origins;
+    zval *allowed;
+
+    if (origin == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(origin) == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    http = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "streamable_http");
+    if (http == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(http) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    allowed_origins = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(http),
+        "allowed_origins",
+        sizeof("allowed_origins") - 1
+    );
+    if (allowed_origins == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(allowed_origins) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(allowed_origins), allowed) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(allowed) != IS_STRING) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (
+            zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(allowed), "*")
+            || zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(allowed), origin)
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void king_mcp_public_http_response(
+    zval *return_value,
+    zend_long status,
+    const char *content_type,
+    zend_string *body)
+{
+    zval headers;
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "status", status);
+    array_init(&headers);
+    if (content_type != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_string(&headers, "content-type", content_type);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "headers", &headers);
+    if (body != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(return_value, "body", zend_string_copy(body));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "body", "");
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_mcp_public_sse_body(zend_string *json)
+{
+    smart_str body = {0};
+
+    smart_str_appends(&body, "event: message\n");
+    smart_str_appends(&body, "data: ");
+    smart_str_append(&body, json);
+    smart_str_appends(&body, "\n\n");
+    smart_str_0(&body);
+
+    return body.s != NULL ? body.s : zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_object_api.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_object_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8be352f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_object_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCPServer, __construct)
+{
+    zval *definition;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval normalized;
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(definition)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&normalized);
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_normalize(definition, &normalized) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "Invalid MCP server definition."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_creation_options(&normalized, options) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&normalized);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "Invalid MCP server options."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    intern = php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->definition)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->definition);
+    }
+    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&intern->definition, &normalized);
+    king_set_error("");
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCPServer, handleJsonRpc)
+{
+    zval *message;
+    zval *context = NULL;
+    zend_string *json = NULL;
+    bool has_response = false;
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(message)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(context)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    intern = php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->definition) || Z_TYPE(intern->definition) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "King\\MCPServer is not initialized.", 0);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_mcp_public_handle_jsonrpc_encoded(
+            &intern->definition,
+            message,
+            context,
+            &json,
+            &has_response
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()[0] != '\0' ? king_get_error() : "MCP JSON-RPC handling failed."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!has_response) {
+        RETURN_NULL();
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_STR(json);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCPServer, handleHttp)
+{
+    zval *request;
+    zval *context = NULL;
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern;
+    zval params[3];
+    zval function_name;
+    zval result;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(request)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(context)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    intern = php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->definition) || Z_TYPE(intern->definition) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "King\\MCPServer is not initialized.", 0);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], &intern->definition);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], request);
+    if (context != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], context);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
+    }
+    ZVAL_STRING(&function_name, "king_mcp_server_handle_http");
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&result);
+
+    if (call_user_function(EG(function_table), NULL, &function_name, &result, 3, params) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&function_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[1]);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[2]);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&function_name);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[1]);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[2]);
+    if (EG(exception)) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(result)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
+        }
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_ZVAL(&result, 0, 1);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_MCPServer, runStdio)
+{
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    king_mcp_server_object *intern;
+    zval params[2];
+    zval function_name;
+    zval result;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    intern = php_king_mcp_server_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->definition) || Z_TYPE(intern->definition) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "King\\MCPServer is not initialized.", 0);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], &intern->definition);
+    if (options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], options);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[1]);
+    }
+    ZVAL_STRING(&function_name, "king_mcp_server_stdio");
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&result);
+
+    if (call_user_function(EG(function_table), NULL, &function_name, &result, 2, params) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&function_name);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[1]);
+        if (EG(exception)) {
+            RETURN_THROWS();
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&function_name);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&params[1]);
+    if (EG(exception)) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(result)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
+        }
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_ZVAL(&result, 0, 1);
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_options.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_options.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f373099f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/public_server_options.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_options_error(const char *message)
+{
+    king_set_error(message);
+    return FAILURE;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_http_config(zval *server, zval **http_out)
+{
+    zval *http;
+    zval new_http;
+
+    if (server == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(server) != IS_ARRAY || http_out == NULL) {
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error("MCP server options require a normalized server array.");
+    }
+
+    http = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "streamable_http");
+    if (http == NULL) {
+        array_init(&new_http);
+        add_assoc_zval(server, "streamable_http", &new_http);
+        http = king_mcp_public_server_get(server, "streamable_http");
+    }
+
+    if (http == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(http) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error("MCP server streamable_http configuration must be an array.");
+    }
+
+    SEPARATE_ARRAY(http);
+    *http_out = http;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_apply_prefer_sse(zval *server, zval *value, const char *option_name)
+{
+    zval *http;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_TRUE && Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_FALSE) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "MCP server option '%s' must be boolean.",
+            option_name
+        );
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(message);
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_http_config(server, &http) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_bool(http, "prefer_sse", zend_is_true(value));
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_apply_allowed_origins(zval *server, zval *value, const char *option_name)
+{
+    zval *http;
+    zval origins;
+    zval *origin;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_ARRAY || !zend_array_is_list(Z_ARRVAL_P(value))) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "MCP server option '%s' must be a list of origin strings.",
+            option_name
+        );
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(message);
+    }
+
+    array_init(&origins);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(value), origin) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(origin) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(origin) == 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&origins);
+            snprintf(
+                message,
+                sizeof(message),
+                "MCP server option '%s' must contain only non-empty origin strings.",
+                option_name
+            );
+            return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(message);
+        }
+        add_next_index_str(&origins, zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(origin)));
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    if (king_mcp_public_server_http_config(server, &http) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&origins);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_zval(http, "allowed_origins", &origins);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_apply_streamable_http_options(zval *server, zval *options)
+{
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *value;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error("MCP server option 'streamable_http' must be an array.");
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), key, value) {
+        if (key == NULL) {
+            return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(
+                "MCP server option 'streamable_http' only accepts string keys."
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "prefer_sse")) {
+            if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_prefer_sse(server, value, "streamable_http.prefer_sse") != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "allowed_origins")) {
+            if (
+                king_mcp_public_server_apply_allowed_origins(
+                    server,
+                    value,
+                    "streamable_http.allowed_origins"
+                ) != SUCCESS
+            ) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "MCP server option 'streamable_http.%s' is not supported.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(key)
+        );
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(message);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_public_server_apply_creation_options(zval *server, zval *options)
+{
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *value;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error("MCP server options must be an array.");
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), key, value) {
+        if (key == NULL) {
+            return king_mcp_public_server_options_error("MCP server options only accept string keys.");
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "streamable_http")) {
+            if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_streamable_http_options(server, value) != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "prefer_sse")) {
+            if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_prefer_sse(server, value, "prefer_sse") != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "allowed_origins")) {
+            if (king_mcp_public_server_apply_allowed_origins(server, value, "allowed_origins") != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "MCP server option '%s' is not supported.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(key)
+        );
+        return king_mcp_public_server_options_error(message);
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/registration.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c386790e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "resource_destructors.inc"
+
+void king_mcp_register_resource_types(int module_number)
+{
+    le_king_mcp = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
+        king_mcp_resource_dtor, NULL, "King\\MCP", module_number);
+}
+
+void king_mcp_register_exception_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_mcp_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\MCPException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_mcp_connection_error = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\MCPConnectionException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
+    king_ce_mcp_protocol_error = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\MCPProtocolException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
+    king_ce_mcp_timeout = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\MCPTimeoutException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
+    king_ce_mcp_data_error = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\MCPDataException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
+}
+
+void king_mcp_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_mcp = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\MCP",
+        NULL,
+        king_mcp_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+    king_ce_mcp_server = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\MCPServer",
+        NULL,
+        king_mcp_server_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_mcp_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_mcp_object_handlers_init();
+    king_mcp_server_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_destructors.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_destructors.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38c543684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_destructors.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * MCP-owned Zend resource destructor.
+ */
+
+#include "mcp/mcp.h"
+
+static void king_mcp_resource_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+{
+    if (rsrc->ptr) {
+        king_mcp_state_free((king_mcp_state *) rsrc->ptr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_ids.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_ids.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..022e6a32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/resource_ids.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * MCP Zend resource-id storage.
+ */
+
+int le_king_mcp = -1;
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/state.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4de38b6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * MCP PHP binding state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
+#include "resource_ids.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/transfer_helpers.inc b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/transfer_helpers.inc
similarity index 80%
rename from extension/src/php_king/mcp/transfer_helpers.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/php_binding/transfer_helpers.inc
index 46f806f5a..074b01fa8 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/mcp/transfer_helpers.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/php_binding/transfer_helpers.inc
@@ -1,94 +1,3 @@
-static zend_string *king_mcp_base64url_encode_bytes(
-    const unsigned char *value,
-    size_t value_len)
-{
-    zend_string *encoded = php_base64_encode(value, value_len);
-    size_t read_index = 0;
-    size_t write_index = 0;
-
-    if (encoded == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    for (read_index = 0; read_index < ZSTR_LEN(encoded); read_index++) {
-        char current = ZSTR_VAL(encoded)[read_index];
-
-        if (current == '=') {
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (current == '+') {
-            current = '-';
-        } else if (current == '/') {
-            current = '_';
-        }
-
-        ZSTR_VAL(encoded)[write_index++] = current;
-    }
-
-    ZSTR_VAL(encoded)[write_index] = '\0';
-    ZSTR_LEN(encoded) = write_index;
-
-    return encoded;
-}
-
-static zend_string *king_mcp_transfer_key_create(
-    const char *service_name,
-    size_t service_name_len,
-    const char *method_name,
-    size_t method_name_len,
-    const char *transfer_id,
-    size_t transfer_id_len)
-{
-    zend_string *encoded_service = NULL;
-    zend_string *encoded_method = NULL;
-    zend_string *encoded_id = NULL;
-    size_t key_len;
-    zend_string *key = NULL;
-    char *cursor;
-
-    encoded_service = king_mcp_base64url_encode_bytes((const unsigned char *) service_name, service_name_len);
-    encoded_method = king_mcp_base64url_encode_bytes((const unsigned char *) method_name, method_name_len);
-    encoded_id = king_mcp_base64url_encode_bytes((const unsigned char *) transfer_id, transfer_id_len);
-    if (encoded_service == NULL || encoded_method == NULL || encoded_id == NULL) {
-        if (encoded_service != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(encoded_service);
-        }
-        if (encoded_method != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(encoded_method);
-        }
-        if (encoded_id != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(encoded_id);
-        }
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    key_len = (sizeof("mcp.v1.") - 1)
-        + ZSTR_LEN(encoded_service)
-        + 1
-        + ZSTR_LEN(encoded_method)
-        + 1
-        + ZSTR_LEN(encoded_id);
-    key = zend_string_alloc(key_len, 0);
-    cursor = ZSTR_VAL(key);
-
-    memcpy(cursor, "mcp.v1.", sizeof("mcp.v1.") - 1);
-    cursor += sizeof("mcp.v1.") - 1;
-    memcpy(cursor, ZSTR_VAL(encoded_service), ZSTR_LEN(encoded_service));
-    cursor += ZSTR_LEN(encoded_service);
-    *cursor++ = '.';
-    memcpy(cursor, ZSTR_VAL(encoded_method), ZSTR_LEN(encoded_method));
-    cursor += ZSTR_LEN(encoded_method);
-    *cursor++ = '.';
-    memcpy(cursor, ZSTR_VAL(encoded_id), ZSTR_LEN(encoded_id));
-    ZSTR_VAL(key)[key_len] = '\0';
-
-    zend_string_release(encoded_service);
-    zend_string_release(encoded_method);
-    zend_string_release(encoded_id);
-
-    return key;
-}
-
 static bool king_mcp_contains_path_separator(
     const char *value,
     size_t value_len)
@@ -483,5 +392,4 @@ static void king_mcp_throw_state_error(
     zend_throw_exception_ex(exception_ce, 0, "%s", message);
 }
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/registration.inc b/extension/src/mcp/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07d866e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * MCP registration aggregation. The MCP translation unit includes this module
+ * boundary instead of PHP-binding registration leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "php_binding/registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/lifecycle_and_api.inc b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/lifecycle_and_api.inc
similarity index 98%
rename from extension/src/mcp/mcp/lifecycle_and_api.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/runtime/lifecycle_and_api.inc
index f364b14d0..5e4b377f2 100644
--- a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/lifecycle_and_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/lifecycle_and_api.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ void king_mcp_state_free(king_mcp_state *state)
     if (state->host != NULL) {
         zend_string_release(state->host);
     }
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->iibin_routes)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&state->iibin_routes);
+    }
     zval_ptr_dtor(&state->config);
     king_mcp_state_close(state);
     efree(state);
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/remote_protocol.inc b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/remote_protocol.inc
similarity index 97%
rename from extension/src/mcp/mcp/remote_protocol.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/runtime/remote_protocol.inc
index f9ea9f3a3..3c9cfee02 100644
--- a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/remote_protocol.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/remote_protocol.inc
@@ -428,15 +428,24 @@ king_mcp_state *king_mcp_state_create(
 
     state->host = normalized_host;
     state->port = port;
+    state->default_timeout_ms = 0;
     ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->config);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->iibin_routes);
     state->transport_stream = NULL;
     if (config != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(config) != IS_NULL) {
         ZVAL_COPY(&state->config, config);
     }
+    if (king_mcp_state_snapshot_iibin_routes(state, config) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(state->config)) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&state->config);
+        }
+        zend_string_release(state->host);
+        efree(state);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     state->closed = false;
     state->operation_active = false;
     state->last_error_kind = KING_MCP_ERROR_NONE;
 
     return state;
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/state_and_validation.inc b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/state_and_validation.inc
similarity index 64%
rename from extension/src/mcp/mcp/state_and_validation.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/runtime/state_and_validation.inc
index fe896a37a..88f51a9ef 100644
--- a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/state_and_validation.inc
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/state_and_validation.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,226 @@ static void king_mcp_state_set_errorf(
     king_mcp_state_set_error_message(state, kind, message);
 }
 
+static zval *king_mcp_config_find_key(zval *config, const char *key, size_t key_len)
+{
+    king_config_object *intern;
+
+    if (config == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(config) == IS_NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(config) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        return zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(config), key, key_len);
+    }
+
+    if (
+        Z_TYPE_P(config) == IS_OBJECT
+        && king_ce_config != NULL
+        && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(config), king_ce_config)
+    ) {
+        intern = php_king_config_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(config));
+        if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->overrides) && Z_TYPE(intern->overrides) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            return zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL(intern->overrides), key, key_len);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zval *king_mcp_config_find_iibin_routes(zval *config)
+{
+    zval *routes;
+
+    routes = king_mcp_config_find_key(
+        config,
+        "mcp.iibin_routes",
+        sizeof("mcp.iibin_routes") - 1
+    );
+    if (routes != NULL) {
+        return routes;
+    }
+
+    routes = king_mcp_config_find_key(
+        config,
+        "mcp.iibin.routes",
+        sizeof("mcp.iibin.routes") - 1
+    );
+    if (routes != NULL) {
+        return routes;
+    }
+
+    return king_mcp_config_find_key(
+        config,
+        "mcp_iibin_routes",
+        sizeof("mcp_iibin_routes") - 1
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_validate_iibin_route_definition(
+    zval *route,
+    const char *route_key
+)
+{
+    zval *request_schema;
+    zval *response_schema;
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(route) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_mcp_set_errorf(
+            "MCP IIBIN route '%s' must be configured as an array.",
+            route_key
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    request_schema = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(route),
+        "request_schema",
+        sizeof("request_schema") - 1
+    );
+    if (
+        request_schema == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(request_schema) != IS_STRING
+        || Z_STRLEN_P(request_schema) == 0
+    ) {
+        king_mcp_set_errorf(
+            "MCP IIBIN route '%s' requires a non-empty request_schema.",
+            route_key
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    response_schema = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(route),
+        "response_schema",
+        sizeof("response_schema") - 1
+    );
+    if (
+        response_schema != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(response_schema) != IS_NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(response_schema) != IS_STRING
+    ) {
+        king_mcp_set_errorf(
+            "MCP IIBIN route '%s' response_schema must be null or string.",
+            route_key
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_validate_iibin_routes(zval *routes)
+{
+    zend_string *service_or_route_key;
+    zval *route_or_methods;
+
+    if (routes == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(routes) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(routes) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        king_mcp_set_errorf("MCP config key mcp.iibin_routes must be an array.");
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(routes), service_or_route_key, route_or_methods) {
+        zend_string *method_key;
+        zval *nested_route;
+
+        if (service_or_route_key == NULL) {
+            king_mcp_set_errorf("MCP IIBIN route keys must be strings.");
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(route_or_methods) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            king_mcp_set_errorf(
+                "MCP IIBIN route '%s' must be configured as an array.",
+                ZSTR_VAL(service_or_route_key)
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            zend_hash_str_exists(
+                Z_ARRVAL_P(route_or_methods),
+                "request_schema",
+                sizeof("request_schema") - 1
+            )
+        ) {
+            if (
+                king_mcp_validate_iibin_route_definition(
+                    route_or_methods,
+                    ZSTR_VAL(service_or_route_key)
+                ) != SUCCESS
+            ) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(route_or_methods), method_key, nested_route) {
+            zend_string *full_key;
+
+            if (method_key == NULL) {
+                king_mcp_set_errorf(
+                    "MCP IIBIN methods under service '%s' must use string keys.",
+                    ZSTR_VAL(service_or_route_key)
+                );
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            full_key = zend_string_alloc(
+                ZSTR_LEN(service_or_route_key) + 1 + ZSTR_LEN(method_key),
+                0
+            );
+            memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(full_key), ZSTR_VAL(service_or_route_key), ZSTR_LEN(service_or_route_key));
+            ZSTR_VAL(full_key)[ZSTR_LEN(service_or_route_key)] = '/';
+            memcpy(
+                ZSTR_VAL(full_key) + ZSTR_LEN(service_or_route_key) + 1,
+                ZSTR_VAL(method_key),
+                ZSTR_LEN(method_key)
+            );
+            ZSTR_VAL(full_key)[ZSTR_LEN(service_or_route_key) + 1 + ZSTR_LEN(method_key)] = '\0';
+
+            if (
+                king_mcp_validate_iibin_route_definition(
+                    nested_route,
+                    ZSTR_VAL(full_key)
+                ) != SUCCESS
+            ) {
+                zend_string_release(full_key);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            zend_string_release(full_key);
+        } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_mcp_state_snapshot_iibin_routes(
+    king_mcp_state *state,
+    zval *config
+)
+{
+    zval *routes = king_mcp_config_find_iibin_routes(config);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&state->iibin_routes);
+
+    if (routes == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(routes) == IS_NULL) {
+        array_init(&state->iibin_routes);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_mcp_validate_iibin_routes(routes) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_DUP(&state->iibin_routes, routes);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static zend_string *king_mcp_base64url_encode_bytes(
     const unsigned char *value,
     size_t value_len
@@ -403,4 +623,3 @@ static zend_result king_mcp_validate_peer_target(
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/transfer_state.inc b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/transfer_state.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/mcp/mcp/transfer_state.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/runtime/transfer_state.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/mcp/transport_control.inc b/extension/src/mcp/runtime/transport_control.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from extension/src/mcp/mcp/transport_control.inc
rename to extension/src/mcp/runtime/transport_control.inc
diff --git a/extension/src/mcp/state.inc b/extension/src/mcp/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfb994304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/mcp/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * MCP state storage aggregation. The MCP translation unit includes this
+ * module boundary instead of PHP-binding state leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "php_binding/state.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/media/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/media/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ea98792e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Media PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_rtp_socket = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/media/media.c b/extension/src/media/media.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3da5feef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/media.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Native media PHP surface for King.
+ *
+ * This translation unit owns the King\RTP\Socket object binding, class state,
+ * and MINIT registration hooks. The RTP transport/resource runtime remains in
+ * rtp.c.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "php.h"
+#include "php_king.h"
+#include "media/arginfo/index.h"
+
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/media/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/media/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db1965f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+/*
+ * King\RTP\Socket userland surface. The media translation unit includes this
+ * object boundary over the native RTP/ICE-lite/DTLS-SRTP socket runtime used
+ * by king_rtp_*.
+ */
+
+#include "media/rtp.h"
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_rtp_socket_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_rtp_socket_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern = php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_rtp_socket_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
+    intern->closed = true;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_rtp_socket_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_rtp_socket_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_rtp_socket_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_rtp_socket_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_rtp_socket_object, std);
+    king_rtp_socket_object_handlers.free_obj = king_rtp_socket_object_free;
+    king_rtp_socket_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_rtp_socket->create_object = king_rtp_socket_object_create;
+}
+
+static king_rtp_socket_t *king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(
+    zval *object,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern;
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+
+    if (object == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(object) != IS_OBJECT) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() requires a live King\\RTP\\Socket object.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    intern = php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(object));
+    if (intern->closed || Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource) || Z_TYPE(intern->resource) != IS_RESOURCE) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s() cannot use a closed King\\RTP\\Socket.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    socket = (king_rtp_socket_t *) zend_fetch_resource(
+        Z_RES(intern->resource),
+        "King\\RtpSocket",
+        le_king_rtp_socket
+    );
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        if (!EG(exception)) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                0,
+                "%s() could not fetch the native RTP socket resource.",
+                function_name
+            );
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return socket;
+}
+
+static void king_rtp_receive_result_to_array(
+    zval *return_value,
+    const king_rtp_receive_result_t *packet
+)
+{
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "ssrc", (zend_long) packet->ssrc);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "payload_type", packet->payload_type);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "seq", packet->seq);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "timestamp", (zend_long) packet->timestamp);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "marker", packet->marker);
+    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "data", (char *) packet->data, packet->data_len);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "from_ip", packet->from_ip);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "from_port", packet->from_port);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "ice_consented", packet->ice_consented);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "srtp", packet->srtp);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, __construct)
+{
+    char *host = NULL;
+    size_t host_len = 0;
+    zend_long port;
+    char errbuf[256] = {0};
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, host_len)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    (void) host_len;
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_create(host, (int) port, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        king_set_error(errbuf);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "King\\RTP\\Socket could not bind %s:" ZEND_LONG_FMT ": %s",
+            host,
+            port,
+            errbuf[0] != '\0' ? errbuf : "unknown RTP bind failure"
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    intern = php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
+    }
+    ZVAL_RES(&intern->resource, zend_register_resource(socket, le_king_rtp_socket));
+    intern->closed = false;
+    king_set_error("");
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, iceCredentials)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(ZEND_THIS, "King\\RTP\\Socket::iceCredentials");
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "ufrag", socket->ufrag);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "pwd", socket->pwd);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, dtlsFingerprint)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(ZEND_THIS, "King\\RTP\\Socket::dtlsFingerprint");
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_STRING(socket->fingerprint);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, acceptDtls)
+{
+    char *ip = NULL;
+    size_t ip_len = 0;
+    zend_long port;
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 5000;
+    char errbuf[256] = {0};
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(ip, ip_len)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    (void) ip_len;
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(ZEND_THIS, "King\\RTP\\Socket::acceptDtls");
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_rtp_dtls_do_accept(socket, ip, (int) port, (int) timeout_ms, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)) != 0) {
+        king_set_error(errbuf);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("");
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, receive)
+{
+    zend_long timeout_ms = 0;
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+    king_rtp_receive_result_t packet;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(timeout_ms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(ZEND_THIS, "King\\RTP\\Socket::receive");
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!king_rtp_socket_recv_packet(socket, (int) timeout_ms, &packet)) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    king_rtp_receive_result_to_array(return_value, &packet);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, send)
+{
+    char *host = NULL;
+    char *data = NULL;
+    size_t host_len = 0;
+    size_t data_len = 0;
+    zend_long port;
+    king_rtp_socket_t *socket;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, host_len)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, data_len)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    (void) host_len;
+
+    socket = king_rtp_socket_object_fetch(ZEND_THIS, "King\\RTP\\Socket::send");
+    if (socket == NULL) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(king_rtp_socket_send_packet(socket, host, (int) port, data, data_len));
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, close)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    intern = php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    if (!intern->closed && !Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource) && Z_TYPE(intern->resource) == IS_RESOURCE) {
+        zend_list_close(Z_RES(intern->resource));
+        intern->closed = true;
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_RTP_Socket, isClosed)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    intern = php_king_rtp_socket_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    RETURN_BOOL(intern->closed);
+}
+
+#include "media/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/media/registration.inc b/extension/src/media/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73262f297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Media registration aggregation. The media translation unit includes this
+ * module boundary instead of leaving registration in the core bootstrap.
+ */
+
+void king_media_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_rtp_socket = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\RTP\\Socket",
+        NULL,
+        king_rtp_socket_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_media_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_rtp_socket_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/media/rtp.c b/extension/src/media/rtp.c
index b4663f546..a61d04903 100644
--- a/extension/src/media/rtp.c
+++ b/extension/src/media/rtp.c
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@
 static int srtp_initialized = 0;
 #endif
 
-#include "rtp.h"
+#include "media/rtp.h"
+
+static king_rtp_peer_t *king_rtp_peer_by_addr_str(
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
+    const char *ip,
+    int port
+);
 
 /* ── Resource registration ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
@@ -289,6 +295,156 @@ void king_rtp_socket_free(king_rtp_socket_t *sock)
     efree(sock);
 }
 
+int king_rtp_socket_recv_packet(
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
+    int timeout_ms,
+    king_rtp_receive_result_t *out
+)
+{
+    uint8_t buf[KING_RTP_MTU + 16]; /* +16 for SRTP auth tag */
+    struct sockaddr_storage from;
+    socklen_t flen = sizeof(from);
+    struct timeval deadline;
+
+    if (sock == NULL || out == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
+    gettimeofday(&deadline, NULL);
+    deadline.tv_usec += (timeout_ms % 1000) * 1000;
+    deadline.tv_sec  += timeout_ms / 1000 + deadline.tv_usec / 1000000;
+    deadline.tv_usec %= 1000000;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        struct timeval now;
+        long rem;
+        fd_set fds;
+        struct timeval tv;
+        ssize_t n;
+        king_rtp_packet_t pkt;
+        king_rtp_peer_t *peer2;
+
+        gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+        rem = (deadline.tv_sec - now.tv_sec) * 1000000
+            + (deadline.tv_usec - now.tv_usec);
+        if (rem <= 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        FD_ZERO(&fds);
+        FD_SET(sock->fd, &fds);
+        tv.tv_sec = rem / 1000000;
+        tv.tv_usec = rem % 1000000;
+        if (select(sock->fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) <= 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        flen = sizeof(from);
+        n = recvfrom(sock->fd, buf, sizeof(buf), 0, (struct sockaddr *)&from, &flen);
+        if (n < 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (king_rtp_handle_stun(sock, buf, (size_t)n, (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+#ifdef KING_HAVE_SRTP
+        king_rtp_peer_t *peer = king_rtp_peer_get(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen);
+        if (peer->srtp_ready) {
+            int pkt_len = (int)n;
+            srtp_err_status_t st = srtp_unprotect(peer->srtp_recv, buf, &pkt_len);
+            if (st != srtp_err_status_ok) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            n = (ssize_t)pkt_len;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (king_rtp_parse(buf, (size_t)n, &pkt) != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        peer2 = king_rtp_peer_get(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen);
+        peer2->ssrc = pkt.ssrc;
+
+        out->ssrc = pkt.ssrc;
+        out->payload_type = pkt.payload_type;
+        out->seq = pkt.seq;
+        out->timestamp = pkt.timestamp;
+        out->marker = pkt.marker;
+        out->data_len = pkt.payload_len;
+        memcpy(out->data, pkt.payload, pkt.payload_len);
+
+        if (from.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+            struct sockaddr_in *s4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&from;
+            inet_ntop(AF_INET, &s4->sin_addr, out->from_ip, sizeof(out->from_ip));
+            out->from_port = ntohs(s4->sin_port);
+        } else {
+            struct sockaddr_in6 *s6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&from;
+            inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &s6->sin6_addr, out->from_ip, sizeof(out->from_ip));
+            out->from_port = ntohs(s6->sin6_port);
+        }
+
+        out->ice_consented = peer2->ice_consented;
+        out->srtp = peer2->dtls_done;
+        return 1;
+    }
+}
+
+int king_rtp_socket_send_packet(
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
+    const char *host,
+    int port,
+    const char *data,
+    size_t data_len
+)
+{
+    king_rtp_peer_t *peer;
+    uint8_t buf[KING_RTP_MTU + 256];
+    size_t out_len;
+    struct addrinfo hints = {0}, *res = NULL;
+    char ps[8];
+    ssize_t sent;
+
+    if (sock == NULL || host == NULL || data == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    peer = king_rtp_peer_by_addr_str(sock, host, port);
+
+    if (data_len > KING_RTP_MTU) {
+        data_len = KING_RTP_MTU;
+    }
+    memcpy(buf, data, data_len);
+    out_len = data_len;
+
+#ifdef KING_HAVE_SRTP
+    if (peer && peer->srtp_ready) {
+        int l = (int)out_len;
+        srtp_err_status_t st = srtp_protect(peer->srtp_send, buf, &l);
+        if (st != srtp_err_status_ok) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        out_len = (size_t)l;
+    }
+#else
+    (void) peer;
+#endif
+
+    snprintf(ps, sizeof(ps), "%d", port);
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;
+    if (getaddrinfo(host, ps, &hints, &res) != 0 || !res) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    sent = sendto(sock->fd, buf, out_len, 0, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);
+    freeaddrinfo(res);
+    return sent == (ssize_t)out_len ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 /* ── Peer management ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 king_rtp_peer_t *king_rtp_peer_get(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
@@ -592,211 +748,4 @@ int king_rtp_dtls_do_accept(king_rtp_socket_t *sock,
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* ── PHP functions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_bind)
-{
-    char *host; size_t hlen; zend_long port;
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, hlen)
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    char errbuf[256] = {0};
-    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = king_rtp_socket_create(host, (int)port,
-                                                      errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
-    if (!sock) {
-        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "king_rtp_bind: %s", errbuf);
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-    RETURN_RES(zend_register_resource(sock, le_king_rtp_socket));
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_ice_credentials)
-{
-    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
-                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
-    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
-    array_init(return_value);
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "ufrag", s->ufrag);
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "pwd",   s->pwd);
-}
-
-/*
- * king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint(resource $socket): string
- * Returns "SHA-256 XX:XX:…" for the SDP a=fingerprint attribute.
- */
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint)
-{
-    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
-                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
-    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
-    RETURN_STRING(s->fingerprint);
-}
-
-/*
- * king_rtp_dtls_accept(resource $socket, string $peer_ip, int $peer_port,
- *                      int $timeout_ms = 5000): bool
- *
- * Performs the DTLS handshake with the named peer, extracts SRTP keying
- * material and initialises libsrtp2 send/recv contexts.
- * After this call king_rtp_recv() / king_rtp_send() transparently en/decrypt.
- */
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_accept)
-{
-    zval *z; char *ip; size_t iplen; zend_long port; zend_long tms = 5000;
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
-        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(ip, iplen)
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(tms)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
-                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
-    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    char errbuf[256] = {0};
-    int rc = king_rtp_dtls_do_accept(s, ip, (int)port, (int)tms,
-                                      errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
-    if (rc != 0) {
-        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "king_rtp_dtls_accept: %s", errbuf);
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-    RETURN_TRUE;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_recv)
-{
-    zval *z; zend_long tms = 0;
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
-        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(tms)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
-                                  "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
-    if (!sock) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    uint8_t buf[KING_RTP_MTU + 16]; /* +16 for SRTP auth tag */
-    struct sockaddr_storage from; socklen_t flen = sizeof(from);
-
-    struct timeval deadline; gettimeofday(&deadline, NULL);
-    deadline.tv_usec += (tms % 1000) * 1000;
-    deadline.tv_sec  += tms / 1000 + deadline.tv_usec / 1000000;
-    deadline.tv_usec %= 1000000;
-
-    for (;;) {
-        struct timeval now; gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
-        long rem = (deadline.tv_sec - now.tv_sec) * 1000000
-                 + (deadline.tv_usec - now.tv_usec);
-        if (rem <= 0) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-        fd_set fds; FD_ZERO(&fds); FD_SET(sock->fd, &fds);
-        struct timeval tv = { rem / 1000000, rem % 1000000 };
-        if (select(sock->fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) <= 0) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-        flen = sizeof(from);
-        ssize_t n = recvfrom(sock->fd, buf, sizeof(buf), 0,
-                             (struct sockaddr *)&from, &flen);
-        if (n < 0) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-        if (king_rtp_handle_stun(sock, buf, (size_t)n,
-                                 (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen)) continue;
-
-#ifdef KING_HAVE_SRTP
-        king_rtp_peer_t *peer = king_rtp_peer_get(sock,
-                                    (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen);
-        if (peer->srtp_ready) {
-            int pkt_len = (int)n;
-            srtp_err_status_t st = srtp_unprotect(peer->srtp_recv, buf, &pkt_len);
-            if (st != srtp_err_status_ok) continue; /* drop bad packet */
-            n = (ssize_t)pkt_len;
-        }
-#endif
-
-        king_rtp_packet_t pkt;
-        if (king_rtp_parse(buf, (size_t)n, &pkt) != 0) continue;
-
-        king_rtp_peer_t *peer2 = king_rtp_peer_get(sock,
-                                     (struct sockaddr *)&from, flen);
-        peer2->ssrc = pkt.ssrc;
-
-        char ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN] = {0}; int rport = 0;
-        if (from.ss_family == AF_INET) {
-            struct sockaddr_in *s4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&from;
-            inet_ntop(AF_INET, &s4->sin_addr, ip, sizeof(ip));
-            rport = ntohs(s4->sin_port);
-        } else {
-            struct sockaddr_in6 *s6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&from;
-            inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &s6->sin6_addr, ip, sizeof(ip));
-            rport = ntohs(s6->sin6_port);
-        }
-
-        array_init(return_value);
-        add_assoc_long(   return_value, "ssrc",          (zend_long)pkt.ssrc);
-        add_assoc_long(   return_value, "payload_type",  pkt.payload_type);
-        add_assoc_long(   return_value, "seq",           pkt.seq);
-        add_assoc_long(   return_value, "timestamp",     (zend_long)pkt.timestamp);
-        add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "marker",        pkt.marker);
-        add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "data",
-                          (char *)pkt.payload, pkt.payload_len);
-        add_assoc_string( return_value, "from_ip",       ip);
-        add_assoc_long(   return_value, "from_port",     rport);
-        add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "ice_consented", peer2->ice_consented);
-        add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "srtp",          peer2->dtls_done);
-        return;
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_send)
-{
-    zval *z; char *host, *data; size_t hlen, dlen; zend_long port;
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(4, 4)
-        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, hlen)
-        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
-        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, dlen)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
-                                  "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
-    if (!sock) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    /* Find peer entry for optional SRTP */
-    king_rtp_peer_t *peer = king_rtp_peer_by_addr_str(sock, host, (int)port);
-
-    uint8_t buf[KING_RTP_MTU + 256];
-    if (dlen > KING_RTP_MTU) dlen = KING_RTP_MTU;
-    memcpy(buf, data, dlen);
-    size_t out_len = dlen;
-
-#ifdef KING_HAVE_SRTP
-    if (peer && peer->srtp_ready) {
-        int l = (int)out_len;
-        srtp_err_status_t st = srtp_protect(peer->srtp_send, buf, &l);
-        if (st != srtp_err_status_ok) RETURN_FALSE;
-        out_len = (size_t)l;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    struct addrinfo hints = {0}, *res = NULL;
-    char ps[8]; snprintf(ps, sizeof(ps), ZEND_LONG_FMT, (zend_long) port);
-    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC; hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;
-    if (getaddrinfo(host, ps, &hints, &res) != 0 || !res) RETURN_FALSE;
-
-    ssize_t sent = sendto(sock->fd, buf, out_len, 0,
-                          res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);
-    freeaddrinfo(res);
-    RETURN_BOOL(sent == (ssize_t)out_len);
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_close)
-{
-    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-    zend_list_close(Z_RES_P(z));
-}
+#include "rtp/procedural_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/media/rtp/procedural_api.inc b/extension/src/media/rtp/procedural_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bbf9516e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/rtp/procedural_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* ── PHP functions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_bind)
+{
+    char *host; size_t hlen; zend_long port;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, hlen)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    char errbuf[256] = {0};
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = king_rtp_socket_create(host, (int)port,
+                                                      errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+    if (!sock) {
+        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "king_rtp_bind: %s", errbuf);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+    RETURN_RES(zend_register_resource(sock, le_king_rtp_socket));
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_ice_credentials)
+{
+    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
+                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
+    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "ufrag", s->ufrag);
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "pwd",   s->pwd);
+}
+
+/*
+ * king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint(resource $socket): string
+ * Returns "SHA-256 XX:XX:…" for the SDP a=fingerprint attribute.
+ */
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint)
+{
+    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
+                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
+    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
+    RETURN_STRING(s->fingerprint);
+}
+
+/*
+ * king_rtp_dtls_accept(resource $socket, string $peer_ip, int $peer_port,
+ *                      int $timeout_ms = 5000): bool
+ *
+ * Performs the DTLS handshake with the named peer, extracts SRTP keying
+ * material and initialises libsrtp2 send/recv contexts.
+ * After this call king_rtp_recv() / king_rtp_send() transparently en/decrypt.
+ */
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_accept)
+{
+    zval *z; char *ip; size_t iplen; zend_long port; zend_long tms = 5000;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(ip, iplen)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(tms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_rtp_socket_t *s = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
+                               "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
+    if (!s) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    char errbuf[256] = {0};
+    int rc = king_rtp_dtls_do_accept(s, ip, (int)port, (int)tms,
+                                      errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "king_rtp_dtls_accept: %s", errbuf);
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+    RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_recv)
+{
+    zval *z; zend_long tms = 0;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
+        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(tms)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
+                                  "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
+    if (!sock) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    king_rtp_receive_result_t packet;
+    if (!king_rtp_socket_recv_packet(sock, (int)tms, &packet)) {
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_long(   return_value, "ssrc",          (zend_long)packet.ssrc);
+    add_assoc_long(   return_value, "payload_type",  packet.payload_type);
+    add_assoc_long(   return_value, "seq",           packet.seq);
+    add_assoc_long(   return_value, "timestamp",     (zend_long)packet.timestamp);
+    add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "marker",        packet.marker);
+    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "data",          (char *)packet.data, packet.data_len);
+    add_assoc_string( return_value, "from_ip",       packet.from_ip);
+    add_assoc_long(   return_value, "from_port",     packet.from_port);
+    add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "ice_consented", packet.ice_consented);
+    add_assoc_bool(   return_value, "srtp",          packet.srtp);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_send)
+{
+    zval *z; char *host, *data; size_t hlen, dlen; zend_long port;
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(4, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(host, hlen)
+        Z_PARAM_LONG(port)
+        Z_PARAM_STRING(data, dlen)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    king_rtp_socket_t *sock = (king_rtp_socket_t *)zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(z),
+                                  "King\\RtpSocket", le_king_rtp_socket);
+    if (!sock) RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    RETURN_BOOL(king_rtp_socket_send_packet(sock, host, (int)port, data, dlen));
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_close)
+{
+    zval *z; ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1,1) Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(z) ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+    zend_list_close(Z_RES_P(z));
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/media/state.inc b/extension/src/media/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e82d9ece7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/media/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Media module state storage aggregation. The media translation unit owns this
+ * state beside the RTP runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/object_store/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efe735e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Object store PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_object_store = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore.inc b/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore.inc
index 995bf5deb..72612e94d 100644
--- a/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore.inc
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore.inc
@@ -745,75 +745,4 @@ static int king_object_store_restore_all_objects_from_manifest(
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int king_object_store_commit_snapshot_directory(
-    const char *staging_directory,
-    const char *destination_directory
-)
-{
-    char previous_directory[1024];
-    zend_bool had_existing_destination = 0;
-
-    if (staging_directory == NULL || staging_directory[0] == '\0'
-        || destination_directory == NULL || destination_directory[0] == '\0') {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    previous_directory[0] = '\0';
-
-    if (king_object_store_create_unique_directory(
-            destination_directory,
-            "previous",
-            previous_directory,
-            sizeof(previous_directory)
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-    if (rmdir(previous_directory) != 0) {
-        king_object_store_remove_tree(previous_directory);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (rename(destination_directory, previous_directory) == 0) {
-        DIR *moved_directory = opendir(previous_directory);
-
-        if (moved_directory == NULL) {
-            (void) rename(previous_directory, destination_directory);
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        closedir(moved_directory);
-        had_existing_destination = 1;
-    } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (rename(staging_directory, destination_directory) != 0) {
-        if (had_existing_destination) {
-            (void) rename(previous_directory, destination_directory);
-        }
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (had_existing_destination) {
-        (void) king_object_store_remove_tree(previous_directory);
-    }
-
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static void king_object_store_fill_fallback_metadata(
-    king_object_metadata_t *metadata,
-    const char *object_id,
-    uint64_t content_length,
-    time_t fallback_timestamp)
-{
-    if (metadata == NULL || object_id == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    memset(metadata, 0, sizeof(*metadata));
-    strncpy(metadata->object_id, object_id, sizeof(metadata->object_id) - 1);
-    metadata->content_length = content_length;
-    metadata->created_at = fallback_timestamp;
-    metadata->modified_at = fallback_timestamp;
-}
+#include "manifest_and_restore/commit_helpers.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore/commit_helpers.inc b/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore/commit_helpers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65cdee6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/internal/object_store_capacity_transfer/manifest_and_restore/commit_helpers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+static int king_object_store_commit_snapshot_directory(
+    const char *staging_directory,
+    const char *destination_directory
+)
+{
+    char previous_directory[1024];
+    zend_bool had_existing_destination = 0;
+
+    if (staging_directory == NULL || staging_directory[0] == '\0'
+        || destination_directory == NULL || destination_directory[0] == '\0') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    previous_directory[0] = '\0';
+
+    if (king_object_store_create_unique_directory(
+            destination_directory,
+            "previous",
+            previous_directory,
+            sizeof(previous_directory)
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (rmdir(previous_directory) != 0) {
+        king_object_store_remove_tree(previous_directory);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (rename(destination_directory, previous_directory) == 0) {
+        DIR *moved_directory = opendir(previous_directory);
+
+        if (moved_directory == NULL) {
+            (void) rename(previous_directory, destination_directory);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        closedir(moved_directory);
+        had_existing_destination = 1;
+    } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (rename(staging_directory, destination_directory) != 0) {
+        if (had_existing_destination) {
+            (void) rename(previous_directory, destination_directory);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (had_existing_destination) {
+        (void) king_object_store_remove_tree(previous_directory);
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void king_object_store_fill_fallback_metadata(
+    king_object_metadata_t *metadata,
+    const char *object_id,
+    uint64_t content_length,
+    time_t fallback_timestamp)
+{
+    if (metadata == NULL || object_id == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    memset(metadata, 0, sizeof(*metadata));
+    strncpy(metadata->object_id, object_id, sizeof(metadata->object_id) - 1);
+    metadata->content_length = content_length;
+    metadata->created_at = fallback_timestamp;
+    metadata->modified_at = fallback_timestamp;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/object_store.c b/extension/src/object_store/object_store.c
index 2a01a80bc..ae1580da1 100644
--- a/extension/src/object_store/object_store.c
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/object_store.c
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
+#include "php_king/core_arginfo.h"
+#include "object_store/arginfo/index.h"
 #include "object_store/object_store_internal.h"
-#include "include/runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
-#include "include/config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
+#include "runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
+#include "config/native_cdn/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/native_object_store/base_layer.h"
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
@@ -562,3 +564,5 @@ static int king_object_store_append_metadata_headers(
 #include "internal/object_store_metadata_headers_and_upload_api.inc"
 #include "internal/object_store_local_fallbacks.inc"
 #include "internal/object_store_dispatch.inc"
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/registration.inc b/extension/src/object_store/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a1ddbd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Object-store registration aggregation. The object-store runtime translation
+ * unit includes this module boundary beside the storage runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "object_store/class_method_entries.h"
+
+void king_object_store_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_object_store = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\ObjectStore",
+        NULL,
+        king_object_store_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/object_store/state.inc b/extension/src/object_store/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e92e10d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/object_store/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Object-store module state storage aggregation. The object-store runtime
+ * translation unit owns this class state beside the storage runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king.c b/extension/src/php_king.c
index 0d5ac4932..d175dd4e4 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king.c
+++ b/extension/src/php_king.c
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
  * - MINIT wires all config modules and registers their INI directives
  * - No legacy QUIC backend config is created during MINIT
  * - Exception classes register in the correct hierarchy
- * - The first OO class entries now include active Config/Session wrappers
- *   over the same Runtime resource runtime; broader method parity and the
- *   remaining object-backed classes are still pending
+ * - OO class and object-handler registration is delegated through
+ *   module-owned registration hooks
  * - Resource type handles bootstrap as -1 until MINIT registers them
  * - Core health/version and a small config-backed introspection surface are real
  * =========================================================================
@@ -31,20 +30,16 @@
 #include "zend_object_handlers.h"
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-#include "include/king_init.h"
 
 #include "php_king/state.inc"
-#include "php_king/externals.inc"
-#include "php_king/arginfo.inc"
-#include "php_king/db_ingestor.inc"
-#include "php_king/function_table.inc"
+#include "php_king/arginfo.h"
+#include "php_king/init.h"
+#include "php_king/registration.h"
+#include "php_king/resources.h"
 #include "php_king/resources.inc"
 #include "php_king/exceptions.inc"
 #include "php_king/classes.inc"
-#include "php_king/cancel_token.inc"
-#include "php_king/mcp.inc"
-#include "php_king/objects.inc"
-#include "php_king/awaitable.inc"
+#include "php_king/class_registration.inc"
 #include "php_king/lifecycle.inc"
+#include "php_king/function_table.inc"
 #include "php_king/module_entry.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/arginfo.inc b/extension/src/php_king/arginfo.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index fe18dc777..000000000
--- a/extension/src/php_king/arginfo.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,607 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Shared arginfo block for the King extension. Centralizes the procedural and
- * OO signature metadata consumed by the module function table and class
- * registrations.
- */
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_no_args, 0, 0, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_await, 0, 1, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_poll, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_cancel, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_awaitable_status, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, awaitable, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable___construct, 0, 0, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_await, 0, 0, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_poll, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_cancel, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isPending, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isDone, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_isCancelled, 0, 0, _IS_BOOL, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getStatus, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_Awaitable_getOperation, 0, 0, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_one_string, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_one_long, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_LONG, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_connect, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_new_config, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_resource, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_poll, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_cancel_stream, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, how, IS_STRING, 0, "\"both\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, session, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_set_ca_file, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_set_client_cert, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, cert, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_ticket_export, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_ticket_import, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, ticket, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_headers, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_headers, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_config_array, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_db_ingest, 0, 2, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_CALLABLE_INFO(0, writer, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_service_discovery, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_type, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, criteria, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_service_lookup, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, client_info, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_semantic_dns_query, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, query, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, max_response_bytes, IS_LONG, 0, "256")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_register_service, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_info, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_register_mother_node, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, mother_node_info, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_update_service_status, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, status, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, metrics, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_lookup, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_put, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, upload_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_id, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_backup, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, destination_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_restore, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_object_id, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, object_id, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_encode, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_decode, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, binary_data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decode_as_object, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, binary_records, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, decode_as_object, MAY_BE_BOOL|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_ARRAY, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_define_enum, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, enum_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, enum_values, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_proto_define_schema, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, schema_definition, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_send, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, method, IS_STRING, 1, "\"GET\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_send_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, method, IS_STRING, 1, "\"GET\"")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, body, IS_MIXED, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, requests, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_receive_response, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_early_hints_process, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_request_context_resource, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_context, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_connect, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_connect_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, url, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, headers, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_send, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, is_binary, _IS_BOOL, 0, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_send_async, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, is_binary, _IS_BOOL, 0, "false")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_receive, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "-1")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_receive_async, 0, 1, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "-1")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_ping, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_status, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_websocket_close, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, websocket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, status_code, IS_LONG, 0, "1000")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_listen, 0, 0, 4)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_on_cancel, 0, 0, 3)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_send_early_hints, 0, 0, 3)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, hints, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_upgrade_to_websocket, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_id, IS_LONG, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_bind, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_ice_credentials, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_accept, 0, 0, 4)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, ip, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "5000")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_recv, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, timeout_ms, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_send, 0, 0, 4)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, data, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_rtp_close, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, socket, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_reload_tls_config, 0, 0, 3)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, cert_file_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, key_file_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_server_init_telemetry, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_capability, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, capability, IS_LONG, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_session_close_server_initiated, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, session, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, capability, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, error_code, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, reason, IS_STRING, 0, "\"\"")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_admin_api_listen, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, target_server, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_connect, 0, 0, 3)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request, 0, 0, 4)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_request_async, 0, 4, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_close, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_upload_from_stream, 0, 0, 5)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream_identifier, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_mcp_download_to_stream, 0, 0, 5)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connection, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, service_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, method_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stream, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_run, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, initial_data, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, pipeline, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, exec_options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, 0, 2, King\\Awaitable, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, initial_data, IS_MIXED, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, pipeline, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, exec_options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, tool_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, config, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, tool_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, handler, IS_CALLABLE, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, run_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_start_span, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, operation_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, parent_span_id, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_end_span, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, span_id, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, final_attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_record_metric, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, metric_name, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, value, IS_DOUBLE, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, labels, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, metric_type, IS_STRING, 0, "\"counter\"")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_telemetry_log, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, level, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, attributes, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_optional_instances, 0, 0, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, instances, IS_LONG, 0, "1")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, server_id, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, name, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_system_process_request, 0, 0, 1)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_data, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_xslt_transform_file, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_king_xslt_transform_to_file, 0, 0, 3)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, stylesheet_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, output_path, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_ARRAY, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-const zend_function_entry king_object_store_class_methods[] = {
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(init, king_object_store_init, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(put, king_object_store_put, arginfo_king_object_store_put, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(putFromStream, king_object_store_put_from_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(beginResumableUpload, king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(appendResumableUploadChunk, king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(completeResumableUpload, king_object_store_complete_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(abortResumableUpload, king_object_store_abort_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getResumableUploadStatus, king_object_store_get_resumable_upload_status, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(get, king_object_store_get, arginfo_king_object_lookup, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getToStream, king_object_store_get_to_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(delete, king_object_store_delete, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(backupObject, king_object_store_backup_object, arginfo_king_object_store_backup, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(restoreObject, king_object_store_restore_object, arginfo_king_object_store_restore, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(backupAllObjects, king_object_store_backup_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(restoreAllObjects, king_object_store_restore_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(listObjects, king_object_store_list, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getStats, king_object_store_get_stats, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(optimize, king_object_store_optimize, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(cleanupExpiredObjects, king_object_store_cleanup_expired_objects, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getMetadata, king_object_store_get_metadata, arginfo_king_object_id, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
-
-const zend_function_entry king_autoscaling_class_methods[] = {
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(init, king_autoscaling_init, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(startMonitoring, king_autoscaling_start_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(stopMonitoring, king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getMetrics, king_autoscaling_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getStatus, king_autoscaling_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getNodes, king_autoscaling_get_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(scaleUp, king_autoscaling_scale_up, arginfo_king_optional_instances, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(scaleDown, king_autoscaling_scale_down, arginfo_king_optional_instances, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerNode, king_autoscaling_register_node, arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(markNodeReady, king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready, arginfo_king_one_long, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(drainNode, king_autoscaling_drain_node, arginfo_king_one_long, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
-
-const zend_function_entry king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods[] = {
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(run, king_pipeline_orchestrator_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(runAsync, king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(dispatch, king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch, arginfo_king_pipeline_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(dispatchAsync, king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerTool, king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(registerHandler, king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(configureLogging, king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging, arginfo_king_config_array, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(workerRunNext, king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next, arginfo_king_no_args, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(resumeRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(getRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    ZEND_ME_MAPPING(cancelRun, king_pipeline_orchestrator_cancel_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/class_registration.inc b/extension/src/php_king/class_registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e74391e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/class_registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Class and object-handler registration for the King extension. The ordering
+ * mirrors the historical MINIT sequence; this file only keeps that sequence
+ * out of the lifecycle hook body.
+ */
+
+static void king_register_exception_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\Exception", zend_ce_exception);
+
+    king_ce_stream_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\StreamException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_invalid_state = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\InvalidStateException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_unknown_stream = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\UnknownStreamException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_stream_blocked = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\StreamBlockedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_stream_limit = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\StreamLimitException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_final_size = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\FinalSizeException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_stream_stopped = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\StreamStoppedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_fin_expected = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\FinExpectedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_invalid_fin_state = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\InvalidFinStateException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_done = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\DoneException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+    king_ce_too_many_streams = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\TooManyStreamsException", king_ce_stream_exception);
+
+    king_ce_quic_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\QuicException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_congestion_control = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\CongestionControlException", king_ce_quic_exception);
+
+    king_mcp_register_exception_classes();
+    king_client_register_websocket_exception_classes();
+
+    king_ce_runtime_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\RuntimeException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_system_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\SystemException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_validation_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\ValidationException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_timeout_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\TimeoutException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_network_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\NetworkException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_tls_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\TlsException", king_ce_exception);
+    king_ce_protocol_exception = king_register_exception(
+        "King\\ProtocolException", king_ce_exception);
+}
+
+static void king_register_userland_classes(void)
+{
+    king_awaitable_register_classes();
+    king_config_register_classes();
+    king_client_register_session_classes();
+    king_mcp_register_classes();
+    king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_classes();
+    king_object_store_register_classes();
+    king_autoscaling_register_classes();
+    king_media_register_classes();
+    king_xslt_register_classes();
+    king_inference_register_classes();
+    king_client_register_http_classes();
+    king_server_register_websocket_classes();
+    king_client_register_websocket_classes();
+}
+
+static void king_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_awaitable_init_object_handlers();
+    king_config_init_object_handlers();
+    king_mcp_init_object_handlers();
+    king_media_init_object_handlers();
+    king_xslt_init_object_handlers();
+    king_inference_init_object_handlers();
+    king_client_init_object_handlers();
+    king_server_init_object_handlers();
+    king_client_init_session_object_handlers();
+}
+
+void king_register_php_classes_and_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_register_exception_classes();
+    king_register_userland_classes();
+    king_init_object_handlers();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/classes.inc b/extension/src/php_king/classes.inc
index 1de4b5d1e..c82c10de1 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/classes.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/classes.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * flag-aware wrappers used while registering core classes and facades.
  */
 
-static zend_class_entry *king_register_class_with_flags(
+zend_class_entry *king_register_class_with_flags(
     const char *name,
     zend_class_entry *parent,
     const zend_function_entry *functions,
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/exceptions.inc b/extension/src/php_king/exceptions.inc
index 3d44d5f0c..a05b9ceeb 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/exceptions.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/exceptions.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * small wrappers that build the extension's exception hierarchy.
  */
 
-static zend_class_entry *king_register_exception(
+zend_class_entry *king_register_exception(
     const char *name,
     zend_class_entry *parent)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/externals.inc b/extension/src/php_king/externals.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ddc154a7..000000000
--- a/extension/src/php_king/externals.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,205 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * External lifecycle declarations shared across php_king bootstrap slices.
- * Lists the module-init and shutdown hooks imported from neighboring runtime
- * components.
- */
-
-int king_proto_registry_minit(void);
-void king_proto_registry_mshutdown(void);
-int king_iibin_minit(void);
-int king_semantic_dns_registry_minit(void);
-void king_semantic_dns_registry_mshutdown(void);
-void king_semantic_dns_shutdown_system(void);
-void king_semantic_dns_request_shutdown(void);
-
-int king_cdn_cache_registry_minit(void);
-void king_cdn_cache_registry_mshutdown(void);
-void king_object_store_request_shutdown(void);
-void king_object_store_shutdown_system(void);
-void king_xslt_shutdown_system(void);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_version);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_health);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_await);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_poll);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_cancel);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_awaitable_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_last_error);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_db_ingest);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_get_last_error);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_get_error);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_get_metrics);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_get_trace_context);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_inject_context);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_extract_context);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_flush);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get_stats);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_put);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_put_from_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_complete_resumable_upload);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_abort_resumable_upload);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get_resumable_upload_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get_to_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_delete);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_list);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_object);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_object);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_backup_all_objects);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_restore_all_objects);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_cdn_get_edge_nodes);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_get_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_get_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_get_metrics);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_get_nodes);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_get_service_topology);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_discover_service);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_schema_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_is_enum_defined);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_define_schema);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_define_enum);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode_batch);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode_batch);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_get_defined_schemas);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_get_defined_enums);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_health_check);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_metrics);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_performance_report);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_get_component_info);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_new_config);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_connect);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_close);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_send_request);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_send_request_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_receive_response);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_poll);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_cancel_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_export_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_import_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_ca_file);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_set_client_cert);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_get_stats);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_send_request);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_send_request_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_stream_cancel);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_tls_set_ca_file);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_tls_set_client_cert);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_tls_export_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_tls_import_session_ticket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_early_hints_get_pending);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_early_hints_process);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_request_send);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_request_send_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_multi);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_request_send_multi_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_multi);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_request_send_multi_async);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_connect_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_send_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_receive_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_ping);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_get_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_client_websocket_close);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_websocket_send);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_server_listen);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http2_server_listen_once);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_server_listen);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_http3_server_listen_once);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_listen);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_on_cancel);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_send_early_hints);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_upgrade_to_websocket);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_bind);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_ice_credentials);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_dtls_accept);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_recv);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_send);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_rtp_close);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_reload_tls_config);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_init_telemetry);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_session_get_peer_cert_subject);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_session_close_server_initiated);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_admin_api_listen);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_connect);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_request_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_upload_from_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_download_to_stream);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_mcp_close);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_cancel_run);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_init);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_start_server);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_query);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_register_service);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_register_mother_node);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_semantic_dns_update_service_status);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_init);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_optimize);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_cleanup_expired_objects);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_object_store_get_metadata);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_cdn_cache_object);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_cdn_invalidate_cache);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_init);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_start_span);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_end_span);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_record_metric);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_telemetry_log);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_init);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_start_monitoring);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_get_nodes);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_scale_up);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_scale_down);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_register_node);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_autoscaling_drain_node);
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_init);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_process_request);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_restart_component);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_fail_component);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_recover);
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_system_shutdown);
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc b/extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc
index 1a34e1ea3..6ba30e5f1 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc
@@ -1,193 +1,37 @@
 /*
  * Root function table for the King extension. Maps the public procedural
- * surface onto the shared arginfo blocks declared in this module.
+ * surface onto shared and module-local binding fragments.
  */
 
 static const zend_function_entry king_functions[] = {
     PHP_FE(king_version, arginfo_king_no_args)
     PHP_FE(king_health, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_new_config, arginfo_king_new_config)
-    PHP_FE(king_await, arginfo_king_await)
-    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_poll, arginfo_king_awaitable_poll)
-    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_cancel, arginfo_king_awaitable_cancel)
-    PHP_FE(king_awaitable_status, arginfo_king_awaitable_status)
-
-    PHP_FE(king_connect, arginfo_king_connect)
-    PHP_FE(king_close, arginfo_king_session_resource)
-    PHP_FE(king_send_request, arginfo_king_request_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_send_request_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_receive_response, arginfo_king_receive_response)
-    PHP_FE(king_poll, arginfo_king_poll)
-    PHP_FE(king_cancel_stream, arginfo_king_cancel_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_export_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_export)
-    PHP_FE(king_import_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_import)
-    PHP_FE(king_set_ca_file, arginfo_king_set_ca_file)
-    PHP_FE(king_set_client_cert, arginfo_king_set_client_cert)
     PHP_FE(king_get_last_error, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_get_stats, arginfo_king_session_resource)
-    PHP_FE(king_db_ingest, arginfo_king_db_ingest)
-
-    PHP_FE(king_client_send_request, arginfo_king_request_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_send_request_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_stream_cancel, arginfo_king_cancel_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_set_ca_file, arginfo_king_set_ca_file)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_set_client_cert, arginfo_king_set_client_cert)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_export_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_export)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_tls_import_session_ticket, arginfo_king_session_ticket_import)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_early_hints_get_pending, arginfo_king_request_context_resource)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_early_hints_process, arginfo_king_early_hints_process)
-
-    PHP_FE(king_http1_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_http1_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_multi, arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_request_send_multi_async, arginfo_king_http2_request_send_multi_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send, arginfo_king_request_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_async, arginfo_king_request_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_multi, arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_request_send_multi_async, arginfo_king_http3_request_send_multi_async)
-
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_connect, arginfo_king_websocket_connect)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_connect_async, arginfo_king_websocket_connect_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_send, arginfo_king_websocket_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_send_async, arginfo_king_websocket_send_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_receive, arginfo_king_websocket_receive)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_receive_async, arginfo_king_websocket_receive_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_ping, arginfo_king_websocket_ping)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_get_status, arginfo_king_websocket_status)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_get_last_error, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_client_websocket_close, arginfo_king_websocket_close)
-    PHP_FE(king_websocket_send, arginfo_king_websocket_send)
-
-    PHP_FE(king_http1_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_http1_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_http2_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_http3_server_listen_once, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_listen, arginfo_king_server_listen)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_on_cancel, arginfo_king_server_on_cancel)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_send_early_hints, arginfo_king_server_send_early_hints)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_upgrade_to_websocket, arginfo_king_server_upgrade_to_websocket)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_bind, arginfo_king_rtp_bind)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_ice_credentials, arginfo_king_rtp_ice_credentials)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint, arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_dtls_accept, arginfo_king_rtp_dtls_accept)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_recv, arginfo_king_rtp_recv)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_send, arginfo_king_rtp_send)
-    PHP_FE(king_rtp_close, arginfo_king_rtp_close)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_reload_tls_config, arginfo_king_server_reload_tls_config)
-    PHP_FE(king_server_init_telemetry, arginfo_king_server_init_telemetry)
-    PHP_FE(king_session_get_peer_cert_subject, arginfo_king_session_capability)
-    PHP_FE(king_session_close_server_initiated, arginfo_king_session_close_server_initiated)
-    PHP_FE(king_admin_api_listen, arginfo_king_admin_api_listen)
+    PHP_FE(king_new_config, arginfo_king_new_config)
+#include "awaitable/function_entries.h"
+#include "client/function_entries.h"
+#include "db_ingest/function_entries.h"
+#include "server/function_entries.h"
+#include "media/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_define_schema, arginfo_king_proto_define_schema)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_define_enum, arginfo_king_proto_define_enum)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_encode, arginfo_king_proto_encode)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_decode, arginfo_king_proto_decode)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_schema_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_enum_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_is_defined, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_get_defined_schemas, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_proto_get_defined_enums, arginfo_king_no_args)
+#include "iibin/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_connect, arginfo_king_mcp_connect)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request, arginfo_king_mcp_request)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_request_async, arginfo_king_mcp_request_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_upload_from_stream, arginfo_king_mcp_upload_from_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_download_to_stream, arginfo_king_mcp_download_to_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_close, arginfo_king_mcp_close)
-    PHP_FE(king_mcp_get_error, arginfo_king_no_args)
+#include "mcp/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_run)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch, arginfo_king_pipeline_run)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async, arginfo_king_pipeline_run_async)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_tool)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler, arginfo_king_pipeline_register_handler)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_get_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
-    PHP_FE(king_pipeline_orchestrator_cancel_run, arginfo_king_pipeline_get_run)
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_start_server, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_query, arginfo_king_semantic_dns_query)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_register_service, arginfo_king_register_service)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_discover_service, arginfo_king_service_discovery)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_register_mother_node, arginfo_king_register_mother_node)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_get_optimal_route, arginfo_king_service_lookup)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_update_service_status, arginfo_king_update_service_status)
-    PHP_FE(king_semantic_dns_get_service_topology, arginfo_king_no_args)
+#include "semantic_dns/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_put, arginfo_king_object_store_put)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_put_from_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_put_from_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_store_begin_resumable_upload)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk, arginfo_king_object_store_append_resumable_upload_chunk)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_complete_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_abort_resumable_upload, arginfo_king_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_resumable_upload_status, arginfo_king_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get, arginfo_king_object_lookup)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_to_stream, arginfo_king_object_store_get_to_stream)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_delete, arginfo_king_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_backup_object, arginfo_king_object_store_backup)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_restore_object, arginfo_king_object_store_restore)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_backup_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_backup_all_objects)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_restore_all_objects, arginfo_king_object_store_all_objects_path)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_list, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_stats, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_optimize, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_cleanup_expired_objects, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_object_store_get_metadata, arginfo_king_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_cdn_cache_object, arginfo_king_object_lookup)
-    PHP_FE(king_cdn_invalidate_cache, arginfo_king_optional_object_id)
-    PHP_FE(king_cdn_get_edge_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args)
+#include "object_store/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_xslt_engine_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_xslt_transform_file, arginfo_king_xslt_transform_file)
-    PHP_FE(king_xslt_transform_to_file, arginfo_king_xslt_transform_to_file)
+#include "xslt/function_entries.h"
+#include "inference/functions/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_start_span, arginfo_king_telemetry_start_span)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_end_span, arginfo_king_telemetry_end_span)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_record_metric, arginfo_king_telemetry_record_metric)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_log, arginfo_king_telemetry_log)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_flush, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_get_trace_context, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_inject_context, arginfo_king_optional_headers)
-    PHP_FE(king_telemetry_extract_context, arginfo_king_headers)
+#include "telemetry/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_start_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_stop_monitoring, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_get_nodes, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_scale_up, arginfo_king_optional_instances)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_scale_down, arginfo_king_optional_instances)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_register_node, arginfo_king_autoscaling_register_node)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_mark_node_ready, arginfo_king_one_long)
-    PHP_FE(king_autoscaling_drain_node, arginfo_king_one_long)
+#include "autoscaling/function_entries.h"
 
-    PHP_FE(king_system_init, arginfo_king_config_array)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_health_check, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_get_status, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_get_metrics, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_get_performance_report, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_get_component_info, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_process_request, arginfo_king_system_process_request)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_restart_component, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_fail_component, arginfo_king_one_string)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_recover, arginfo_king_no_args)
-    PHP_FE(king_system_shutdown, arginfo_king_no_args)
+#include "integration/function_entries.h"
 
     PHP_FE_END
 };
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/lifecycle.inc b/extension/src/php_king/lifecycle.inc
index 4e0f72bae..d73712f0f 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/lifecycle.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/lifecycle.inc
@@ -35,191 +35,10 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(king)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    le_king_session = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
-        king_session_dtor, NULL, "King\\Session", module_number);
-    le_king_cfg = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
-        king_cfg_dtor, NULL, "King\\Config", module_number);
-    le_king_mcp = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
-        king_mcp_dtor, NULL, "King\\MCP", module_number);
-    le_king_ws = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
-        king_ws_dtor, NULL, "King\\WebSocket", module_number);
-    le_king_request_context = zend_register_list_destructors_ex(
-        king_http1_request_context_dtor, NULL, "King\\HttpRequestContext", module_number);
+    king_register_resource_types(module_number);
+    king_rtp_minit(module_number);
 
-    king_ce_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\Exception", zend_ce_exception);
-
-    king_ce_stream_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\StreamException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_invalid_state = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\InvalidStateException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_unknown_stream = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\UnknownStreamException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_stream_blocked = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\StreamBlockedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_stream_limit = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\StreamLimitException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_final_size = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\FinalSizeException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_stream_stopped = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\StreamStoppedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_fin_expected = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\FinExpectedException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_invalid_fin_state = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\InvalidFinStateException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_done = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\DoneException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-    king_ce_too_many_streams = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\TooManyStreamsException", king_ce_stream_exception);
-
-    king_ce_quic_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\QuicException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_congestion_control = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\CongestionControlException", king_ce_quic_exception);
-
-    king_ce_mcp_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\MCPException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_mcp_connection_error = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\MCPConnectionException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
-    king_ce_mcp_protocol_error = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\MCPProtocolException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
-    king_ce_mcp_timeout = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\MCPTimeoutException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
-    king_ce_mcp_data_error = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\MCPDataException", king_ce_mcp_exception);
-
-    king_ce_ws_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\WebSocketException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_ws_connection_error = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\WebSocketConnectionException", king_ce_ws_exception);
-    king_ce_ws_protocol_error = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\WebSocketProtocolException", king_ce_ws_exception);
-    king_ce_ws_timeout = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\WebSocketTimeoutException", king_ce_ws_exception);
-    king_ce_ws_closed = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\WebSocketClosedException", king_ce_ws_exception);
-
-    king_ce_runtime_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\RuntimeException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_system_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\SystemException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_validation_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\ValidationException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_timeout_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\TimeoutException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_network_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\NetworkException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_tls_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\TlsException", king_ce_exception);
-    king_ce_protocol_exception = king_register_exception(
-        "King\\ProtocolException", king_ce_exception);
-
-    king_ce_cancel_token = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\CancelToken",
-        NULL,
-        king_cancel_token_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_awaitable = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Awaitable",
-        NULL,
-        king_awaitable_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_config = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Config",
-        NULL,
-        king_config_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_session = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Session",
-        NULL,
-        king_session_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_stream = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Stream",
-        NULL,
-        king_stream_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_response = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Response",
-        NULL,
-        king_response_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_mcp = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\MCP",
-        NULL,
-        king_mcp_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\PipelineOrchestrator",
-        NULL,
-        king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_object_store = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\ObjectStore",
-        NULL,
-        king_object_store_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_autoscaling = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Autoscaling",
-        NULL,
-        king_autoscaling_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_client_http = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Client\\HttpClient",
-        NULL,
-        king_http_client_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_client_http1 = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Client\\Http1Client",
-        king_ce_client_http,
-        NULL,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_client_http2 = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Client\\Http2Client",
-        king_ce_client_http,
-        NULL,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_client_http3 = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\Client\\Http3Client",
-        king_ce_client_http,
-        NULL,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_ws_server = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\WebSocket\\Server",
-        NULL,
-        king_ws_server_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_ce_ws_connection = king_register_class_with_flags(
-        "King\\WebSocket\\Connection",
-        NULL,
-        king_ws_connection_class_methods,
-        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
-    );
-    king_cancel_token_object_handlers_init();
-    king_awaitable_object_handlers_init();
-    king_config_object_handlers_init();
-    king_mcp_object_handlers_init();
-    king_stream_object_handlers_init();
-    king_response_object_handlers_init();
-    king_http_client_object_handlers_init();
-    king_ws_object_handlers_init();
-    king_ws_server_object_handlers_init();
-    king_session_object_handlers_init();
+    king_register_php_classes_and_handlers();
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/mcp.inc b/extension/src/php_king/mcp.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 37479af15..000000000
--- a/extension/src/php_king/mcp.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * King\MCP userland surface. Carries the MCP class arginfo, object methods and
- * helper glue that bridge the native MCP runtime into userland.
- */
-
-#include "main/php_streams.h"
-#include "ext/standard/base64.h"
-#include "include/mcp/mcp.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/default.h"
-#include "include/king_hrtime.h"
-#include <time.h>
-
-#include "mcp/arginfo_and_runtime_controls.inc"
-#include "mcp/transfer_helpers.inc"
-#include "mcp/procedural_api.inc"
-#include "mcp/object_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/objects.inc b/extension/src/php_king/objects.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index cf5af97cb..000000000
--- a/extension/src/php_king/objects.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,425 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Zend object handlers for php_king classes. Owns the create/free logic for
- * the internal CancelToken and other object-backed surfaces.
- */
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-static void king_cancel_token_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_cancel_token_object *intern = php_king_cancel_token_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    intern->cancelled = false;
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_cancel_token_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_cancel_token_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    intern->cancelled = false;
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_cancel_token_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_config_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_config_object *intern = php_king_config_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->overrides)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->overrides);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->overrides);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_config_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_config_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->overrides);
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_config_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_stream_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_stream_object *intern = php_king_stream_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->session)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->session);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->session);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->cancel_token)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->cancel_token);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->cancel_token);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->connection_config)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->connection_config);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->connection_config);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->request_headers)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->request_headers);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_headers);
-    }
-    if (intern->request_method != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(intern->request_method);
-        intern->request_method = NULL;
-    }
-    if (intern->request_path != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(intern->request_path);
-        intern->request_path = NULL;
-    }
-    if (intern->request_body != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(intern->request_body);
-        intern->request_body = NULL;
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_stream_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_stream_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->session);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->cancel_token);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->connection_config);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_headers);
-    intern->request_method = NULL;
-    intern->request_path = NULL;
-    intern->request_body = zend_string_init("", 0, 0);
-    intern->stream_id = -1;
-    intern->buffered_bytes = 0;
-    intern->request_body_was_supplied = false;
-    intern->finished = false;
-    intern->closed = false;
-    intern->response_started = false;
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_stream_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_mcp_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_mcp_object *intern = php_king_mcp_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_mcp_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_mcp_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_mcp_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_ws_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_ws_object *intern = php_king_ws_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_ws_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_ws_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_ws_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_ws_server_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_ws_server_object *intern = php_king_ws_server_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    }
-    if (intern->host != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(intern->host);
-        intern->host = NULL;
-    }
-    if (intern->listener_fd >= 0) {
-        close(intern->listener_fd);
-        intern->listener_fd = -1;
-    }
-    if (intern->registry_initialized) {
-        zval *entry;
-
-        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(&intern->connections, entry)
-        {
-            king_ws_state *state = Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_PTR
-                ? (king_ws_state *) Z_PTR_P(entry)
-                : NULL;
-
-            if (state != NULL && state->server_owner == intern) {
-                state->server_owner = NULL;
-            }
-        }
-        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-        zend_hash_destroy(&intern->connections);
-        intern->registry_initialized = false;
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_ws_server_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_ws_server_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    intern->host = NULL;
-    intern->port = 0;
-    intern->listener_fd = -1;
-    zend_hash_init(&intern->connections, 8, NULL, NULL, 0);
-    intern->next_connection_sequence = 1;
-    intern->registry_initialized = true;
-    intern->closed = false;
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_ws_server_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_response_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_response_object *intern = php_king_response_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->payload)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->payload);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->payload);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->request_context)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->request_context);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_context);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_response_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_response_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->payload);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->request_context);
-    intern->read_offset = 0;
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_response_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_http_client_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_http_client_object *intern = php_king_http_client_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_http_client_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_http_client_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    intern->preferred_protocol = KING_CLIENT_PROTOCOL_AUTO;
-    intern->closed = false;
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_http_client_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_session_object_free(zend_object *object)
-{
-    king_session_object *intern = php_king_obj_from_zend(object);
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->resource);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    }
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
-        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    }
-
-    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
-}
-
-static zend_object *king_session_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
-{
-    king_session_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->resource);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
-    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
-    intern->std.handlers = &king_session_object_handlers;
-
-    return &intern->std;
-}
-
-static void king_config_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_config_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_config_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_config_object, std);
-    king_config_object_handlers.free_obj = king_config_object_free;
-    king_config_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_config->create_object = king_config_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_cancel_token_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_cancel_token_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_cancel_token_object, std);
-    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.free_obj = king_cancel_token_object_free;
-    king_cancel_token_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_cancel_token->create_object = king_cancel_token_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_stream_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_stream_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_stream_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_stream_object, std);
-    king_stream_object_handlers.free_obj = king_stream_object_free;
-    king_stream_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_stream->create_object = king_stream_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_response_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_response_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_response_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_response_object, std);
-    king_response_object_handlers.free_obj = king_response_object_free;
-    king_response_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_response->create_object = king_response_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_mcp_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_mcp_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_mcp_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_mcp_object, std);
-    king_mcp_object_handlers.free_obj = king_mcp_object_free;
-    king_mcp_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_mcp->create_object = king_mcp_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_http_client_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_http_client_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_http_client_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_http_client_object, std);
-    king_http_client_object_handlers.free_obj = king_http_client_object_free;
-    king_http_client_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_client_http->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
-    king_ce_client_http1->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
-    king_ce_client_http2->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
-    king_ce_client_http3->create_object = king_http_client_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_ws_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_ws_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_ws_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_ws_object, std);
-    king_ws_object_handlers.free_obj = king_ws_object_free;
-    king_ws_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_ws_connection->create_object = king_ws_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_ws_server_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_ws_server_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_ws_server_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_ws_server_object, std);
-    king_ws_server_object_handlers.free_obj = king_ws_server_object_free;
-    king_ws_server_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_ws_server->create_object = king_ws_server_object_create;
-}
-
-static void king_session_object_handlers_init(void)
-{
-    memcpy(
-        &king_session_object_handlers,
-        &std_object_handlers,
-        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
-    );
-    king_session_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_session_object, std);
-    king_session_object_handlers.free_obj = king_session_object_free;
-    king_session_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
-    king_ce_session->create_object = king_session_object_create;
-}
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/resources.inc b/extension/src/php_king/resources.inc
index e970c77e3..a8a46d640 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/resources.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/resources.inc
@@ -1,41 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Zend resource destructors for php_king. Releases session, config, MCP and
- * related native resource handles when their userland wrappers are freed.
+ * Core Zend resource-id registration orchestration. Concrete resource type
+ * names and destructors stay with the subsystem that owns the native state.
  */
 
-#include "include/mcp/mcp.h"
-
-static void king_session_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
-{
-    if (rsrc->ptr) {
-        king_client_session_free(rsrc->ptr);
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_cfg_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
-{
-    if (rsrc->ptr) {
-        king_config_free((king_cfg_t *)rsrc->ptr);
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_mcp_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
-{
-    if (rsrc->ptr) {
-        king_mcp_state_free((king_mcp_state *) rsrc->ptr);
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_ws_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
-{
-    if (rsrc->ptr) {
-        king_ws_state_free((king_ws_state *) rsrc->ptr);
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_http1_request_context_dtor(zend_resource *rsrc)
+void king_register_resource_types(int module_number)
 {
-    if (rsrc->ptr) {
-        king_http1_request_context_free((king_http1_request_context *) rsrc->ptr);
-    }
+    king_client_register_resource_types(module_number);
+    king_config_register_resource_types(module_number);
+    king_mcp_register_resource_types(module_number);
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/php_king/state.inc b/extension/src/php_king/state.inc
index b0ba95eae..040f003f4 100644
--- a/extension/src/php_king/state.inc
+++ b/extension/src/php_king/state.inc
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * Shared php_king module state. Declares the resource ids, exception class
- * pointers and forward declarations reused across the bootstrap slices.
+ * Shared php_king module state. Declares core exception class pointers,
+ * and owns the shared error buffer reused across bootstrap slices.
  */
 
-typedef struct king_cfg_s king_cfg_t;
-void king_config_free(king_cfg_t *cfg);
-
-int le_king_session = -1;
-int le_king_cfg     = -1;
-int le_king_perf    = -1;
-int le_king_mcp     = -1;
-int le_king_ws      = -1;
-int le_king_request_context = -1;
-
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_exception            = NULL;
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_stream_exception     = NULL;
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_invalid_state        = NULL;
@@ -34,42 +24,6 @@ zend_class_entry *king_ce_timeout_exception    = NULL;
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_network_exception    = NULL;
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_tls_exception        = NULL;
 zend_class_entry *king_ce_protocol_exception   = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_exception        = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_connection_error = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_protocol_error   = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_timeout          = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp_data_error       = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_exception         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection_error  = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_protocol_error    = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_timeout           = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_closed            = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_cancel_token         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_awaitable            = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_config               = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_session              = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_stream               = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_response             = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_mcp                  = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_object_store         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_autoscaling          = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http          = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http1         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http2         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_client_http3         = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_server            = NULL;
-zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_connection        = NULL;
-static zend_object_handlers king_cancel_token_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_awaitable_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_config_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_stream_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_response_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_mcp_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_http_client_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_session_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_ws_object_handlers;
-static zend_object_handlers king_ws_server_object_handlers;
 
 char king_last_error[KING_ERR_LEN] = {0};
 
@@ -85,24 +39,3 @@ const char *king_get_error(void)
 {
     return king_last_error;
 }
-
-void *king_fetch_config(zval *zcfg)
-{
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(zcfg) == IS_OBJECT
-        && king_ce_config != NULL
-        && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(zcfg), king_ce_config)) {
-        king_config_object *intern = php_king_config_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(zcfg));
-
-        if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->resource) || Z_TYPE(intern->resource) != IS_RESOURCE) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        zcfg = &intern->resource;
-    }
-
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(zcfg) != IS_RESOURCE) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return zend_fetch_resource(Z_RES_P(zcfg), "King\\Config", le_king_cfg);
-}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f791cc1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Pipeline orchestrator PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.c b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.c
index 7b1fee98a..a54c730a2 100644
--- a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.c
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.c
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
  * classification and the persisted step snapshots used by resume/recovery.
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/king_hrtime.h"
-#include "include/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "php_king/core_arginfo.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "king_hrtime.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/arginfo/index.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_var.h"
 #include "zend_smart_str.h"
@@ -36,3 +38,5 @@ typedef struct _king_orchestrator_error_meta {
 #include "orchestrator/remote_transport.inc"
 #include "orchestrator/pipeline_execution.inc"
 #include "orchestrator/runtime_api.inc"
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api.inc
index 00df06b55..4591f65d8 100644
--- a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api.inc
@@ -1,1130 +1,226 @@
-static zend_bool king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled(void)
-{
-    return king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_enable_distributed_tracing ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-static const char *king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label(void)
-{
-    if (
-        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend == NULL
-        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend[0] == '\0'
-    ) {
-        return "local";
-    }
-
-    return king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend;
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(zval *destination)
-{
-    if (destination == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(destination);
-    if (!king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!king_telemetry_build_distributed_parent_context(destination)) {
-        ZVAL_NULL(destination);
-    }
-}
-
-static const char *king_orchestrator_boundary_origin_label(const char *function_name)
-{
-    if (
-        function_name != NULL
-        && strcmp(function_name, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next") == 0
-    ) {
-        return "file_worker";
-    }
+#include "runtime_api/pipeline_observability.inc"
 
-    return "process_resume";
-}
+#include "runtime_api/handler_invocation.inc"
 
-static zend_result king_orchestrator_begin_boundary_span(
+static int king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
     zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *initial_data,
+    zval *pipeline_array,
+    zval *return_value,
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t *control,
     const char *function_name,
-    king_trace_context_t **span_out
-)
-{
-    zval attributes;
-    zend_result rc;
-
-    if (span_out == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    *span_out = NULL;
-    if (!king_telemetry_has_incoming_parent_context()) {
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    array_init(&attributes);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &attributes,
-        "boundary_origin",
-        (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_origin_label(function_name)
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &attributes,
-        "execution_backend",
-        (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label()
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "hierarchy_source", "distributed_parent_context");
-    if (run_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
-    }
-
-    rc = king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
-        span_out,
-        "pipeline-orchestrator-boundary",
-        KING_SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER,
-        &attributes,
-        NULL
-    );
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&attributes);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_finish_boundary_span(king_trace_context_t *span, int rc)
-{
-    zval final_attributes;
-
-    if (span == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    array_init(&final_attributes);
-    add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "outcome", rc == SUCCESS ? "completed" : "failed");
-    (void) king_telemetry_end_internal_span(span, &final_attributes);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&final_attributes);
-}
-
-static const char *king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope(void)
-{
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        return "same_host_file_worker";
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
-        return "tcp_host_port_execution_peer";
-    }
-
-    return "local_in_process";
-}
-
-static zval *king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(
-    zval *step,
-    const char *field_name,
-    size_t field_name_len
-)
-{
-    zval *value;
-
-    if (step == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), field_name, field_name_len);
-    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return value;
-}
-
-static zend_long king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(zend_string *run_id)
+    zend_bool throw_on_error)
 {
-    zval snapshot;
-    zval *observability;
-    zval *recovery_count;
-    zend_long attempt_number = 1;
-
-    if (run_id == NULL) {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&snapshot);
-    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &snapshot) != SUCCESS) {
-        return 1;
-    }
+    HashTable *ht;
+    zval *step;
+    uint32_t index = 0;
+    zend_bool cancelled = 0;
+    zend_long failed_step_index = -1;
+    const char *execution_backend = king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label();
+    const char *topology_scope = king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope();
+    zend_long attempt_number;
+    zend_long persisted_completed_step_count = 0;
+    zend_string *attempt_identity = NULL;
+    king_trace_context_t *run_span = NULL;
+    zval handler_boundary;
+    zval current_payload;
+    zend_bool use_registered_tool_handlers = king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally();
+    zend_bool use_handler_boundary = 0;
 
-    observability = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL(snapshot),
-        "distributed_observability",
-        sizeof("distributed_observability") - 1
-    );
-    if (observability != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(observability) == IS_ARRAY) {
-        recovery_count = zend_hash_str_find(
-            Z_ARRVAL_P(observability),
-            "recovery_count",
-            sizeof("recovery_count") - 1
+    if (initial_data == NULL || pipeline_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(pipeline_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() requires an array pipeline definition.",
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            throw_on_error
         );
-        if (recovery_count != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(recovery_count) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(recovery_count) >= 0) {
-            attempt_number = Z_LVAL_P(recovery_count) + 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&snapshot);
-    return attempt_number > 0 ? attempt_number : 1;
-}
-
-static zend_string *king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity(zend_string *run_id)
-{
-    return strpprintf(
-        0,
-        "%s:attempt-" ZEND_LONG_FMT,
-        run_id != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(run_id) : "run-unknown",
-        king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(run_id)
-    );
-}
-
-static zend_string *king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zend_string *attempt_identity,
-    const char *category,
-    zend_long step_index,
-    const char *final_status
-)
-{
-    return strpprintf(
-        0,
-        "%s:%s:%s:" ZEND_LONG_FMT,
-        attempt_identity != NULL
-            ? ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity)
-            : (run_id != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(run_id) : "run-unknown"),
-        final_status != NULL && final_status[0] != '\0' ? final_status : "failed",
-        category != NULL && category[0] != '\0' ? category : "backend",
-        step_index
-    );
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-    const char *metric_name,
-    const char *execution_backend,
-    const char *topology_scope,
-    const char *outcome,
-    const char *category,
-    const char *retry_disposition
-)
-{
-    zval labels;
-
-    if (!king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() || metric_name == NULL || metric_name[0] == '\0') {
-        return;
     }
 
-    array_init(&labels);
-    add_assoc_string(&labels, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
-    add_assoc_string(&labels, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
-    add_assoc_string(&labels, "topology_scope", (char *) topology_scope);
-    if (outcome != NULL && outcome[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&labels, "outcome", (char *) outcome);
-    }
-    if (category != NULL && category[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&labels, "category", (char *) category);
-    }
-    if (retry_disposition != NULL && retry_disposition[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&labels, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
+    if (control != NULL) {
+        control->run_id = run_id;
     }
-    (void) king_telemetry_record_metric_internal(metric_name, KING_METRIC_TYPE_COUNTER, 1.0, &labels);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&labels);
-}
 
-static void king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zend_string *attempt_identity,
-    zval *step,
-    zend_long step_index,
-    const char *execution_backend,
-    const char *category,
-    const char *retry_disposition,
-    const char *message,
-    const char *final_status
-)
-{
-    zval attributes;
-    zval *partition_id;
-    zval *batch_id;
-    zend_string *failure_identity;
+    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_boundary);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&current_payload);
+    attempt_number = king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(run_id);
+    attempt_identity = king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity(run_id);
 
-    if (!king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled()) {
-        return;
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_prepare_registered_handler_execution(
+            run_id,
+            initial_data,
+            &handler_boundary,
+            &current_payload,
+            &persisted_completed_step_count,
+            &use_registered_tool_handlers,
+            &use_handler_boundary,
+            throw_on_error
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1);
-    batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1);
-    failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+    king_orchestrator_begin_pipeline_run_span(
+        &run_span,
         run_id,
         attempt_identity,
-        category,
-        step_index,
-        final_status
+        attempt_number,
+        execution_backend,
+        topology_scope
     );
 
-    array_init(&attributes);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
-    add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
-    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(
-            &attributes,
-            "attempt_identity",
-            ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
-            ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&attributes, "attempt_identity");
-    }
-    add_assoc_long(&attributes, "step_index", step_index);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "topology_scope", (char *) king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope());
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "failure_status", (char *) final_status);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "failure_category", (char *) category);
-    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
-    add_assoc_str(&attributes, "failure_identity", failure_identity);
-    if (partition_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
-    }
-    if (batch_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
-    }
-
-    (void) king_telemetry_log_internal(
-        strcmp(final_status, "cancelled") == 0 ? KING_TELEMETRY_LEVEL_WARN : KING_TELEMETRY_LEVEL_ERROR,
-        "pipeline_orchestrator",
-        message != NULL && message[0] != '\0' ? message : "pipeline run failed",
-        &attributes
-    );
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&attributes);
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
-    zval *attributes,
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zend_string *attempt_identity,
-    zval *step,
-    zend_long step_index
-)
-{
-    zval *partition_id;
-    zval *batch_id;
-    zval *tool;
-
-    if (attributes == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    add_assoc_string(attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
-    add_assoc_string(attributes, "telemetry_adapter_contract", "run_partition_batch_retry_failure_identity");
-    add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
-    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(
-            attributes,
-            "attempt_identity",
-            ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
-            ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
-        );
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(attributes, "attempt_identity");
-    }
-    add_assoc_string(attributes, "execution_backend", (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label());
-    add_assoc_string(attributes, "topology_scope", (char *) king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope());
-
-    if (step_index >= 0) {
-        add_assoc_long(attributes, "step_index", step_index);
-    }
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
+        const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
+        const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
 
-    if (step != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(step) == IS_ARRAY) {
-        tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
-        if (tool != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tool) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(tool) > 0) {
-            add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "step_tool", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+        if (!cancelled
+            && EG(exception) != NULL
+            && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
+            category = "timeout";
         }
-    }
-
-    partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1);
-    if (partition_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
-    }
-
-    batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1);
-    if (batch_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
-    }
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-    king_trace_context_t *span,
-    const char *outcome,
-    const char *category,
-    const char *retry_disposition,
-    zend_string *failure_identity
-)
-{
-    zval final_attributes;
-
-    if (span == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    array_init(&final_attributes);
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &final_attributes,
-        "outcome",
-        (char *) (
-            outcome != NULL && outcome[0] != '\0'
-                ? outcome
-                : "completed"
-        )
-    );
-    if (category != NULL && category[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "failure_category", (char *) category);
-    }
-    if (retry_disposition != NULL && retry_disposition[0] != '\0') {
-        add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
-    }
-    if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(
-            &final_attributes,
-            "failure_identity",
-            ZSTR_VAL(failure_identity),
-            ZSTR_LEN(failure_identity)
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+                run_id,
+                attempt_identity,
+                category,
+                -1,
+                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
+            );
+        }
+        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+            run_span,
+            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
+            category,
+            retry_disposition,
+            failure_identity
         );
+        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
+        }
+        king_orchestrator_mark_interrupted_run(run_id, cancelled, -1, NULL);
+        if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    (void) king_telemetry_end_internal_span(span, &final_attributes);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&final_attributes);
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally(void)
-{
-    return !king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker() && !king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer();
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_requires_process_registration(
-    zval *handler_boundary
-)
-{
-    zval *requires_process_registration;
-
-    if (handler_boundary == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(handler_boundary) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    requires_process_registration = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_boundary),
-        "requires_process_registration",
-        sizeof("requires_process_registration") - 1
-    );
-
-    return requires_process_registration != NULL && zend_is_true(requires_process_registration);
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_step_uses_registered_handler(
-    zval *handler_boundary,
-    zval *step,
-    zend_long step_index
-)
-{
-    zval *required_step_refs;
-    zval *tool;
-    zval *entry;
-
-    if (
-        handler_boundary == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(handler_boundary) != IS_ARRAY
-        || step == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY
-    ) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
-    if (tool == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tool) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(tool) == 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    required_step_refs = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_boundary),
-        "required_step_refs",
-        sizeof("required_step_refs") - 1
-    );
-    if (required_step_refs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(required_step_refs) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return 0;
+    if (!use_registered_tool_handlers) {
+        /* Runs without a registered-handler execution boundary pass initial data through. */
+        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, initial_data);
     }
 
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(required_step_refs), entry) {
-        zval *entry_index;
-        zval *tool_name;
+    ht = Z_ARRVAL_P(pipeline_array);
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(ht, step) {
+        king_trace_context_t *step_span = NULL;
+        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
+        zend_bool step_uses_registered_handler = use_registered_tool_handlers && !use_handler_boundary;
+        zval step_output;
 
-        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        if (use_registered_tool_handlers && (zend_long) index < persisted_completed_step_count) {
+            index++;
             continue;
         }
 
-        entry_index = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "index", sizeof("index") - 1);
-        tool_name = zend_hash_str_find(
-            Z_ARRVAL_P(entry),
-            "tool_name",
-            sizeof("tool_name") - 1
-        );
-        if (
-            entry_index == NULL
-            || Z_TYPE_P(entry_index) != IS_LONG
-            || Z_LVAL_P(entry_index) != step_index
-            || tool_name == NULL
-            || Z_TYPE_P(tool_name) != IS_STRING
-            || !zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(tool_name), Z_STR_P(tool))
-        ) {
-            continue;
+        if (use_handler_boundary) {
+            step_uses_registered_handler = king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_step_uses_registered_handler(
+                &handler_boundary,
+                step,
+                (zend_long) index
+            );
         }
 
-        return 1;
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static const char *king_orchestrator_failure_retry_disposition_for_category(
-    const char *category
-)
-{
-    if (category == NULL || category[0] == '\0') {
-        return "caller_managed_retry";
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(category, "validation") == 0) {
-        return "non_retryable";
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(category, "cancelled") == 0) {
-        return "not_applicable";
-    }
-
-    return "caller_managed_retry";
-}
-
-static const char *king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error(void)
-{
-    zval rv;
-    zval *message;
-    const char *last_error = king_get_error();
-
-    if (EG(exception) == NULL) {
-        return last_error;
-    }
+        if (king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() && attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            zval step_attributes;
 
-    message = zend_read_property(
-        zend_ce_exception,
-        EG(exception),
-        "message",
-        sizeof("message") - 1,
-        1,
-        &rv
-    );
-    if (message == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(message) == 0) {
-        return last_error;
-    }
-
-    king_set_error(Z_STRVAL_P(message));
-    return king_get_error();
-}
-
-static void king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
-    const char **category_out,
-    const char **retry_disposition_out
-)
-{
-    const char *category = "runtime";
-
-    if (
-        EG(exception) != NULL
-        && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_validation_exception)
-    ) {
-        category = "validation";
-    } else if (
-        EG(exception) != NULL
-        && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)
-    ) {
-        category = "timeout";
-    }
-
-    if (category_out != NULL) {
-        *category_out = category;
-    }
-    if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
-        *retry_disposition_out = king_orchestrator_failure_retry_disposition_for_category(category);
-    }
-}
-
-static zend_result king_orchestrator_invoke_registered_tool_handler(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zval *step,
-    uint32_t step_index,
-    zval *current_payload,
-    zval *step_output,
-    const char *execution_backend,
-    const char *topology_scope,
-    zend_long attempt_number,
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t *control,
-    const char *function_name,
-    zend_bool throw_on_error,
-    const char **failure_category_out,
-    const char **retry_disposition_out
-)
-{
-    zval *tool;
-    zval *handler;
-    zval context;
-    zval context_input;
-    zval tool_metadata;
-    zval tool_config;
-    zval run_metadata;
-    zval step_metadata;
-    zval step_definition;
-    zval cancel;
-    zval handler_result;
-    zval *result_output;
-    zend_fcall_info fci;
-    zend_fcall_info_cache fcc;
-    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
-
-    if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-        *failure_category_out = "backend";
-    }
-    if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
-        *retry_disposition_out = "caller_managed_retry";
-    }
-
-    if (
-        step == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY
-        || current_payload == NULL
-        || step_output == NULL
-    ) {
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "backend";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not prepare the registered userland handler invocation.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(step_output);
-    tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
-    if (tool == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tool) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(tool) == 0) {
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "validation";
-        }
-        if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
-            *retry_disposition_out = "non_retryable";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() step requires a non-empty tool name before registered handler execution.",
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    handler = king_orchestrator_lookup_tool_handler(Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
-    if (handler == NULL) {
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() has no registered handler for tool '%s'.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
-        );
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "missing_handler";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&tool_config);
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_load_tool_config(
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool),
-            Z_STRLEN_P(tool),
-            &tool_config
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() could not load the persisted tool config for registered handler '%s'.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
-        );
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "backend";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (zend_fcall_info_init(handler, 0, &fci, &fcc, NULL, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&tool_config);
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() found an invalid registered handler for tool '%s'.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
-        );
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "missing_handler";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    array_init(&context);
-    ZVAL_COPY(&context_input, current_payload);
-    add_assoc_zval(&context, "input", &context_input);
-
-    array_init(&tool_metadata);
-    add_assoc_stringl(&tool_metadata, "name", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
-    add_assoc_zval(&tool_metadata, "config", &tool_config);
-    add_assoc_zval(&context, "tool", &tool_metadata);
-
-    array_init(&run_metadata);
-    if (run_id != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_stringl(&context, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
-        add_assoc_stringl(&run_metadata, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
-    } else {
-        add_assoc_null(&context, "run_id");
-        add_assoc_null(&run_metadata, "run_id");
-    }
-    add_assoc_long(&run_metadata, "attempt_number", attempt_number > 0 ? attempt_number : 1);
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &run_metadata,
-        "execution_backend",
-        (char *) (execution_backend != NULL ? execution_backend : "local")
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(
-        &run_metadata,
-        "topology_scope",
-        (char *) (topology_scope != NULL ? topology_scope : "local_in_process")
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(&context, "run", &run_metadata);
-
-    array_init(&step_metadata);
-    add_assoc_long(&step_metadata, "index", (zend_long) step_index);
-    add_assoc_stringl(&step_metadata, "tool_name", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
-    ZVAL_COPY(&step_definition, step);
-    add_assoc_zval(&step_metadata, "definition", &step_definition);
-    add_assoc_zval(&context, "step", &step_metadata);
-
-    if (control != NULL && !Z_ISUNDEF(control->cancel_token)) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(&cancel, &control->cancel_token);
-    } else {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&cancel);
-    }
-    add_assoc_zval(&context, "cancel", &cancel);
-
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &context,
-        "timeout_budget_ms",
-        king_orchestrator_control_timeout_budget_ms(control)
-    );
-    add_assoc_long(
-        &context,
-        "deadline_budget_ms",
-        king_orchestrator_control_deadline_budget_ms(control)
-    );
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_result);
-    fci.retval = &handler_result;
-    fci.param_count = 1;
-    fci.params = &context;
-
-    if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc) != SUCCESS) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&context);
-        if (EG(exception) == NULL) {
-            snprintf(
-                message,
-                sizeof(message),
-                    "%s() failed while invoking the registered handler for tool '%s'.",
-                    function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-                    Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+            array_init(&step_attributes);
+            king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
+                &step_attributes,
+                run_id,
+                attempt_identity,
+                step,
+                (zend_long) index
+            );
+            add_assoc_string(&step_attributes, "identity_scope", "step");
+            if (attempt_number > 1) {
+                add_assoc_stringl(
+                    &step_attributes,
+                    "retry_identity",
+                    ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
+                    ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
                 );
-            if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-                *failure_category_out = "runtime";
             }
-            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                message,
-                king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                throw_on_error
+            (void) king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
+                &step_span,
+                "pipeline-orchestrator-step",
+                KING_SPAN_KIND_INTERNAL,
+                &step_attributes,
+                NULL
             );
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
-            failure_category_out,
-            retry_disposition_out
-        );
-        (void) king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error();
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&context);
-    if (EG(exception) != NULL) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
-        king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
-            failure_category_out,
-            retry_disposition_out
-        );
-        (void) king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error();
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (Z_TYPE(handler_result) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() registered handler for tool '%s' must return an array result contract.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
-        );
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "runtime";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    result_output = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL(handler_result),
-        "output",
-        sizeof("output") - 1
-    );
-    if (result_output == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(result_output) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() registered handler for tool '%s' must return an array result contract with key 'output'.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
-        );
-        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
-            *failure_category_out = "runtime";
-        }
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_COPY(step_output, result_output);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
-
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zval *initial_data,
-    zval *pipeline_array,
-    zval *return_value,
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t *control,
-    const char *function_name,
-    zend_bool throw_on_error)
-{
-    HashTable *ht;
-    zval *step;
-    uint32_t index = 0;
-    zend_bool cancelled = 0;
-    zend_long failed_step_index = -1;
-    const char *execution_backend = king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label();
-    const char *topology_scope = king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope();
-    zend_long attempt_number;
-    zend_long persisted_completed_step_count = 0;
-    zend_string *attempt_identity = NULL;
-    king_trace_context_t *run_span = NULL;
-    zval handler_boundary;
-    zval current_payload;
-    zend_bool use_registered_tool_handlers = king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally();
-    zend_bool use_handler_boundary = 0;
-
-    if (initial_data == NULL || pipeline_array == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(pipeline_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() requires an array pipeline definition.",
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (control != NULL) {
-        control->run_id = run_id;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_boundary);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&current_payload);
-    attempt_number = king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(run_id);
-    attempt_identity = king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity(run_id);
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&step_attributes);
 
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        if (run_id == NULL || king_orchestrator_load_run_handler_boundary(run_id, &handler_boundary) != SUCCESS) {
-            if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-                zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+            if (king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1) != NULL) {
+                king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+                    "pipeline.partition.count",
+                    execution_backend,
+                    topology_scope,
+                    "observed",
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL
+                );
+            }
+            if (king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1) != NULL) {
+                king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+                    "pipeline.batch.count",
+                    execution_backend,
+                    topology_scope,
+                    "observed",
+                    NULL,
+                    NULL
+                );
             }
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not load the persisted file-worker handler boundary.",
-                king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                throw_on_error
-            );
         }
 
-        if (king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_requires_process_registration(&handler_boundary)) {
-            use_registered_tool_handlers = 1;
-            use_handler_boundary = 1;
-        }
-    }
+        cancelled = 0;
+        if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
+            const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
+            const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
 
-    if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
-        if (
-            run_id == NULL
-            || king_orchestrator_load_run_progress(
-                run_id,
-                &current_payload,
-                &persisted_completed_step_count
-            ) != SUCCESS
-        ) {
+            if (!cancelled
+                && EG(exception) != NULL
+                && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
+                category = "timeout";
+            }
             if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-                zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+                failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+                    run_id,
+                    attempt_identity,
+                    category,
+                    (zend_long) index,
+                    cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
+                );
             }
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not load persisted registered-handler progress.",
-                king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                throw_on_error
+            king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+                step_span,
+                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
+                category,
+                retry_disposition,
+                failure_identity
             );
-        }
-
-        if (persisted_completed_step_count <= 0) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
-            ZVAL_COPY(&current_payload, initial_data);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() && attempt_identity != NULL) {
-        zval run_attributes;
-
-        array_init(&run_attributes);
-        king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
-            &run_attributes,
-            run_id,
-            attempt_identity,
-            NULL,
-            -1
-        );
-        add_assoc_string(&run_attributes, "identity_scope", "run");
-        if (attempt_number > 1) {
-            add_assoc_stringl(
-                &run_attributes,
-                "retry_identity",
-                ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
-                ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
-            );
-        }
-        (void) king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
-            &run_span,
-            "pipeline-orchestrator-run",
-            KING_SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER,
-            &run_attributes,
-            NULL
-        );
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&run_attributes);
-
-        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-            "pipeline.run.count",
-            execution_backend,
-            topology_scope,
-            "attempt",
-            NULL,
-            NULL
-        );
-        if (attempt_number > 1) {
-            king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-                "pipeline.retry.count",
-                execution_backend,
-                topology_scope,
-                "recovered_attempt",
-                NULL,
-                "caller_managed_retry"
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
-        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
-        const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
-        const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
-
-        if (!cancelled
-            && EG(exception) != NULL
-            && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
-            category = "timeout";
-        }
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
-                run_id,
-                attempt_identity,
-                category,
-                -1,
-                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
-            );
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-            run_span,
-            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
-            category,
-            retry_disposition,
-            failure_identity
-        );
-        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_mark_interrupted_run(run_id, cancelled, -1, NULL);
-        if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
-        }
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-        }
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (!use_registered_tool_handlers) {
-        /* Runs without a registered-handler execution boundary still use the placeholder path. */
-        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, initial_data);
-    }
-
-    ht = Z_ARRVAL_P(pipeline_array);
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(ht, step) {
-        king_trace_context_t *step_span = NULL;
-        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
-        zend_bool step_uses_registered_handler = use_registered_tool_handlers && !use_handler_boundary;
-        zval step_output;
-
-        if (use_registered_tool_handlers && (zend_long) index < persisted_completed_step_count) {
-            index++;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (use_handler_boundary) {
-            step_uses_registered_handler = king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_step_uses_registered_handler(
-                &handler_boundary,
-                step,
-                (zend_long) index
-            );
-        }
-
-        if (king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() && attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            zval step_attributes;
-
-            array_init(&step_attributes);
-            king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
-                &step_attributes,
-                run_id,
-                attempt_identity,
-                step,
-                (zend_long) index
-            );
-            add_assoc_string(&step_attributes, "identity_scope", "step");
-            if (attempt_number > 1) {
-                add_assoc_stringl(
-                    &step_attributes,
-                    "retry_identity",
-                    ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
-                    ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
-                );
-            }
-            (void) king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
-                &step_span,
-                "pipeline-orchestrator-step",
-                KING_SPAN_KIND_INTERNAL,
-                &step_attributes,
-                NULL
-            );
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&step_attributes);
-
-            if (king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1) != NULL) {
-                king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-                    "pipeline.partition.count",
-                    execution_backend,
-                    topology_scope,
-                    "observed",
-                    NULL,
-                    NULL
-                );
-            }
-            if (king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1) != NULL) {
-                king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-                    "pipeline.batch.count",
-                    execution_backend,
-                    topology_scope,
-                    "observed",
-                    NULL,
-                    NULL
-                );
-            }
-        }
-
-        cancelled = 0;
-        if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
-            const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
-            const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
-
-            if (!cancelled
-                && EG(exception) != NULL
-                && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
-                category = "timeout";
-            }
-            if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-                failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
-                    run_id,
-                    attempt_identity,
-                    category,
-                    (zend_long) index,
-                    cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
-                );
-            }
-            king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-                step_span,
-                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
-                category,
-                retry_disposition,
-                failure_identity
-            );
-            king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-                run_span,
-                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
-                category,
-                retry_disposition,
-                failure_identity
+            king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+                run_span,
+                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
+                category,
+                retry_disposition,
+                failure_identity
             );
             king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
                 run_id,
@@ -1513,1052 +609,173 @@ static int king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
                 "failed",
                 "backend",
                 "caller_managed_retry"
-            );
-            if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-                zend_string_release(failure_identity);
-            }
-            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
-            ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
-            king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist completed step progress.");
-            (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
-                run_id,
-                king_get_error(),
-                "backend",
-                "caller_managed_retry",
-                -1,
-                "controller"
-            );
-            if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-                zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-            }
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                king_get_error(),
-                king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                throw_on_error
-            );
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-            step_span,
-            "completed",
-            NULL,
-            NULL,
-            NULL
-        );
-        index++;
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    cancelled = 0;
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
-        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
-        const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
-        const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
-
-        if (!cancelled
-            && EG(exception) != NULL
-            && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
-            category = "timeout";
-        }
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
-                run_id,
-                attempt_identity,
-                category,
-                -1,
-                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
-            );
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-            run_span,
-            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
-            category,
-            retry_disposition,
-            failure_identity
-        );
-        king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
-            run_id,
-            attempt_identity,
-            NULL,
-            -1,
-            execution_backend,
-            category,
-            retry_disposition,
-            king_get_error(),
-            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
-        );
-        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-            "pipeline.failure.count",
-            execution_backend,
-            topology_scope,
-            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
-            category,
-            retry_disposition
-        );
-        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
-        }
-        if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
-        } else {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
-            ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_mark_interrupted_run(run_id, cancelled, -1, NULL);
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-        }
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, &current_payload);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_complete(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
-        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
-
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
-                run_id,
-                attempt_identity,
-                "backend",
-                -1,
-                "failed"
-            );
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
-            run_span,
-            "failed",
-            "backend",
-            "caller_managed_retry",
-            failure_identity
-        );
-        king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
-            run_id,
-            attempt_identity,
-            NULL,
-            -1,
-            execution_backend,
-            "backend",
-            "caller_managed_retry",
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the completed run snapshot.",
-            "failed"
-        );
-        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
-            "pipeline.failure.count",
-            execution_backend,
-            topology_scope,
-            "failed",
-            "backend",
-            "caller_managed_retry"
-        );
-        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
-        }
-        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
-        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
-        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-        }
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the completed run snapshot.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(run_span, "completed", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
-        zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-    }
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_resume_run(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zval *return_value,
-    const char *function_name,
-    zend_bool throw_on_error
-)
-{
-    zval initial_data;
-    zval pipeline;
-    zval options;
-    zval telemetry_parent_context;
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
-    king_trace_context_t *boundary_span = NULL;
-    zend_bool boundary_seeded = 0;
-    int rc;
-
-    if (run_id == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    /* Each resumed run must start without stale pre-flush span/log residue. */
-    king_telemetry_cleanup_scope_state();
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&initial_data);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&pipeline);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&options);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
-    control.run_id = NULL;
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_load_run_payload(
-            run_id,
-            &initial_data,
-            &pipeline,
-            &options,
-            &telemetry_parent_context
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
-
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "%s() could not load the persisted run payload.",
-            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run"
-        );
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            message,
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
-            &options,
-            function_name,
-            throw_on_error,
-            &control
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
-        king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()
-        && Z_TYPE(telemetry_parent_context) == IS_ARRAY
-        && king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(&telemetry_parent_context) == SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        boundary_seeded = 1;
-        (void) king_orchestrator_begin_boundary_span(run_id, function_name, &boundary_span);
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_remote_run(
-            run_id,
-            &initial_data,
-            &pipeline,
-            &options,
-            return_value,
-            &control,
-            function_name,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    } else {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
-            run_id,
-            &initial_data,
-            &pipeline,
-            return_value,
-            &control,
-            function_name,
-            throw_on_error
-        );
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_finish_boundary_span(boundary_span, rc);
-    if (boundary_seeded) {
-        king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
-    }
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_run(zval *initial_data, zval *pipeline_array, zval *options, zval *return_value)
-{
-    zend_string *run_id;
-    zval sanitized_options;
-    zval telemetry_parent_context;
-    zval *persisted_options;
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
-    zend_bool boundary_seeded = 0;
-    int rc = FAILURE;
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&sanitized_options);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
-    control.run_id = NULL;
-
-    /*
-     * Capture the current caller span before the fresh-run cleanup so resumed
-     * work can rehydrate the original parent trace relationship.
-     */
-    king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(&telemetry_parent_context);
-
-    /* A new orchestrator execution starts a fresh telemetry scope. */
-    king_telemetry_cleanup_scope_state();
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch().",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()
-        && king_system_require_admission(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            "remote_peer_dispatches"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            king_get_error(),
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally()
-        && king_system_require_admission(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            "orchestrator_submissions"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            king_get_error(),
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
-            options,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            1,
-            &control
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run", 1, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_enforce_max_concurrency(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run", 1) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    persisted_options = king_orchestrator_prepare_persisted_options(options, &sanitized_options);
-    run_id = king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_begin(
-        initial_data,
-        pipeline_array,
-        persisted_options,
-        &telemetry_parent_context,
-        "running"
-    );
-    if (run_id == NULL) {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the initial run snapshot.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()
-        && Z_TYPE(telemetry_parent_context) == IS_ARRAY
-        && king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(&telemetry_parent_context) == SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        boundary_seeded = 1;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_remote_run(
-            run_id,
-            initial_data,
-            pipeline_array,
-            persisted_options,
-            return_value,
-            &control,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            1
-        );
-    } else {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
-            run_id,
-            initial_data,
-            pipeline_array,
-            return_value,
-            &control,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            1
-        );
-    }
-    if (boundary_seeded) {
-        king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
-    }
-    zend_string_release(run_id);
-cleanup:
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(sanitized_options)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&sanitized_options);
-    }
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_dispatch(zval *initial_data, zval *pipeline_array, zval *options, zval *return_value)
-{
-    zend_string *run_id;
-    zval sanitized_options;
-    zval telemetry_parent_context;
-    zval *persisted_options;
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
-    int rc = FAILURE;
-
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&sanitized_options);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
-    control.run_id = NULL;
-
-    if (!king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() requires orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
-        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
-    ) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() requires a non-empty orchestrator_worker_queue_path.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
-            options,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch",
-            1,
-            &control
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(control.cancel_token)) {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() does not support live CancelToken propagation on the file_worker backend.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch", 1, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_enforce_max_concurrency(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch", 1) != SUCCESS) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    persisted_options = king_orchestrator_prepare_persisted_options(options, &sanitized_options);
-    run_id = king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_begin(
-        initial_data,
-        pipeline_array,
-        persisted_options,
-        &telemetry_parent_context,
-        "queued"
-    );
-    if (run_id == NULL) {
-        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to persist the initial run snapshot.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    rc = king_orchestrator_enqueue_run(run_id, return_value);
-    if (rc != SUCCESS) {
-        (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
-            run_id,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to enqueue the run for the file-worker backend.",
-            "backend",
-            "caller_managed_retry",
-            -1,
-            "file_worker_queue"
-        );
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to enqueue the run for the file-worker backend.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    zend_string_release(run_id);
-    rc = SUCCESS;
-cleanup:
-    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(sanitized_options)) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&sanitized_options);
-    }
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
-    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
-    return rc;
-}
-
-static int king_orchestrator_worker_release_unadmitted_claim(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    char *claimed_path,
-    int *claimed_fd,
-    zend_bool recovered_claim
-)
-{
-    char queued_path[1024];
-    int rc = SUCCESS;
-
-    if (!recovered_claim) {
-        if (
-            run_id == NULL
-            || !king_orchestrator_run_id_is_valid(run_id)
-            || claimed_path == NULL
-            || claimed_path[0] == '\0'
-            || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
-            || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
-            || snprintf(
-                queued_path,
-                sizeof(queued_path),
-                "%s/queued-%s.job",
-                king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path,
-                ZSTR_VAL(run_id)
-            ) >= (int) sizeof(queued_path)
-            || rename(claimed_path, queued_path) != 0
-        ) {
-            rc = FAILURE;
-        } else {
-            claimed_path[0] = '\0';
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (claimed_fd != NULL && *claimed_fd >= 0) {
-        close(*claimed_fd);
-        *claimed_fd = -1;
-    }
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_worker_run_next(zval *return_value)
-{
-    zend_string *run_id = NULL;
-    char claimed_path[1024];
-    int claimed_fd = -1;
-    zend_bool recovered_claim = 0;
-    int rc;
-
-    if (!king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() requires orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
-        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
-    ) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() requires a non-empty orchestrator_worker_queue_path.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_claim_next_run(
-            &run_id,
-            claimed_path,
-            sizeof(claimed_path),
-            &claimed_fd,
-            &recovered_claim
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not claim a queued run.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (run_id == NULL) {
-        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
-            close(claimed_fd);
-        }
-        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_is_terminal(run_id)) {
-        if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
-            unlink(claimed_path);
-        }
-        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
-            close(claimed_fd);
-        }
-        if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
-            zend_string_release(run_id);
-            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not read back the persisted terminal run snapshot.",
-                king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                1
-            );
-        }
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_system_require_admission(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next",
-            recovered_claim ? "file_worker_resumes" : "file_worker_claims"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        if (
-            king_orchestrator_worker_release_unadmitted_claim(
+            );
+            if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+                zend_string_release(failure_identity);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+            ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
+            king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist completed step progress.");
+            (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
                 run_id,
-                claimed_path,
-                &claimed_fd,
-                recovered_claim
-            ) != SUCCESS
-        ) {
-            zend_string_release(run_id);
+                king_get_error(),
+                "backend",
+                "caller_managed_retry",
+                -1,
+                "controller"
+            );
+            if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+                zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+            }
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
             return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not restore the unadmitted file-worker claim after readiness gating.",
+                king_get_error(),
                 king_ce_runtime_exception,
-                1
+                throw_on_error
             );
         }
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            king_get_error(),
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
+        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+            step_span,
+            "completed",
+            NULL,
+            NULL,
+            NULL
         );
-    }
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
 
-    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_mark_running(run_id, recovered_claim, (zend_long) getpid()) != SUCCESS) {
-        if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
-            unlink(claimed_path);
+    cancelled = 0;
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(control, function_name, throw_on_error, &cancelled) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
+        const char *category = cancelled ? "cancelled" : "backend";
+        const char *retry_disposition = cancelled ? "not_applicable" : "caller_managed_retry";
+
+        if (!cancelled
+            && EG(exception) != NULL
+            && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)) {
+            category = "timeout";
         }
-        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
-            close(claimed_fd);
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+                run_id,
+                attempt_identity,
+                category,
+                -1,
+                cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
+            );
         }
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not persist the claimed running snapshot.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
+        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+            run_span,
+            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
+            category,
+            retry_disposition,
+            failure_identity
         );
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
-    rc = king_orchestrator_resume_run(
-        run_id,
-        return_value,
-        "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next",
-        1
-    );
-    zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
-    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
-
-    if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
-        unlink(claimed_path);
-    }
-    if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
-        close(claimed_fd);
-        claimed_fd = -1;
-    }
-
-    if (rc != SUCCESS) {
-        if (EG(exception) != NULL) {
-            zval cancelled_snapshot;
-            zval *status;
-            const char *error_message = king_get_error();
-
-            if (
-                king_orchestrator_run_cancel_requested(run_id)
-                || (
-                    error_message != NULL
-                    && strstr(error_message, "persisted file-worker cancel channel") != NULL
-                )
-                || king_orchestrator_exception_message_contains(
-                    "persisted file-worker cancel channel"
-                )
-            ) {
-                (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_cancelled_classified(
-                    run_id,
-                    error_message,
-                    "cancelled",
-                    "not_applicable",
-                    -1,
-                    "file_worker"
-                );
-            }
-
-            ZVAL_NULL(&cancelled_snapshot);
-            if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &cancelled_snapshot) == SUCCESS) {
-                status = zend_hash_str_find(
-                    Z_ARRVAL(cancelled_snapshot),
-                    "status",
-                    sizeof("status") - 1
-                );
-                if (
-                    status != NULL
-                    && Z_TYPE_P(status) == IS_STRING
-                    && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(status), "cancelled")
-                ) {
-                    zend_clear_exception();
-                    zend_string_release(run_id);
-                    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, &cancelled_snapshot);
-                    return SUCCESS;
-                }
-                zval_ptr_dtor(&cancelled_snapshot);
-            }
-            if (!king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_is_terminal(run_id)) {
-                (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
-                    run_id,
-                    error_message,
-                    "backend",
-                    "caller_managed_retry",
-                    -1,
-                    "file_worker"
-                );
-            }
-            zend_string_release(run_id);
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() failed while executing the claimed run.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
+        king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
+            run_id,
+            attempt_identity,
+            NULL,
+            -1,
+            execution_backend,
+            category,
+            retry_disposition,
+            king_get_error(),
+            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed"
         );
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
-        zend_string_release(run_id);
-        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not read back the persisted run snapshot.",
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            1
+        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+            "pipeline.failure.count",
+            execution_backend,
+            topology_scope,
+            cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed",
+            category,
+            retry_disposition
         );
-    }
-
-    zend_string_release(run_id);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run)
-{
-    zval *initial_data;
-    zval *pipeline;
-    zval *exec_options = NULL;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_run(initial_data, pipeline, exec_options, return_value) == SUCCESS) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_THROWS();
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async)
-{
-    zval *initial_data;
-    zval *pipeline;
-    zval *exec_options = NULL;
-    zval params[3];
-    uint32_t index;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], initial_data);
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], pipeline);
-    if (exec_options != NULL) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], exec_options);
-    } else {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
-    }
-
-    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-            return_value,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async",
-            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async") - 1,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
-            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run") - 1,
-            params,
-            3,
-            NULL
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
         }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch)
-{
-    zval *initial_data;
-    zval *pipeline;
-    zval *exec_options = NULL;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_dispatch(initial_data, pipeline, exec_options, return_value) == SUCCESS) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_THROWS();
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async)
-{
-    zval *initial_data;
-    zval *pipeline;
-    zval *exec_options = NULL;
-    zval params[3];
-    uint32_t index;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], initial_data);
-    ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], pipeline);
-    if (exec_options != NULL) {
-        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], exec_options);
-    } else {
-        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
-    }
-
-    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
-            return_value,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async",
-            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async") - 1,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch",
-            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch") - 1,
-            params,
-            3,
-            NULL
-        ) != SUCCESS) {
-        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
+        } else {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+            ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
         }
-        RETURN_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
-    }
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next)
-{
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_worker_run_next(return_value) == SUCCESS) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    RETURN_THROWS();
-}
-
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run)
-{
-    zend_string *run_id;
-    zval run_snapshot;
-    zval *status;
-    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(run_id)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(run_id) == 0) {
-        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a non-empty run id.");
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_validation_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a non-empty run id."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        king_orchestrator_mark_interrupted_run(run_id, cancelled, -1, NULL);
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
-        king_set_error(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next()."
-        );
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next()."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+    if (use_registered_tool_handlers) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, &current_payload);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&current_payload);
     }
 
-    ZVAL_NULL(&run_snapshot);
-    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &run_snapshot) != SUCCESS) {
-        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() could not read the persisted run snapshot.");
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() could not read the persisted run snapshot."
-        );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
+    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_complete(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string *failure_identity = NULL;
 
-    status = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL(run_snapshot),
-        "status",
-        sizeof("status") - 1
-    );
-    if (status == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(status) != IS_STRING) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
-        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a persisted run snapshot with a valid status.");
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a persisted run snapshot with a valid status."
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+                run_id,
+                attempt_identity,
+                "backend",
+                -1,
+                "failed"
+            );
+        }
+        king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+            run_span,
+            "failed",
+            "backend",
+            "caller_managed_retry",
+            failure_identity
         );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (!zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(status), "running")) {
-        snprintf(
-            message,
-            sizeof(message),
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() can only continue runs in 'running' state; '%s' is terminal or not resumable.",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(status)
+        king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
+            run_id,
+            attempt_identity,
+            NULL,
+            -1,
+            execution_backend,
+            "backend",
+            "caller_managed_retry",
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the completed run snapshot.",
+            "failed"
         );
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
-        king_set_error(message);
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "%s", message);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()
-        && king_system_require_admission(
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run",
-            "remote_peer_resumes"
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
-            king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "%s",
-            king_get_error()
+        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+            "pipeline.failure.count",
+            execution_backend,
+            topology_scope,
+            "failed",
+            "backend",
+            "caller_managed_retry"
         );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_note_recovery(run_id, "resume_run") != SUCCESS) {
-        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() failed to persist recovery observability.");
-        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(failure_identity);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
+        if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+        }
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the completed run snapshot.",
             king_ce_runtime_exception,
-            0,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() failed to persist recovery observability."
+            throw_on_error
         );
-        RETURN_THROWS();
     }
 
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_resume_run(
-            run_id,
-            return_value,
-            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run",
-            1
-        ) == SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        return;
+    king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(run_span, "completed", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
     }
-
-    RETURN_THROWS();
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+    return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging)
-{
-    zval *config;
-
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(config)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+#include "runtime_api/submission_api.inc"
 
-    if (king_orchestrator_configure_logging(config) == SUCCESS) {
-        RETURN_TRUE;
-    }
+#include "runtime_api/worker_runtime.inc"
 
-    king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging() failed to persist the logging snapshot.");
-    zend_throw_exception_ex(
-        king_ce_runtime_exception,
-        0,
-        "king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging() failed to persist the logging snapshot."
-    );
-    RETURN_THROWS();
-}
+#include "runtime_api/procedural_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/handler_invocation.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/handler_invocation.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8f01d898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/handler_invocation.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,505 @@
+static zend_bool king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally(void)
+{
+    return !king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker() && !king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer();
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_requires_process_registration(
+    zval *handler_boundary
+)
+{
+    zval *requires_process_registration;
+
+    if (handler_boundary == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(handler_boundary) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    requires_process_registration = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_boundary),
+        "requires_process_registration",
+        sizeof("requires_process_registration") - 1
+    );
+
+    return requires_process_registration != NULL && zend_is_true(requires_process_registration);
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_step_uses_registered_handler(
+    zval *handler_boundary,
+    zval *step,
+    zend_long step_index
+)
+{
+    zval *required_step_refs;
+    zval *tool;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (
+        handler_boundary == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(handler_boundary) != IS_ARRAY
+        || step == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY
+    ) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
+    if (tool == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tool) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(tool) == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    required_step_refs = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(handler_boundary),
+        "required_step_refs",
+        sizeof("required_step_refs") - 1
+    );
+    if (required_step_refs == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(required_step_refs) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(required_step_refs), entry) {
+        zval *entry_index;
+        zval *tool_name;
+
+        if (entry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        entry_index = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(entry), "index", sizeof("index") - 1);
+        tool_name = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(entry),
+            "tool_name",
+            sizeof("tool_name") - 1
+        );
+        if (
+            entry_index == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(entry_index) != IS_LONG
+            || Z_LVAL_P(entry_index) != step_index
+            || tool_name == NULL
+            || Z_TYPE_P(tool_name) != IS_STRING
+            || !zend_string_equals(Z_STR_P(tool_name), Z_STR_P(tool))
+        ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const char *king_orchestrator_failure_retry_disposition_for_category(
+    const char *category
+)
+{
+    if (category == NULL || category[0] == '\0') {
+        return "caller_managed_retry";
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(category, "validation") == 0) {
+        return "non_retryable";
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(category, "cancelled") == 0) {
+        return "not_applicable";
+    }
+
+    return "caller_managed_retry";
+}
+
+static const char *king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error(void)
+{
+    zval rv;
+    zval *message;
+    const char *last_error = king_get_error();
+
+    if (EG(exception) == NULL) {
+        return last_error;
+    }
+
+    message = zend_read_property(
+        zend_ce_exception,
+        EG(exception),
+        "message",
+        sizeof("message") - 1,
+        1,
+        &rv
+    );
+    if (message == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(message) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(message) == 0) {
+        return last_error;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error(Z_STRVAL_P(message));
+    return king_get_error();
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
+    const char **category_out,
+    const char **retry_disposition_out
+)
+{
+    const char *category = "runtime";
+
+    if (
+        EG(exception) != NULL
+        && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_validation_exception)
+    ) {
+        category = "validation";
+    } else if (
+        EG(exception) != NULL
+        && instanceof_function(EG(exception)->ce, king_ce_timeout_exception)
+    ) {
+        category = "timeout";
+    }
+
+    if (category_out != NULL) {
+        *category_out = category;
+    }
+    if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
+        *retry_disposition_out = king_orchestrator_failure_retry_disposition_for_category(category);
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_orchestrator_prepare_registered_handler_execution(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *initial_data,
+    zval *handler_boundary,
+    zval *current_payload,
+    zend_long *persisted_completed_step_count,
+    zend_bool *use_registered_tool_handlers,
+    zend_bool *use_handler_boundary,
+    zend_bool throw_on_error
+)
+{
+    if (
+        handler_boundary == NULL
+        || current_payload == NULL
+        || persisted_completed_step_count == NULL
+        || use_registered_tool_handlers == NULL
+        || use_handler_boundary == NULL
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not prepare registered-handler execution state.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        if (run_id == NULL || king_orchestrator_load_run_handler_boundary(run_id, handler_boundary) != SUCCESS) {
+            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not load the persisted file-worker handler boundary.",
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                throw_on_error
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (king_orchestrator_handler_boundary_requires_process_registration(handler_boundary)) {
+            *use_registered_tool_handlers = 1;
+            *use_handler_boundary = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (*use_registered_tool_handlers) {
+        if (
+            run_id == NULL
+            || king_orchestrator_load_run_progress(
+                run_id,
+                current_payload,
+                persisted_completed_step_count
+            ) != SUCCESS
+        ) {
+            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not load persisted registered-handler progress.",
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                throw_on_error
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (*persisted_completed_step_count <= 0) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(current_payload);
+            ZVAL_COPY(current_payload, initial_data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_orchestrator_invoke_registered_tool_handler(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *step,
+    uint32_t step_index,
+    zval *current_payload,
+    zval *step_output,
+    const char *execution_backend,
+    const char *topology_scope,
+    zend_long attempt_number,
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t *control,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_bool throw_on_error,
+    const char **failure_category_out,
+    const char **retry_disposition_out
+)
+{
+    zval *tool;
+    zval *handler;
+    zval context;
+    zval context_input;
+    zval tool_metadata;
+    zval tool_config;
+    zval run_metadata;
+    zval step_metadata;
+    zval step_definition;
+    zval cancel;
+    zval handler_result;
+    zval *result_output;
+    zend_fcall_info fci;
+    zend_fcall_info_cache fcc;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+        *failure_category_out = "backend";
+    }
+    if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
+        *retry_disposition_out = "caller_managed_retry";
+    }
+
+    if (
+        step == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY
+        || current_payload == NULL
+        || step_output == NULL
+    ) {
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "backend";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() could not prepare the registered userland handler invocation.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(step_output);
+    tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
+    if (tool == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(tool) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(tool) == 0) {
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "validation";
+        }
+        if (retry_disposition_out != NULL) {
+            *retry_disposition_out = "non_retryable";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() step requires a non-empty tool name before registered handler execution.",
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    handler = king_orchestrator_lookup_tool_handler(Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+    if (handler == NULL) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() has no registered handler for tool '%s'.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+        );
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "missing_handler";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&tool_config);
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_load_tool_config(
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool),
+            Z_STRLEN_P(tool),
+            &tool_config
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() could not load the persisted tool config for registered handler '%s'.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+        );
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "backend";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (zend_fcall_info_init(handler, 0, &fci, &fcc, NULL, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&tool_config);
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() found an invalid registered handler for tool '%s'.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+        );
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "missing_handler";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    array_init(&context);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&context_input, current_payload);
+    add_assoc_zval(&context, "input", &context_input);
+
+    array_init(&tool_metadata);
+    add_assoc_stringl(&tool_metadata, "name", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+    add_assoc_zval(&tool_metadata, "config", &tool_config);
+    add_assoc_zval(&context, "tool", &tool_metadata);
+
+    array_init(&run_metadata);
+    if (run_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&context, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
+        add_assoc_stringl(&run_metadata, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&context, "run_id");
+        add_assoc_null(&run_metadata, "run_id");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(&run_metadata, "attempt_number", attempt_number > 0 ? attempt_number : 1);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &run_metadata,
+        "execution_backend",
+        (char *) (execution_backend != NULL ? execution_backend : "local")
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &run_metadata,
+        "topology_scope",
+        (char *) (topology_scope != NULL ? topology_scope : "local_in_process")
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(&context, "run", &run_metadata);
+
+    array_init(&step_metadata);
+    add_assoc_long(&step_metadata, "index", (zend_long) step_index);
+    add_assoc_stringl(&step_metadata, "tool_name", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+    ZVAL_COPY(&step_definition, step);
+    add_assoc_zval(&step_metadata, "definition", &step_definition);
+    add_assoc_zval(&context, "step", &step_metadata);
+
+    if (control != NULL && !Z_ISUNDEF(control->cancel_token)) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&cancel, &control->cancel_token);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&cancel);
+    }
+    add_assoc_zval(&context, "cancel", &cancel);
+
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &context,
+        "timeout_budget_ms",
+        king_orchestrator_control_timeout_budget_ms(control)
+    );
+    add_assoc_long(
+        &context,
+        "deadline_budget_ms",
+        king_orchestrator_control_deadline_budget_ms(control)
+    );
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_result);
+    fci.retval = &handler_result;
+    fci.param_count = 1;
+    fci.params = &context;
+
+    if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&context);
+        if (EG(exception) == NULL) {
+            snprintf(
+                message,
+                sizeof(message),
+                    "%s() failed while invoking the registered handler for tool '%s'.",
+                    function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+                    Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+                );
+            if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+                *failure_category_out = "runtime";
+            }
+            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+                message,
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                throw_on_error
+            );
+        }
+        king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
+            failure_category_out,
+            retry_disposition_out
+        );
+        (void) king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&context);
+    if (EG(exception) != NULL) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+        king_orchestrator_classify_handler_throwable_failure(
+            failure_category_out,
+            retry_disposition_out
+        );
+        (void) king_orchestrator_exception_message_or_last_error();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE(handler_result) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() registered handler for tool '%s' must return an array result contract.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+        );
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "runtime";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    result_output = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(handler_result),
+        "output",
+        sizeof("output") - 1
+    );
+    if (result_output == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(result_output) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() registered handler for tool '%s' must return an array result contract with key 'output'.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(tool)
+        );
+        if (failure_category_out != NULL) {
+            *failure_category_out = "runtime";
+        }
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(step_output, result_output);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_result);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/pipeline_observability.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/pipeline_observability.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db1987559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/pipeline_observability.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,461 @@
+static zend_bool king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled(void)
+{
+    return king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_enable_distributed_tracing ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static const char *king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label(void)
+{
+    if (
+        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend == NULL
+        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend[0] == '\0'
+    ) {
+        return "local";
+    }
+
+    return king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_execution_backend;
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(zval *destination)
+{
+    if (destination == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(destination);
+    if (!king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!king_telemetry_build_distributed_parent_context(destination)) {
+        ZVAL_NULL(destination);
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *king_orchestrator_boundary_origin_label(const char *function_name)
+{
+    if (
+        function_name != NULL
+        && strcmp(function_name, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next") == 0
+    ) {
+        return "file_worker";
+    }
+
+    return "process_resume";
+}
+
+static zend_result king_orchestrator_begin_boundary_span(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    const char *function_name,
+    king_trace_context_t **span_out
+)
+{
+    zval attributes;
+    zend_result rc;
+
+    if (span_out == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *span_out = NULL;
+    if (!king_telemetry_has_incoming_parent_context()) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&attributes);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &attributes,
+        "boundary_origin",
+        (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_origin_label(function_name)
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &attributes,
+        "execution_backend",
+        (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label()
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "hierarchy_source", "distributed_parent_context");
+    if (run_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
+    }
+
+    rc = king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
+        span_out,
+        "pipeline-orchestrator-boundary",
+        KING_SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER,
+        &attributes,
+        NULL
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&attributes);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_finish_boundary_span(king_trace_context_t *span, int rc)
+{
+    zval final_attributes;
+
+    if (span == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&final_attributes);
+    add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "outcome", rc == SUCCESS ? "completed" : "failed");
+    (void) king_telemetry_end_internal_span(span, &final_attributes);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&final_attributes);
+}
+
+static const char *king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope(void)
+{
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        return "same_host_file_worker";
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
+        return "tcp_host_port_execution_peer";
+    }
+
+    return "local_in_process";
+}
+
+static zval *king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(
+    zval *step,
+    const char *field_name,
+    size_t field_name_len
+)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (step == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(step) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), field_name, field_name_len);
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_STRING || Z_STRLEN_P(value) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(zend_string *run_id)
+{
+    zval snapshot;
+    zval *observability;
+    zval *recovery_count;
+    zend_long attempt_number = 1;
+
+    if (run_id == NULL) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&snapshot);
+    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &snapshot) != SUCCESS) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    observability = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(snapshot),
+        "distributed_observability",
+        sizeof("distributed_observability") - 1
+    );
+    if (observability != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(observability) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        recovery_count = zend_hash_str_find(
+            Z_ARRVAL_P(observability),
+            "recovery_count",
+            sizeof("recovery_count") - 1
+        );
+        if (recovery_count != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(recovery_count) == IS_LONG && Z_LVAL_P(recovery_count) >= 0) {
+            attempt_number = Z_LVAL_P(recovery_count) + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&snapshot);
+    return attempt_number > 0 ? attempt_number : 1;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity(zend_string *run_id)
+{
+    return strpprintf(
+        0,
+        "%s:attempt-" ZEND_LONG_FMT,
+        run_id != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(run_id) : "run-unknown",
+        king_orchestrator_run_attempt_number(run_id)
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zend_string *attempt_identity,
+    const char *category,
+    zend_long step_index,
+    const char *final_status
+)
+{
+    return strpprintf(
+        0,
+        "%s:%s:%s:" ZEND_LONG_FMT,
+        attempt_identity != NULL
+            ? ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity)
+            : (run_id != NULL ? ZSTR_VAL(run_id) : "run-unknown"),
+        final_status != NULL && final_status[0] != '\0' ? final_status : "failed",
+        category != NULL && category[0] != '\0' ? category : "backend",
+        step_index
+    );
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+    const char *metric_name,
+    const char *execution_backend,
+    const char *topology_scope,
+    const char *outcome,
+    const char *category,
+    const char *retry_disposition
+)
+{
+    zval labels;
+
+    if (!king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() || metric_name == NULL || metric_name[0] == '\0') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&labels);
+    add_assoc_string(&labels, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
+    add_assoc_string(&labels, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
+    add_assoc_string(&labels, "topology_scope", (char *) topology_scope);
+    if (outcome != NULL && outcome[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&labels, "outcome", (char *) outcome);
+    }
+    if (category != NULL && category[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&labels, "category", (char *) category);
+    }
+    if (retry_disposition != NULL && retry_disposition[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&labels, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
+    }
+    (void) king_telemetry_record_metric_internal(metric_name, KING_METRIC_TYPE_COUNTER, 1.0, &labels);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&labels);
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_emit_pipeline_failure_log(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zend_string *attempt_identity,
+    zval *step,
+    zend_long step_index,
+    const char *execution_backend,
+    const char *category,
+    const char *retry_disposition,
+    const char *message,
+    const char *final_status
+)
+{
+    zval attributes;
+    zval *partition_id;
+    zval *batch_id;
+    zend_string *failure_identity;
+
+    if (!king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1);
+    batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1);
+    failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity(
+        run_id,
+        attempt_identity,
+        category,
+        step_index,
+        final_status
+    );
+
+    array_init(&attributes);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
+    add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
+    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(
+            &attributes,
+            "attempt_identity",
+            ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
+            ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(&attributes, "attempt_identity");
+    }
+    add_assoc_long(&attributes, "step_index", step_index);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "topology_scope", (char *) king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope());
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "failure_status", (char *) final_status);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "failure_category", (char *) category);
+    add_assoc_string(&attributes, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
+    add_assoc_str(&attributes, "failure_identity", failure_identity);
+    if (partition_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
+    }
+    if (batch_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(&attributes, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
+    }
+
+    (void) king_telemetry_log_internal(
+        strcmp(final_status, "cancelled") == 0 ? KING_TELEMETRY_LEVEL_WARN : KING_TELEMETRY_LEVEL_ERROR,
+        "pipeline_orchestrator",
+        message != NULL && message[0] != '\0' ? message : "pipeline run failed",
+        &attributes
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&attributes);
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
+    zval *attributes,
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zend_string *attempt_identity,
+    zval *step,
+    zend_long step_index
+)
+{
+    zval *partition_id;
+    zval *batch_id;
+    zval *tool;
+
+    if (attributes == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    add_assoc_string(attributes, "component", "pipeline_orchestrator");
+    add_assoc_string(attributes, "telemetry_adapter_contract", "run_partition_batch_retry_failure_identity");
+    add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_id));
+    if (attempt_identity != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(
+            attributes,
+            "attempt_identity",
+            ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
+            ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
+        );
+    } else {
+        add_assoc_null(attributes, "attempt_identity");
+    }
+    add_assoc_string(attributes, "execution_backend", (char *) king_orchestrator_boundary_backend_label());
+    add_assoc_string(attributes, "topology_scope", (char *) king_orchestrator_runtime_topology_scope());
+
+    if (step_index >= 0) {
+        add_assoc_long(attributes, "step_index", step_index);
+    }
+
+    if (step != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(step) == IS_ARRAY) {
+        tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
+        if (tool != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tool) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(tool) > 0) {
+            add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "step_tool", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+        }
+    }
+
+    partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "partition_id", sizeof("partition_id") - 1);
+    if (partition_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
+    }
+
+    batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_step_telemetry_id(step, "batch_id", sizeof("batch_id") - 1);
+    if (batch_id != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(attributes, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
+    }
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_finish_pipeline_span(
+    king_trace_context_t *span,
+    const char *outcome,
+    const char *category,
+    const char *retry_disposition,
+    zend_string *failure_identity
+)
+{
+    zval final_attributes;
+
+    if (span == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&final_attributes);
+    add_assoc_string(
+        &final_attributes,
+        "outcome",
+        (char *) (
+            outcome != NULL && outcome[0] != '\0'
+                ? outcome
+                : "completed"
+        )
+    );
+    if (category != NULL && category[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "failure_category", (char *) category);
+    }
+    if (retry_disposition != NULL && retry_disposition[0] != '\0') {
+        add_assoc_string(&final_attributes, "retry_disposition", (char *) retry_disposition);
+    }
+    if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(
+            &final_attributes,
+            "failure_identity",
+            ZSTR_VAL(failure_identity),
+            ZSTR_LEN(failure_identity)
+        );
+    }
+
+    (void) king_telemetry_end_internal_span(span, &final_attributes);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&final_attributes);
+}
+
+static void king_orchestrator_begin_pipeline_run_span(
+    king_trace_context_t **run_span,
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zend_string *attempt_identity,
+    zend_long attempt_number,
+    const char *execution_backend,
+    const char *topology_scope
+)
+{
+    zval run_attributes;
+
+    if (run_span == NULL || !king_telemetry_is_capture_enabled() || attempt_identity == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&run_attributes);
+    king_orchestrator_append_pipeline_span_attributes(
+        &run_attributes,
+        run_id,
+        attempt_identity,
+        NULL,
+        -1
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(&run_attributes, "identity_scope", "run");
+    if (attempt_number > 1) {
+        add_assoc_stringl(
+            &run_attributes,
+            "retry_identity",
+            ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity),
+            ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity)
+        );
+    }
+    (void) king_telemetry_start_internal_span(
+        run_span,
+        "pipeline-orchestrator-run",
+        KING_SPAN_KIND_CONSUMER,
+        &run_attributes,
+        NULL
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&run_attributes);
+
+    king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+        "pipeline.run.count",
+        execution_backend,
+        topology_scope,
+        "attempt",
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+    );
+    if (attempt_number > 1) {
+        king_orchestrator_record_pipeline_counter(
+            "pipeline.retry.count",
+            execution_backend,
+            topology_scope,
+            "recovered_attempt",
+            NULL,
+            "caller_managed_retry"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/procedural_api.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/procedural_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46a3ffe2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/procedural_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run)
+{
+    zval *initial_data;
+    zval *pipeline;
+    zval *exec_options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_run(initial_data, pipeline, exec_options, return_value) == SUCCESS) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_THROWS();
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async)
+{
+    zval *initial_data;
+    zval *pipeline;
+    zval *exec_options = NULL;
+    zval params[3];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], initial_data);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], pipeline);
+    if (exec_options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], exec_options);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async",
+            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async") - 1,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_run") - 1,
+            params,
+            3,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch)
+{
+    zval *initial_data;
+    zval *pipeline;
+    zval *exec_options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_dispatch(initial_data, pipeline, exec_options, return_value) == SUCCESS) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_THROWS();
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async)
+{
+    zval *initial_data;
+    zval *pipeline;
+    zval *exec_options = NULL;
+    zval params[3];
+    uint32_t index;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_ZVAL(initial_data)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(pipeline)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(exec_options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[0], initial_data);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&params[1], pipeline);
+    if (exec_options != NULL) {
+        ZVAL_COPY(&params[2], exec_options);
+    } else {
+        ZVAL_NULL(&params[2]);
+    }
+
+    if (king_awaitable_create_function_call(
+            return_value,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async",
+            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch_async") - 1,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch",
+            sizeof("king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch") - 1,
+            params,
+            3,
+            NULL
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+        }
+        RETURN_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&params[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next)
+{
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_worker_run_next(return_value) == SUCCESS) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_THROWS();
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run)
+{
+    zend_string *run_id;
+    zval run_snapshot;
+    zval *status;
+    char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(run_id)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(run_id) == 0) {
+        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a non-empty run id.");
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_validation_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a non-empty run id."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        king_set_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next()."
+        );
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next()."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&run_snapshot);
+    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &run_snapshot) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() could not read the persisted run snapshot.");
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() could not read the persisted run snapshot."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    status = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL(run_snapshot),
+        "status",
+        sizeof("status") - 1
+    );
+    if (status == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(status) != IS_STRING) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
+        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a persisted run snapshot with a valid status.");
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() requires a persisted run snapshot with a valid status."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (!zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(status), "running")) {
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() can only continue runs in 'running' state; '%s' is terminal or not resumable.",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(status)
+        );
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
+        king_set_error(message);
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(king_ce_runtime_exception, 0, "%s", message);
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&run_snapshot);
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()
+        && king_system_require_admission(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run",
+            "remote_peer_resumes"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "%s",
+            king_get_error()
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_note_recovery(run_id, "resume_run") != SUCCESS) {
+        king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() failed to persist recovery observability.");
+        zend_throw_exception_ex(
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            0,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run() failed to persist recovery observability."
+        );
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_resume_run(
+            run_id,
+            return_value,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run",
+            1
+        ) == SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    RETURN_THROWS();
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging)
+{
+    zval *config;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY(config)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_configure_logging(config) == SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    king_set_error("king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging() failed to persist the logging snapshot.");
+    zend_throw_exception_ex(
+        king_ce_runtime_exception,
+        0,
+        "king_pipeline_orchestrator_configure_logging() failed to persist the logging snapshot."
+    );
+    RETURN_THROWS();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/submission_api.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/submission_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc656935d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/submission_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+int king_orchestrator_resume_run(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *return_value,
+    const char *function_name,
+    zend_bool throw_on_error
+)
+{
+    zval initial_data;
+    zval pipeline;
+    zval options;
+    zval telemetry_parent_context;
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
+    king_trace_context_t *boundary_span = NULL;
+    zend_bool boundary_seeded = 0;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (run_id == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    /* Each resumed run must start without stale pre-flush span/log residue. */
+    king_telemetry_cleanup_scope_state();
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&initial_data);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&pipeline);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&options);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
+    control.run_id = NULL;
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_load_run_payload(
+            run_id,
+            &initial_data,
+            &pipeline,
+            &options,
+            &telemetry_parent_context
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        char message[KING_ERR_LEN];
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s() could not load the persisted run payload.",
+            function_name != NULL ? function_name : "king_pipeline_orchestrator_resume_run"
+        );
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            message,
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
+            &options,
+            function_name,
+            throw_on_error,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
+        king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()
+        && Z_TYPE(telemetry_parent_context) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(&telemetry_parent_context) == SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        boundary_seeded = 1;
+        (void) king_orchestrator_begin_boundary_span(run_id, function_name, &boundary_span);
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_remote_run(
+            run_id,
+            &initial_data,
+            &pipeline,
+            &options,
+            return_value,
+            &control,
+            function_name,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    } else {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
+            run_id,
+            &initial_data,
+            &pipeline,
+            return_value,
+            &control,
+            function_name,
+            throw_on_error
+        );
+    }
+
+    king_orchestrator_finish_boundary_span(boundary_span, rc);
+    if (boundary_seeded) {
+        king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
+    }
+
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_run(zval *initial_data, zval *pipeline_array, zval *options, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_string *run_id;
+    zval sanitized_options;
+    zval telemetry_parent_context;
+    zval *persisted_options;
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
+    zend_bool boundary_seeded = 0;
+    int rc = FAILURE;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&sanitized_options);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
+    control.run_id = NULL;
+
+    /*
+     * Capture the current caller span before the fresh-run cleanup so resumed
+     * work can rehydrate the original parent trace relationship.
+     */
+    king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(&telemetry_parent_context);
+
+    /* A new orchestrator execution starts a fresh telemetry scope. */
+    king_telemetry_cleanup_scope_state();
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() is unavailable when orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker; use king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch().",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()
+        && king_system_require_admission(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            "remote_peer_dispatches"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            king_get_error(),
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_executes_userland_handlers_locally()
+        && king_system_require_admission(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            "orchestrator_submissions"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            king_get_error(),
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
+            options,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            1,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run", 1, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_enforce_max_concurrency(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run", 1) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    persisted_options = king_orchestrator_prepare_persisted_options(options, &sanitized_options);
+    run_id = king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_begin(
+        initial_data,
+        pipeline_array,
+        persisted_options,
+        &telemetry_parent_context,
+        "running"
+    );
+    if (run_id == NULL) {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run() failed to persist the initial run snapshot.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_distributed_tracing_enabled()
+        && Z_TYPE(telemetry_parent_context) == IS_ARRAY
+        && king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(&telemetry_parent_context) == SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        boundary_seeded = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_backend_is_remote_peer()) {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_remote_run(
+            run_id,
+            initial_data,
+            pipeline_array,
+            persisted_options,
+            return_value,
+            &control,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            1
+        );
+    } else {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_execute_existing_run(
+            run_id,
+            initial_data,
+            pipeline_array,
+            return_value,
+            &control,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run",
+            1
+        );
+    }
+    if (boundary_seeded) {
+        king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
+    }
+    zend_string_release(run_id);
+cleanup:
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(sanitized_options)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&sanitized_options);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_dispatch(zval *initial_data, zval *pipeline_array, zval *options, zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_string *run_id;
+    zval sanitized_options;
+    zval telemetry_parent_context;
+    zval *persisted_options;
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_t control;
+    int rc = FAILURE;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&sanitized_options);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&control.cancel_token);
+    control.run_id = NULL;
+
+    if (!king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() requires orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
+        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() requires a non-empty orchestrator_worker_queue_path.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_parse(
+            options,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch",
+            1,
+            &control
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(control.cancel_token)) {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() does not support live CancelToken propagation on the file_worker backend.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_exec_control_check(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch", 1, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_enforce_max_concurrency(&control, "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch", 1) != SUCCESS) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    king_orchestrator_capture_distributed_parent_context(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    persisted_options = king_orchestrator_prepare_persisted_options(options, &sanitized_options);
+    run_id = king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_begin(
+        initial_data,
+        pipeline_array,
+        persisted_options,
+        &telemetry_parent_context,
+        "queued"
+    );
+    if (run_id == NULL) {
+        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to persist the initial run snapshot.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = king_orchestrator_enqueue_run(run_id, return_value);
+    if (rc != SUCCESS) {
+        (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
+            run_id,
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to enqueue the run for the file-worker backend.",
+            "backend",
+            "caller_managed_retry",
+            -1,
+            "file_worker_queue"
+        );
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        rc = king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_dispatch() failed to enqueue the run for the file-worker backend.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(run_id);
+    rc = SUCCESS;
+cleanup:
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(sanitized_options)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&sanitized_options);
+    }
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&telemetry_parent_context);
+    king_orchestrator_exec_control_cleanup(&control);
+    return rc;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/worker_runtime.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/worker_runtime.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4cf61697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator/runtime_api/worker_runtime.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+static int king_orchestrator_worker_release_unadmitted_claim(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    char *claimed_path,
+    int *claimed_fd,
+    zend_bool recovered_claim
+)
+{
+    char queued_path[1024];
+    int rc = SUCCESS;
+
+    if (!recovered_claim) {
+        if (
+            run_id == NULL
+            || !king_orchestrator_run_id_is_valid(run_id)
+            || claimed_path == NULL
+            || claimed_path[0] == '\0'
+            || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
+            || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
+            || snprintf(
+                queued_path,
+                sizeof(queued_path),
+                "%s/queued-%s.job",
+                king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path,
+                ZSTR_VAL(run_id)
+            ) >= (int) sizeof(queued_path)
+            || rename(claimed_path, queued_path) != 0
+        ) {
+            rc = FAILURE;
+        } else {
+            claimed_path[0] = '\0';
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (claimed_fd != NULL && *claimed_fd >= 0) {
+        close(*claimed_fd);
+        *claimed_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_worker_run_next(zval *return_value)
+{
+    zend_string *run_id = NULL;
+    char claimed_path[1024];
+    int claimed_fd = -1;
+    zend_bool recovered_claim = 0;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (!king_orchestrator_backend_is_file_worker()) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() requires orchestrator_execution_backend=file_worker.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path == NULL
+        || king_mcp_orchestrator_config.orchestrator_worker_queue_path[0] == '\0'
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() requires a non-empty orchestrator_worker_queue_path.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_claim_next_run(
+            &run_id,
+            claimed_path,
+            sizeof(claimed_path),
+            &claimed_fd,
+            &recovered_claim
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not claim a queued run.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (run_id == NULL) {
+        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
+            close(claimed_fd);
+        }
+        ZVAL_FALSE(return_value);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_is_terminal(run_id)) {
+        if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
+            unlink(claimed_path);
+        }
+        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
+            close(claimed_fd);
+        }
+        if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+            zend_string_release(run_id);
+            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not read back the persisted terminal run snapshot.",
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                1
+            );
+        }
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_system_require_admission(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next",
+            recovered_claim ? "file_worker_resumes" : "file_worker_claims"
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        if (
+            king_orchestrator_worker_release_unadmitted_claim(
+                run_id,
+                claimed_path,
+                &claimed_fd,
+                recovered_claim
+            ) != SUCCESS
+        ) {
+            zend_string_release(run_id);
+            return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+                "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not restore the unadmitted file-worker claim after readiness gating.",
+                king_ce_runtime_exception,
+                1
+            );
+        }
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            king_get_error(),
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_mark_running(run_id, recovered_claim, (zend_long) getpid()) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
+            unlink(claimed_path);
+        }
+        if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
+            close(claimed_fd);
+        }
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not persist the claimed running snapshot.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+    rc = king_orchestrator_resume_run(
+        run_id,
+        return_value,
+        "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next",
+        1
+    );
+    zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+
+    if (claimed_path[0] != '\0') {
+        unlink(claimed_path);
+    }
+    if (claimed_fd >= 0) {
+        close(claimed_fd);
+        claimed_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (rc != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception) != NULL) {
+            zval cancelled_snapshot;
+            zval *status;
+            const char *error_message = king_get_error();
+
+            if (
+                king_orchestrator_run_cancel_requested(run_id)
+                || (
+                    error_message != NULL
+                    && strstr(error_message, "persisted file-worker cancel channel") != NULL
+                )
+                || king_orchestrator_exception_message_contains(
+                    "persisted file-worker cancel channel"
+                )
+            ) {
+                (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_cancelled_classified(
+                    run_id,
+                    error_message,
+                    "cancelled",
+                    "not_applicable",
+                    -1,
+                    "file_worker"
+                );
+            }
+
+            ZVAL_NULL(&cancelled_snapshot);
+            if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, &cancelled_snapshot) == SUCCESS) {
+                status = zend_hash_str_find(
+                    Z_ARRVAL(cancelled_snapshot),
+                    "status",
+                    sizeof("status") - 1
+                );
+                if (
+                    status != NULL
+                    && Z_TYPE_P(status) == IS_STRING
+                    && zend_string_equals_literal(Z_STR_P(status), "cancelled")
+                ) {
+                    zend_clear_exception();
+                    zend_string_release(run_id);
+                    ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, &cancelled_snapshot);
+                    return SUCCESS;
+                }
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&cancelled_snapshot);
+            }
+            if (!king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_is_terminal(run_id)) {
+                (void) king_orchestrator_pipeline_run_fail_classified(
+                    run_id,
+                    error_message,
+                    "backend",
+                    "caller_managed_retry",
+                    -1,
+                    "file_worker"
+                );
+            }
+            zend_string_release(run_id);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() failed while executing the claimed run.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(run_id, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        zend_string_release(run_id);
+        return king_orchestrator_raise_error(
+            "king_pipeline_orchestrator_worker_run_next() could not read back the persisted run snapshot.",
+            king_ce_runtime_exception,
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(run_id);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ae4db7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Pipeline-orchestrator registration aggregation. The orchestrator runtime
+ * translation unit includes this module boundary beside the runner runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/class_method_entries.h"
+
+void king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_pipeline_orchestrator = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\PipelineOrchestrator",
+        NULL,
+        king_pipeline_orchestrator_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/state.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74bf8c7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Pipeline-orchestrator module state storage aggregation. The orchestrator
+ * runtime translation unit owns this class state beside the runner runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry.c b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry.c
index 76aa9ea91..fecfcfbeb 100644
--- a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry.c
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * that reload orchestrator state after restart.
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
+#include "config/mcp_and_orchestrator/base_layer.h"
+#include "pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.h"
 
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_var.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control.inc
index 4a869df56..a644ed841 100644
--- a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control.inc
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control.inc
@@ -1,243 +1,4 @@
-static void king_orchestrator_append_step_snapshots(
-    zval *target,
-    zval *pipeline,
-    const king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state
-)
-{
-    zval steps;
-    zval *step;
-    zval *tool;
-    zval entry;
-    uint32_t index = 0;
-    const char *execution_backend = king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state);
-    const char *topology_scope = king_orchestrator_topology_scope_for_backend(execution_backend);
-
-    if (target == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    array_init(&steps);
-    if (pipeline == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(pipeline) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        add_assoc_zval(target, "steps", &steps);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(pipeline), step) {
-        array_init(&entry);
-        add_assoc_long(&entry, "index", (zend_long) index);
-
-        tool = NULL;
-        if (step != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(step) == IS_ARRAY) {
-            tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
-        }
-
-        if (tool != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tool) == IS_STRING) {
-            add_assoc_stringl(&entry, "tool", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
-        } else {
-            add_assoc_null(&entry, "tool");
-        }
-
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &entry,
-            "status",
-            king_orchestrator_step_status_for_snapshot(run_state, (zend_long) index)
-        );
-        add_assoc_string(
-            &entry,
-            "compensation_status",
-            king_orchestrator_step_compensation_status_for_snapshot(run_state, (zend_long) index)
-        );
-        add_assoc_string(&entry, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
-        add_assoc_string(&entry, "topology_scope", (char *) topology_scope);
-
-        if (
-            run_state != NULL
-            && run_state->error_step_index == (zend_long) index
-            && (
-                run_state->error_category != NULL
-                || run_state->retry_disposition != NULL
-                || run_state->error_backend != NULL
-            )
-        ) {
-            king_orchestrator_append_error_classification(&entry, run_state, pipeline);
-        } else {
-            add_assoc_null(&entry, "error_classification");
-        }
-
-        if (king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
-                pipeline,
-                (zend_long) index,
-                "partition_id",
-                sizeof("partition_id") - 1
-            ) != NULL
-            || king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
-                pipeline,
-                (zend_long) index,
-                "batch_id",
-                sizeof("batch_id") - 1
-            ) != NULL) {
-            zval step_adapter;
-            zend_string *attempt_identity;
-            zend_string *failure_identity;
-            zval *partition_id;
-            zval *batch_id;
-
-            array_init(&step_adapter);
-            attempt_identity = king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity_for_snapshot(run_state);
-            add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "attempt_identity", ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity), ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity));
-            if (run_state != NULL && run_state->recovery_count > 0) {
-                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "retry_identity", ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity), ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity));
-            } else {
-                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "retry_identity");
-            }
-            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
-
-            partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
-                pipeline,
-                (zend_long) index,
-                "partition_id",
-                sizeof("partition_id") - 1
-            );
-            if (partition_id != NULL) {
-                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
-            } else {
-                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "partition_id");
-            }
-
-            batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
-                pipeline,
-                (zend_long) index,
-                "batch_id",
-                sizeof("batch_id") - 1
-            );
-            if (batch_id != NULL) {
-                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
-            } else {
-                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "batch_id");
-            }
-
-            if (
-                run_state != NULL
-                && run_state->error_step_index == (zend_long) index
-                && run_state->status != NULL
-                && (
-                    zend_string_equals_literal(run_state->status, "failed")
-                    || zend_string_equals_literal(run_state->status, "cancelled")
-                )
-            ) {
-                failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity_for_snapshot(run_state);
-                if (failure_identity != NULL) {
-                    add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "failure_identity", ZSTR_VAL(failure_identity), ZSTR_LEN(failure_identity));
-                    zend_string_release(failure_identity);
-                } else {
-                    add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "failure_identity");
-                }
-            } else {
-                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "failure_identity");
-            }
-
-            add_assoc_zval(&entry, "telemetry_adapter", &step_adapter);
-        } else {
-            add_assoc_null(&entry, "telemetry_adapter");
-        }
-
-        add_next_index_zval(&steps, &entry);
-        index++;
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    add_assoc_zval(target, "steps", &steps);
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(zend_string *run_id, zval *return_value)
-{
-    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
-    zval initial_data;
-    zval pipeline;
-    zval options;
-    zval handler_boundary;
-    zval result;
-    zval error;
-    zval handler_readiness;
-    int lock_fd = -1;
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(&initial_data);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&pipeline);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&options);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_boundary);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&result);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&error);
-    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_readiness);
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
-    if (run_state == NULL) {
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->initial_data_b64, &initial_data) != SUCCESS
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->pipeline_b64, &pipeline) != SUCCESS
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->options_b64, &options) != SUCCESS
-        || (
-            run_state->handler_boundary_b64 != NULL
-            && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->handler_boundary_b64, &handler_boundary) != SUCCESS
-        )
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->result_b64, &result) != SUCCESS
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->error_b64, &error) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(&error);
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    array_init(return_value);
-    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_state->run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_state->run_id));
-    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "status", ZSTR_VAL(run_state->status), ZSTR_LEN(run_state->status));
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "execution_backend", (char *) king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state));
-    add_assoc_string(
-        return_value,
-        "topology_scope",
-        (char *) king_orchestrator_topology_scope_for_backend(king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state))
-    );
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "retry_policy", "single_attempt");
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "idempotency_policy", "caller_managed");
-    add_assoc_string(return_value, "compensation_policy", "caller_managed");
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "started_at", (zend_long) run_state->started_at);
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "finished_at", (zend_long) run_state->finished_at);
-    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cancel_requested", run_state->cancel_requested ? 1 : 0);
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "step_count", king_orchestrator_pipeline_step_count(&pipeline));
-    add_assoc_long(return_value, "completed_step_count", run_state->completed_step_count);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "initial_data", &initial_data);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "pipeline", &pipeline);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "options", &options);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "handler_boundary", &handler_boundary);
-    king_orchestrator_append_handler_readiness(
-        Z_TYPE(handler_boundary) == IS_ARRAY
-            ? &handler_boundary
-            : NULL,
-        &handler_readiness
-    );
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "handler_readiness", &handler_readiness);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "result", &result);
-    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "error", &error);
-    king_orchestrator_append_error_classification(return_value, run_state, &pipeline);
-    king_orchestrator_append_run_telemetry_adapter_snapshot(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
-    king_orchestrator_append_compensation_snapshot(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
-    king_orchestrator_append_run_observability(return_value, run_state, &pipeline);
-    king_orchestrator_append_step_snapshots(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
-
-    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
+#include "queue_control/snapshot_api.inc"
 
 int king_orchestrator_enqueue_run(zend_string *run_id, zval *return_value)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control/snapshot_api.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control/snapshot_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e74d76a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/queue_control/snapshot_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+static void king_orchestrator_append_step_snapshots(
+    zval *target,
+    zval *pipeline,
+    const king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state
+)
+{
+    zval steps;
+    zval *step;
+    zval *tool;
+    zval entry;
+    uint32_t index = 0;
+    const char *execution_backend = king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state);
+    const char *topology_scope = king_orchestrator_topology_scope_for_backend(execution_backend);
+
+    if (target == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&steps);
+    if (pipeline == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(pipeline) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        add_assoc_zval(target, "steps", &steps);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(pipeline), step) {
+        array_init(&entry);
+        add_assoc_long(&entry, "index", (zend_long) index);
+
+        tool = NULL;
+        if (step != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(step) == IS_ARRAY) {
+            tool = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(step), "tool", sizeof("tool") - 1);
+        }
+
+        if (tool != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(tool) == IS_STRING) {
+            add_assoc_stringl(&entry, "tool", Z_STRVAL_P(tool), Z_STRLEN_P(tool));
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_null(&entry, "tool");
+        }
+
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &entry,
+            "status",
+            king_orchestrator_step_status_for_snapshot(run_state, (zend_long) index)
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(
+            &entry,
+            "compensation_status",
+            king_orchestrator_step_compensation_status_for_snapshot(run_state, (zend_long) index)
+        );
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "execution_backend", (char *) execution_backend);
+        add_assoc_string(&entry, "topology_scope", (char *) topology_scope);
+
+        if (
+            run_state != NULL
+            && run_state->error_step_index == (zend_long) index
+            && (
+                run_state->error_category != NULL
+                || run_state->retry_disposition != NULL
+                || run_state->error_backend != NULL
+            )
+        ) {
+            king_orchestrator_append_error_classification(&entry, run_state, pipeline);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_null(&entry, "error_classification");
+        }
+
+        if (king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
+                pipeline,
+                (zend_long) index,
+                "partition_id",
+                sizeof("partition_id") - 1
+            ) != NULL
+            || king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
+                pipeline,
+                (zend_long) index,
+                "batch_id",
+                sizeof("batch_id") - 1
+            ) != NULL) {
+            zval step_adapter;
+            zend_string *attempt_identity;
+            zend_string *failure_identity;
+            zval *partition_id;
+            zval *batch_id;
+
+            array_init(&step_adapter);
+            attempt_identity = king_orchestrator_build_attempt_identity_for_snapshot(run_state);
+            add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "attempt_identity", ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity), ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity));
+            if (run_state != NULL && run_state->recovery_count > 0) {
+                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "retry_identity", ZSTR_VAL(attempt_identity), ZSTR_LEN(attempt_identity));
+            } else {
+                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "retry_identity");
+            }
+            zend_string_release(attempt_identity);
+
+            partition_id = king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
+                pipeline,
+                (zend_long) index,
+                "partition_id",
+                sizeof("partition_id") - 1
+            );
+            if (partition_id != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "partition_id", Z_STRVAL_P(partition_id), Z_STRLEN_P(partition_id));
+            } else {
+                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "partition_id");
+            }
+
+            batch_id = king_orchestrator_find_pipeline_step_string(
+                pipeline,
+                (zend_long) index,
+                "batch_id",
+                sizeof("batch_id") - 1
+            );
+            if (batch_id != NULL) {
+                add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "batch_id", Z_STRVAL_P(batch_id), Z_STRLEN_P(batch_id));
+            } else {
+                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "batch_id");
+            }
+
+            if (
+                run_state != NULL
+                && run_state->error_step_index == (zend_long) index
+                && run_state->status != NULL
+                && (
+                    zend_string_equals_literal(run_state->status, "failed")
+                    || zend_string_equals_literal(run_state->status, "cancelled")
+                )
+            ) {
+                failure_identity = king_orchestrator_build_failure_identity_for_snapshot(run_state);
+                if (failure_identity != NULL) {
+                    add_assoc_stringl(&step_adapter, "failure_identity", ZSTR_VAL(failure_identity), ZSTR_LEN(failure_identity));
+                    zend_string_release(failure_identity);
+                } else {
+                    add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "failure_identity");
+                }
+            } else {
+                add_assoc_null(&step_adapter, "failure_identity");
+            }
+
+            add_assoc_zval(&entry, "telemetry_adapter", &step_adapter);
+        } else {
+            add_assoc_null(&entry, "telemetry_adapter");
+        }
+
+        add_next_index_zval(&steps, &entry);
+        index++;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    add_assoc_zval(target, "steps", &steps);
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_get_run_snapshot(zend_string *run_id, zval *return_value)
+{
+    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
+    zval initial_data;
+    zval pipeline;
+    zval options;
+    zval handler_boundary;
+    zval result;
+    zval error;
+    zval handler_readiness;
+    int lock_fd = -1;
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(&initial_data);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&pipeline);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&options);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_boundary);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&result);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&error);
+    ZVAL_NULL(&handler_readiness);
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
+    if (run_state == NULL) {
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->initial_data_b64, &initial_data) != SUCCESS
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->pipeline_b64, &pipeline) != SUCCESS
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->options_b64, &options) != SUCCESS
+        || (
+            run_state->handler_boundary_b64 != NULL
+            && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->handler_boundary_b64, &handler_boundary) != SUCCESS
+        )
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->result_b64, &result) != SUCCESS
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->error_b64, &error) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&initial_data);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&pipeline);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&options);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&handler_boundary);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&error);
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
+    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "run_id", ZSTR_VAL(run_state->run_id), ZSTR_LEN(run_state->run_id));
+    add_assoc_stringl(return_value, "status", ZSTR_VAL(run_state->status), ZSTR_LEN(run_state->status));
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "execution_backend", (char *) king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state));
+    add_assoc_string(
+        return_value,
+        "topology_scope",
+        (char *) king_orchestrator_topology_scope_for_backend(king_orchestrator_run_execution_backend(run_state))
+    );
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "retry_policy", "single_attempt");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "idempotency_policy", "caller_managed");
+    add_assoc_string(return_value, "compensation_policy", "caller_managed");
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "started_at", (zend_long) run_state->started_at);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "finished_at", (zend_long) run_state->finished_at);
+    add_assoc_bool(return_value, "cancel_requested", run_state->cancel_requested ? 1 : 0);
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "step_count", king_orchestrator_pipeline_step_count(&pipeline));
+    add_assoc_long(return_value, "completed_step_count", run_state->completed_step_count);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "initial_data", &initial_data);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "pipeline", &pipeline);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "options", &options);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "handler_boundary", &handler_boundary);
+    king_orchestrator_append_handler_readiness(
+        Z_TYPE(handler_boundary) == IS_ARRAY
+            ? &handler_boundary
+            : NULL,
+        &handler_readiness
+    );
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "handler_readiness", &handler_readiness);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "result", &result);
+    add_assoc_zval(return_value, "error", &error);
+    king_orchestrator_append_error_classification(return_value, run_state, &pipeline);
+    king_orchestrator_append_run_telemetry_adapter_snapshot(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
+    king_orchestrator_append_compensation_snapshot(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
+    king_orchestrator_append_run_observability(return_value, run_state, &pipeline);
+    king_orchestrator_append_step_snapshots(return_value, &pipeline, run_state);
+
+    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence.inc
index 9a569d993..796bc903d 100644
--- a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence.inc
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence.inc
@@ -650,155 +650,4 @@ static king_orchestrator_run_state_t *king_orchestrator_find_run(zend_string *ru
     return (king_orchestrator_run_state_t *) Z_PTR_P(entry);
 }
 
-int king_orchestrator_load_run_payload(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zval *initial_data,
-    zval *pipeline,
-    zval *options,
-    zval *telemetry_parent_context)
-{
-    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
-    int lock_fd = -1;
-
-    if (
-        initial_data == NULL
-        || pipeline == NULL
-        || options == NULL
-        || telemetry_parent_context == NULL
-    ) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(initial_data);
-    ZVAL_NULL(pipeline);
-    ZVAL_NULL(options);
-    ZVAL_NULL(telemetry_parent_context);
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
-    if (run_state == NULL) {
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->initial_data_b64, initial_data) != SUCCESS
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->pipeline_b64, pipeline) != SUCCESS
-        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->options_b64, options) != SUCCESS
-        || (
-            run_state->telemetry_parent_context_b64 != NULL
-            && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(
-                run_state->telemetry_parent_context_b64,
-                telemetry_parent_context
-            ) != SUCCESS
-        )
-    ) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(initial_data);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(pipeline);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(options);
-        zval_ptr_dtor(telemetry_parent_context);
-        ZVAL_NULL(initial_data);
-        ZVAL_NULL(pipeline);
-        ZVAL_NULL(options);
-        ZVAL_NULL(telemetry_parent_context);
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_load_run_progress(
-    zend_string *run_id,
-    zval *result,
-    zend_long *completed_step_count_out
-)
-{
-    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
-    int lock_fd = -1;
-
-    if (result == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(result);
-    if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
-        *completed_step_count_out = 0;
-    }
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
-    if (run_state == NULL) {
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
-        *completed_step_count_out = run_state->completed_step_count;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        run_state->result_b64 != NULL
-        && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->result_b64, result) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(result);
-        ZVAL_NULL(result);
-        if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
-            *completed_step_count_out = 0;
-        }
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-int king_orchestrator_load_run_handler_boundary(zend_string *run_id, zval *return_value)
-{
-    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
-    int lock_fd = -1;
-
-    if (return_value == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
-
-    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
-    if (run_state == NULL) {
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    if (run_state->handler_boundary_b64 == NULL) {
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    if (
-        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(
-            run_state->handler_boundary_b64,
-            return_value
-        ) != SUCCESS
-    ) {
-        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
-        ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
-        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
+#include "state_persistence/run_read_api.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence/run_read_api.inc b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence/run_read_api.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46bbeb780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/tool_registry/state_persistence/run_read_api.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+int king_orchestrator_load_run_payload(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *initial_data,
+    zval *pipeline,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *telemetry_parent_context)
+{
+    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
+    int lock_fd = -1;
+
+    if (
+        initial_data == NULL
+        || pipeline == NULL
+        || options == NULL
+        || telemetry_parent_context == NULL
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(initial_data);
+    ZVAL_NULL(pipeline);
+    ZVAL_NULL(options);
+    ZVAL_NULL(telemetry_parent_context);
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
+    if (run_state == NULL) {
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->initial_data_b64, initial_data) != SUCCESS
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->pipeline_b64, pipeline) != SUCCESS
+        || king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->options_b64, options) != SUCCESS
+        || (
+            run_state->telemetry_parent_context_b64 != NULL
+            && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(
+                run_state->telemetry_parent_context_b64,
+                telemetry_parent_context
+            ) != SUCCESS
+        )
+    ) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(initial_data);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(pipeline);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(options);
+        zval_ptr_dtor(telemetry_parent_context);
+        ZVAL_NULL(initial_data);
+        ZVAL_NULL(pipeline);
+        ZVAL_NULL(options);
+        ZVAL_NULL(telemetry_parent_context);
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_load_run_progress(
+    zend_string *run_id,
+    zval *result,
+    zend_long *completed_step_count_out
+)
+{
+    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
+    int lock_fd = -1;
+
+    if (result == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(result);
+    if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
+        *completed_step_count_out = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
+    if (run_state == NULL) {
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
+        *completed_step_count_out = run_state->completed_step_count;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        run_state->result_b64 != NULL
+        && king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(run_state->result_b64, result) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(result);
+        ZVAL_NULL(result);
+        if (completed_step_count_out != NULL) {
+            *completed_step_count_out = 0;
+        }
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int king_orchestrator_load_run_handler_boundary(zend_string *run_id, zval *return_value)
+{
+    king_orchestrator_run_state_t *run_state;
+    int lock_fd = -1;
+
+    if (return_value == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+
+    if (king_orchestrator_state_transaction_begin(&lock_fd) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    run_state = king_orchestrator_find_run(run_id);
+    if (run_state == NULL) {
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (run_state->handler_boundary_b64 == NULL) {
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_orchestrator_decode_base64_zval(
+            run_state->handler_boundary_b64,
+            return_value
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
+        ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
+        king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_orchestrator_state_lock_release(lock_fd);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.c b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.c
index a6a8c0eb3..1847d2ecd 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.c
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
+#include "config/smart_dns/base_layer.h"
+#include "semantic_dns/semantic_dns.h"
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/init_config.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/init_config.inc
index 3e7fc391f..fcbd2e9f1 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/init_config.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/init_config.inc
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ static bool king_semantic_dns_parse_init_config(
             0,
             parsed->mothernode_uri,
             sizeof(parsed->mothernode_uri)
+        )
+        || !king_semantic_dns_require_non_empty_string_option(
+            config,
+            "state_path",
+            sizeof("state_path") - 1,
+            "dns_state_path",
+            sizeof("dns_state_path") - 1,
+            parsed->state_path,
+            sizeof(parsed->state_path)
         )) {
         king_semantic_dns_config_clear(parsed);
         return false;
@@ -336,5 +345,4 @@ static bool king_semantic_dns_runtime_require_initialized(const char *function_n
     return false;
 }
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
-
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/runtime_config.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/runtime_config.inc
index a21de0ef8..5adb6cca6 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/runtime_config.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/semantic_dns/runtime_config.inc
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ static void king_semantic_dns_config_assign_defaults(king_semantic_dns_config_t
         );
         config->mothernode_uri[sizeof(config->mothernode_uri) - 1] = '\0';
     }
+
+    if (king_smart_dns_config.state_path != NULL
+        && king_smart_dns_config.state_path[0] != '\0') {
+        strncpy(
+            config->state_path,
+            king_smart_dns_config.state_path,
+            sizeof(config->state_path) - 1
+        );
+        config->state_path[sizeof(config->state_path) - 1] = '\0';
+    } else {
+        strncpy(
+            config->state_path,
+            "/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state/durable_state.bin",
+            sizeof(config->state_path) - 1
+        );
+        config->state_path[sizeof(config->state_path) - 1] = '\0';
+    }
 }
 
 static void king_semantic_dns_config_copy(
@@ -85,6 +102,8 @@ static void king_semantic_dns_config_copy(
     target->bind_address[sizeof(target->bind_address) - 1] = '\0';
     strncpy(target->mothernode_uri, source->mothernode_uri, sizeof(target->mothernode_uri) - 1);
     target->mothernode_uri[sizeof(target->mothernode_uri) - 1] = '\0';
+    strncpy(target->state_path, source->state_path, sizeof(target->state_path) - 1);
+    target->state_path[sizeof(target->state_path) - 1] = '\0';
 
 }
 
@@ -97,14 +116,21 @@ static void king_semantic_dns_runtime_reset(void)
 
 static bool king_semantic_dns_listener_snapshot_path_init(void)
 {
+    char state_dir[PATH_MAX];
+
     if (king_semantic_dns_runtime.listener_state_path[0] != '\0') {
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(state_dir, sizeof(state_dir)) != SUCCESS) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (snprintf(
             king_semantic_dns_runtime.listener_state_path,
             sizeof(king_semantic_dns_runtime.listener_state_path),
-            "/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state/listener_state." ZEND_LONG_FMT ".bin",
+            "%s/listener_state." ZEND_LONG_FMT ".bin",
+            state_dir,
             (zend_long) getpid()
         ) >= (int) sizeof(king_semantic_dns_runtime.listener_state_path)) {
         king_semantic_dns_runtime.listener_state_path[0] = '\0';
@@ -191,4 +217,3 @@ static void king_semantic_dns_listener_stop(void)
 
     king_semantic_dns_listener_unlink_snapshot();
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state.c b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state.c
index 0a0dd216c..5cfed6a55 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state.c
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state.c
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <zend_smart_str.h>
 
-#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR "/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state"
-#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR "/durable_state.bin"
-#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_LOCK_FILE KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR "/durable_state.bin.lock"
+#define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_DEFAULT_STATE_FILE "/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state/durable_state.bin"
 #define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_MAGIC 0x53444e53 /* 'SDNS' */
 #define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_VERSION 1
 #define KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_MAX_MOTHER_NODES 1024U
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/load.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/load.inc
index 32f22e09c..efe486f9d 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/load.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/load.inc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_load(void)
     uint32_t magic, version, node_count;
     uint32_t payload_len = 0;
     unsigned char *payload_buffer = NULL;
+    const char *state_path;
     zval state_payload;
     zend_bool has_state_payload = 0;
 
@@ -23,8 +24,13 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_load(void)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
+    state_path = king_semantic_dns_state_file_path();
+    if (php_check_open_basedir(state_path) != 0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
     fd = open(
-        KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE,
+        state_path,
         O_RDONLY
 #ifdef O_NOFOLLOW
         | O_NOFOLLOW
@@ -154,4 +160,3 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_load(void)
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/save.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/save.inc
index e85a5d76b..b9bba22a0 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/save.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/save.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_save(void)
     FILE *fp = NULL;
     int fd;
     char tmp_template[PATH_MAX];
+    const char *state_path;
     uint32_t magic = KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_MAGIC;
     uint32_t version = KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_VERSION;
     uint32_t payload_len = 0;
@@ -19,11 +20,12 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_save(void)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (php_check_open_basedir(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE) != 0) {
+    state_path = king_semantic_dns_state_file_path();
+    if (php_check_open_basedir(state_path) != 0) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (snprintf(tmp_template, sizeof(tmp_template), "%s/.state.XXXXXX", KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR) >= (int) sizeof(tmp_template)) {
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_tmp_template(tmp_template, sizeof(tmp_template)) != SUCCESS) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
@@ -123,11 +125,10 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_save(void)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (rename(tmp_template, KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE) != 0) {
+    if (rename(tmp_template, state_path) != 0) {
         unlink(tmp_template);
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/serialization_and_locking.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/serialization_and_locking.inc
index 5a1c3a4c9..5a6f6b229 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/serialization_and_locking.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/serialization_and_locking.inc
@@ -126,19 +126,97 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_dir_is_secure(const struct stat *st)
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static const char *king_semantic_dns_state_file_path(void)
+{
+    if (king_semantic_dns_runtime.initialized
+        && king_semantic_dns_runtime.config.state_path[0] != '\0') {
+        return king_semantic_dns_runtime.config.state_path;
+    }
+
+    return KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_DEFAULT_STATE_FILE;
+}
+
+int king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
+{
+    const char *state_path = king_semantic_dns_state_file_path();
+    const char *last_separator;
+    size_t dir_len;
+
+    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0 || state_path == NULL || state_path[0] != '/') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    last_separator = strrchr(state_path, '/');
+    if (last_separator == NULL || last_separator[1] == '\0') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    dir_len = (last_separator == state_path)
+        ? 1
+        : (size_t) (last_separator - state_path);
+    if (dir_len == 0 || dir_len >= dest_len) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(dest, state_path, dir_len);
+    dest[dir_len] = '\0';
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int king_semantic_dns_state_build_lock_path(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
+{
+    const char *state_path = king_semantic_dns_state_file_path();
+
+    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0 || state_path == NULL || state_path[0] == '\0') {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (snprintf(dest, dest_len, "%s.lock", state_path) >= (int) dest_len) {
+        dest[0] = '\0';
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int king_semantic_dns_state_build_tmp_template(char *dest, size_t dest_len)
+{
+    char state_dir[PATH_MAX];
+
+    if (dest == NULL || dest_len == 0) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(state_dir, sizeof(state_dir)) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (snprintf(dest, dest_len, "%s/.state.XXXXXX", state_dir) >= (int) dest_len) {
+        dest[0] = '\0';
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int king_semantic_dns_state_ensure_directory(void)
 {
     struct stat st;
+    char state_dir[PATH_MAX];
 
-    if (php_check_open_basedir(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR) != 0) {
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(state_dir, sizeof(state_dir)) != SUCCESS) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (mkdir(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR, 0700) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+    if (php_check_open_basedir(state_dir) != 0) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (lstat(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR, &st) != 0) {
+    if (mkdir(state_dir, 0700) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (lstat(state_dir, &st) != 0) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
@@ -148,8 +226,13 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_ensure_directory(void)
 static int king_semantic_dns_state_path_is_regular_file(void)
 {
     struct stat state_stat;
+    const char *state_path = king_semantic_dns_state_file_path();
 
-    if (lstat(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE, &state_stat) != 0) {
+    if (php_check_open_basedir(state_path) != 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (lstat(state_path, &state_stat) != 0) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -161,6 +244,7 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_lock_acquire(int *lock_fd_out)
     int flags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
     int fd;
     struct stat lock_stat;
+    char lock_path[PATH_MAX];
 
     if (lock_fd_out == NULL) {
         return FAILURE;
@@ -172,7 +256,11 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_lock_acquire(int *lock_fd_out)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (php_check_open_basedir(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_LOCK_FILE) != 0) {
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_lock_path(lock_path, sizeof(lock_path)) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (php_check_open_basedir(lock_path) != 0) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +271,7 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_lock_acquire(int *lock_fd_out)
     flags |= O_NOFOLLOW;
 #endif
 
-    fd = open(KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_LOCK_FILE, flags, 0600);
+    fd = open(lock_path, flags, 0600);
     if (fd < 0) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
@@ -220,4 +308,3 @@ static int king_semantic_dns_state_refresh_locked(void)
 
     return king_semantic_dns_state_load();
 }
-
diff --git a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/snapshot_files.inc b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/snapshot_files.inc
index c756f86ac..1ac0ff223 100644
--- a/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/snapshot_files.inc
+++ b/extension/src/semantic_dns/state/snapshot_files.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_write_snapshot_file(const char *path, zval *payload)
     FILE *fp = NULL;
     int fd = -1;
     char tmp_template[PATH_MAX];
+    char state_dir[PATH_MAX];
     zend_string *serialized_payload = NULL;
 
     if (path == NULL || path[0] == '\0' || payload == NULL) {
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@ int king_semantic_dns_state_write_snapshot_file(const char *path, zval *payload)
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (snprintf(tmp_template, sizeof(tmp_template), "%s/.listener.XXXXXX", KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR) >= (int) sizeof(tmp_template)) {
+    if (king_semantic_dns_state_build_directory_path(state_dir, sizeof(state_dir)) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (snprintf(tmp_template, sizeof(tmp_template), "%s/.listener.XXXXXX", state_dir) >= (int) sizeof(tmp_template)) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
diff --git a/extension/src/server/admin_api.c b/extension/src/server/admin_api.c
index e1c7d4cf0..ffefec859 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/admin_api.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/admin_api.c
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/server/admin_api.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
-#include "include/server/tls.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/dynamic_admin_api/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/security_and_traffic/base_layer.h"
+#include "server/admin_api.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
+#include "server/tls.h"
 
 #include "main/php_network.h"
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/server/cancel.c b/extension/src/server/cancel.c
index e8f3255d5..3aab9a5f4 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/cancel.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/cancel.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/server/cancel.h"
+#include "server/cancel.h"
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/server/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/server/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04a41a451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Server PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_ws_server = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/server/cors.c b/extension/src/server/cors.c
index 70fb8a8ea..70cba8c3e 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/cors.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/cors.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/server/cors.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "server/cors.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/server/early_hints.c b/extension/src/server/early_hints.c
index 817f33738..f1059bc58 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/early_hints.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/early_hints.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/server/early_hints.h"
+#include "server/early_hints.h"
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1.c b/extension/src/server/http1.c
index c235f294c..852d349f4 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/client/websocket.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/server/http1.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
-#include "include/server/websocket.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "client/websocket.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "server/http1.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
+#include "server/websocket.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifndef MSG_NOSIGNAL
+#  define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0
+#endif
+
 #include "local_listener.inc"
 
 #define KING_SERVER_HTTP1_MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES 32768
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/public_api.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/public_api.inc
index 08f1ec7b7..e974877dd 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1/public_api.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/public_api.inc
@@ -85,6 +85,303 @@ static zend_result king_server_http1_send_early_hints(
     return rc;
 }
 
+static zval *king_server_http1_response_body_stream(zval *retval)
+{
+    zval *body_stream = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(retval),
+        "body_stream",
+        sizeof("body_stream") - 1
+    );
+
+    if (body_stream == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(body_stream) == IS_NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return body_stream;
+}
+
+static int king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd = -1;
+static zend_string *king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host = NULL;
+static zend_long king_server_http1_persistent_listener_port = 0;
+
+static bool king_server_http1_config_bool(
+    zval *config,
+    const char *key,
+    size_t key_len
+)
+{
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (config == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(config) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(config), key, key_len);
+    if (value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return zend_is_true(value);
+}
+
+static void king_server_http1_close_persistent_listener(void)
+{
+    if (king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd >= 0) {
+        close(king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd);
+        king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host);
+        king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host = NULL;
+    }
+
+    king_server_http1_persistent_listener_port = 0;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_http1_resolve_listener_socket(
+    char *host,
+    size_t host_len,
+    zend_long port,
+    bool persistent,
+    int *listener_fd_out,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    int listener_fd = -1;
+
+    if (!persistent) {
+        return king_server_http1_open_listener_socket(
+            host,
+            port,
+            listener_fd_out,
+            function_name
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (
+        king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd >= 0
+        && king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host != NULL
+        && king_server_http1_persistent_listener_port == port
+        && ZSTR_LEN(king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host) == host_len
+        && memcmp(ZSTR_VAL(king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host), host, host_len) == 0
+    ) {
+        *listener_fd_out = king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd;
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    king_server_http1_close_persistent_listener();
+
+    if (
+        king_server_http1_open_listener_socket(
+            host,
+            port,
+            &listener_fd,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_server_http1_persistent_listener_fd = listener_fd;
+    king_server_http1_persistent_listener_host = zend_string_init(host, host_len, 0);
+    king_server_http1_persistent_listener_port = port;
+    *listener_fd_out = listener_fd;
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_long king_server_http1_write_deadline(king_client_session_t *session)
+{
+    return king_server_http1_now_ms() + king_server_http1_resolve_timeout_ms(session);
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_http1_call_body_stream(
+    zval *body_stream,
+    zval *chunk,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    zend_fcall_info fci;
+    zend_fcall_info_cache fcc;
+
+    if (zend_fcall_info_init(body_stream, 0, &fci, &fcc, NULL, NULL) != SUCCESS) {
+        king_server_local_set_errorf(
+            "%s() failed to initialize the HTTP body stream callback.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    fci.retval = chunk;
+    fci.param_count = 0;
+    fci.params = NULL;
+
+    if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (EG(exception) == NULL) {
+            king_server_local_set_errorf(
+                "%s() failed to invoke the HTTP body stream callback.",
+                function_name
+            );
+        }
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_http1_write_chunk(
+    king_client_session_t *session,
+    const char *bytes,
+    size_t bytes_len,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    char prefix[32];
+    int prefix_len;
+
+    if (bytes_len == 0) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    prefix_len = snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "%zx\r\n", bytes_len);
+    if (prefix_len <= 0 || (size_t) prefix_len >= sizeof(prefix)) {
+        king_server_local_set_errorf(
+            "%s() failed to materialize an HTTP chunk header.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
+            session->transport_socket_fd,
+            prefix,
+            (size_t) prefix_len,
+            king_server_http1_write_deadline(session),
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
+            session->transport_socket_fd,
+            bytes,
+            bytes_len,
+            king_server_http1_write_deadline(session),
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    return king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
+        session->transport_socket_fd,
+        "\r\n",
+        sizeof("\r\n") - 1,
+        king_server_http1_write_deadline(session),
+        function_name
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_http1_finish_chunked_response(
+    king_client_session_t *session,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    return king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
+        session->transport_socket_fd,
+        "0\r\n\r\n",
+        sizeof("0\r\n\r\n") - 1,
+        king_server_http1_write_deadline(session),
+        function_name
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_http1_send_chunked_response(
+    king_client_session_t *session,
+    zval *body_stream,
+    zend_long status,
+    zval *headers_zv,
+    zend_long stream_id,
+    zend_long deadline_ms,
+    const char *function_name
+)
+{
+    smart_str response = {0};
+    zend_result rc;
+
+    if (
+        king_server_http1_send_early_hints(
+            session,
+            stream_id,
+            deadline_ms,
+            function_name
+        ) != SUCCESS
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(&response, "HTTP/1.1 ");
+    smart_str_append_long(&response, status);
+    smart_str_appendc(&response, ' ');
+    smart_str_appends(&response, king_server_http1_status_text(status));
+    smart_str_appends(&response, "\r\n");
+
+    if (king_server_http1_append_response_headers(&response, headers_zv) != SUCCESS) {
+        smart_str_free(&response);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    smart_str_appends(&response, "Transfer-Encoding: chunked\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n");
+    smart_str_0(&response);
+
+    rc = king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
+        session->transport_socket_fd,
+        ZSTR_VAL(response.s),
+        ZSTR_LEN(response.s),
+        deadline_ms,
+        function_name
+    );
+    smart_str_free(&response);
+    if (rc != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    while (true) {
+        zval chunk;
+
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&chunk);
+        if (king_server_http1_call_body_stream(body_stream, &chunk, function_name) != SUCCESS) {
+            if (!Z_ISUNDEF(chunk)) {
+                zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            }
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE(chunk) == IS_NULL || Z_TYPE(chunk) == IS_FALSE) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            return king_server_http1_finish_chunked_response(session, function_name);
+        }
+
+        if (Z_TYPE(chunk) != IS_STRING) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+            king_server_local_set_errorf(
+                "%s() HTTP body stream callback must return a string chunk, null, or false.",
+                function_name
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        rc = king_server_http1_write_chunk(
+            session,
+            Z_STRVAL(chunk),
+            Z_STRLEN(chunk),
+            function_name
+        );
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&chunk);
+        if (rc != SUCCESS) {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static zend_result king_server_http1_send_response(
     king_client_session_t *session,
     zval *retval,
@@ -96,6 +393,7 @@ static zend_result king_server_http1_send_response(
     zval *status_zv;
     zval *headers_zv;
     zval *body_zv;
+    zval *body_stream;
     zend_long status = 200;
     zend_string *body = NULL;
     smart_str response = {0};
@@ -113,6 +411,19 @@ static zend_result king_server_http1_send_response(
         status = zval_get_long(status_zv);
     }
 
+    body_stream = king_server_http1_response_body_stream(retval);
+    if (body_stream != NULL) {
+        return king_server_http1_send_chunked_response(
+            session,
+            body_stream,
+            status,
+            headers_zv,
+            stream_id,
+            deadline_ms,
+            function_name
+        );
+    }
+
     if (body_zv != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(body_zv) != IS_NULL) {
         body = zval_get_string(body_zv);
     } else {
@@ -263,6 +574,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once)
     zend_long stream_id = 0;
     int listener_fd = -1;
     int accepted_fd = -1;
+    bool persistent_listener = false;
     zend_bool rc = 0;
 
     ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(4, 4)
@@ -283,6 +595,19 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once)
 
     ZVAL_UNDEF(&request);
     ZVAL_UNDEF(&retval);
+    persistent_listener = king_server_http1_config_bool(
+        config,
+        "persistent_listener",
+        sizeof("persistent_listener") - 1
+    ) || king_server_http1_config_bool(
+        config,
+        "tcp.persistent_listener",
+        sizeof("tcp.persistent_listener") - 1
+    ) || king_server_http1_config_bool(
+        config,
+        "tcp_persistent_listener",
+        sizeof("tcp_persistent_listener") - 1
+    );
 
     session = king_server_local_open_session(
         "king_http1_server_listen_once",
@@ -303,9 +628,11 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once)
     }
 
     if (
-        king_server_http1_open_listener_socket(
+        king_server_http1_resolve_listener_socket(
             host,
+            host_len,
             port,
+            persistent_listener,
             &listener_fd,
             "king_http1_server_listen_once"
         ) != SUCCESS
@@ -326,8 +653,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    close(listener_fd);
-    listener_fd = -1;
+    if (!persistent_listener) {
+        close(listener_fd);
+        listener_fd = -1;
+    }
 
     if (
         king_server_http1_apply_transport_snapshot_from_socket(
@@ -439,7 +768,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_http1_server_listen_once)
     rc = 1;
 
 cleanup:
-    if (listener_fd >= 0) {
+    if (listener_fd >= 0 && !persistent_listener) {
         close(listener_fd);
     }
 
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/request_parsing.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/request_parsing.inc
index 6ebf0b58c..f871e95d2 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1/request_parsing.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/request_parsing.inc
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ static zend_result king_server_http1_append_response_headers(
         if (
             zend_string_equals_literal_ci(header_name, "Content-Length")
             || zend_string_equals_literal_ci(header_name, "Connection")
+            || zend_string_equals_literal_ci(header_name, "Transfer-Encoding")
         ) {
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/socket_io.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/socket_io.inc
index a3913d924..bc3537295 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1/socket_io.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/socket_io.inc
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static zend_result king_server_http1_write_all_fd(
             return FAILURE;
         }
 
-        ssize_t chunk = send(fd, buffer + written, buffer_len - written, 0);
+        ssize_t chunk = send(fd, buffer + written, buffer_len - written, MSG_NOSIGNAL);
 
         if (chunk < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
             continue;
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object.inc
index 742d89593..515350141 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object.inc
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server___construct, 0, 0, 2)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, host, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, port, IS_LONG, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, config, King\\Config, 1, "null")
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_accept, 0, 0, King\\WebSocket\\Connection, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#include "server/websocket_server_arginfo.h"
 
 static void king_websocket_server_set_errorf(
     const char *format,
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object/dispatch.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object/dispatch.inc
index 2cf875124..c5830eb38 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object/dispatch.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object/dispatch.inc
@@ -1,27 +1,3 @@
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_getConnections, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_send, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connectionId, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_sendBinary, 0, 2, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, connectionId, IS_STRING, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcast, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, message, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcastBinary, 0, 1, IS_VOID, 0)
-    ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, payload, IS_STRING, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_stop, 0, 0, IS_VOID, 0)
-ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
-
 PHP_METHOD(King_WebSocket_Server, getConnections)
 {
     king_ws_server_object *intern;
@@ -172,14 +148,4 @@ PHP_METHOD(King_WebSocket_Server, stop)
     king_set_error("");
 }
 
-const zend_function_entry king_ws_server_class_methods[] = {
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, __construct, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server___construct, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, accept, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_accept, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, getConnections, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_getConnections, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, send, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, sendBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_sendBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, broadcast, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcast, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, broadcastBinary, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_broadcastBinary, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_ME(King_WebSocket_Server, stop, arginfo_class_King_WebSocket_Server_stop, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
-    PHP_FE_END
-};
+#include "server/websocket_server_class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object_handlers.inc b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object_handlers.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1e5ff0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/http1/websocket_server_object_handlers.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * King WebSocket server PHP object handlers.
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_ws_server_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_ws_server_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_ws_server_object *intern = php_king_ws_server_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->config)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->config);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    }
+    if (intern->host != NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(intern->host);
+        intern->host = NULL;
+    }
+    if (intern->listener_fd >= 0) {
+        close(intern->listener_fd);
+        intern->listener_fd = -1;
+    }
+    if (intern->registry_initialized) {
+        zval *entry;
+
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(&intern->connections, entry)
+        {
+            king_ws_state *state = Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_PTR
+                ? (king_ws_state *) Z_PTR_P(entry)
+                : NULL;
+
+            if (state != NULL && state->server_owner == intern) {
+                state->server_owner = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+        ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+        zend_hash_destroy(&intern->connections);
+        intern->registry_initialized = false;
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_ws_server_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_ws_server_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->config);
+    intern->host = NULL;
+    intern->port = 0;
+    intern->listener_fd = -1;
+    zend_hash_init(&intern->connections, 8, NULL, NULL, 0);
+    intern->next_connection_sequence = 1;
+    intern->registry_initialized = true;
+    intern->closed = false;
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_ws_server_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_ws_server_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_ws_server_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_ws_server_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_ws_server_object, std);
+    king_ws_server_object_handlers.free_obj = king_ws_server_object_free;
+    king_ws_server_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_ws_server->create_object = king_ws_server_object_create;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http2.c b/extension/src/server/http2.c
index 04f9ecf65..f0b282fda 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http2.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/http2.c
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/server/http2.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "server/http2.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 
diff --git a/extension/src/server/http3.c b/extension/src/server/http3.c
index 01f4389d3..a6788e019 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/http3.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/http3.c
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
-#include "include/server/http3.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "config/quic_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tcp_transport/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/tls_and_crypto/base_layer.h"
+#include "server/http3.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
 
 #include "Zend/zend_smart_str.h"
 
diff --git a/extension/src/server/index.c b/extension/src/server/index.c
index 0ecbf3ab9..eed39d5ea 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/index.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/index.c
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/server/http1.h"
-#include "include/server/http2.h"
-#include "include/server/http3.h"
-#include "include/server/index.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "server/http1.h"
+#include "server/http2.h"
+#include "server/http3.h"
+#include "server/index.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 
-extern int le_king_cfg;
-
 static const char *king_server_select_listener_name(const king_cfg_t *cfg)
 {
     if (cfg != NULL && !cfg->tcp.enable) {
@@ -213,3 +211,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_listen)
     zval_ptr_dtor(&listener_result);
     RETURN_FALSE;
 }
+
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/server/local_listener.inc b/extension/src/server/local_listener.inc
index 812329eee..0709569db 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/local_listener.inc
+++ b/extension/src/server/local_listener.inc
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * and builds the normalized request path used by the local protocol leaves.
  */
 
-#include "include/server/cors.h"
-#include "include/server/open_telemetry.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "server/cors.h"
+#include "server/open_telemetry.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 static void king_server_local_set_errorf(const char *format, ...)
 {
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static zend_result king_server_local_validate_response(
     zval *status;
     zval *headers;
     zval *body;
+    zval *body_stream;
     zend_long code;
 
     if (Z_TYPE_P(retval) != IS_ARRAY) {
@@ -390,6 +391,21 @@ static zend_result king_server_local_validate_response(
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
+    body_stream = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(retval),
+        "body_stream",
+        sizeof("body_stream") - 1
+    );
+    if (body_stream != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(body_stream) != IS_NULL
+        && !zend_is_callable(body_stream, 0, NULL)) {
+        king_server_local_set_errorf(
+            "%s() handler response 'body_stream' must be a callable when present.",
+            function_name
+        );
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
     status = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(retval), "status", sizeof("status") - 1);
     if (status == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(status) == IS_NULL) {
         return SUCCESS;
diff --git a/extension/src/server/open_telemetry.c b/extension/src/server/open_telemetry.c
index 3d839a19f..a03270f9e 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/open_telemetry.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/open_telemetry.c
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/config/config.h"
-#include "include/server/open_telemetry.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
+#include "server/open_telemetry.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -337,268 +337,7 @@ static void king_server_telemetry_apply_snapshot(
     );
 }
 
-static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_header_name_equals_ci(
-    zend_string *header_name,
-    const char *expected,
-    size_t expected_len
-)
-{
-    size_t index;
-
-    if (header_name == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(header_name) != expected_len) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    for (index = 0; index < expected_len; index++) {
-        if (tolower((unsigned char) ZSTR_VAL(header_name)[index])
-            != tolower((unsigned char) expected[index])) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static zval *king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
-    zval *request,
-    const char *header_name,
-    size_t header_name_len
-)
-{
-    zval *headers;
-    zval *entry;
-    zend_string *key;
-    zval *value;
-
-    if (request == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(request) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    headers = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(request),
-        "headers",
-        sizeof("headers") - 1
-    );
-    if (headers == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(headers) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    entry = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(headers),
-        header_name,
-        header_name_len
-    );
-    if (entry != NULL) {
-        return entry;
-    }
-
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(headers), key, value) {
-        if (king_server_telemetry_header_name_equals_ci(
-                key,
-                header_name,
-                header_name_len
-            )) {
-            return value;
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static zend_string *king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(zval *header_value)
-{
-    zval *entry;
-
-    if (header_value == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(header_value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(header_value) > 0) {
-        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(header_value));
-    }
-
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(header_value) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(header_value), entry) {
-        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
-            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(entry));
-        }
-    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static zend_string *king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(
-    const char *value,
-    size_t value_len
-)
-{
-    zend_string *normalized;
-    size_t index;
-
-    normalized = zend_string_alloc(value_len, 0);
-    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
-        ZSTR_VAL(normalized)[index] = (char) tolower((unsigned char) value[index]);
-    }
-    ZSTR_VAL(normalized)[value_len] = '\0';
-
-    return normalized;
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(
-    const char *value,
-    size_t value_len
-)
-{
-    size_t index;
-
-    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
-        if (!isxdigit((unsigned char) value[index])) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(
-    const char *value,
-    size_t value_len
-)
-{
-    size_t index;
-
-    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
-        if (value[index] != '0') {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static zend_result king_server_telemetry_extract_incoming_trace_context(
-    zval *request,
-    zval *destination
-)
-{
-    zval *traceparent_value;
-    zval *tracestate_value;
-    zend_string *traceparent = NULL;
-    zend_string *trace_state = NULL;
-    const char *value;
-
-    traceparent_value = king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
-        request,
-        "traceparent",
-        sizeof("traceparent") - 1
-    );
-    if (traceparent_value == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    traceparent = king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(traceparent_value);
-    if (traceparent == NULL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    value = ZSTR_VAL(traceparent);
-    if (ZSTR_LEN(traceparent) != 55
-        || value[2] != '-'
-        || value[35] != '-'
-        || value[52] != '-'
-        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value, 2)
-        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 3, 32)
-        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 36, 16)
-        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 53, 2)
-        || (tolower((unsigned char) value[0]) == 'f'
-            && tolower((unsigned char) value[1]) == 'f')
-        || king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(value + 3, 32)
-        || king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(value + 36, 16)) {
-        zend_string_release(traceparent);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    array_init(destination);
-    add_assoc_str(
-        destination,
-        "trace_id",
-        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 3, 32)
-    );
-    add_assoc_str(
-        destination,
-        "parent_span_id",
-        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 36, 16)
-    );
-    add_assoc_str(
-        destination,
-        "trace_flags",
-        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 53, 2)
-    );
-
-    tracestate_value = king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
-        request,
-        "tracestate",
-        sizeof("tracestate") - 1
-    );
-    trace_state = king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(tracestate_value);
-    if (trace_state != NULL) {
-        add_assoc_str(destination, "trace_state", trace_state);
-    }
-
-    zend_string_release(traceparent);
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static zval *king_server_telemetry_find_request_incoming_trace_context(zval *request)
-{
-    zval *telemetry;
-
-    if (request == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(request) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    telemetry = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(request),
-        "telemetry",
-        sizeof("telemetry") - 1
-    );
-    if (telemetry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(telemetry) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(telemetry),
-        "incoming_trace_context",
-        sizeof("incoming_trace_context") - 1
-    );
-}
-
-static zend_result king_server_telemetry_parse_trace_flags(
-    zval *trace_flags,
-    uint8_t *parsed_flags
-)
-{
-    char *endptr = NULL;
-    unsigned long parsed;
-
-    if (trace_flags == NULL
-        || parsed_flags == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) != IS_STRING
-        || Z_STRLEN_P(trace_flags) != 2) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    parsed = strtoul(Z_STRVAL_P(trace_flags), &endptr, 16);
-    if (endptr == NULL || *endptr != '\0' || parsed > 0xffUL) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    *parsed_flags = (uint8_t) parsed;
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
+#include "open_telemetry/trace_context.inc"
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(king_server_init_telemetry)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/server/open_telemetry/trace_context.inc b/extension/src/server/open_telemetry/trace_context.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd049aba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/open_telemetry/trace_context.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_header_name_equals_ci(
+    zend_string *header_name,
+    const char *expected,
+    size_t expected_len
+)
+{
+    size_t index;
+
+    if (header_name == NULL || ZSTR_LEN(header_name) != expected_len) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    for (index = 0; index < expected_len; index++) {
+        if (tolower((unsigned char) ZSTR_VAL(header_name)[index])
+            != tolower((unsigned char) expected[index])) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static zval *king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
+    zval *request,
+    const char *header_name,
+    size_t header_name_len
+)
+{
+    zval *headers;
+    zval *entry;
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *value;
+
+    if (request == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(request) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    headers = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(request),
+        "headers",
+        sizeof("headers") - 1
+    );
+    if (headers == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(headers) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(headers),
+        header_name,
+        header_name_len
+    );
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+        return entry;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(headers), key, value) {
+        if (king_server_telemetry_header_name_equals_ci(
+                key,
+                header_name,
+                header_name_len
+            )) {
+            return value;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(zval *header_value)
+{
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (header_value == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(header_value) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(header_value) > 0) {
+        return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(header_value));
+    }
+
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(header_value) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(header_value), entry) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(entry) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(entry) > 0) {
+            return zend_string_copy(Z_STR_P(entry));
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(
+    const char *value,
+    size_t value_len
+)
+{
+    zend_string *normalized;
+    size_t index;
+
+    normalized = zend_string_alloc(value_len, 0);
+    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
+        ZSTR_VAL(normalized)[index] = (char) tolower((unsigned char) value[index]);
+    }
+    ZSTR_VAL(normalized)[value_len] = '\0';
+
+    return normalized;
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(
+    const char *value,
+    size_t value_len
+)
+{
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
+        if (!isxdigit((unsigned char) value[index])) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static zend_bool king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(
+    const char *value,
+    size_t value_len
+)
+{
+    size_t index;
+
+    for (index = 0; index < value_len; index++) {
+        if (value[index] != '0') {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_telemetry_extract_incoming_trace_context(
+    zval *request,
+    zval *destination
+)
+{
+    zval *traceparent_value;
+    zval *tracestate_value;
+    zend_string *traceparent = NULL;
+    zend_string *trace_state = NULL;
+    const char *value;
+
+    traceparent_value = king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
+        request,
+        "traceparent",
+        sizeof("traceparent") - 1
+    );
+    if (traceparent_value == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    traceparent = king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(traceparent_value);
+    if (traceparent == NULL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    value = ZSTR_VAL(traceparent);
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(traceparent) != 55
+        || value[2] != '-'
+        || value[35] != '-'
+        || value[52] != '-'
+        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value, 2)
+        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 3, 32)
+        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 36, 16)
+        || !king_server_telemetry_slice_is_hex(value + 53, 2)
+        || (tolower((unsigned char) value[0]) == 'f'
+            && tolower((unsigned char) value[1]) == 'f')
+        || king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(value + 3, 32)
+        || king_server_telemetry_slice_is_all_zeroes(value + 36, 16)) {
+        zend_string_release(traceparent);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    array_init(destination);
+    add_assoc_str(
+        destination,
+        "trace_id",
+        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 3, 32)
+    );
+    add_assoc_str(
+        destination,
+        "parent_span_id",
+        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 36, 16)
+    );
+    add_assoc_str(
+        destination,
+        "trace_flags",
+        king_server_telemetry_dup_lowercase_slice(value + 53, 2)
+    );
+
+    tracestate_value = king_server_telemetry_find_request_header(
+        request,
+        "tracestate",
+        sizeof("tracestate") - 1
+    );
+    trace_state = king_server_telemetry_copy_first_header_string(tracestate_value);
+    if (trace_state != NULL) {
+        add_assoc_str(destination, "trace_state", trace_state);
+    }
+
+    zend_string_release(traceparent);
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static zval *king_server_telemetry_find_request_incoming_trace_context(zval *request)
+{
+    zval *telemetry;
+
+    if (request == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(request) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    telemetry = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(request),
+        "telemetry",
+        sizeof("telemetry") - 1
+    );
+    if (telemetry == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(telemetry) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(telemetry),
+        "incoming_trace_context",
+        sizeof("incoming_trace_context") - 1
+    );
+}
+
+static zend_result king_server_telemetry_parse_trace_flags(
+    zval *trace_flags,
+    uint8_t *parsed_flags
+)
+{
+    char *endptr = NULL;
+    unsigned long parsed;
+
+    if (trace_flags == NULL
+        || parsed_flags == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) != IS_STRING
+        || Z_STRLEN_P(trace_flags) != 2) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    parsed = strtoul(Z_STRVAL_P(trace_flags), &endptr, 16);
+    if (endptr == NULL || *endptr != '\0' || parsed > 0xffUL) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    *parsed_flags = (uint8_t) parsed;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/server/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/server/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9846a2320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Server PHP binding aggregation. The server runtime translation unit includes
+ * this module boundary instead of websocket server object-handler leaves.
+ */
+
+#include "http1/websocket_server_object_handlers.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/server/registration.inc b/extension/src/server/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..641deb009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+void king_server_register_websocket_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_ws_server = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\WebSocket\\Server",
+        NULL,
+        king_ws_server_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_server_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_ws_server_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/server/session.c b/extension/src/server/session.c
index 1587e033f..950776811 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/session.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/session.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/server/session.h"
+#include "server/session.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/server/state.inc b/extension/src/server/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bafe33406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/server/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Server module state storage aggregation.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/server/tls.c b/extension/src/server/tls.c
index 2e72fae0b..32e312ff6 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/tls.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/tls.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/client/session.h"
-#include "include/server/tls.h"
+#include "client/session.h"
+#include "server/tls.h"
 
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/server/websocket.c b/extension/src/server/websocket.c
index 689c04f06..cec702b0e 100644
--- a/extension/src/server/websocket.c
+++ b/extension/src/server/websocket.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/server/websocket.h"
+#include "server/websocket.h"
 
 #include "main/php_network.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/metrics.c b/extension/src/telemetry/metrics.c
index 9e1d8efec..d83346d81 100644
--- a/extension/src/telemetry/metrics.c
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/metrics.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * metrics together with pending telemetry signals for export.
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
 
 static HashTable king_metrics_registry;
 static bool king_metrics_initialized = false;
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry.c b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry.c
index 10fab623b..55fa9f11f 100644
--- a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry.c
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * span to userland.
  */
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/telemetry/telemetry.h"
-#include "include/runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
+#include "telemetry/telemetry.h"
+#include "runtime/libcurl_candidates.h"
 #include <zend_hash.h>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/standard/php_var.h>
 #include "zend_smart_str.h"
-#include "include/config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
+#include "config/open_telemetry/base_layer.h"
 
 static king_telemetry_config_t king_telemetry_runtime_config;
 static bool king_telemetry_system_initialized = false;
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding.inc b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding.inc
index b4cf9ef01..3f1d9f4f7 100644
--- a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding.inc
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding.inc
@@ -145,119 +145,7 @@ static void king_telemetry_reset_active_span(void)
     king_current_span = NULL;
 }
 
-void king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context(void)
-{
-    memset(
-        &king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context,
-        0,
-        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context)
-    );
-}
-
-zend_result king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context(
-    const char *trace_id,
-    const char *parent_span_id,
-    uint8_t trace_flags,
-    const char *trace_state
-)
-{
-    if (trace_id == NULL
-        || parent_span_id == NULL
-        || strlen(trace_id) != 32
-        || strlen(parent_span_id) != 16) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
-    strncpy(
-        king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_id,
-        trace_id,
-        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_id) - 1
-    );
-    strncpy(
-        king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.parent_span_id,
-        parent_span_id,
-        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.parent_span_id) - 1
-    );
-    king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_flags = trace_flags;
-
-    if (trace_state != NULL && trace_state[0] != '\0') {
-        if (strlen(trace_state)
-            >= sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state)) {
-            king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        strncpy(
-            king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state,
-            trace_state,
-            sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state) - 1
-        );
-    }
-
-    king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.active = 1;
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-zend_result king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(zval *context)
-{
-    zval *trace_id;
-    zval *parent_span_id;
-    zval *trace_flags;
-    zval *trace_state;
-    zend_long parsed_trace_flags = 1;
-
-    if (context == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(context) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    trace_id = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
-        "trace_id",
-        sizeof("trace_id") - 1
-    );
-    parent_span_id = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
-        "parent_span_id",
-        sizeof("parent_span_id") - 1
-    );
-    trace_flags = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
-        "trace_flags",
-        sizeof("trace_flags") - 1
-    );
-    trace_state = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
-        "trace_state",
-        sizeof("trace_state") - 1
-    );
-
-    if (trace_flags != NULL) {
-        if (Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) == IS_LONG) {
-            parsed_trace_flags = Z_LVAL_P(trace_flags);
-        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(trace_flags) > 0) {
-            parsed_trace_flags = ZEND_STRTOL(Z_STRVAL_P(trace_flags), NULL, 10);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (
-        trace_id == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(trace_id) != IS_STRING
-        || parent_span_id == NULL
-        || Z_TYPE_P(parent_span_id) != IS_STRING
-    ) {
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    return king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context(
-        Z_STRVAL_P(trace_id),
-        Z_STRVAL_P(parent_span_id),
-        (uint8_t) (parsed_trace_flags & 0xff),
-        (trace_state != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(trace_state) == IS_STRING)
-            ? Z_STRVAL_P(trace_state)
-            : NULL
-    );
-}
+#include "pending_buffers_and_encoding/parent_context.inc"
 
 void king_telemetry_cleanup_scope_state(void)
 {
@@ -786,180 +674,7 @@ static void king_telemetry_json_append_attributes(
     smart_str_appends(json_payload, "]");
 }
 
-static zend_result king_telemetry_config_apply_inline_array(
-    king_telemetry_config_t *config,
-    zval *config_arr)
-{
-    zval *value;
-    const char *validation_error;
-
-    if (config == NULL || config_arr == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(config_arr) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        return SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr), "enabled", sizeof("enabled") - 1);
-    if (value != NULL) {
-        config->enabled = zend_is_true(value) ? 1 : 0;
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "otel_exporter_endpoint",
-        sizeof("otel_exporter_endpoint") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
-        validation_error = king_open_telemetry_validate_exporter_endpoint_value(
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            Z_STRLEN_P(value)
-        );
-        if (validation_error != NULL) {
-            zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
-                0,
-                "%s",
-                validation_error
-            );
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        snprintf(
-            config->otel_exporter_endpoint,
-            sizeof(config->otel_exporter_endpoint),
-            "%s",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "otel_exporter_headers",
-        sizeof("otel_exporter_headers") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
-        validation_error = king_open_telemetry_validate_exporter_headers_value(
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
-            Z_STRLEN_P(value)
-        );
-        if (validation_error != NULL) {
-            zend_throw_exception_ex(
-                spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
-                0,
-                "%s",
-                validation_error
-            );
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "otel_exporter_protocol",
-        sizeof("otel_exporter_protocol") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
-        snprintf(
-            config->otel_exporter_protocol,
-            sizeof(config->otel_exporter_protocol),
-            "%s",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "service_name",
-        sizeof("service_name") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
-        snprintf(
-            config->service_name,
-            sizeof(config->service_name),
-            "%s",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "traces_sampler_type",
-        sizeof("traces_sampler_type") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL
-        && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING
-        && (
-            strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "parent_based_probability") == 0
-            || strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "always_on") == 0
-            || strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "always_off") == 0
-        )) {
-        snprintf(
-            config->traces_sampler_type,
-            sizeof(config->traces_sampler_type),
-            "%s",
-            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
-        );
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "traces_sampler_ratio",
-        sizeof("traces_sampler_ratio") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL) {
-        double sampler_ratio = zval_get_double(value);
-
-        if (sampler_ratio >= 0.0 && sampler_ratio <= 1.0) {
-            config->traces_sampler_ratio = sampler_ratio;
-            config->traces_sampler_ratio_configured = 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "batch_processor_max_queue_size",
-        sizeof("batch_processor_max_queue_size") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL) {
-        zend_long queue_limit = zval_get_long(value);
-
-        if (queue_limit > 0) {
-            config->max_queue_size = queue_limit > UINT32_MAX
-                ? UINT32_MAX
-                : (uint32_t) queue_limit;
-        }
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "logs_exporter_batch_size",
-        sizeof("logs_exporter_batch_size") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL) {
-        zend_long batch_size = zval_get_long(value);
-
-        if (batch_size > 0) {
-            config->max_export_batch_size = batch_size > UINT32_MAX
-                ? UINT32_MAX
-                : (uint32_t) batch_size;
-        }
-    }
-
-    value = zend_hash_str_find(
-        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
-        "exporter_timeout_ms",
-        sizeof("exporter_timeout_ms") - 1
-    );
-    if (value != NULL) {
-        zend_long timeout_ms = zval_get_long(value);
-
-        if (timeout_ms > 0) {
-            config->batch_timeout_ms = timeout_ms > UINT32_MAX
-                ? UINT32_MAX
-                : (uint32_t) timeout_ms;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
+#include "pending_buffers_and_encoding/inline_config.inc"
 
 static const char *king_telemetry_metric_type_from_zval(zval *type_zval)
 {
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/inline_config.inc b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/inline_config.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8608c4dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/inline_config.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+static zend_result king_telemetry_config_apply_inline_array(
+    king_telemetry_config_t *config,
+    zval *config_arr)
+{
+    zval *value;
+    const char *validation_error;
+
+    if (config == NULL || config_arr == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(config_arr) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr), "enabled", sizeof("enabled") - 1);
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        config->enabled = zend_is_true(value) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "otel_exporter_endpoint",
+        sizeof("otel_exporter_endpoint") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+        validation_error = king_open_telemetry_validate_exporter_endpoint_value(
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            Z_STRLEN_P(value)
+        );
+        if (validation_error != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                validation_error
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        snprintf(
+            config->otel_exporter_endpoint,
+            sizeof(config->otel_exporter_endpoint),
+            "%s",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "otel_exporter_headers",
+        sizeof("otel_exporter_headers") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+        validation_error = king_open_telemetry_validate_exporter_headers_value(
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value),
+            Z_STRLEN_P(value)
+        );
+        if (validation_error != NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception_ex(
+                spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
+                0,
+                "%s",
+                validation_error
+            );
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "otel_exporter_protocol",
+        sizeof("otel_exporter_protocol") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+        snprintf(
+            config->otel_exporter_protocol,
+            sizeof(config->otel_exporter_protocol),
+            "%s",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "service_name",
+        sizeof("service_name") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING) {
+        snprintf(
+            config->service_name,
+            sizeof(config->service_name),
+            "%s",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "traces_sampler_type",
+        sizeof("traces_sampler_type") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL
+        && Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_STRING
+        && (
+            strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "parent_based_probability") == 0
+            || strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "always_on") == 0
+            || strcmp(Z_STRVAL_P(value), "always_off") == 0
+        )) {
+        snprintf(
+            config->traces_sampler_type,
+            sizeof(config->traces_sampler_type),
+            "%s",
+            Z_STRVAL_P(value)
+        );
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "traces_sampler_ratio",
+        sizeof("traces_sampler_ratio") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        double sampler_ratio = zval_get_double(value);
+
+        if (sampler_ratio >= 0.0 && sampler_ratio <= 1.0) {
+            config->traces_sampler_ratio = sampler_ratio;
+            config->traces_sampler_ratio_configured = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "batch_processor_max_queue_size",
+        sizeof("batch_processor_max_queue_size") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        zend_long queue_limit = zval_get_long(value);
+
+        if (queue_limit > 0) {
+            config->max_queue_size = queue_limit > UINT32_MAX
+                ? UINT32_MAX
+                : (uint32_t) queue_limit;
+        }
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "logs_exporter_batch_size",
+        sizeof("logs_exporter_batch_size") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        zend_long batch_size = zval_get_long(value);
+
+        if (batch_size > 0) {
+            config->max_export_batch_size = batch_size > UINT32_MAX
+                ? UINT32_MAX
+                : (uint32_t) batch_size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    value = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(config_arr),
+        "exporter_timeout_ms",
+        sizeof("exporter_timeout_ms") - 1
+    );
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        zend_long timeout_ms = zval_get_long(value);
+
+        if (timeout_ms > 0) {
+            config->batch_timeout_ms = timeout_ms > UINT32_MAX
+                ? UINT32_MAX
+                : (uint32_t) timeout_ms;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/parent_context.inc b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/parent_context.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8485792ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/pending_buffers_and_encoding/parent_context.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+void king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context(void)
+{
+    memset(
+        &king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context,
+        0,
+        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context)
+    );
+}
+
+zend_result king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context(
+    const char *trace_id,
+    const char *parent_span_id,
+    uint8_t trace_flags,
+    const char *trace_state
+)
+{
+    if (trace_id == NULL
+        || parent_span_id == NULL
+        || strlen(trace_id) != 32
+        || strlen(parent_span_id) != 16) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
+    strncpy(
+        king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_id,
+        trace_id,
+        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_id) - 1
+    );
+    strncpy(
+        king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.parent_span_id,
+        parent_span_id,
+        sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.parent_span_id) - 1
+    );
+    king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_flags = trace_flags;
+
+    if (trace_state != NULL && trace_state[0] != '\0') {
+        if (strlen(trace_state)
+            >= sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state)) {
+            king_telemetry_clear_incoming_parent_context();
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        strncpy(
+            king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state,
+            trace_state,
+            sizeof(king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.trace_state) - 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    king_telemetry_incoming_parent_context.active = 1;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+zend_result king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context_from_array(zval *context)
+{
+    zval *trace_id;
+    zval *parent_span_id;
+    zval *trace_flags;
+    zval *trace_state;
+    zend_long parsed_trace_flags = 1;
+
+    if (context == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(context) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    trace_id = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
+        "trace_id",
+        sizeof("trace_id") - 1
+    );
+    parent_span_id = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
+        "parent_span_id",
+        sizeof("parent_span_id") - 1
+    );
+    trace_flags = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
+        "trace_flags",
+        sizeof("trace_flags") - 1
+    );
+    trace_state = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(context),
+        "trace_state",
+        sizeof("trace_state") - 1
+    );
+
+    if (trace_flags != NULL) {
+        if (Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) == IS_LONG) {
+            parsed_trace_flags = Z_LVAL_P(trace_flags);
+        } else if (Z_TYPE_P(trace_flags) == IS_STRING && Z_STRLEN_P(trace_flags) > 0) {
+            parsed_trace_flags = ZEND_STRTOL(Z_STRVAL_P(trace_flags), NULL, 10);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (
+        trace_id == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(trace_id) != IS_STRING
+        || parent_span_id == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(parent_span_id) != IS_STRING
+    ) {
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return king_telemetry_set_incoming_parent_context(
+        Z_STRVAL_P(trace_id),
+        Z_STRVAL_P(parent_span_id),
+        (uint8_t) (parsed_trace_flags & 0xff),
+        (trace_state != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(trace_state) == IS_STRING)
+            ? Z_STRVAL_P(trace_state)
+            : NULL
+    );
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/queue_and_span_runtime.inc b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/queue_and_span_runtime.inc
index 8498ec0b2..2359a6db9 100644
--- a/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/queue_and_span_runtime.inc
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/telemetry/queue_and_span_runtime.inc
@@ -442,4 +442,4 @@ int king_telemetry_log_internal(king_telemetry_level_t level, const char *logger
 
 /* --- PHP Entry Points --- */
 
-#include "include/king_globals.h"
+#include "php_king/globals.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_bool.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_bool.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 298799a27..590778f62
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_bool.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_bool.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * checks and raises the shared validation error when the value is not bool.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_bool.h"
 #include "php.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5efea1f63..4229e4da2
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Validation helper for colon-separated string lists. Enforces string input
  * and verifies that every token belongs to the provided allowlist.
  */
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_colon_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d9dbaf8e8..140b9799e
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * and keeps the bounded numeric-token validation used by config parsing.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_numeric_string.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c6076be79..6c266774f
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * and verifies that every token belongs to the provided allowlist.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_comma_separated_string_from_allowlist.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 936e9797e..78616f8a9
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * bounded origin-shape checks used by the current server config surface.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_cors_origin_string.h"
 
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h" /* For php_trim */
 #include "ext/standard/url.h"        /* For php_url_parse_ex */
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 92e828dd1..4cc9d287c
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * the bounded CPU-set grammar accepted by the cluster/process config surface.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_cpu_affinity_map_string.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1e54481e7..a6ccbc1ce
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * and the inclusive min/max bounds supplied by the caller.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_double_range.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7ac18f060..9167bfb6c
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * and the shard-layout grammar accepted by the object-store config surface.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_erasure_coding_shards_string.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9dfc0def6..8a3b49b7a
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * returns a duplicated value suitable for longer-lived config state.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_generic_string.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* For spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index cd8b4c6d8..df8714663
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * host-literal checks used by the current transport and control-plane config.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_host_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_host_string.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index cf4cfd2de..80e574b52
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * inclusive min/max bounds supplied by the caller.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_long_range.h"
 #include "php.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2a54429af..58035dc28
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * bounded priority range accepted by the cluster/process config surface.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_niceness_value.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* For spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 3305b9e1d..b5a8d326a
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * `>= 0` contract used by multiple config families.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_non_negative_long.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* For spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d8b17a02a..7d5e8978f
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * the `> 0` contract used by multiple config families.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_positive_long.h"
 #include "php.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e10fadfb2..00c9e83b6
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * the current `VCWD_ACCESS(..., R_OK)` readability check used by config paths.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_readable_file_path.h"
 #include "main/php_streams.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a8e77ba51..2951a30c4
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * input and the bounded policy names accepted by the autoscaling config.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_scale_up_policy_string.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
 #include "zend_exceptions.h"
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index de1ddbbdc..73e9f868b
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * and the bounded scheduler names accepted by the cluster/process config.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_scheduler_policy.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* For spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index f447e16c8..f0bfb3843
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * a duplicated value suitable for persistent module-config storage.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h> /* spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException */
 
diff --git a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.c b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 75282e456..d1d13d080
--- a/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.c
+++ b/extension/src/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Enforces string input and bounded membership checks against allowed values.
  */
 
-#include "include/validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
+#include "validation/config_param/validate_string_from_allowlist.h"
 #include <zend_exceptions.h>
 #include <ext/spl/spl_exceptions.h>
 
diff --git a/extension/src/xslt/class_entries.inc b/extension/src/xslt/class_entries.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b7278f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/xslt/class_entries.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * XSLT PHP class-entry storage.
+ */
+
+zend_class_entry *king_ce_xslt_processor = NULL;
diff --git a/extension/src/xslt/php_binding.inc b/extension/src/xslt/php_binding.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9e6c2415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/xslt/php_binding.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * King\XSLT\Processor PHP object surface. The XSLT translation unit includes
+ * this object boundary beside the native SaxonC runtime used by king_xslt_*.
+ */
+
+#include "xslt/xslt.h"
+
+static zend_object_handlers king_xslt_processor_object_handlers;
+
+static void king_xslt_processor_object_free(zend_object *object)
+{
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern = php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(object);
+
+    if (!Z_ISUNDEF(intern->options)) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->options);
+        ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->options);
+    }
+
+    zend_object_std_dtor(&intern->std);
+}
+
+static zend_object *king_xslt_processor_object_create(zend_class_entry *ce)
+{
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern = zend_object_alloc(sizeof(*intern), ce);
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&intern->options);
+    array_init(&intern->options);
+    zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    object_properties_init(&intern->std, ce);
+    intern->std.handlers = &king_xslt_processor_object_handlers;
+
+    return &intern->std;
+}
+
+static void king_xslt_processor_object_handlers_init(void)
+{
+    memcpy(
+        &king_xslt_processor_object_handlers,
+        &std_object_handlers,
+        sizeof(zend_object_handlers)
+    );
+    king_xslt_processor_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(king_xslt_processor_object, std);
+    king_xslt_processor_object_handlers.free_obj = king_xslt_processor_object_free;
+    king_xslt_processor_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
+    king_ce_xslt_processor->create_object = king_xslt_processor_object_create;
+}
+
+static void king_xslt_processor_merge_nested_properties(
+    zval *merged,
+    zval *base_options,
+    zval *call_options
+)
+{
+    zval *base_properties;
+    zval *call_properties;
+    zval properties;
+
+    base_properties = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(base_options),
+        "properties",
+        sizeof("properties") - 1
+    );
+    call_properties = zend_hash_str_find(
+        Z_ARRVAL_P(call_options),
+        "properties",
+        sizeof("properties") - 1
+    );
+
+    if (base_properties == NULL
+        || call_properties == NULL
+        || Z_TYPE_P(base_properties) != IS_ARRAY
+        || Z_TYPE_P(call_properties) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    array_init(&properties);
+    zend_hash_copy(Z_ARRVAL(properties), Z_ARRVAL_P(base_properties), zval_add_ref);
+    zend_hash_merge(Z_ARRVAL(properties), Z_ARRVAL_P(call_properties), zval_add_ref, 1);
+    zend_hash_str_update(Z_ARRVAL_P(merged), "properties", sizeof("properties") - 1, &properties);
+}
+
+static zval *king_xslt_processor_effective_options(
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *merged
+)
+{
+    if (Z_ISUNDEF(intern->options)
+        || Z_TYPE(intern->options) != IS_ARRAY
+        || zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL(intern->options)) == 0) {
+        return options;
+    }
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return &intern->options;
+    }
+
+    array_init(merged);
+    zend_hash_copy(Z_ARRVAL_P(merged), Z_ARRVAL(intern->options), zval_add_ref);
+    zend_hash_merge(Z_ARRVAL_P(merged), Z_ARRVAL_P(options), zval_add_ref, 1);
+    king_xslt_processor_merge_nested_properties(merged, &intern->options, options);
+
+    return merged;
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_XSLT_Processor, __construct)
+{
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(0, 1)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (king_xslt_validate_options(options) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    intern = php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    zval_ptr_dtor(&intern->options);
+    ZVAL_COPY(&intern->options, options);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_XSLT_Processor, getOptions)
+{
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    intern = php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    RETURN_ZVAL(&intern->options, 1, 0);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_XSLT_Processor, engineStatus)
+{
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    king_xslt_engine_status_array(return_value);
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_XSLT_Processor, transformFile)
+{
+    zend_string *source_path;
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval merged;
+    zval *effective_options;
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&merged);
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    intern = php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    effective_options = king_xslt_processor_effective_options(intern, options, &merged);
+
+    if (king_xslt_transform_file_result(source_path, stylesheet_path, effective_options, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (effective_options == &merged) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&merged);
+        }
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (effective_options == &merged) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&merged);
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_METHOD(King_XSLT_Processor, transformToFile)
+{
+    zend_string *source_path;
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
+    zend_string *output_path;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+    zval merged;
+    zval *effective_options;
+    king_xslt_processor_object *intern;
+
+    ZVAL_UNDEF(&merged);
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(output_path)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    intern = php_king_xslt_processor_obj_from_zend(Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS));
+    effective_options = king_xslt_processor_effective_options(intern, options, &merged);
+
+    if (king_xslt_transform_to_file_result(source_path, stylesheet_path, output_path, effective_options, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        if (effective_options == &merged) {
+            zval_ptr_dtor(&merged);
+        }
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
+    if (effective_options == &merged) {
+        zval_ptr_dtor(&merged);
+    }
+}
+
+#include "xslt/class_method_entries.h"
diff --git a/extension/src/xslt/registration.inc b/extension/src/xslt/registration.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd620a80e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/xslt/registration.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * XSLT registration aggregation. The XSLT translation unit includes this
+ * module boundary instead of leaving registration in the core bootstrap.
+ */
+
+void king_xslt_register_classes(void)
+{
+    king_ce_xslt_processor = king_register_class_with_flags(
+        "King\\XSLT\\Processor",
+        NULL,
+        king_xslt_processor_class_methods,
+        ZEND_ACC_FINAL | ZEND_ACC_NO_DYNAMIC_PROPERTIES
+    );
+}
+
+void king_xslt_init_object_handlers(void)
+{
+    king_xslt_processor_object_handlers_init();
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/xslt/state.inc b/extension/src/xslt/state.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..360b2a2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/xslt/state.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * XSLT module state storage aggregation. The XSLT translation unit owns this
+ * state beside the native SaxonC runtime.
+ */
+
+#include "class_entries.inc"
diff --git a/extension/src/xslt/xslt.c b/extension/src/xslt/xslt.c
index 92d27b85d..415200785 100644
--- a/extension/src/xslt/xslt.c
+++ b/extension/src/xslt/xslt.c
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 #include "php.h"
 #include "php_king.h"
-#include "include/runtime/saxonc_candidates.h"
+#include "runtime/saxonc_candidates.h"
+#include "xslt/arginfo/index.h"
 #include "xslt/xslt.h"
 #include "Zend/zend_exceptions.h"
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifndef PATH_MAX
@@ -24,26 +27,70 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "saxonc_loader.inc"
-
-static zend_string *king_xslt_realpath_or_throw(zend_string *path, const char *label)
+#include "state.inc"
+#include "php_binding.inc"
+#include "registration.inc"
+
+static zend_string *king_xslt_realpath_checked_or_throw(
+    zend_string *path,
+    const char *label,
+    bool require_directory
+)
 {
     char resolved[PATH_MAX];
+    struct stat path_stat;
 
     if (ZSTR_LEN(path) == 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, label, 0);
+        char message[256];
+        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s must not be empty.", label);
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     if (realpath(ZSTR_VAL(path), resolved) == NULL) {
         char message[512];
-        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s is not a readable local file: %s", label, ZSTR_VAL(path));
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s is not a readable local %s: %s",
+            label,
+            require_directory ? "directory" : "file",
+            ZSTR_VAL(path)
+        );
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(resolved, &path_stat) != 0) {
+        char message[512];
+        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s could not be inspected: %s", label, resolved);
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (access(resolved, R_OK) != 0) {
+    if (require_directory && !S_ISDIR(path_stat.st_mode)) {
+        char message[512];
+        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s must be a local directory: %s", label, resolved);
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (!require_directory && !S_ISREG(path_stat.st_mode)) {
         char message[512];
-        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s is not readable: %s", label, resolved);
+        snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%s must be a local file: %s", label, resolved);
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (access(resolved, require_directory ? (R_OK | X_OK) : R_OK) != 0) {
+        char message[512];
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "%s is not %s: %s",
+            label,
+            require_directory ? "accessible" : "readable",
+            resolved
+        );
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -51,6 +98,16 @@ static zend_string *king_xslt_realpath_or_throw(zend_string *path, const char *l
     return zend_string_init(resolved, strlen(resolved), 0);
 }
 
+static zend_string *king_xslt_realpath_file_or_throw(zend_string *path, const char *label)
+{
+    return king_xslt_realpath_checked_or_throw(path, label, false);
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_xslt_realpath_directory_or_throw(zend_string *path, const char *label)
+{
+    return king_xslt_realpath_checked_or_throw(path, label, true);
+}
+
 static zend_string *king_xslt_dirname_from_path(zend_string *path)
 {
     const char *value = ZSTR_VAL(path);
@@ -107,7 +164,7 @@ static zend_string *king_xslt_cwd_from_options(zval *options, zend_string *style
         && (cwd_value = zend_hash_str_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), "cwd", sizeof("cwd") - 1)) != NULL
         && Z_TYPE_P(cwd_value) != IS_NULL) {
         cwd_string = zval_get_string(cwd_value);
-        resolved = king_xslt_realpath_or_throw(cwd_string, "XSLT cwd");
+        resolved = king_xslt_realpath_directory_or_throw(cwd_string, "XSLT cwd");
         zend_string_release(cwd_string);
         return resolved;
     }
@@ -115,6 +172,100 @@ static zend_string *king_xslt_cwd_from_options(zval *options, zend_string *style
     return king_xslt_dirname_from_path(stylesheet_path);
 }
 
+static bool king_xslt_option_value_is_stringable(zval *value)
+{
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (Z_TYPE_P(value)) {
+        case IS_NULL:
+        case IS_FALSE:
+        case IS_TRUE:
+        case IS_LONG:
+        case IS_DOUBLE:
+        case IS_STRING:
+            return true;
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
+static zend_result king_xslt_validate_properties_option(zval *properties_value)
+{
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *entry;
+
+    if (properties_value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(properties_value) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(properties_value) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT properties option must be an associative array.", 0);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(properties_value), key, entry) {
+        if (key == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT property names must be strings.", 0);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (!king_xslt_option_value_is_stringable(entry)) {
+            zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT property values must be scalar or null.", 0);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+zend_result king_xslt_validate_options(zval *options)
+{
+    zend_string *key;
+    zval *entry;
+    char message[256];
+
+    if (options == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(options) == IS_NULL) {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (Z_TYPE_P(options) != IS_ARRAY) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT options must be an array.", 0);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(options), key, entry) {
+        if (key == NULL) {
+            zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT option names must be strings.", 0);
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "cwd")) {
+            if (entry != NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_NULL && Z_TYPE_P(entry) != IS_STRING) {
+                zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT cwd option must be a string or null.", 0);
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (zend_string_equals_literal(key, "properties")) {
+            if (king_xslt_validate_properties_option(entry) != SUCCESS) {
+                return FAILURE;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        snprintf(
+            message,
+            sizeof(message),
+            "XSLT option '%s' is not supported. Supported options are 'cwd' and 'properties'.",
+            ZSTR_VAL(key)
+        );
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
+        return FAILURE;
+    } ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static zend_result king_xslt_apply_properties_from_options(
     sxnc_property **properties,
     int *property_len,
@@ -135,16 +286,8 @@ static zend_result king_xslt_apply_properties_from_options(
     if (properties_value == NULL || Z_TYPE_P(properties_value) == IS_NULL) {
         return SUCCESS;
     }
-    if (Z_TYPE_P(properties_value) != IS_ARRAY) {
-        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT properties option must be an associative array.", 0);
-        return FAILURE;
-    }
 
     ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(Z_ARRVAL_P(properties_value), key, entry) {
-        if (key == NULL) {
-            zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT property names must be strings.", 0);
-            return FAILURE;
-        }
         value = zval_get_string(entry);
         king_saxonc.setProperty_fn(
             properties,
@@ -168,12 +311,12 @@ static zend_result king_xslt_prepare_context(
     zend_string **cwd
 )
 {
-    *source_abs = king_xslt_realpath_or_throw(source_path, "XSLT source XML");
+    *source_abs = king_xslt_realpath_file_or_throw(source_path, "XSLT source XML");
     if (*source_abs == NULL) {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    *stylesheet_abs = king_xslt_realpath_or_throw(stylesheet_path, "XSLT stylesheet");
+    *stylesheet_abs = king_xslt_realpath_file_or_throw(stylesheet_path, "XSLT stylesheet");
     if (*stylesheet_abs == NULL) {
         zend_string_release(*source_abs);
         *source_abs = NULL;
@@ -205,6 +348,43 @@ static const char *king_xslt_saxon_error(sxnc_environment *environment)
         : "SaxonC XSLT transformation failed.";
 }
 
+static bool king_xslt_saxon_has_error(sxnc_environment *environment, const char **message)
+{
+    *message = NULL;
+
+    if (environment != NULL && king_saxonc.c_getErrorMessage_fn != NULL) {
+        *message = king_saxonc.c_getErrorMessage_fn(environment);
+    }
+
+    return *message != NULL && (*message)[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+static zend_string *king_xslt_temporary_output_path(zend_string *output_abs)
+{
+    char path_template[PATH_MAX];
+    int fd;
+
+    if (ZSTR_LEN(output_abs) + sizeof(".kingtmpXXXXXX") >= PATH_MAX) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT output temporary path is too long.", 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(path_template, sizeof(path_template), "%s.kingtmpXXXXXX", ZSTR_VAL(output_abs));
+    fd = mkstemp(path_template);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "XSLT output temporary file could not be created.", 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    close(fd);
+    if (unlink(path_template) != 0) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "XSLT output temporary file could not be prepared.", 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return zend_string_init(path_template, strlen(path_template), 0);
+}
+
 void king_xslt_shutdown_system(void)
 {
     king_saxonc_close_runtime_handle();
@@ -219,7 +399,7 @@ void king_xslt_add_component_info(zval *configuration)
     add_assoc_string(configuration, "supported_use", "XSLT 2.0/3.0 transformation for Schematron/SVRL pipelines");
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status)
+void king_xslt_engine_status_array(zval *return_value)
 {
     sxnc_environment *environment = NULL;
     sxnc_processor *processor = NULL;
@@ -228,8 +408,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status)
     const char *version = NULL;
     const char *variant = NULL;
 
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
-
     array_init(return_value);
     add_assoc_string(return_value, "engine", "saxonc");
     add_assoc_string(return_value, "library_env", "KING_SAXONC_LIBRARY");
@@ -261,11 +439,13 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status)
     king_saxonc.freeSaxonc_fn(&environment, &processor, &parameters, &properties);
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
+zend_result king_xslt_transform_file_result(
+    zend_string *source_path,
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+)
 {
-    zend_string *source_path;
-    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
-    zval *options = NULL;
     zend_string *source_abs = NULL;
     zend_string *stylesheet_abs = NULL;
     zend_string *cwd = NULL;
@@ -277,20 +457,17 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
     int property_cap = 4;
     const char *result;
 
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
     if (king_saxonc_ensure_ready() != SUCCESS) {
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, king_saxonc.load_error, 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_xslt_validate_options(options) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (king_xslt_prepare_context(source_path, stylesheet_path, options, &source_abs, &stylesheet_abs, &cwd) != SUCCESS) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     king_saxonc.initSaxonc_fn(&environment, &processor, &parameters, &properties, 0, property_cap);
@@ -299,7 +476,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "SaxonC processor could not be initialized.", 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (king_xslt_apply_properties_from_options(&properties, &property_len, &property_cap, options) != SUCCESS) {
@@ -307,7 +484,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     result = king_saxonc.xsltApplyStylesheet_fn(
@@ -324,12 +501,14 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
 
     if (result == NULL) {
         const char *message = king_xslt_saxon_error(environment);
+        zend_string *saxon_message = zend_string_init(message, strlen(message), 0);
         king_saxonc.freeSaxonc_fn(&environment, &processor, &parameters, &properties);
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
-        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, message, 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, ZSTR_VAL(saxon_message), 0);
+        zend_string_release(saxon_message);
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     array_init(return_value);
@@ -342,18 +521,24 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
     zend_string_release(source_abs);
     zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
     zend_string_release(cwd);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
+zend_result king_xslt_transform_to_file_result(
+    zend_string *source_path,
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path,
+    zend_string *output_path,
+    zval *options,
+    zval *return_value
+)
 {
-    zend_string *source_path;
-    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
-    zend_string *output_path;
-    zval *options = NULL;
     zend_string *source_abs = NULL;
     zend_string *stylesheet_abs = NULL;
     zend_string *output_abs = NULL;
+    zend_string *temp_output_abs = NULL;
     zend_string *cwd = NULL;
+    struct stat output_stat;
     sxnc_environment *environment = NULL;
     sxnc_processor *processor = NULL;
     sxnc_parameter *parameters = NULL;
@@ -363,33 +548,45 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
     const char *message;
     zend_string *saxon_message = NULL;
 
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
-        Z_PARAM_STR(output_path)
-        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
-    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
-
     if (ZSTR_LEN(output_path) == 0) {
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT output path must not be empty.", 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (king_saxonc_ensure_ready() != SUCCESS) {
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, king_saxonc.load_error, 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (king_xslt_validate_options(options) != SUCCESS) {
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (king_xslt_prepare_context(source_path, stylesheet_path, options, &source_abs, &stylesheet_abs, &cwd) != SUCCESS) {
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
     output_abs = king_xslt_absolute_output_path(output_path);
     if (output_abs == NULL) {
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (stat(ZSTR_VAL(output_abs), &output_stat) == 0 && !S_ISREG(output_stat.st_mode)) {
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, "XSLT output path must be a local file path.", 0);
+        zend_string_release(source_abs);
+        zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
+        zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(cwd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+    temp_output_abs = king_xslt_temporary_output_path(output_abs);
+    if (temp_output_abs == NULL) {
+        zend_string_release(source_abs);
+        zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
+        zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(cwd);
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     king_saxonc.initSaxonc_fn(&environment, &processor, &parameters, &properties, 0, property_cap);
@@ -397,9 +594,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
         zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "SaxonC processor could not be initialized.", 0);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (king_xslt_apply_properties_from_options(&properties, &property_len, &property_cap, options) != SUCCESS) {
@@ -407,8 +605,9 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     king_saxonc.xsltSaveResultToFile_fn(
@@ -417,26 +616,53 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
         ZSTR_VAL(cwd),
         ZSTR_VAL(source_abs),
         ZSTR_VAL(stylesheet_abs),
-        ZSTR_VAL(output_abs),
+        ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs),
         parameters,
         properties,
         0,
         property_len
     );
 
-    message = king_xslt_saxon_error(environment);
-    saxon_message = zend_string_init(message, strlen(message), 0);
+    if (king_xslt_saxon_has_error(environment, &message)) {
+        saxon_message = zend_string_init(message, strlen(message), 0);
+    }
 
     king_saxonc.freeSaxonc_fn(&environment, &processor, &parameters, &properties);
 
-    if (access(ZSTR_VAL(output_abs), R_OK) != 0) {
-        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, ZSTR_VAL(saxon_message), 0);
+    if (saxon_message != NULL) {
+        unlink(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs));
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_validation_exception, ZSTR_VAL(saxon_message), 0);
         zend_string_release(source_abs);
         zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
         zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
         zend_string_release(cwd);
         zend_string_release(saxon_message);
-        RETURN_THROWS();
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs), &output_stat) != 0
+        || !S_ISREG(output_stat.st_mode)
+        || access(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs), R_OK) != 0) {
+        unlink(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs));
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "SaxonC XSLT transformation did not produce a readable output file.", 0);
+        zend_string_release(source_abs);
+        zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
+        zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(cwd);
+        return FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (rename(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs), ZSTR_VAL(output_abs)) != 0) {
+        unlink(ZSTR_VAL(temp_output_abs));
+        zend_throw_exception(king_ce_runtime_exception, "XSLT output file could not be moved into place.", 0);
+        zend_string_release(source_abs);
+        zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
+        zend_string_release(output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
+        zend_string_release(cwd);
+        return FAILURE;
     }
 
     array_init(return_value);
@@ -448,6 +674,53 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
     zend_string_release(source_abs);
     zend_string_release(stylesheet_abs);
     zend_string_release(output_abs);
+    zend_string_release(temp_output_abs);
     zend_string_release(cwd);
-    zend_string_release(saxon_message);
+
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_engine_status)
+{
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
+
+    king_xslt_engine_status_array(return_value);
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_file)
+{
+    zend_string *source_path;
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(2, 3)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_xslt_transform_file_result(source_path, stylesheet_path, options, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+}
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(king_xslt_transform_to_file)
+{
+    zend_string *source_path;
+    zend_string *stylesheet_path;
+    zend_string *output_path;
+    zval *options = NULL;
+
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(3, 4)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(source_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(stylesheet_path)
+        Z_PARAM_STR(output_path)
+        Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+        Z_PARAM_ARRAY_OR_NULL(options)
+    ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+    if (king_xslt_transform_to_file_result(source_path, stylesheet_path, output_path, options, return_value) != SUCCESS) {
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/extension/tests/001-load-and-core.phpt b/extension/tests/001-load-and-core.phpt
index c6ce3c0fb..4af2985db 100644
--- a/extension/tests/001-load-and-core.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/001-load-and-core.phpt
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ array(8) {
   ["config_override_allowed"]=>
   bool(false)
   ["active_runtime_count"]=>
-  int(31)
+  int(32)
   ["active_runtimes"]=>
-  array(31) {
+  array(32) {
     [0]=>
     string(6) "config"
     [1]=>
@@ -70,26 +70,28 @@ array(8) {
     [19]=>
     string(29) "server_open_telemetry_runtime"
     [20]=>
-    string(11) "iibin_proto"
+    string(11) "rtp_runtime"
     [21]=>
-    string(21) "semantic_dns_registry"
+    string(11) "iibin_proto"
     [22]=>
-    string(27) "semantic_dns_server_runtime"
+    string(21) "semantic_dns_registry"
     [23]=>
-    string(21) "object_store_registry"
+    string(27) "semantic_dns_server_runtime"
     [24]=>
-    string(18) "cdn_cache_registry"
+    string(21) "object_store_registry"
     [25]=>
-    string(19) "xslt_saxonc_runtime"
+    string(18) "cdn_cache_registry"
     [26]=>
-    string(11) "mcp_runtime"
+    string(19) "xslt_saxonc_runtime"
     [27]=>
-    string(29) "pipeline_orchestrator_runtime"
+    string(11) "mcp_runtime"
     [28]=>
-    string(17) "telemetry_runtime"
+    string(29) "pipeline_orchestrator_runtime"
     [29]=>
-    string(19) "autoscaling_runtime"
+    string(17) "telemetry_runtime"
     [30]=>
+    string(19) "autoscaling_runtime"
+    [31]=>
     string(26) "system_integration_runtime"
   }
   ["stubbed_api_group_count"]=>
diff --git a/extension/tests/006-health-shape.phpt b/extension/tests/006-health-shape.phpt
index 9eff189ef..9d8075cb1 100644
--- a/extension/tests/006-health-shape.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/006-health-shape.phpt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool(true)
 bool(true)
 bool(true)
 bool(false)
-int(31)
+int(32)
 bool(true)
 int(0)
 bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/030-system-component-info-config-backed-matrix.phpt b/extension/tests/030-system-component-info-config-backed-matrix.phpt
index 61dc32aec..e4a38b166 100644
--- a/extension/tests/030-system-component-info-config-backed-matrix.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/030-system-component-info-config-backed-matrix.phpt
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ array(6) {
 }
 string(12) "semantic_dns"
 string(13) "config_backed"
-array(9) {
+array(10) {
   [0]=>
   string(13) "server_enable"
   [1]=>
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ array(9) {
   string(24) "live_probe_allowed_hosts"
   [8]=>
   string(14) "mothernode_uri"
+  [9]=>
+  string(10) "state_path"
 }
 bool(true)
 array(6) {
diff --git a/extension/tests/115-health-runtime-surface.phpt b/extension/tests/115-health-runtime-surface.phpt
index 341ba2e55..1e77d6301 100644
--- a/extension/tests/115-health-runtime-surface.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/115-health-runtime-surface.phpt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ var_dump($health['stubbed_api_group_count']);
 var_dump($health['stubbed_api_groups']);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
-int(31)
-array(31) {
+int(32)
+array(32) {
   [0]=>
   string(6) "config"
   [1]=>
@@ -53,26 +53,28 @@ array(31) {
   [19]=>
   string(29) "server_open_telemetry_runtime"
   [20]=>
-  string(11) "iibin_proto"
+  string(11) "rtp_runtime"
   [21]=>
-  string(21) "semantic_dns_registry"
+  string(11) "iibin_proto"
   [22]=>
-  string(27) "semantic_dns_server_runtime"
+  string(21) "semantic_dns_registry"
   [23]=>
-  string(21) "object_store_registry"
+  string(27) "semantic_dns_server_runtime"
   [24]=>
-  string(18) "cdn_cache_registry"
+  string(21) "object_store_registry"
   [25]=>
-  string(19) "xslt_saxonc_runtime"
+  string(18) "cdn_cache_registry"
   [26]=>
-  string(11) "mcp_runtime"
+  string(19) "xslt_saxonc_runtime"
   [27]=>
-  string(29) "pipeline_orchestrator_runtime"
+  string(11) "mcp_runtime"
   [28]=>
-  string(17) "telemetry_runtime"
+  string(29) "pipeline_orchestrator_runtime"
   [29]=>
-  string(19) "autoscaling_runtime"
+  string(17) "telemetry_runtime"
   [30]=>
+  string(19) "autoscaling_runtime"
+  [31]=>
   string(26) "system_integration_runtime"
 }
 int(0)
diff --git a/extension/tests/303-semantic-dns-state-hardening.phpt b/extension/tests/303-semantic-dns-state-hardening.phpt
index 133eb8181..57d3462a5 100644
--- a/extension/tests/303-semantic-dns-state-hardening.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/303-semantic-dns-state-hardening.phpt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ file_put_contents(
 );
 
 $cmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extension_path),
     escapeshellarg($child_script)
diff --git a/extension/tests/325-semantic-dns-state-node-count-hardening.phpt b/extension/tests/325-semantic-dns-state-node-count-hardening.phpt
index 70be74a80..a9217e97d 100644
--- a/extension/tests/325-semantic-dns-state-node-count-hardening.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/325-semantic-dns-state-node-count-hardening.phpt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PHP
 );
 
 $cmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extension_path),
     escapeshellarg($child_script)
diff --git a/extension/tests/331-smart-dns-config-surface-honesty.phpt b/extension/tests/331-smart-dns-config-surface-honesty.phpt
index 9fcbc98c4..f97f29f64 100644
--- a/extension/tests/331-smart-dns-config-surface-honesty.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/331-smart-dns-config-surface-honesty.phpt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Semantic-DNS v1 does not support init option 'health_check_interval_ms'.
 King\ValidationException
 Semantic-DNS v1 does not support init option 'mothernode_sync_interval_sec'.
 bool(true)
-array(9) {
+array(10) {
   [0]=>
   string(13) "server_enable"
   [1]=>
@@ -101,4 +101,6 @@ array(9) {
   string(24) "live_probe_allowed_hosts"
   [8]=>
   string(14) "mothernode_uri"
+  [9]=>
+  string(10) "state_path"
 }
diff --git a/extension/tests/356-semantic-dns-restart-topology-recovery.phpt b/extension/tests/356-semantic-dns-restart-topology-recovery.phpt
index c16e41309..7532565fa 100644
--- a/extension/tests/356-semantic-dns-restart-topology-recovery.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/356-semantic-dns-restart-topology-recovery.phpt
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ PHP
 );
 
 $writer_cmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extension_path),
     escapeshellarg($writer_script)
 );
 $reader_cmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extension_path),
     escapeshellarg($reader_script)
diff --git a/extension/tests/395-semantic-dns-state-object-payload-hardening.phpt b/extension/tests/395-semantic-dns-state-object-payload-hardening.phpt
index e1e03334f..ed00b9a99 100644
--- a/extension/tests/395-semantic-dns-state-object-payload-hardening.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/395-semantic-dns-state-object-payload-hardening.phpt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ PHP
 );
 
 $cmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extension_path),
     escapeshellarg($child_script)
diff --git a/extension/tests/500-semantic-dns-query-failure-recovery-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/500-semantic-dns-query-failure-recovery-contract.phpt
index 10cd1709c..aa39be41f 100644
--- a/extension/tests/500-semantic-dns-query-failure-recovery-contract.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/500-semantic-dns-query-failure-recovery-contract.phpt
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ PHP
 );
 
 $writerCmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extensionPath),
     escapeshellarg($writerScript)
 );
 $readerCmd = sprintf(
-    '%s -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
+    '%s -n -d king.security_allow_config_override=1 -d %s %s',
     escapeshellarg(PHP_BINARY),
     escapeshellarg('extension=' . $extensionPath),
     escapeshellarg($readerScript)
diff --git a/extension/tests/711-proto-batch-public-api-surface-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/711-proto-batch-public-api-surface-contract.phpt
index 2f70a957d..32065466a 100644
--- a/extension/tests/711-proto-batch-public-api-surface-contract.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/711-proto-batch-public-api-surface-contract.phpt
@@ -29,25 +29,21 @@ $expectations = [
         'public static function decodeBatch(string $schema, array $records, bool|string|array $decodeAsObject = false): array {}',
         'whole batch fails',
     ],
-    'extension/src/php_king/arginfo.inc' => [
+    'extension/include/iibin/arginfo/arginfo.h' => [
         'arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch',
         'arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch',
         'ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, records, IS_ARRAY, 0)',
         'ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, binary_records, IS_ARRAY, 0)',
     ],
-    'extension/src/php_king/externals.inc' => [
+    'extension/include/iibin/iibin.h' => [
         'PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode_batch);',
         'PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode_batch);',
     ],
-    'extension/src/php_king/function_table.inc' => [
+    'extension/include/iibin/function_entries.h' => [
         'PHP_FE(king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_encode_batch)',
         'PHP_FE(king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_king_proto_decode_batch)',
     ],
-    'extension/include/iibin/iibin.h' => [
-        'PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_encode_batch);',
-        'PHP_FUNCTION(king_proto_decode_batch);',
-    ],
-    'extension/src/iibin/iibin_api.c' => [
+    'extension/include/iibin/class_method_entries.h' => [
         'ZEND_ME_MAPPING(encodeBatch, king_proto_encode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_encodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)',
         'ZEND_ME_MAPPING(decodeBatch, king_proto_decode_batch, arginfo_class_King_IIBIN_decodeBatch, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)',
     ],
diff --git a/extension/tests/748-native-toolchain-linker-selector-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/748-native-toolchain-linker-selector-contract.phpt
index 87fa801a1..b59854966 100644
--- a/extension/tests/748-native-toolchain-linker-selector-contract.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/748-native-toolchain-linker-selector-contract.phpt
@@ -40,15 +40,10 @@ var_dump(str_contains($selector, '-install_name'));
 var_dump(str_contains($selector, '-undefined dynamic_lookup'));
 var_dump(str_contains($selector, 'no_undefined_flag="-undefined dynamic_lookup"'));
 
-$configureDarwin = '';
-if (preg_match('/darwin\* \| rhapsody\*\).*?archive_cmds_need_lc=no/ms', $configure, $match)) {
-    $configureDarwin = $match[0];
-}
-
-var_dump($configure === '' || $configureDarwin !== '');
-var_dump($configure === '' || str_contains($configureDarwin, '${wl}-undefined ${wl}dynamic_lookup'));
-var_dump($configure === '' || !str_contains($configureDarwin, '-undefined ${wl}suppress'));
-var_dump($configure === '' || !str_contains($configureDarwin, '-flat_namespace'));
+var_dump($configure === '' || str_contains($configure, "_lt_dar_allow_undefined='\$wl-undefined \${wl}dynamic_lookup'"));
+var_dump($configure === '' || !str_contains($configure, "_lt_dar_allow_undefined='\$wl-undefined \${wl}suppress'"));
+var_dump($configure === '' || !str_contains($configure, "_lt_dar_allow_undefined='\$wl-flat_namespace \$wl-undefined \${wl}suppress'"));
+var_dump($configure === '' || str_contains($configure, 'allow_undefined_flag=$_lt_dar_allow_undefined'));
 var_dump($configure === '' || str_contains($configure, "_lt_dar_single_mod=''"));
 
 $templateDarwin = '';
diff --git a/extension/tests/751-hrtime-header-php81-php82-compat-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/751-hrtime-header-php81-php82-compat-contract.phpt
index df712c63c..e062a9577 100644
--- a/extension/tests/751-hrtime-header-php81-php82-compat-contract.phpt
+++ b/extension/tests/751-hrtime-header-php81-php82-compat-contract.phpt
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ $root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
 $paths = [
     'extension/src/pipeline_orchestrator/orchestrator.c',
     'extension/src/mcp/mcp.c',
-    'extension/src/php_king/mcp.inc',
+    'extension/src/mcp/php_binding.inc',
 ];
 
 foreach ($paths as $path) {
     $source = (string) file_get_contents($root . '/' . $path);
-    var_dump(str_contains($source, 'include/king_hrtime.h'));
+    var_dump(str_contains($source, '#include "king_hrtime.h"'));
     var_dump(!str_contains($source, 'Zend/zend_hrtime.h'));
     var_dump(!str_contains($source, 'zend_hrtime()'));
 }
diff --git a/extension/tests/757-awaitable-aggregate-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/757-awaitable-aggregate-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0463b738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/757-awaitable-aggregate-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+--TEST--
+King Awaitable aggregate APIs expose keyed any/all envelopes
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function aggregate_handler(array $context): array
+{
+    $input = $context['input'] ?? [];
+    if (!is_array($input)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('unexpected input payload');
+    }
+
+    $input['history'][] = 'aggregate-handler';
+    return ['output' => $input];
+}
+
+foreach ([
+    'king_awaitable_any',
+    'king_awaitable_all',
+] as $function) {
+    var_dump(function_exists($function));
+}
+
+foreach ([
+    [King\Awaitable::class, 'any'],
+    [King\Awaitable::class, 'all'],
+] as [$class, $method]) {
+    $methodReflection = new ReflectionMethod($class, $method);
+    var_dump($methodReflection->isPublic());
+    var_dump($methodReflection->isStatic());
+}
+
+var_dump(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool('aggregate-tool', [
+    'model' => 'gpt-sim',
+]));
+var_dump(king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_handler('aggregate-tool', 'aggregate_handler'));
+
+$first = king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async(
+    ['history' => ['first']],
+    [['tool' => 'aggregate-tool']]
+);
+$second = king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async(
+    ['history' => ['second']],
+    [['tool' => 'aggregate-tool']]
+);
+$any = king_awaitable_any([
+    'first' => $first,
+    'second' => $second,
+]);
+var_dump($any instanceof King\Awaitable);
+var_dump($any->poll(0));
+$ready = king_await($any);
+var_dump($ready['key']);
+var_dump($ready['status']);
+var_dump($ready['operation']);
+var_dump($ready['value']['history']);
+
+$left = King\PipelineOrchestrator::runAsync(
+    ['history' => ['left']],
+    [['tool' => 'aggregate-tool']]
+);
+$right = King\PipelineOrchestrator::runAsync(
+    ['history' => ['right']],
+    [['tool' => 'aggregate-tool']]
+);
+$all = King\Awaitable::all([
+    'left' => $left,
+    'right' => $right,
+]);
+var_dump($all instanceof King\Awaitable);
+var_dump($all->poll(0));
+$allReady = $all->await();
+var_dump(array_keys($allReady));
+var_dump($allReady['left']['status']);
+var_dump($allReady['left']['operation']);
+var_dump($allReady['left']['value']['history']);
+var_dump($allReady['right']['status']);
+var_dump($allReady['right']['value']['history']);
+
+try {
+    king_awaitable_any([]);
+    echo "no-empty-exception\n";
+} catch (ValueError $e) {
+    var_dump(str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'at least one'));
+}
+
+try {
+    King\Awaitable::all([new stdClass()]);
+    echo "no-type-exception\n";
+} catch (TypeError $e) {
+    var_dump(str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'King\\Awaitable'));
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(5) "first"
+string(8) "resolved"
+string(36) "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async"
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "first"
+  [1]=>
+  string(17) "aggregate-handler"
+}
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(4) "left"
+  [1]=>
+  string(5) "right"
+}
+string(8) "resolved"
+string(36) "king_pipeline_orchestrator_run_async"
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(4) "left"
+  [1]=>
+  string(17) "aggregate-handler"
+}
+string(8) "resolved"
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "right"
+  [1]=>
+  string(17) "aggregate-handler"
+}
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/758-inference-awaitable-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/758-inference-awaitable-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da3673676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/758-inference-awaitable-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+--TEST--
+King inference async stream reader resolves through Awaitable
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+$runnerPath = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'king-inference-runner-');
+
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || $runnerPath === false) {
+    echo "tempfile-failed\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+file_put_contents($runnerPath, "#!/bin/sh\nprintf token-from-runner\n");
+chmod($runnerPath, 0700);
+
+try {
+    foreach ([
+        'king_inference_model_load',
+        'king_inference_model_info',
+        'king_inference_stream',
+        'king_inference_next',
+        'king_inference_next_async',
+        'king_inference_cancel',
+    ] as $function) {
+        var_dump(function_exists($function));
+    }
+
+    $methodReflection = new ReflectionMethod(King\Inference\Stream::class, 'nextAsync');
+    var_dump($methodReflection->isPublic());
+
+    $model = king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'test-model',
+        'artifact' => $modelPath,
+        'quantization' => 'q4',
+        'backend' => [
+            'type' => 'local',
+            'runner' => [
+                'path' => $runnerPath,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ]);
+    var_dump($model instanceof King\Inference\Model);
+
+    $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+    var_dump($info['name']);
+    var_dump($info['format']);
+    var_dump($info['backend']);
+    var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['streaming']);
+
+    $stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+        'prompt' => 'hello',
+        'max_tokens' => 1,
+        'temperature' => 0,
+    ]);
+    var_dump($stream instanceof King\Inference\Stream);
+
+    $startRead = king_inference_next_async($stream, 0);
+    var_dump($startRead instanceof King\Awaitable);
+    var_dump($startRead->poll(0));
+    $start = $startRead->await();
+    var_dump($start['type']);
+
+    $token = null;
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 20; $i++) {
+        $read = $stream->nextAsync(50);
+        if (!$read->poll(50)) {
+            usleep(10000);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $event = $read->await();
+        if (is_array($event) && ($event['type'] ?? null) === 'token') {
+            $token = $event['text'];
+            break;
+        }
+        if (is_array($event) && (($event['type'] ?? null) === 'done' || ($event['type'] ?? null) === 'cancelled')) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    var_dump($token);
+    var_dump(king_inference_cancel($stream));
+} finally {
+    @unlink($runnerPath);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(10) "test-model"
+string(4) "gguf"
+string(5) "local"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(5) "start"
+string(17) "token-from-runner"
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/759-inference-native-loader-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/759-inference-native-loader-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82ede6589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/759-inference-native-loader-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+--TEST--
+King native inference loader exposes GGUF metadata without external runtime
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'native-loader-test',
+    'artifact' => [
+        'path' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH'),
+    ],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+var_dump($info['name']);
+var_dump($info['backend']);
+var_dump($info['engine']);
+var_dump($info['external_runtime']);
+var_dump($info['token_generation_ready']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['native_model_loader']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['token_generation']);
+var_dump($info['gguf']['header_loaded']);
+var_dump($info['gguf']['version'] > 0);
+var_dump($info['gguf']['tensor_count'] > 0);
+var_dump($info['artifact_bytes'] > 24);
+
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Hello world');
+var_dump($encoded['token_count'] > 0);
+var_dump($encoded['unknown_count'] === 0);
+
+$graphs = [];
+foreach ($encoded['tokens'] as $tokenId) {
+    $graphs[] = [
+        'inputs' => [
+            'token' => [(int) $tokenId],
+        ],
+        'ops' => [
+            [
+                'id' => 'next_token',
+                'op' => 'scale',
+                'input' => 'token',
+                'factor' => 1.0,
+            ],
+        ],
+        'output' => 'next_token',
+    ];
+}
+
+$stream = king_inference_stream($model, [
+    'graphs' => $graphs,
+], [
+    'with_memory' => false,
+    'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+]);
+
+$text = '';
+$events = 0;
+while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, 0)) !== null) {
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'token') {
+        $events++;
+        $text .= $event['text'];
+    }
+    if (($event['type'] ?? '') === 'done') {
+        var_dump($event['exit_code']);
+        var_dump($event['chunks'] === $events);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+var_dump($events > 0);
+var_dump(trim($text) === 'Hello world');
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(18) "native-loader-test"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/760-inference-memory-config-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/760-inference-memory-config-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bd042067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/760-inference-memory-config-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--TEST--
+King inference memory config is explicit without requiring a model artifact
+--INI--
+king.inference_with_memory=1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(ini_get('king.inference_with_memory'));
+
+try {
+    king_inference_model_load([
+        'artifact' => __FILE__,
+        'with_memory' => 'yes',
+    ]);
+    echo "invalid-type-accepted\n";
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    var_dump(str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'with_memory must be a boolean'));
+}
+
+try {
+    king_inference_model_load([
+        'artifact' => __FILE__,
+        'with_memory' => true,
+        'with-memory' => false,
+    ]);
+    echo "duplicate-alias-accepted\n";
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    var_dump(str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'memory config must use either with_memory or with-memory'));
+}
+
+try {
+    king_inference_model_load([
+        'artifact' => __FILE__,
+        'with-memory' => [],
+    ]);
+    echo "invalid-alias-type-accepted\n";
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    var_dump(str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'with-memory must be a boolean'));
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(1) "1"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/761-inference-gpu-runtime-status-config-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/761-inference-gpu-runtime-status-config-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cca28782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/761-inference-gpu-runtime-status-config-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+--TEST--
+King GPU inference runtime status follows local model config
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+
+$config = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.preferred_model_profile' => 'gpu',
+    'inference.gpu_model_name' => 'gpu-runtime-status-test',
+    'inference.gpu_model_artifact' => $modelPath,
+    'inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers' => 64,
+    'inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb' => 0,
+    'inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb' => 0,
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c' => 90.5,
+    'inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored' => true,
+]);
+$snapshot = $config->toArray();
+$status = king_inference_gpu_runtime_status($config);
+
+var_dump($config->get('inference.preferred_model_profile'));
+var_dump($config->get('inference.gpu_model_name'));
+var_dump($snapshot['inference.gpu_model_artifact'] === $modelPath);
+var_dump($snapshot['inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers']);
+var_dump($snapshot['inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb']);
+var_dump($snapshot['inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb']);
+var_dump($snapshot['inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored']);
+
+var_dump($status['gpu_enabled']);
+var_dump($status['process_gpu_bindings_enable']);
+var_dump($status['config_gpu_bindings_enable']);
+var_dump($status['backend']);
+var_dump($status['backend_supported']);
+var_dump($status['artifact_path'] === $modelPath);
+var_dump($status['artifact_configured']);
+var_dump($status['artifact_readable']);
+var_dump($status['artifact_size_available']);
+var_dump($status['artifact_bytes'] > 0);
+var_dump($status['max_gpu_layers']);
+var_dump($status['vram_reserve_mb']);
+var_dump($status['min_free_vram_mb']);
+var_dump($status['thermal']['allow_unmonitored_gpu']);
+var_dump($status['thermal']['monitored']);
+var_dump($status['thermal']['max_temperature_c']);
+var_dump($status['vram_admission_checked']);
+var_dump($status['runtime_vram_compared_to_free']);
+var_dump(is_bool($status['runtime_vram_fits_free']));
+var_dump(is_bool($status['config_ready']));
+var_dump(is_string($status['reason']) && $status['reason'] !== '');
+var_dump(is_array($status['refusal_reasons']));
+var_dump(array_key_exists('decoder_kernel_ready', $status));
+var_dump(array_key_exists('generation_ready', $status));
+var_dump(is_array($status['cuda_driver']));
+var_dump($status['cuda_driver']['initialized'] || $status['driver_visible']);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(3) "gpu"
+string(23) "gpu-runtime-status-test"
+bool(true)
+int(64)
+int(0)
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(4) "cuda"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(64)
+int(0)
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+float(90.5)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/762-inference-gpu-model-metadata-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/762-inference-gpu-model-metadata-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfc16018d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/762-inference-gpu-model-metadata-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+--TEST--
+King GPU inference model metadata is exposed through model info and OpenAI models
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+
+$config = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.preferred_model_profile' => 'gpu',
+    'inference.gpu_model_name' => 'gpu-model-metadata-test',
+    'inference.gpu_model_artifact' => $modelPath,
+    'inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers' => 64,
+    'inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb' => 0,
+    'inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb' => 0,
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c' => 90.5,
+    'inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored' => true,
+]);
+
+$model = king_inference_runtime_model_load($config);
+$info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+
+$response = king_inference_openai_http_response(
+    ['gpu-model-metadata-test' => $model],
+    ['method' => 'GET', 'path' => '/v1/models']
+);
+$payload = json_decode($response['body'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+$listed = $payload['data'][0];
+$king = $listed['x_king'];
+
+var_dump($info['name']);
+var_dump($info['backend']);
+var_dump($info['engine']);
+var_dump($info['external_runtime']);
+var_dump($info['artifact_path'] === $modelPath);
+var_dump($info['artifact_bytes'] > 0);
+var_dump($info['gpu_enabled']);
+var_dump($info['decoder_stream_contract_ready']);
+var_dump(is_bool($info['decoder_kernel_ready']));
+var_dump(is_bool($info['plain_text_chat_ready']));
+var_dump(is_bool($info['generation_ready']));
+var_dump(is_bool($info['openai_generation']));
+var_dump($info['generation_ready'] === $info['decoder_kernel_ready']);
+var_dump($info['openai_generation'] === $info['generation_ready']);
+var_dump($info['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['gpu_backend']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['gpu_runtime_status']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['native_stream_contract']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+var_dump(is_array($info['decoder_blockers']));
+var_dump(is_array($info['gpu_runtime']));
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['backend']);
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['artifact_path'] === $modelPath);
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['generation_ready'] === $info['generation_ready']);
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['decoder_kernel_ready'] === $info['decoder_kernel_ready']);
+var_dump(is_array($info['gpu_runtime']['cuda_driver']));
+
+var_dump($response['status']);
+var_dump($payload['object']);
+var_dump($listed['id']);
+var_dump($listed['object']);
+var_dump($listed['owned_by']);
+var_dump($king['backend']);
+var_dump($king['backend_config_valid']);
+var_dump($king['gpu_enabled']);
+var_dump($king['native_stream_contract']);
+var_dump($king['openai_generation'] === $info['gpu_runtime']['generation_ready']);
+var_dump($king['openai_chat_completions_stream'] === $king['openai_generation']);
+var_dump($king['gpu_runtime']['artifact_path'] === $modelPath);
+var_dump($king['gpu_runtime']['generation_ready'] === $info['generation_ready']);
+var_dump($king['gpu_runtime']['decoder_kernel_ready'] === $info['decoder_kernel_ready']);
+var_dump($king['capabilities']['gpu_backend']);
+var_dump($king['capabilities']['gpu_runtime_status']);
+var_dump($king['capabilities']['native_stream_contract']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['version']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['model_selectable']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['requires_gpu']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['gpu_runtime_required']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['gpu_generation_ready'] === $info['generation_ready']);
+var_dump($king['client_capabilities']['openai_tool_calls']);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(23) "gpu-model-metadata-test"
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(4) "cuda"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(200)
+string(4) "list"
+string(23) "gpu-model-metadata-test"
+string(5) "model"
+string(12) "king-runtime"
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(1)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
diff --git a/extension/tests/763-inference-cpu-decoder-logits-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/763-inference-cpu-decoder-logits-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..130c83cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/763-inference-cpu-decoder-logits-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+--TEST--
+King CPU reference decoder produces logits from a local GGUF model
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'cpu-decoder-logits-test',
+    'artifact' => [
+        'path' => $modelPath,
+    ],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+$info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Hello');
+$graph = king_inference_token_decode_graph($model, $encoded, 0, [
+    'emit_token' => false,
+    'emit_logits' => true,
+]);
+$result = king_inference_graph_run($model, $graph, [
+    'max_vector_values' => 300000,
+    'max_operations' => 500000000,
+    'return_outputs' => false,
+]);
+
+$logits = $result['final']['logits'];
+$values = $logits['values'];
+$sampleIndexes = [0, 100, $logits['length'] - 1];
+$finiteSamples = true;
+foreach ($sampleIndexes as $index) {
+    $finiteSamples = $finiteSamples && isset($values[$index]) && is_finite($values[$index]);
+}
+
+var_dump($info['name']);
+var_dump($info['backend']);
+var_dump($info['engine']);
+var_dump($info['external_runtime']);
+var_dump($info['token_generation_ready']);
+var_dump($info['gguf']['decoder_ready']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['native_model_loader']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['native_token_selection']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['token_generation']);
+var_dump($encoded['token_count'] > 0);
+var_dump($encoded['unknown_count'] === 0);
+var_dump($graph['output']);
+var_dump($graph['terminal']['emits_logits']);
+var_dump($graph['terminal']['emits_token']);
+var_dump($graph['terminal']['token_selection']);
+var_dump($graph['terminal']['output_projection_status'] !== '');
+var_dump(count($graph['ops']) > 100);
+var_dump($result['output']);
+var_dump($result['op_count'] === count($graph['ops']));
+var_dump($logits['length'] > 0);
+var_dump($logits['length'] === count($values));
+var_dump($logits['length'] === $info['native_tokenizer_token_count']);
+var_dump($finiteSamples);
+var_dump(is_array($result['state']['kv_cache']));
+var_dump(count($result['state']['kv_cache']) > 0);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(23) "cpu-decoder-logits-test"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(6) "logits"
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+string(4) "none"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(6) "logits"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/764-inference-king-only-hello-world-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/764-inference-king-only-hello-world-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c359fa570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/764-inference-king-only-hello-world-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+--TEST--
+King-only hello-world command performs native prompt-to-token generation
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+$script = $root . '/bin/king-native-hello-world';
+$extension = $root . '/extension/modules/king.so';
+$php = getenv('TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE') ?: PHP_BINARY;
+$env = [
+    'PATH' => getenv('PATH') ?: '/usr/bin:/bin',
+    'PHP_BIN' => $php,
+    'KING_EXTENSION' => $extension,
+    'KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_MODEL_PATH' => $modelPath,
+    'KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_PROMPT' => 'Hello world',
+    'KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_TOKENS' => '1',
+];
+$ldLibraryPath = getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH');
+if (is_string($ldLibraryPath) && $ldLibraryPath !== '') {
+    $env['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = $ldLibraryPath;
+}
+
+$process = proc_open(
+    escapeshellarg($script),
+    [
+        0 => ['pipe', 'r'],
+        1 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+        2 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+    ],
+    $pipes,
+    $root,
+    $env
+);
+if (!is_resource($process)) {
+    echo "proc-open-failed\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+fclose($pipes[0]);
+$stdout = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
+fclose($pipes[1]);
+$stderr = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[2]);
+fclose($pipes[2]);
+$exit = proc_close($process);
+$combined = strtolower($stdout . $stderr);
+
+var_dump($exit);
+var_dump($stderr === '');
+var_dump($stdout !== '');
+var_dump(!str_contains($combined, 'ollama'));
+var_dump(!str_contains($combined, 'vllm'));
+var_dump(!str_contains($combined, 'external model server'));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/765-inference-openai-native-streaming-e2e-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/765-inference-openai-native-streaming-e2e-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1286d2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/765-inference-openai-native-streaming-e2e-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+--TEST--
+King OpenAI-compatible chat completions run end-to-end on native CPU streaming
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'openai-native-e2e-test',
+    'artifact' => [
+        'path' => $modelPath,
+    ],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+$models = ['openai-native-e2e-test' => $model];
+$options = [
+    'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+    'max_events' => 64,
+    'max_idle_events' => 16,
+];
+
+$basePayload = [
+    'model' => 'openai-native-e2e-test',
+    'messages' => [
+        ['role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Reply briefly.'],
+        ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello world'],
+    ],
+    'max_tokens' => 1,
+    'temperature' => 0.0,
+    'top_k' => 1,
+    'top_p' => 1.0,
+    'seed' => 1,
+];
+
+$jsonResponse = king_inference_openai_http_response($models, [
+    'method' => 'POST',
+    'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+    'body' => json_encode($basePayload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+], $options);
+$jsonPayload = json_decode($jsonResponse['body'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
+$streamPayload = $basePayload;
+$streamPayload['stream'] = true;
+$streamPayload['stream_options'] = ['include_usage' => true];
+$streamResponse = King\Inference::openaiHttpResponse($models, [
+    'method' => 'POST',
+    'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+    'body' => json_encode($streamPayload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+], $options);
+
+$streamLines = preg_split('/\R/', trim($streamResponse['body']));
+$dataLines = array_values(array_filter($streamLines, static fn ($line) => str_starts_with($line, 'data: ')));
+$jsonChunks = [];
+$doneSeen = false;
+foreach ($dataLines as $line) {
+    $payload = substr($line, 6);
+    if ($payload === '[DONE]') {
+        $doneSeen = true;
+        continue;
+    }
+    $jsonChunks[] = json_decode($payload, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+}
+$contentChunks = 0;
+$finishChunks = 0;
+$usageChunks = 0;
+foreach ($jsonChunks as $chunk) {
+    $choices = $chunk['choices'] ?? [];
+    if ($choices === []) {
+        $usageChunks++;
+        continue;
+    }
+    $choice = $choices[0];
+    if (isset($choice['delta']['content']) && $choice['delta']['content'] !== '') {
+        $contentChunks++;
+    }
+    if (($choice['finish_reason'] ?? null) === 'stop') {
+        $finishChunks++;
+    }
+}
+
+var_dump($jsonResponse['status']);
+var_dump($jsonResponse['headers']['content-type']);
+var_dump($jsonPayload['object']);
+var_dump($jsonPayload['model']);
+var_dump($jsonPayload['choices'][0]['message']['role']);
+var_dump(is_string($jsonPayload['choices'][0]['message']['content']));
+var_dump($jsonPayload['choices'][0]['message']['content'] !== '');
+var_dump($jsonPayload['choices'][0]['finish_reason']);
+var_dump(is_array($jsonPayload['usage']));
+
+var_dump($streamResponse['status']);
+var_dump($streamResponse['headers']['content-type']);
+var_dump($streamResponse['headers']['cache-control']);
+var_dump($streamResponse['headers']['x-accel-buffering']);
+var_dump($doneSeen);
+var_dump(count($jsonChunks) >= 3);
+var_dump($contentChunks >= 1);
+var_dump($finishChunks === 1);
+var_dump($usageChunks === 1);
+var_dump($jsonChunks[0]['object']);
+var_dump($jsonChunks[0]['model']);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(200)
+string(16) "application/json"
+string(15) "chat.completion"
+string(22) "openai-native-e2e-test"
+string(9) "assistant"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(4) "stop"
+bool(true)
+int(200)
+string(17) "text/event-stream"
+string(8) "no-cache"
+string(2) "no"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(21) "chat.completion.chunk"
+string(22) "openai-native-e2e-test"
diff --git a/extension/tests/766-inference-gemma4-12b-gpu-vram-guardrail-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/766-inference-gemma4-12b-gpu-vram-guardrail-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8cc7dd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/766-inference-gemma4-12b-gpu-vram-guardrail-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+--TEST--
+King Gemma4 12B GPU profile enforces VRAM guardrails and loads admitted weights
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_12B_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_GPU_12B_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local Gemma4 12B GGUF artifact\n";
+    return;
+}
+if (filesize($modelPath) < 6000000000) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_GPU_12B_TEST_MODEL_PATH does not look like a 12B-class artifact\n";
+    return;
+}
+$free = @shell_exec('nvidia-smi --query-gpu=memory.free --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null');
+if (is_string($free) && preg_match('/^\s*(\d+)/', $free, $match) && (int) $match[1] < 8500) {
+    echo "skip Gemma4 12B GPU check needs at least 8500 MiB free VRAM before loading\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_12B_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf';
+}
+
+$fullContext = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'gemma4-12b-full-context-guardrail',
+    'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_gpu',
+    'gpu' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
+        'max_gpu_layers' => 99,
+        'vram_reserve_mb' => 0,
+        'min_free_vram_mb' => 0,
+        'thermal' => [
+            'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => true,
+            'max_temperature_c' => 78.0,
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+$fullInfo = king_inference_model_info($fullContext);
+$fullGpu = $fullInfo['gpu_runtime'];
+$fullRequiredBytes = $fullGpu['runtime_vram_required_bytes'];
+unset($fullContext);
+gc_collect_cycles();
+
+$smallContext = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'gemma4-12b-small-context-gpu',
+    'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_gpu',
+    'paged_attention' => [
+        'max_context_tokens' => 64,
+        'page_tokens' => 16,
+        'element_bytes' => 2,
+    ],
+    'gpu' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
+        'max_gpu_layers' => 99,
+        'vram_reserve_mb' => 0,
+        'min_free_vram_mb' => 0,
+        'thermal' => [
+            'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => true,
+            'max_temperature_c' => 78.0,
+        ],
+    ],
+]);
+$smallInfo = king_inference_model_info($smallContext);
+$smallGpu = $smallInfo['gpu_runtime'];
+$upload = $smallGpu['required_weight_upload'];
+$paged = $smallInfo['paged_kv_cache'];
+
+var_dump($fullInfo['backend']);
+var_dump($fullInfo['gguf']['architecture']);
+var_dump($fullInfo['artifact_bytes'] > 6000000000);
+var_dump($fullGpu['runtime_vram_required_source']);
+var_dump($fullGpu['kv_cache_estimate_available']);
+var_dump($fullGpu['runtime_vram_fits_free']);
+var_dump($fullGpu['runtime_vram_required_bytes'] > $fullInfo['artifact_bytes']);
+var_dump($fullGpu['reason']);
+var_dump($fullInfo['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+
+var_dump($smallInfo['backend']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['backend']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['runtime_vram_required_source']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['kv_cache_context_tokens']);
+var_dump($paged['ready']);
+var_dump($paged['max_context_tokens']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['runtime_vram_fits_free']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['runtime_vram_required_bytes'] < $fullRequiredBytes);
+var_dump($smallGpu['device_memory_allocator']['available']);
+var_dump($upload['attempted']);
+var_dump($upload['complete']);
+var_dump($upload['required_tensors']);
+var_dump($upload['resolved_tensors'] === $upload['required_tensors']);
+var_dump($upload['uploaded_tensors'] + $upload['duplicate_tensors'] === $upload['required_tensors']);
+var_dump($upload['duplicate_tensors'] >= 1);
+var_dump($upload['failed_tensors']);
+var_dump($upload['error']);
+var_dump($smallInfo['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+var_dump($smallGpu['decoder_blockers']);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+string(6) "gemma4"
+bool(true)
+string(22) "artifact_plus_kv_cache"
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+string(35) "gpu_required_vram_exceeds_free_vram"
+bool(false)
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+string(4) "cuda"
+string(22) "artifact_plus_kv_cache"
+int(64)
+bool(true)
+int(64)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(435)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(0)
+string(0) ""
+bool(false)
+array(0) {
+}
diff --git a/extension/tests/767-inference-gpu-thermal-refusal-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/767-inference-gpu-thermal-refusal-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ff9a027f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/767-inference-gpu-thermal-refusal-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+--TEST--
+King inference refuses overheated GPU runs before and during streaming
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+    return;
+}
+if (!function_exists('proc_open')) {
+    echo "skip proc_open is required\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+$extension = $root . '/extension/modules/king.so';
+$php = getenv('TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE') ?: PHP_BINARY;
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+}
+
+function thermalGraph(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'inputs' => ['token' => [1]],
+        'ops' => [[
+            'id' => 'next_token',
+            'op' => 'scale',
+            'input' => 'token',
+            'factor' => 1.0,
+        ]],
+        'output' => 'next_token',
+    ];
+}
+
+function thermalModelConfig(string $modelPath, string $sensor): array
+{
+    return [
+        'name' => 'thermal-refusal-contract',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'gpu' => [
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'thermal' => [
+                'sensor_path' => $sensor,
+                'max_temperature_c' => 80.0,
+                'check_interval_seconds' => 0,
+                'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => false,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function runPreflightRefusalProcess(string $php, string $extension, string $modelPath): array
+{
+    $script = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'king-thermal-refusal-child-');
+    $sensor = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'king-thermal-refusal-sensor-');
+    if ($script === false || $sensor === false) {
+        return ['exit' => -1, 'stdout' => '', 'stderr' => 'tempnam failed'];
+    }
+
+    file_put_contents($sensor, "45000\n");
+    $code = <<<'PHP'
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_THERMAL_MODEL_PATH');
+$sensor = getenv('KING_THERMAL_SENSOR_PATH');
+function thermalGraph(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'inputs' => ['token' => [1]],
+        'ops' => [[
+            'id' => 'next_token',
+            'op' => 'scale',
+            'input' => 'token',
+            'factor' => 1.0,
+        ]],
+        'output' => 'next_token',
+    ];
+}
+function thermalModelConfig(string $modelPath, string $sensor): array
+{
+    return [
+        'name' => 'thermal-refusal-preflight-child',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'gpu' => [
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'thermal' => [
+                'sensor_path' => $sensor,
+                'max_temperature_c' => 80.0,
+                'check_interval_seconds' => 0,
+                'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => false,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+$model = king_inference_model_load(thermalModelConfig($modelPath, $sensor));
+file_put_contents($sensor, "91000\n");
+try {
+    king_inference_stream($model, ['graphs' => [thermalGraph()]], [
+        'with_memory' => false,
+        'max_native_stream_tokens' => 4,
+    ]);
+    var_dump('no-exception');
+} catch (Throwable $exception) {
+    var_dump(get_class($exception));
+    var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), 'refused GPU inference because sensor'));
+    var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), '91.0 C'));
+    var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), '80.0 C'));
+}
+PHP;
+    file_put_contents($script, $code);
+
+    $env = [
+        'PATH' => getenv('PATH') ?: '/usr/bin:/bin',
+        'KING_THERMAL_MODEL_PATH' => $modelPath,
+        'KING_THERMAL_SENSOR_PATH' => $sensor,
+    ];
+    $ldLibraryPath = getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH');
+    if (is_string($ldLibraryPath) && $ldLibraryPath !== '') {
+        $env['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = $ldLibraryPath;
+    }
+    $command = escapeshellarg($php)
+        . ' -n -d extension=posix -d extension=sockets'
+        . ' -d extension=' . escapeshellarg($extension)
+        . ' -d king.security_allow_config_override=1'
+        . ' -d king.gpu_bindings_enable=1'
+        . ' -d king.gpu_default_backend=cuda '
+        . escapeshellarg($script);
+    $process = proc_open(
+        $command,
+        [
+            0 => ['pipe', 'r'],
+            1 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+            2 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+        ],
+        $pipes,
+        $GLOBALS['root'],
+        $env
+    );
+    if (!is_resource($process)) {
+        @unlink($script);
+        @unlink($sensor);
+        return ['exit' => -1, 'stdout' => '', 'stderr' => 'proc_open failed'];
+    }
+
+    fclose($pipes[0]);
+    $stdout = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
+    fclose($pipes[1]);
+    $stderr = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[2]);
+    fclose($pipes[2]);
+    $exit = proc_close($process);
+    @unlink($script);
+    @unlink($sensor);
+    return ['exit' => $exit, 'stdout' => $stdout, 'stderr' => $stderr];
+}
+
+$preflight = runPreflightRefusalProcess($php, $extension, $modelPath);
+var_dump($preflight['exit']);
+var_dump($preflight['stderr'] === '');
+var_dump(str_contains($preflight['stdout'], 'string(21) "King\\RuntimeException"'));
+var_dump(substr_count($preflight['stdout'], 'bool(true)') === 3);
+
+$sensor = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'king-thermal-refusal-sensor-');
+if ($sensor === false) {
+    echo "sensor-tempnam-failed\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+try {
+    file_put_contents($sensor, "45000\n");
+    $model = king_inference_model_load(thermalModelConfig($modelPath, $sensor));
+    $stream = new King\Inference\Stream($model, ['graphs' => [thermalGraph()]], [
+        'with_memory' => false,
+        'max_native_stream_tokens' => 4,
+    ]);
+    $start = $stream->next(0);
+
+    var_dump($start['type']);
+    var_dump($start['backend']);
+    var_dump($start['native_stream']);
+    var_dump($start['gpu_thermal_preflight_checked']);
+    var_dump($start['gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c']);
+
+    file_put_contents($sensor, "91000\n");
+    try {
+        $stream->next(0);
+        var_dump('no-abort');
+    } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+        var_dump(get_class($exception));
+        var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), 'refused GPU inference because sensor'));
+        var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), '91.0 C'));
+        var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), '80.0 C'));
+    }
+
+    $metrics = $stream->getMetrics();
+    var_dump($metrics['done']);
+    var_dump($metrics['cancelled']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_aborted']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_abort_temperature_c']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_abort_ceiling_c']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_preflight_checked']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_available']);
+    var_dump($metrics['gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c']);
+    var_dump($metrics['native_stream']);
+} finally {
+    @unlink($sensor);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(5) "start"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+float(45)
+string(21) "King\RuntimeException"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+float(91)
+float(80)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+float(45)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/768-inference-gpu-profile-no-cpu-fallback-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/768-inference-gpu-profile-no-cpu-fallback-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6d571d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/768-inference-gpu-profile-no-cpu-fallback-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+--TEST--
+King GPU runtime profile never falls back to CPU generation silently
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+}
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+}
+
+$config = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.preferred_model_profile' => 'gpu',
+    'inference.cpu_model_name' => 'cpu-fallback-must-not-run',
+    'inference.cpu_model_artifact' => $modelPath,
+    'inference.gpu_model_name' => 'gpu-profile-no-fallback-test',
+    'inference.gpu_model_artifact' => $modelPath,
+    'inference.gpu_max_gpu_layers' => 64,
+    'inference.gpu_vram_reserve_mb' => 0,
+    'inference.gpu_min_free_vram_mb' => 999999,
+    'inference.gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c' => 95.0,
+    'inference.gpu_allow_unmonitored' => true,
+]);
+
+$modelConfig = king_inference_runtime_model_config($config);
+$model = king_inference_runtime_model_load($config);
+$info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+$modelsResponse = king_inference_openai_http_response(
+    ['gpu-profile-no-fallback-test' => $model],
+    ['method' => 'GET', 'path' => '/v1/models']
+);
+$modelsPayload = json_decode($modelsResponse['body'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+$listed = $modelsPayload['data'][0]['x_king'];
+
+$chatResponse = king_inference_openai_http_response(
+    ['gpu-profile-no-fallback-test' => $model],
+    [
+        'method' => 'POST',
+        'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+        'body' => json_encode([
+            'model' => 'gpu-profile-no-fallback-test',
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello world'],
+            ],
+            'max_tokens' => 1,
+            'temperature' => 0.0,
+        ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+    ],
+    ['read_timeout_ms' => 100, 'max_events' => 8]
+);
+$chatPayload = json_decode($chatResponse['body'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+$message = $chatPayload['error']['message'] ?? '';
+
+var_dump($modelConfig['runtime_requested_profile']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['runtime_profile']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['backend']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['name']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['runtime_cpu_model_name']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['runtime_gpu_profile_available']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['gpu']['enabled']);
+var_dump($modelConfig['gpu']['min_free_vram_mb']);
+
+var_dump($info['backend']);
+var_dump($info['name']);
+var_dump($info['gpu_enabled']);
+var_dump($info['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+var_dump($info['backend_capabilities']['silent_cpu_fallback']);
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['min_free_vram_mb']);
+var_dump($info['gpu_runtime']['generation_ready']);
+var_dump(in_array('gpu_free_vram_below_configured_floor', $info['gpu_runtime']['refusal_reasons'], true));
+
+var_dump($modelsResponse['status']);
+var_dump($listed['backend']);
+var_dump($listed['client_capabilities']['requires_gpu']);
+var_dump($listed['client_capabilities']['gpu_runtime_required']);
+var_dump($listed['client_capabilities']['gpu_generation_ready']);
+var_dump($listed['openai_generation']);
+var_dump($listed['gpu_runtime']['generation_ready']);
+
+var_dump($chatResponse['status']);
+var_dump($chatResponse['headers']['content-type']);
+var_dump($chatPayload['error']['type']);
+var_dump(str_contains($message, 'selected King GPU model'));
+var_dump(str_contains($message, 'will not silently fall back to CPU'));
+var_dump(str_contains($chatResponse['body'], 'chat.completion'));
+var_dump(str_contains($chatResponse['body'], 'cpu-fallback-must-not-run'));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(3) "gpu"
+string(3) "gpu"
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+string(28) "gpu-profile-no-fallback-test"
+string(25) "cpu-fallback-must-not-run"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(999999)
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+string(28) "gpu-profile-no-fallback-test"
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+int(999999)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+int(200)
+string(15) "king_native_gpu"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+int(400)
+string(16) "application/json"
+string(21) "invalid_request_error"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
diff --git a/extension/tests/769-inference-status-cli-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/769-inference-status-cli-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b3249731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/769-inference-status-cli-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+--TEST--
+King inference status CLI reports local readiness and hard GPU requirements
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+    return;
+}
+if (!function_exists('proc_open')) {
+    echo "skip proc_open is required\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+$script = $root . '/bin/king-inference-status';
+$extension = $root . '/extension/modules/king.so';
+$php = getenv('TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE') ?: PHP_BINARY;
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+}
+
+$ini = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'king-status-cli-');
+if ($ini === false) {
+    echo "ini-tempnam-failed\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+file_put_contents($ini, implode("\n", [
+    'king.gpu_bindings_enable=1',
+    'king.gpu_default_backend=cuda',
+    'king.inference_preferred_model_profile=cpu',
+    'king.inference_cpu_model_name=status-cli-cpu',
+    'king.inference_cpu_model_artifact=' . $modelPath,
+    'king.inference_gpu_model_name=status-cli-gpu',
+    'king.inference_gpu_model_artifact=' . $modelPath,
+    'king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=1',
+    'king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c=95',
+    '',
+]));
+
+function runStatusCli(string $script, string $php, string $extension, string $ini, array $args): array
+{
+    $env = [
+        'PATH' => getenv('PATH') ?: '/usr/bin:/bin',
+        'PHP_BIN' => $php,
+        'KING_EXTENSION' => $extension,
+        'KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI' => $ini,
+    ];
+    $ldLibraryPath = getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH');
+    if (is_string($ldLibraryPath) && $ldLibraryPath !== '') {
+        $env['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = $ldLibraryPath;
+    }
+    $command = escapeshellarg($script);
+    foreach ($args as $arg) {
+        $command .= ' ' . escapeshellarg($arg);
+    }
+    $process = proc_open(
+        $command,
+        [
+            0 => ['pipe', 'r'],
+            1 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+            2 => ['pipe', 'w'],
+        ],
+        $pipes,
+        dirname($script, 2),
+        $env
+    );
+    if (!is_resource($process)) {
+        return ['exit' => -1, 'stdout' => '', 'stderr' => 'proc_open failed'];
+    }
+
+    fclose($pipes[0]);
+    $stdout = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
+    fclose($pipes[1]);
+    $stderr = (string) stream_get_contents($pipes[2]);
+    fclose($pipes[2]);
+    return ['exit' => proc_close($process), 'stdout' => $stdout, 'stderr' => $stderr];
+}
+
+try {
+    $ready = runStatusCli($script, $php, $extension, $ini, ['--json']);
+    $readyPayload = json_decode($ready['stdout'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
+    var_dump($ready['exit']);
+    var_dump($ready['stderr'] === '');
+    var_dump($readyPayload['ready']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['exit_code']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['runtime']['requested_profile']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['runtime']['selected_profile']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['runtime']['backend']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['runtime']['model']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['model']['loaded']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['model']['generation_ready']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['router']['model_listing_ready']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['router']['openai_chat_ready']);
+    var_dump($readyPayload['require_gpu']);
+
+    $requireGpu = runStatusCli($script, $php, $extension, $ini, ['--require-gpu', '--json']);
+    $requireGpuPayload = json_decode($requireGpu['stdout'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
+    var_dump($requireGpu['exit']);
+    var_dump($requireGpu['stderr'] === '');
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['ready']);
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['exit_code']);
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['reason']);
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['refusal_reasons']);
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['runtime']['backend']);
+    var_dump($requireGpuPayload['require_gpu']);
+} finally {
+    @unlink($ini);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(0)
+string(3) "cpu"
+string(3) "cpu"
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+string(14) "status-cli-cpu"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+int(2)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+int(2)
+string(24) "gpu_profile_not_selected"
+array(1) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(24) "gpu_profile_not_selected"
+}
+string(15) "king_native_cpu"
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/770-inference-router-runtime-log-lines-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/770-inference-router-runtime-log-lines-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adbce5201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/770-inference-router-runtime-log-lines-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+--TEST--
+King local inference router log helpers distinguish configured, admitted, and executing states
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+require_once $root . '/infra/inference/runtime-logging.php';
+
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+}
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'router-log-test',
+    'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+]);
+
+$log = fopen('php://temp', 'w+');
+if (!is_resource($log)) {
+    echo "log-open-failed\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+king_inference_runtime_log_configured([
+    'host' => '127.0.0.1',
+    'port' => 8080,
+    'profile' => 'cpu',
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+    'cpu_model' => 'router-log-test',
+    'cpu_artifact_readable' => true,
+    'gpu_enabled' => false,
+], $log);
+king_inference_runtime_log_model_admitted('router-log-test', $model, $log);
+king_inference_runtime_log_request_executing([
+    'method' => 'POST',
+    'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+    'body' => json_encode([
+        'model' => 'router-log-test',
+        'messages' => [
+            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'do not log this prompt'],
+        ],
+    ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+], ['router-log-test' => $model], $log);
+
+rewind($log);
+$output = (string) stream_get_contents($log);
+$lines = array_values(array_filter(explode("\n", trim($output))));
+
+var_dump(count($lines));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[0], 'king-inference state=configured'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[0], 'profile=cpu'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[0], 'cpu_artifact_readable=yes'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[1], 'king-inference state=admitted'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[1], 'model=router-log-test'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[1], 'backend=king_native_cpu'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[1], 'admitted=yes'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[1], 'generation_ready=yes'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[2], 'king-inference state=executing'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[2], 'method=POST'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[2], 'path=/v1/chat/completions'));
+var_dump(str_contains($lines[2], 'requested_model=router-log-test'));
+var_dump(!str_contains($output, 'do not log this prompt'));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(3)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/extension/tests/771-inference-llm-cache-disk-floor-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/771-inference-llm-cache-disk-floor-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02eb6ba32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/771-inference-llm-cache-disk-floor-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+--TEST--
+King memory-enabled inference checks LLM cache disk floor before streaming
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $candidate = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $modelPath = is_file($candidate) ? $candidate : '';
+}
+if ($modelPath === '' || !is_file($modelPath)) {
+    echo "skip KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH must point to a local GGUF model artifact\n";
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+$modelPath = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH');
+if ($modelPath === false || $modelPath === '') {
+    $modelPath = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+}
+$cachePath = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/king-llm-cache-floor-' . getmypid();
+$minFreeMb = 999999999;
+
+function llmCacheGraph(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'inputs' => ['token' => [1]],
+        'ops' => [[
+            'id' => 'next_token',
+            'op' => 'scale',
+            'input' => 'token',
+            'factor' => 1.0,
+        ]],
+        'output' => 'next_token',
+    ];
+}
+
+function llmCacheModel(string $modelPath, string $cachePath, int $minFreeMb, bool $failClosed): King\Inference\Model
+{
+    return king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => $failClosed ? 'llm-cache-fail-closed' : 'llm-cache-fail-open',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'llm_cache' => [
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'path' => $cachePath,
+            'min_free_mb' => $minFreeMb,
+            'fail_closed' => $failClosed,
+            'disk_alert_webhook' => 'https://ops.example/cache-alert',
+            'disk_alert_mcp_service' => 'ops.cache',
+            'disk_alert_mcp_method' => 'diskFloorWarning',
+        ],
+    ]);
+}
+
+try {
+    $config = King\Config::new([
+        'inference.with_memory' => true,
+        'inference.llm_cache_enable' => true,
+        'inference.llm_cache_path' => $cachePath,
+        'inference.llm_cache_min_free_mb' => $minFreeMb,
+        'inference.llm_cache_fail_closed' => true,
+        'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_webhook' => 'https://ops.example/cache-alert',
+        'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_service' => 'ops.cache',
+        'inference.llm_cache_disk_alert_mcp_method' => 'diskFloorWarning',
+    ]);
+    $status = king_inference_llm_cache_status($config, ['with_memory' => true]);
+
+    var_dump($status['type']);
+    var_dump($status['enabled']);
+    var_dump($status['active']);
+    var_dump($status['with_memory']);
+    var_dump($status['path'] === $cachePath);
+    var_dump($status['min_free_mb']);
+    var_dump($status['ok']);
+    var_dump($status['degraded']);
+    var_dump($status['action']);
+    var_dump($status['free_bytes'] > 0);
+    var_dump($status['free_mb'] > 0);
+    var_dump($status['alert']['requested']);
+    var_dump($status['alert']['webhook_configured']);
+    var_dump($status['alert']['mcp_configured']);
+
+    $closedModel = llmCacheModel($modelPath, $cachePath, $minFreeMb, true);
+    try {
+        new King\Inference\Stream($closedModel, ['graphs' => [llmCacheGraph()]], [
+            'with_memory' => true,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 2,
+        ]);
+        var_dump('fail-closed-accepted');
+    } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+        var_dump(get_class($exception));
+        var_dump(str_contains($exception->getMessage(), 'LLM cache disk floor'));
+    }
+
+    $openModel = llmCacheModel($modelPath, $cachePath, $minFreeMb, false);
+    $stream = new King\Inference\Stream($openModel, ['graphs' => [llmCacheGraph()]], [
+        'with_memory' => true,
+        'max_native_stream_tokens' => 2,
+    ]);
+    $start = $stream->next(0);
+    $cacheEvent = $stream->next(0);
+
+    var_dump($start['type']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['type']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['active']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['ok']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['degraded']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['action']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['alert']['requested']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['alert']['webhook']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['alert']['mcp_service']);
+    var_dump($cacheEvent['alert']['mcp_method']);
+} finally {
+    if (is_dir($cachePath)) {
+        @rmdir($cachePath);
+    }
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(16) "llm_cache_status"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+int(999999999)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+string(17) "disk_floor_failed"
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+string(21) "King\RuntimeException"
+bool(true)
+string(5) "start"
+string(16) "llm_cache_status"
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+string(17) "disk_floor_failed"
+bool(true)
+string(31) "https://ops.example/cache-alert"
+string(9) "ops.cache"
+string(16) "diskFloorWarning"
diff --git a/extension/tests/772-inference-llm-cache-default-off-contract.phpt b/extension/tests/772-inference-llm-cache-default-off-contract.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e254c6c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/772-inference-llm-cache-default-off-contract.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+--TEST--
+King inference LLM cache is disabled by default until explicitly configured
+--INI--
+king.security_allow_config_override=1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(ini_get('king.inference_with_memory'));
+var_dump(ini_get('king.inference_llm_cache_enable'));
+
+$defaultConfig = King\Config::new();
+$defaultSnapshot = $defaultConfig->toArray();
+var_dump($defaultConfig->get('inference.with_memory'));
+var_dump($defaultConfig->get('inference.llm_cache_enable'));
+var_dump($defaultSnapshot['inference.with_memory']);
+var_dump($defaultSnapshot['inference.llm_cache_enable']);
+
+$statusWithoutMemory = king_inference_llm_cache_status();
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['enabled']);
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['active']);
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['with_memory']);
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['ok']);
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['degraded']);
+var_dump($statusWithoutMemory['action']);
+
+$statusWithMemoryRequest = king_inference_llm_cache_status(null, ['with_memory' => true]);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['enabled']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['active']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['with_memory']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['ok']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['degraded']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['action']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['path']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['min_free_mb']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['fail_closed']);
+var_dump($statusWithMemoryRequest['alert']['requested']);
+
+$enabledConfig = King\Config::new([
+    'inference.with_memory' => true,
+    'inference.llm_cache_enable' => true,
+]);
+$enabledStatus = king_inference_llm_cache_status($enabledConfig, ['with_memory' => true]);
+var_dump($enabledConfig->get('inference.llm_cache_enable'));
+var_dump($enabledStatus['enabled']);
+var_dump($enabledStatus['active']);
+var_dump($enabledStatus['with_memory']);
+var_dump(is_bool($enabledStatus['ok']));
+var_dump(is_string($enabledStatus['action']));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(1) "0"
+string(1) "0"
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+string(23) "disabled_without_memory"
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+string(18) "disabled_by_config"
+string(19) "/tmp/king-llm-cache"
+int(5120)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/infra/inference/bench-openai-route.php b/infra/inference/bench-openai-route.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..382e8887f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/bench-openai-route.php
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_bench_usage(): void
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, <<<TXT
+Usage: bin/king-openai-bench [options]
+
+Options:
+  --url URL                    OpenAI chat completions URL.
+  --model NAME                 Model id to request.
+  --prompt TEXT                Prompt text.
+  --prompt-file PATH           Read prompt text from a file.
+  --prompt-tokens N            Generate a synthetic prompt with about N words.
+  --max-tokens N               Requested completion token cap.
+  --thermal-ceiling N          Refuse request when GPU temperature is >= N.
+  --allow-hot                  Do not refuse a hot GPU.
+  --json                       Print only JSON metrics.
+
+The router must already be running. This script does not start King or the GPU.
+Stream usage is requested by default so prompt/completion tokens are tokenizer-backed
+when the selected King model can count them.
+TXT);
+}
+
+function king_bench_option(array $argv, string $name, ?string $default = null): ?string
+{
+    $prefix = $name . '=';
+    $count = count($argv);
+    for ($i = 1; $i < $count; $i++) {
+        $arg = $argv[$i];
+        if ($arg === $name && isset($argv[$i + 1])) {
+            return $argv[$i + 1];
+        }
+        if (str_starts_with($arg, $prefix)) {
+            return substr($arg, strlen($prefix));
+        }
+    }
+    return $default;
+}
+
+function king_bench_flag(array $argv, string $name): bool
+{
+    return in_array($name, $argv, true);
+}
+
+function king_bench_int_option(array $argv, string $name, int $default): int
+{
+    $value = king_bench_option($argv, $name);
+    if ($value === null || !preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value)) {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    return (int) $value;
+}
+
+function king_bench_float_option(array $argv, string $name, float $default): float
+{
+    $value = king_bench_option($argv, $name);
+    if ($value === null || !is_numeric($value)) {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    return (float) $value;
+}
+
+function king_bench_gpu_snapshot(): array
+{
+    $command = 'nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu,utilization.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null';
+    $lines = [];
+    $exitCode = 0;
+    exec($command, $lines, $exitCode);
+    if ($exitCode !== 0 || $lines === []) {
+        return ['available' => false];
+    }
+
+    $parts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $lines[0]));
+    return [
+        'available' => true,
+        'temperature_c' => isset($parts[0]) && is_numeric($parts[0]) ? (float) $parts[0] : null,
+        'utilization_percent' => isset($parts[1]) && is_numeric($parts[1]) ? (float) $parts[1] : null,
+        'vram_used_mb' => isset($parts[2]) && is_numeric($parts[2]) ? (float) $parts[2] : null,
+        'vram_total_mb' => isset($parts[3]) && is_numeric($parts[3]) ? (float) $parts[3] : null,
+        'power_w' => isset($parts[4]) && is_numeric($parts[4]) ? (float) $parts[4] : null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_bench_prompt(array $argv): string
+{
+    $promptFile = king_bench_option($argv, '--prompt-file');
+    if ($promptFile !== null) {
+        $content = @file_get_contents($promptFile);
+        if (!is_string($content)) {
+            fwrite(STDERR, "king-openai-bench: cannot read prompt file: {$promptFile}\n");
+            exit(2);
+        }
+        return $content;
+    }
+
+    $prompt = king_bench_option($argv, '--prompt');
+    if ($prompt !== null) {
+        return $prompt;
+    }
+
+    $promptTokens = king_bench_int_option($argv, '--prompt-tokens', 0);
+    if ($promptTokens > 0) {
+        $words = [];
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $promptTokens; $i++) {
+            $words[] = 'context' . ($i % 97);
+        }
+        return implode(' ', $words) . "\nAnswer with one concise sentence.";
+    }
+
+    return 'Say hello in one short sentence.';
+}
+
+function king_bench_estimated_tokens(string $text): int
+{
+    $words = preg_split('/\s+/', trim($text));
+    $wordCount = is_array($words) && $words !== [''] ? count($words) : 0;
+    return max(1, $wordCount);
+}
+
+function king_bench_models_url(string $chatUrl): string
+{
+    return preg_replace('#/chat/completions$#', '/models', $chatUrl) ?? $chatUrl;
+}
+
+function king_bench_model_state(string $chatUrl, string $model): array
+{
+    $state = [
+        'listed' => false,
+        'resident' => null,
+        'openai_generation' => null,
+        'backend' => null,
+        'gpu_generation_ready' => null,
+        'gpu_reason' => null,
+    ];
+    $context = stream_context_create([
+        'http' => [
+            'method' => 'GET',
+            'timeout' => 1.5,
+            'ignore_errors' => true,
+        ],
+    ]);
+    $json = @file_get_contents(king_bench_models_url($chatUrl), false, $context);
+    if (!is_string($json) || $json === '') {
+        return $state;
+    }
+    $decoded = json_decode($json, true);
+    if (!is_array($decoded) || !is_array($decoded['data'] ?? null)) {
+        return $state;
+    }
+    foreach ($decoded['data'] as $item) {
+        if (is_array($item) && (($item['id'] ?? null) === $model)) {
+            $king = is_array($item['x_king'] ?? null) ? $item['x_king'] : [];
+            $truth = is_array($king['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $king['runtime_truth'] : [];
+            $gpuRuntime = is_array($king['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $king['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+
+            $state['listed'] = true;
+            $state['resident'] = is_bool($truth['model_resident'] ?? null) ? $truth['model_resident'] : null;
+            $state['openai_generation'] = is_bool($king['openai_generation'] ?? null) ? $king['openai_generation'] : null;
+            $state['backend'] = is_string($king['backend'] ?? null) ? $king['backend'] : null;
+            $state['gpu_generation_ready'] = is_bool($gpuRuntime['generation_ready'] ?? null)
+                ? $gpuRuntime['generation_ready']
+                : null;
+            $state['gpu_reason'] = is_string($gpuRuntime['reason'] ?? null) ? $gpuRuntime['reason'] : null;
+            return $state;
+        }
+    }
+    return $state;
+}
+
+function king_bench_gpu_delta(array $before, array $after): array
+{
+    $fields = ['temperature_c', 'utilization_percent', 'vram_used_mb', 'vram_total_mb', 'power_w'];
+    $delta = [];
+
+    foreach ($fields as $field) {
+        $beforeValue = $before[$field] ?? null;
+        $afterValue = $after[$field] ?? null;
+        $delta[$field] = is_float($beforeValue) && is_float($afterValue)
+            ? $afterValue - $beforeValue
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    return $delta;
+}
+
+function king_bench_sse_content(array $event): string
+{
+    $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($choice)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    $delta = $choice['delta'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($delta) && is_string($delta['content'] ?? null)) {
+        return $delta['content'];
+    }
+    $message = $choice['message'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($message) && is_string($message['content'] ?? null)) {
+        return $message['content'];
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
+if (king_bench_flag($argv, '--help') || king_bench_flag($argv, '-h')) {
+    king_bench_usage();
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+$url = king_bench_option($argv, '--url', getenv('KING_OPENAI_BENCH_URL') ?: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/chat/completions');
+$model = king_bench_option($argv, '--model', getenv('KING_OPENAI_BENCH_MODEL') ?: getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MODEL_NAME') ?: 'gemma4:12b');
+$maxTokens = king_bench_int_option($argv, '--max-tokens', 128);
+$thermalCeiling = king_bench_float_option($argv, '--thermal-ceiling', (float) (getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_THERMAL_MAX_TEMPERATURE_C') ?: 78));
+$allowHot = king_bench_flag($argv, '--allow-hot');
+$jsonOnly = king_bench_flag($argv, '--json');
+$prompt = king_bench_prompt($argv);
+$gpuBefore = king_bench_gpu_snapshot();
+
+if (!$allowHot
+    && ($gpuBefore['available'] ?? false)
+    && is_float($gpuBefore['temperature_c'] ?? null)
+    && $gpuBefore['temperature_c'] >= $thermalCeiling
+) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-openai-bench: refusing request, GPU is {$gpuBefore['temperature_c']}C and ceiling is {$thermalCeiling}C\n");
+    exit(3);
+}
+
+$payload = [
+    'model' => $model,
+    'stream' => true,
+    'messages' => [
+        ['role' => 'user', 'content' => $prompt],
+    ],
+    'max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+    'temperature' => 0,
+    'stream_options' => [
+        'include_usage' => true,
+    ],
+];
+$body = (string) json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+$modelStateBefore = king_bench_model_state($url, $model);
+
+$context = stream_context_create([
+    'http' => [
+        'method' => 'POST',
+        'header' => "content-type: application/json\r\naccept: text/event-stream\r\nconnection: close\r\n",
+        'content' => $body,
+        'ignore_errors' => true,
+        'timeout' => 180,
+    ],
+]);
+
+$startNs = hrtime(true);
+$firstByteNs = null;
+$firstContentNs = null;
+$contentChunks = 0;
+$contentBytes = 0;
+$usage = null;
+$errorEvents = [];
+$handle = @fopen($url, 'rb', false, $context);
+if ($handle === false) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-openai-bench: cannot connect to {$url}\n");
+    exit(4);
+}
+
+while (!feof($handle)) {
+    $line = fgets($handle);
+    if ($line === false) {
+        usleep(10_000);
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($firstByteNs === null && $line !== '') {
+        $firstByteNs = hrtime(true);
+    }
+    $line = trim($line);
+    if ($line === '' || str_starts_with($line, ':')) {
+        continue;
+    }
+    if (str_starts_with($line, 'event: error')) {
+        $errorEvents[] = 'error';
+        continue;
+    }
+    if (!str_starts_with($line, 'data: ')) {
+        continue;
+    }
+    $data = substr($line, 6);
+    if ($data === '[DONE]') {
+        break;
+    }
+    $event = json_decode($data, true);
+    if (!is_array($event)) {
+        continue;
+    }
+    if (is_array($event['usage'] ?? null)) {
+        $usage = $event['usage'];
+    }
+    $content = king_bench_sse_content($event);
+    if ($content === '') {
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($firstContentNs === null) {
+        $firstContentNs = hrtime(true);
+    }
+    $contentChunks++;
+    $contentBytes += strlen($content);
+}
+fclose($handle);
+$endNs = hrtime(true);
+$gpuAfter = king_bench_gpu_snapshot();
+$modelStateAfter = king_bench_model_state($url, $model);
+
+$totalMs = ($endNs - $startNs) / 1_000_000;
+$ttfbMs = $firstContentNs !== null ? ($firstContentNs - $startNs) / 1_000_000 : null;
+$firstByteMs = $firstByteNs !== null ? ($firstByteNs - $startNs) / 1_000_000 : null;
+$decodeSeconds = $firstContentNs !== null ? max(0.001, ($endNs - $firstContentNs) / 1_000_000_000) : null;
+$promptTokens = is_array($usage) && is_int($usage['prompt_tokens'] ?? null)
+    ? $usage['prompt_tokens']
+    : null;
+$generatedTokens = is_array($usage) && is_int($usage['completion_tokens'] ?? null)
+    ? $usage['completion_tokens']
+    : $contentChunks;
+$tokensPerSecond = $decodeSeconds !== null ? $generatedTokens / $decodeSeconds : null;
+
+$metrics = [
+    'url' => $url,
+    'model' => $model,
+    'model_state_before_request' => $modelStateBefore,
+    'model_state_after_request' => $modelStateAfter,
+    'resident_before_request' => $modelStateBefore['resident'],
+    'resident_after_request' => $modelStateAfter['resident'],
+    'request_body_bytes' => strlen($body),
+    'tool_count' => 0,
+    'prompt_tokens' => $promptTokens,
+    'prompt_tokens_estimate' => king_bench_estimated_tokens($prompt),
+    'requested_max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+    'generated_tokens' => $generatedTokens,
+    'generated_tokens_stream_chunks' => $contentChunks,
+    'generated_content_bytes' => $contentBytes,
+    'first_byte_ms' => $firstByteMs,
+    'ttfb_ms' => $ttfbMs,
+    'total_ms' => $totalMs,
+    'tokens_per_second' => $tokensPerSecond,
+    'usage' => $usage,
+    'thermal_ceiling_c' => $thermalCeiling,
+    'gpu_before' => $gpuBefore,
+    'gpu_after' => $gpuAfter,
+    'gpu_delta' => king_bench_gpu_delta($gpuBefore, $gpuAfter),
+    'error_events' => $errorEvents,
+];
+
+if ($jsonOnly) {
+    echo json_encode($metrics, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+foreach ($metrics as $key => $value) {
+    if (is_array($value)) {
+        echo $key . '=' . json_encode($value, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($value === null) {
+        echo $key . "=null\n";
+        continue;
+    }
+    if (is_bool($value)) {
+        echo $key . '=' . ($value ? 'yes' : 'no') . "\n";
+        continue;
+    }
+    echo $key . '=' . $value . "\n";
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-dataset.php b/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-dataset.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdce06874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-dataset.php
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/coder-local-examples.php';
+
+function king_ft_fail(string $message, int $code = 1): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-coder-fine-tune: {$message}\n");
+    exit($code);
+}
+
+function king_ft_usage(): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Usage: bin/king-coder-fine-tune prepare [--model=/path/model.gguf] [--out=var/fine-tuning/gemma3-1b-coder]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--source=docs|local-examples|path] [--max-tokens=2048] [--limit=N] [--trainable-base=/path/checkpoint-dir]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       Defaults build a tokenizer-validated coder dataset from repository docs; local-examples adds curated King/PHP/tool examples.\n");
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function king_ft_parse_cli(array $argv): array
+{
+    $root = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
+    $options = [
+        'command' => 'prepare',
+        'model' => getenv('KING_FINE_TUNE_MODEL_PATH') ?: $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf',
+        'out' => getenv('KING_FINE_TUNE_OUTPUT_DIR') ?: $root . '/var/fine-tuning/gemma3-1b-coder',
+        'sources' => ['docs'],
+        'max_tokens' => getenv('KING_FINE_TUNE_MAX_TOKENS') ?: '2048',
+        'limit' => getenv('KING_FINE_TUNE_LIMIT') ?: '0',
+        'trainable_base' => getenv('KING_FINE_TUNE_TRAINABLE_BASE') ?: '',
+    ];
+
+    if (count($argv) > 1 && !str_starts_with((string) $argv[1], '-')) {
+        $options['command'] = (string) $argv[1];
+        $start = 2;
+    } else {
+        $start = 1;
+    }
+
+    $options['sources'] = [];
+    for ($i = $start; $i < count($argv); $i++) {
+        $arg = (string) $argv[$i];
+        $next = static function () use (&$i, $argv, $arg): string {
+            if (!array_key_exists($i + 1, $argv)) {
+                king_ft_fail("missing value for {$arg}", 64);
+            }
+            return (string) $argv[++$i];
+        };
+
+        if ($arg === '--help' || $arg === '-h') {
+            king_ft_usage();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--model=')) {
+            $options['model'] = substr($arg, strlen('--model='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--model') {
+            $options['model'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--out=')) {
+            $options['out'] = substr($arg, strlen('--out='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--out') {
+            $options['out'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--source=')) {
+            $options['sources'][] = substr($arg, strlen('--source='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--source') {
+            $options['sources'][] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--max-tokens=')) {
+            $options['max_tokens'] = substr($arg, strlen('--max-tokens='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--max-tokens') {
+            $options['max_tokens'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--limit=')) {
+            $options['limit'] = substr($arg, strlen('--limit='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--limit') {
+            $options['limit'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--trainable-base=')) {
+            $options['trainable_base'] = substr($arg, strlen('--trainable-base='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--trainable-base') {
+            $options['trainable_base'] = $next();
+        } else {
+            king_ft_fail("unsupported argument {$arg}", 64);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($options['command'] !== 'prepare') {
+        king_ft_fail('only the prepare command is implemented; in-King training kernels are not implemented yet', 64);
+    }
+    if ($options['sources'] === []) {
+        $options['sources'] = ['docs'];
+    }
+    if (!preg_match('/^[1-9][0-9]*$/', (string) $options['max_tokens'])) {
+        king_ft_fail('--max-tokens must be a positive integer', 64);
+    }
+    $options['max_tokens'] = (int) $options['max_tokens'];
+    if (!preg_match('/^[0-9]+$/', (string) $options['limit'])) {
+        king_ft_fail('--limit must be a non-negative integer', 64);
+    }
+    $options['limit'] = (int) $options['limit'];
+
+    return $options;
+}
+
+function king_ft_absolute_path(string $root, string $path): string
+{
+    if ($path === '') {
+        king_ft_fail('path must not be empty', 64);
+    }
+    if (str_starts_with($path, '/')) {
+        return $path;
+    }
+    return $root . '/' . $path;
+}
+
+function king_ft_json_encode(array $value): string
+{
+    return json_encode($value, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE | JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+}
+
+function king_ft_split_sources(array $sources): array
+{
+    $docSources = [];
+    $includeLocalExamples = false;
+    foreach ($sources as $source) {
+        $source = (string) $source;
+        if (in_array($source, ['local', 'local-examples', 'examples'], true)) {
+            $includeLocalExamples = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        $docSources[] = $source === 'docs' ? 'docs' : $source;
+    }
+    return [$docSources, $includeLocalExamples];
+}
+
+function king_ft_docs_files(string $root, array $sources): array
+{
+    $files = [];
+    foreach ($sources as $source) {
+        $path = king_ft_absolute_path($root, $source);
+        if (is_dir($path)) {
+            $iterator = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
+                new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($path, FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS)
+            );
+            foreach ($iterator as $item) {
+                if (!$item instanceof SplFileInfo || !$item->isFile()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (strtolower($item->getExtension()) !== 'md') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $files[] = $item->getPathname();
+            }
+        } elseif (is_file($path) && strtolower(pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_EXTENSION)) === 'md') {
+            $files[] = $path;
+        } else {
+            king_ft_fail("source {$source} is not a markdown file or directory", 64);
+        }
+    }
+
+    $files = array_values(array_unique($files));
+    sort($files, SORT_STRING);
+    return $files;
+}
+
+function king_ft_extract_code_blocks(string $root, string $file): array
+{
+    $relative = str_starts_with($file, $root . '/') ? substr($file, strlen($root) + 1) : $file;
+    $lines = file($file, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+    if ($lines === false) {
+        king_ft_fail("cannot read {$relative}");
+    }
+
+    $allowed = [
+        'bash' => true,
+        'c' => true,
+        'ini' => true,
+        'json' => true,
+        'php' => true,
+        'sh' => true,
+        'sql' => true,
+        'xml' => true,
+        'yaml' => true,
+        'yml' => true,
+    ];
+    $blocks = [];
+    $heading = basename($relative);
+    $paragraphs = [];
+    $inFence = false;
+    $language = '';
+    $code = [];
+    $startLine = 0;
+
+    foreach ($lines as $index => $line) {
+        if (preg_match('/^(#{1,6})\s+(.+)$/', $line, $matches) === 1 && !$inFence) {
+            $heading = trim($matches[2]);
+            $paragraphs = [];
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (preg_match('/^```([A-Za-z0-9_+-]*)\s*$/', $line, $matches) === 1) {
+            if (!$inFence) {
+                $inFence = true;
+                $language = strtolower((string) $matches[1]);
+                $code = [];
+                $startLine = $index + 1;
+            } else {
+                $inFence = false;
+                $body = rtrim(implode("\n", $code));
+                $normalizedLanguage = $language === '' ? 'text' : $language;
+                if (isset($allowed[$normalizedLanguage]) && strlen($body) >= 80 && strlen($body) <= 8000) {
+                    $context = trim(implode("\n\n", array_slice($paragraphs, -2)));
+                    $blocks[] = [
+                        'source_file' => $relative,
+                        'start_line' => $startLine,
+                        'heading' => $heading,
+                        'language' => $normalizedLanguage,
+                        'context' => $context,
+                        'code' => $body,
+                    ];
+                }
+                $language = '';
+                $code = [];
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if ($inFence) {
+            $code[] = $line;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $trimmed = trim($line);
+        if ($trimmed !== '' && !str_starts_with($trimmed, '<') && !str_starts_with($trimmed, '- [')) {
+            $paragraphs[] = $trimmed;
+            if (count($paragraphs) > 8) {
+                array_shift($paragraphs);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $blocks;
+}
+
+function king_ft_training_example(array $block): array
+{
+    $language = (string) $block['language'];
+    $context = (string) $block['context'];
+    $user = "Generate a production-grade {$language} example for the King primitive \"{$block['heading']}\".";
+    if ($context !== '') {
+        $user .= "\n\nSource context:\n{$context}";
+    }
+    $user .= "\n\nReturn the implementation only, with no marketing text.";
+
+    return [
+        'messages' => [
+            [
+                'role' => 'system',
+                'content' => 'You are King Coder. Produce precise, production-grade code for King PHP runtime work. Prefer direct PHP and king_* APIs. Do not invent missing APIs.',
+            ],
+            [
+                'role' => 'user',
+                'content' => $user,
+            ],
+            [
+                'role' => 'assistant',
+                'content' => "```{$language}\n{$block['code']}\n```",
+            ],
+        ],
+        'metadata' => [
+            'source_file' => $block['source_file'],
+            'start_line' => $block['start_line'],
+            'heading' => $block['heading'],
+            'language' => $language,
+            'example_type' => 'positive',
+            'topic' => 'docs_code_block',
+            'source_sha256' => hash('sha256', (string) $block['code']),
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_ft_count_metadata(array $examples, string $key): array
+{
+    $counts = [];
+    foreach ($examples as $example) {
+        $value = (string) ($example['metadata'][$key] ?? 'unknown');
+        $counts[$value] = ($counts[$value] ?? 0) + 1;
+    }
+    ksort($counts);
+    return $counts;
+}
+
+function king_ft_example_text(array $example): string
+{
+    $parts = [];
+    foreach ($example['messages'] as $message) {
+        $parts[] = strtoupper((string) $message['role']) . ":\n" . (string) $message['content'];
+    }
+    return implode("\n\n", $parts);
+}
+
+function king_ft_token_count(object $model, array $example): int
+{
+    $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, king_ft_example_text($example));
+    $tokens = $encoded['tokens'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($tokens)) {
+        king_ft_fail('king_inference_tokenize returned no token list');
+    }
+    return count($tokens);
+}
+
+function king_ft_write_jsonl(string $path, array $examples): void
+{
+    $handle = fopen($path, 'wb');
+    if ($handle === false) {
+        king_ft_fail("cannot write {$path}");
+    }
+    foreach ($examples as $example) {
+        fwrite($handle, king_ft_json_encode($example) . "\n");
+    }
+    fclose($handle);
+}
+
+function king_ft_run(array $argv): void
+{
+    $root = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
+    $options = king_ft_parse_cli($argv);
+    $modelPath = king_ft_absolute_path($root, (string) $options['model']);
+    $outDir = king_ft_absolute_path($root, (string) $options['out']);
+
+    if (!is_readable($modelPath)) {
+        king_ft_fail("model artifact is not readable: {$modelPath}");
+    }
+
+    if (!function_exists('king_inference_model_load')) {
+        king_ft_fail('King extension is not loaded');
+    }
+
+    $model = king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'king-coder-fine-tune-tokenizer',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'with_memory' => false,
+    ]);
+
+    [$docSources, $includeLocalExamples] = king_ft_split_sources($options['sources']);
+    $candidateExamples = [];
+    if ($includeLocalExamples) {
+        array_push($candidateExamples, ...king_ft_local_training_examples());
+    }
+    if ($docSources !== []) {
+        foreach (king_ft_docs_files($root, $docSources) as $file) {
+            foreach (king_ft_extract_code_blocks($root, $file) as $block) {
+                $candidateExamples[] = king_ft_training_example($block);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    $examples = [];
+    $skippedTooLarge = 0;
+    foreach ($candidateExamples as $example) {
+        $tokenCount = king_ft_token_count($model, $example);
+        if ($tokenCount > $options['max_tokens']) {
+            $skippedTooLarge++;
+            continue;
+        }
+        $example['metadata']['token_count'] = $tokenCount;
+        $examples[] = $example;
+        if ($options['limit'] > 0 && count($examples) >= $options['limit']) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($examples === []) {
+        king_ft_fail('no tokenizer-valid examples were produced');
+    }
+
+    $train = [];
+    $validation = [];
+    foreach ($examples as $example) {
+        $hash = hexdec(substr((string) $example['metadata']['source_sha256'], 0, 8));
+        if ($hash % 10 === 0) {
+            $validation[] = $example;
+        } else {
+            $train[] = $example;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($validation === [] && count($train) > 1) {
+        $validation[] = array_pop($train);
+    }
+
+    if (!is_dir($outDir) && !mkdir($outDir, 0775, true)) {
+        king_ft_fail("cannot create output directory {$outDir}");
+    }
+
+    king_ft_write_jsonl($outDir . '/train.jsonl', $train);
+    king_ft_write_jsonl($outDir . '/validation.jsonl', $validation);
+
+    $manifest = [
+        'kind' => 'king.coder_fine_tune.dataset.v1',
+        'created_at' => gmdate(DATE_ATOM),
+        'model_tokenizer_artifact' => $modelPath,
+        'trainable_base_checkpoint' => (string) $options['trainable_base'],
+        'output_dir' => $outDir,
+        'sources' => array_values($options['sources']),
+        'source_breakdown' => [
+            'docs' => $docSources,
+            'local_examples' => $includeLocalExamples,
+        ],
+        'max_tokens' => $options['max_tokens'],
+        'examples_total' => count($examples),
+        'train_examples' => count($train),
+        'validation_examples' => count($validation),
+        'example_types' => king_ft_count_metadata($examples, 'example_type'),
+        'topics' => king_ft_count_metadata($examples, 'topic'),
+        'skipped_too_large' => $skippedTooLarge,
+        'status' => (string) $options['trainable_base'] === ''
+            ? 'dataset_prepared_trainable_base_missing'
+            : 'dataset_prepared_ready_for_lora_training',
+        'notes' => [
+            'GGUF is used here only as the King tokenizer and runtime reference artifact.',
+            'Actual adapter training needs a trainable base checkpoint; this script does not fake that step.',
+            'The produced dataset is source-grounded from repository documentation examples.',
+        ],
+    ];
+    file_put_contents($outDir . '/manifest.json', king_ft_json_encode($manifest) . "\n");
+
+    $runBook = "# King Coder Fine-Tune Run\n\n"
+        . "Dataset status: `{$manifest['status']}`\n\n"
+        . "Files:\n\n"
+        . "- `train.jsonl`: supervised chat examples for adapter training\n"
+        . "- `validation.jsonl`: held-out examples for adapter evaluation\n"
+        . "- `manifest.json`: reproducibility metadata\n\n"
+        . "Important: the configured GGUF file is not the trainable checkpoint. It is used for King tokenizer validation and later runtime export compatibility.\n";
+    file_put_contents($outDir . '/run.md', $runBook);
+
+    fwrite(STDOUT, king_ft_json_encode([
+        'status' => 'ok',
+        'out' => $outDir,
+        'train_examples' => count($train),
+        'validation_examples' => count($validation),
+        'skipped_too_large' => $skippedTooLarge,
+    ]) . "\n");
+}
+
+king_ft_run($argv);
diff --git a/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-local-examples.php b/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-local-examples.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95474408a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-local-examples.php
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_ft_local_example(array $messages, array $metadata): array
+{
+    $payload = json_encode($messages, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    $metadata['source_file'] = 'infra/inference/fine-tune/coder-local-examples.php';
+    $metadata['source_sha256'] = hash('sha256', $payload);
+
+    return ['messages' => $messages, 'metadata' => $metadata];
+}
+
+function king_ft_local_system(): string
+{
+    return 'You are King Coder. Produce precise implementation artifacts for King PHP runtime work. Prefer direct PHP and king_* APIs. Call out unsupported APIs instead of inventing them.';
+}
+
+function king_ft_local_training_examples(): array
+{
+    $system = king_ft_local_system();
+
+    return [
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Create a PHP King HTTP endpoint that exposes /health and returns JSON without using Node or a framework.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => <<<'PHP'
+```php
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$handler = static function (array $request): array {
+    $path = (string) ($request['path'] ?? '/');
+    if ($path !== '/health') {
+        return [
+            'status' => 404,
+            'headers' => ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+            'body' => json_encode(['error' => 'not_found'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'status' => 200,
+        'headers' => ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+        'body' => json_encode(['status' => 'ok'], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+    ];
+};
+
+while (true) {
+    if (king_http1_server_listen_once('127.0.0.1', 18080, null, $handler) === false) {
+        usleep(50_000);
+    }
+}
+```
+PHP],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'positive', 'topic' => 'king_http_php', 'language' => 'php']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Fix this bad King answer: "Use express.listen() because King has no HTTP primitive."'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => 'That answer is wrong. King HTTP endpoints should use King runtime APIs such as `king_http1_server_listen_once()` in PHP. Do not introduce Express or Node for a King runtime path.'],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'negative', 'topic' => 'no_node_fallback', 'language' => 'text']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Convert the request "How many letters a are in banana?" into a safe deterministic Mini-Op.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => <<<'JSON'
+```json
+{
+  "operation": "count_occurrences",
+  "input": {
+    "subject": "banana",
+    "needle": "a",
+    "case_sensitive": true
+  },
+  "result": 3,
+  "side_effects": false,
+  "allowed_capabilities": ["string.count"]
+}
+```
+JSON],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'tool_mini_op', 'topic' => 'deterministic_count', 'language' => 'json']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Show how a configured MCP tool candidate should be represented before execution.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => <<<'JSON'
+```json
+{
+  "tool_candidate": {
+    "name": "invoice.lookup_status",
+    "configured": true,
+    "selected_by_model": false,
+    "arguments_schema": {
+      "invoice_id": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "execution": {
+    "status": "not_executed",
+    "reason": "tool execution is outside this inference step"
+  }
+}
+```
+JSON],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'tool_mini_op', 'topic' => 'mcp_tool_candidate', 'language' => 'json']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Create a PHP function that writes JSONL records safely for King fine-tuning data.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => <<<'PHP'
+```php
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function append_jsonl_record(string $path, array $record): void
+{
+    $dir = dirname($path);
+    if (!is_dir($dir) && !mkdir($dir, 0775, true)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Cannot create directory: ' . $dir);
+    }
+
+    $json = json_encode(
+        $record,
+        JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE
+    );
+
+    if (file_put_contents($path, $json . "\n", FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX) === false) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Cannot append JSONL record: ' . $path);
+    }
+}
+```
+PHP],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'positive', 'topic' => 'jsonl_writer', 'language' => 'php']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Reject this unsafe plan: "Run arbitrary shell commands from a generated counting tool."'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => 'Do not execute shell commands for deterministic counting. Use a bounded Mini-Op such as `count_occurrences` that accepts strings, has no file or CLI capability, and returns a typed result.'],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'negative', 'topic' => 'no_shell_for_mini_ops', 'language' => 'text']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Provide a compact PHP King model-load call for tokenizer validation.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => <<<'PHP'
+```php
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$model = king_inference_model_load([
+    'name' => 'king-coder-tokenizer',
+    'artifact' => ['path' => $modelPath],
+    'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+    'with_memory' => false,
+]);
+
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, $text);
+if (!is_array($encoded['tokens'] ?? null)) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('Tokenization returned no token list');
+}
+```
+PHP],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'king_api_php', 'topic' => 'tokenizer_validation', 'language' => 'php']
+        ),
+        king_ft_local_example(
+            [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Explain what to do if an API is not exposed by King yet.'],
+                ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => 'State that the API is not exposed yet, keep the strongest intended contract visible, and avoid inventing a fake function name or silently replacing the King runtime path with unrelated fallback code.'],
+            ],
+            ['example_type' => 'negative', 'topic' => 'no_invented_api', 'language' => 'text']
+        ),
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/fine-tune/result-recorder.php b/infra/inference/fine-tune/result-recorder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73df2553e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/fine-tune/result-recorder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_ir_env_bool(string $name, bool $fallback = false): bool
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $fallback;
+    }
+    return in_array(strtolower($value), ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'], true);
+}
+
+function king_ir_config_from_env(): array
+{
+    $root = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
+    $enabled = king_ir_env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_RECORD_RESULTS')
+        || king_ir_env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_RESULT_RECORD');
+    $path = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RESULT_RECORD_PATH') ?: $root . '/var/fine-tuning/inference-results/results.jsonl';
+    $maxChars = max(80, (int) (getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RESULT_RECORD_MAX_FIELD_CHARS') ?: 4096));
+
+    return [
+        'enabled' => $enabled,
+        'path' => $path,
+        'max_field_chars' => $maxChars,
+        'run_id' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RESULT_RECORD_RUN_ID') ?: gmdate('Ymd\THis\Z'),
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_ir_redact_text(string $value, int $maxChars): string
+{
+    $redacted = preg_replace('/[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,}/iu', '[redacted-email]', $value) ?? $value;
+    $redacted = preg_replace('/https?:\/\/[^\s<>"\']+/iu', '[redacted-url]', $redacted) ?? $redacted;
+    $redacted = preg_replace('/-----BEGIN [^-]+ PRIVATE KEY-----.*?-----END [^-]+ PRIVATE KEY-----/is', '[redacted-private-key]', $redacted) ?? $redacted;
+    $redacted = preg_replace('/\b(?:bearer|api[_ -]?key|token|secret|password)\s*[:=]\s*[^\s,"\']+/iu', '[redacted-secret]', $redacted) ?? $redacted;
+    $redacted = preg_replace('/\b(?:sk-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{20,}|[A-Za-z0-9_-]{32,}\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]{16,}\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]{16,})\b/u', '[redacted-token]', $redacted) ?? $redacted;
+
+    if (strlen($redacted) <= $maxChars) {
+        return $redacted;
+    }
+    return substr($redacted, 0, $maxChars) . "\n[truncated sha256=" . hash('sha256', $redacted) . ']';
+}
+
+function king_ir_redact_value(mixed $value, int $maxChars): mixed
+{
+    if (is_string($value)) {
+        return king_ir_redact_text($value, $maxChars);
+    }
+    if (!is_array($value)) {
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    $result = [];
+    foreach ($value as $key => $item) {
+        $normalizedKey = is_string($key) ? strtolower($key) : $key;
+        if (is_string($normalizedKey) && preg_match('/password|secret|token|api[_-]?key|authorization/i', $normalizedKey) === 1) {
+            $result[$key] = '[redacted-secret]';
+            continue;
+        }
+        $result[$key] = king_ir_redact_value($item, $maxChars);
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+function king_ir_write_jsonl(string $path, array $record): void
+{
+    $dir = dirname($path);
+    if (!is_dir($dir) && !mkdir($dir, 0775, true)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Cannot create inference result record directory: ' . $dir);
+    }
+    $line = json_encode($record, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE) . "\n";
+    if (file_put_contents($path, $line, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX) === false) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Cannot append inference result record: ' . $path);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_ir_record_case(array $config, array $case, array $result, string $model, array $artifact, array $modelSummary): ?array
+{
+    if (empty($config['enabled'])) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $maxChars = (int) $config['max_field_chars'];
+    $record = [
+        'kind' => 'king.inference.result_record.v1',
+        'created_at' => gmdate(DATE_ATOM),
+        'run_id' => (string) $config['run_id'],
+        'case' => [
+            'name' => $case['name'] ?? null,
+            'category' => $case['category'] ?? $case['coverage'] ?? null,
+            'scope' => $case['scope'] ?? null,
+            'mode' => $case['mode'] ?? 'deterministic',
+        ],
+        'model' => [
+            'id' => $model,
+            'backend' => $modelSummary['backend'] ?? null,
+            'artifact_basename' => isset($artifact['path']) ? basename((string) $artifact['path']) : null,
+            'artifact_bytes' => $artifact['bytes'] ?? null,
+            'artifact_sha256' => $artifact['sha256'] ?? null,
+        ],
+        'request' => [
+            'messages' => king_ir_redact_value($case['messages'] ?? [], $maxChars),
+            'max_tokens' => $case['max_tokens'] ?? null,
+            'sampler' => king_ir_redact_value($case['sampler'] ?? [], $maxChars),
+            'stop' => king_ir_redact_value($case['stop'] ?? null, $maxChars),
+        ],
+        'expected' => king_ir_redact_value($case['expected'] ?? null, $maxChars),
+        'actual' => [
+            'content' => king_ir_redact_value($result['content'] ?? '', $maxChars),
+            'sha256' => hash('sha256', (string) ($result['content'] ?? '')),
+        ],
+        'evaluation' => [
+            'ok' => (bool) ($result['ok'] ?? false),
+            'reason' => $result['reason'] ?? null,
+            'details' => king_ir_redact_value($result['evaluation'] ?? [], $maxChars),
+        ],
+        'transport' => [
+            'http_status' => $result['http_status'] ?? null,
+            'duration_ms' => $result['duration_ms'] ?? null,
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    king_ir_write_jsonl((string) $config['path'], $record);
+    return ['path' => (string) $config['path'], 'kind' => $record['kind']];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/golden-prompt-pack.php b/infra/inference/golden-prompt-pack.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1601da2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/golden-prompt-pack.php
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_inference_golden_prompt_pack(): array
+{
+    $system = 'You are a deterministic King inference contract runner. Follow the requested output format exactly.';
+    $cases = [];
+    $seed = 3000;
+    $addCase = static function (
+        string $category,
+        string $name,
+        string $prompt,
+        array $expected,
+        int $maxTokens = 32,
+        string $scope = 'model',
+        ?array $stop = null
+    ) use (&$cases, &$seed, $system): void {
+        $case = [
+            'name' => 'pack_' . $name,
+            'category' => $category,
+            'coverage' => $category,
+            'scope' => $scope,
+            'mode' => 'deterministic',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => $seed++],
+            'max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => $prompt],
+            ],
+            'expected' => $expected,
+        ];
+        if ($stop !== null) {
+            $case['stop'] = $stop;
+        }
+        $cases[] = $case;
+    };
+    $addQualitative = static function (
+        string $category,
+        string $name,
+        string $prompt,
+        int $maxTokens = 160
+    ) use (&$cases, &$seed, $system): void {
+        $cases[] = [
+            'name' => 'pack_' . $name,
+            'category' => $category,
+            'coverage' => $category,
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'mode' => 'qualitative',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.2, 'top_p' => 0.9, 'seed' => $seed++],
+            'max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => $prompt],
+            ],
+        ];
+    };
+
+    for ($i = 1; $i <= 12; $i++) {
+        $marker = sprintf('KING_EXACT_%02d', $i);
+        $addCase(
+            'exact output',
+            strtolower($marker),
+            'Return exactly this marker and nothing else: ' . $marker,
+            ['type' => 'exact', 'tokens' => [$marker]],
+            12,
+            'fast'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['banana', 'a', '3'], ['letter', 'e', '2'], ['mississippi', 's', '4'],
+        ['committee', 'm', '2'], ['bookkeeper', 'e', '3'], ['parallel', 'l', '2'],
+        ['sassafras', 's', '4'], ['alloy', 'l', '2'], ['queue', 'u', '2'],
+        ['abracadabra', 'a', '5'], ['programming', 'm', '2'], ['cranberry', 'r', '2'],
+        ['encyclopedia', 'e', '2'], ['Tennessee', 'e', '4'], ['assessment', 's', '4'],
+        ['development', 'e', '3'], ['controller', 'l', '2'], ['minimum', 'm', '3'],
+        ['referer', 'r', '3'], ['configuration', 'i', '2'],
+    ] as $index => [$word, $needle, $count]) {
+        $addCase(
+            'counting',
+            sprintf('count_%02d_%s_%s', $index + 1, strtolower($word), $needle),
+            sprintf('How many letters %s are in the word %s? Answer with only the number.', $needle, $word),
+            ['type' => 'exact', 'tokens' => [$count]],
+            8,
+            'fast'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['7 + 5', '12'], ['13 + 29', '42'], ['100 - 37', '63'], ['9 * 8', '72'],
+        ['144 / 12', '12'], ['6 * 7 + 1', '43'], ['90 - 45', '45'], ['18 + 24', '42'],
+        ['11 * 11', '121'], ['81 / 9', '9'], ['14 + 15', '29'], ['64 - 19', '45'],
+        ['12 * 12', '144'], ['125 / 5', '25'], ['33 + 44', '77'], ['70 - 28', '42'],
+        ['8 * 13', '104'], ['96 / 8', '12'], ['17 + 19', '36'], ['55 - 13', '42'],
+        ['15 * 6', '90'], ['72 / 6', '12'], ['101 - 59', '42'], ['23 + 19', '42'],
+    ] as $index => [$expression, $answer]) {
+        $addCase(
+            'arithmetic',
+            'arithmetic_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1),
+            'Calculate ' . $expression . '. Answer only with the number.',
+            ['type' => 'exact', 'tokens' => [$answer]],
+            10,
+            'fast'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['status', 'ok'], ['route', 'openai'], ['backend', 'king'], ['format', 'json'],
+        ['runtime', 'native'], ['stream', 'ready'], ['cache', 'off'], ['profile', 'cpu'],
+        ['profile', 'gpu'], ['mode', 'strict'], ['scope', 'fast'], ['scope', 'model'],
+    ] as $index => [$key, $value]) {
+        $addCase(
+            'JSON contract',
+            'json_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1),
+            sprintf('Return only this JSON object: {"%s":"%s"}', $key, $value),
+            ['type' => 'json_object', 'object' => [$key => $value]],
+            32,
+            'model'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        'King Notes', 'Runtime Contract', 'Inference Smoke', 'GPU Profile',
+        'Prompt Pack', 'Router Check', 'Tokenizer Step', 'Sampler Result',
+    ] as $index => $heading) {
+        $addCase(
+            'Markdown source contract',
+            'markdown_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1),
+            'Return Markdown source with one H1 heading named ' . $heading . '. Wrap it in a triple-tilde markdown fence.',
+            ['type' => 'contains_all', 'texts' => ['~~~markdown', '# ' . $heading, '~~~']],
+            64,
+            'model'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['king_alpha', 'alpha'], ['king_beta', 'beta'], ['king_gamma', 'gamma'],
+        ['king_delta', 'delta'], ['king_epsilon', 'epsilon'], ['king_zeta', 'zeta'],
+        ['king_eta', 'eta'], ['king_theta', 'theta'], ['king_iota', 'iota'], ['king_kappa', 'kappa'],
+    ] as $index => [$function, $value]) {
+        $addCase(
+            'PHP code contract',
+            'php_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1),
+            sprintf('Return only a PHP code fence containing a function named %s that returns the string %s.', $function, $value),
+            ['type' => 'contains_all', 'texts' => ['```php', 'function ' . $function, 'return', $value]],
+            96,
+            'model'
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['Gib exakt JA aus.', 'JA'], ['Gib exakt NEIN aus.', 'NEIN'], ['Gib exakt OK aus.', 'OK'],
+        ['Gib exakt 42 aus.', '42'], ['Gib exakt King aus.', 'King'], ['Gib exakt Token aus.', 'Token'],
+        ['Gib exakt Modell aus.', 'Modell'], ['Gib exakt GPU aus.', 'GPU'], ['Gib exakt CPU aus.', 'CPU'],
+        ['Gib exakt Router aus.', 'Router'],
+    ] as $index => [$prompt, $answer]) {
+        $addCase(
+            'German exact instruction',
+            'german_exact_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1),
+            $prompt,
+            ['type' => 'exact', 'tokens' => [$answer]],
+            12,
+            'fast'
+        );
+    }
+
+    for ($i = 1; $i <= 8; $i++) {
+        $stop = sprintf('STOP_PACK_%02d', $i);
+        $addCase(
+            'stop token behavior',
+            'stop_' . sprintf('%02d', $i),
+            sprintf('Respond with exactly: before %s after', $stop),
+            ['type' => 'not_contains', 'text' => $stop],
+            32,
+            'fast',
+            [$stop]
+        );
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        ['classification', 'Classify whether this text asks for code, explanation, or data: Write a PHP function for parsing JSON.'],
+        ['classification', 'Classify whether this text asks for code, explanation, or data: Explain what a token is.'],
+        ['classification', 'Classify whether this text asks for code, explanation, or data: Return a JSON object with status ok.'],
+        ['summarization', 'Summarize in one sentence why deterministic prompt probes are useful.'],
+        ['summarization', 'Summarize in one sentence why silent CPU fallback is dangerous.'],
+        ['reasoning sample', 'Explain briefly how a stop sequence should affect streamed output.'],
+        ['reasoning sample', 'Explain briefly why exact JSON output must not include prose.'],
+        ['reasoning sample', 'Explain briefly what a tokenizer does before inference.'],
+    ] as $index => [$category, $prompt]) {
+        $addQualitative($category, 'qualitative_' . sprintf('%02d', $index + 1), $prompt);
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'id' => 'king-core-prompt-pack-v1',
+        'version' => 1,
+        'categories' => [
+            'exact output' => 'Strict string contracts for format drift.',
+            'counting' => 'Small deterministic character counting checks.',
+            'arithmetic' => 'Small deterministic arithmetic checks.',
+            'JSON contract' => 'Machine-readable JSON-only responses.',
+            'Markdown source contract' => 'Markdown source fences and headings.',
+            'PHP code contract' => 'Simple PHP code-fence generation contracts.',
+            'German exact instruction' => 'German instruction following with exact outputs.',
+            'stop token behavior' => 'Stop-sequence boundary checks.',
+            'classification' => 'Qualitative intent classification samples.',
+            'summarization' => 'Qualitative short-answer samples.',
+            'reasoning sample' => 'Qualitative explanation samples.',
+        ],
+        'cases' => $cases,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/golden-prompts.php b/infra/inference/golden-prompts.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aec1ac28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/golden-prompts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,784 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/fine-tune/result-recorder.php';
+
+function king_golden_usage(): void
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Usage: php infra/inference/golden-prompts.php [--url=http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1] [--model=name] [--artifact=/path/model.gguf] [--case=name] [--scope=all|fast|model] [--pack=none|core|/path/pack.php] [--pack-summary] [--strict] [--json]\n");
+}
+
+function king_golden_env_bool(string $name, bool $fallback = false): bool
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $fallback;
+    }
+    return in_array(strtolower($value), ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'], true);
+}
+
+function king_golden_parse_args(array $argv): array
+{
+    $options = [
+        'url' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_BASE_URL') ?: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1',
+        'model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL') ?: '',
+        'artifact' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL_PATH') ?: '',
+        'case' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_CASE') ?: '',
+        'scope' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_SCOPE') ?: 'all',
+        'pack' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_PACK') ?: 'none',
+        'pack_summary' => king_golden_env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_PACK_SUMMARY', false),
+        'strict' => king_golden_env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_STRICT', false),
+        'json' => king_golden_env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_JSON', false),
+        'timeout' => max(1, (int) (getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_TIMEOUT_SEC') ?: 45)),
+    ];
+
+    foreach (array_slice($argv, 1) as $arg) {
+        if ($arg === '--strict' || $arg === '--fail-on-mismatch') {
+            $options['strict'] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if ($arg === '--json') {
+            $options['json'] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if ($arg === '--pack-summary') {
+            $options['pack_summary'] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if ($arg === '-h' || $arg === '--help') {
+            king_golden_usage();
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        foreach (['url', 'model', 'artifact', 'case', 'scope', 'pack', 'timeout'] as $key) {
+            $prefix = '--' . $key . '=';
+            if (str_starts_with($arg, $prefix)) {
+                $options[$key] = substr($arg, strlen($prefix));
+                continue 2;
+            }
+        }
+        fwrite(STDERR, "golden-prompts: unknown argument: {$arg}\n");
+        king_golden_usage();
+        exit(2);
+    }
+
+    $options['url'] = rtrim((string) $options['url'], '/');
+    $options['timeout'] = max(1, (int) $options['timeout']);
+    $options['scope'] = in_array((string) $options['scope'], ['all', 'fast', 'model'], true)
+        ? (string) $options['scope']
+        : 'all';
+    if ($options['pack_summary'] && in_array((string) $options['pack'], ['', 'none'], true)) {
+        $options['pack'] = 'core';
+    }
+    return $options;
+}
+
+function king_golden_cases(): array
+{
+    $system = 'You are a deterministic King inference contract runner. Follow the requested output format exactly.';
+
+    return [
+        [
+            'name' => 'simple_exact_output',
+            'coverage' => 'simple language',
+            'scope' => 'fast',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1001],
+            'max_tokens' => 8,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Return exactly this two-letter answer and nothing else: OK'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'exact',
+                'tokens' => ['OK'],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'count_banana',
+            'coverage' => 'counting',
+            'scope' => 'fast',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1002],
+            'max_tokens' => 8,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'How many letters a are in the word banana? Answer with only the number.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'exact',
+                'tokens' => ['3'],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'count_hallo_welt',
+            'coverage' => 'counting',
+            'scope' => 'fast',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1003],
+            'max_tokens' => 8,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Wie viele Buchstaben l hat Hallo Welt? Antworte nur mit der Zahl.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'exact',
+                'tokens' => ['3'],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'json_status_contract',
+            'coverage' => 'JSON-only response',
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1004],
+            'max_tokens' => 48,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Return only a JSON object with exactly one key named status and the value ok.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'json_object',
+                'object' => ['status' => 'ok'],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'german_token_explanation',
+            'coverage' => 'German instruction following',
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1005],
+            'max_tokens' => 48,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Antworte auf Deutsch in einem kurzen Satz: Was ist ein Token?'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'all',
+                'expectations' => [
+                    [
+                        'type' => 'contains_any',
+                        'texts' => ['Token', 'Zeichen', 'Worteinheit', 'Texteinheit'],
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'type' => 'max_chars',
+                        'max' => 220,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'stop_boundary',
+            'coverage' => 'stop token behavior',
+            'scope' => 'fast',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1006],
+            'max_tokens' => 32,
+            'stop' => ['STOP_HERE'],
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Respond with exactly: alpha STOP_HERE beta'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'not_contains',
+                'text' => 'STOP_HERE',
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'php_generation',
+            'coverage' => 'simple PHP generation',
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1007],
+            'max_tokens' => 96,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Return only a PHP code fence containing a function named king_example that returns the string ok.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'contains_all',
+                'texts' => ['```php', 'function king_example', 'return', 'ok'],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'concise_logits_explanation',
+            'coverage' => 'short explanation',
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1008],
+            'max_tokens' => 64,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Explain logits in one concise sentence.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'all',
+                'expectations' => [
+                    ['type' => 'regex', 'pattern' => '/\\blogits?\\b/i', 'description' => 'mentions logit/logits'],
+                    ['type' => 'max_chars', 'max' => 240],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+        [
+            'name' => 'markdown_source_contract',
+            'coverage' => 'Markdown source contract',
+            'scope' => 'model',
+            'sampler' => ['temperature' => 0.0, 'top_p' => 1.0, 'seed' => 1009],
+            'max_tokens' => 96,
+            'messages' => [
+                ['role' => 'system', 'content' => $system],
+                ['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Return Markdown source for a heading named King Notes. Wrap the Markdown source in a triple-tilde markdown fence.'],
+            ],
+            'expected' => [
+                'type' => 'all',
+                'expectations' => [
+                    ['type' => 'regex', 'pattern' => '/^~~~markdown\\R/i', 'description' => 'starts with markdown source fence'],
+                    ['type' => 'contains_all', 'texts' => ['# King Notes', '~~~']],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_pack_path(string $pack): string
+{
+    if ($pack === '' || $pack === 'none') {
+        return '';
+    }
+    if ($pack === 'core') {
+        return __DIR__ . '/golden-prompt-pack.php';
+    }
+    return $pack;
+}
+
+function king_golden_load_prompt_pack(string $pack): array
+{
+    $path = king_golden_pack_path($pack);
+    if ($path === '') {
+        return ['id' => 'none', 'version' => 0, 'categories' => [], 'cases' => []];
+    }
+    if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Prompt pack is not readable: ' . $path);
+    }
+
+    require_once $path;
+    if (!function_exists('king_inference_golden_prompt_pack')) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Prompt pack must define king_inference_golden_prompt_pack().');
+    }
+
+    $loaded = king_inference_golden_prompt_pack();
+    if (!is_array($loaded)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Prompt pack did not return an array.');
+    }
+    $loaded['_path'] = $path;
+    return $loaded;
+}
+
+function king_golden_prompt_pack_summary(array $pack): array
+{
+    $cases = is_array($pack['cases'] ?? null) ? $pack['cases'] : [];
+    $categories = is_array($pack['categories'] ?? null) ? $pack['categories'] : [];
+    $categoryCounts = [];
+    $modeCounts = [];
+    $invalid = [];
+
+    foreach ($cases as $index => $case) {
+        if (!is_array($case)) {
+            $invalid[] = 'case_' . $index . ':not_array';
+            continue;
+        }
+        $category = (string) ($case['category'] ?? $case['coverage'] ?? 'uncategorized');
+        $mode = (string) ($case['mode'] ?? 'deterministic');
+        $categoryCounts[$category] = ($categoryCounts[$category] ?? 0) + 1;
+        $modeCounts[$mode] = ($modeCounts[$mode] ?? 0) + 1;
+
+        foreach (['name', 'messages', 'max_tokens', 'sampler'] as $required) {
+            if (!array_key_exists($required, $case)) {
+                $invalid[] = ($case['name'] ?? 'case_' . $index) . ':missing_' . $required;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($mode === 'deterministic' && !is_array($case['expected'] ?? null)) {
+            $invalid[] = ($case['name'] ?? 'case_' . $index) . ':missing_expected';
+        }
+        if ($mode !== 'deterministic' && array_key_exists('expected', $case)) {
+            $invalid[] = ($case['name'] ?? 'case_' . $index) . ':qualitative_has_expected';
+        }
+    }
+
+    ksort($categoryCounts);
+    ksort($modeCounts);
+    $deterministic = (int) ($modeCounts['deterministic'] ?? 0);
+    $qualitative = array_sum($modeCounts) - $deterministic;
+    $isNoPack = ($pack['id'] ?? null) === 'none';
+
+    return [
+        'ok' => $isNoPack || ($deterministic >= 100 && $invalid === [] && count($categoryCounts) >= 8),
+        'id' => $pack['id'] ?? null,
+        'version' => $pack['version'] ?? null,
+        'path' => $pack['_path'] ?? null,
+        'category_definitions' => count($categories),
+        'category_count' => count($categoryCounts),
+        'categories' => $categoryCounts,
+        'modes' => $modeCounts,
+        'case_count' => count($cases),
+        'deterministic_count' => $deterministic,
+        'qualitative_count' => $qualitative,
+        'invalid_count' => count($invalid),
+        'invalid' => $invalid,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_prompt_pack_runtime_cases(array $pack): array
+{
+    $runtimeCases = [];
+    foreach (($pack['cases'] ?? []) as $case) {
+        if (!is_array($case) || ($case['mode'] ?? 'deterministic') !== 'deterministic') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!is_array($case['expected'] ?? null)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $runtimeCases[] = $case;
+    }
+    return $runtimeCases;
+}
+
+function king_golden_http_json(string $method, string $url, ?array $payload, int $timeout): array
+{
+    if (!function_exists('curl_init')) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('golden-prompts requires the PHP curl extension.');
+    }
+
+    $ch = curl_init($url);
+    $headers = ['accept: application/json'];
+    $body = null;
+    if ($payload !== null) {
+        $body = json_encode($payload, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+        $headers[] = 'content-type: application/json';
+    }
+    curl_setopt_array($ch, [
+        CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
+        CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => $method,
+        CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
+        CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => $timeout,
+    ]);
+    if ($body !== null) {
+        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);
+    }
+
+    $started = hrtime(true);
+    $raw = curl_exec($ch);
+    $durationMs = (hrtime(true) - $started) / 1_000_000.0;
+    $code = (int) curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
+    if ($raw === false) {
+        $error = curl_error($ch);
+        curl_close($ch);
+        throw new RuntimeException($error);
+    }
+    curl_close($ch);
+
+    $decoded = json_decode((string) $raw, true);
+    return [
+        'status' => $code,
+        'duration_ms' => round($durationMs, 3),
+        'raw' => (string) $raw,
+        'json' => is_array($decoded) ? $decoded : null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_validate_artifact(string $path): array
+{
+    if ($path === '') {
+        throw new RuntimeException('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL_PATH or --artifact must point to the fixed local GGUF artifact for this contract run.');
+    }
+    if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Golden model artifact is not readable: {$path}");
+    }
+
+    $real = realpath($path);
+    return [
+        'path' => $path,
+        'realpath' => $real !== false ? $real : $path,
+        'bytes' => filesize($path),
+        'mtime' => filemtime($path),
+        'sha256' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GOLDEN_MODEL_SHA256') ?: null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_model_id(array $options, array $models): string
+{
+    if ((string) $options['model'] !== '') {
+        return (string) $options['model'];
+    }
+    $first = $models['data'][0]['id'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($first) || $first === '') {
+        throw new RuntimeException('/v1/models did not expose a selectable model id.');
+    }
+    return $first;
+}
+
+function king_golden_model_summary(array $entry): array
+{
+    $king = is_array($entry['x_king'] ?? null) ? $entry['x_king'] : [];
+    $gpuRuntime = is_array($king['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $king['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+    $clientCapabilities = is_array($king['client_capabilities'] ?? null) ? $king['client_capabilities'] : [];
+    $capabilities = is_array($king['capabilities'] ?? null) ? $king['capabilities'] : [];
+    $route = is_array($king['openai_route'] ?? null) ? $king['openai_route'] : [];
+
+    return [
+        'id' => $entry['id'] ?? null,
+        'owned_by' => $entry['owned_by'] ?? null,
+        'backend' => $king['backend'] ?? null,
+        'openai_generation' => $king['openai_generation'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_enabled' => $king['gpu_enabled'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_generation_ready' => $gpuRuntime['generation_ready'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_admission_reason' => $gpuRuntime['reason'] ?? null,
+        'client_generation_ready' => $clientCapabilities['generation_ready'] ?? null,
+        'prompt_to_logits_generation' => $clientCapabilities['prompt_to_logits_generation'] ?? null,
+        'synthetic_token_vector_graph' => $clientCapabilities['synthetic_token_vector_graph'] ?? null,
+        'capability_prompt_to_logits_generation' => $capabilities['prompt_to_logits_generation'] ?? null,
+        'capability_synthetic_token_vector_graph' => $capabilities['synthetic_token_vector_graph'] ?? null,
+        'active_hot_path' => $route['active_hot_path'] ?? null,
+        'batch_prefill_admitted' => $route['batch_prefill_admitted'] ?? null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_expected_text(array $expected): ?string
+{
+    if (($expected['type'] ?? '') !== 'exact') {
+        return null;
+    }
+    $tokens = $expected['tokens'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($tokens)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return implode('', array_map(static fn($value): string => (string) $value, $tokens));
+}
+
+function king_golden_string_length(string $value): int
+{
+    return function_exists('mb_strlen') ? mb_strlen($value, 'UTF-8') : strlen($value);
+}
+
+function king_golden_evaluate(string $content, array $expected): array
+{
+    $type = (string) ($expected['type'] ?? '');
+    $trimmed = trim($content);
+
+    if ($type === 'all') {
+        $checks = [];
+        $ok = true;
+        foreach (($expected['expectations'] ?? []) as $nested) {
+            if (!is_array($nested)) {
+                $checks[] = [
+                    'ok' => false,
+                    'reason' => 'invalid_nested_expectation',
+                    'expected' => $nested,
+                    'actual' => $trimmed,
+                ];
+                $ok = false;
+                continue;
+            }
+            $check = king_golden_evaluate($content, $nested);
+            $checks[] = $check;
+            $ok = $ok && !empty($check['ok']);
+        }
+        $failed = array_values(array_filter($checks, static fn(array $check): bool => empty($check['ok'])));
+        return [
+            'ok' => $ok,
+            'expected' => $expected['expectations'] ?? [],
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => $ok ? 'all_expectations_match' : 'nested_failure: ' . implode('; ', array_column($failed, 'reason')),
+            'checks' => $checks,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'exact') {
+        $expectedText = king_golden_expected_text($expected);
+        $ok = $trimmed === $expectedText;
+        return [
+            'ok' => $ok,
+            'expected' => $expectedText,
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => $ok ? 'exact_match' : 'exact_mismatch',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'regex') {
+        $pattern = (string) ($expected['pattern'] ?? '//');
+        $ok = preg_match($pattern, $trimmed) === 1;
+        return [
+            'ok' => $ok,
+            'expected' => $expected['description'] ?? $pattern,
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => $ok ? 'regex_match' : 'regex_mismatch',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'json_object') {
+        try {
+            $decoded = json_decode($trimmed, true, 64, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+            $expectedObject = $expected['object'] ?? [];
+            $ok = is_array($decoded) && $decoded === $expectedObject;
+            return [
+                'ok' => $ok,
+                'expected' => $expectedObject,
+                'actual' => $decoded,
+                'reason' => $ok ? 'json_object_match' : 'json_object_mismatch',
+            ];
+        } catch (JsonException $exception) {
+            return [
+                'ok' => false,
+                'expected' => $expected['object'] ?? [],
+                'actual' => $trimmed,
+                'reason' => 'json_parse_failed: ' . $exception->getMessage(),
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'not_contains') {
+        $needle = (string) ($expected['text'] ?? '');
+        $ok = $needle !== '' && !str_contains($content, $needle);
+        return [
+            'ok' => $ok,
+            'expected' => 'content does not contain ' . $needle,
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => $ok ? 'needle_absent' : 'needle_present',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'contains_any') {
+        $needles = is_array($expected['texts'] ?? null) ? $expected['texts'] : [];
+        foreach ($needles as $needle) {
+            if (is_string($needle) && $needle !== '' && str_contains($content, $needle)) {
+                return [
+                    'ok' => true,
+                    'expected' => $needles,
+                    'actual' => $trimmed,
+                    'reason' => 'one_needle_present: ' . $needle,
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+        return [
+            'ok' => false,
+            'expected' => $needles,
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => 'no_expected_needle_present',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'contains_all') {
+        $missing = [];
+        foreach (($expected['texts'] ?? []) as $needle) {
+            if (!is_string($needle) || $needle === '' || !str_contains($content, $needle)) {
+                $missing[] = $needle;
+            }
+        }
+        return [
+            'ok' => $missing === [],
+            'expected' => $expected['texts'] ?? [],
+            'actual' => $trimmed,
+            'reason' => $missing === [] ? 'all_needles_present' : 'missing: ' . implode(', ', $missing),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === 'max_chars') {
+        $max = max(0, (int) ($expected['max'] ?? 0));
+        $actual = king_golden_string_length($trimmed);
+        $ok = $max > 0 && $actual <= $max;
+        return [
+            'ok' => $ok,
+            'expected' => 'at most ' . $max . ' chars',
+            'actual' => $actual,
+            'reason' => $ok ? 'within_char_limit' : 'char_limit_exceeded',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'ok' => false,
+        'expected' => $expected,
+        'actual' => $trimmed,
+        'reason' => 'unknown_expectation_type',
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_golden_request_payload(string $model, array $case): array
+{
+    $sampler = is_array($case['sampler'] ?? null) ? $case['sampler'] : [];
+    $payload = [
+        'model' => $model,
+        'stream' => false,
+        'messages' => $case['messages'],
+        'max_tokens' => (int) $case['max_tokens'],
+        'temperature' => (float) ($sampler['temperature'] ?? 0.0),
+        'top_p' => (float) ($sampler['top_p'] ?? 1.0),
+        'seed' => (int) ($sampler['seed'] ?? 0),
+    ];
+    if (isset($case['stop'])) {
+        $payload['stop'] = $case['stop'];
+    }
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_golden_filter_cases(array $cases, string $caseName, string $scope): array
+{
+    if ($scope !== 'all') {
+        $cases = array_values(array_filter(
+            $cases,
+            static fn(array $case): bool => (($case['scope'] ?? 'model') === $scope)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    if ($caseName !== '') {
+        $cases = array_values(array_filter(
+            $cases,
+            static fn(array $case): bool => $case['name'] === $caseName
+        ));
+    }
+
+    return $cases;
+}
+
+function king_golden_run_case(string $url, string $model, array $case, int $timeout): array
+{
+    $payload = king_golden_request_payload($model, $case);
+    $response = king_golden_http_json('POST', $url . '/chat/completions', $payload, $timeout);
+    $content = '';
+    if (is_array($response['json'])) {
+        $content = (string) ($response['json']['choices'][0]['message']['content'] ?? '');
+    }
+    $evaluation = $response['status'] >= 200 && $response['status'] < 300
+        ? king_golden_evaluate($content, $case['expected'])
+        : [
+            'ok' => false,
+            'expected' => $case['expected'],
+            'actual' => $response['raw'],
+            'reason' => 'http_' . $response['status'],
+        ];
+
+    return [
+        'name' => $case['name'],
+        'coverage' => $case['coverage'],
+        'scope' => $case['scope'] ?? 'model',
+        'model' => $model,
+        'sampler' => $case['sampler'],
+        'max_tokens' => $case['max_tokens'],
+        'stop' => $case['stop'] ?? null,
+        'expected' => $case['expected'],
+        'http_status' => $response['status'],
+        'duration_ms' => $response['duration_ms'],
+        'content' => trim($content),
+        'ok' => $evaluation['ok'],
+        'reason' => $evaluation['reason'],
+        'evaluation' => $evaluation,
+    ];
+}
+
+$options = king_golden_parse_args($argv);
+$recordConfig = king_ir_config_from_env();
+
+try {
+    if ($options['pack_summary']) {
+        $pack = king_golden_load_prompt_pack((string) $options['pack']);
+        $summary = king_golden_prompt_pack_summary($pack);
+        if ($options['json']) {
+            echo json_encode($summary, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) . "\n";
+        } else {
+            echo "King golden prompt pack\n";
+            echo "id={$summary['id']}\n";
+            echo "version={$summary['version']}\n";
+            echo "path={$summary['path']}\n";
+            echo "cases={$summary['case_count']}\n";
+            echo "deterministic={$summary['deterministic_count']}\n";
+            echo "qualitative={$summary['qualitative_count']}\n";
+            echo "categories={$summary['category_count']}\n";
+            foreach ($summary['categories'] as $category => $count) {
+                echo "  {$category}: {$count}\n";
+            }
+            if ($summary['invalid_count'] > 0) {
+                echo "invalid={$summary['invalid_count']}\n";
+            }
+            echo "status=" . ($summary['ok'] ? 'ok' : 'invalid') . "\n";
+        }
+        exit($summary['ok'] ? 0 : 1);
+    }
+
+    $artifact = king_golden_validate_artifact((string) $options['artifact']);
+    $modelsResponse = king_golden_http_json('GET', (string) $options['url'] . '/models', null, (int) $options['timeout']);
+    if ($modelsResponse['status'] < 200 || $modelsResponse['status'] >= 300 || !is_array($modelsResponse['json'])) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('/v1/models is not reachable or returned invalid JSON.');
+    }
+    $model = king_golden_model_id($options, $modelsResponse['json']);
+    $selected = [];
+    foreach (($modelsResponse['json']['data'] ?? []) as $entry) {
+        if (is_array($entry) && ($entry['id'] ?? null) === $model) {
+            $selected = $entry;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    $modelSummary = king_golden_model_summary($selected);
+
+    $pack = king_golden_load_prompt_pack((string) $options['pack']);
+    $packCases = king_golden_prompt_pack_runtime_cases($pack);
+    $allCases = array_merge(king_golden_cases(), $packCases);
+    $cases = king_golden_filter_cases($allCases, (string) $options['case'], (string) $options['scope']);
+    if ($cases === []) {
+        throw new RuntimeException(
+            ((string) $options['case'] !== '' ? 'Unknown golden case or scope mismatch: ' . $options['case'] : 'No golden cases match scope: ' . $options['scope'])
+        );
+    }
+
+    $results = [];
+    $recorded = 0;
+    foreach ($cases as $case) {
+        $result = king_golden_run_case((string) $options['url'], $model, $case, (int) $options['timeout']);
+        $results[] = $result;
+        if (king_ir_record_case($recordConfig, $case, $result, $model, $artifact, $modelSummary) !== null) {
+            $recorded++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $failed = array_values(array_filter($results, static fn(array $result): bool => !$result['ok']));
+    $report = [
+        'ok' => $failed === [],
+        'strict' => (bool) $options['strict'],
+        'url' => $options['url'],
+        'model' => $model,
+        'scope' => $options['scope'],
+        'artifact' => $artifact,
+        'model_entry' => $modelSummary,
+        'prompt_pack' => king_golden_prompt_pack_summary($pack),
+        'result_recording' => ['enabled' => (bool) $recordConfig['enabled'], 'path' => $recordConfig['path'], 'records' => $recorded],
+        'available_case_count' => count($allCases),
+        'case_count' => count($results),
+        'passed' => count($results) - count($failed),
+        'failed' => count($failed),
+        'coverage' => array_values(array_unique(array_map(static fn(array $result): string => (string) $result['coverage'], $results))),
+        'results' => $results,
+    ];
+
+    if ($options['json']) {
+        echo json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) . "\n";
+    } else {
+        echo "King golden prompt contract\n";
+        echo "url={$report['url']}\n";
+        echo "model={$report['model']}\n";
+        echo "artifact={$artifact['path']}\n";
+        echo "scope={$report['scope']}\n";
+        echo "mode=" . ($report['strict'] ? 'strict' : 'report') . "\n";
+        if ($recorded > 0) {
+            echo "result_records={$recorded}\n";
+        }
+        foreach ($results as $result) {
+            echo sprintf(
+                "[%s] %s (%s/%s, %.1fms): %s\n",
+                $result['ok'] ? 'PASS' : 'FAIL',
+                $result['name'],
+                $result['coverage'],
+                $result['scope'],
+                (float) $result['duration_ms'],
+                $result['reason']
+            );
+            if (!$result['ok']) {
+                echo "  actual: " . str_replace("\n", "\\n", $result['content']) . "\n";
+            }
+        }
+        echo "summary={$report['passed']}/{$report['case_count']} passed\n";
+    }
+
+    exit($failed !== [] && $options['strict'] ? 1 : 0);
+} catch (Throwable $exception) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, 'golden-prompts: ' . $exception->getMessage() . "\n");
+    exit(2);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/king-local-infer.php b/infra/inference/king-local-infer.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b4b9f65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/king-local-infer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * King local text-generation runner for the `local` inference backend.
+ *
+ * This entrypoint intentionally talks only to the King extension. It does not
+ * proxy an external model server.
+ */
+
+function fail(string $message, int $code = 1): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-local-infer: {$message}\n");
+    exit($code);
+}
+
+function parse_args(array $argv): array
+{
+    $options = [
+        'model' => null,
+        'prompt' => '',
+        'tokens' => 128,
+        'temperature' => 0.8,
+        'top_k' => 40,
+        'top_p' => 0.95,
+        'seed' => 0,
+        'context' => 0,
+        'gpu_layers' => 0,
+        'sampler' => null,
+        'stops' => [],
+    ];
+
+    $float = static function (string $value, string $arg): float {
+        if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+            fail("{$arg} must be a finite number");
+        }
+        $number = (float) $value;
+        if (!is_finite($number)) {
+            fail("{$arg} must be a finite number");
+        }
+        return $number;
+    };
+    $int = static function (string $value, string $arg): int {
+        if (!preg_match('/^-?[0-9]+$/', $value)) {
+            fail("{$arg} must be an integer");
+        }
+        return (int) $value;
+    };
+
+    for ($i = 1; $i < count($argv); $i++) {
+        $arg = $argv[$i];
+        $next = static function () use ($argv, &$i, $arg): string {
+            if (!array_key_exists($i + 1, $argv)) {
+                fail("missing value for {$arg}");
+            }
+            return (string) $argv[++$i];
+        };
+
+        switch ($arg) {
+            case '-m':
+            case '--model':
+                $options['model'] = $next();
+                break;
+            case '-p':
+            case '--prompt':
+                $options['prompt'] = $next();
+                break;
+            case '-n':
+            case '--tokens':
+                $options['tokens'] = max(1, (int) $next());
+                break;
+            case '--temp':
+            case '--temperature':
+                $options['temperature'] = $float($next(), $arg);
+                if ($options['temperature'] < 0.0) {
+                    fail("{$arg} must be non-negative");
+                }
+                break;
+            case '--top-k':
+                $options['top_k'] = $int($next(), $arg);
+                if ($options['top_k'] < 0) {
+                    fail("{$arg} must be non-negative");
+                }
+                break;
+            case '--top-p':
+                $options['top_p'] = $float($next(), $arg);
+                if ($options['top_p'] <= 0.0 || $options['top_p'] > 1.0) {
+                    fail("{$arg} must be greater than zero and at most one");
+                }
+                break;
+            case '--sampler':
+                $options['sampler'] = $next();
+                break;
+            case '--seed':
+                $options['seed'] = $int($next(), $arg);
+                break;
+            case '-c':
+            case '--ctx-size':
+                $options['context'] = max(0, (int) $next());
+                break;
+            case '--reverse-prompt':
+            case '--stop':
+                $options['stops'][] = $next();
+                break;
+            case '-ngl':
+            case '--gpu-layers':
+                $options['gpu_layers'] = max(0, (int) $next());
+                break;
+            case '--no-display-prompt':
+            case '--log-disable':
+                break;
+            default:
+                fail("unsupported argument {$arg}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!is_string($options['model']) || $options['model'] === '') {
+        fail('model path is required via -m');
+    }
+    if (!is_file($options['model'])) {
+        fail("model path does not exist: {$options['model']}");
+    }
+
+    return $options;
+}
+
+function require_supported_execution(array $args): void
+{
+    if ((int) $args['gpu_layers'] > 0) {
+        fail(
+            'GPU offload was requested, but this King local PHP graph runner has no native GPU decoder kernel yet. Refusing CPU fallback.'
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+function model_load(string $path): King\Inference\Model
+{
+    return king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => basename($path),
+        'artifact' => $path,
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'with_memory' => false,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function graph_options(array $gguf): array
+{
+    $vocab = max(1, (int) ($gguf['tokenizer_token_count'] ?? 262144));
+    $hidden = max(1, (int) ($gguf['embedding_length'] ?? 1152));
+
+    return [
+        'max_vector_values' => max($vocab, 262144),
+        'max_operations' => max($vocab * $hidden + 1024, 400000000),
+        'return_outputs' => false,
+    ];
+}
+
+function require_kv_state(array $result): array
+{
+    $state = $result['state'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($state)) {
+        fail('native graph produced no state for KV-cache continuity');
+    }
+
+    $kvCache = $state['kv_cache'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($kvCache) || $kvCache === []) {
+        fail('native graph produced no kv_cache entries for KV-cache continuity');
+    }
+
+    return $state;
+}
+
+function metadata_token_id(array $gguf, string $key): ?int
+{
+    if (!array_key_exists($key, $gguf)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $id = (int) $gguf[$key];
+    return $id >= 0 ? $id : null;
+}
+
+function prepare_prompt_tokens(array $tokens, ?int $bosTokenId, int $context): array
+{
+    $tokens = array_values(array_map('intval', $tokens));
+    if ($bosTokenId !== null && ($tokens === [] || $tokens[0] !== $bosTokenId)) {
+        array_unshift($tokens, $bosTokenId);
+    }
+    if ($tokens === []) {
+        fail('prompt produced no tokens');
+    }
+    if ($context > 0 && count($tokens) > $context) {
+        if ($bosTokenId !== null && $context > 1 && $tokens[0] === $bosTokenId) {
+            $tokens = array_merge([$bosTokenId], array_slice($tokens, -($context - 1)));
+        } else {
+            $tokens = array_slice($tokens, -$context);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return array_values($tokens);
+}
+
+function normalize_stop_sequences(array $stops): array
+{
+    if (count($stops) > 4) {
+        fail('at most four stop sequences are supported');
+    }
+
+    $unique = [];
+    foreach ($stops as $stop) {
+        $stop = (string) $stop;
+        if ($stop === '') {
+            fail('stop sequence must not be empty');
+        }
+        $unique[$stop] = $stop;
+    }
+
+    return array_values($unique);
+}
+
+function run_step(
+    King\Inference\Model $model,
+    int|array $token,
+    int $position,
+    ?array $state,
+    array $sample,
+    bool $emitToken,
+    array $options
+): array {
+    $decodeOptions = $sample;
+    $decodeOptions['emit_token'] = $emitToken;
+    if ($state !== null) {
+        $decodeOptions['state'] = $state;
+    }
+
+    $graph = king_inference_token_decode_graph($model, $token, $position, $decodeOptions);
+    $result = king_inference_graph_run($model, $graph, $options);
+    $nextState = require_kv_state($result);
+
+    if (!$emitToken) {
+        return [null, $nextState];
+    }
+
+    $payload = $result['final']['next_token']['values'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($payload) || !isset($payload[0])) {
+        fail('native graph produced no next token');
+    }
+
+    return [(int) $payload[0], $nextState];
+}
+
+function should_stop_on_token(int $token, ?int $bosTokenId, ?int $eosTokenId): bool
+{
+    if ($eosTokenId !== null && $token === $eosTokenId) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if ($bosTokenId !== null && $token === $bosTokenId) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+function find_stop_offset(string $text, array $stops): ?int
+{
+    $offset = null;
+    foreach ($stops as $stop) {
+        $position = strpos($text, $stop);
+        if ($position !== false && ($offset === null || $position < $offset)) {
+            $offset = $position;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $offset;
+}
+
+function pending_stop_prefix_length(string $text, array $stops): int
+{
+    $keep = 0;
+    foreach ($stops as $stop) {
+        $max = min(strlen($stop) - 1, strlen($text));
+        for ($length = $max; $length > 0; $length--) {
+            if (substr($text, -$length) === substr($stop, 0, $length)) {
+                $keep = max($keep, $length);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $keep;
+}
+
+function write_output(string $text): void
+{
+    if ($text === '') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    echo $text;
+    flush();
+}
+
+function emit_generated_text(string &$pending, string $piece, array $stops): bool
+{
+    if ($stops === []) {
+        write_output($piece);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    $pending .= $piece;
+    $stopOffset = find_stop_offset($pending, $stops);
+    if ($stopOffset !== null) {
+        write_output(substr($pending, 0, $stopOffset));
+        $pending = '';
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    $keep = pending_stop_prefix_length($pending, $stops);
+    $emitLength = strlen($pending) - $keep;
+    if ($emitLength > 0) {
+        write_output(substr($pending, 0, $emitLength));
+        $pending = $keep > 0 ? substr($pending, -$keep) : '';
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+$args = parse_args($argv);
+$stopSequences = normalize_stop_sequences($args['stops']);
+require_supported_execution($args);
+$model = model_load($args['model']);
+$info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+$gguf = $info['gguf'] ?? [];
+if (!is_array($gguf)) {
+    fail('model does not expose GGUF metadata');
+}
+
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, (string) $args['prompt']);
+$tokens = $encoded['tokens'] ?? [];
+if (!is_array($tokens)) {
+    fail('tokenizer did not return token ids');
+}
+$bosTokenId = metadata_token_id($gguf, 'tokenizer_bos_id');
+$eosTokenId = metadata_token_id($gguf, 'tokenizer_eos_id');
+$tokens = prepare_prompt_tokens($tokens, $bosTokenId, (int) $args['context']);
+
+$graphOptions = graph_options($gguf);
+$state = null;
+$nextToken = null;
+$tokenizedPrompt = ['tokens' => $tokens];
+$sample = [
+    'temperature' => (float) $args['temperature'],
+    'top_k' => (int) $args['top_k'],
+    'top_p' => (float) $args['top_p'],
+    'seed' => (int) $args['seed'],
+];
+if (is_string($args['sampler']) && $args['sampler'] !== '') {
+    $sample['sampler'] = $args['sampler'];
+}
+
+foreach (array_keys($tokens) as $index) {
+    [$nextToken, $state] = run_step(
+        $model,
+        $tokenizedPrompt,
+        $index,
+        $state,
+        $sample,
+        $index === count($tokens) - 1,
+        $graphOptions
+    );
+}
+
+$pendingText = '';
+$stoppedByText = false;
+$generated = 0;
+$position = count($tokens);
+while ($nextToken !== null && $generated < (int) $args['tokens']) {
+    if (should_stop_on_token($nextToken, $bosTokenId, $eosTokenId)) {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    $piece = king_inference_token_decode($model, $nextToken);
+    $generated++;
+    if (emit_generated_text($pendingText, $piece, $stopSequences)) {
+        $stoppedByText = true;
+        break;
+    }
+    if ($generated >= (int) $args['tokens']) {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    [$nextToken, $state] = run_step(
+        $model,
+        $nextToken,
+        $position,
+        $state,
+        $sample,
+        true,
+        $graphOptions
+    );
+    $position++;
+}
+
+if (!$stoppedByText) {
+    write_output($pendingText);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/king-native-hello-world.php b/infra/inference/king-native-hello-world.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a882abcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/king-native-hello-world.php
@@ -0,0 +1,599 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function fail(string $message, int $code = 1): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-native-hello-world: {$message}\n");
+    exit($code);
+}
+
+function usage(): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Usage: bin/king-native-hello-world [--backend=cpu|gpu|both] [--mode=roundtrip|prompt|both]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--text='Hello world'] [--prompt='Say hello.'] [--tokens=1]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--expect-prompt='Hello world']\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--prompt-template=auto|none]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--cpu-model=/path/model.gguf] [--gpu-model=/path/model.gguf] [--json]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       Defaults: --backend=both --mode=roundtrip --text='Hello world'\n");
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function parse_cli(array $argv): array
+{
+    $options = [
+        'backend' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_BACKEND') ?: 'both',
+        'mode' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_MODE') ?: 'roundtrip',
+        'text' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_TEXT') ?: 'Hello world',
+        'prompt' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_PROMPT') ?: 'Say hello.',
+        'expect_prompt' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_EXPECT_PROMPT') ?: '',
+        'prompt_template' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_PROMPT_TEMPLATE') ?: 'auto',
+        'tokens' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_TOKENS') ?: '1',
+        'cpu_model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_CPU_MODEL_PATH') ?: '',
+        'gpu_model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_GPU_MODEL_PATH') ?: '',
+        'model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_MODEL_PATH') ?: '',
+        'json' => false,
+    ];
+
+    for ($i = 1; $i < count($argv); $i++) {
+        $arg = (string) $argv[$i];
+        $next = static function () use (&$i, $argv, $arg): string {
+            if (!array_key_exists($i + 1, $argv)) {
+                fail("missing value for {$arg}", 64);
+            }
+            return (string) $argv[++$i];
+        };
+
+        if ($arg === '--help' || $arg === '-h') {
+            usage();
+        } elseif ($arg === '--json') {
+            $options['json'] = true;
+        } elseif ($arg === '--cpu') {
+            $options['backend'] = 'cpu';
+        } elseif ($arg === '--gpu') {
+            $options['backend'] = 'gpu';
+        } elseif ($arg === '--both') {
+            $options['backend'] = 'both';
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--backend=')) {
+            $options['backend'] = substr($arg, strlen('--backend='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--backend') {
+            $options['backend'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--mode=')) {
+            $options['mode'] = substr($arg, strlen('--mode='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--mode') {
+            $options['mode'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--text=')) {
+            $options['text'] = substr($arg, strlen('--text='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--text') {
+            $options['text'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--prompt=')) {
+            $options['prompt'] = substr($arg, strlen('--prompt='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--prompt') {
+            $options['prompt'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--expect-prompt=')) {
+            $options['expect_prompt'] = substr($arg, strlen('--expect-prompt='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--expect-prompt') {
+            $options['expect_prompt'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--prompt-template=')) {
+            $options['prompt_template'] = substr($arg, strlen('--prompt-template='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--prompt-template') {
+            $options['prompt_template'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--tokens=')) {
+            $options['tokens'] = substr($arg, strlen('--tokens='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--tokens') {
+            $options['tokens'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--model=')) {
+            $options['model'] = substr($arg, strlen('--model='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--model') {
+            $options['model'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--cpu-model=')) {
+            $options['cpu_model'] = substr($arg, strlen('--cpu-model='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--cpu-model') {
+            $options['cpu_model'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--gpu-model=')) {
+            $options['gpu_model'] = substr($arg, strlen('--gpu-model='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--gpu-model') {
+            $options['gpu_model'] = $next();
+        } else {
+            fail("unsupported argument {$arg}", 64);
+        }
+    }
+
+    $backend = strtolower((string) $options['backend']);
+    if (!in_array($backend, ['cpu', 'gpu', 'both'], true)) {
+        fail('backend must be cpu, gpu, or both', 64);
+    }
+    $options['backend'] = $backend;
+    $mode = strtolower((string) $options['mode']);
+    if (!in_array($mode, ['roundtrip', 'prompt', 'both'], true)) {
+        fail('mode must be roundtrip, prompt, or both', 64);
+    }
+    $options['mode'] = $mode;
+    if ((string) $options['text'] === '') {
+        fail('text must not be empty', 64);
+    }
+    if ((string) $options['prompt'] === '') {
+        fail('prompt must not be empty', 64);
+    }
+    $promptTemplate = strtolower((string) $options['prompt_template']);
+    if (!in_array($promptTemplate, ['auto', 'none'], true)) {
+        fail('prompt-template must be auto or none', 64);
+    }
+    $options['prompt_template'] = $promptTemplate;
+    if (!preg_match('/^[1-9][0-9]*$/', (string) $options['tokens'])) {
+        fail('tokens must be a positive integer', 64);
+    }
+    $options['tokens'] = (int) $options['tokens'];
+
+    return $options;
+}
+
+function env_int(string $name, int $default): int
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    if (!preg_match('/^-?[0-9]+$/', $value)) {
+        fail("{$name} must be an integer");
+    }
+    return (int) $value;
+}
+
+function env_float(string $name, float $default): float
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+        fail("{$name} must be numeric");
+    }
+    return (float) $value;
+}
+
+function env_bool(string $name, bool $default): bool
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    $normalized = strtolower($value);
+    if (in_array($normalized, ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'], true)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (in_array($normalized, ['0', 'false', 'no', 'off'], true)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    fail("{$name} must be boolean");
+}
+
+function resolve_model_path(array $options, string $backend): string
+{
+    $root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+    $fallback = $backend === 'gpu'
+        ? $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf'
+        : $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    $candidates = [];
+
+    if ($backend === 'cpu') {
+        $candidates[] = (string) $options['cpu_model'];
+        $candidates[] = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_CPU_MODEL_PATH') ?: '';
+    } else {
+        $candidates[] = (string) $options['gpu_model'];
+        $candidates[] = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MODEL_PATH') ?: '';
+    }
+
+    $candidates[] = (string) $options['model'];
+    $candidates[] = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH') ?: '';
+    $candidates[] = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH') ?: '';
+    $candidates[] = $fallback;
+
+    foreach ($candidates as $candidate) {
+        if ($candidate !== '') {
+            if (!is_readable($candidate)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            return $candidate;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fail("no readable {$backend} model found; set KING_INFERENCE_HELLO_" . strtoupper($backend) . "_MODEL_PATH");
+}
+
+function model_config(string $backend, string $path): array
+{
+    $nativeBackend = $backend === 'gpu' ? 'king_native_gpu' : 'king_native_cpu';
+    $contextTokens = env_int('KING_INFERENCE_CONTEXT_TOKENS', 2048);
+    $config = [
+        'name' => 'hello-world-' . $backend,
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $path],
+        'backend' => $nativeBackend,
+        'context_tokens' => $contextTokens,
+        'kv_cache' => [
+            'max_context_tokens' => $contextTokens,
+            'page_tokens' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_KV_PAGE_TOKENS', 16),
+            'element_bytes' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_KV_ELEMENT_BYTES', 2),
+        ],
+        'with_memory' => false,
+    ];
+
+    if ($backend === 'gpu') {
+        $thermal = [
+            'max_temperature_c' => env_float('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_THERMAL_MAX_C', 78.0),
+            'check_interval_seconds' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_THERMAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_SEC', 15),
+            'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => env_bool('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_ALLOW_UNMONITORED', true),
+        ];
+        $sensorCommand = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_THERMAL_SENSOR_COMMAND');
+        if ($sensorCommand === false) {
+            $sensorCommand = 'nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits';
+        }
+        if ($sensorCommand !== '') {
+            $thermal['sensor_command'] = $sensorCommand;
+        }
+
+        $power = [
+            'max_watts' => env_float('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_POWER_MAX_WATTS', 0.0),
+            'check_interval_seconds' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_POWER_CHECK_INTERVAL_SEC', 15),
+        ];
+        $powerSensorCommand = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_POWER_SENSOR_COMMAND');
+        if ($powerSensorCommand === false) {
+            $powerSensorCommand = 'nvidia-smi --query-gpu=power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits';
+        }
+        if ($powerSensorCommand !== '') {
+            $power['sensor_command'] = $powerSensorCommand;
+        }
+
+        $config['gpu'] = [
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'max_gpu_layers' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MAX_GPU_LAYERS', 99),
+            'vram_reserve_mb' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_VRAM_RESERVE_MB', 1024),
+            'min_free_vram_mb' => env_int('KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MIN_FREE_VRAM_MB', 1024),
+            'thermal' => $thermal,
+            'power' => $power,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return $config;
+}
+
+function model_uses_gemma_start_turn_template(King\Inference\Model $model): bool
+{
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $architecture = (string) ($info['gguf']['architecture'] ?? $info['architecture'] ?? '');
+    if (!str_starts_with($architecture, 'gemma')) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    $start = king_inference_tokenize($model, '<start_of_turn>');
+    $end = king_inference_tokenize($model, '<end_of_turn>');
+    return ($start['tokens'] ?? []) !== [] && ($end['tokens'] ?? []) !== [];
+}
+
+function prompt_already_formatted(string $prompt): bool
+{
+    return str_contains($prompt, '<start_of_turn>')
+        || str_contains($prompt, '<end_of_turn>')
+        || str_contains($prompt, '<|turn>')
+        || str_contains($prompt, '<turn|>');
+}
+
+function format_prompt(King\Inference\Model $model, string $prompt, string $templateMode): string
+{
+    if ($templateMode === 'none' || prompt_already_formatted($prompt)) {
+        return $prompt;
+    }
+    if (!model_uses_gemma_start_turn_template($model)) {
+        return $prompt;
+    }
+
+    return "<start_of_turn>user\n" . $prompt . "<end_of_turn>\n<start_of_turn>model\n";
+}
+
+function hello_graphs(King\Inference\Model $model, string $text): array
+{
+    $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, $text);
+    $tokens = $encoded['tokens'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($tokens) || $tokens === []) {
+        fail('tokenizer produced no token ids');
+    }
+
+    $graphs = [];
+    foreach ($tokens as $tokenId) {
+        $graphs[] = [
+            'inputs' => ['token' => [(int) $tokenId]],
+            'ops' => [[
+                'id' => 'next_token',
+                'op' => 'scale',
+                'input' => 'token',
+                'factor' => 1.0,
+            ]],
+            'output' => 'next_token',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return $graphs;
+}
+
+function gpu_snapshot(): array
+{
+    $line = @shell_exec('nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu,utilization.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null | head -n 1');
+    if (!is_string($line) || trim($line) === '') {
+        return ['available' => false];
+    }
+
+    $parts = array_map('trim', explode(',', trim($line)));
+    return [
+        'available' => true,
+        'temperature_c' => isset($parts[0]) && is_numeric($parts[0]) ? (float) $parts[0] : null,
+        'utilization_percent' => isset($parts[1]) && is_numeric($parts[1]) ? (float) $parts[1] : null,
+        'vram_used_mb' => isset($parts[2]) && is_numeric($parts[2]) ? (float) $parts[2] : null,
+        'vram_total_mb' => isset($parts[3]) && is_numeric($parts[3]) ? (float) $parts[3] : null,
+        'power_w' => isset($parts[4]) && is_numeric($parts[4]) ? (float) $parts[4] : null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function gpu_delta(array $before, array $after): array
+{
+    $delta = [];
+    foreach (['temperature_c', 'utilization_percent', 'vram_used_mb', 'vram_total_mb', 'power_w'] as $field) {
+        $beforeValue = $before[$field] ?? null;
+        $afterValue = $after[$field] ?? null;
+        $delta[$field] = is_float($beforeValue) && is_float($afterValue)
+            ? $afterValue - $beforeValue
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    return $delta;
+}
+
+function monotonic_elapsed_ms(int $startNs, int $endNs): float
+{
+    return ($endNs - $startNs) / 1_000_000;
+}
+
+function text_token_count(King\Inference\Model $model, string $text): int
+{
+    $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, $text);
+    $tokens = $encoded['tokens'] ?? null;
+    return is_array($tokens) ? count($tokens) : 0;
+}
+
+function stream_text(King\Inference\Stream $stream, int $streamStartNs): array
+{
+    $raw = '';
+    $types = [];
+    $firstTokenNs = null;
+    $tokenEvents = 0;
+
+    while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, 1000)) !== null) {
+        if (!is_array($event)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $type = (string) ($event['type'] ?? 'array');
+        $types[] = $type;
+        if ($type === 'token' && isset($event['text']) && is_string($event['text'])) {
+            if ($firstTokenNs === null) {
+                $firstTokenNs = hrtime(true);
+            }
+            $tokenEvents++;
+            $raw .= $event['text'];
+        }
+        if ($type === 'done') {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $finishedNs = hrtime(true);
+    $streamTotalMs = monotonic_elapsed_ms($streamStartNs, $finishedNs);
+    $generatedTokens = $tokenEvents;
+
+    return [
+        $raw,
+        $types,
+        $stream->getMetrics(),
+        [
+            'stream_ttfb_ms' => $firstTokenNs !== null ? monotonic_elapsed_ms($streamStartNs, $firstTokenNs) : null,
+            'stream_total_ms' => $streamTotalMs,
+            'token_event_count' => $tokenEvents,
+            'tokens_per_second' => $generatedTokens > 0 && $streamTotalMs > 0.0
+                ? $generatedTokens / ($streamTotalMs / 1000.0)
+                : null,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function graph_options(King\Inference\Model $model): array
+{
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $gguf = is_array($info['gguf'] ?? null) ? $info['gguf'] : [];
+    $vocab = max(1, (int) ($gguf['tokenizer_token_count'] ?? 262144));
+    $hidden = max(1, (int) ($gguf['embedding_length'] ?? 1152));
+
+    return [
+        'max_vector_values' => max($vocab, 262144),
+        'max_operations' => max($vocab * $hidden + 1024, 400000000),
+        'return_outputs' => false,
+    ];
+}
+
+function result_payload(
+    string $backend,
+    string $mode,
+    string $modelPath,
+    string $text,
+    string $raw,
+    array $types,
+    array $metrics,
+    array $measurement,
+    array $runtimeTruth,
+    ?array $gpuBefore,
+    ?array $gpuAfter,
+    int $promptTokens,
+    float $modelLoadMs,
+    float $endToEndMs
+): array {
+    $generatedTokens = is_int($metrics['native_decoder_tokens'] ?? null)
+        ? $metrics['native_decoder_tokens']
+        : ($measurement['token_event_count'] ?? 0);
+
+    return [
+        'backend' => $backend,
+        'mode' => $mode,
+        'engine' => $backend === 'gpu' ? 'king_native_gpu' : 'king_native_cpu',
+        'model' => $modelPath,
+        'text' => $text,
+        'raw_text' => $raw,
+        'event_types' => $types,
+        'prompt_tokens' => $promptTokens,
+        'generated_tokens' => $generatedTokens,
+        'ttfb_ms' => $measurement['stream_ttfb_ms'] ?? null,
+        'stream_total_ms' => $measurement['stream_total_ms'] ?? null,
+        'end_to_end_ms' => $endToEndMs,
+        'model_load_ms' => $modelLoadMs,
+        'tokens_per_second' => $measurement['tokens_per_second'] ?? null,
+        'model_resident' => $runtimeTruth['model_resident'] ?? null,
+        'resident_state' => $runtimeTruth['resident_state'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_before' => $gpuBefore,
+        'gpu_after' => $gpuAfter,
+        'gpu_delta' => $gpuBefore !== null && $gpuAfter !== null ? gpu_delta($gpuBefore, $gpuAfter) : null,
+        'native_decoder_tokens' => $metrics['native_decoder_tokens'] ?? null,
+        'native_decoder_last_token_id' => $metrics['native_decoder_last_token_id'] ?? null,
+        'native_decoder_last_probability' => $metrics['native_decoder_last_probability'] ?? null,
+        'native_decoder_last_logit' => $metrics['native_decoder_last_logit'] ?? null,
+        'native_decoder_last_rank' => $metrics['native_decoder_last_rank'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_thermal_preflight_checked' => $metrics['gpu_thermal_preflight_checked'] ?? false,
+        'gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c' => $metrics['gpu_thermal_preflight_temperature_c'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_power_preflight_checked' => $metrics['gpu_power_preflight_checked'] ?? false,
+        'gpu_power_preflight_watts' => $metrics['gpu_power_preflight_watts'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_power_aborted' => $metrics['gpu_power_aborted'] ?? false,
+        'gpu_power_abort_watts' => $metrics['gpu_power_abort_watts'] ?? null,
+        'gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts' => $metrics['gpu_power_abort_ceiling_watts'] ?? null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function run_roundtrip_backend(string $backend, string $text, array $options): array
+{
+    $overallStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $modelPath = resolve_model_path($options, $backend);
+    $gpuBefore = $backend === 'gpu' ? gpu_snapshot() : null;
+    $loadStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $model = king_inference_model_load(model_config($backend, $modelPath));
+    $modelLoadMs = monotonic_elapsed_ms($loadStartNs, hrtime(true));
+    $graphs = hello_graphs($model, $text);
+    $streamStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $stream = king_inference_stream(
+        $model,
+        ['graphs' => $graphs],
+        ['with_memory' => false, 'max_native_stream_tokens' => max(16, count($graphs))]
+    );
+    [$raw, $types, $metrics, $measurement] = stream_text($stream, $streamStartNs);
+    $gpuAfter = $backend === 'gpu' ? gpu_snapshot() : null;
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $runtimeTruth = is_array($info['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $info['runtime_truth'] : [];
+
+    $actual = trim($raw);
+    $expected = trim($text);
+    if ($actual !== $expected) {
+        fail("{$backend} roundtrip produced " . json_encode($actual) . ", expected " . json_encode($expected), 2);
+    }
+
+    return result_payload(
+        $backend,
+        'roundtrip',
+        $modelPath,
+        $actual,
+        $raw,
+        $types,
+        $metrics,
+        $measurement,
+        $runtimeTruth,
+        $gpuBefore,
+        $gpuAfter,
+        0,
+        $modelLoadMs,
+        monotonic_elapsed_ms($overallStartNs, hrtime(true))
+    );
+}
+
+function run_prompt_backend(string $backend, string $prompt, int $tokens, array $options): array
+{
+    $overallStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $modelPath = resolve_model_path($options, $backend);
+    $gpuBefore = $backend === 'gpu' ? gpu_snapshot() : null;
+    $loadStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $model = king_inference_model_load(model_config($backend, $modelPath));
+    $modelLoadMs = monotonic_elapsed_ms($loadStartNs, hrtime(true));
+    $formattedPrompt = format_prompt($model, $prompt, (string) $options['prompt_template']);
+    $promptTokens = text_token_count($model, $formattedPrompt);
+    $streamStartNs = hrtime(true);
+    $stream = king_inference_stream(
+        $model,
+        [
+            'native_prompt_text' => $formattedPrompt,
+            'max_tokens' => $tokens,
+            'graph_options' => graph_options($model),
+            'temperature' => 0,
+        ],
+        ['with_memory' => false, 'max_native_stream_tokens' => $tokens]
+    );
+    [$raw, $types, $metrics, $measurement] = stream_text($stream, $streamStartNs);
+    $gpuAfter = $backend === 'gpu' ? gpu_snapshot() : null;
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $runtimeTruth = is_array($info['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $info['runtime_truth'] : [];
+    $actual = trim($raw);
+
+    if ($actual === '' || !in_array('token', $types, true)) {
+        fail("{$backend} prompt mode produced no token text", 2);
+    }
+    if ((string) $options['expect_prompt'] !== '' && $actual !== trim((string) $options['expect_prompt'])) {
+        fail(
+            "{$backend} prompt mode produced " . json_encode($actual) . ", expected " . json_encode(trim((string) $options['expect_prompt'])),
+            2
+        );
+    }
+
+    return result_payload(
+        $backend,
+        'prompt',
+        $modelPath,
+        $actual,
+        $raw,
+        $types,
+        $metrics,
+        $measurement,
+        $runtimeTruth,
+        $gpuBefore,
+        $gpuAfter,
+        $promptTokens,
+        $modelLoadMs,
+        monotonic_elapsed_ms($overallStartNs, hrtime(true))
+    );
+}
+
+if (!extension_loaded('king')) {
+    fail('King extension is not loaded');
+}
+
+$options = parse_cli($argv);
+$backends = $options['backend'] === 'both' ? ['cpu', 'gpu'] : [$options['backend']];
+$modes = $options['mode'] === 'both' ? ['roundtrip', 'prompt'] : [$options['mode']];
+$results = [];
+
+foreach ($backends as $backend) {
+    foreach ($modes as $mode) {
+        if ($mode === 'roundtrip') {
+            $results[] = run_roundtrip_backend($backend, (string) $options['text'], $options);
+        } else {
+            $results[] = run_prompt_backend($backend, (string) $options['prompt'], (int) $options['tokens'], $options);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+if ($options['json']) {
+    echo json_encode($results, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) . "\n";
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+foreach ($results as $result) {
+    echo $result['backend'] . '/' . $result['mode'] . ' [' . $result['engine'] . ']: ' . $result['text'] . "\n";
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/layer0-debug.php b/infra/inference/layer0-debug.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e65f64155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/layer0-debug.php
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function fail(string $message, int $code = 1): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "king-inference-layer0-debug: {$message}\n");
+    exit($code);
+}
+
+function usage(): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Usage: bin/king-inference-layer0-debug [--prompt='Hello world'] [--position=0]\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "       [--timeout-ms=30000] [--max-values=8] [--include-raw] [--json]\n");
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function parse_cli(array $argv): array
+{
+    $options = [
+        'prompt' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LAYER0_PROMPT') ?: 'Hello world',
+        'position' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LAYER0_POSITION') ?: '0',
+        'timeout_ms' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LAYER0_TIMEOUT_MS') ?: '30000',
+        'max_values' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LAYER0_NUMERIC_MAX_VALUES') ?: '8',
+        'include_raw' => false,
+        'json' => false,
+    ];
+
+    for ($i = 1; $i < count($argv); $i++) {
+        $arg = (string) $argv[$i];
+        $next = static function () use (&$i, $argv, $arg): string {
+            if (!array_key_exists($i + 1, $argv)) {
+                fail("missing value for {$arg}", 64);
+            }
+            return (string) $argv[++$i];
+        };
+
+        if ($arg === '--help' || $arg === '-h') {
+            usage();
+        } elseif ($arg === '--json') {
+            $options['json'] = true;
+        } elseif ($arg === '--include-raw') {
+            $options['include_raw'] = true;
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--prompt=')) {
+            $options['prompt'] = substr($arg, strlen('--prompt='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--prompt') {
+            $options['prompt'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--position=')) {
+            $options['position'] = substr($arg, strlen('--position='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--position') {
+            $options['position'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--timeout-ms=')) {
+            $options['timeout_ms'] = substr($arg, strlen('--timeout-ms='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--timeout-ms') {
+            $options['timeout_ms'] = $next();
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($arg, '--max-values=')) {
+            $options['max_values'] = substr($arg, strlen('--max-values='));
+        } elseif ($arg === '--max-values') {
+            $options['max_values'] = $next();
+        } else {
+            fail("unsupported argument {$arg}", 64);
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach (['position', 'timeout_ms', 'max_values'] as $key) {
+        if (!preg_match('/^[0-9]+$/', (string) $options[$key])) {
+            fail("{$key} must be a non-negative integer", 64);
+        }
+        $options[$key] = (int) $options[$key];
+    }
+    if ((string) $options['prompt'] === '') {
+        fail('prompt must not be empty', 64);
+    }
+    if ($options['timeout_ms'] <= 0 || $options['max_values'] <= 0) {
+        fail('timeout-ms and max-values must be positive', 64);
+    }
+
+    return $options;
+}
+
+function layer0_model_config(int $maxValues): array
+{
+    $config = king_inference_runtime_model_config();
+    if (($config['backend'] ?? null) !== 'king_native_gpu') {
+        fail('layer-0 debug requires the runtime GPU profile; set the effective King inference profile to gpu');
+    }
+
+    $config['with_memory'] = false;
+    $config['gpu'] = is_array($config['gpu'] ?? null) ? $config['gpu'] : [];
+    $config['gpu']['debug'] = is_array($config['gpu']['debug'] ?? null) ? $config['gpu']['debug'] : [];
+    $config['gpu']['debug']['numeric_compare_enabled'] = true;
+    $config['gpu']['debug']['numeric_compare_max_values'] = $maxValues;
+
+    return $config;
+}
+
+function graph_options(King\Inference\Model $model): array
+{
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $gguf = is_array($info['gguf'] ?? null) ? $info['gguf'] : [];
+    $vocab = max(1, (int) ($gguf['tokenizer_token_count'] ?? 262144));
+    $hidden = max(1, (int) ($gguf['embedding_length'] ?? 1152));
+
+    return [
+        'max_vector_values' => max($vocab, 262144),
+        'max_operations' => max($vocab * $hidden + 1024, 400000000),
+        'return_outputs' => false,
+    ];
+}
+
+function reference_contract_report(King\Inference\Model $model): array
+{
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $capabilities = is_array($info['backend_capabilities'] ?? null) ? $info['backend_capabilities'] : [];
+    $contract = is_array($capabilities['reference_backend'] ?? null) ? $capabilities['reference_backend'] : [];
+    $operations = is_array($contract['compared_operations'] ?? null) ? $contract['compared_operations'] : [];
+    $required = [
+        'embedding',
+        'rms_norm',
+        'qkv_projection',
+        'rope',
+        'attention_score',
+        'attention_softmax',
+        'attention_value',
+        'ffn_gate_up',
+        'ffn_swiglu',
+        'ffn_down',
+        'final_norm',
+        'logits_projection',
+    ];
+    $missing = array_values(array_diff($required, $operations));
+    if (($contract['available'] ?? false) !== true
+        || ($contract['selected_reference'] ?? null) !== 'king_internal_cpu_reference'
+        || ($contract['production_execution_path'] ?? true) !== false
+        || $missing !== []) {
+        fail('GPU reference backend contract is not wired for layer-0 numeric debug');
+    }
+
+    $gpuRuntime = is_array($info['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $info['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+    $ops = is_array($info['device_vector_ops'] ?? null)
+        ? $info['device_vector_ops']
+        : (is_array($gpuRuntime['device_vector_ops'] ?? null) ? $gpuRuntime['device_vector_ops'] : []);
+    $hook = is_array($ops['numeric_compare_hook'] ?? null) ? $ops['numeric_compare_hook'] : [];
+
+    return [
+        'schema_version' => $contract['schema_version'] ?? null,
+        'selected_reference' => $contract['selected_reference'] ?? null,
+        'comparison_path' => $contract['comparison_path'] ?? null,
+        'activation' => $contract['activation'] ?? null,
+        'production_execution_path' => $contract['production_execution_path'] ?? null,
+        'required_operations_present' => true,
+        'numeric_compare_hook_status' => $hook['status'] ?? null,
+        'numeric_compare_hook_reference' => $hook['reference_backend'] ?? null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function first_graph_result(King\Inference\Stream $stream, int $timeoutMs): array
+{
+    while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, $timeoutMs)) !== null) {
+        if (!is_array($event)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (($event['type'] ?? null) === 'gpu_decoder_graph_execution_result') {
+            return $event;
+        }
+        if (($event['type'] ?? null) === 'error') {
+            fail((string) ($event['message'] ?? 'native stream returned an error'));
+        }
+        if (($event['type'] ?? null) === 'done') {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fail('native stream ended without gpu_decoder_graph_execution_result');
+}
+
+function collect_compares(mixed $value, array &$compares, array &$failed, string $path = ''): void
+{
+    if (!is_array($value)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((isset($value['type']) && is_string($value['type']) && str_contains($value['type'], 'numeric_compare'))
+        || (array_key_exists('matched', $value) && array_key_exists('status', $value))) {
+        $status = (string) ($value['status'] ?? '');
+        $matched = $value['matched'] ?? null;
+        $ok = ($matched === true) || $status === 'matched';
+        $compares[] = [
+            'path' => $path,
+            'type' => $value['type'] ?? basename(str_replace('.', '/', $path)),
+            'status' => $status !== '' ? $status : ($ok ? 'matched' : 'unknown'),
+            'compared_values' => $value['compared_values'] ?? null,
+            'matched_values' => $value['matched_values'] ?? null,
+            'max_abs_diff' => $value['max_abs_diff'] ?? null,
+            'tolerance' => $value['tolerance'] ?? null,
+        ];
+        if (!$ok) {
+            $failed[] = $path;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($value as $key => $child) {
+        $childPath = $path === '' ? (string) $key : $path . '.' . (string) $key;
+        if (is_string($key) && str_ends_with($key, '_numeric_compare') && is_array($child)) {
+            $status = (string) ($child['status'] ?? '');
+            $matched = $child['matched'] ?? null;
+            $ok = ($matched === true) || $status === 'matched';
+            $compares[] = [
+                'path' => $childPath,
+                'type' => $child['type'] ?? $key,
+                'status' => $status !== '' ? $status : ($ok ? 'matched' : 'unknown'),
+                'compared_values' => $child['compared_values'] ?? null,
+                'matched_values' => $child['matched_values'] ?? null,
+                'max_abs_diff' => $child['max_abs_diff'] ?? null,
+                'tolerance' => $child['tolerance'] ?? null,
+            ];
+            if (!$ok) {
+                $failed[] = $childPath;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (is_string($key) && str_ends_with($key, '_numeric_compare_failed') && $child === true) {
+            $failed[] = $childPath;
+            continue;
+        }
+        collect_compares($child, $compares, $failed, $childPath);
+    }
+}
+
+function stage_report(string $name, array $result, array $keys, ?string $compareTypeContains = null): array
+{
+    $present = [];
+    $compares = [];
+    $failed = [];
+
+    foreach ($keys as $key) {
+        if (!array_key_exists($key, $result)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $present[] = $key;
+        collect_compares($result[$key], $compares, $failed, $key);
+    }
+    if ($compareTypeContains !== null) {
+        $compares = array_values(array_filter(
+            $compares,
+            static fn (array $compare): bool => str_contains((string) ($compare['type'] ?? ''), $compareTypeContains)
+                || str_contains((string) ($compare['path'] ?? ''), $compareTypeContains)
+        ));
+        $failed = array_values(array_filter(
+            $failed,
+            static fn (string $path): bool => str_contains($path, $compareTypeContains)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'name' => $name,
+        'ready' => $present !== [] && $failed === [],
+        'present_keys' => $present,
+        'compare_count' => count($compares),
+        'compare_status' => $compares === [] ? 'missing' : ($failed === [] ? 'matched' : 'failed'),
+        'failed_compares' => array_values(array_unique($failed)),
+        'compares' => $compares,
+    ];
+}
+
+function summarize_layer0(array $result): array
+{
+    $stages = [
+        stage_report('embedding', $result, ['embedding_device_execution', 'embedding_numeric_compare']),
+        stage_report('norm', $result, ['rms_norm_device_execution', 'first_rms_norm_numeric_compare']),
+        stage_report('qkv', $result, ['linear_device_execution', 'block0_qkv_projection_numeric_compares']),
+        stage_report('rope', $result, ['rope_device_execution', 'kv_head_prepare_device_execution'], 'rope'),
+        stage_report('attention', $result, [
+            'kv_head_prepare_device_execution',
+            'block0_attention_score_numeric_compare',
+            'block0_attention_softmax_numeric_compare',
+            'block0_attention_value_numeric_compare',
+        ]),
+        stage_report('residual', $result, [
+            'attention_output_projection_device_execution',
+            'attention_residual_device_execution',
+        ]),
+        stage_report('ffn', $result, [
+            'ffn_norm_device_execution',
+            'ffn_gate_up_projection_device_execution',
+            'ffn_swiglu_device_execution',
+            'ffn_down_projection_device_execution',
+            'ffn_output_residual_device_execution',
+        ]),
+        stage_report('logits', $result, ['final_norm_device_execution', 'logits_projection_device_execution']),
+    ];
+
+    $missing = [];
+    $failed = [];
+    foreach ($stages as $stage) {
+        if ($stage['present_keys'] === []) {
+            $missing[] = $stage['name'];
+        }
+        if ($stage['compare_status'] !== 'matched') {
+            $failed[] = $stage['name'];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'stages' => $stages,
+        'all_required_stages_present' => $missing === [],
+        'all_stage_compares_matched' => $failed === [],
+        'missing_stages' => $missing,
+        'stages_without_matched_compares' => $failed,
+    ];
+}
+
+$options = parse_cli($argv);
+$model = king_inference_model_load(layer0_model_config((int) $options['max_values']));
+$referenceContract = reference_contract_report($model);
+$encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, (string) $options['prompt']);
+$tokens = $encoded['tokens'] ?? null;
+if (!is_array($tokens) || $tokens === []) {
+    fail('tokenizer produced no token ids');
+}
+if (!array_key_exists((int) $options['position'], $tokens)) {
+    fail('position exceeds tokenized prompt length', 64);
+}
+
+$graph = king_inference_token_decode_graph($model, $encoded, (int) $options['position'], [
+    'debug_layer_limit' => 1,
+    'emit_token' => true,
+    'temperature' => 0.0,
+    'sampler' => 'argmax',
+]);
+$stream = king_inference_stream(
+    $model,
+    ['graphs' => [$graph], 'graph_options' => graph_options($model)],
+    ['with_memory' => false, 'max_native_stream_tokens' => 1]
+);
+$result = first_graph_result($stream, (int) $options['timeout_ms']);
+$summary = summarize_layer0($result);
+$payload = [
+    'ok' => $summary['all_required_stages_present'] && $summary['all_stage_compares_matched'],
+    'prompt' => $options['prompt'],
+    'position' => $options['position'],
+    'token_id' => $result['token_id'] ?? null,
+    'block_count' => $result['block_count'] ?? null,
+    'model_block_count' => $result['model_block_count'] ?? null,
+    'debug_layer_limit' => $result['debug_layer_limit'] ?? null,
+    'device_execution_result_ready' => $result['device_execution_result_ready'] ?? false,
+    'executed_device_ops' => $result['executed_device_ops'] ?? null,
+    'reference_backend_contract' => $referenceContract,
+] + $summary;
+
+if ($options['include_raw']) {
+    $payload['raw_result'] = $result;
+}
+
+if ($options['json']) {
+    echo json_encode($payload, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES), "\n";
+} else {
+    echo "Layer-0 debug: " . ($payload['ok'] ? 'OK' : 'FAILED') . "\n";
+    echo "Token id: " . (string) $payload['token_id'] . "\n";
+    echo "Blocks: " . (string) $payload['block_count'] . " / model " . (string) $payload['model_block_count'] . "\n";
+    foreach ($payload['stages'] as $stage) {
+        echo "- {$stage['name']}: {$stage['compare_status']} ({$stage['compare_count']} compares)\n";
+    }
+}
+
+if (!$payload['ok']) {
+    exit(2);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini b/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89064df5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+; King local inference profile for the OpenAI-compatible router.
+; Loaded by bin/king-openai-router.
+
+king.gpu_bindings_enable=1
+king.gpu_default_backend=cuda
+
+king.inference_preferred_model_profile=gpu
+; Optional multi-model registry for /v1/models:
+; id,backend,artifact,alias1+alias2@id2,backend,artifact,alias
+; king.inference_models=gemma4:12b,gpu,${KING_ROOT}/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf,gemma4
+king.inference_cpu_model_name=gemma3:1b
+king.inference_cpu_model_artifact=${KING_ROOT}/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+king.inference_gpu_model_name=gemma3:1b
+king.inference_gpu_model_artifact=${KING_ROOT}/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf
+king.inference_context_tokens=1024
+king.inference_kv_page_tokens=16
+king.inference_kv_element_bytes=2
+king.inference_gpu_max_gpu_layers=99
+king.inference_gpu_vram_reserve_mb=512
+king.inference_gpu_min_free_vram_mb=256
+king.inference_gpu_allow_system_ram_offload=1
+king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_max_mb=32768
+king.inference_gpu_system_ram_offload_min_free_mb=8192
+king.inference_with_memory=0
+king.inference_llm_cache_enable=0
+
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_path=
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_sensor_command="nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits"
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_max_temperature_c=78
+king.inference_gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec=15
+king.inference_gpu_allow_unmonitored=0
+king.inference_gpu_power_sensor_command="nvidia-smi --query-gpu=power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits"
+king.inference_gpu_power_max_watts=450
+king.inference_gpu_power_check_interval_sec=15
+king.inference_gpu_batch_prefill_experimental_enable=0
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-engine-deterministic.php b/infra/inference/openai-engine-deterministic.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f271e001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-engine-deterministic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_engine_log(string $state, array $fields): void
+{
+    if (function_exists('king_inference_runtime_log_line')) {
+        king_inference_runtime_log_line($state, $fields);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_openai_engine_deterministic_result(array $payload, array $executionOptions = []): ?array
+{
+    $toolResult = function_exists('king_openai_router_mcp_tool_bridge_result')
+        ? king_openai_router_mcp_tool_bridge_result($payload, $executionOptions)
+        : ['status' => 'not_applicable'];
+
+    if (($toolResult['status'] ?? 'not_applicable') !== 'not_applicable') {
+        king_openai_engine_log('tool_bridge', [
+            'tool_name' => $toolResult['tool_name'] ?? '',
+            'status' => $toolResult['status'] ?? '',
+            'error_category' => $toolResult['error_category'] ?? '',
+            'duration_ms' => $toolResult['duration_ms'] ?? 0,
+            'registered_now' => $toolResult['registered_now'] ?? [],
+            'registry_names' => $toolResult['registry_names'] ?? [],
+            'registry_errors' => $toolResult['registry_errors'] ?? [],
+            'executed' => !empty($toolResult['executed']),
+        ]);
+    }
+    if (!empty($toolResult['executed']) && is_string($toolResult['content'] ?? null)) {
+        return [
+            'content' => $toolResult['content'],
+            'source' => 'mcp_internal_tool',
+            'tool' => $toolResult,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    $miniLanguageResult = function_exists('king_openai_router_mini_language_result')
+        ? king_openai_router_mini_language_result($payload)
+        : null;
+    if (is_array($miniLanguageResult) && is_string($miniLanguageResult['content'] ?? null) && $miniLanguageResult['content'] !== '') {
+        king_openai_engine_log('mini_language', [
+            'operation' => $miniLanguageResult['program']['operation'] ?? '',
+            'typed_result' => $miniLanguageResult['result'] ?? null,
+            'source' => 'structured_mini_language',
+        ]);
+        return [
+            'content' => $miniLanguageResult['content'],
+            'source' => 'structured_mini_language',
+            'tool' => $miniLanguageResult,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if (!function_exists('king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content')) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $content = king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content($payload);
+    if (!is_string($content) || $content === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return [
+        'content' => $content,
+        'source' => 'runtime_mini_op',
+        'tool' => null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_deterministic_result(array $payload, array $routerOptions = []): ?array
+{
+    return king_openai_engine_deterministic_result($payload, $routerOptions);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-coder.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-coder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2675ef565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-coder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_env_bool(string $key, bool $fallback): bool
+{
+    $value = getenv($key);
+    if ($value === false || trim($value) === '') {
+        return $fallback;
+    }
+
+    return in_array(strtolower(trim($value)), ['1', 'on', 'true', 'yes'], true);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_message_content_text(mixed $content): string
+{
+    if (is_string($content)) {
+        return $content;
+    }
+    if (!is_array($content)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    $parts = [];
+    foreach ($content as $part) {
+        if (is_string($part)) {
+            $parts[] = $part;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (is_array($part) && is_string($part['text'] ?? null)) {
+            $parts[] = $part['text'];
+        }
+    }
+    return trim(implode("\n", $parts));
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_deterministic_content(array $payload, array $routerOptions = []): ?string
+{
+    if (function_exists('king_openai_engine_deterministic_result')) {
+        $result = king_openai_engine_deterministic_result($payload, $routerOptions);
+        return is_array($result) && is_string($result['content'] ?? null) ? $result['content'] : null;
+    }
+    if (function_exists('king_openai_router_deterministic_result')) {
+        $result = king_openai_router_deterministic_result($payload, $routerOptions);
+        return is_array($result) && is_string($result['content'] ?? null) ? $result['content'] : null;
+    }
+
+    $content = king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content($payload);
+    return is_string($content) && $content !== '' ? $content : null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_coder_instruction_text(): string
+{
+    return implode("\n", [
+        'Local Coder instruction wrapper:',
+        'Follow the latest user request exactly and in the requested language.',
+        'If the user asks for JSON, code, SQL, exact text, a number, or "no Markdown", output only that artifact without fences or prose.',
+        'If the user asks to receive Markdown source, wrap the Markdown source in a triple-tilde fence. Use ~~~markdown at the start and ~~~ at the end.',
+        'If a King deterministic mini-op verifier is present, use its verified result for string, counting, regex-like, or arithmetic questions instead of estimating from memory.',
+        'If tool/function fields are present without a King MCP execution result, treat them as context and answer normally.',
+        'Do not invent facts or capabilities.',
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_payload_has_coder_instruction_wrapper(array $payload): bool
+{
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (!is_array($message) || (($message['role'] ?? null) !== 'system')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+        if (str_starts_with($content, 'Local Coder instruction wrapper:')) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_apply_coder_instruction_wrapper(array $payload, bool $enabled): array
+{
+    if (!$enabled || king_openai_router_payload_has_coder_instruction_wrapper($payload)) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    array_unshift($messages, [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => king_openai_router_coder_instruction_text(),
+    ]);
+    $payload['messages'] = $messages;
+
+    return $payload;
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-memory.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-memory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..938461003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-memory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_memory_policy(array $runtimeModelConfig): array
+{
+    $withMemory = king_openai_router_bool($runtimeModelConfig, 'with_memory');
+    $llmCache = king_openai_router_array($runtimeModelConfig, 'llm_cache');
+    $llmCacheConfigured = king_openai_router_bool($llmCache, 'enabled');
+    $status = [];
+
+    if (function_exists('king_inference_llm_cache_status')) {
+        try {
+            $status = king_inference_llm_cache_status(null, ['with_memory' => $withMemory]);
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $status = [
+                'ok' => false,
+                'active' => false,
+                'reason' => 'status_error:' . $e::class,
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+    $statusOk = ($status === []) || !array_key_exists('ok', $status) || $status['ok'] === true;
+    $statusAction = is_string($status['action'] ?? null) ? $status['action'] : '';
+    $llmCacheActive = $withMemory && $llmCacheConfigured && $statusOk;
+    $disabledReason = '';
+    if (!$withMemory) {
+        $disabledReason = 'memory_disabled';
+    } else if (!$llmCacheConfigured) {
+        $disabledReason = 'llm_cache_not_configured';
+    } else if (!$statusOk) {
+        $disabledReason = $statusAction !== '' ? $statusAction : 'disk_floor_failed';
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'with_memory' => $withMemory,
+        'mode' => $withMemory ? 'stateful_graph_memory' : 'stateless',
+        'llm_cache_configured' => $llmCacheConfigured,
+        'llm_cache_active' => $llmCacheActive,
+        'llm_cache' => [
+            ...$llmCache,
+            'enabled' => $llmCacheActive,
+            'configured_enabled' => $llmCacheConfigured,
+            'status_ok' => $statusOk,
+            'status_action' => $statusAction,
+            'disabled_reason' => $llmCacheActive ? '' : $disabledReason,
+        ],
+        'llm_cache_status' => is_array($status) ? $status : [],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_memory_status_log_fields(array $policy): array
+{
+    $status = is_array($policy['llm_cache_status'] ?? null) ? $policy['llm_cache_status'] : [];
+    return [
+        'llm_cache_status_action' => is_string($status['action'] ?? null) ? $status['action'] : '',
+        'llm_cache_status_degraded' => !empty($status['degraded']),
+        'llm_cache_min_free_mb' => is_int($status['min_free_mb'] ?? null) ? $status['min_free_mb'] : '',
+        'llm_cache_free_mb' => is_int($status['free_mb'] ?? null) ? $status['free_mb'] : '',
+        'llm_cache_alert_requested' => !empty($status['alert']['requested']),
+        'llm_cache_webhook_configured' => !empty($status['alert']['webhook_configured']),
+        'llm_cache_mcp_configured' => !empty($status['alert']['mcp_configured']),
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_payload_bool(array $payload, string $key): ?bool
+{
+    return is_bool($payload[$key] ?? null) ? $payload[$key] : null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_payload_llm_cache_enabled(array $payload): ?bool
+{
+    $cache = $payload['llm_cache'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($cache)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return king_openai_router_payload_bool($cache, 'enabled');
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_apply_memory_policy_to_payload(array $payload, array $policy): array
+{
+    $withMemory = !empty($policy['with_memory']);
+    $llmCache = is_array($policy['llm_cache'] ?? null) ? $policy['llm_cache'] : ['enabled' => false];
+
+    $payload['with_memory'] = $withMemory;
+    $payload['llm_cache'] = $llmCache;
+
+    $graphOptions = is_array($payload['graph_options'] ?? null) ? $payload['graph_options'] : [];
+    $graphOptions['with_memory'] = $withMemory;
+    $graphOptions['llm_cache'] = $llmCache;
+    $payload['graph_options'] = $graphOptions;
+
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_memory_log_fields(array $payload): array
+{
+    $graphOptions = is_array($payload['graph_options'] ?? null) ? $payload['graph_options'] : [];
+    $graphCache = is_array($graphOptions['llm_cache'] ?? null) ? $graphOptions['llm_cache'] : [];
+
+    return [
+        'prepared_with_memory' => king_openai_router_payload_bool($payload, 'with_memory') === true,
+        'prepared_llm_cache_enabled' => king_openai_router_payload_llm_cache_enabled($payload) === true,
+        'prepared_graph_with_memory' => king_openai_router_payload_bool($graphOptions, 'with_memory') === true,
+        'prepared_graph_llm_cache_enabled' => king_openai_router_payload_llm_cache_enabled(['llm_cache' => $graphCache]) === true,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-mini-language.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-mini-language.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e86d27d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-mini-language.php
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_specs(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'string.count_occurrences' => [
+            'input' => [
+                'subject' => 'string',
+                'needle' => 'string',
+                'case_sensitive' => 'bool',
+            ],
+            'output' => [
+                'count' => 'int',
+            ],
+            'pure' => true,
+            'io' => 'none',
+        ],
+        'string.literal_contains' => [
+            'input' => [
+                'subject' => 'string',
+                'needle' => 'string',
+                'case_sensitive' => 'bool',
+            ],
+            'output' => [
+                'contains' => 'bool',
+            ],
+            'pure' => true,
+            'io' => 'none',
+        ],
+        'math.evaluate_arithmetic' => [
+            'input' => [
+                'expression' => 'string',
+            ],
+            'output' => [
+                'value' => 'int|float',
+            ],
+            'pure' => true,
+            'io' => 'none',
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_last_user_text(array $payload): string
+{
+    $messages = is_array($payload['messages'] ?? null) ? $payload['messages'] : [];
+    for ($index = count($messages) - 1; $index >= 0; $index--) {
+        $message = $messages[$index] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($message) || (($message['role'] ?? null) !== 'user')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+        if ($content !== '') {
+            return $content;
+        }
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_program_from_payload(array $payload): ?array
+{
+    $text = king_openai_router_mini_language_last_user_text($payload);
+    if ($text === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return king_openai_router_mini_language_count_program($text)
+        ?? king_openai_router_mini_language_contains_program($text)
+        ?? king_openai_router_mini_language_arithmetic_program($text);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_program_base(string $operation, array $input): array
+{
+    return [
+        'language' => 'king-mini-language',
+        'version' => 1,
+        'operation' => $operation,
+        'input' => $input,
+        'safety' => [
+            'pure' => true,
+            'filesystem' => false,
+            'cli' => false,
+            'network' => false,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_count_program(string $text): ?array
+{
+    $normalized = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $text) ?? $text);
+    if ($normalized === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $patterns = [
+        '/\bhow many (?:letters?|characters?) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:are |are there )?in (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bhow often (?:does|is) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:appear|occurs?|contained) in (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bwie ?viele (?:buchstaben|zeichen) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? (?:hat|sind in|kommen in) (?:dem |der |das |wort |string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bwie oft (?:kommt|ist) ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? in (?:dem |der |das |wort |string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']? (?:vor|enthalten)\??$/iu',
+        '/\bho man ltter r ["\']?(\p{L}|\p{N})["\']? in da word ["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+    ];
+
+    foreach ($patterns as $pattern) {
+        if (preg_match($pattern, $normalized, $match) !== 1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $needle = trim($match[1]);
+        $subject = trim($match[2], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+        if ($needle === '' || $subject === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return king_openai_router_mini_language_program_base('string.count_occurrences', [
+            'subject' => $subject,
+            'needle' => $needle,
+            'case_sensitive' => true,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_contains_program(string $text): ?array
+{
+    $normalized = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $text) ?? $text);
+    if ($normalized === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $patterns = [
+        '/\bdoes (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']? contain ["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,32})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\bis ["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,32})["\']? contained in (?:the )?(?:word|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']?\??$/iu',
+        '/\benthaelt (?:das )?(?:wort|string )?["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,80})["\']? ["\']?([\p{L}\p{N}_ -]{1,32})["\']?\??$/iu',
+    ];
+
+    foreach ($patterns as $index => $pattern) {
+        if (preg_match($pattern, $normalized, $match) !== 1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $subject = trim($index === 1 ? $match[2] : $match[1], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+        $needle = trim($index === 1 ? $match[1] : $match[2], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+        if ($subject === '' || $needle === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return king_openai_router_mini_language_program_base('string.literal_contains', [
+            'subject' => $subject,
+            'needle' => $needle,
+            'case_sensitive' => true,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_arithmetic_program(string $text): ?array
+{
+    $normalized = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $text) ?? $text);
+    if ($normalized === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $expression = null;
+    if (preg_match('/\b(?:calculate|compute|what is|was ist|rechne)\s+([0-9][0-9+\-*\/().\s]{0,79})\??$/iu', $normalized, $match) === 1) {
+        $expression = trim($match[1]);
+    } elseif (preg_match('/^[0-9+\-*\/().\s]{1,80}\??$/', $normalized) === 1 && preg_match('/[+\-*\/]/', $normalized) === 1) {
+        $expression = rtrim($normalized, " ?\t\n\r\0\x0B");
+    }
+
+    if (!is_string($expression) || $expression === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+    if (king_openai_router_mini_math_evaluate($expression)['ok'] !== true) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return king_openai_router_mini_language_program_base('math.evaluate_arithmetic', [
+        'expression' => $expression,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_execute(array $program): array
+{
+    if (($program['language'] ?? null) !== 'king-mini-language' || ($program['version'] ?? null) !== 1) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_program_header'];
+    }
+
+    $operation = $program['operation'] ?? null;
+    $input = $program['input'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($operation) || !is_array($input)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_program_shape'];
+    }
+
+    return match ($operation) {
+        'string.count_occurrences' => king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_count($program, $input),
+        'string.literal_contains' => king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_contains($program, $input),
+        'math.evaluate_arithmetic' => king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_arithmetic($program, $input),
+        default => ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'unsupported_operation'],
+    };
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_count(array $program, array $input): array
+{
+    if (!is_string($input['subject'] ?? null) || !is_string($input['needle'] ?? null) || !is_bool($input['case_sensitive'] ?? null)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_count_input'];
+    }
+
+    $count = king_openai_router_mini_count_literal($input['subject'], $input['needle'], $input['case_sensitive']);
+    return [
+        'ok' => true,
+        'content' => (string) $count,
+        'program' => $program,
+        'result' => [
+            'type' => 'integer',
+            'value' => $count,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_contains(array $program, array $input): array
+{
+    if (!is_string($input['subject'] ?? null) || !is_string($input['needle'] ?? null) || !is_bool($input['case_sensitive'] ?? null)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_contains_input'];
+    }
+
+    $subject = $input['case_sensitive'] ? $input['subject'] : strtolower($input['subject']);
+    $needle = $input['case_sensitive'] ? $input['needle'] : strtolower($input['needle']);
+    $contains = $needle !== '' && str_contains($subject, $needle);
+    return [
+        'ok' => true,
+        'content' => $contains ? 'true' : 'false',
+        'program' => $program,
+        'result' => [
+            'type' => 'boolean',
+            'value' => $contains,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_execute_arithmetic(array $program, array $input): array
+{
+    if (!is_string($input['expression'] ?? null)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_arithmetic_input'];
+    }
+
+    $value = king_openai_router_mini_math_evaluate($input['expression']);
+    if ($value['ok'] !== true) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => $value['error'] ?? 'invalid_arithmetic'];
+    }
+
+    $number = $value['value'];
+    $content = is_int($number) || floor((float) $number) === (float) $number
+        ? (string) (int) $number
+        : rtrim(rtrim(sprintf('%.12F', (float) $number), '0'), '.');
+    return [
+        'ok' => true,
+        'content' => $content,
+        'program' => $program,
+        'result' => [
+            'type' => is_int($number) || floor((float) $number) === (float) $number ? 'integer' : 'float',
+            'value' => $number,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_language_result(array $payload): ?array
+{
+    $program = king_openai_router_mini_language_program_from_payload($payload);
+    if (!is_array($program)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $result = king_openai_router_mini_language_execute($program);
+    return !empty($result['ok']) ? $result : null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_count_literal(string $subject, string $needle, bool $caseSensitive): int
+{
+    if ($needle === '') {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    $pattern = '/' . preg_quote($needle, '/') . '/u';
+    if (!$caseSensitive) {
+        $pattern .= 'i';
+    }
+    $matched = preg_match_all($pattern, $subject);
+    return is_int($matched) ? $matched : 0;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_math_evaluate(string $expression): array
+{
+    $expression = trim($expression);
+    if ($expression === '' || strlen($expression) > 80 || preg_match('/^[0-9+\-*\/().\s]+$/', $expression) !== 1) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_arithmetic_expression'];
+    }
+
+    preg_match_all('/\d+(?:\.\d+)?|[()+\-*\/]/', $expression, $matches);
+    $tokens = $matches[0] ?? [];
+    if ($tokens === []) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'empty_arithmetic_expression'];
+    }
+    if (implode('', $tokens) !== preg_replace('/\s+/', '', $expression)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_arithmetic_tokens'];
+    }
+
+    $position = 0;
+    $result = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_expression($tokens, $position);
+    if ($result['ok'] !== true) {
+        return $result;
+    }
+    if ($position !== count($tokens)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'trailing_arithmetic_tokens'];
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_expression(array $tokens, int &$position): array
+{
+    $left = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_term($tokens, $position);
+    if ($left['ok'] !== true) {
+        return $left;
+    }
+
+    while ($position < count($tokens) && in_array($tokens[$position], ['+', '-'], true)) {
+        $operator = $tokens[$position++];
+        $right = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_term($tokens, $position);
+        if ($right['ok'] !== true) {
+            return $right;
+        }
+        $left['value'] = $operator === '+'
+            ? $left['value'] + $right['value']
+            : $left['value'] - $right['value'];
+    }
+
+    return $left;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_term(array $tokens, int &$position): array
+{
+    $left = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_factor($tokens, $position);
+    if ($left['ok'] !== true) {
+        return $left;
+    }
+
+    while ($position < count($tokens) && in_array($tokens[$position], ['*', '/'], true)) {
+        $operator = $tokens[$position++];
+        $right = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_factor($tokens, $position);
+        if ($right['ok'] !== true) {
+            return $right;
+        }
+        if ($operator === '/' && (float) $right['value'] === 0.0) {
+            return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'division_by_zero'];
+        }
+        $left['value'] = $operator === '*'
+            ? $left['value'] * $right['value']
+            : $left['value'] / $right['value'];
+    }
+
+    return $left;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_factor(array $tokens, int &$position): array
+{
+    if ($position >= count($tokens)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'expected_arithmetic_factor'];
+    }
+
+    $token = $tokens[$position++];
+    if ($token === '+') {
+        return king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_factor($tokens, $position);
+    }
+    if ($token === '-') {
+        $value = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_factor($tokens, $position);
+        if ($value['ok'] === true) {
+            $value['value'] = -$value['value'];
+        }
+        return $value;
+    }
+    if ($token === '(') {
+        $value = king_openai_router_mini_math_parse_expression($tokens, $position);
+        if ($value['ok'] !== true) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+        if (($tokens[$position] ?? null) !== ')') {
+            return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'unclosed_arithmetic_group'];
+        }
+        $position++;
+        return $value;
+    }
+    if (is_numeric($token)) {
+        $value = str_contains($token, '.') ? (float) $token : (int) $token;
+        return ['ok' => true, 'value' => $value];
+    }
+
+    return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'unexpected_arithmetic_token'];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-models.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-models.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e326d51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-models.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_model_configs(): array
+{
+    $configs = king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config();
+    if (!is_array($configs) || $configs === []) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('King runtime model registry did not return any configured models.');
+    }
+
+    foreach ($configs as $id => $config) {
+        if (!is_string($id) && !is_int($id)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('King runtime model registry returned an invalid model id.');
+        }
+        if (!is_array($config)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('King runtime model registry entry is not a model config array.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $configs;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_model_config_name(array $config, string $fallback): string
+{
+    foreach (['id', 'name'] as $key) {
+        if (is_string($config[$key] ?? null) && $config[$key] !== '') {
+            return $config[$key];
+        }
+    }
+    return $fallback !== '' ? $fallback : 'king-runtime';
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_model_config_aliases(array $config): array
+{
+    $aliases = $config['aliases'] ?? [];
+    if (!is_array($aliases)) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    $normalized = [];
+    foreach ($aliases as $alias) {
+        if (is_string($alias) && $alias !== '') {
+            $normalized[$alias] = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return array_keys($normalized);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_load_model_registry(array $configs): array
+{
+    $models = [];
+    $aliases = [];
+
+    foreach ($configs as $id => $config) {
+        $registryName = king_openai_router_model_config_name($config, (string) $id);
+        if (isset($models[$registryName])) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Duplicate King model registry id: ' . $registryName);
+        }
+
+        $models[$registryName] = king_inference_model_load($config);
+        foreach (king_openai_router_model_config_aliases($config) as $alias) {
+            if (isset($models[$alias]) || isset($aliases[$alias])) {
+                throw new RuntimeException('Duplicate King model registry alias: ' . $alias);
+            }
+            $aliases[$alias] = $registryName;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($models === []) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('No King inference models were loaded from the runtime registry.');
+    }
+
+    return [$models, $aliases];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-prompt.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-prompt.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfd1d6dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-prompt.php
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_prompt_json(mixed $value, int $maxBytes = 4096): string
+{
+    $json = json_encode($value, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    if (!is_string($json)) {
+        return 'null';
+    }
+    if (strlen($json) <= $maxBytes) {
+        return $json;
+    }
+    return substr($json, 0, $maxBytes) . '...';
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_is_instruction_message(mixed $message): bool
+{
+    if (!is_array($message)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    $role = $message['role'] ?? null;
+    return $role === 'system' || $role === 'developer';
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_message_tool_calls_text(array $message): string
+{
+    $toolCalls = $message['tool_calls'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($toolCalls) || $toolCalls === []) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return "Assistant tool-call context only. King has not executed these calls:\n"
+        . king_openai_router_prompt_json($toolCalls);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_tool_field_keys(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'tools',
+        'tool_choice',
+        'parallel_tool_calls',
+        'functions',
+        'function_call',
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_named_function_from_value(mixed $value): string
+{
+    if (!is_array($value)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    if (is_string($value['name'] ?? null) && $value['name'] !== '') {
+        return $value['name'];
+    }
+    $function = $value['function'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($function) && is_string($function['name'] ?? null) && $function['name'] !== '') {
+        return $function['name'];
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_tool_status(array $payload): array
+{
+    $available = [];
+    $invalidSchemaCount = 0;
+    $tools = is_array($payload['tools'] ?? null) ? $payload['tools'] : [];
+    foreach ($tools as $tool) {
+        $name = king_openai_router_named_function_from_value($tool);
+        if ($name !== '') {
+            $available[$name] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        $invalidSchemaCount++;
+    }
+    $functions = is_array($payload['functions'] ?? null) ? $payload['functions'] : [];
+    foreach ($functions as $function) {
+        $name = king_openai_router_named_function_from_value($function);
+        if ($name !== '') {
+            $available[$name] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        $invalidSchemaCount++;
+    }
+
+    $forced = [];
+    foreach (['tool_choice', 'function_call'] as $key) {
+        $name = king_openai_router_named_function_from_value($payload[$key] ?? null);
+        if ($name !== '') {
+            $forced[$name] = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $assistant = [];
+    $messages = is_array($payload['messages'] ?? null) ? $payload['messages'] : [];
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (!is_array($message) || (($message['role'] ?? null) !== 'assistant')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $toolCalls = is_array($message['tool_calls'] ?? null) ? $message['tool_calls'] : [];
+        foreach ($toolCalls as $call) {
+            $name = king_openai_router_named_function_from_value($call);
+            if ($name !== '') {
+                $assistant[$name] = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    $availableNames = array_keys($available);
+    sort($availableNames);
+    $forcedNames = array_keys($forced);
+    sort($forcedNames);
+    $assistantNames = array_keys($assistant);
+    sort($assistantNames);
+    $referenced = array_unique([...$forcedNames, ...$assistantNames]);
+    sort($referenced);
+    $unknown = array_values(array_filter(
+        $referenced,
+        static fn (string $name): bool => !isset($available[$name])
+    ));
+
+    $present = [];
+    foreach (king_openai_router_tool_field_keys() as $key) {
+        if (array_key_exists($key, $payload) && $payload[$key] !== null && $payload[$key] !== []) {
+            $present[] = $key;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'present_fields' => $present,
+        'available_tool_names' => $availableNames,
+        'forced_tool_names' => $forcedNames,
+        'assistant_tool_call_names' => $assistantNames,
+        'unknown_tool_names' => $unknown,
+        'tool_schema_count' => count($tools),
+        'legacy_function_count' => count($functions),
+        'invalid_schema_count' => $invalidSchemaCount,
+        'parallel_tool_calls_present' => array_key_exists('parallel_tool_calls', $payload),
+        'context_only' => $present !== [] || $assistantNames !== [],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_tool_result_text(array $message): string
+{
+    $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+    $name = is_string($message['name'] ?? null) && $message['name'] !== ''
+        ? $message['name']
+        : '';
+    $toolCallId = is_string($message['tool_call_id'] ?? null) && $message['tool_call_id'] !== ''
+        ? $message['tool_call_id']
+        : '';
+    $header = 'Tool result context only. King has not executed a tool in this route.';
+    if ($name !== '') {
+        $header .= "\nTool name: " . $name;
+    }
+    if ($toolCallId !== '') {
+        $header .= "\nTool call id: " . $toolCallId;
+    }
+
+    return $content !== '' ? $header . "\n" . $content : $header;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_instruction_message(array $message): ?array
+{
+    $role = $message['role'] ?? null;
+    $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+    if ($content === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+    if ($role === 'developer') {
+        $content = "Developer instruction:\n" . $content;
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => $content,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_normalize_prompt_message(mixed $message): ?array
+{
+    if (!is_array($message)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $role = $message['role'] ?? null;
+    $role = is_string($role) ? strtolower(trim($role)) : '';
+    if ($role === 'system' || $role === 'developer') {
+        return king_openai_router_instruction_message(['role' => $role, 'content' => $message['content'] ?? '']);
+    }
+    if ($role === 'assistant') {
+        $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+        if ($content === '') {
+            $content = king_openai_router_message_tool_calls_text($message);
+        }
+        return $content !== '' ? ['role' => 'assistant', 'content' => $content] : null;
+    }
+    if ($role === 'tool') {
+        return ['role' => 'user', 'content' => king_openai_router_tool_result_text($message)];
+    }
+
+    $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+    if ($role !== 'user') {
+        $content = $content !== ''
+            ? "Message with unsupported role `" . ($role !== '' ? $role : 'unknown') . "`:\n" . $content
+            : '';
+    }
+
+    return $content !== '' ? ['role' => 'user', 'content' => $content] : null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_normalize_prompt_messages(array $payload): array
+{
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $normalized = [];
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        $entry = king_openai_router_normalize_prompt_message($message);
+        if ($entry !== null) {
+            $normalized[] = $entry;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($normalized !== []) {
+        $payload['messages'] = $normalized;
+    }
+
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_tool_context_text(array $toolStatus): string
+{
+    if (empty($toolStatus['context_only'])) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    $parts = [
+        'OpenAI tool/function fields are present as context only.',
+        'King has not executed any tool call in this route.',
+    ];
+    $available = $toolStatus['available_tool_names'] ?? [];
+    if (is_array($available) && $available !== []) {
+        $parts[] = 'Configured tool names: ' . implode(', ', $available) . '.';
+    }
+    $forced = $toolStatus['forced_tool_names'] ?? [];
+    if (is_array($forced) && $forced !== []) {
+        $parts[] = 'Requested tool names: ' . implode(', ', $forced) . '.';
+    }
+    $unknown = $toolStatus['unknown_tool_names'] ?? [];
+    if (is_array($unknown) && $unknown !== []) {
+        $parts[] = 'Unknown requested tool names: ' . implode(', ', $unknown) . '.';
+    }
+
+    return implode("\n", $parts);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_insert_instruction_message(array $payload, array $message): array
+{
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $insertAt = 0;
+    foreach ($messages as $index => $entry) {
+        if (!king_openai_router_is_instruction_message($entry)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        $insertAt = $index + 1;
+    }
+    array_splice($messages, $insertAt, 0, [$message]);
+    $payload['messages'] = $messages;
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_apply_tool_context(array $payload, array $toolStatus): array
+{
+    $text = king_openai_router_tool_context_text($toolStatus);
+    if ($text === '') {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    return king_openai_router_insert_instruction_message($payload, [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => $text,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_strip_tool_execution_fields(array $payload): array
+{
+    foreach (king_openai_router_tool_field_keys() as $key) {
+        unset($payload[$key]);
+    }
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_apply_context_policy(array $payload, string $contextPolicy): array
+{
+    if ($contextPolicy !== 'last_user') {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $instructionMessages = [];
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (king_openai_router_is_instruction_message($message)
+            && king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '') !== ''
+        ) {
+            $instructionMessages[] = $message;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for ($index = count($messages) - 1; $index >= 0; $index--) {
+        $message = $messages[$index] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($message) || (($message['role'] ?? null) !== 'user')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+        if ($content === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $payload['messages'] = [
+            ...$instructionMessages,
+            [
+                'role' => 'user',
+                'content' => $content,
+            ],
+        ];
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_ensure_default_system_instruction(array $payload, string $defaultSystemPrompt): array
+{
+    if (trim($defaultSystemPrompt) === '') {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages) || $messages === []) {
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (king_openai_router_is_instruction_message($message)
+            && king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '') !== ''
+        ) {
+            return $payload;
+        }
+    }
+
+    array_unshift($messages, [
+        'role' => 'system',
+        'content' => $defaultSystemPrompt,
+    ]);
+    $payload['messages'] = $messages;
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_assemble_chat_messages(
+    array $payload,
+    string $contextPolicy,
+    string $defaultSystemPrompt,
+    bool $coderInstructionWrapper
+): array {
+    $toolStatus = king_openai_router_tool_status($payload);
+    $payload = king_openai_router_normalize_prompt_messages($payload);
+    $payload = king_openai_router_apply_tool_context($payload, $toolStatus);
+    $payload = king_openai_router_strip_tool_execution_fields($payload);
+    $payload = king_openai_router_apply_context_policy($payload, $contextPolicy);
+    $payload = king_openai_router_ensure_default_system_instruction($payload, $defaultSystemPrompt);
+    return king_openai_router_apply_coder_instruction_wrapper($payload, $coderInstructionWrapper);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-stream.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-stream.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b3bcafcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-stream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_openai_router_elapsed_ms(int $startedNs, ?int $nowNs = null): float
+{
+    return round((($nowNs ?? hrtime(true)) - $startedNs) / 1_000_000, 3);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_stream_finish_reason(array $event): ?string
+{
+    $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($choice) || !array_key_exists('finish_reason', $choice)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return is_string($choice['finish_reason']) ? $choice['finish_reason'] : null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_stream_metrics(mixed $stream): array
+{
+    if (!is_object($stream) || !method_exists($stream, 'getMetrics')) {
+        return [];
+    }
+    try {
+        $metrics = $stream->getMetrics();
+    } catch (Throwable) {
+        return [];
+    }
+    return is_array($metrics) ? $metrics : [];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_timing_payload(
+    int $startedNs,
+    int $nowNs,
+    int $eventIndex,
+    int $generatedTokenChunks,
+    ?int $firstTokenNs,
+    ?int $previousTokenNs,
+    ?int $previousEventNs,
+    bool $buffered,
+    bool $terminal,
+    ?string $finishReason,
+    array $streamMetrics
+): array {
+    $payload = [
+        'schema_version' => 1,
+        'transport' => 'http1_chunked_body_stream',
+        'flush_contract' => 'one_sse_event_per_body_stream_callback',
+        'body_stream_callback' => true,
+        'buffered' => $buffered,
+        'event_index' => $eventIndex,
+        'generated_token_chunks' => $generatedTokenChunks,
+        'request_elapsed_ms' => king_openai_router_elapsed_ms($startedNs, $nowNs),
+        'event_delta_ms' => $previousEventNs !== null ? round(($nowNs - $previousEventNs) / 1_000_000, 3) : null,
+        'first_token_elapsed_ms' => $firstTokenNs !== null ? king_openai_router_elapsed_ms($startedNs, $firstTokenNs) : null,
+        'token_delta_ms' => $previousTokenNs !== null ? round(($nowNs - $previousTokenNs) / 1_000_000, 3) : null,
+        'terminal' => $terminal,
+        'finish_reason' => $finishReason,
+    ];
+
+    foreach ([
+        'chunks',
+        'bytes',
+        'native_decoder_tokens',
+        'native_decoder_last_token_id',
+        'gpu_thermal_aborted',
+        'gpu_power_aborted',
+    ] as $key) {
+        if (array_key_exists($key, $streamMetrics)) {
+            $payload[$key] = $streamMetrics[$key];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(array $event, array $timing): array
+{
+    $king = $event['x_king'] ?? [];
+    if (!is_array($king)) {
+        $king = [];
+    }
+    $king['streaming'] = $timing;
+    $event['x_king'] = $king;
+    return $event;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_model_stream_status(mixed $model, bool $allowBufferedNativeStream): array
+{
+    $info = [];
+    if (is_object($model) && function_exists('king_inference_model_info')) {
+        try {
+            $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            $info = [];
+        }
+    }
+    $backend = is_string($info['backend'] ?? null) ? $info['backend'] : 'unknown';
+    $capabilities = is_array($info['backend_capabilities'] ?? null) ? $info['backend_capabilities'] : [];
+    $immediateGpuStream = $backend === 'king_native_gpu' && !empty($capabilities['gpu_prompt_decoder_loop']);
+    $nativeBuffered = in_array($backend, ['king_native_cpu', 'king_native_gpu'], true) && !$immediateGpuStream;
+
+    return [
+        'accepted' => !$nativeBuffered || $allowBufferedNativeStream,
+        'backend' => $backend,
+        'native_buffered' => $nativeBuffered,
+        'immediate_token_streaming' => $immediateGpuStream,
+        'reason' => $nativeBuffered
+            ? 'buffered_native_stream_requires_explicit_opt_in'
+            : 'stream_backend_accepted',
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_attach_stream_backend_status(array $event, array $status): array
+{
+    $king = $event['x_king'] ?? [];
+    if (!is_array($king)) {
+        $king = [];
+    }
+    $king['stream_backend'] = $status;
+    $event['x_king'] = $king;
+    return $event;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_typed_stream_end_response(
+    string $responseId,
+    int $created,
+    string $responseModel,
+    int $startedNs,
+    array $status
+): array {
+    $nowNs = hrtime(true);
+    $message = 'King accepted this OpenAI-compatible streaming request, but the selected model exposes a buffered native generation path instead of an immediate token stream. The router ended the stream without blocking the client.';
+    $initial = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+        king_openai_router_initial_chunk($responseId, $created, $responseModel),
+        king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 1, 0, null, null, null, false, false, null, [])
+    );
+    $content = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+        king_openai_router_content_chunk($responseId, $created, $responseModel, $message),
+        king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 2, 1, $nowNs, null, $nowNs, false, false, null, [])
+    );
+    $terminal = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+        king_openai_router_terminal_chunk($responseId, $created, $responseModel),
+        king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 3, 1, $nowNs, $nowNs, $nowNs, false, true, 'stop', [])
+    );
+    $initial = king_openai_router_attach_stream_backend_status($initial, $status);
+    $content = king_openai_router_attach_stream_backend_status($content, $status);
+    $terminal = king_openai_router_attach_stream_backend_status($terminal, $status);
+
+    return [
+        'status' => 200,
+        'headers' => [
+            'content-type' => 'text/event-stream',
+            'cache-control' => 'no-cache',
+            'x-accel-buffering' => 'no',
+            'x-king-openai-router-path' => 'typed_stream_end',
+            'x-king-openai-stream-api' => 'capability_preflight',
+            'x-king-openai-stream-backend' => (string) ($status['reason'] ?? 'stream_backend_rejected'),
+            'x-king-openai-tool-fields' => 'accepted_context_only',
+        ],
+        'body' => king_openai_router_sse($initial)
+            . king_openai_router_sse($content)
+            . king_openai_router_sse($terminal)
+            . "data: [DONE]\n\n",
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_stream_response(
+    array $models,
+    array $payload,
+    array $options,
+    array $request,
+    int $startedNs
+): ?array {
+    $requestedModel = $payload['model'] ?? null;
+    if (is_string($requestedModel) && $requestedModel !== '') {
+        if (!array_key_exists($requestedModel, $models)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $model = $models[$requestedModel];
+    } else {
+        $model = reset($models);
+        if ($model === false) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $streamPayload = $payload;
+    $responseModel = is_string($streamPayload['model'] ?? null) && $streamPayload['model'] !== ''
+        ? $streamPayload['model']
+        : (is_string($requestedModel) && $requestedModel !== '' ? $requestedModel : 'king-local');
+    $responseId = king_openai_router_stream_id();
+    $created = time();
+    $allowBufferedNativeStream = isset($options['allow_buffered_native_stream']) && is_bool($options['allow_buffered_native_stream'])
+        ? $options['allow_buffered_native_stream']
+        : false;
+    $streamStatus = king_openai_router_model_stream_status($model, $allowBufferedNativeStream);
+    if (empty($streamStatus['accepted'])) {
+        return king_openai_router_typed_stream_end_response(
+            $responseId,
+            $created,
+            $responseModel,
+            $startedNs,
+            $streamStatus
+        );
+    }
+    $streamOptions = [
+        'openai_compatible' => true,
+        'format' => 'openai_chat_completions',
+    ];
+    $readTimeoutMs = isset($options['read_timeout_ms']) && is_int($options['read_timeout_ms'])
+        ? max(0, $options['read_timeout_ms'])
+        : 250;
+    $maxEvents = isset($options['max_events']) && is_int($options['max_events'])
+        ? max(1, $options['max_events'])
+        : 4096;
+
+    $stream = null;
+    $done = false;
+    $sentInitial = false;
+    $logged = false;
+    $events = 0;
+    $generatedTokenChunks = 0;
+    $firstTokenNs = null;
+    $previousTokenNs = null;
+    $previousEventNs = null;
+    $plainArtifactMode = king_openai_router_plain_artifact_requested($payload);
+    $plainArtifactContent = '';
+
+    return [
+        'status' => 200,
+        'headers' => [
+            'content-type' => 'text/event-stream',
+            'cache-control' => 'no-cache',
+            'x-accel-buffering' => 'no',
+            'x-king-openai-router-path' => 'php_body_stream',
+            'x-king-openai-stream-api' => 'king_inference_openai_chat_stream',
+            'x-king-openai-compat-drain' => 'false',
+            'x-king-openai-stream-buffered' => $plainArtifactMode ? 'artifact-only' : 'false',
+            'x-king-openai-stream-flush' => 'http1_chunked_body_stream',
+            'x-king-openai-tool-fields' => 'accepted_context_only',
+            'x-king-openai-plain-artifact' => $plainArtifactMode ? 'true' : 'false',
+        ],
+        'body_stream' => static function () use ($model, $streamPayload, $streamOptions, $readTimeoutMs, $maxEvents, $responseId, $created, $responseModel, $request, $models, $startedNs, $plainArtifactMode, &$plainArtifactContent, &$stream, &$done, &$sentInitial, &$logged, &$events, &$generatedTokenChunks, &$firstTokenNs, &$previousTokenNs, &$previousEventNs): ?string {
+            if ($done) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            if (!$sentInitial) {
+                $sentInitial = true;
+                $events++;
+                $nowNs = hrtime(true);
+                $event = king_openai_router_initial_chunk($responseId, $created, $responseModel);
+                $event = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+                    $event,
+                    king_openai_router_timing_payload(
+                        $startedNs,
+                        $nowNs,
+                        $events,
+                        $generatedTokenChunks,
+                        $firstTokenNs,
+                        $previousTokenNs,
+                        $previousEventNs,
+                        false,
+                        false,
+                        null,
+                        []
+                    )
+                );
+                $previousEventNs = $nowNs;
+                return king_openai_router_sse($event);
+            }
+            if ($events >= $maxEvents) {
+                $done = true;
+                if (!$logged) {
+                    $logged = true;
+                    king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($request, $models, $startedNs, ['status' => 200]);
+                }
+                return "event: error\ndata: {\"message\":\"King inference stream exceeded the configured router event limit.\"}\n\n"
+                    . "data: [DONE]\n\n";
+            }
+
+            try {
+                if ($stream === null) {
+                    $stream = king_inference_openai_chat_stream($model, $streamPayload, $streamOptions);
+                }
+
+                $event = king_inference_next($stream, $readTimeoutMs);
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                $done = true;
+                if (!$logged) {
+                    $logged = true;
+                    king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($request, $models, $startedNs, ['status' => 200]);
+                }
+                return "event: error\ndata: " . json_encode(['message' => $e->getMessage()], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n\n"
+                    . "data: [DONE]\n\n";
+            }
+            if ($event === null) {
+                return ": king-keepalive\n\n";
+            }
+            if (!is_array($event)) {
+                $done = true;
+                return "event: error\ndata: {\"message\":\"King inference stream produced an invalid event.\"}\n\n"
+                    . "data: [DONE]\n\n";
+            }
+
+            $event = king_openai_router_normalize_chunk($event, $responseId, $created, $responseModel);
+            if (king_openai_router_role_only_chunk($event)) {
+                return ": king-role-ack\n\n";
+            }
+
+            $delta = king_openai_router_event_delta_content($event);
+            $terminal = king_openai_router_stream_terminal($event);
+            $finishReason = king_openai_router_stream_finish_reason($event);
+            $nowNs = hrtime(true);
+            $metrics = king_openai_router_stream_metrics($stream);
+            if ($delta !== '' && !$plainArtifactMode) {
+                if ($firstTokenNs === null) {
+                    $firstTokenNs = $nowNs;
+                }
+                $generatedTokenChunks++;
+            }
+
+            if ($plainArtifactMode) {
+                $plainArtifactContent .= $delta;
+                if (!$terminal) {
+                    $previousEventNs = $nowNs;
+                    return ": king-artifact-buffer\n\n";
+                }
+
+                $done = true;
+                if (!$logged) {
+                    $logged = true;
+                    king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($request, $models, $startedNs, ['status' => 200]);
+                }
+
+                $cleaned = king_openai_router_strip_artifact_markdown_fence($plainArtifactContent);
+                $event = king_openai_router_clear_event_delta_content($event);
+                $chunk = '';
+                if ($cleaned !== '') {
+                    $events++;
+                    $generatedTokenChunks++;
+                    if ($firstTokenNs === null) {
+                        $firstTokenNs = $nowNs;
+                    }
+                    $contentEvent = king_openai_router_content_chunk($responseId, $created, $responseModel, $cleaned);
+                    $contentEvent = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+                        $contentEvent,
+                        king_openai_router_timing_payload(
+                            $startedNs,
+                            $nowNs,
+                            $events,
+                            $generatedTokenChunks,
+                            $firstTokenNs,
+                            $previousTokenNs,
+                            $previousEventNs,
+                            true,
+                            false,
+                            null,
+                            $metrics
+                        )
+                    );
+                    $previousTokenNs = $nowNs;
+                    $chunk .= king_openai_router_sse($contentEvent);
+                }
+                $events++;
+                $event = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+                    $event,
+                    king_openai_router_timing_payload(
+                        $startedNs,
+                        $nowNs,
+                        $events,
+                        $generatedTokenChunks,
+                        $firstTokenNs,
+                        $previousTokenNs,
+                        $previousEventNs,
+                        true,
+                        true,
+                        $finishReason ?? 'stop',
+                        $metrics
+                    )
+                );
+                $chunk .= king_openai_router_sse($event);
+                $chunk .= "data: [DONE]\n\n";
+                $previousEventNs = $nowNs;
+                return $chunk;
+            }
+
+            $events++;
+            $event = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+                $event,
+                king_openai_router_timing_payload(
+                    $startedNs,
+                    $nowNs,
+                    $events,
+                    $generatedTokenChunks,
+                    $firstTokenNs,
+                    $delta !== '' ? $previousTokenNs : null,
+                    $previousEventNs,
+                    false,
+                    $terminal,
+                    $finishReason,
+                    $metrics
+                )
+            );
+            $chunk = king_openai_router_sse($event);
+            if ($delta !== '') {
+                $previousTokenNs = $nowNs;
+            }
+            $previousEventNs = $nowNs;
+            if ($terminal) {
+                $done = true;
+                if (!$logged) {
+                    $logged = true;
+                    king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($request, $models, $startedNs, ['status' => 200]);
+                }
+                $chunk .= "data: [DONE]\n\n";
+            }
+            return $chunk;
+        },
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router-tools.php b/infra/inference/openai-router-tools.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53b1c052e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router-tools.php
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-mini-language.php';
+
+function king_openai_router_internal_tool_specs(): array
+{
+    $tools = [
+        'king.inference.structured_mini_language' => [
+            'kind' => 'king_inference_mini_language',
+            'operations' => array_keys(king_openai_router_mini_language_specs()),
+            'io' => 'none',
+            'safe' => true,
+            'pure' => true,
+            'filesystem' => false,
+            'cli' => false,
+            'network' => false,
+            'timeout_category' => 'timeout',
+            'error_category' => 'runtime',
+        ],
+        'king.inference.count_occurrences' => [
+            'kind' => 'king_inference_mini_op',
+            'operation' => 'count_occurrences',
+            'io' => 'none',
+            'safe' => true,
+            'timeout_category' => 'timeout',
+            'error_category' => 'runtime',
+        ],
+    ];
+    return $tools;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mcp_tools_enabled(array $routerOptions): bool
+{
+    return !array_key_exists('internal_mcp_tools_enabled', $routerOptions)
+        || $routerOptions['internal_mcp_tools_enabled'] === true;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mcp_tool_timeout_ms(array $routerOptions): int
+{
+    $timeout = $routerOptions['internal_mcp_tool_timeout_ms'] ?? 100;
+    return is_int($timeout) ? max(1, min($timeout, 5000)) : 100;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mcp_registered_tool_names(): array
+{
+    if (!function_exists('king_system_get_component_info')) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $info = king_system_get_component_info('pipeline_orchestrator');
+    } catch (Throwable) {
+        return [];
+    }
+    $registered = $info['configuration']['registered_tools'] ?? [];
+    if (!is_array($registered)) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    $names = [];
+    foreach ($registered as $name) {
+        if (is_string($name) && $name !== '') {
+            $names[$name] = true;
+        }
+    }
+    $result = array_keys($names);
+    sort($result);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mcp_register_internal_tools(): array
+{
+    static $registration = null;
+    if (is_array($registration)) {
+        return $registration;
+    }
+
+    $registered = [];
+    $errors = [];
+    if (!function_exists('king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool')) {
+        return $registration = [
+            'registered' => [],
+            'registry_names' => king_openai_router_mcp_registered_tool_names(),
+            'errors' => ['king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool unavailable'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    foreach (king_openai_router_internal_tool_specs() as $name => $config) {
+        try {
+            $ok = king_pipeline_orchestrator_register_tool($name, $config);
+            if ($ok === true) {
+                $registered[] = $name;
+            }
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $errors[] = $name . ':' . $e::class;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $registration = [
+        'registered' => $registered,
+        'registry_names' => king_openai_router_mcp_registered_tool_names(),
+        'errors' => $errors,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_mcp_tool_bridge_result(array $payload, array $routerOptions): array
+{
+    $startedNs = hrtime(true);
+    $toolName = 'king.inference.structured_mini_language';
+    $miniLanguageResult = king_openai_router_mini_language_result($payload);
+    $result = [
+        'executed' => false,
+        'content' => null,
+        'tool_name' => $toolName,
+        'status' => 'not_applicable',
+        'error_category' => 'none',
+        'duration_ms' => 0.0,
+        'registry_names' => [],
+        'registered_now' => [],
+        'registry_errors' => [],
+    ];
+
+    if (!is_array($miniLanguageResult)) {
+        return $result;
+    }
+    if (!king_openai_router_mcp_tools_enabled($routerOptions)) {
+        $result['status'] = 'disabled';
+        $result['error_category'] = 'policy';
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    $registry = king_openai_router_mcp_register_internal_tools();
+    $result['registry_names'] = is_array($registry['registry_names'] ?? null) ? $registry['registry_names'] : [];
+    $result['registered_now'] = is_array($registry['registered'] ?? null) ? $registry['registered'] : [];
+    $result['registry_errors'] = is_array($registry['errors'] ?? null) ? $registry['errors'] : [];
+    if (!in_array($toolName, $result['registry_names'], true)) {
+        $result['status'] = 'not_registered';
+        $result['error_category'] = 'registry';
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    $content = is_array($miniLanguageResult) && is_string($miniLanguageResult['content'] ?? null)
+        ? $miniLanguageResult['content']
+        : null;
+
+    $durationMs = (hrtime(true) - $startedNs) / 1_000_000;
+    $result['duration_ms'] = round($durationMs, 3);
+    if ($durationMs > king_openai_router_mcp_tool_timeout_ms($routerOptions)) {
+        $result['status'] = 'timeout';
+        $result['error_category'] = 'timeout';
+        return $result;
+    }
+    if (!is_string($content) || $content === '') {
+        $result['status'] = 'no_result';
+        $result['error_category'] = 'validation';
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    $result['executed'] = true;
+    $result['content'] = $content;
+    $result['program'] = $miniLanguageResult['program'] ?? null;
+    $result['typed_result'] = $miniLanguageResult['result'] ?? null;
+    $result['status'] = 'executed';
+    return $result;
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/openai-router.php b/infra/inference/openai-router.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e3a6b691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/openai-router.php
@@ -0,0 +1,733 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+require_once __DIR__ . '/runtime-logging.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-models.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-coder.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-prompt.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-tools.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-engine-deterministic.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-memory.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/openai-router-stream.php';
+
+$host = getenv('KING_OPENAI_HOST') ?: '127.0.0.1';
+$port = (int) (getenv('KING_OPENAI_PORT') ?: '8080');
+if ($port <= 0 || $port > 65535) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "KING_OPENAI_PORT must be between 1 and 65535.\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+$contextPolicy = getenv('KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY') ?: 'full';
+if (!in_array($contextPolicy, ['full', 'last_user'], true)) {
+    $contextPolicy = 'full';
+}
+$defaultSystemPrompt = getenv('KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT');
+if (!is_string($defaultSystemPrompt) || trim($defaultSystemPrompt) === '') {
+    $defaultSystemPrompt = '';
+}
+$defaultMaxTokens = max(1, (int) (getenv('KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS') ?: 128));
+$maxCompletionTokens = max(1, (int) (getenv('KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS') ?: 512));
+$coderInstructionWrapper = king_openai_router_env_bool('KING_OPENAI_CODER_INSTRUCTION_WRAPPER', true);
+$internalMcpToolsEnabled = king_openai_router_env_bool('KING_OPENAI_INTERNAL_MCP_TOOLS', true);
+$internalMcpToolTimeoutMs = max(1, min((int) (getenv('KING_OPENAI_INTERNAL_MCP_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS') ?: 100), 5000));
+$allowBufferedNativeStream = king_openai_router_env_bool('KING_OPENAI_ALLOW_BUFFERED_NATIVE_STREAM', false);
+
+function king_openai_router_string(array $source, string $key, string $fallback = ''): string
+{
+    return is_string($source[$key] ?? null) && $source[$key] !== '' ? $source[$key] : $fallback;
+}
+function king_openai_router_int(array $source, string $key, int $fallback = 0): int
+{
+    return is_int($source[$key] ?? null) ? $source[$key] : $fallback;
+}
+function king_openai_router_bool(array $source, string $key, bool $fallback = false): bool
+{
+    return is_bool($source[$key] ?? null) ? $source[$key] : $fallback;
+}
+function king_openai_router_ini_bool(string $key, bool $fallback = false): bool
+{
+    $value = ini_get($key);
+    if ($value === false || trim((string) $value) === '') {
+        return $fallback;
+    }
+    return in_array(strtolower(trim((string) $value)), ['1', 'on', 'yes', 'true'], true);
+}
+function king_openai_router_array(array $source, string $key): array
+{
+    return is_array($source[$key] ?? null) ? $source[$key] : [];
+}
+function king_openai_router_artifact_path(array $config): string
+{
+    $artifact = king_openai_router_array($config, 'artifact');
+    return king_openai_router_string($artifact, 'path', king_openai_router_string($config, 'artifact_path'));
+}
+
+$runtimeModelConfigs = king_openai_router_model_configs();
+$runtimeModelConfig = reset($runtimeModelConfigs);
+if (!is_array($runtimeModelConfig)) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "King runtime model registry did not provide a primary model config.\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+$modelName = king_openai_router_string($runtimeModelConfig, 'name', 'king-runtime');
+$backend = king_openai_router_string($runtimeModelConfig, 'backend', 'unknown');
+$runtimeProfile = king_openai_router_string($runtimeModelConfig, 'runtime_profile', 'unknown');
+$requestedProfile = king_openai_router_string($runtimeModelConfig, 'runtime_requested_profile', $runtimeProfile);
+$artifactPath = king_openai_router_artifact_path($runtimeModelConfig);
+$memoryPolicy = king_openai_router_memory_policy($runtimeModelConfig);
+$withMemory = !empty($memoryPolicy['with_memory']);
+$contextTokens = king_openai_router_int($runtimeModelConfig, 'context_tokens', 2048);
+$kvCache = king_openai_router_array($runtimeModelConfig, 'kv_cache');
+$kvPageTokens = king_openai_router_int($kvCache, 'page_tokens', 16);
+$kvElementBytes = king_openai_router_int($kvCache, 'element_bytes', 2);
+$llmCacheEnabled = !empty($memoryPolicy['llm_cache_active']);
+$gpuConfig = king_openai_router_array($runtimeModelConfig, 'gpu');
+$gpuThermal = king_openai_router_array($gpuConfig, 'thermal');
+$gpuRuntime = king_openai_router_array($runtimeModelConfig, 'gpu_runtime');
+$gpuEnabled = $backend === 'king_native_gpu' && king_openai_router_bool($gpuConfig, 'enabled');
+$gpuLayers = king_openai_router_int($gpuConfig, 'max_gpu_layers');
+$gpuVramReserveMb = king_openai_router_int($gpuConfig, 'vram_reserve_mb');
+$gpuMinFreeVramMb = king_openai_router_int($gpuConfig, 'min_free_vram_mb');
+$gpuSensorPath = king_openai_router_string($gpuThermal, 'sensor_path');
+$gpuSensorCommand = king_openai_router_string($gpuThermal, 'sensor_command');
+$listenerOverrideAllowed = king_openai_router_ini_bool('king.security_allow_config_override');
+$listenerConfig = $listenerOverrideAllowed ? [
+    'tcp_connect_timeout_ms' => 1000,
+    'tcp.persistent_listener' => true,
+] : [];
+
+king_inference_runtime_log_configured([
+    'host' => $host,
+    'port' => $port,
+    'listener_config_override_allowed' => $listenerOverrideAllowed,
+    'listener_persistent' => $listenerOverrideAllowed,
+    'requested_profile' => $requestedProfile,
+    'selected_profile' => $runtimeProfile,
+    'backend' => $backend,
+    'model' => $modelName,
+    'artifact' => $artifactPath,
+    'artifact_readable' => is_file($artifactPath) && is_readable($artifactPath),
+    'gpu_profile_available' => king_openai_router_bool($runtimeModelConfig, 'runtime_gpu_profile_available'),
+    'gpu_enabled' => $gpuEnabled,
+    'gpu_layers' => $gpuLayers,
+    'gpu_vram_reserve_mb' => $gpuVramReserveMb,
+    'gpu_min_free_vram_mb' => $gpuMinFreeVramMb,
+    'context_tokens' => $contextTokens,
+    'kv_page_tokens' => $kvPageTokens,
+    'kv_element_bytes' => $kvElementBytes,
+    'with_memory' => $withMemory,
+    'llm_cache_enable' => $llmCacheEnabled,
+    'memory_mode' => $memoryPolicy['mode'],
+    'llm_cache_configured' => !empty($memoryPolicy['llm_cache_configured']),
+    'llm_cache_status_active' => !empty($memoryPolicy['llm_cache_status']['active']),
+    'llm_cache_status_ok' => !empty($memoryPolicy['llm_cache_status']['ok']),
+    'llm_cache_status_reason' => is_string($memoryPolicy['llm_cache_status']['reason'] ?? null) ? $memoryPolicy['llm_cache_status']['reason'] : '',
+    ...king_openai_router_memory_status_log_fields($memoryPolicy),
+    'context_policy' => $contextPolicy,
+    'default_max_tokens' => $defaultMaxTokens,
+    'max_completion_tokens' => $maxCompletionTokens,
+    'coder_instruction_wrapper' => $coderInstructionWrapper,
+    'internal_mcp_tools_enabled' => $internalMcpToolsEnabled,
+    'internal_mcp_tool_timeout_ms' => $internalMcpToolTimeoutMs,
+    'allow_buffered_native_stream' => $allowBufferedNativeStream,
+    'model_registry_count' => count($runtimeModelConfigs),
+    'model_registry_ids' => array_keys($runtimeModelConfigs),
+    'gpu_thermal_source' => $gpuSensorPath !== '' ? $gpuSensorPath : $gpuSensorCommand,
+    'gpu_thermal_check_interval_sec' => king_openai_router_int($gpuThermal, 'check_interval_seconds'),
+    'gpu_generation_ready' => king_openai_router_bool($gpuRuntime, 'generation_ready'),
+    'gpu_admission_reason' => king_openai_router_string($gpuRuntime, 'reason'),
+]);
+
+foreach ($runtimeModelConfigs as $registryId => $registryConfig) {
+    if (!is_array($registryConfig)) {
+        fwrite(STDERR, "Configured model registry entry is invalid: {$registryId}\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    $registryArtifactPath = king_openai_router_artifact_path($registryConfig);
+    if ($registryArtifactPath === '' || !is_file($registryArtifactPath) || !is_readable($registryArtifactPath)) {
+        fwrite(STDERR, "Configured model artifact is not readable for {$registryId}: {$registryArtifactPath}\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+[$models, $modelAliases] = king_openai_router_load_model_registry($runtimeModelConfigs);
+foreach ($models as $registryName => $model) {
+    king_inference_runtime_log_model_admitted($registryName, $model);
+}
+
+fwrite(STDERR, "King OpenAI router listening on http://{$host}:{$port}/v1\n");
+fwrite(STDERR, "Configured models: " . implode(',', array_keys($models)) . "\n");
+fwrite(STDERR, "Configured backend: {$backend}\n");
+fwrite(STDERR, "Configured artifact: {$artifactPath}\n");
+if ($gpuEnabled) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "GPU layers: {$gpuLayers}\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "GPU VRAM reserve: {$gpuVramReserveMb} MB\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "GPU minimum free VRAM: {$gpuMinFreeVramMb} MB\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, 'GPU thermal source: ' . ($gpuSensorPath !== '' ? $gpuSensorPath : $gpuSensorCommand) . "\n");
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_path_is(array $request, string $path): bool
+{
+    $requestPath = $request['path'] ?? $request['uri'] ?? '';
+    if (!is_string($requestPath) || $requestPath === '') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    $queryOffset = strpos($requestPath, '?');
+    if ($queryOffset !== false) {
+        $requestPath = substr($requestPath, 0, $queryOffset);
+    }
+    return $requestPath === $path;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_decode_chat_payload(array $request): ?array
+{
+    if (strcasecmp((string) ($request['method'] ?? ''), 'POST') !== 0) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    if (!king_openai_router_path_is($request, '/v1/chat/completions')) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    $body = $request['body'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($body) || $body === '') {
+        return null;
+    }
+    try {
+        $payload = json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    } catch (JsonException) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    if (!is_array($payload)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return $payload;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_int_payload_value(array $payload, string $key): ?int
+{
+    $value = $payload[$key] ?? null;
+    if (is_int($value)) {
+        return $value;
+    }
+    if (is_float($value)) {
+        return (int) $value;
+    }
+    if (is_string($value) && preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value) === 1) {
+        return (int) $value;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_prepare_chat_payload(
+    array $payload,
+    string $contextPolicy,
+    string $defaultSystemPrompt,
+    bool $coderInstructionWrapper,
+    array $modelAliases,
+    int $defaultMaxTokens,
+    int $maxCompletionTokens,
+    array $memoryPolicy
+): array
+{
+    $prepared = king_openai_router_assemble_chat_messages(
+        $payload,
+        $contextPolicy,
+        $defaultSystemPrompt,
+        $coderInstructionWrapper
+    );
+    $prepared = king_openai_router_apply_memory_policy_to_payload($prepared, $memoryPolicy);
+    $requestedMaxTokens = king_openai_router_int_payload_value($prepared, 'max_tokens')
+        ?? king_openai_router_int_payload_value($prepared, 'max_completion_tokens')
+        ?? $defaultMaxTokens;
+    $prepared['max_tokens'] = max(1, min($requestedMaxTokens, $maxCompletionTokens));
+    unset($prepared['max_completion_tokens']);
+    if (!array_key_exists('temperature', $prepared)) {
+        $prepared['temperature'] = 0.0;
+    }
+    if (!array_key_exists('top_p', $prepared)) {
+        $prepared['top_p'] = 1.0;
+    }
+    $requestedModel = $prepared['model'] ?? null;
+    if (is_string($requestedModel)
+        && $requestedModel !== ''
+        && isset($modelAliases[$requestedModel])
+        && is_string($modelAliases[$requestedModel])
+        && $modelAliases[$requestedModel] !== ''
+    ) {
+        $prepared['model'] = $modelAliases[$requestedModel];
+    }
+    return $prepared;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_log_prepared_payload(array $original, array $prepared): void
+{
+    $encoded = json_encode($prepared, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+    $originalTools = $original['tools'] ?? null;
+    $originalFunctions = $original['functions'] ?? null;
+    $preparedTools = $prepared['tools'] ?? null;
+    $preparedFunctions = $prepared['functions'] ?? null;
+    $toolStatus = king_openai_router_tool_status($original);
+    [$originalMessageCount, $originalTextChars, $originalLastUserChars] =
+        king_inference_runtime_payload_message_stats($original);
+    [$preparedMessageCount, $preparedTextChars, $preparedLastUserChars] =
+        king_inference_runtime_payload_message_stats($prepared);
+
+    king_inference_runtime_log_line('prepared', [
+        'normalized' => $original !== $prepared,
+        'requested_model' => king_inference_runtime_request_model($original),
+        'prepared_model' => king_inference_runtime_request_model($prepared),
+        'prepared_body_bytes' => is_string($encoded) ? strlen($encoded) : 0,
+        'original_message_count' => $originalMessageCount,
+        'prepared_message_count' => $preparedMessageCount,
+        'original_message_text_chars' => $originalTextChars,
+        'prepared_message_text_chars' => $preparedTextChars,
+        'original_last_user_chars' => $originalLastUserChars,
+        'prepared_last_user_chars' => $preparedLastUserChars,
+        'prepared_stream' => ($prepared['stream'] ?? null) === true,
+        'prepared_max_tokens' => king_openai_router_int_payload_value($prepared, 'max_tokens') ?? '',
+        'original_tool_schema_count' => is_array($originalTools) ? count($originalTools) : 0,
+        'prepared_tool_schema_count' => is_array($preparedTools) ? count($preparedTools) : 0,
+        'original_legacy_function_count' => is_array($originalFunctions) ? count($originalFunctions) : 0,
+        'prepared_legacy_function_count' => is_array($preparedFunctions) ? count($preparedFunctions) : 0,
+        ...king_openai_router_memory_log_fields($prepared),
+        'tool_choice_removed' => array_key_exists('tool_choice', $original) && !array_key_exists('tool_choice', $prepared),
+        'parallel_tool_calls_removed' => array_key_exists('parallel_tool_calls', $original) && !array_key_exists('parallel_tool_calls', $prepared),
+        'tool_execution' => !empty($toolStatus['context_only']) ? 'context_only' : 'none',
+        'tool_fields_sanitized' => !empty($toolStatus['context_only'])
+            && !array_key_exists('tools', $prepared)
+            && !array_key_exists('functions', $prepared)
+            && !array_key_exists('tool_choice', $prepared)
+            && !array_key_exists('function_call', $prepared)
+            && !array_key_exists('parallel_tool_calls', $prepared),
+        'tool_field_names' => is_array($toolStatus['present_fields'] ?? null) ? $toolStatus['present_fields'] : [],
+        'available_tool_names' => is_array($toolStatus['available_tool_names'] ?? null) ? $toolStatus['available_tool_names'] : [],
+        'forced_tool_names' => is_array($toolStatus['forced_tool_names'] ?? null) ? $toolStatus['forced_tool_names'] : [],
+        'assistant_tool_call_names' => is_array($toolStatus['assistant_tool_call_names'] ?? null) ? $toolStatus['assistant_tool_call_names'] : [],
+        'unknown_tool_names' => is_array($toolStatus['unknown_tool_names'] ?? null) ? $toolStatus['unknown_tool_names'] : [],
+        'invalid_tool_schema_count' => is_int($toolStatus['invalid_schema_count'] ?? null)
+            ? $toolStatus['invalid_schema_count']
+            : 0,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_stream_terminal(array $event): bool
+{
+    $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+    return is_array($choice)
+        && array_key_exists('finish_reason', $choice)
+        && $choice['finish_reason'] !== null;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_sse(array $event): string
+{
+    return 'data: ' . json_encode($event, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n\n";
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_chat_completion_response(string $id, int $created, string $model, string $content): array
+{
+    return [
+        'id' => $id,
+        'object' => 'chat.completion',
+        'created' => $created,
+        'model' => $model,
+        'choices' => [
+            [
+                'index' => 0,
+                'message' => [
+                    'role' => 'assistant',
+                    'content' => $content,
+                ],
+                'finish_reason' => 'stop',
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_stream_id(): string
+{
+    try {
+        return 'chatcmpl-king-' . bin2hex(random_bytes(8));
+    } catch (Throwable) {
+        return 'chatcmpl-king-' . (string) getmypid() . '-' . (string) time();
+    }
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_content_chunk(string $id, int $created, string $model, string $content): array
+{
+    return [
+        'id' => $id,
+        'object' => 'chat.completion.chunk',
+        'created' => $created,
+        'model' => $model,
+        'choices' => [
+            [
+                'index' => 0,
+                'delta' => ['content' => $content],
+                'finish_reason' => null,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_deterministic_response(
+    array $payload,
+    string $content,
+    string $model,
+    int $startedNs
+): array {
+    $id = king_openai_router_stream_id();
+    $created = time();
+
+    if (($payload['stream'] ?? false) === true) {
+        $nowNs = hrtime(true);
+        $initial = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+            king_openai_router_initial_chunk($id, $created, $model),
+            king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 1, 0, null, null, null, false, false, null, [])
+        );
+        $contentEvent = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+            king_openai_router_content_chunk($id, $created, $model, $content),
+            king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 2, 1, $nowNs, null, $nowNs, false, false, null, [])
+        );
+        $terminal = king_openai_router_attach_stream_timing(
+            king_openai_router_terminal_chunk($id, $created, $model),
+            king_openai_router_timing_payload($startedNs, $nowNs, 3, 1, $nowNs, $nowNs, $nowNs, false, true, 'stop', [])
+        );
+
+        return [
+            'status' => 200,
+            'headers' => [
+                'content-type' => 'text/event-stream',
+                'cache-control' => 'no-cache',
+                'x-accel-buffering' => 'no',
+                'x-king-openai-router-path' => 'deterministic_task',
+            ],
+            'body' => king_openai_router_sse($initial)
+                . king_openai_router_sse($contentEvent)
+                . king_openai_router_sse($terminal)
+                . "data: [DONE]\n\n",
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'status' => 200,
+        'headers' => ['content-type' => 'application/json'],
+        'body' => (string) json_encode(
+            king_openai_router_chat_completion_response($id, $created, $model, $content),
+            JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
+        ),
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_terminal_chunk(string $id, int $created, string $model): array
+{
+    return [
+        'id' => $id,
+        'object' => 'chat.completion.chunk',
+        'created' => $created,
+        'model' => $model,
+        'choices' => [
+            [
+                'index' => 0,
+                'delta' => ['content' => ''],
+                'finish_reason' => 'stop',
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_initial_chunk(string $id, int $created, string $model): array
+{
+    return [
+        'id' => $id,
+        'object' => 'chat.completion.chunk',
+        'created' => $created,
+        'model' => $model,
+        'choices' => [
+            [
+                'index' => 0,
+                'delta' => ['role' => 'assistant'],
+                'finish_reason' => null,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_normalize_chunk(array $event, string $id, int $created, string $model): array
+{
+    if (($event['object'] ?? null) === 'chat.completion.chunk') {
+        $event['id'] = $id;
+        $event['created'] = $created;
+        $event['model'] = $model;
+    }
+    return $event;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_role_only_chunk(array $event): bool
+{
+    $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+    $delta = is_array($choice) ? ($choice['delta'] ?? null) : null;
+
+    return is_array($delta)
+        && ($delta['role'] ?? null) === 'assistant'
+        && count($delta) === 1
+        && (($choice['finish_reason'] ?? null) === null);
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_plain_artifact_requested(array $payload): bool
+{
+    $responseFormat = $payload['response_format'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($responseFormat)) {
+        $type = $responseFormat['type'] ?? null;
+        if ($type === 'json_object' || $type === 'json_schema') {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $texts = [];
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (is_array($messages)) {
+        foreach ($messages as $message) {
+            if (!is_array($message)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (($message['role'] ?? null) !== 'user') {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $content = king_openai_router_message_content_text($message['content'] ?? '');
+            if ($content !== '') {
+                $texts[] = $content;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (['prompt', 'native_prompt_text'] as $key) {
+        if (is_string($payload[$key] ?? null) && trim($payload[$key]) !== '') {
+            $texts[] = $payload[$key];
+        }
+    }
+
+    $text = strtolower(implode("\n", $texts));
+    if ($text === '') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    foreach ([
+        'no markdown',
+        'without markdown',
+        'do not use markdown',
+        'return only json',
+        'output only json',
+        'respond only json',
+        'valid json',
+        'return only php',
+        'output only php',
+        'return only code',
+        'output only code',
+        'only file contents',
+        'exact text',
+    ] as $needle) {
+        if (str_contains($text, $needle)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_strip_artifact_markdown_fence(string $content): string
+{
+    $trimmed = trim($content);
+    if (preg_match('/^```[A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*[ \t]*\R(.*)\R```[ \t]*$/s', $trimmed, $match) === 1) {
+        return trim($match[1]);
+    }
+    if (preg_match('/^```[A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*[ \t]*(.*?)```[ \t]*$/s', $trimmed, $match) === 1) {
+        return trim($match[1]);
+    }
+    return $content;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_event_delta_content(array $event): string
+{
+    $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($choice)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    $delta = $choice['delta'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($delta) || !is_string($delta['content'] ?? null)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    return $delta['content'];
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_clear_event_delta_content(array $event): array
+{
+    if (isset($event['choices'][0]['delta']['content'])) {
+        $event['choices'][0]['delta']['content'] = '';
+    }
+    return $event;
+}
+
+function king_openai_router_normalize_plain_artifact_response(array $response, array $payload): array
+{
+    if (!king_openai_router_plain_artifact_requested($payload)) {
+        return $response;
+    }
+    if (!is_string($response['body'] ?? null) || trim($response['body']) === '') {
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $body = json_decode($response['body'], true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    } catch (JsonException) {
+        return $response;
+    }
+    if (!is_array($body)) {
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    $changed = false;
+    if (isset($body['choices'][0]['message']['content'])
+        && is_string($body['choices'][0]['message']['content'])) {
+        $before = $body['choices'][0]['message']['content'];
+        $after = king_openai_router_strip_artifact_markdown_fence($before);
+        if ($after !== $before) {
+            $body['choices'][0]['message']['content'] = $after;
+            $changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (isset($body['choices'][0]['text']) && is_string($body['choices'][0]['text'])) {
+        $before = $body['choices'][0]['text'];
+        $after = king_openai_router_strip_artifact_markdown_fence($before);
+        if ($after !== $before) {
+            $body['choices'][0]['text'] = $after;
+            $changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!$changed) {
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    $encoded = json_encode($body, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    if (!is_string($encoded)) {
+        return $response;
+    }
+    $response['body'] = $encoded;
+    if (isset($response['headers']) && is_array($response['headers'])) {
+        $response['headers']['content-length'] = (string) strlen($encoded);
+    }
+    return $response;
+}
+
+$routerOptions = [
+    'owned_by' => 'local-king',
+    'with_memory' => $withMemory,
+    'memory_policy' => $memoryPolicy,
+    'context_policy' => $contextPolicy,
+    'default_system_prompt' => $defaultSystemPrompt,
+    'coder_instruction_wrapper' => $coderInstructionWrapper,
+    'model_aliases' => $modelAliases,
+    'default_max_tokens' => $defaultMaxTokens,
+    'max_completion_tokens' => $maxCompletionTokens,
+    'internal_mcp_tools_enabled' => $internalMcpToolsEnabled,
+    'internal_mcp_tool_timeout_ms' => $internalMcpToolTimeoutMs,
+    'allow_buffered_native_stream' => $allowBufferedNativeStream,
+    'read_timeout_ms' => 250,
+    'max_events' => 4096,
+    'max_idle_events' => 4800,
+    'max_chat_messages' => 256,
+    'max_response_input_items' => 256,
+    'max_completion_prompts' => 128,
+    'max_embedding_inputs' => 512,
+    'max_embedding_tokens' => 2048,
+    'max_embedding_dimensions' => 8192,
+];
+
+while (true) {
+    try {
+        king_http1_server_listen_once(
+            $host,
+            $port,
+            $listenerConfig,
+            static function (array $request) use ($models, $routerOptions): array {
+                $startedNs = hrtime(true);
+                king_inference_runtime_log_request_executing($request, $models);
+                $chatPayload = king_openai_router_decode_chat_payload($request);
+                if ($chatPayload !== null) {
+                    $contextPolicy = isset($routerOptions['context_policy']) && is_string($routerOptions['context_policy'])
+                        ? $routerOptions['context_policy']
+                        : 'full';
+                    $defaultSystemPrompt = isset($routerOptions['default_system_prompt']) && is_string($routerOptions['default_system_prompt'])
+                        ? $routerOptions['default_system_prompt']
+                        : '';
+                    $coderInstructionWrapper = isset($routerOptions['coder_instruction_wrapper']) && is_bool($routerOptions['coder_instruction_wrapper'])
+                        ? $routerOptions['coder_instruction_wrapper']
+                        : true;
+                    $modelAliases = isset($routerOptions['model_aliases']) && is_array($routerOptions['model_aliases'])
+                        ? $routerOptions['model_aliases']
+                        : [];
+                    $defaultMaxTokens = isset($routerOptions['default_max_tokens']) && is_int($routerOptions['default_max_tokens'])
+                        ? max(1, $routerOptions['default_max_tokens'])
+                        : 32;
+                    $maxCompletionTokens = isset($routerOptions['max_completion_tokens']) && is_int($routerOptions['max_completion_tokens'])
+                        ? max(1, $routerOptions['max_completion_tokens'])
+                        : 64;
+                    $memoryPolicy = isset($routerOptions['memory_policy']) && is_array($routerOptions['memory_policy'])
+                        ? $routerOptions['memory_policy']
+                        : ['with_memory' => false, 'llm_cache' => ['enabled' => false]];
+                    $preparedPayload = king_openai_router_prepare_chat_payload(
+                        $chatPayload,
+                        $contextPolicy,
+                        $defaultSystemPrompt,
+                        $coderInstructionWrapper,
+                        $modelAliases,
+                        $defaultMaxTokens,
+                        $maxCompletionTokens,
+                        $memoryPolicy
+                    );
+                    king_openai_router_log_prepared_payload($chatPayload, $preparedPayload);
+                    $preparedRequest = $request;
+                    $preparedRequest['body'] = (string) json_encode($preparedPayload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+                    if (!isset($preparedRequest['headers']) || !is_array($preparedRequest['headers'])) {
+                        $preparedRequest['headers'] = [];
+                    }
+                    $preparedRequest['headers']['content-length'] = (string) strlen($preparedRequest['body']);
+                    $deterministicResult = king_openai_engine_deterministic_result($preparedPayload, $routerOptions);
+                    if ($deterministicResult !== null && is_string($deterministicResult['content'] ?? null)) {
+                        $responseModel = is_string($preparedPayload['model'] ?? null) && $preparedPayload['model'] !== ''
+                            ? $preparedPayload['model']
+                            : array_key_first($models);
+                        $response = king_openai_router_deterministic_response(
+                            $preparedPayload,
+                            $deterministicResult['content'],
+                            is_string($responseModel) && $responseModel !== '' ? $responseModel : 'king-local',
+                            $startedNs
+                        );
+                        king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($preparedRequest, $models, $startedNs, $response);
+                        return $response;
+                    }
+                    if (($preparedPayload['stream'] ?? false) === true) {
+                        $streamResponse = king_openai_router_stream_response(
+                            $models,
+                            $preparedPayload,
+                            $routerOptions,
+                            $preparedRequest,
+                            $startedNs
+                        );
+                        if ($streamResponse !== null) {
+                            return $streamResponse;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    $request = $preparedRequest;
+                }
+
+                $response = king_inference_openai_http_response($models, $request, $routerOptions);
+                if ($chatPayload !== null && isset($preparedPayload) && is_array($preparedPayload)) {
+                    $response = king_openai_router_normalize_plain_artifact_response($response, $preparedPayload);
+                }
+                king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed($request, $models, $startedNs, $response);
+                return $response;
+            }
+        );
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        fwrite(STDERR, '[' . date('c') . '] ' . $e::class . ': ' . $e->getMessage() . "\n");
+        usleep(250000);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/performance-baseline.php b/infra/inference/performance-baseline.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e04988911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/performance-baseline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,651 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_baseline_usage(): void
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, <<<TXT
+Usage: bin/king-openai-baseline [options]
+
+Options:
+  --runs N             Runs per profile. Default: 3.
+  --max-tokens N       Completion cap per run. Default: 8.
+  --port-start N       First local router port. Default: 19080.
+  --profiles CSV       Profiles: cpu-gemma3,gpu-gemma3,gpu-large. Default: all.
+  --skip-large         Skip the configured larger GPU profile.
+  --json               Print JSON only.
+
+The script starts one local King OpenAI router per profile, measures streamed
+chat completions, records host/GPU/model/artifact metadata, and shuts each
+router down again.
+TXT);
+}
+
+function king_baseline_option(array $argv, string $name, ?string $default = null): ?string
+{
+    $prefix = $name . '=';
+    for ($i = 1, $count = count($argv); $i < $count; $i++) {
+        if ($argv[$i] === $name && isset($argv[$i + 1])) {
+            return $argv[$i + 1];
+        }
+        if (str_starts_with($argv[$i], $prefix)) {
+            return substr($argv[$i], strlen($prefix));
+        }
+    }
+    return $default;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_flag(array $argv, string $name): bool
+{
+    return in_array($name, $argv, true);
+}
+
+function king_baseline_int(array $argv, string $name, int $default, int $min = 1): int
+{
+    $value = king_baseline_option($argv, $name);
+    return is_string($value) && preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value) === 1
+        ? max($min, (int) $value)
+        : $default;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_percentile(array $values, float $percentile): ?float
+{
+    $numbers = array_values(array_filter($values, static fn (mixed $v): bool => is_int($v) || is_float($v)));
+    if ($numbers === []) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    sort($numbers, SORT_NUMERIC);
+    $index = (int) ceil(($percentile / 100.0) * count($numbers)) - 1;
+    $index = max(0, min(count($numbers) - 1, $index));
+    return round((float) $numbers[$index], 3);
+}
+
+function king_baseline_shell_line(string $command): string
+{
+    $lines = [];
+    $code = 0;
+    exec($command, $lines, $code);
+    return $code === 0 && isset($lines[0]) ? trim($lines[0]) : '';
+}
+
+function king_baseline_gpu_snapshot(): array
+{
+    $line = king_baseline_shell_line(
+        'nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,driver_version,temperature.gpu,utilization.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,power.draw --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null'
+    );
+    if ($line === '') {
+        return ['available' => false];
+    }
+    $parts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $line));
+    return [
+        'available' => true,
+        'name' => $parts[0] ?? '',
+        'driver_version' => $parts[1] ?? '',
+        'temperature_c' => isset($parts[2]) && is_numeric($parts[2]) ? (float) $parts[2] : null,
+        'utilization_percent' => isset($parts[3]) && is_numeric($parts[3]) ? (float) $parts[3] : null,
+        'vram_used_mb' => isset($parts[4]) && is_numeric($parts[4]) ? (float) $parts[4] : null,
+        'vram_total_mb' => isset($parts[5]) && is_numeric($parts[5]) ? (float) $parts[5] : null,
+        'power_w' => isset($parts[6]) && is_numeric($parts[6]) ? (float) $parts[6] : null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_cuda_runtime_version(): ?string
+{
+    $version = king_baseline_shell_line('cat /usr/local/cuda/version.txt 2>/dev/null');
+    if ($version !== '') {
+        return $version;
+    }
+
+    $version = king_baseline_shell_line('nvcc --version 2>/dev/null');
+    return $version !== '' ? $version : null;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_gpu_delta(array $before, array $after): array
+{
+    $delta = [];
+    foreach (['temperature_c', 'utilization_percent', 'vram_used_mb', 'vram_total_mb', 'power_w'] as $key) {
+        $delta[$key] = is_numeric($before[$key] ?? null) && is_numeric($after[$key] ?? null)
+            ? round((float) $after[$key] - (float) $before[$key], 3)
+            : null;
+    }
+    return $delta;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_cpu_model(): string
+{
+    $lines = @file('/proc/cpuinfo', FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+    if (!is_array($lines)) {
+        return php_uname('m');
+    }
+    foreach ($lines as $line) {
+        if (str_starts_with($line, 'model name')) {
+            $parts = explode(':', $line, 2);
+            return trim($parts[1] ?? php_uname('m'));
+        }
+    }
+    return php_uname('m');
+}
+
+function king_baseline_memory_total_mb(): ?int
+{
+    $lines = @file('/proc/meminfo', FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+    if (!is_array($lines)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    foreach ($lines as $line) {
+        if (preg_match('/^MemTotal:\s+(\d+)\s+kB$/', $line, $m) === 1) {
+            return (int) floor(((int) $m[1]) / 1024);
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_artifact(string $path): array
+{
+    $real = realpath($path) ?: $path;
+    $readable = is_file($path) && is_readable($path);
+    return [
+        'path' => $path,
+        'real_path' => $real,
+        'readable' => $readable,
+        'bytes' => $readable ? filesize($path) : null,
+        'sha256' => $readable ? hash_file('sha256', $path) : null,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_http_json(string $method, string $url, ?array $payload = null, float $timeout = 10.0): array
+{
+    $options = ['http' => [
+        'method' => $method,
+        'header' => "content-type: application/json\r\nconnection: close\r\n",
+        'ignore_errors' => true,
+        'timeout' => $timeout,
+    ]];
+    if ($payload !== null) {
+        $options['http']['content'] = json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    }
+    $body = @file_get_contents($url, false, stream_context_create($options));
+    $headers = $http_response_header ?? [];
+    $statusLine = $headers[0] ?? '';
+    preg_match('/\s(\d{3})\s/', $statusLine, $match);
+    $status = isset($match[1]) ? (int) $match[1] : 0;
+    $json = is_string($body) && $body !== '' ? json_decode($body, true) : null;
+    return [$status, is_array($json) ? $json : null, is_string($body) ? $body : ''];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_wait_for_router(string $modelsUrl, int $timeoutSeconds): bool
+{
+    $deadline = time() + $timeoutSeconds;
+    while (time() <= $deadline) {
+        [$status] = king_baseline_http_json('GET', $modelsUrl, null, 1.0);
+        if ($status === 200) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        usleep(250_000);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_model_meta(string $modelsUrl, string $model): array
+{
+    [$status, $json, $raw] = king_baseline_http_json('GET', $modelsUrl, null, 5.0);
+    $meta = ['status' => $status, 'listed' => false, 'raw_error' => $status === 200 ? '' : substr($raw, 0, 500)];
+    if ($status !== 200 || !is_array($json['data'] ?? null)) {
+        return $meta;
+    }
+    foreach ($json['data'] as $item) {
+        if (!is_array($item) || ($item['id'] ?? null) !== $model) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $king = is_array($item['x_king'] ?? null) ? $item['x_king'] : [];
+        $truth = is_array($king['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $king['runtime_truth'] : [];
+        $readiness = is_array($king['native_engine_readiness'] ?? null) ? $king['native_engine_readiness'] : [];
+        $gpuRuntime = is_array($king['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $king['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+        $route = is_array($king['openai_route'] ?? null) ? $king['openai_route'] : [];
+        return $meta + [
+            'listed' => true,
+            'id' => $item['id'],
+            'backend' => $king['backend'] ?? null,
+            'active_device' => $truth['active_device'] ?? null,
+            'silent_cpu_fallback' => $truth['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? null,
+            'model_resident' => $truth['model_resident'] ?? null,
+            'context_tokens' => $truth['context_tokens'] ?? null,
+            'quantization' => $king['quantization'] ?? null,
+            'openai_generation' => $king['openai_generation'] ?? null,
+            'native_engine_state' => $readiness['state'] ?? null,
+            'plain_text_generation_admitted' => $readiness['plain_text_generation_admitted'] ?? null,
+            'gpu_generation_ready' => $gpuRuntime['generation_ready'] ?? null,
+            'gpu_reason' => $gpuRuntime['reason'] ?? null,
+            'cuda_driver_version' => $gpuRuntime['cuda_driver']['driver_version'] ?? null,
+            'cuda_device_name' => $gpuRuntime['cuda_driver']['first_device_name'] ?? null,
+            'batch_prefill_status' => $route['batch_prefill_status'] ?? null,
+            'batch_prefill_admitted' => $route['batch_prefill_admitted'] ?? null,
+        ];
+    }
+    return $meta;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_stream_run(string $url, string $model, string $prompt, int $maxTokens): array
+{
+    $payload = [
+        'model' => $model,
+        'messages' => [['role' => 'user', 'content' => $prompt]],
+        'stream' => true,
+        'max_completion_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+        'temperature' => 0.0,
+    ];
+    $context = stream_context_create(['http' => [
+        'method' => 'POST',
+        'header' => "content-type: application/json\r\naccept: text/event-stream\r\nconnection: close\r\n",
+        'content' => json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE),
+        'ignore_errors' => true,
+        'timeout' => 180,
+    ]]);
+    $start = hrtime(true);
+    $handle = @fopen($url, 'rb', false, $context);
+    if (!is_resource($handle)) {
+        return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'connect_failed'];
+    }
+    $headers = $http_response_header ?? [];
+    $statusLine = $headers[0] ?? '';
+    preg_match('/\s(\d{3})\s/', $statusLine, $match);
+    $status = isset($match[1]) ? (int) $match[1] : 0;
+    $firstByte = null;
+    $firstContent = null;
+    $lastContent = null;
+    $events = 0;
+    $contentEvents = 0;
+    $contentBytes = 0;
+    $done = false;
+    $finishReason = null;
+    $serverFirstTokenMs = null;
+    $serverLastEventMs = null;
+    $serverGeneratedChunks = null;
+    $error = '';
+
+    while (!feof($handle)) {
+        $line = fgets($handle);
+        $now = hrtime(true);
+        if ($line === false) {
+            usleep(10_000);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if ($firstByte === null && $line !== '') {
+            $firstByte = $now;
+        }
+        $line = rtrim($line, "\r\n");
+        if (!str_starts_with($line, 'data: ')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $data = substr($line, 6);
+        if ($data === '[DONE]') {
+            $done = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        $event = json_decode($data, true);
+        if (!is_array($event)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $events++;
+        $choice = $event['choices'][0] ?? null;
+        $delta = is_array($choice) && is_array($choice['delta'] ?? null) && is_string($choice['delta']['content'] ?? null)
+            ? $choice['delta']['content']
+            : '';
+        $finish = is_array($choice) ? ($choice['finish_reason'] ?? null) : null;
+        if (is_string($finish)) {
+            $finishReason = $finish;
+        }
+        $streaming = is_array($event['x_king']['streaming'] ?? null) ? $event['x_king']['streaming'] : [];
+        if (is_numeric($streaming['first_token_elapsed_ms'] ?? null)) {
+            $serverFirstTokenMs = (float) $streaming['first_token_elapsed_ms'];
+        }
+        if (is_numeric($streaming['request_elapsed_ms'] ?? null)) {
+            $serverLastEventMs = (float) $streaming['request_elapsed_ms'];
+        }
+        if (is_int($streaming['generated_token_chunks'] ?? null)) {
+            $serverGeneratedChunks = $streaming['generated_token_chunks'];
+        }
+        if ($delta !== '') {
+            if ($firstContent === null) {
+                $firstContent = $now;
+            }
+            $lastContent = $now;
+            $contentEvents++;
+            $contentBytes += strlen($delta);
+        }
+    }
+    fclose($handle);
+    $end = hrtime(true);
+
+    if ($status !== 200) {
+        $error = 'http_status_' . $status;
+    } else if (!$done) {
+        $error = 'missing_done';
+    } else if ($contentEvents === 0) {
+        $error = 'no_content_events';
+    }
+
+    $totalMs = ($end - $start) / 1_000_000;
+    $ttfbMs = $firstContent !== null ? ($firstContent - $start) / 1_000_000 : null;
+    $firstByteMs = $firstByte !== null ? ($firstByte - $start) / 1_000_000 : null;
+    $clientDecodeMs = $firstContent !== null ? max(0.001, ($end - $firstContent) / 1_000_000) : null;
+    $serverDecodeMs = is_numeric($serverFirstTokenMs) && is_numeric($serverLastEventMs)
+        ? max(0.001, $serverLastEventMs - $serverFirstTokenMs)
+        : null;
+    $generated = $serverGeneratedChunks ?? $contentEvents;
+    $clientTokensPerSecond = $clientDecodeMs !== null ? ($generated * 1000.0) / $clientDecodeMs : null;
+    $serverTokensPerSecond = $serverDecodeMs !== null ? ($generated * 1000.0) / $serverDecodeMs : null;
+    $tokensPerSecond = $serverTokensPerSecond ?? $clientTokensPerSecond;
+    $promptEstimate = max(1, count(preg_split('/\s+/', trim($prompt)) ?: []));
+    $prefillPerSecond = $ttfbMs !== null && $ttfbMs > 0.0 ? ($promptEstimate * 1000.0) / $ttfbMs : null;
+
+    return [
+        'ok' => $error === '',
+        'error' => $error,
+        'status' => $status,
+        'events' => $events,
+        'content_events' => $contentEvents,
+        'content_bytes' => $contentBytes,
+        'first_byte_ms' => $firstByteMs !== null ? round($firstByteMs, 3) : null,
+        'ttfb_ms' => $ttfbMs !== null ? round($ttfbMs, 3) : null,
+        'total_ms' => round($totalMs, 3),
+        'client_decode_ms' => $clientDecodeMs !== null ? round($clientDecodeMs, 3) : null,
+        'server_decode_ms' => $serverDecodeMs !== null ? round($serverDecodeMs, 3) : null,
+        'server_first_token_ms' => $serverFirstTokenMs,
+        'server_last_event_ms' => $serverLastEventMs,
+        'generated_tokens_estimate' => $generated,
+        'tokens_per_second' => $tokensPerSecond !== null ? round($tokensPerSecond, 3) : null,
+        'client_tokens_per_second' => $clientTokensPerSecond !== null ? round($clientTokensPerSecond, 3) : null,
+        'server_tokens_per_second' => $serverTokensPerSecond !== null ? round($serverTokensPerSecond, 3) : null,
+        'prefill_tokens_per_second_estimate' => $prefillPerSecond !== null ? round($prefillPerSecond, 3) : null,
+        'finish_reason' => $finishReason,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_error_counts(array $runs): array
+{
+    $errors = [];
+    foreach ($runs as $run) {
+        $error = is_string($run['error'] ?? null) ? $run['error'] : '';
+        if ($error === '') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $errors[$error] = ($errors[$error] ?? 0) + 1;
+    }
+    ksort($errors);
+    return $errors;
+}
+
+function king_baseline_first_error(array $runs): string
+{
+    foreach ($runs as $run) {
+        $error = is_string($run['error'] ?? null) ? $run['error'] : '';
+        if ($error !== '') {
+            return $error;
+        }
+    }
+    return 'unknown';
+}
+
+function king_baseline_aggregate(array $runs): array
+{
+    $okRuns = array_values(array_filter($runs, static fn (array $run): bool => !empty($run['ok'])));
+    $field = static fn (string $key): array => array_map(static fn (array $run): mixed => $run[$key] ?? null, $okRuns);
+    return [
+        'runs' => count($runs),
+        'successful_runs' => count($okRuns),
+        'failed_runs' => count($runs) - count($okRuns),
+        'errors' => king_baseline_error_counts($runs),
+        'ttfb_ms' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('ttfb_ms'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('ttfb_ms'), 95),
+        ],
+        'total_ms' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('total_ms'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('total_ms'), 95),
+        ],
+        'tokens_per_second' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('tokens_per_second'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('tokens_per_second'), 95),
+        ],
+        'client_tokens_per_second' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('client_tokens_per_second'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('client_tokens_per_second'), 95),
+        ],
+        'server_tokens_per_second' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('server_tokens_per_second'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('server_tokens_per_second'), 95),
+        ],
+        'prefill_tokens_per_second_estimate' => [
+            'p50' => king_baseline_percentile($field('prefill_tokens_per_second_estimate'), 50),
+            'p95' => king_baseline_percentile($field('prefill_tokens_per_second_estimate'), 95),
+        ],
+        'generated_tokens_estimate_total' => array_sum(array_map(static fn (array $run): int => (int) ($run['generated_tokens_estimate'] ?? 0), $okRuns)),
+        'finish_reasons' => array_values(array_unique(array_filter(array_map(static fn (array $run): mixed => $run['finish_reason'] ?? null, $okRuns), 'is_string'))),
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_start_router(array $profile, int $port, string $root, string $php, string $ini, string $extension): array
+{
+    $log = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/king-baseline-' . $profile['label'] . '-' . $port . '.log';
+    $cmd = [
+        $php,
+        '-n',
+        '-c', $ini,
+        '-d', 'extension=' . $extension,
+        '-d', 'king.security_allow_config_override=1',
+        '-d', 'memory_limit=4G',
+        '-d', 'king.inference_preferred_model_profile=' . $profile['runtime_profile'],
+        '-d', 'king.inference_cpu_model_name=' . $profile['cpu_model'],
+        '-d', 'king.inference_cpu_model_artifact=' . $profile['cpu_artifact'],
+        '-d', 'king.inference_gpu_model_name=' . $profile['gpu_model'],
+        '-d', 'king.inference_gpu_model_artifact=' . $profile['gpu_artifact'],
+        $root . '/infra/inference/openai-router.php',
+    ];
+    $env = array_merge($_ENV, [
+        'PATH' => getenv('PATH') ?: '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin',
+        'KING_ROOT' => $root,
+        'KING_OPENAI_HOST' => '127.0.0.1',
+        'KING_OPENAI_PORT' => (string) $port,
+        'KING_OPENAI_CONTEXT_POLICY' => 'full',
+        'KING_OPENAI_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS' => '32',
+        'KING_OPENAI_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS' => '32',
+        'PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR' => '',
+        'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' => trim('/usr/local/cuda/targets/x86_64-linux/lib:' . (getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH') ?: ''), ':'),
+    ]);
+    $process = proc_open(
+        $cmd,
+        [
+            0 => ['file', '/dev/null', 'r'],
+            1 => ['file', $log, 'a'],
+            2 => ['file', $log, 'a'],
+        ],
+        $pipes,
+        $root,
+        $env
+    );
+    if (!is_resource($process)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('failed to start router');
+    }
+    return ['process' => $process, 'log' => $log, 'cmd' => $cmd];
+}
+
+function king_baseline_stop_router(mixed $process): void
+{
+    if (!is_resource($process)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    proc_terminate($process);
+    usleep(500_000);
+    $status = proc_get_status($process);
+    if (($status['running'] ?? false) === true) {
+        proc_terminate($process, 9);
+        usleep(250_000);
+    }
+    proc_close($process);
+}
+
+if (king_baseline_flag($argv, '--help') || king_baseline_flag($argv, '-h')) {
+    king_baseline_usage();
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+$php = getenv('PHP_BIN') ?: PHP_BINARY;
+$ini = getenv('KING_INFERENCE_PHP_INI') ?: $root . '/infra/inference/local-gpu.php.ini';
+$extension = getenv('KING_EXTENSION') ?: $root . '/extension/modules/king.so';
+$runs = king_baseline_int($argv, '--runs', 3);
+$maxTokens = king_baseline_int($argv, '--max-tokens', 8);
+$portStart = king_baseline_int($argv, '--port-start', 19080, 1024);
+$jsonOnly = king_baseline_flag($argv, '--json');
+$selectedProfiles = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode(',', king_baseline_option($argv, '--profiles', 'cpu-gemma3,gpu-gemma3,gpu-large') ?? '')));
+if (king_baseline_flag($argv, '--skip-large')) {
+    $selectedProfiles = array_values(array_filter($selectedProfiles, static fn (string $p): bool => $p !== 'gpu-large'));
+}
+
+$cpuArtifact = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+$largeArtifact = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma4-12b.gguf';
+$allProfiles = [
+    'cpu-gemma3' => [
+        'label' => 'cpu-gemma3',
+        'runtime_profile' => 'cpu',
+        'model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'cpu_model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'cpu_artifact' => $cpuArtifact,
+        'gpu_model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'gpu_artifact' => $cpuArtifact,
+    ],
+    'gpu-gemma3' => [
+        'label' => 'gpu-gemma3',
+        'runtime_profile' => 'gpu',
+        'model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'cpu_model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'cpu_artifact' => $cpuArtifact,
+        'gpu_model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'gpu_artifact' => $cpuArtifact,
+    ],
+    'gpu-large' => [
+        'label' => 'gpu-large',
+        'runtime_profile' => 'gpu',
+        'model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LARGE_GPU_MODEL_NAME') ?: 'gemma4:12b',
+        'cpu_model' => 'gemma3:1b',
+        'cpu_artifact' => $cpuArtifact,
+        'gpu_model' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LARGE_GPU_MODEL_NAME') ?: 'gemma4:12b',
+        'gpu_artifact' => getenv('KING_INFERENCE_LARGE_GPU_MODEL_PATH') ?: $largeArtifact,
+    ],
+];
+
+$report = [
+    'schema_version' => 1,
+    'generated_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+    'host' => [
+        'os' => php_uname(),
+        'php_version' => PHP_VERSION,
+        'cpu_model' => king_baseline_cpu_model(),
+        'cpu_cores_visible' => (int) trim(king_baseline_shell_line('nproc 2>/dev/null') ?: '0'),
+        'memory_total_mb' => king_baseline_memory_total_mb(),
+        'cuda_runtime_version' => king_baseline_cuda_runtime_version(),
+    ],
+    'gpu_before_all' => king_baseline_gpu_snapshot(),
+    'runs_per_profile' => $runs,
+    'max_tokens' => $maxTokens,
+    'profiles' => [],
+];
+
+$prompt = 'Answer in one short sentence: what is a tokenizer?';
+$profileIndex = 0;
+foreach ($selectedProfiles as $profileName) {
+    $profile = $allProfiles[$profileName] ?? null;
+    if ($profile === null) {
+        $report['profiles'][] = ['label' => $profileName, 'status' => 'skipped', 'reason' => 'unknown_profile'];
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    $artifact = king_baseline_artifact($profile['runtime_profile'] === 'gpu' ? $profile['gpu_artifact'] : $profile['cpu_artifact']);
+    $entry = [
+        'label' => $profile['label'],
+        'status' => 'not_started',
+        'runtime_profile' => $profile['runtime_profile'],
+        'model' => $profile['model'],
+        'artifact' => $artifact,
+        'port' => $portStart + $profileIndex,
+        'runs' => [],
+    ];
+    $profileIndex++;
+
+    if (!$artifact['readable']) {
+        $entry['status'] = 'skipped';
+        $entry['reason'] = 'artifact_not_readable';
+        $report['profiles'][] = $entry;
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    $router = null;
+    try {
+        $router = king_baseline_start_router($profile, $entry['port'], $root, $php, $ini, $extension);
+        $modelsUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:' . $entry['port'] . '/v1/models';
+        $chatUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:' . $entry['port'] . '/v1/chat/completions';
+        if (!king_baseline_wait_for_router($modelsUrl, 90)) {
+            $entry['status'] = 'failed';
+            $entry['reason'] = 'router_not_ready';
+            $entry['router_log'] = $router['log'];
+            $report['profiles'][] = $entry;
+            king_baseline_stop_router($router['process']);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        $entry['model_before'] = king_baseline_model_meta($modelsUrl, $profile['model']);
+        $entry['gpu_before'] = king_baseline_gpu_snapshot();
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $runs; $i++) {
+            $entry['runs'][] = king_baseline_stream_run($chatUrl, $profile['model'], $prompt, $maxTokens);
+        }
+        $entry['gpu_after'] = king_baseline_gpu_snapshot();
+        $entry['gpu_delta'] = king_baseline_gpu_delta($entry['gpu_before'], $entry['gpu_after']);
+        $entry['model_after'] = king_baseline_model_meta($modelsUrl, $profile['model']);
+        $entry['aggregate'] = king_baseline_aggregate($entry['runs']);
+        $entry['fallback_status'] = [
+            'backend' => $entry['model_after']['backend'] ?? null,
+            'active_device' => $entry['model_after']['active_device'] ?? null,
+            'silent_cpu_fallback' => $entry['model_after']['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? null,
+        ];
+        $entry['status'] = ($entry['aggregate']['successful_runs'] ?? 0) > 0 ? 'measured' : 'failed';
+        $entry['reason'] = $entry['status'] === 'measured'
+            ? 'ok'
+            : 'no_successful_runs:' . king_baseline_first_error($entry['runs']);
+        king_baseline_stop_router($router['process']);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        if (is_array($router ?? null) && isset($router['process'])) {
+            king_baseline_stop_router($router['process']);
+        }
+        $entry['status'] = 'failed';
+        $entry['reason'] = 'exception';
+        $entry['error'] = $e::class . ': ' . $e->getMessage();
+    }
+
+    $report['profiles'][] = $entry;
+}
+
+$report['gpu_after_all'] = king_baseline_gpu_snapshot();
+
+if ($jsonOnly) {
+    echo json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+foreach ($report['profiles'] as $profile) {
+    echo 'profile=' . ($profile['label'] ?? '') . ' status=' . ($profile['status'] ?? '') . ' model=' . ($profile['model'] ?? '') . "\n";
+    if (isset($profile['aggregate']) && is_array($profile['aggregate'])) {
+        echo '  ttfb_p50_ms=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['ttfb_ms']['p50'] ?? null)
+            . ' total_p50_ms=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['total_ms']['p50'] ?? null)
+            . ' tps_p50=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['tokens_per_second']['p50'] ?? null)
+            . ' server_tps_p50=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['server_tokens_per_second']['p50'] ?? null)
+            . ' prefill_est_p50=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['prefill_tokens_per_second_estimate']['p50'] ?? null)
+            . ' generated_total=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['generated_tokens_estimate_total'] ?? null)
+            . "\n";
+        echo '  fallback=' . json_encode($profile['fallback_status'] ?? null, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES)
+            . ' errors=' . json_encode($profile['aggregate']['errors'] ?? [], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES)
+            . ' reason=' . ($profile['reason'] ?? '')
+            . "\n";
+    } else {
+        echo '  reason=' . ($profile['reason'] ?? '') . "\n";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/release-gate.php b/infra/inference/release-gate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6203c0510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/release-gate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_release_gate_usage(): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, <<<TXT
+Usage: bin/king-inference-release-gate [options]
+
+Options:
+  --matrix PATH              JSON report from bin/king-inference-verify-matrix.
+  --golden PATH              JSON report from bin/king-openai-golden-prompts.
+  --baseline PATH            JSON report from bin/king-openai-baseline.
+  --claims PATH              Optional structured release-claim JSON.
+  --min-golden-cases N       Minimum deterministic prompt cases. Default: 100.
+  --json                     Print JSON report only.
+
+The gate does not run inference. It evaluates existing evidence reports and
+blocks release-ready wording when evidence is missing, skipped, or failed.
+TXT);
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_option(array $argv, string $name, ?string $default = null): ?string
+{
+    $prefix = $name . '=';
+    for ($i = 1, $count = count($argv); $i < $count; $i++) {
+        if ($argv[$i] === $name && isset($argv[$i + 1])) {
+            return $argv[$i + 1];
+        }
+        if (str_starts_with($argv[$i], $prefix)) {
+            return substr($argv[$i], strlen($prefix));
+        }
+    }
+    return $default;
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_flag(array $argv, string $name): bool
+{
+    return in_array($name, $argv, true);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_int(array $argv, string $name, int $default, int $min): int
+{
+    $value = king_release_gate_option($argv, $name);
+    if (!is_string($value) || preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value) !== 1) {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    return max($min, (int) $value);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_read_json(string $label, string $path): array
+{
+    if ($path === '') {
+        return ['label' => $label, 'path' => '', 'present' => false, 'json' => null, 'reason' => 'path_not_configured'];
+    }
+    if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+        return ['label' => $label, 'path' => $path, 'present' => false, 'json' => null, 'reason' => 'file_not_readable'];
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $raw = file_get_contents($path);
+        if (!is_string($raw) || trim($raw) === '') {
+            return ['label' => $label, 'path' => $path, 'present' => false, 'json' => null, 'reason' => 'file_empty'];
+        }
+        $json = json_decode($raw, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        if (!is_array($json)) {
+            return ['label' => $label, 'path' => $path, 'present' => false, 'json' => null, 'reason' => 'json_not_object'];
+        }
+        return ['label' => $label, 'path' => $path, 'present' => true, 'json' => $json, 'reason' => 'ok'];
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return ['label' => $label, 'path' => $path, 'present' => false, 'json' => null, 'reason' => $e::class . ': ' . $e->getMessage()];
+    }
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_requirement(string $name, string $status, string $reason, array $evidence = []): array
+{
+    return ['name' => $name, 'status' => $status, 'reason' => $reason, 'evidence' => $evidence];
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_matrix_map(array $matrix): array
+{
+    $map = [];
+    foreach (($matrix['gates'] ?? []) as $gate) {
+        if (!is_array($gate) || !is_string($gate['name'] ?? null)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $map[$gate['name']] = $gate;
+    }
+    return $map;
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_matrix_requirement(array $matrixReport, string $gate): array
+{
+    if (!$matrixReport['present']) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('matrix:' . $gate, 'missing', 'matrix_report_missing', [
+            'report' => $matrixReport['path'],
+            'reason' => $matrixReport['reason'],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $map = king_release_gate_matrix_map($matrixReport['json']);
+    if (!isset($map[$gate])) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('matrix:' . $gate, 'missing', 'matrix_gate_missing', ['gate' => $gate]);
+    }
+
+    $entry = $map[$gate];
+    $status = (string) ($entry['status'] ?? 'failed');
+    if ($status === 'passed') {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('matrix:' . $gate, 'passed', 'ok', ['gate' => $entry]);
+    }
+
+    return king_release_gate_requirement(
+        'matrix:' . $gate,
+        $status === 'skipped' ? 'missing' : 'failed',
+        'matrix_gate_' . $status . ':' . (string) ($entry['reason'] ?? 'unknown'),
+        ['gate' => $entry]
+    );
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_deterministic_prompts(array $goldenReport, int $minimumCases): array
+{
+    if (!$goldenReport['present']) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('deterministic_prompt_pack', 'missing', 'golden_report_missing', [
+            'report' => $goldenReport['path'],
+            'reason' => $goldenReport['reason'],
+            'minimum_cases' => $minimumCases,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $golden = $goldenReport['json'];
+    $caseCount = (int) ($golden['case_count'] ?? 0);
+    $failed = (int) ($golden['failed'] ?? 0);
+    $ok = ($golden['ok'] ?? false) === true;
+    if ($caseCount < $minimumCases) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('deterministic_prompt_pack', 'failed', 'not_enough_golden_cases', [
+            'case_count' => $caseCount,
+            'minimum_cases' => $minimumCases,
+            'failed' => $failed,
+            'ok' => $ok,
+        ]);
+    }
+    if (!$ok || $failed !== 0) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('deterministic_prompt_pack', 'failed', 'golden_prompt_failures', [
+            'case_count' => $caseCount,
+            'failed' => $failed,
+            'ok' => $ok,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    return king_release_gate_requirement('deterministic_prompt_pack', 'passed', 'ok', [
+        'case_count' => $caseCount,
+        'minimum_cases' => $minimumCases,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_no_silent_fallback(array $baselineReport): array
+{
+    if (!$baselineReport['present']) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('no_silent_fallback', 'missing', 'baseline_report_missing', [
+            'report' => $baselineReport['path'],
+            'reason' => $baselineReport['reason'],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $checked = [];
+    $failures = [];
+    foreach (($baselineReport['json']['profiles'] ?? []) as $profile) {
+        if (!is_array($profile) || ($profile['runtime_profile'] ?? null) !== 'gpu') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (($profile['status'] ?? null) !== 'measured') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $fallback = is_array($profile['fallback_status'] ?? null) ? $profile['fallback_status'] : [];
+        $checked[] = [
+            'label' => $profile['label'] ?? null,
+            'active_device' => $fallback['active_device'] ?? null,
+            'silent_cpu_fallback' => $fallback['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? null,
+        ];
+        if (($fallback['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? null) !== false) {
+            $failures[] = end($checked);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($checked === []) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('no_silent_fallback', 'missing', 'no_measured_gpu_profile', [
+            'profiles' => array_map(static fn(array $profile): array => [
+                'label' => $profile['label'] ?? null,
+                'status' => $profile['status'] ?? null,
+                'reason' => $profile['reason'] ?? null,
+            ], array_filter($baselineReport['json']['profiles'] ?? [], 'is_array')),
+        ]);
+    }
+    if ($failures !== []) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('no_silent_fallback', 'failed', 'silent_cpu_fallback_detected', ['failures' => $failures]);
+    }
+
+    return king_release_gate_requirement('no_silent_fallback', 'passed', 'ok', ['checked' => $checked]);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_real_streaming(array $baselineReport): array
+{
+    if (!$baselineReport['present']) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('real_streaming', 'missing', 'baseline_report_missing', [
+            'report' => $baselineReport['path'],
+            'reason' => $baselineReport['reason'],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $measured = [];
+    foreach (($baselineReport['json']['profiles'] ?? []) as $profile) {
+        if (!is_array($profile) || ($profile['status'] ?? null) !== 'measured') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $aggregate = is_array($profile['aggregate'] ?? null) ? $profile['aggregate'] : [];
+        $successful = (int) ($aggregate['successful_runs'] ?? 0);
+        $tokens = (int) ($aggregate['generated_tokens_estimate_total'] ?? 0);
+        if ($successful > 0 && $tokens > 0) {
+            $measured[] = [
+                'label' => $profile['label'] ?? null,
+                'successful_runs' => $successful,
+                'generated_tokens_estimate_total' => $tokens,
+                'ttfb_ms_p50' => $aggregate['ttfb_ms']['p50'] ?? null,
+                'tokens_per_second_p50' => $aggregate['tokens_per_second']['p50'] ?? null,
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($measured === []) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('real_streaming', 'missing', 'no_measured_streaming_profile', []);
+    }
+
+    return king_release_gate_requirement('real_streaming', 'passed', 'ok', ['profiles' => $measured]);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_batch_prefill(array $baselineReport, array $goldenReport): array
+{
+    $entries = [];
+    if ($baselineReport['present']) {
+        foreach (($baselineReport['json']['profiles'] ?? []) as $profile) {
+            if (!is_array($profile)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $modelAfter = is_array($profile['model_after'] ?? null) ? $profile['model_after'] : [];
+            if (array_key_exists('batch_prefill_admitted', $modelAfter) || array_key_exists('batch_prefill_status', $modelAfter)) {
+                $entries[] = [
+                    'source' => 'baseline',
+                    'label' => $profile['label'] ?? null,
+                    'admitted' => $modelAfter['batch_prefill_admitted'] ?? null,
+                    'status' => $modelAfter['batch_prefill_status'] ?? null,
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($goldenReport['present']) {
+        $modelEntry = is_array($goldenReport['json']['model_entry'] ?? null) ? $goldenReport['json']['model_entry'] : [];
+        if (array_key_exists('batch_prefill_admitted', $modelEntry)) {
+            $entries[] = [
+                'source' => 'golden',
+                'label' => $goldenReport['json']['model'] ?? null,
+                'admitted' => $modelEntry['batch_prefill_admitted'] ?? null,
+                'status' => null,
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($entries === []) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('batch_prefill_state', 'missing', 'no_batch_prefill_metadata', []);
+    }
+
+    $bad = [];
+    foreach ($entries as $entry) {
+        $admitted = $entry['admitted'] ?? null;
+        $status = strtolower((string) ($entry['status'] ?? ''));
+        if ($admitted === true && !in_array($status, ['ready', 'green', 'passed', 'stable'], true)) {
+            $bad[] = $entry;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($bad !== []) {
+        return king_release_gate_requirement('batch_prefill_state', 'failed', 'batch_prefill_admitted_without_green_status', ['entries' => $bad]);
+    }
+
+    return king_release_gate_requirement('batch_prefill_state', 'passed', 'ok', ['entries' => $entries]);
+}
+
+function king_release_gate_claim_is_ready(array $claimsReport): bool
+{
+    if (!$claimsReport['present']) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    $claims = $claimsReport['json'];
+    if (($claims['native_inference_ready'] ?? null) === true) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (is_array($claims['claims'] ?? null) && ($claims['claims']['native_inference_ready'] ?? null) === true) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+if (king_release_gate_flag($argv, '--help') || king_release_gate_flag($argv, '-h')) {
+    king_release_gate_usage();
+}
+
+$options = [
+    'json' => king_release_gate_flag($argv, '--json'),
+    'matrix' => king_release_gate_option($argv, '--matrix', getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RELEASE_MATRIX_REPORT') ?: ''),
+    'golden' => king_release_gate_option($argv, '--golden', getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RELEASE_GOLDEN_REPORT') ?: ''),
+    'baseline' => king_release_gate_option($argv, '--baseline', getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RELEASE_BASELINE_REPORT') ?: ''),
+    'claims' => king_release_gate_option($argv, '--claims', getenv('KING_INFERENCE_RELEASE_CLAIMS_REPORT') ?: ''),
+    'min_golden_cases' => king_release_gate_int($argv, '--min-golden-cases', 100, 1),
+];
+
+$matrixReport = king_release_gate_read_json('matrix', (string) $options['matrix']);
+$goldenReport = king_release_gate_read_json('golden', (string) $options['golden']);
+$baselineReport = king_release_gate_read_json('baseline', (string) $options['baseline']);
+$claimsReport = king_release_gate_read_json('claims', (string) $options['claims']);
+
+$requirements = [];
+$requirements[] = king_release_gate_deterministic_prompts($goldenReport, (int) $options['min_golden_cases']);
+foreach ([
+    'tokenizer',
+    'gguf_load',
+    'cpu_reference',
+    'gpu_smoke',
+    'cpu_gpu_match',
+    'openai_route_smoke',
+    'long_prompt',
+    'stop_tokens',
+    'cancellation',
+    'error_taxonomy',
+] as $matrixGate) {
+    $requirements[] = king_release_gate_matrix_requirement($matrixReport, $matrixGate);
+}
+$requirements[] = king_release_gate_no_silent_fallback($baselineReport);
+$requirements[] = king_release_gate_real_streaming($baselineReport);
+$requirements[] = king_release_gate_batch_prefill($baselineReport, $goldenReport);
+
+$failedOrMissing = array_values(array_filter(
+    $requirements,
+    static fn(array $requirement): bool => ($requirement['status'] ?? '') !== 'passed'
+));
+
+$claimReady = king_release_gate_claim_is_ready($claimsReport);
+if ($claimReady && $failedOrMissing !== []) {
+    $requirements[] = king_release_gate_requirement('release_claim_consistency', 'failed', 'ready_claim_without_passing_gate', [
+        'claims_report' => $claimsReport['path'],
+    ]);
+    $failedOrMissing[] = end($requirements);
+} else {
+    $requirements[] = king_release_gate_requirement('release_claim_consistency', 'passed', $claimReady ? 'ready_claim_allowed_by_gate' : 'no_ready_claim_requested', [
+        'claims_report' => $claimsReport['present'] ? $claimsReport['path'] : null,
+    ]);
+}
+
+$counts = ['passed' => 0, 'failed' => 0, 'missing' => 0];
+foreach ($requirements as $requirement) {
+    $status = (string) ($requirement['status'] ?? 'failed');
+    $counts[$status] = ($counts[$status] ?? 0) + 1;
+}
+
+$ok = $counts['failed'] === 0 && $counts['missing'] === 0;
+$report = [
+    'schema_version' => 1,
+    'generated_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+    'ok' => $ok,
+    'minimum_golden_cases' => (int) $options['min_golden_cases'],
+    'release_claim' => $ok ? 'native_inference_ready_for_reported_matrix' : 'native_inference_experimental_hardening',
+    'allowed_release_note_claim' => $ok
+        ? 'Native inference passed the release gate for the supplied evidence reports. Scope must match the matrix and baseline reports.'
+        : 'Native inference remains experimental/hardening; do not claim release-ready native inference beyond the supplied passing gates.',
+    'reports' => [
+        'matrix' => ['path' => $matrixReport['path'], 'present' => $matrixReport['present'], 'reason' => $matrixReport['reason']],
+        'golden' => ['path' => $goldenReport['path'], 'present' => $goldenReport['present'], 'reason' => $goldenReport['reason']],
+        'baseline' => ['path' => $baselineReport['path'], 'present' => $baselineReport['present'], 'reason' => $baselineReport['reason']],
+        'claims' => ['path' => $claimsReport['path'], 'present' => $claimsReport['present'], 'reason' => $claimsReport['reason']],
+    ],
+    'summary' => $counts,
+    'requirements' => $requirements,
+];
+
+if ($options['json']) {
+    echo json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+    exit($ok ? 0 : 1);
+}
+
+echo "King native inference release gate\n";
+echo 'status=' . ($ok ? 'passed' : 'blocked') . "\n";
+echo 'minimum_golden_cases=' . $report['minimum_golden_cases'] . "\n";
+foreach ($requirements as $requirement) {
+    echo '[' . strtoupper((string) $requirement['status']) . '] '
+        . $requirement['name'] . ': '
+        . $requirement['reason'] . "\n";
+}
+echo 'summary passed=' . $counts['passed'] . ' missing=' . $counts['missing'] . ' failed=' . $counts['failed'] . "\n";
+echo $report['allowed_release_note_claim'] . "\n";
+
+exit($ok ? 0 : 1);
diff --git a/infra/inference/runtime-logging.php b/infra/inference/runtime-logging.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445f4f066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/runtime-logging.php
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_value(mixed $value): string
+{
+    if (is_bool($value)) {
+        return $value ? 'yes' : 'no';
+    }
+    if ($value === null) {
+        return 'null';
+    }
+    if (is_int($value) || is_float($value)) {
+        return (string) $value;
+    }
+    if (is_array($value)) {
+        $items = array_map(static fn (mixed $item): string => king_inference_runtime_log_value($item), $value);
+        return $items === [] ? '[]' : implode(',', $items);
+    }
+
+    $string = (string) $value;
+    if ($string === '') {
+        return '""';
+    }
+    if (preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9_.:\\/@+=,-]+$/', $string) === 1) {
+        return $string;
+    }
+    return (string) json_encode($string, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_line(string $state, array $fields, mixed $stream = null): void
+{
+    $line = '[' . date('c') . '] king-inference state=' . king_inference_runtime_log_value($state);
+    foreach ($fields as $key => $value) {
+        $line .= ' ' . $key . '=' . king_inference_runtime_log_value($value);
+    }
+    fwrite($stream ?? STDERR, $line . "\n");
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_backend_label(mixed $backend): string
+{
+    if (is_array($backend)) {
+        $name = isset($backend['name']) && is_string($backend['name']) ? $backend['name'] : 'array';
+        $runner = isset($backend['runner_path']) && is_string($backend['runner_path']) ? $backend['runner_path'] : '';
+        return $runner === '' ? $name : $name . ':' . $runner;
+    }
+    return is_string($backend) && $backend !== '' ? $backend : 'unknown';
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_configured(array $config, mixed $stream = null): void
+{
+    king_inference_runtime_log_line('configured', $config, $stream);
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_decoder_truth_fields(array $info): array
+{
+    $truth = is_array($info['decoder_truth'] ?? null) ? $info['decoder_truth'] : [];
+
+    return [
+        'decoder_backend' => is_string($truth['backend'] ?? null) ? $truth['backend'] : '',
+        'decoder_active_device' => is_string($truth['active_device'] ?? null) ? $truth['active_device'] : '',
+        'prompt_graph_path' => is_string($truth['prompt_graph_path'] ?? null) ? $truth['prompt_graph_path'] : '',
+        'synthetic_graph_path' => is_string($truth['synthetic_graph_path'] ?? null) ? $truth['synthetic_graph_path'] : '',
+        'sampler_path' => is_string($truth['sampler_path'] ?? null) ? $truth['sampler_path'] : '',
+        'kv_cache_path' => is_string($truth['kv_cache_path'] ?? null) ? $truth['kv_cache_path'] : '',
+        'prompt_to_logits_inference' => !empty($truth['prompt_to_logits_inference']),
+        'synthetic_token_vector_graph' => !empty($truth['synthetic_token_vector_graph']),
+        'decoder_silent_cpu_fallback' => !empty($truth['silent_cpu_fallback']),
+        'fallback_policy' => is_string($truth['fallback_policy'] ?? null) ? $truth['fallback_policy'] : '',
+        'fallback_error' => is_string($truth['fallback_error'] ?? null) ? $truth['fallback_error'] : '',
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_model_admitted(string $registryName, object $model, mixed $stream = null): void
+{
+    $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+    $backend = is_string($info['backend'] ?? null) ? $info['backend'] : 'unknown';
+    $truth = is_array($info['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $info['runtime_truth'] : [];
+    $timing = is_array($truth['measured_token_timing'] ?? null) ? $truth['measured_token_timing'] : [];
+    $fields = [
+        'registry' => $registryName,
+        'model' => is_string($info['name'] ?? null) ? $info['name'] : $registryName,
+        'backend' => $backend,
+        'admitted' => true,
+        'artifact' => is_string($info['artifact_path'] ?? null) ? $info['artifact_path'] : '',
+        'active_device' => is_string($truth['active_device'] ?? null) ? $truth['active_device'] : '',
+        'model_resident' => !empty($truth['model_resident']),
+        'fallback_mode' => is_string($truth['fallback_mode'] ?? null) ? $truth['fallback_mode'] : '',
+        'gpu_admission_reason' => is_string($truth['gpu_admission_reason'] ?? null) ? $truth['gpu_admission_reason'] : '',
+        'silent_cpu_fallback' => !empty($info['silent_cpu_fallback']),
+        'last_timing_available' => !empty($timing['available']),
+        'last_generated_tokens' => is_int($timing['generated_tokens'] ?? null) ? $timing['generated_tokens'] : 0,
+        'last_ttfb_ms' => is_int($timing['time_to_first_token_ms'] ?? null) ? $timing['time_to_first_token_ms'] : '',
+        'last_tokens_per_second' => is_float($timing['tokens_per_second'] ?? null) || is_int($timing['tokens_per_second'] ?? null)
+            ? $timing['tokens_per_second']
+            : '',
+    ];
+    $fields += king_inference_runtime_decoder_truth_fields($info);
+
+    if ($backend === 'king_native_gpu') {
+        $runtime = is_array($info['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $info['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+        $fields['config_ready'] = !empty($runtime['config_ready']);
+        $fields['generation_ready'] = !empty($runtime['generation_ready']);
+        $fields['reason'] = is_string($runtime['reason'] ?? null) ? $runtime['reason'] : '';
+        $fields['refusal_reasons'] = is_array($runtime['refusal_reasons'] ?? null)
+            ? array_values($runtime['refusal_reasons'])
+            : [];
+    } else {
+        $fields['generation_ready'] = !empty($info['openai_generation'] ?? ($info['token_generation_ready'] ?? false));
+    }
+
+    king_inference_runtime_log_line('admitted', $fields, $stream);
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_selected_model(array $payload, array $models): ?object
+{
+    $requested = king_inference_runtime_request_model($payload);
+    if ($requested !== '' && isset($models[$requested]) && is_object($models[$requested])) {
+        return $models[$requested];
+    }
+    if ($requested !== '') {
+        foreach ($models as $model) {
+            if (!is_object($model)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+            if (($info['name'] ?? null) === $requested) {
+                return $model;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    $first = reset($models);
+    return is_object($first) ? $first : null;
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_request_completed(
+    array $request,
+    array $models,
+    int $startedNs,
+    array $response,
+    mixed $stream = null
+): void {
+    $payload = king_inference_runtime_request_payload($request);
+    $model = king_inference_runtime_selected_model($payload, $models);
+    $status = is_int($response['status'] ?? null) ? $response['status'] : 0;
+    $durationMs = (hrtime(true) - $startedNs) / 1_000_000;
+    $fields = [
+        'method' => is_string($request['method'] ?? null) ? $request['method'] : '',
+        'path' => is_string($request['path'] ?? null) ? $request['path'] : ($request['uri'] ?? ''),
+        'requested_model' => king_inference_runtime_request_model($payload),
+        'status' => $status,
+        'duration_ms' => round($durationMs, 3),
+    ];
+
+    if ($model !== null) {
+        $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+        $truth = is_array($info['runtime_truth'] ?? null) ? $info['runtime_truth'] : [];
+        $timing = is_array($truth['measured_token_timing'] ?? null) ? $truth['measured_token_timing'] : [];
+        $fields += [
+            'model' => is_string($info['name'] ?? null) ? $info['name'] : '',
+            'backend' => is_string($info['backend'] ?? null) ? $info['backend'] : '',
+            'active_device' => is_string($truth['active_device'] ?? null) ? $truth['active_device'] : '',
+            'model_resident' => !empty($truth['model_resident']),
+            'fallback_mode' => is_string($truth['fallback_mode'] ?? null) ? $truth['fallback_mode'] : '',
+            'gpu_admission_reason' => is_string($truth['gpu_admission_reason'] ?? null) ? $truth['gpu_admission_reason'] : '',
+            'silent_cpu_fallback' => !empty($truth['silent_cpu_fallback']),
+            'timing_available' => !empty($timing['available']),
+            'generated_tokens' => is_int($timing['generated_tokens'] ?? null) ? $timing['generated_tokens'] : 0,
+            'ttfb_ms' => is_int($timing['time_to_first_token_ms'] ?? null) ? $timing['time_to_first_token_ms'] : '',
+            'tokens_per_second' => is_float($timing['tokens_per_second'] ?? null) || is_int($timing['tokens_per_second'] ?? null)
+                ? $timing['tokens_per_second']
+                : '',
+        ];
+        $fields += king_inference_runtime_decoder_truth_fields($info);
+    }
+
+    king_inference_runtime_log_line('completed', $fields, $stream);
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_request_payload(array $request): array
+{
+    $body = $request['body'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($body) || $body === '') {
+        return [];
+    }
+    try {
+        $payload = json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    } catch (Throwable) {
+        return [];
+    }
+    return is_array($payload) ? $payload : [];
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_request_model(array $payload): string
+{
+    return is_string($payload['model'] ?? null) ? $payload['model'] : '';
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_request_has_assistant_tool_calls(array $payload): bool
+{
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_array($messages)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    foreach ($messages as $message) {
+        if (!is_array($message)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (($message['role'] ?? null) === 'assistant'
+            && array_key_exists('tool_calls', $message)
+            && $message['tool_calls'] !== null
+            && $message['tool_calls'] !== []
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_message_content_chars(mixed $content): int
+{
+    if (is_string($content)) {
+        return strlen($content);
+    }
+    if (!is_array($content)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    $chars = 0;
+    foreach ($content as $part) {
+        if (is_string($part)) {
+            $chars += strlen($part);
+        } else if (is_array($part) && is_string($part['text'] ?? null)) {
+            $chars += strlen($part['text']);
+        }
+    }
+    return $chars;
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_payload_message_stats(array $payload): array
+{
+    $messages = $payload['messages'] ?? null;
+    $count = is_array($messages) ? count($messages) : 0;
+    $textChars = 0;
+    $lastUserChars = 0;
+
+    if (is_array($messages)) {
+        foreach ($messages as $message) {
+            if (!is_array($message)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $chars = king_inference_runtime_message_content_chars($message['content'] ?? null);
+            $textChars += $chars;
+            if (($message['role'] ?? null) === 'user') {
+                $lastUserChars = $chars;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [$count, $textChars, $lastUserChars];
+}
+
+function king_inference_runtime_log_request_executing(array $request, array $models, mixed $stream = null): void
+{
+    $payload = king_inference_runtime_request_payload($request);
+    $tools = $payload['tools'] ?? null;
+    $functions = $payload['functions'] ?? null;
+    $body = $request['body'] ?? '';
+    [$messageCount, $messageTextChars, $lastUserChars] = king_inference_runtime_payload_message_stats($payload);
+
+    king_inference_runtime_log_line('executing', [
+        'method' => is_string($request['method'] ?? null) ? $request['method'] : '',
+        'path' => is_string($request['path'] ?? null) ? $request['path'] : ($request['uri'] ?? ''),
+        'requested_model' => king_inference_runtime_request_model($payload),
+        'registered_models' => count($models),
+        'body_bytes' => is_string($body) ? strlen($body) : 0,
+        'message_count' => $messageCount,
+        'message_text_chars' => $messageTextChars,
+        'last_user_chars' => $lastUserChars,
+        'stream' => ($payload['stream'] ?? null) === true,
+        'max_tokens' => is_int($payload['max_tokens'] ?? null) ? $payload['max_tokens'] : '',
+        'max_completion_tokens' => is_int($payload['max_completion_tokens'] ?? null) ? $payload['max_completion_tokens'] : '',
+        'tool_schema_count' => is_array($tools) ? count($tools) : 0,
+        'legacy_function_count' => is_array($functions) ? count($functions) : 0,
+        'tool_choice_present' => array_key_exists('tool_choice', $payload),
+        'function_call_present' => array_key_exists('function_call', $payload),
+        'parallel_tool_calls_present' => array_key_exists('parallel_tool_calls', $payload),
+        'assistant_tool_calls_present' => king_inference_runtime_request_has_assistant_tool_calls($payload),
+        'tool_execution' => 'not_dispatched',
+    ], $stream);
+}
diff --git a/infra/inference/status.php b/infra/inference/status.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c89eb78da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/status.php
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$args = array_slice($argv, 1);
+$jsonOutput = false;
+$requireGpu = false;
+
+foreach ($args as $arg) {
+    if ($arg === '--json') {
+        $jsonOutput = true;
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($arg === '--require-gpu') {
+        $requireGpu = true;
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($arg === '--help' || $arg === '-h') {
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "Usage: king-inference-status [--json] [--require-gpu]\n");
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "\n");
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "Reports local King inference readiness from the active PHP INI profile.\n");
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "--json         Emit the full machine-readable readiness report.\n");
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "--require-gpu  Exit 2 unless the selected runtime profile is king_native_gpu.\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Unknown option: {$arg}\n");
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function king_status_bool(mixed $value): bool
+{
+    return is_bool($value) ? $value : !empty($value);
+}
+
+function king_status_string(mixed $value, string $fallback = ''): string
+{
+    return is_string($value) && $value !== '' ? $value : $fallback;
+}
+
+function king_status_bytes_to_gib(mixed $value): ?float
+{
+    return is_int($value) || is_float($value) ? ((float) $value) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 : null;
+}
+
+function king_status_bytes_to_mib(mixed $value): ?float
+{
+    return is_int($value) || is_float($value) ? ((float) $value) / 1024 / 1024 : null;
+}
+
+function king_status_line(string $label, string $value): void
+{
+    fwrite(STDOUT, str_pad($label . ':', 34) . $value . "\n");
+}
+
+function king_status_yes_no(bool $value): string
+{
+    return $value ? 'yes' : 'no';
+}
+
+function king_status_report_human(array $report): void
+{
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "King inference readiness\n");
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "========================\n");
+    king_status_line('Status', $report['ready'] ? 'READY' : 'NOT READY');
+    king_status_line('Exit code', (string) $report['exit_code']);
+    if ($report['reason'] !== '') {
+        king_status_line('Reason', $report['reason']);
+    }
+    if ($report['refusal_reasons'] !== []) {
+        king_status_line('Refusal reasons', implode(', ', $report['refusal_reasons']));
+    }
+
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "\nRuntime profile\n");
+    king_status_line('Requested profile', $report['runtime']['requested_profile']);
+    king_status_line('Selected profile', $report['runtime']['selected_profile']);
+    king_status_line('Selected backend', $report['runtime']['backend']);
+    king_status_line('Selected model', $report['runtime']['model']);
+    king_status_line('Require GPU', king_status_yes_no($report['require_gpu']));
+
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "\nModel\n");
+    king_status_line('Loaded', king_status_yes_no($report['model']['loaded']));
+    king_status_line('Artifact', $report['model']['artifact_path']);
+    king_status_line('Silent CPU fallback', king_status_yes_no($report['model']['silent_cpu_fallback']));
+    king_status_line('Generation ready', king_status_yes_no($report['model']['generation_ready']));
+
+    if ($report['gpu']['present']) {
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "\nGPU\n");
+        king_status_line('Backend', $report['gpu']['backend']);
+        king_status_line('Config ready', king_status_yes_no($report['gpu']['config_ready']));
+        king_status_line('Generation ready', king_status_yes_no($report['gpu']['generation_ready']));
+        king_status_line('Thermal monitored', king_status_yes_no($report['gpu']['thermal_monitored']));
+        king_status_line('VRAM admitted', king_status_yes_no($report['gpu']['runtime_vram_fits_free']));
+        king_status_line('System RAM offload', $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_status']);
+        if ($report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required_mib'] !== null) {
+            king_status_line(
+                'Offload required',
+                sprintf('%.2f MiB', $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required_mib'])
+            );
+        }
+        king_status_line('Offload max', $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] . ' MiB');
+        king_status_line('Offload min free RAM', $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] . ' MiB');
+        if ($report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_error'] !== 'none') {
+            king_status_line('Offload error', $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_error']);
+        }
+        if ($report['gpu']['device_name'] !== '') {
+            king_status_line('Device', $report['gpu']['device_name']);
+        }
+        if ($report['gpu']['free_vram_after_reserve_gib'] !== null) {
+            king_status_line(
+                'Free VRAM after reserve',
+                sprintf('%.2f GiB', $report['gpu']['free_vram_after_reserve_gib'])
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "\nRouter\n");
+    king_status_line('Model listing ready', king_status_yes_no($report['router']['model_listing_ready']));
+    king_status_line('OpenAI chat ready', king_status_yes_no($report['router']['openai_chat_ready']));
+    king_status_line('GPU generation ready', king_status_yes_no($report['router']['gpu_generation_ready']));
+
+    if ($report['error'] !== '') {
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "\nError\n");
+        fwrite(STDOUT, $report['error'] . "\n");
+    }
+}
+
+$report = [
+    'ready' => false,
+    'exit_code' => 1,
+    'reason' => 'not_evaluated',
+    'refusal_reasons' => [],
+    'require_gpu' => $requireGpu,
+    'runtime' => [
+        'requested_profile' => '',
+        'selected_profile' => '',
+        'backend' => '',
+        'model' => '',
+        'gpu_profile_available' => false,
+    ],
+    'model' => [
+        'loaded' => false,
+        'name' => '',
+        'backend' => '',
+        'artifact_path' => '',
+        'artifact_bytes' => 0,
+        'silent_cpu_fallback' => false,
+        'generation_ready' => false,
+    ],
+    'gpu' => [
+        'present' => false,
+        'backend' => '',
+        'config_ready' => false,
+        'generation_ready' => false,
+        'thermal_monitored' => false,
+        'runtime_vram_fits_free' => false,
+        'system_ram_offload_allowed' => false,
+        'system_ram_offload_required' => false,
+        'system_ram_offload_required_mib' => null,
+        'system_ram_offload_max_mb' => 0,
+        'system_ram_offload_min_free_mb' => 0,
+        'system_ram_offload_status' => 'unknown',
+        'system_ram_offload_error' => 'unknown',
+        'device_name' => '',
+        'free_vram_after_reserve_gib' => null,
+        'reason' => '',
+        'refusal_reasons' => [],
+    ],
+    'router' => [
+        'model_listing_ready' => false,
+        'openai_chat_ready' => false,
+        'gpu_generation_ready' => false,
+    ],
+    'error' => '',
+];
+
+try {
+    $gpuStatus = king_inference_gpu_runtime_status();
+    $modelConfig = king_inference_runtime_model_config();
+
+    $report['runtime']['requested_profile'] = king_status_string($modelConfig['runtime_requested_profile'] ?? null);
+    $report['runtime']['selected_profile'] = king_status_string($modelConfig['runtime_profile'] ?? null);
+    $report['runtime']['backend'] = king_status_string($modelConfig['backend'] ?? null);
+    $report['runtime']['model'] = king_status_string($modelConfig['name'] ?? null);
+    $report['runtime']['gpu_profile_available'] = king_status_bool($modelConfig['runtime_gpu_profile_available'] ?? false);
+
+    $report['gpu']['present'] = true;
+    $report['gpu']['backend'] = king_status_string($gpuStatus['backend'] ?? null);
+    $report['gpu']['config_ready'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['config_ready'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['generation_ready'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['generation_ready'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['thermal_monitored'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['thermal']['monitored'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['runtime_vram_fits_free'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['runtime_vram_fits_free'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_allowed'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_allowed'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required'] = king_status_bool($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_required'] ?? false);
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required_mib'] = king_status_bytes_to_mib($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_required_bytes'] ?? null);
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] = is_int($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] ?? null) ? $gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] : 0;
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] = is_int($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] ?? null) ? $gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] : 0;
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_status'] = king_status_string($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_status'] ?? null, 'unknown');
+    $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_error'] = king_status_string($gpuStatus['system_ram_offload_error'] ?? null, 'unknown');
+    $report['gpu']['device_name'] = king_status_string($gpuStatus['cuda_driver']['device_name'] ?? null);
+    $report['gpu']['free_vram_after_reserve_gib'] = king_status_bytes_to_gib(
+        $gpuStatus['free_vram_after_reserve_bytes'] ?? null
+    );
+    $report['gpu']['reason'] = king_status_string($gpuStatus['reason'] ?? null);
+    $report['gpu']['refusal_reasons'] = is_array($gpuStatus['refusal_reasons'] ?? null)
+        ? array_values($gpuStatus['refusal_reasons'])
+        : [];
+
+    if ($requireGpu && $report['runtime']['backend'] !== 'king_native_gpu') {
+        $report['exit_code'] = 2;
+        $report['reason'] = 'gpu_profile_not_selected';
+        $report['refusal_reasons'] = ['gpu_profile_not_selected'];
+    } else {
+        $model = king_inference_runtime_model_load();
+        $info = king_inference_model_info($model);
+
+        $report['model']['loaded'] = true;
+        $report['model']['name'] = king_status_string($info['name'] ?? null);
+        $report['model']['backend'] = king_status_string($info['backend'] ?? null);
+        $report['model']['artifact_path'] = king_status_string($info['artifact_path'] ?? null);
+        $report['model']['artifact_bytes'] = is_int($info['artifact_bytes'] ?? null) ? $info['artifact_bytes'] : 0;
+        $report['model']['silent_cpu_fallback'] = king_status_bool($info['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? false);
+
+        if ($report['model']['backend'] === 'king_native_gpu') {
+            $runtime = is_array($info['gpu_runtime'] ?? null) ? $info['gpu_runtime'] : [];
+            $report['gpu']['present'] = true;
+            $report['gpu']['backend'] = king_status_string($runtime['backend'] ?? null, $report['gpu']['backend']);
+            $report['gpu']['config_ready'] = king_status_bool($runtime['config_ready'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['generation_ready'] = king_status_bool($runtime['generation_ready'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['thermal_monitored'] = king_status_bool($runtime['thermal']['monitored'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['runtime_vram_fits_free'] = king_status_bool($runtime['runtime_vram_fits_free'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_allowed'] = king_status_bool($runtime['system_ram_offload_allowed'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required'] = king_status_bool($runtime['system_ram_offload_required'] ?? false);
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_required_mib'] = king_status_bytes_to_mib($runtime['system_ram_offload_required_bytes'] ?? null);
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] = is_int($runtime['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] ?? null) ? $runtime['system_ram_offload_max_mb'] : 0;
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] = is_int($runtime['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] ?? null) ? $runtime['system_ram_offload_min_free_mb'] : 0;
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_status'] = king_status_string($runtime['system_ram_offload_status'] ?? null, 'unknown');
+            $report['gpu']['system_ram_offload_error'] = king_status_string($runtime['system_ram_offload_error'] ?? null, 'unknown');
+            $report['gpu']['device_name'] = king_status_string(
+                $runtime['cuda_driver']['device_name'] ?? null,
+                $report['gpu']['device_name']
+            );
+            $report['gpu']['free_vram_after_reserve_gib'] = king_status_bytes_to_gib(
+                $runtime['free_vram_after_reserve_bytes'] ?? null
+            );
+            $report['gpu']['reason'] = king_status_string($runtime['reason'] ?? null);
+            $report['gpu']['refusal_reasons'] = is_array($runtime['refusal_reasons'] ?? null)
+                ? array_values($runtime['refusal_reasons'])
+                : [];
+            $report['model']['generation_ready'] = $report['gpu']['generation_ready'];
+        } else {
+            $report['model']['generation_ready'] = king_status_bool(
+                $info['openai_generation'] ?? ($info['token_generation_ready'] ?? false)
+            );
+        }
+
+        $response = king_inference_openai_http_response(
+            [$report['model']['name'] => $model],
+            ['method' => 'GET', 'path' => '/v1/models']
+        );
+        $payload = json_decode($response['body'], true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        $listed = $payload['data'][0]['x_king'] ?? [];
+        $client = is_array($listed['client_capabilities'] ?? null) ? $listed['client_capabilities'] : [];
+
+        $report['router']['model_listing_ready'] = ($response['status'] ?? 0) === 200;
+        $report['router']['openai_chat_ready'] = king_status_bool($client['openai_chat_completions'] ?? false);
+        $report['router']['gpu_generation_ready'] = king_status_bool($client['gpu_generation_ready'] ?? false);
+
+        if ($report['model']['backend'] === 'king_native_gpu') {
+            $ready = $report['model']['generation_ready']
+                && $report['router']['gpu_generation_ready']
+                && !$report['model']['silent_cpu_fallback'];
+        } else {
+            $ready = $report['model']['generation_ready']
+                && $report['router']['openai_chat_ready']
+                && !$report['model']['silent_cpu_fallback'];
+        }
+
+        $report['ready'] = $ready;
+        $report['exit_code'] = $ready ? 0 : 3;
+        $report['reason'] = $ready ? 'ready' : ($report['gpu']['reason'] !== '' ? $report['gpu']['reason'] : 'generation_not_ready');
+        $report['refusal_reasons'] = $ready ? [] : (
+            $report['gpu']['refusal_reasons'] !== [] ? $report['gpu']['refusal_reasons'] : [$report['reason']]
+        );
+    }
+} catch (Throwable $exception) {
+    $report['ready'] = false;
+    $report['exit_code'] = 1;
+    $report['reason'] = 'runtime_error';
+    $report['refusal_reasons'] = ['runtime_error'];
+    $report['error'] = $exception::class . ': ' . $exception->getMessage();
+}
+
+if ($jsonOutput) {
+    fwrite(STDOUT, json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n");
+} else {
+    king_status_report_human($report);
+}
+
+exit($report['exit_code']);
diff --git a/infra/inference/verification-matrix.php b/infra/inference/verification-matrix.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95b135a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/inference/verification-matrix.php
@@ -0,0 +1,621 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function king_verify_usage(): never
+{
+    fwrite(STDERR, <<<TXT
+Usage: bin/king-inference-verify-matrix [options]
+
+Options:
+  --json              Print JSON report only.
+  --strict-skips      Return non-zero when a gate is skipped.
+  --gates CSV         Restrict gates by name.
+  --model PATH        Use one GGUF artifact for CPU and GPU gates.
+  --cpu-model PATH    Use a GGUF artifact for CPU-backed gates.
+  --gpu-model PATH    Use a GGUF artifact for GPU-backed gates.
+
+Default CI behavior does not download model weights. Model-backed gates skip
+with the exact env/model path they need when no local artifact is configured.
+TXT);
+    exit(64);
+}
+
+function king_verify_option(array $argv, string $name, ?string $default = null): ?string
+{
+    $prefix = $name . '=';
+    for ($i = 1, $count = count($argv); $i < $count; $i++) {
+        if ($argv[$i] === $name && isset($argv[$i + 1])) {
+            return $argv[$i + 1];
+        }
+        if (str_starts_with($argv[$i], $prefix)) {
+            return substr($argv[$i], strlen($prefix));
+        }
+    }
+    return $default;
+}
+
+function king_verify_flag(array $argv, string $name): bool
+{
+    return in_array($name, $argv, true);
+}
+
+function king_verify_bool_env(string $name, bool $default = false): bool
+{
+    $value = getenv($name);
+    if ($value === false || $value === '') {
+        return $default;
+    }
+    return in_array(strtolower($value), ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'], true);
+}
+
+function king_verify_model_path(array $options, string $kind): array
+{
+    $root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+    $names = $kind === 'gpu'
+        ? ['KING_INFERENCE_GPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH', 'KING_INFERENCE_GPU_MODEL_PATH', 'KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH']
+        : ['KING_INFERENCE_CPU_TEST_MODEL_PATH', 'KING_INFERENCE_CPU_MODEL_PATH', 'KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH'];
+    $candidates = [];
+
+    if ($kind === 'gpu') {
+        $candidates[] = ['source' => '--gpu-model', 'path' => (string) ($options['gpu_model'] ?? '')];
+    } else {
+        $candidates[] = ['source' => '--cpu-model', 'path' => (string) ($options['cpu_model'] ?? '')];
+    }
+    $candidates[] = ['source' => '--model', 'path' => (string) ($options['model'] ?? '')];
+
+    foreach ($names as $name) {
+        $value = getenv($name);
+        $candidates[] = ['source' => $name, 'path' => is_string($value) ? $value : ''];
+    }
+
+    $default = $root . '/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf';
+    if (!king_verify_bool_env('KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_DISABLE_DEFAULT_MODEL')) {
+        $candidates[] = ['source' => 'default:' . $default, 'path' => $default];
+    }
+
+    foreach ($candidates as $candidate) {
+        $path = $candidate['path'];
+        if ($path !== '' && is_file($path) && is_readable($path)) {
+            $real = realpath($path);
+            return [
+                'available' => true,
+                'path' => $path,
+                'real_path' => $real !== false ? $real : $path,
+                'source' => $candidate['source'],
+                'bytes' => filesize($path),
+                'sha256' => hash_file('sha256', $path),
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'available' => false,
+        'path' => '',
+        'source' => '',
+        'needed' => implode(' or ', array_merge(
+            $kind === 'gpu' ? ['--gpu-model'] : ['--cpu-model'],
+            ['--model'],
+            $names,
+            ['readable ' . $default . ' unless KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_DISABLE_DEFAULT_MODEL=1']
+        )),
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_verify_skip(string $name, string $reason, array $meta = []): array
+{
+    return ['name' => $name, 'status' => 'skipped', 'reason' => $reason] + $meta;
+}
+
+function king_verify_pass(string $name, array $meta = []): array
+{
+    return ['name' => $name, 'status' => 'passed', 'reason' => 'ok'] + $meta;
+}
+
+function king_verify_fail(string $name, Throwable $e, array $meta = []): array
+{
+    return [
+        'name' => $name,
+        'status' => 'failed',
+        'reason' => $e::class . ': ' . $e->getMessage(),
+    ] + $meta;
+}
+
+function king_verify_cpu_model(array $path): King\Inference\Model
+{
+    return king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'verify-cpu',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $path['path']],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_cpu',
+        'context_tokens' => 2048,
+        'with_memory' => false,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_verify_gpu_model(array $path): King\Inference\Model
+{
+    return king_inference_model_load([
+        'name' => 'verify-gpu',
+        'artifact' => ['path' => $path['path']],
+        'backend' => 'king_native_gpu',
+        'context_tokens' => 2048,
+        'with_memory' => false,
+        'gpu' => [
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'max_gpu_layers' => 99,
+            'vram_reserve_mb' => 1024,
+            'min_free_vram_mb' => 1024,
+            'thermal' => [
+                'sensor_command' => 'nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits',
+                'max_temperature_c' => 78.0,
+                'check_interval_seconds' => 15,
+                'allow_unmonitored_gpu' => true,
+            ],
+        ],
+    ]);
+}
+
+function king_verify_graph_options(King\Inference\Model $model): array
+{
+    $info = $model->info();
+    $gguf = is_array($info['gguf'] ?? null) ? $info['gguf'] : [];
+    $vocab = max(1, (int) ($gguf['tokenizer_token_count'] ?? 262144));
+    $hidden = max(1, (int) ($gguf['embedding_length'] ?? 1152));
+    return [
+        'max_vector_values' => max($vocab, 262144),
+        'max_operations' => max($vocab * $hidden + 1024, 400000000),
+        'return_outputs' => false,
+    ];
+}
+
+function king_verify_drain_text(King\Inference\Stream $stream, int $timeoutMs = 1000): array
+{
+    $text = '';
+    $types = [];
+    $events = 0;
+    while (($event = king_inference_next($stream, $timeoutMs)) !== null) {
+        if (!is_array($event)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $events++;
+        $type = (string) ($event['type'] ?? '');
+        $types[] = $type;
+        if ($type === 'token' && is_string($event['text'] ?? null)) {
+            $text .= $event['text'];
+        }
+        if ($type === 'done' || $type === 'cancelled') {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return ['text' => $text, 'types' => $types, 'events' => $events, 'metrics' => $stream->getMetrics()];
+}
+
+function king_verify_roundtrip_graphs(King\Inference\Model $model, string $text): array
+{
+    $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, $text);
+    $tokens = is_array($encoded['tokens'] ?? null) ? $encoded['tokens'] : [];
+    if ($tokens === []) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('tokenizer produced no tokens');
+    }
+    $graphs = [];
+    foreach ($tokens as $tokenId) {
+        $graphs[] = [
+            'inputs' => ['token' => [(int) $tokenId]],
+            'ops' => [[
+                'id' => 'next_token',
+                'op' => 'scale',
+                'input' => 'token',
+                'factor' => 1.0,
+            ]],
+            'output' => 'next_token',
+        ];
+    }
+    return $graphs;
+}
+
+function king_verify_openai_content(array $response): string
+{
+    if (($response['status'] ?? 0) !== 200) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('OpenAI response status ' . (string) ($response['status'] ?? 0));
+    }
+    $payload = json_decode((string) ($response['body'] ?? ''), true);
+    if (!is_array($payload)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('OpenAI response body is not JSON');
+    }
+    $content = $payload['choices'][0]['message']['content'] ?? null;
+    if (!is_string($content)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('OpenAI response has no assistant content');
+    }
+    return $content;
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_gguf(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('gguf_load', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $info = $model->info();
+        if (($info['gguf']['header_loaded'] ?? false) !== true || (int) ($info['gguf']['tensor_count'] ?? 0) <= 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('GGUF header or tensor directory was not loaded');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('gguf_load', [
+            'model_path' => $cpuPath,
+            'tensor_count' => $info['gguf']['tensor_count'] ?? null,
+            'architecture' => $info['gguf']['architecture'] ?? null,
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('gguf_load', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_tokenizer(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('tokenizer', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Hello world');
+        if ((int) ($encoded['token_count'] ?? 0) <= 0 || (int) ($encoded['unknown_count'] ?? 0) !== 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('tokenizer did not produce clean token ids');
+        }
+        $stream = king_inference_stream($model, ['graphs' => king_verify_roundtrip_graphs($model, 'Hello world')], [
+            'with_memory' => false,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+        ]);
+        $result = king_verify_drain_text($stream);
+        if (trim($result['text']) !== 'Hello world') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('token roundtrip mismatch');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('tokenizer', [
+            'model_path' => $cpuPath,
+            'token_count' => $encoded['token_count'] ?? null,
+            'events' => $result['events'],
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('tokenizer', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_cpu_reference(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('cpu_reference', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $encoded = king_inference_tokenize($model, 'Hello');
+        $graph = king_inference_token_decode_graph($model, $encoded, 0, [
+            'emit_token' => false,
+            'emit_logits' => true,
+        ]);
+        $result = king_inference_graph_run($model, $graph, king_verify_graph_options($model));
+        $logits = $result['final']['logits'] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($logits) || (int) ($logits['length'] ?? 0) <= 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('CPU reference produced no logits');
+        }
+        if (!is_array($result['state']['kv_cache'] ?? null) || count($result['state']['kv_cache']) === 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('CPU reference produced no KV state');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('cpu_reference', [
+            'model_path' => $cpuPath,
+            'op_count' => $result['op_count'] ?? null,
+            'logit_count' => $logits['length'] ?? null,
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('cpu_reference', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_gpu_smoke(array $gpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$gpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('gpu_smoke', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $gpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    if (trim((string) shell_exec('command -v nvidia-smi 2>/dev/null')) === '') {
+        return king_verify_skip('gpu_smoke', 'missing_gpu_runtime', ['needed' => 'nvidia-smi and CUDA runtime']);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_gpu_model($gpuPath);
+        $info = $model->info();
+        if (($info['runtime_truth']['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? true) !== false) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('GPU smoke detected silent CPU fallback');
+        }
+        $stream = king_inference_stream($model, ['graphs' => king_verify_roundtrip_graphs($model, 'Hello world')], [
+            'with_memory' => false,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+        ]);
+        $result = king_verify_drain_text($stream);
+        if (trim($result['text']) !== 'Hello world') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('GPU token-vector roundtrip mismatch');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('gpu_smoke', [
+            'model_path' => $gpuPath,
+            'backend' => $info['backend'] ?? null,
+            'active_device' => $info['runtime_truth']['active_device'] ?? null,
+            'events' => $result['events'],
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('gpu_smoke', $e, ['model_path' => $gpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_cpu_gpu_match(array $cpuPath, array $gpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('cpu_gpu_match', 'missing_cpu_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    if (!$gpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('cpu_gpu_match', 'missing_gpu_model_path', ['needed' => $gpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    if (trim((string) shell_exec('command -v nvidia-smi 2>/dev/null')) === '') {
+        return king_verify_skip('cpu_gpu_match', 'missing_gpu_runtime', ['needed' => 'nvidia-smi and CUDA runtime']);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $text = 'Hello world';
+        $cpuModel = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $cpuStream = king_inference_stream($cpuModel, ['graphs' => king_verify_roundtrip_graphs($cpuModel, $text)], [
+            'with_memory' => false,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+        ]);
+        $cpu = king_verify_drain_text($cpuStream);
+
+        $gpuModel = king_verify_gpu_model($gpuPath);
+        $gpuInfo = $gpuModel->info();
+        if (($gpuInfo['runtime_truth']['silent_cpu_fallback'] ?? true) !== false) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('GPU side used silent CPU fallback');
+        }
+        $gpuStream = king_inference_stream($gpuModel, ['graphs' => king_verify_roundtrip_graphs($gpuModel, $text)], [
+            'with_memory' => false,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+        ]);
+        $gpu = king_verify_drain_text($gpuStream);
+
+        if (trim($cpu['text']) !== $text || trim($gpu['text']) !== $text || trim($cpu['text']) !== trim($gpu['text'])) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('CPU/GPU token-vector roundtrip output mismatch');
+        }
+
+        return king_verify_pass('cpu_gpu_match', [
+            'cpu_model_path' => $cpuPath,
+            'gpu_model_path' => $gpuPath,
+            'active_device' => $gpuInfo['runtime_truth']['active_device'] ?? null,
+            'cpu_events' => $cpu['events'],
+            'gpu_events' => $gpu['events'],
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('cpu_gpu_match', $e, ['cpu_model_path' => $cpuPath, 'gpu_model_path' => $gpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_openai(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('openai_route_smoke', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $response = king_inference_openai_http_response(['verify-cpu' => $model], [
+            'method' => 'POST',
+            'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+            'body' => json_encode([
+                'model' => 'verify-cpu',
+                'messages' => [['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Say hello.']],
+                'max_tokens' => 1,
+                'temperature' => 0,
+            ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+        ], ['read_timeout_ms' => 250, 'max_events' => 64, 'max_idle_events' => 16]);
+        $content = king_verify_openai_content($response);
+        if (trim($content) === '') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('OpenAI route emitted empty content');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('openai_route_smoke', ['model_path' => $cpuPath, 'content_bytes' => strlen($content)]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('openai_route_smoke', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_long_prompt(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('long_prompt', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $words = [];
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 384; $i++) {
+            $words[] = 'context' . ($i % 31);
+        }
+        $prompt = implode(' ', $words) . '. Answer with one token.';
+        $response = king_inference_openai_http_response(['verify-cpu' => $model], [
+            'method' => 'POST',
+            'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+            'body' => json_encode([
+                'model' => 'verify-cpu',
+                'messages' => [['role' => 'user', 'content' => $prompt]],
+                'max_tokens' => 1,
+                'temperature' => 0,
+            ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+        ], ['read_timeout_ms' => 500, 'max_events' => 128, 'max_idle_events' => 32]);
+        $content = king_verify_openai_content($response);
+        if (trim($content) === '') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('long prompt emitted empty content');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('long_prompt', ['model_path' => $cpuPath, 'prompt_words' => count($words)]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('long_prompt', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_stop(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('stop_tokens', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $response = king_inference_openai_http_response(['verify-cpu' => $model], [
+            'method' => 'POST',
+            'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+            'body' => json_encode([
+                'model' => 'verify-cpu',
+                'messages' => [['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Write alpha STOP_HERE beta.']],
+                'max_tokens' => 16,
+                'temperature' => 0,
+                'stop' => ['STOP_HERE'],
+            ], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES),
+        ], ['read_timeout_ms' => 250, 'max_events' => 64, 'max_idle_events' => 16]);
+        $content = king_verify_openai_content($response);
+        if (str_contains($content, 'STOP_HERE')) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('stop sequence leaked into assistant content');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('stop_tokens', ['model_path' => $cpuPath, 'content_bytes' => strlen($content)]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('stop_tokens', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_cancellation(array $cpuPath): array
+{
+    if (!$cpuPath['available']) {
+        return king_verify_skip('cancellation', 'missing_model_path', ['needed' => $cpuPath['needed']]);
+    }
+    try {
+        $model = king_verify_cpu_model($cpuPath);
+        $stream = king_inference_stream($model, ['graphs' => king_verify_roundtrip_graphs($model, 'Hello world')], [
+            'with_memory' => false,
+            'max_native_stream_tokens' => 16,
+        ]);
+        $first = king_inference_next($stream, 1000);
+        if (!is_array($first) || ($first['type'] ?? null) !== 'start') {
+            throw new RuntimeException('stream did not start before cancellation');
+        }
+        if (!king_inference_cancel($stream)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('king_inference_cancel returned false');
+        }
+        $next = king_inference_next($stream, 1000);
+        $metrics = $stream->getMetrics();
+        if (($metrics['cancelled'] ?? false) !== true && (!is_array($next) || ($next['type'] ?? null) !== 'cancelled')) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('stream did not report cancelled state');
+        }
+        return king_verify_pass('cancellation', [
+            'model_path' => $cpuPath,
+            'next_type' => is_array($next) ? ($next['type'] ?? null) : null,
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('cancellation', $e, ['model_path' => $cpuPath]);
+    }
+}
+
+function king_verify_gate_error_taxonomy(): array
+{
+    try {
+        $response = king_inference_openai_http_response([], [
+            'method' => 'POST',
+            'path' => '/v1/chat/completions',
+            'body' => '{',
+        ], []);
+        if (($response['status'] ?? 0) < 400) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('invalid request did not return an error status');
+        }
+        $payload = json_decode((string) ($response['body'] ?? ''), true);
+        if (!is_array($payload)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('error response body is not JSON');
+        }
+        $error = is_array($payload['error'] ?? null) ? $payload['error'] : [];
+        $code = $error['code'] ?? null;
+        $king = is_array($error['x_king'] ?? null) ? $error['x_king'] : [];
+        if (!is_string($code) || !str_starts_with($code, 'king.')) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('error response did not expose a stable King error code');
+        }
+        if (($king['prompt_included'] ?? true) !== false || ($king['request_body_included'] ?? true) !== false) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('error taxonomy leaked prompt or request body');
+        }
+
+        return king_verify_pass('error_taxonomy', [
+            'status' => $response['status'] ?? null,
+            'code' => $code,
+            'category' => $king['category'] ?? null,
+        ]);
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        return king_verify_fail('error_taxonomy', $e);
+    }
+}
+
+if (king_verify_flag($argv, '--help') || king_verify_flag($argv, '-h')) {
+    king_verify_usage();
+}
+
+$options = [
+    'json' => king_verify_flag($argv, '--json'),
+    'strict_skips' => king_verify_flag($argv, '--strict-skips') || king_verify_bool_env('KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_STRICT_SKIPS'),
+    'model' => king_verify_option($argv, '--model', ''),
+    'cpu_model' => king_verify_option($argv, '--cpu-model', ''),
+    'gpu_model' => king_verify_option($argv, '--gpu-model', ''),
+];
+$gateCsv = king_verify_option($argv, '--gates', getenv('KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_GATES') ?: '');
+$selected = $gateCsv !== '' ? array_flip(array_filter(array_map('trim', explode(',', $gateCsv)))) : null;
+$includeExpensive = king_verify_bool_env('KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_INCLUDE_EXPENSIVE');
+
+$cpuPath = king_verify_model_path($options, 'cpu');
+$gpuPath = king_verify_model_path($options, 'gpu');
+$expensiveGates = array_fill_keys(['cpu_reference', 'long_prompt'], true);
+$gates = [
+    'tokenizer' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_tokenizer($cpuPath),
+    'gguf_load' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_gguf($cpuPath),
+    'cpu_reference' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_cpu_reference($cpuPath),
+    'gpu_smoke' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_gpu_smoke($gpuPath),
+    'cpu_gpu_match' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_cpu_gpu_match($cpuPath, $gpuPath),
+    'openai_route_smoke' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_openai($cpuPath),
+    'long_prompt' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_long_prompt($cpuPath),
+    'stop_tokens' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_stop($cpuPath),
+    'cancellation' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_cancellation($cpuPath),
+    'error_taxonomy' => static fn (): array => king_verify_gate_error_taxonomy(),
+];
+
+$results = [];
+foreach ($gates as $name => $runner) {
+    if ($selected !== null && !array_key_exists($name, $selected)) {
+        continue;
+    }
+    if ($selected === null && !$includeExpensive && isset($expensiveGates[$name]) && $cpuPath['available']) {
+        $results[] = king_verify_skip($name, 'expensive_gate_not_requested', [
+            'needed' => '--gates=' . $name . ' or KING_INFERENCE_VERIFY_INCLUDE_EXPENSIVE=1',
+            'model_path' => $cpuPath,
+        ]);
+        continue;
+    }
+    $results[] = $runner();
+}
+
+$counts = ['passed' => 0, 'failed' => 0, 'skipped' => 0];
+foreach ($results as $result) {
+    $status = (string) ($result['status'] ?? 'failed');
+    $counts[$status] = ($counts[$status] ?? 0) + 1;
+}
+
+$report = [
+    'schema_version' => 1,
+    'generated_at' => date(DATE_ATOM),
+    'default_ci_downloads_models' => false,
+    'cpu_model_path' => $cpuPath,
+    'gpu_model_path' => $gpuPath,
+    'counts' => $counts,
+    'gates' => $results,
+];
+
+$exit = $counts['failed'] > 0 || ($options['strict_skips'] && $counts['skipped'] > 0) ? 1 : 0;
+if ($options['json']) {
+    echo json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n";
+    exit($exit);
+}
+
+foreach ($results as $result) {
+    echo ($result['status'] ?? 'failed') . ' ' . ($result['name'] ?? '?') . ': ' . ($result['reason'] ?? '') . "\n";
+    if (($result['status'] ?? '') === 'skipped' && isset($result['needed'])) {
+        echo '  needed: ' . $result['needed'] . "\n";
+    }
+}
+echo 'summary passed=' . $counts['passed'] . ' skipped=' . $counts['skipped'] . ' failed=' . $counts['failed'] . "\n";
+exit($exit);
diff --git a/infra/scripts/build-profile.sh b/infra/scripts/build-profile.sh
index 62562f14d..5828de332 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/build-profile.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/build-profile.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ Environment variables:
                  Explicit OpenSSL compile flags. Appended before configure.
   KING_OPENSSL_LIBS
                  Explicit OpenSSL linker flags. Appended before configure.
+  PHP_BIN        PHP binary used by matching smoke scripts. Also used to infer
+                 phpizeX.Y/php-configX.Y when PHPIZE/PHP_CONFIG are unset.
+  PHPIZE         phpize binary to use for this profile build.
+  PHP_CONFIG     php-config binary to pass to configure.
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ BASE_CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS:-}"
 BASE_LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-}"
 BASE_CC="${CC:-}"
 BASE_CXX="${CXX:-}"
+PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
 
 profile_cc=""
 profile_cxx=""
@@ -150,6 +155,8 @@ profile_cppflags="${BASE_CPPFLAGS}"
 profile_ldflags="${BASE_LDFLAGS}"
 sanitizer_kind=""
 lsquic_runtime_prefix="${KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX:-}"
+phpize_bin=""
+php_config_bin=""
 declare -a PHPIZE_GENERATED_RELATIVE_PATHS=()
 declare -a CONFIGURE_ENV=()
 PHPIZE_SNAPSHOT_DIR=""
@@ -162,6 +169,82 @@ trim_ascii_whitespace() {
     printf '%s\n' "${value}"
 }
 
+php_binary_suffix() {
+    local binary_name=""
+
+    binary_name="$(basename "${PHP_BIN}")"
+    case "${binary_name}" in
+        php[0-9].[0-9])
+            printf '%s\n' "${binary_name#php}"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+php_runtime_api() {
+    "${PHP_BIN}" -n -i 2>/dev/null | awk -F'=> ' '/^PHP API/ { print $2; exit }'
+}
+
+phpize_api() {
+    "${phpize_bin}" -v 2>/dev/null | awk -F': *' '/^PHP Api Version/ { print $2; exit }'
+}
+
+resolve_php_toolchain() {
+    local suffix=""
+    local runtime_api=""
+    local config_api=""
+    local phpize_reported_api=""
+
+    phpize_bin="${PHPIZE:-}"
+    php_config_bin="${PHP_CONFIG:-}"
+
+    if [[ -z "${phpize_bin}" || -z "${php_config_bin}" ]]; then
+        suffix="$(php_binary_suffix || true)"
+        if [[ -n "${suffix}" ]]; then
+            if [[ -z "${phpize_bin}" ]] && command -v "phpize${suffix}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                phpize_bin="phpize${suffix}"
+            fi
+            if [[ -z "${php_config_bin}" ]] && command -v "php-config${suffix}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                php_config_bin="php-config${suffix}"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    phpize_bin="${phpize_bin:-phpize}"
+    php_config_bin="${php_config_bin:-php-config}"
+
+    if ! command -v "${phpize_bin}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Missing phpize binary: ${phpize_bin}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v "${php_config_bin}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Missing php-config binary: ${php_config_bin}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v "${PHP_BIN}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Missing PHP binary: ${PHP_BIN}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    runtime_api="$(php_runtime_api || true)"
+    config_api="$("${php_config_bin}" --phpapi 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    phpize_reported_api="$(phpize_api || true)"
+
+    if [[ -n "${runtime_api}" && -n "${config_api}" && -n "${phpize_reported_api}"
+        && ( "${runtime_api}" != "${config_api}" || "${runtime_api}" != "${phpize_reported_api}" ) ]]; then
+        {
+            echo "Warning: PHP toolchain API mismatch:"
+            echo "  ${PHP_BIN}: ${runtime_api}"
+            echo "  ${php_config_bin}: ${config_api}"
+            echo "  ${phpize_bin}: ${phpize_reported_api}"
+        } >&2
+    fi
+}
+
 load_phpize_generated_relative_paths() {
     local raw_line=""
     local normalized_line=""
@@ -482,6 +565,11 @@ echo "Building King profile: ${PROFILE}"
 echo "Compiler: ${profile_cc}"
 echo "Jobs: ${JOBS}"
 
+resolve_php_toolchain
+echo "PHP binary: ${PHP_BIN}"
+echo "phpize: ${phpize_bin}"
+echo "php-config: ${php_config_bin}"
+
 load_phpize_generated_relative_paths
 snapshot_phpize_generated_files
 trap restore_phpize_generated_files EXIT
@@ -492,8 +580,8 @@ if [[ -f Makefile ]]; then
     make clean >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 fi
 
-phpize --clean >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-phpize
+"${phpize_bin}" --clean >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+"${phpize_bin}"
 
 CONFIGURE_ENV=(
     CC="${profile_cc}"
@@ -501,6 +589,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=(
     CFLAGS="${profile_cflags}"
     CPPFLAGS="${profile_cppflags}"
     LDFLAGS="${profile_ldflags}"
+    PHP_CONFIG="${php_config_bin}"
 )
 
 if [[ "$(host_os)" == "darwin" ]]; then
@@ -519,7 +608,7 @@ if [[ -n "${lsquic_runtime_prefix}" ]]; then
     )
 fi
 
-env "${CONFIGURE_ENV[@]}" ./configure --enable-king
+env "${CONFIGURE_ENV[@]}" ./configure --enable-king --with-php-config="${php_config_bin}"
 patch_generated_libtool_for_host
 
 make -j"${JOBS}"
diff --git a/infra/scripts/check-inference-port-exposure.sh b/infra/scripts/check-inference-port-exposure.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cc4a66a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/scripts/check-inference-port-exposure.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: ./infra/scripts/check-inference-port-exposure.sh [--ports CSV]
+
+Fails when a configured King inference/OpenAI-compatible port is listening on
+a public interface. Loopback-only listeners are accepted; no listener is also
+accepted.
+
+Environment variables:
+  KING_OPENAI_PORT  Added to the checked port list when set.
+USAGE
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--help" || "${1:-}" == "-h" ]]; then
+    usage
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+PORTS="${KING_OPENAI_PORT:-8080}"
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --ports)
+            PORTS="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -n "${KING_OPENAI_PORT:-}" && ",${PORTS}," != *",${KING_OPENAI_PORT},"* ]]; then
+    PORTS="${PORTS},${KING_OPENAI_PORT}"
+fi
+
+socket_table() {
+    if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ss -H -ltn
+        return
+    fi
+    if command -v netstat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        netstat -ltn | awk 'NR > 2 {print}'
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "ss or netstat is required to inspect listening ports." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+normalize_ports() {
+    tr ',' '\n' <<<"${PORTS}" \
+        | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*$//' \
+        | awk '/^[0-9]+$/ && $1 > 0 && $1 <= 65535 {seen[$1]=1} END {for (port in seen) print port}' \
+        | LC_ALL=C sort -n
+}
+
+is_loopback_address() {
+    local address="$1"
+
+    address="${address#[}"
+    address="${address%]}"
+    case "${address}" in
+        127.*|::1|localhost)
+            return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+    return 1
+}
+
+local_address_from_line() {
+    awk '{print $4}' <<<"$1"
+}
+
+address_without_port() {
+    local endpoint="$1"
+
+    endpoint="${endpoint%:*}"
+    endpoint="${endpoint#[}"
+    endpoint="${endpoint%]}"
+    printf '%s\n' "${endpoint}"
+}
+
+port_matches_line() {
+    local line="$1"
+    local port="$2"
+    local endpoint=""
+
+    endpoint="$(local_address_from_line "${line}")"
+    [[ "${endpoint}" == *":${port}" ]]
+}
+
+SOCKETS="$(socket_table)"
+FAIL=0
+
+while IFS= read -r port; do
+    [[ -z "${port}" ]] && continue
+    MATCHED=0
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        [[ -z "${line}" ]] && continue
+        if ! port_matches_line "${line}" "${port}"; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        MATCHED=1
+        endpoint="$(local_address_from_line "${line}")"
+        address="$(address_without_port "${endpoint}")"
+        case "${address}" in
+            0.0.0.0|::|'*')
+                echo "Public inference port exposure detected on ${endpoint}: ${line}" >&2
+                FAIL=1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                if is_loopback_address "${address}"; then
+                    echo "Loopback-only inference listener accepted on ${endpoint}."
+                else
+                    echo "Non-loopback inference listener detected on ${endpoint}: ${line}" >&2
+                    FAIL=1
+                fi
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done <<<"${SOCKETS}"
+
+    if [[ "${MATCHED}" == "0" ]]; then
+        echo "No listener on inference port ${port}."
+    fi
+done < <(normalize_ports)
+
+exit "${FAIL}"
diff --git a/infra/scripts/check-persistence-migration.sh b/infra/scripts/check-persistence-migration.sh
index fa81c8205..14c9254e7 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/check-persistence-migration.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/check-persistence-migration.sh
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
 ARTIFACTS_DIR=""
 SCRATCH_DIR=""
 PREVIOUS_WORKTREE=""
+BASELINE_REF=""
 
 SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR="/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state"
 SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE="${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}/durable_state.bin"
 SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR_EXISTED=0
 SEMANTIC_DNS_BACKUP_FILE=""
+SEMANTIC_DNS_COMPAT_LOCK="/tmp/king_semantic_dns_release_compat.lock"
 
 resolve_existing_path() {
     local candidate="$1"
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ resolve_path_for_output() {
 }
 
 restore_semantic_dns_state() {
+    if [[ -z "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}" || -z "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE}" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     if [[ -n "${SEMANTIC_DNS_BACKUP_FILE}" && -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
         mkdir -p "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
         chmod 0700 "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
@@ -174,6 +180,8 @@ OBJECT_STORE_ROOT="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/persisted-object-store"
 ORCHESTRATOR_STATE_PATH="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/orchestrator-state.bin"
 mkdir -p "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}"
 
+exec 9>"${SEMANTIC_DNS_COMPAT_LOCK}"
+flock 9
 if [[ -d "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}" ]]; then
     SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR_EXISTED=1
 fi
@@ -185,6 +193,20 @@ mkdir -p "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
 chmod 0700 "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
 rm -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE}"
 
+prepare_legacy_packaging_tree() {
+    local tree_root="$1"
+    local package_script="${tree_root}/infra/scripts/package-release.sh"
+    local constants_header="${tree_root}/extension/include/php_king/constants.h"
+
+    if [[ ! -f "${package_script}" || ! -f "${constants_header}" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    sed -i \
+        -e 's#${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king.h#${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king/constants.h#g' \
+        "${package_script}"
+}
+
 package_tree() {
     local tree_root="$1"
     local output_dir="$2"
@@ -212,7 +234,7 @@ package_tree() {
             echo "Last 40 log lines from ${log_path}:" >&2
             tail -n 40 "${log_path}" >&2
         fi
-        exit "${package_status}"
+        return "${package_status}"
     fi
 
     archive_path="$(
@@ -236,12 +258,12 @@ package_tree() {
 
     if [[ -z "${archive_path}" ]]; then
         echo "Failed to resolve package archive from ${tree_root}." >&2
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
 
     resolve_existing_path "${archive_path}" || {
         echo "Resolved package archive path does not exist: ${archive_path}" >&2
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,10 +280,61 @@ verify_archive() {
 
     (
         cd "${ROOT_DIR}"
-        PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${verify_args[@]}"
+        KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_PATH="${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE}" \
+            PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${verify_args[@]}"
     ) 2>&1 | tee "${log_path}"
 }
 
+prepare_previous_archive() {
+    local candidate_ref="$1"
+    local package_log=""
+    local verify_log=""
+    local next_candidate=""
+    local attempt=0
+    local short_ref=""
+
+    while [[ -n "${candidate_ref}" ]]; do
+        short_ref="$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --short "${candidate_ref}")"
+        package_log="${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/package-${short_ref}.log"
+        verify_log="${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/verify-${short_ref}.log"
+
+        printf 'Preparing previous release archive from %s\n' "${candidate_ref}"
+        PREVIOUS_WORKTREE="$(mktemp -d)"
+        rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
+        git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree add --detach "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${candidate_ref}" >/dev/null
+        git -C "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" submodule update --init --recursive >/dev/null
+        prepare_legacy_packaging_tree "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
+
+        if PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE="$(package_tree "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/dist" "${package_log}")"; then
+            printf 'Verifying previous archive candidate from %s\n' "${candidate_ref}"
+            if verify_archive "${PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE}" "${verify_log}" "1"; then
+                BASELINE_REF="${candidate_ref}"
+                return 0
+            fi
+
+            echo "Packaged baseline ${candidate_ref} failed release-package verification. Last 40 log lines from ${verify_log}:" >&2
+            if [[ -f "${verify_log}" ]]; then
+                tail -n 40 "${verify_log}" >&2
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        next_candidate="$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse "${candidate_ref}^" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if [[ -z "${next_candidate}" ]]; then
+            break
+        fi
+
+        echo "Persistence baseline ${candidate_ref} is not package-smokeable. Trying parent ${next_candidate} (attempt $((attempt + 1)))." >&2
+        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+
+        git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree remove --force "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
+        PREVIOUS_WORKTREE=""
+        candidate_ref="${next_candidate}"
+    done
+
+    echo "Failed to build and verify a package from ${FROM_REF} or any first-parent ancestor." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
 extract_archive_to_prefix() {
     local archive_path="$1"
     local prefix="$2"
@@ -288,22 +361,13 @@ run_package_fixture() {
     ) 2>&1 | tee "${log_path}"
 }
 
-printf 'Preparing previous release archive from %s\n' "${FROM_REF}"
-PREVIOUS_WORKTREE="$(mktemp -d)"
-rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
-git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree add --detach "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${FROM_REF}" >/dev/null
-git -C "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" submodule update --init --recursive >/dev/null
-
-PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE="$(package_tree "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/dist" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/package.log")"
+prepare_previous_archive "${FROM_REF}"
 
 if [[ -z "${CURRENT_ARCHIVE}" ]]; then
     printf 'Preparing current release archive from working tree\n'
     CURRENT_ARCHIVE="$(package_tree "${ROOT_DIR}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/dist" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/package.log")"
 fi
 
-printf 'Verifying previous archive\n'
-verify_archive "${PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE}" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/verify.log" "1"
-
 printf 'Verifying current archive\n'
 verify_archive "${CURRENT_ARCHIVE}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/verify.log" "0"
 
@@ -323,7 +387,7 @@ run_package_fixture "${CURRENT_PREFIX}" "read" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/migration-r
 
 cat > "${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/summary.txt" <<EOF
 persistence_migration=ok
-previous_ref=${FROM_REF}
+previous_ref=${BASELINE_REF}
 previous_archive=${PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE}
 current_archive=${CURRENT_ARCHIVE}
 php_bin=${PHP_BIN}
diff --git a/infra/scripts/check-release-upgrade.sh b/infra/scripts/check-release-upgrade.sh
index 35e1dda70..aaaf6ba09 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/check-release-upgrade.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/check-release-upgrade.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ SCRATCH_DIR=""
 PREVIOUS_WORKTREE=""
 BASELINE_REF=""
 DIRECTION="upgrade"
+SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR="/tmp/king_semantic_dns_state"
+SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE="${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}/durable_state.bin"
+SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR_EXISTED=0
+SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE=""
+SEMANTIC_DNS_COMPAT_LOCK="/tmp/king_semantic_dns_release_compat.lock"
 
 resolve_existing_path() {
     local candidate="$1"
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@ resolve_path_for_output() {
 }
 
 cleanup() {
+    restore_semantic_dns_legacy_state
+
     if [[ -n "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" ]] && [[ -d "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" ]]; then
         git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree remove --force "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
     fi
@@ -61,10 +68,28 @@ cleanup() {
     if [[ -n "${SCRATCH_DIR}" && -d "${SCRATCH_DIR}" ]]; then
         rm -rf "${SCRATCH_DIR}"
     fi
+
+    if [[ -n "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+        rm -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
 }
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
+restore_semantic_dns_legacy_state() {
+    if [[ -n "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}" && -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}"
+        chmod 0700 "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}"
+        cp "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}" "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}"
+    else
+        rm -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR_EXISTED}" == "0" ]]; then
+        rmdir "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+}
+
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case "$1" in
         --from-ref)
@@ -162,7 +187,37 @@ fi
 PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/previous"
 CURRENT_BUILD_DIR="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/current"
 INSTALL_ROOT="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/upgrade-prefix"
-mkdir -p "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}" "${INSTALL_ROOT}"
+SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/semantic-dns-state"
+SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE="${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}/durable_state.bin"
+mkdir -p "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}" "${INSTALL_ROOT}" "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
+chmod 0700 "${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_DIR}"
+
+exec 9>"${SEMANTIC_DNS_COMPAT_LOCK}"
+flock 9
+if [[ -d "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}" ]]; then
+    SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR_EXISTED=1
+fi
+if [[ -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}" && ! -L "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}" ]]; then
+    SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+    cp "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}" "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_BACKUP_FILE}"
+fi
+mkdir -p "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}"
+chmod 0700 "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_DIR}"
+rm -f "${SEMANTIC_DNS_LEGACY_STATE_FILE}"
+
+prepare_legacy_packaging_tree() {
+    local tree_root="$1"
+    local package_script="${tree_root}/infra/scripts/package-release.sh"
+    local constants_header="${tree_root}/extension/include/php_king/constants.h"
+
+    if [[ ! -f "${package_script}" || ! -f "${constants_header}" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    sed -i \
+        -e 's#${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king.h#${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king/constants.h#g' \
+        "${package_script}"
+}
 
 package_tree() {
     local tree_root="$1"
@@ -228,7 +283,8 @@ verify_archive() {
 
     (
         cd "${ROOT_DIR}"
-        PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${verify_args[@]}"
+        KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_PATH="${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE}" \
+            PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${verify_args[@]}"
     ) 2>&1 | tee "${log_path}"
 }
 
@@ -242,33 +298,47 @@ install_archive_to_prefix() {
 
     (
         tar -xzf "${archive_path}" -C "${prefix}" --strip-components=1
-        PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${prefix}/bin/smoke.sh"
+        KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_PATH="${SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_FILE}" \
+            PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN}" "${prefix}/bin/smoke.sh"
     ) 2>&1 | tee "${log_path}"
 }
 
 prepare_previous_archive() {
     local candidate_ref="$1"
     local package_log=""
+    local verify_log=""
     local next_candidate=""
     local attempt=0
+    local short_ref=""
 
     while [[ -n "${candidate_ref}" ]]; do
-        package_log="${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/package-$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --short "${candidate_ref}").log"
+        short_ref="$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --short "${candidate_ref}")"
+        package_log="${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/package-${short_ref}.log"
+        verify_log="${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/verify-${short_ref}.log"
 
         printf 'Preparing previous release archive from %s\n' "${candidate_ref}"
         PREVIOUS_WORKTREE="$(mktemp -d)"
         rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
         git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree add --detach "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${candidate_ref}" >/dev/null
         git -C "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" submodule update --init --recursive >/dev/null
+        prepare_legacy_packaging_tree "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
 
         if PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE="$(package_tree "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/dist" "${package_log}")"; then
-            BASELINE_REF="${candidate_ref}"
-            return 0
-        fi
+            printf 'Verifying previous archive candidate from %s\n' "${candidate_ref}"
+            if verify_archive "${PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE}" "${verify_log}" "1"; then
+                BASELINE_REF="${candidate_ref}"
+                return 0
+            fi
 
-        echo "Failed to package from ${candidate_ref}. Last 40 log lines from ${package_log}:" >&2
-        if [[ -f "${package_log}" ]]; then
-            tail -n 40 "${package_log}" >&2
+            echo "Packaged baseline ${candidate_ref} failed release-package verification. Last 40 log lines from ${verify_log}:" >&2
+            if [[ -f "${verify_log}" ]]; then
+                tail -n 40 "${verify_log}" >&2
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "Failed to package from ${candidate_ref}. Last 40 log lines from ${package_log}:" >&2
+            if [[ -f "${package_log}" ]]; then
+                tail -n 40 "${package_log}" >&2
+            fi
         fi
 
         next_candidate="$(git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse "${candidate_ref}^" 2>/dev/null || true)"
@@ -276,15 +346,15 @@ prepare_previous_archive() {
             break
         fi
 
-        echo "Packaging baseline ${candidate_ref} failed. Trying parent ${next_candidate} (attempt $((attempt + 1)))." >&2
+        echo "Compatibility baseline ${candidate_ref} is not package-smokeable. Trying parent ${next_candidate} (attempt $((attempt + 1)))." >&2
         attempt=$((attempt + 1))
 
-        rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
+        git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" worktree remove --force "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || rm -rf "${PREVIOUS_WORKTREE}"
         PREVIOUS_WORKTREE=""
         candidate_ref="${next_candidate}"
     done
 
-    echo "Failed to build a package from ${FROM_REF} or any first-parent ancestor." >&2
+    echo "Failed to build and verify a package from ${FROM_REF} or any first-parent ancestor." >&2
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -295,9 +365,6 @@ if [[ -z "${CURRENT_ARCHIVE}" ]]; then
     CURRENT_ARCHIVE="$(package_tree "${ROOT_DIR}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/dist" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/package.log")"
 fi
 
-printf 'Verifying previous archive\n'
-verify_archive "${PREVIOUS_ARCHIVE}" "${PREVIOUS_BUILD_DIR}/verify.log" "1"
-
 printf 'Verifying current archive\n'
 verify_archive "${CURRENT_ARCHIVE}" "${CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/verify.log" "0"
 
diff --git a/infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh b/infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fd6670ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: ./infra/scripts/commit-docker-buildx-cache.sh --cache-dir DIR --next-dir DIR
+
+Promotes a Docker Buildx local cache export directory after a successful build.
+USAGE
+}
+
+CACHE_DIR=""
+NEXT_DIR=""
+
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --cache-dir)
+            CACHE_DIR="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --next-dir)
+            NEXT_DIR="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help|-h)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z "${CACHE_DIR}" || -z "${NEXT_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo "--cache-dir and --next-dir are required." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "${NEXT_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo "Next Docker Buildx cache directory does not exist: ${NEXT_DIR}" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+parent_dir="$(dirname "${CACHE_DIR}")"
+tmp_old="${CACHE_DIR}.old.$$"
+
+mkdir -p "${parent_dir}"
+rm -rf "${tmp_old}"
+
+if [[ -e "${CACHE_DIR}" ]]; then
+    mv "${CACHE_DIR}" "${tmp_old}"
+fi
+
+mv "${NEXT_DIR}" "${CACHE_DIR}"
+rm -rf "${tmp_old}"
+
+echo "Committed local Docker Buildx cache: ${CACHE_DIR}"
diff --git a/infra/scripts/install-ci-system-dependencies.sh b/infra/scripts/install-ci-system-dependencies.sh
index 57b9742b2..1524df033 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/install-ci-system-dependencies.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/install-ci-system-dependencies.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,37 @@ packages=(
   zlib1g-dev
 )
 
+dependencies_present() {
+  local missing=0
+  local tool
+
+  for tool in autoconf automake bison cc clang cmake ninja pkg-config re2c php phpize nm; do
+    if ! command -v "${tool}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "[ci-deps] missing tool: ${tool}" >&2
+      missing=1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  for pkg in libcurl openssl zlib; do
+    if ! pkg-config --exists "${pkg}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "[ci-deps] missing pkg-config dependency: ${pkg}" >&2
+      missing=1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  return "${missing}"
+}
+
+if ! command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! sudo -n true >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if dependencies_present; then
+    echo "[ci-deps] sudo is unavailable, but required CI dependencies are already installed."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "[ci-deps] sudo is unavailable and required CI dependencies are missing." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 run_with_retry() {
   local label="$1"
   shift
diff --git a/infra/scripts/local-inference-model-cache.sh b/infra/scripts/local-inference-model-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c1e7d61a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/scripts/local-inference-model-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: ./infra/scripts/local-inference-model-cache.sh resolve [--require] [--github-output PATH]
+
+Resolves a local GGUF inference model artifact from the self-hosted runner
+cache without downloading model weights or allowing model files to live in git.
+
+Environment variables:
+  KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH          Explicit model artifact path.
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH      Explicit runner-cache model path.
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_DIR       Runner model cache dir.
+                                          Default: /opt/king/cache/inference-models
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_NAME      Preferred file inside the cache dir.
+                                          Default: gemma3-1b.gguf
+  KING_CI_ALLOW_REPO_MODEL_ARTIFACT       Set to 1 only for local experiments.
+USAGE
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--help" || "${1:-}" == "-h" ]]; then
+    usage
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+MODE="${1:-}"
+shift || true
+
+REQUIRE=0
+GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH=""
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --require)
+            REQUIRE=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --github-output)
+            GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ "${MODE}" != "resolve" ]]; then
+    echo "Mode must be resolve." >&2
+    usage >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd)"
+CACHE_DIR="${KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_DIR:-/opt/king/cache/inference-models}"
+MODEL_NAME="${KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_NAME:-gemma3-1b.gguf}"
+ALLOW_REPO_ARTIFACT="${KING_CI_ALLOW_REPO_MODEL_ARTIFACT:-0}"
+
+write_output() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    if [[ -n "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s=%s\n' "${key}" "${value}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}"
+    fi
+}
+
+assert_no_tracked_model_weights() {
+    local tracked=""
+
+    if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    tracked="$(
+        git -C "${ROOT_DIR}" ls-files \
+            '*.gguf' '*.safetensors' '*.pt' '*.pth' '*.ckpt' '*.onnx' '*.tflite' 2>/dev/null || true
+    )"
+    if [[ -n "${tracked}" ]]; then
+        echo "Model artifact files are tracked by git, which is forbidden:" >&2
+        printf '%s\n' "${tracked}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+resolve_path() {
+    local path="$1"
+
+    if [[ -z "${path}" || "${path}" == *"://"* ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ -f "${path}" && -r "${path}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "${path}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+gguf_magic_ok() {
+    local path="$1"
+    local magic=""
+
+    magic="$(LC_ALL=C head -c 4 "${path}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    [[ "${magic}" == "GGUF" ]]
+}
+
+repo_relative_path() {
+    local real_path="$1"
+
+    case "${real_path}" in
+        "${ROOT_DIR}"/*)
+            printf '%s\n' "${real_path#"${ROOT_DIR}/"}"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+    return 1
+}
+
+reject_git_artifact() {
+    local source_path="$1"
+    local real_path="$2"
+    local rel=""
+
+    if [[ "${ALLOW_REPO_ARTIFACT}" == "1" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if rel="$(repo_relative_path "${real_path}")"; then
+        echo "Refusing inference model inside repository checkout: ${rel}" >&2
+        echo "Model weights must live in a runner cache or external object store, not git." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${source_path}" == "${ROOT_DIR}"/* ]] && [[ ! -L "${source_path}" ]]; then
+        rel="${source_path#"${ROOT_DIR}/"}"
+        echo "Refusing non-symlink inference model inside repository checkout: ${rel}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+candidate_paths() {
+    local explicit=""
+
+    explicit="${KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH:-}"
+    [[ -n "${explicit}" ]] && printf '%s\t%s\n' "KING_INFERENCE_TEST_MODEL_PATH" "${explicit}"
+
+    explicit="${KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH:-}"
+    [[ -n "${explicit}" ]] && printf '%s\t%s\n' "KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_PATH" "${explicit}"
+
+    printf '%s\t%s\n' "KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_DIR/${MODEL_NAME}" "${CACHE_DIR%/}/${MODEL_NAME}"
+
+    if [[ -d "${CACHE_DIR}" ]]; then
+        find "${CACHE_DIR}" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name '*.gguf' -print \
+            | LC_ALL=C sort \
+            | awk '{print "KING_CI_LOCAL_INFERENCE_MODEL_DIR/*.gguf\t" $0}'
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\t%s\n' "repo-local symlink var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf" "${ROOT_DIR}/var/inference-models/gemma3-1b.gguf"
+}
+
+assert_no_tracked_model_weights
+
+FOUND_PATH=""
+FOUND_SOURCE=""
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r source path; do
+    if resolved="$(resolve_path "${path}")"; then
+        FOUND_PATH="${resolved}"
+        FOUND_SOURCE="${source}"
+        break
+    fi
+done < <(candidate_paths)
+
+if [[ -z "${FOUND_PATH}" ]]; then
+    write_output "model-present" "false"
+    write_output "model-path" ""
+    write_output "model-realpath" ""
+    write_output "model-source" ""
+    write_output "model-cache-dir" "${CACHE_DIR}"
+    if [[ "${REQUIRE}" == "1" ]]; then
+        echo "No readable local GGUF inference model found." >&2
+        echo "Checked explicit env paths, ${CACHE_DIR}, and repo-local symlink fallback." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "No readable local GGUF inference model found."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+REAL_PATH="$(realpath "${FOUND_PATH}")"
+reject_git_artifact "${FOUND_PATH}" "${REAL_PATH}"
+
+if ! gguf_magic_ok "${FOUND_PATH}"; then
+    echo "Resolved inference artifact is not a GGUF file: ${FOUND_PATH}" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BYTES="$(wc -c < "${FOUND_PATH}" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+write_output "model-present" "true"
+write_output "model-path" "${FOUND_PATH}"
+write_output "model-realpath" "${REAL_PATH}"
+write_output "model-source" "${FOUND_SOURCE}"
+write_output "model-cache-dir" "${CACHE_DIR}"
+write_output "model-bytes" "${BYTES}"
+
+echo "Resolved local GGUF inference model: ${FOUND_PATH}"
+echo "Real path: ${REAL_PATH}"
+echo "Source: ${FOUND_SOURCE}"
+echo "Bytes: ${BYTES}"
diff --git a/infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh b/infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7da193c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: ./infra/scripts/local-lsquic-runtime-cache.sh restore|save [--github-output PATH]
+
+Restores or saves the pinned LSQUIC runtime from a persistent local runner cache.
+The cache key is derived from host architecture and infra/scripts/lsquic-bootstrap.lock.
+
+Environment variables:
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR  Persistent cache root.
+  KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX      Runtime install prefix.
+USAGE
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--help" || "${1:-}" == "-h" ]]; then
+    usage
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+MODE="${1:-}"
+shift || true
+
+GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH=""
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --github-output)
+            GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+case "${MODE}" in
+    restore|save)
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Mode must be restore or save." >&2
+        usage >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd)"
+LOCK_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/lsquic-bootstrap.lock"
+BUILD_SCRIPT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/build-lsquic-runtime.sh"
+CACHE_ROOT="${KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR:-}"
+PREFIX_DIR="${KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX:-${ROOT_DIR}/.cache/king/lsquic/runtime/prefix}"
+
+if [[ -z "${CACHE_ROOT}" ]]; then
+    echo "KING_CI_LOCAL_LSQUIC_CACHE_DIR is required." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "${LOCK_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing LSQUIC bootstrap lock file: ${LOCK_FILE}" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -x "${BUILD_SCRIPT}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing executable LSQUIC build script: ${BUILD_SCRIPT}" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+file_sha256() {
+    if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        sha256sum "$1" | awk '{print $1}'
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        shasum -a 256 "$1" | awk '{print $1}'
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "sha256sum or shasum is required." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+host_os() {
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        Darwin)
+            printf '%s\n' "darwin"
+            ;;
+        Linux)
+            printf '%s\n' "linux"
+            ;;
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*)
+            printf '%s\n' "windows"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+runtime_arch() {
+    local os=""
+
+    os="$(host_os)"
+    case "$(uname -m)" in
+        x86_64|amd64)
+            printf '%s\n' "${os}-amd64"
+            ;;
+        aarch64|arm64)
+            printf '%s\n' "${os}-arm64"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            printf '%s-%s\n' "${os}" "$(uname -m)"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+write_output() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    if [[ -n "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s=%s\n' "${key}" "${value}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}"
+    fi
+}
+
+LOCK_SHA="$(file_sha256 "${LOCK_FILE}")"
+CACHE_KEY="$(runtime_arch)-${LOCK_SHA}"
+CACHE_DIR="${CACHE_ROOT%/}/${CACHE_KEY}"
+CACHE_PREFIX="${CACHE_DIR}/prefix"
+
+write_output "cache-key" "${CACHE_KEY}"
+
+case "${MODE}" in
+    restore)
+        if [[ ! -d "${CACHE_PREFIX}" ]]; then
+            echo "No local LSQUIC runtime cache entry: ${CACHE_DIR}"
+            write_output "cache-hit" "false"
+            exit 0
+        fi
+
+        rm -rf "${PREFIX_DIR}"
+        mkdir -p "$(dirname "${PREFIX_DIR}")"
+        cp -a "${CACHE_PREFIX}" "${PREFIX_DIR}"
+
+        if KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX="${PREFIX_DIR}" "${BUILD_SCRIPT}" --verify-current; then
+            echo "Restored local LSQUIC runtime cache: ${CACHE_DIR}"
+            write_output "cache-hit" "true"
+            exit 0
+        fi
+
+        echo "Local LSQUIC runtime cache is stale: ${CACHE_DIR}" >&2
+        rm -rf "${PREFIX_DIR}"
+        write_output "cache-hit" "false"
+        ;;
+    save)
+        KING_LSQUIC_RUNTIME_PREFIX="${PREFIX_DIR}" "${BUILD_SCRIPT}" --verify-current >/dev/null
+
+        mkdir -p "${CACHE_ROOT}"
+        TMP_DIR="${CACHE_DIR}.tmp.$$"
+        rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
+        mkdir -p "${TMP_DIR}"
+        cp -a "${PREFIX_DIR}" "${TMP_DIR}/prefix"
+        rm -rf "${CACHE_DIR}"
+        mv "${TMP_DIR}" "${CACHE_DIR}"
+        echo "Saved local LSQUIC runtime cache: ${CACHE_DIR}"
+        write_output "cache-hit" "true"
+        ;;
+esac
diff --git a/infra/scripts/package-pie-source.sh b/infra/scripts/package-pie-source.sh
index 9581c8f07..e3901d0f3 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/package-pie-source.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/package-pie-source.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ done
 
 resolve_version() {
     sed -n 's/^#  define PHP_KING_VERSION[[:space:]]*"\(.*\)"/\1/p' \
-        "${ROOT_DIR}/extension/include/php_king.h" | head -n 1
+        "${ROOT_DIR}/extension/include/php_king/constants.h" | head -n 1
 }
 
 resolve_source_epoch() {
diff --git a/infra/scripts/package-release.sh b/infra/scripts/package-release.sh
index 246f9aeb7..d956fc26a 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/package-release.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/package-release.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ release_env_has_pinned_lsquic_runtime() {
 }
 
 resolve_version() {
-    sed -n 's/^#  define PHP_KING_VERSION[[:space:]]*"\(.*\)"/\1/p' "${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king.h" | head -n 1
+    sed -n 's/^#  define PHP_KING_VERSION[[:space:]]*"\(.*\)"/\1/p' "${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king/constants.h" | head -n 1
 }
 
 resolve_git_short() {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ ensure_release_git_lock_state() {
 
 VERSION="$(resolve_version)"
 if [[ -z "${VERSION}" ]]; then
-    echo "Failed to resolve PHP_KING_VERSION from ${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king.h." >&2
+    echo "Failed to resolve PHP_KING_VERSION from ${EXT_DIR}/include/php_king/constants.h." >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh b/infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..208b883aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: ./infra/scripts/resolve-docker-buildx-cache.sh --scope NAME --github-output PATH
+
+Resolves Docker Buildx cache inputs for GitHub Actions. GitHub-hosted runners
+use the GitHub Actions cache. Self-hosted runners can additionally use a
+persistent local BuildKit cache when KING_CI_LOCAL_DOCKER_BUILDX_CACHE_DIR is a
+writable directory.
+
+Environment variables:
+  KING_CI_LOCAL_DOCKER_BUILDX_CACHE_DIR  Persistent local Buildx cache root.
+USAGE
+}
+
+SCOPE=""
+GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH=""
+
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --scope)
+            SCOPE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --github-output)
+            GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help|-h)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z "${SCOPE}" ]]; then
+    echo "--scope is required." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}" ]]; then
+    echo "--github-output is required." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! "${SCOPE}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "--scope must contain only letters, numbers, dot, underscore, and dash." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+write_output() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    {
+        printf '%s<<EOF\n' "${key}"
+        printf '%s\n' "${value}"
+        printf 'EOF\n'
+    } >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}"
+}
+
+write_scalar_output() {
+    local key="$1"
+    local value="$2"
+
+    printf '%s=%s\n' "${key}" "${value}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT_PATH}"
+}
+
+cache_from="type=gha,scope=${SCOPE}"
+cache_to="type=gha,mode=max,scope=${SCOPE}"
+local_root="${KING_CI_LOCAL_DOCKER_BUILDX_CACHE_DIR:-}"
+use_local="false"
+local_dir=""
+local_next_dir=""
+
+if [[ -n "${local_root}" && -d "${local_root}" && -w "${local_root}" ]]; then
+    local_dir="${local_root%/}/${SCOPE}"
+    local_next_dir="${local_root%/}/${SCOPE}.next"
+    mkdir -p "${local_dir}"
+    rm -rf "${local_next_dir}"
+    mkdir -p "${local_next_dir}"
+
+    cache_from=$(printf '%s\n%s' "type=local,src=${local_dir}" "${cache_from}")
+    cache_to=$(printf '%s\n%s' "type=local,dest=${local_next_dir},mode=max" "${cache_to}")
+    use_local="true"
+fi
+
+write_output "cache-from" "${cache_from}"
+write_output "cache-to" "${cache_to}"
+write_scalar_output "use-local-cache" "${use_local}"
+write_scalar_output "local-cache-dir" "${local_dir}"
+write_scalar_output "local-cache-next-dir" "${local_next_dir}"
+
+if [[ "${use_local}" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Using local Docker Buildx cache scope ${SCOPE}: ${local_dir}"
+else
+    echo "Using GitHub Docker Buildx cache scope ${SCOPE}"
+fi
diff --git a/infra/scripts/runtime-install-smoke.php b/infra/scripts/runtime-install-smoke.php
index 05ff2f4c1..ada7f4433 100644
--- a/infra/scripts/runtime-install-smoke.php
+++ b/infra/scripts/runtime-install-smoke.php
@@ -3,7 +3,91 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 $schema = 'InstallSmoke_' . getmypid();
-$dnsPort = 10000 + (getmypid() % 40000);
+$semanticDnsStatePath = getenv('KING_SEMANTIC_DNS_STATE_PATH');
+
+function install_smoke_allocate_udp_port(): int
+{
+    $errno = 0;
+    $errstr = '';
+    $probe = @stream_socket_server(
+        'udp://127.0.0.1:0',
+        $errno,
+        $errstr,
+        STREAM_SERVER_BIND
+    );
+    if ($probe === false) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to allocate UDP smoke port: {$errstr} ({$errno})");
+    }
+
+    $name = stream_socket_get_name($probe, false);
+    fclose($probe);
+    if (!is_string($name) || $name === '') {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Failed to read allocated UDP smoke port.');
+    }
+
+    $separator = strrpos($name, ':');
+    if ($separator === false) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected UDP socket name: {$name}");
+    }
+
+    $port = (int) substr($name, $separator + 1);
+    if ($port < 1 || $port > 65535) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Invalid allocated UDP smoke port: {$name}");
+    }
+
+    return $port;
+}
+
+function install_smoke_default_semantic_dns_state_path(): string
+{
+    return sys_get_temp_dir()
+        . '/king_install_smoke_semantic_dns_' . getmypid()
+        . '/semantic_dns_state.bin';
+}
+
+function install_smoke_semantic_dns_config(int $dnsPort, ?string $statePath): array
+{
+    return [
+        'enabled' => true,
+        'bind_address' => '127.0.0.1',
+        'dns_port' => $dnsPort,
+        'default_record_ttl_sec' => 120,
+        'service_discovery_max_ips_per_response' => 5,
+        'semantic_mode_enable' => true,
+        'state_path' => is_string($statePath) && $statePath !== ''
+            ? $statePath
+            : install_smoke_default_semantic_dns_state_path(),
+        'mothernode_uri' => 'mother://install-smoke',
+        'routing_policies' => ['mode' => 'local'],
+    ];
+}
+
+function install_smoke_start_semantic_dns(?string $statePath): int
+{
+    $lastError = null;
+    for ($attempt = 0; $attempt < 8; $attempt++) {
+        $dnsPort = install_smoke_allocate_udp_port();
+        if (!king_semantic_dns_init(install_smoke_semantic_dns_config($dnsPort, $statePath))) {
+            fwrite(STDERR, "Semantic-DNS init smoke failed.\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if (king_semantic_dns_start_server()) {
+                return $dnsPort;
+            }
+            $lastError = 'king_semantic_dns_start_server returned false';
+        } catch (Throwable $error) {
+            $lastError = $error->getMessage();
+            if (!str_contains($lastError, 'could not bind the UDP DNS listener')) {
+                throw $error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Semantic-DNS start smoke failed after retries: {$lastError}\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
 
 if (!function_exists('king_connect')) {
     fwrite(STDERR, "King extension functions are unavailable.\n");
@@ -64,23 +148,7 @@
     @rmdir($root);
 }
 
-if (!king_semantic_dns_init([
-    'enabled' => true,
-    'bind_address' => '127.0.0.1',
-    'dns_port' => $dnsPort,
-    'default_record_ttl_sec' => 120,
-    'service_discovery_max_ips_per_response' => 5,
-    'semantic_mode_enable' => true,
-    'mothernode_uri' => 'mother://install-smoke',
-    'routing_policies' => ['mode' => 'local'],
-])) {
-    fwrite(STDERR, "Semantic-DNS init smoke failed.\n");
-    exit(1);
-}
-if (!king_semantic_dns_start_server()) {
-    fwrite(STDERR, "Semantic-DNS start smoke failed.\n");
-    exit(1);
-}
+install_smoke_start_semantic_dns(is_string($semanticDnsStatePath) ? $semanticDnsStatePath : null);
 if (!king_semantic_dns_register_service([
     'service_id' => 'install-smoke',
     'service_name' => 'install-smoke',
diff --git a/infra/scripts/smoke-profile.sh b/infra/scripts/smoke-profile.sh
index 5317a8d16..02e9f7fe5 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/smoke-profile.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/smoke-profile.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ case "${PROFILE}" in
 esac
 
 "${PHP_BIN}" \
+    -n \
     -d "extension=${EXT_SO}" \
     -d "king.security_allow_config_override=1" \
     "${SCRIPT_DIR}/runtime-install-smoke.php"
diff --git a/stubs/king.php b/stubs/king.php
index 48b0d3a09..b98fa4ccd 100755
--- a/stubs/king.php
+++ b/stubs/king.php
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ function king_await(\King\Awaitable $awaitable, ?int $timeout_ms = null): mixed
     function king_awaitable_poll(\King\Awaitable $awaitable, int $timeout_ms = 0): bool {}
     function king_awaitable_cancel(\King\Awaitable $awaitable): bool {}
     function king_awaitable_status(\King\Awaitable $awaitable): string {}
+    /** @param array<array-key,\King\Awaitable> $awaitables */
+    function king_awaitable_any(array $awaitables, ?\King\CancelToken $cancel = null): \King\Awaitable {}
+    /** @param array<array-key,\King\Awaitable> $awaitables */
+    function king_awaitable_all(array $awaitables, ?\King\CancelToken $cancel = null): \King\Awaitable {}
 
     /**
      * Establish a local runtime QUIC session handle backed by a real
@@ -304,13 +308,13 @@ function king_rtp_dtls_fingerprint($socket) {}
      * Perform DTLS handshake with a remote peer.
      * @return bool|false
      */
-    function king_rtp_dtls_accept($socket, string $ip, int $port, int $timeout_ms) {}
+    function king_rtp_dtls_accept($socket, string $ip, int $port, int $timeout_ms = 5000) {}
 
     /**
      * Receive RTP data from a peer.
      * @return array|false
      */
-    function king_rtp_recv($socket, int $timeout_ms) {}
+    function king_rtp_recv($socket, int $timeout_ms = 0) {}
 
     /**
      * Send RTP data to a peer.
@@ -327,6 +331,10 @@ function king_rtp_close($socket) {}
      * Create an MCP connection-state resource for the active runtime.
      * This stores host, port, optional `King\Config`, and the explicit
      * open/closed lifecycle for the active remote peer socket.
+     * `options['default_timeout_ms']` sets the per-connection timeout default
+     * for later request, IIBIN, upload, and download operations. `timeout_ms`
+     * is accepted as an alias at connection creation time. Per-call
+     * `timeout_ms` overrides this default.
      * @param mixed $config
      * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
      * @return resource|false
@@ -347,6 +355,65 @@ function king_mcp_request(mixed $connection, string $service_name, string $metho
 
     function king_mcp_request_async(mixed $connection, string $service_name, string $method_name, string $request_payload, ?array $options = null): \King\Awaitable {}
 
+    /**
+     * Encode request data with the `request_schema` configured under
+     * `mcp.iibin_routes` for this connection's `(service, method)` route,
+     * exchange it over King's internal line-framed MCP peer transport, and
+     * decode the response when that route defines `response_schema`.
+     *
+     * Schemas are fixed by the `King\Config` snapshot used at connect time;
+     * they cannot be overridden per request.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $connection
+     * @param mixed $data
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>|object|string|false
+     */
+    function king_mcp_request_iibin(mixed $connection, string $service_name, string $method_name, mixed $data, ?array $options = null): array|object|string|false {}
+
+    function king_mcp_request_iibin_async(mixed $connection, string $service_name, string $method_name, mixed $data, ?array $options = null): \King\Awaitable {}
+
+    /**
+     * Normalize a public MCP server definition for JSON-RPC stdio and
+     * Streamable HTTP transports. Creation options are applied once to the
+     * normalized definition; supported keys are `streamable_http.prefer_sse`
+     * and `streamable_http.allowed_origins`, with top-level shortcuts
+     * `prefer_sse` and `allowed_origins`.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $definition
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>|false
+     */
+    function king_mcp_server_create(array $definition, ?array $options = null): array|false {}
+
+    /**
+     * Handle one public MCP JSON-RPC message. Requests return a JSON-encoded
+     * JSON-RPC response; notifications return null.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $server
+     * @param string|array<string,mixed> $message
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $context
+     */
+    function king_mcp_server_handle_jsonrpc(array $server, mixed $message, ?array $context = null): ?string {}
+
+    /**
+     * Adapt a King HTTP request array to the MCP Streamable HTTP transport.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $server
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $context
+     * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+     */
+    function king_mcp_server_handle_http(array $server, array $request, ?array $context = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Run the public MCP stdio transport until EOF.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $server
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     */
+    function king_mcp_server_stdio(array $server, ?array $options = null): bool {}
+
     /**
      * Drain a PHP stream and upload the bytes to the active remote MCP peer
      * under the `(service, method, stream_identifier)` tuple. The tuple is
@@ -1130,6 +1197,9 @@ function king_xslt_engine_status(): array {}
     /**
      * Transform one source XML file with one stylesheet and return the
      * materialized result string plus runtime metadata.
+     * Supported options are `cwd` and `properties`; unknown options are
+     * rejected. Source and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local
+     * files; `cwd` must resolve to a readable and searchable local directory.
      * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
      * @return array<string,mixed>
      * @throws \King\RuntimeException|\King\ValidationException
@@ -1139,12 +1209,358 @@ function king_xslt_transform_file(string $source_path, string $stylesheet_path,
     /**
      * Transform one source XML file with one stylesheet and write the result
      * to `output_path`.
+     * Supported options are `cwd` and `properties`; unknown options are
+     * rejected. Source and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local
+     * files; `cwd` must resolve to a readable and searchable local directory.
+     * Output is written through a temporary sibling file and moved into place
+     * only after SaxonC produced a readable result.
      * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
      * @return array<string,mixed>
      * @throws \King\RuntimeException|\King\ValidationException
      */
     function king_xslt_transform_to_file(string $source_path, string $stylesheet_path, string $output_path, ?array $options = null): array {}
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve the effective King runtime inference model config.
+     * The default profile is `auto`: when GPU use is enabled and
+     * `inference.gpu_model_artifact` is configured, King selects the
+     * `gemma4:12b` profile; otherwise it falls back to `gemma3:1b` through
+     * `inference.cpu_model_artifact`. The returned array can be passed to
+     * `king_inference_model_load()`.
+     * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException
+     */
+    function king_inference_runtime_model_config(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return all effective OpenAI-compatible runtime model registry entries
+     * derived from the current King inference config.
+     * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException
+     */
+    function king_inference_runtime_model_registry_config(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Load the model selected by the effective King runtime inference profile.
+     * This is the direct primitive for applications that want "use the
+     * configured runtime model" instead of manually composing the model array.
+     * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_runtime_model_load(mixed $config = null): \King\Inference\Model {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return deterministic local mini-op content for OpenAI-style payloads
+     * when the runtime can prove the answer without model inference.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $payload
+     */
+    function king_inference_runtime_mini_op_content(array $payload): ?string {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return the effective GPU inference readiness for the current process or
+     * a provided King\Config snapshot. This reports configuration, artifact,
+     * driver/thermal visibility, the primary refusal reason, all active
+     * refusal reasons, and the current decoder-kernel readiness.
+     * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException
+     */
+    function king_inference_gpu_runtime_status(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return the effective LLM cache admission status for King inference.
+     * The cache is active only for memory-enabled native graph inference. When
+     * active, King checks the configured cache path and minimum free disk
+     * floor before admitting graph memory cache work. The default cache policy
+     * is disabled until the operator opts in through config. Options may
+     * override `with_memory` or `with-memory` for a preflight status check.
+     * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+     * @param array{with_memory?:bool,with-memory?:bool}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_llm_cache_status(mixed $config = null, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Register a local quantized GGUF model artifact for King inference.
+     * Artifacts are materialized filesystem paths supplied through `artifact`,
+     * `artifact.path`, or `artifact_path`; the selected path must be a
+     * non-empty string. Backend selection is config-driven.
+     * Optional `name`, `quantization`, `owned_by`, `embedding_tensor`, and
+     * `token_embedding_tensor` must be non-empty strings when provided;
+     * `context_tokens` must be a positive integer when provided.
+     * Omitting `backend` selects `king_native_cpu`. The `local` backend
+     * streams through the King runner contract; the
+     * `king_native_cpu` backend exposes native GGUF metadata, an internal
+     * tensor index, native tokenizer lookup, paged KV-cache planning, native
+     * graph-backed token streaming, and read-only model mapping without an
+     * external inference runtime. The `king_native_gpu` backend may register
+     * a GGUF artifact and expose metadata before GPU token generation is ready;
+     * its backend capabilities keep streaming and token generation disabled
+     * until the decoder kernel exists. Local runner streams preflight the
+     * runner executable before fork/exec. GPU use is disabled by default and
+     * requires explicit config plus thermal policy when enabled. GPU config is strict:
+     * `gpu.enabled` and `gpu.thermal.allow_unmonitored_gpu` must be booleans,
+     * `gpu.max_gpu_layers`, `gpu.vram_reserve_mb`, and `gpu.min_free_vram_mb`
+     * must be non-negative integers,
+     * `gpu.thermal.sensor_path` and `gpu.thermal.sensor_command` must be
+     * non-empty strings when provided, and
+     * `gpu.thermal.max_temperature_c` must be a positive finite number.
+     * `gpu.thermal.check_interval_seconds` must be a non-negative integer.
+     * Optional `gpu.power.max_watts` must be a non-negative finite number;
+     * values greater than zero require `gpu.power.sensor_command`.
+     * `gpu.power.check_interval_seconds` must be a non-negative integer.
+     * `gpu.debug.numeric_compare_enabled` and
+     * `gpu.debug.numeric_compare_max_values` are internal local diagnostic
+     * controls for the CUDA device-vector compare hook; they do not expose a
+     * public inference API and are disabled by default.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $config
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_model_load(array $config): \King\Inference\Model {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return the normalized metadata for a loaded King inference model,
+     * including backend name, configured backend, active backend/device,
+     * fallback state, memory mode, backend capabilities, GPU readiness
+     * surfaces, explicit GPU decoder and generation readiness, and local
+     * runner executable status when the local backend is selected.
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    function king_inference_model_info(\King\Inference\Model $model): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Encode text with the native tokenizer loaded from the model artifact.
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_tokenize(\King\Inference\Model $model, string $text): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Decode one native token id with the tokenizer loaded from the model
+     * artifact.
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_token_decode(\King\Inference\Model $model, int $token_id): string {}
+
+    /**
+     * Build the complete native CPU token decode graph for one token position.
+     * `$token` may be a non-negative token id or the array returned by
+     * `king_inference_tokenize()`, in which case `tokens[$position]` feeds the
+     * embedding step. The return payload includes a `terminal` descriptor for
+     * final norm and output projection wiring.
+     * @param int|array{tokens:array<int,int>} $token
+     * @param array{emit_token?:bool,emit_logits?:bool,epsilon?:float,rope_base?:float,sampler?:string,temperature?:float,top_k?:int,top_p?:float,seed?:int,state?:array<string,mixed>}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_token_decode_graph(\King\Inference\Model $model, int|array $token, int $position, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return a read-only native tensor view descriptor for one tensor from the
+     * loaded GGUF artifact. The descriptor includes shape, quantized block
+     * format, byte range, bounds status, and native map readiness, but never
+     * exposes raw process addresses to PHP.
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_tensor_view(\King\Inference\Model $model, string $name): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return tensor view descriptors from the loaded GGUF artifact.
+     * Options: `prefix` filters tensor names and `limit` limits returned
+     * descriptors. Use `limit <= 0` when the complete index is required.
+     * @param array{prefix?:string,limit?:int}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    function king_inference_tensor_index(\King\Inference\Model $model, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Dequantize a bounded element range from one native tensor into PHP
+     * floats. Supported tensor formats are scalar F32/F16/BF16/I* types plus
+     * Q4_0, Q4_1, Q5_0, Q8_0, Q4_K, Q5_K, and Q6_K block formats.
+     * @param array{offset?:int,count?:int,max_values?:int}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_tensor_dequantize(\King\Inference\Model $model, string $name, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Multiply a rank-1 or rank-2 native tensor by a PHP vector on CPU.
+     * Quantized rows use blockwise dot decoding where supported. Rank-2
+     * tensors use GGUF order: dimension 0 is columns/input width and dimension
+     * 1 is rows/output width. Limits are explicit options so large matrices
+     * fail safely instead of accidentally burning the host.
+     * @param list<int|float> $input
+     * @param array{row_offset?:int,row_limit?:int,max_output_values?:int,max_input_values?:int,max_operations?:int}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_tensor_matmul(\King\Inference\Model $model, string $name, array $input, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Execute a bounded native tensor mini-graph on a loaded model. Supported
+     * ops are `embedding`, `rms_norm`, `linear`, `rope`, `dot`, `scale`, `mul`,
+     * `silu`, `slice`, and `add`, plus `stack`, `softmax`, and `weighted_sum` for
+     * attention-score and context-vector assembly. `kv_read` and `kv_write` read and update
+     * the serializable `state.kv_cache` payload returned by the graph runner;
+     * `kv_attention` consumes a strict slot range from that state and returns
+     * the scaled QK-softmax context vector for token decoding. `argmax_token`
+     * and `sample_token` select the next token from logits; `sample_token`
+     * accepts temperature, top-k, top-p, seed, sample_index, and token_offset,
+     * then returns `[token_id, probability, logit, rank]`.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $graph
+     * @param array{max_vector_values?:int,max_operations?:int,return_outputs?:bool}|null $options
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_graph_run(\King\Inference\Model $model, array $graph, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Return the native paged KV-cache layout plan for a loaded model.
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $request
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    function king_inference_kv_cache_plan(\King\Inference\Model $model, ?array $request = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Start token streaming through the configured King inference backend for
+     * a loaded model. Set `openai_compatible` or
+     * `format=openai_chat_completions` in request/options to receive
+     * Chat-Completions-style streaming chunks from `king_inference_next()`.
+     * `openai_compatible` must be a boolean and `format` must be one of
+     * `openai`, `openai_chat`, or `openai_chat_completions` when provided.
+     * Native graph streams require `graph` as an object array, `graphs` as a
+     * list array, and `graph_options` as an object array when provided. GPU
+     * streams perform fresh thermal and optional power preflight immediately
+     * before backend run admission and expose those readings through stream
+     * start events and `King\Inference\Stream::getMetrics()`. Active GPU
+     * streams are aborted when the configured thermal or power ceiling is
+     * reached, and native CUDA prompt decoding checks those guardrails from the
+     * token loop. Internal GPU stream
+     * contract diagnostics are emitted only when server-side stream options set
+     * `include_stream_diagnostics=true` or
+     * `diagnostics.stream_contracts=true`.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_stream(\King\Inference\Model $model, array $request, ?array $options = null): \King\Inference\Stream {}
+
+    /**
+     * Start a live OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions stream for a loaded King
+     * model. Unlike `king_inference_openai_chat_http_response()` this returns
+     * the stream object immediately so an HTTP router can flush each
+     * `king_inference_next()` chunk as SSE instead of buffering the full body.
+     * The payload is the decoded Chat Completions JSON object. Native OpenAI
+     * streams return token-content chunks immediately and do not emit a
+     * leading role-only chunk before the first native token.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $payload
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_openai_chat_stream(\King\Inference\Model $model, array $payload, ?array $options = null): \King\Inference\Stream {}
+
+    /**
+     * Handle one OpenAI-compatible `POST /v1/chat/completions` HTTP request
+     * and return a King HTTP server response array. The request body must be a
+     * JSON string containing a Chat Completions object with `messages`;
+     * `stream=true` returns a bounded `text/event-stream` body, otherwise an
+     * OpenAI-shaped `chat.completion` JSON body. `n` may be omitted or set to
+     * `1`; higher choice counts are rejected instead of being silently
+     * collapsed. Tool/function request fields are accepted as model context
+     * and logged, but not executed until a real King MCP tool path is bound to
+     * the route. Multimodal/audio output, prediction hints, and logprob output
+     * are rejected by the local generation route until those features have a
+     * real King execution path.
+     * GPU models return an explicit readiness refusal while generation is not
+     * ready instead of silently falling back to CPU.
+     * Options include
+     * `read_timeout_ms`, `max_events`, and `max_idle_events` for the bounded
+     * drain window, defaulting to `250`, `4096`, and `240`, plus
+     * `max_chat_messages`, defaulting to `256`. Router drain controls and
+     * limits must be positive integers.
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_openai_chat_http_response(\King\Inference\Model $model, array $request, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Route one OpenAI-compatible HTTP request against a registry of loaded
+     * King inference models. Supported routes are `GET /v1/models`,
+     * `GET /v1/models/{model}`, `POST /v1/chat/completions`,
+     * `POST /v1/responses`, legacy `POST /v1/completions`, and
+     * `POST /v1/embeddings`. POST routes require `body` to be a JSON string
+     * containing a JSON object; missing, empty, array, or scalar request bodies
+     * are rejected before model selection.
+     * For generation requests, the JSON `model` field selects a string key
+     * from `$models`, the model name stored in the loaded King model, or the
+     * listed OpenAI model id. If exactly one model is registered, `model` may
+     * be omitted. Registered models must resolve to unique listed OpenAI model
+     * ids. Embeddings use the configured `embedding_tensor` or a known
+     * GGUF token embedding tensor and return float vectors or base64-encoded
+     * Float32LE vectors. Embedding requests may set `dimensions` when a
+     * bounded prefix of the native embedding width is required. Embedding
+     * inputs, tokens, and dimensions are bounded by `max_embedding_inputs`,
+     * `max_embedding_tokens`, and `max_embedding_dimensions`, defaulting to
+     * `2048`, `8192`, and `8192`.
+     * Chat Completions and legacy Completions accept `n` only when it is `1`.
+     * Active tool, multimodal, prediction, reasoning, best-of, echo, suffix,
+     * continuation, include-filter, and logprob feature requests are rejected
+     * by local generation routes instead of being silently ignored.
+     * Chat Completions message arrays are bounded by `max_chat_messages`,
+     * defaulting to `256`. Responses input item lists are bounded by
+     * `max_response_input_items`, defaulting to `256`; Responses
+     * `instructions` must be a non-empty string when provided.
+     * Legacy Completions prompt arrays are bounded by `max_completion_prompts`
+     * in `$options`, defaulting to `128`. `read_timeout_ms`, `max_events`, and
+     * `max_idle_events` default to `250`, `4096`, and `240` and must be
+     * positive integers like the router limits. `stream_options`,
+     * `response_format`, and native `graph_options` must be JSON objects when
+     * provided; native `graphs` remains the explicit graph sequence array.
+     * Model-listing option
+     * `owned_by` overrides model config owners and must be a non-empty string
+     * when provided. Model listing responses always include integer
+     * `created`; `x_king.created_config_valid` reports whether model config
+     * provided a usable non-negative integer timestamp. GPU generation
+     * readiness must be read from `x_king.openai_generation`,
+     * `x_king.readiness.openai_generation_ready`, and
+     * `x_king.client_capabilities`, not from the static backend capability
+     * map alone.
+     * @param array<string|int,\King\Inference\Model> $models
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+     * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+     * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+     * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\RuntimeException
+     */
+    function king_inference_openai_http_response(array $models, array $request, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Read the next inference stream event. Native events use `type=start`,
+     * `token`, `stderr`, `done`, or `cancelled`; OpenAI-compatible streams
+     * return `chat.completion.chunk`-style arrays. The start event carries
+     * `backend`, `native_stream`, `pid`, and GPU thermal/power-preflight
+     * fields where applicable. Thermal or power ceiling aborts terminate the
+     * stream and are exposed through `King\Inference\Stream::getMetrics()`.
+     * @return array<string,mixed>|null
+     */
+    function king_inference_next(\King\Inference\Stream $stream, ?int $timeout_ms = null): ?array {}
+
+    /**
+     * Start one asynchronous read against an inference stream. The awaitable
+     * resolves with the next event or terminal null when the stream is done.
+     */
+    function king_inference_next_async(\King\Inference\Stream $stream, ?int $timeout_ms = null): \King\Awaitable {}
+
+    /**
+     * Cancel an active inference stream and release backend resources.
+     */
+    function king_inference_cancel(\King\Inference\Stream $stream): bool {}
+
     /**
      * Telemetry runtime status, queue pressure, and self-observation counters.
      * @return array{
@@ -1476,7 +1892,7 @@ function king_autoscaling_drain_node(int $server_id): bool {}
     /**
      * Initializes the local semantic-DNS core/runtime config snapshot.
      * Supported keys include bind/port, TTL/discovery limits, semantic mode,
-     * mother-node URI, and optional `routing_policies`.
+     * mother-node URI, durable `state_path`, and optional `routing_policies`.
      * @param array<string,mixed> $config
      * @throws \King\ValidationException|\King\SystemException
      */
@@ -2002,6 +2418,18 @@ public function isDone(): bool {}
         public function isCancelled(): bool {}
         public function getStatus(): string {}
         public function getOperation(): string {}
+
+        /**
+         * Resolve when the first child awaitable reaches a terminal state.
+         * @param array<array-key,Awaitable> $awaitables
+         */
+        public static function any(array $awaitables, ?CancelToken $cancel = null): Awaitable {}
+
+        /**
+         * Resolve when all child awaitables reach a terminal state.
+         * @param array<array-key,Awaitable> $awaitables
+         */
+        public static function all(array $awaitables, ?CancelToken $cancel = null): Awaitable {}
     }
 
     /* ===========================
@@ -2021,7 +2449,7 @@ public function __construct(?array $options = null) {}
         public static function new(array $options = []): static {}
 
         /**
-         * Read a key from the active OO config parity slice.
+         * Read a key from the active config snapshot or explicit OO overrides.
          */
         public function get(string $key): mixed {}
 
@@ -2031,7 +2459,7 @@ public function get(string $key): mixed {}
         public function set(string $key, mixed $value): void {}
 
         /**
-         * Export the active OO config parity slice plus explicit OO overrides.
+         * Export the active config snapshot plus explicit OO overrides.
          * @return array<string,mixed>
          */
         public function toArray(): array {}
@@ -2118,17 +2546,19 @@ public function read(int $length = 8192): string {}
         public function isEndOfBody(): bool {}
     }
 
-    /* ===========================
-     * MCP (Model Context Protocol)
-     * =========================== */
+    /* ==================================
+     * MCP (King internal peer transport)
+     * ================================== */
     final class MCP {
         /**
          * Materialize the MCP connection-state wrapper for host, port,
          * optional `King\Config`, and the explicit open/closed lifecycle over
-         * the active remote peer socket.
+         * the active remote peer socket. `options['default_timeout_ms']` sets
+         * the per-connection timeout default; per-call `timeout_ms` overrides
+         * it.
          * @throws ValidationException
          */
-        public function __construct(string $host, int $port, ?Config $config = null) {}
+        public function __construct(string $host, int $port, ?Config $config = null, ?array $options = null) {}
 
         /**
          * Unary RPC call over the MCP connection-state wrapper.
@@ -2141,6 +2571,19 @@ public function request(string $service, string $method, string $payload, ?Cance
 
         public function requestAsync(string $service, string $method, string $payload, ?CancelToken $cancel = null, ?array $options = null): Awaitable {}
 
+        /**
+         * IIBIN-aware unary call over King's internal line-framed MCP peer
+         * transport. The route contract is read from the connection's
+         * `King\Config` snapshot under `mcp.iibin_routes`; callers pass only
+         * the structured data for the configured request schema.
+         *
+         * @return array<string,mixed>|object|string
+         * @throws RuntimeException|ValidationException|MCPConnectionException|MCPProtocolException|MCPTimeoutException
+         */
+        public function requestIibin(string $service, string $method, mixed $data, ?CancelToken $cancel = null, ?array $options = null): array|object|string {}
+
+        public function requestIibinAsync(string $service, string $method, mixed $data, ?CancelToken $cancel = null, ?array $options = null): Awaitable {}
+
         /**
          * Drain a source stream into the remote MCP transfer store keyed by
          * `(service, method, streamIdentifier)`. The tuple is encoded
@@ -2163,6 +2606,38 @@ public function downloadToStream(string $service, string $method, string $payloa
         public function close(): void {}
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Public MCP server surface for JSON-RPC stdio and Streamable HTTP.
+     */
+    final class MCPServer {
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $definition
+         * Supported creation options are `streamable_http.prefer_sse` and
+         * `streamable_http.allowed_origins`, with top-level shortcuts
+         * `prefer_sse` and `allowed_origins`.
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         */
+        public function __construct(array $definition, ?array $options = null) {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param string|array<string,mixed> $message
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $context
+         */
+        public function handleJsonRpc(mixed $message, ?array $context = null): ?string {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $context
+         * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+         */
+        public function handleHttp(array $request, ?array $context = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         */
+        public function runStdio(?array $options = null): bool {}
+    }
+
     /* ===========================
      * Pipeline Orchestrator
      * =========================== */
@@ -2337,6 +2812,136 @@ public static function markNodeReady(int $server_id): bool {}
         public static function drainNode(int $server_id): bool {}
     }
 
+    /* ===========================
+     * Inference
+     * =========================== */
+    final class Inference {
+        /**
+         * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function runtimeModelConfig(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function runtimeModelRegistryConfig(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+         */
+        public static function runtimeModelLoad(mixed $config = null): Inference\Model {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $payload
+         */
+        public static function runtimeMiniOpContent(array $payload): ?string {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function gpuRuntimeStatus(mixed $config = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param mixed $config null, King\Config, or native King\Config resource
+         * @param array{with_memory?:bool,with-memory?:bool}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function llmCacheStatus(mixed $config = null, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /** @param array<string,mixed> $config */
+        public static function loadModel(array $config): Inference\Model {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public static function modelInfo(Inference\Model $model): array {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public static function tokenize(Inference\Model $model, string $text): array {}
+
+        public static function tokenDecode(Inference\Model $model, int $token_id): string {}
+
+        /**
+         * The return payload includes a `terminal` descriptor for final norm
+         * and output projection wiring.
+         * @param int|array{tokens:array<int,int>} $token
+         * @param array{emit_token?:bool,emit_logits?:bool,epsilon?:float,rope_base?:float,sampler?:string,temperature?:float,top_k?:int,top_p?:float,seed?:int,state?:array<string,mixed>}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function tokenDecodeGraph(Inference\Model $model, int|array $token, int $position, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public static function tensorView(Inference\Model $model, string $name): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array{prefix?:string,limit?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function tensorIndex(Inference\Model $model, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array{offset?:int,count?:int,max_values?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function tensorDequantize(Inference\Model $model, string $name, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param list<int|float> $input
+         * @param array{row_offset?:int,row_limit?:int,max_output_values?:int,max_input_values?:int,max_operations?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function tensorMatmul(Inference\Model $model, string $name, array $input, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $graph
+         * @param array{max_vector_values?:int,max_operations?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function graphRun(Inference\Model $model, array $graph, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $request
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public static function kvCachePlan(Inference\Model $model, ?array $request = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * `openai_compatible` must be a boolean and `format` must be one of
+         * `openai`, `openai_chat`, or `openai_chat_completions` when provided.
+         * Native graph streams require `graph` as an object array, `graphs` as
+         * a list array, and `graph_options` as an object array when provided.
+         * Internal GPU stream contract diagnostics are emitted only when
+         * server-side stream options set `include_stream_diagnostics=true` or
+         * `diagnostics.stream_contracts=true`.
+         */
+        public static function stream(Inference\Model $model, array $request, ?array $options = null): Inference\Stream {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+         */
+        public static function openaiChatHttpResponse(Inference\Model $model, array $request, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string|int,Inference\Model> $models
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * @return array{status:int,headers:array<string,string>,body:string}
+         */
+        public static function openaiHttpResponse(array $models, array $request, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed>|null Native event or OpenAI-compatible chunk. */
+        public static function next(Inference\Stream $stream, ?int $timeout_ms = null): ?array {}
+
+        public static function nextAsync(Inference\Stream $stream, ?int $timeout_ms = null): \King\Awaitable {}
+
+        public static function cancel(Inference\Stream $stream): bool {}
+    }
+
 }
 
 /* ===========================
@@ -2413,3 +3018,179 @@ public function close(int $code = 1000, ?string $reason = null): void {}
         public function getInfo(): array {}
     }
 }
+
+/* ===========================
+ * XSLT 2.0/3.0
+ * =========================== */
+namespace King\XSLT {
+    final class Processor {
+        /**
+         * Supported options are `cwd` and `properties`; unknown options are
+         * rejected. Source and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local
+         * files; `cwd` must resolve to a readable and searchable local
+         * directory.
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         */
+        public function __construct(?array $options = null) {}
+
+        /**
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function getOptions(): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function engineStatus(): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * Supported options are `cwd` and `properties`; unknown options are
+         * rejected. Source and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local
+         * files; `cwd` must resolve to a readable and searchable local
+         * directory.
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function transformFile(string $source_path, string $stylesheet_path, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * Supported options are `cwd` and `properties`; unknown options are
+         * rejected. Source and stylesheet paths must resolve to readable local
+         * files; `cwd` must resolve to a readable and searchable local
+         * directory.
+         * Output is written through a temporary sibling file and moved into
+         * place only after SaxonC produced a readable result.
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function transformToFile(string $source_path, string $stylesheet_path, string $output_path, ?array $options = null): array {}
+    }
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+ * Local Quantized Inference
+ * =========================== */
+namespace King\Inference {
+    final class Model {
+        /** @param array<string,mixed> $config */
+        public function __construct(array $config) {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public function info(): array {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public function tokenize(string $text): array {}
+
+        public function tokenDecode(int $token_id): string {}
+
+        /**
+         * The return payload includes a `terminal` descriptor for final norm
+         * and output projection wiring.
+         * @param int|array{tokens:array<int,int>} $token
+         * @param array{emit_token?:bool,emit_logits?:bool,epsilon?:float,rope_base?:float,sampler?:string,temperature?:float,top_k?:int,top_p?:float,seed?:int,state?:array<string,mixed>}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function tokenDecodeGraph(int|array $token, int $position, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+        public function tensorView(string $name): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array{prefix?:string,limit?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function tensorIndex(?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array{offset?:int,count?:int,max_values?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function tensorDequantize(string $name, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param list<int|float> $input
+         * @param array{row_offset?:int,row_limit?:int,max_output_values?:int,max_input_values?:int,max_operations?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function tensorMatmul(string $name, array $input, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $graph
+         * @param array{max_vector_values?:int,max_operations?:int}|null $options
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function graphRun(array $graph, ?array $options = null): array {}
+
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $request
+         * @return array<string,mixed>
+         */
+        public function kvCachePlan(?array $request = null): array {}
+    }
+
+    final class Stream {
+        /**
+         * @param array<string,mixed> $request
+         * @param array<string,mixed>|null $options
+         * Set `openai_compatible` or `format=openai_chat_completions` to emit
+         * Chat-Completions-style chunks from next(). `openai_compatible` must
+         * be a boolean and native graph request shapes are validated before the
+         * backend starts.
+         */
+        public function __construct(Model $model, array $request, ?array $options = null) {}
+
+        /** @return array<string,mixed>|null Native event or OpenAI-compatible chunk. */
+        public function next(?int $timeout_ms = null): ?array {}
+
+        public function nextAsync(?int $timeout_ms = null): \King\Awaitable {}
+
+        public function cancel(): bool {}
+
+        public function isDone(): bool {}
+
+        /**
+         * @return array<string,mixed> Includes chunk/error counters plus
+         * `native_stream`, `native_event_count`, and `native_event_index` for
+         * graph-backed native CPU streams.
+         */
+        public function getMetrics(): array {}
+    }
+}
+
+/* ===========================
+ * RTP / ICE-lite / DTLS-SRTP
+ * =========================== */
+namespace King\RTP {
+    final class Socket {
+        public function __construct(string $host, int $port) {}
+
+        /** @return array{ufrag:string,pwd:string} */
+        public function iceCredentials(): array {}
+
+        public function dtlsFingerprint(): string {}
+
+        public function acceptDtls(string $ip, int $port, int $timeout_ms = 5000): bool {}
+
+        /**
+         * @return array{
+         *   ssrc:int,
+         *   payload_type:int,
+         *   seq:int,
+         *   timestamp:int,
+         *   marker:bool,
+         *   data:string,
+         *   from_ip:string,
+         *   from_port:int,
+         *   ice_consented:bool,
+         *   srtp:bool
+         * }|false
+         */
+        public function receive(int $timeout_ms = 0): array|false {}
+
+        public function send(string $host, int $port, string $data): bool {}
+
+        public function close(): void {}
+
+        public function isClosed(): bool {}
+    }
+}