diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/c.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/c.rs
index 7b62b9d8..da1f0864 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/c.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/c.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/cpp.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/cpp.rs
index 60798527..ea780408 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/cpp.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/cpp.rs
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/go.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/go.rs
index a3023177..7d0e2f17 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/go.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/go.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/java.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/java.rs
index 35e681ca..0b49efe4 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/java.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/java.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/js_shared.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/js_shared.rs
index d3528427..989a01bb 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/js_shared.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/js_shared.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,35 @@ function __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, detail) {
         // best-effort: stub recorder write failure is non-fatal.
     }
 }
+
+// Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+// HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+// sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+// listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+// call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+// helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+function __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body, detail) {
+    const _p = process.env.NYX_HTTP_LOG;
+    if (!_p) return;
+    const _fs = require('fs');
+    try {
+        let _buf = '';
+        _buf += '# method: ' + String(method) + '\n';
+        _buf += '# url: ' + String(url) + '\n';
+        if (body !== undefined && body !== null) {
+            _buf += '# body: ' + String(body) + '\n';
+        }
+        if (detail && typeof detail === 'object') {
+            for (const _k of Object.keys(detail)) {
+                _buf += '# ' + String(_k) + ': ' + String(detail[_k]) + '\n';
+            }
+        }
+        _buf += String(method) + ' ' + String(url) + '\n';
+        _fs.appendFileSync(_p, _buf);
+    } catch (e) {
+        // best-effort: stub recorder write failure is non-fatal.
+    }
+}
 "#
 }
 
@@ -465,6 +494,7 @@ pub fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>, is_typescript: bool) -> ChainStepH
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -1074,4 +1104,17 @@ mod tests {
             "stub recorder must append to the log file"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn probe_shim_publishes_stub_http_recorder() {
+        let shim = probe_shim();
+        assert!(
+            shim.contains("function __nyx_stub_http_record"),
+            "Node probe shim must define __nyx_stub_http_record"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            shim.contains("NYX_HTTP_LOG"),
+            "stub recorder must read NYX_HTTP_LOG"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/mod.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/mod.rs
index 45d2de58..2c24dc7c 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ pub struct ChainStepHarness {
     pub filename: String,
     pub command: Vec<String>,
     pub extra_env: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    /// Companion files staged alongside [`Self::source`] in the chain
+    /// step's workdir.  Each entry is `(relative_path, content)`;
+    /// subdirectories in `relative_path` are created automatically.
+    /// Mirrors [`HarnessSource::extra_files`] so an emitter whose chain
+    /// step needs a build manifest (Rust's `Cargo.toml`, future
+    /// `pom.xml`, etc.) can ship it without smuggling everything into
+    /// `source`.
+    pub extra_files: Vec<(String, String)>,
 }
 
 impl ChainStepHarness {
@@ -156,6 +164,7 @@ pub fn default_chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/php.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/php.rs
index ed2ac2b2..bc010dd1 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/php.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/php.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +353,28 @@ function __nyx_stub_sql_record($query, array $detail = []): void {
     if (substr($q, -1) !== "\n") $buf .= "\n";
     @file_put_contents($p, $buf, FILE_APPEND);
 }
+
+// Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+// HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+// sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+// listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+// call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+// helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+function __nyx_stub_http_record($method, $url, $body = null, array $detail = []): void {
+    $p = getenv('NYX_HTTP_LOG');
+    if ($p === false || $p === '') return;
+    $buf = '';
+    $buf .= '# method: ' . (string)$method . "\n";
+    $buf .= '# url: ' . (string)$url . "\n";
+    if ($body !== null) {
+        $buf .= '# body: ' . (string)$body . "\n";
+    }
+    foreach ($detail as $k => $v) {
+        $buf .= '# ' . (string)$k . ': ' . (string)$v . "\n";
+    }
+    $buf .= (string)$method . ' ' . (string)$url . "\n";
+    @file_put_contents($p, $buf, FILE_APPEND);
+}
 "#
 }
 
@@ -751,6 +774,19 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn probe_shim_publishes_stub_http_recorder() {
+        let shim = probe_shim();
+        assert!(
+            shim.contains("function __nyx_stub_http_record"),
+            "PHP probe shim must define __nyx_stub_http_record"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            shim.contains("NYX_HTTP_LOG"),
+            "stub recorder must read NYX_HTTP_LOG"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn chain_step_splices_probe_shim_for_composite_reverify() {
         let step = chain_step(Some(b"<prev>"));
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/python.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/python.rs
index eddb4b5d..62441cde 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/python.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/python.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +383,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
                 _f.write('\n')
     except OSError:
         pass
+
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
 "#
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/ruby.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/ruby.rs
index a0580f9d..945c4187 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/ruby.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/ruby.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dynamic/lang/rust.rs b/src/dynamic/lang/rust.rs
index 42592bbd..ba993594 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/lang/rust.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/lang/rust.rs
@@ -71,24 +71,31 @@ impl LangEmitter for RustEmitter {
 
 /// Phase 26 — Rust chain-step harness.
 ///
-/// Emits a minimal `step.rs` file that reads `NYX_PREV_OUTPUT` and writes
-/// it on stdout.  The chain composer drives the step with `rustc step.rs`
-/// (single-file build) — full Cargo crate scaffolding is reserved for
-/// chain members whose underlying finding already produced a HarnessSpec
-/// via the standard emit path.
+/// Splices the Rust probe shim ([`probe_shim`]) in front of a minimal
+/// driver that reads `NYX_PREV_OUTPUT` and writes it on stdout.  The
+/// shim references `libc::*` from its `__nyx_install_crash_guard`
+/// definition, so a single-file `rustc step.rs` build cannot resolve
+/// the symbols.  Instead the step ships a companion `Cargo.toml`
+/// pinning `libc = "0.2"` via [`ChainStepHarness::extra_files`] and
+/// drives the build through `cargo run --quiet`.
 fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
-    let source = "use std::env;\nuse std::io::{self, Write};\n\nfn main() {\n    let prev = env::var(\"NYX_PREV_OUTPUT\").unwrap_or_default();\n    let _ = io::stdout().write_all(prev.as_bytes());\n}\n".to_owned();
-    // Shell-wrap build + run so the step actually executes the compiled binary.
-    // `ChainStepHarness.command` models a single process; without the wrap the
-    // step ends after `rustc` exits and the next chain member sees no output.
+    let shim = probe_shim();
+    let driver = "use std::env;\nuse std::io::{self, Write};\n\nfn main() {\n    let prev = env::var(\"NYX_PREV_OUTPUT\").unwrap_or_default();\n    let _ = io::stdout().write_all(prev.as_bytes());\n}\n";
+    let source = format!("{shim}\n{driver}");
+    let cargo_toml = "[package]\n\
+                      name = \"nyx-chain-step\"\n\
+                      version = \"0.0.1\"\n\
+                      edition = \"2021\"\n\n\
+                      [[bin]]\n\
+                      name = \"step\"\n\
+                      path = \"step.rs\"\n\n\
+                      [dependencies]\n\
+                      libc = \"0.2\"\n"
+        .to_owned();
     ChainStepHarness {
         source,
         filename: "step.rs".to_owned(),
-        command: vec![
-            "sh".to_owned(),
-            "-c".to_owned(),
-            "rustc step.rs -o step && ./step".to_owned(),
-        ],
+        command: vec!["cargo".to_owned(), "run".to_owned(), "--quiet".to_owned()],
         extra_env: prev_output
             .map(|bytes| {
                 vec![(
@@ -97,6 +104,7 @@ fn chain_step(prev_output: Option<&[u8]>) -> ChainStepHarness {
                 )]
             })
             .unwrap_or_default(),
+        extra_files: vec![("Cargo.toml".to_owned(), cargo_toml)],
     }
 }
 
@@ -878,4 +886,67 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = generate_cargo_toml(Cap::CODE_EXEC);
         let _ = generate_cargo_toml(Cap::SSRF);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chain_step_splices_probe_shim_for_composite_reverify() {
+        // Phase 26 follow-up: Rust chain_step now splices the probe
+        // shim ahead of the driver so a chain step that terminates at
+        // a sink can drive the `__nyx_probe` channel directly.  The
+        // shim references `libc::*` so the step also ships a companion
+        // `Cargo.toml` via `extra_files` and drives the build through
+        // `cargo run --quiet` rather than single-file `rustc`.
+        let step = chain_step(Some(b"prev-output"));
+        assert!(
+            step.source.contains("__nyx_probe shim (Phase 06"),
+            "probe_shim banner missing from chain step source",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            step.source.contains("fn __nyx_install_crash_guard("),
+            "install_crash_guard missing from chain step source",
+        );
+        let shim_pos = step
+            .source
+            .find("__nyx_probe shim (Phase 06")
+            .expect("shim banner");
+        let main_pos = step.source.find("fn main()").expect("main fn");
+        assert!(
+            shim_pos < main_pos,
+            "shim must be spliced before fn main(): shim={shim_pos} main={main_pos}",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(step.filename, "step.rs");
+        assert_eq!(
+            step.command,
+            vec!["cargo".to_owned(), "run".to_owned(), "--quiet".to_owned()],
+        );
+        assert!(
+            step.extra_env
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(k, v)| k == ChainStepHarness::PREV_OUTPUT_ENV && v == "prev-output"),
+            "prev_output must be threaded through extra_env, got {:?}",
+            step.extra_env,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chain_step_emits_cargo_toml_with_libc_dep() {
+        let step = chain_step(None);
+        let cargo = step
+            .extra_files
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(n, _)| n == "Cargo.toml")
+            .expect("Cargo.toml must be in extra_files for cargo run");
+        let body = &cargo.1;
+        assert!(
+            body.contains("libc = \"0.2\""),
+            "Cargo.toml must pin libc for the probe shim's sigaction path, got: {body}",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            body.contains("path = \"step.rs\""),
+            "[[bin]] must point at step.rs so cargo run picks it up, got: {body}",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            body.contains("edition = \"2021\""),
+            "Cargo.toml must declare edition 2021, got: {body}",
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dynamic/stubs/http.rs b/src/dynamic/stubs/http.rs
index 3864613a..65f149fe 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/stubs/http.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/stubs/http.rs
@@ -10,19 +10,41 @@
 //!
 //! Endpoint: `http://127.0.0.1:{port}`.
 //!
+//! # Side-channel recording
+//!
+//! In addition to the on-the-wire listener, [`HttpStub`] publishes a
+//! companion log path under the [`HTTP_STUB_LOG_ENV_VAR`] env var
+//! (`NYX_HTTP_LOG`).  A per-language shim helper
+//! (`__nyx_stub_http_record`) appends one record per attempted outbound
+//! HTTP call to that file, in the same hash-prefixed detail-then-query
+//! format the SQL stub uses.  The host merges those records into
+//! [`StubProvider::drain_events`] alongside the on-the-wire captures, so
+//! a harness whose outbound call never reaches the listener (DNS-mocked,
+//! network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) still produces an
+//! event the oracle can match.
+//!
 //! # Drop
 //!
 //! Signals the accept thread to shut down and connects to itself to
 //! wake the blocking `accept()`. The thread joins on its next loop
-//! iteration; the listener socket is released by the OS.
+//! iteration; the listener socket is released by the OS.  The
+//! recording log lives under the workdir-rooted tempdir which is
+//! cleaned up by the verifier's tempdir handle.
 
 use super::{monotonic_ns, StubEvent, StubKind, StubProvider};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read, Write};
 use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+/// Companion env var that publishes [`HttpStub::log_path`] so a
+/// language-side shim can append outbound HTTP attempts the host will
+/// pick up on [`HttpStub::drain_events`].
+pub const HTTP_STUB_LOG_ENV_VAR: &str = "NYX_HTTP_LOG";
 
 /// Localhost HTTP request recorder.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -30,11 +52,22 @@ pub struct HttpStub {
     port: u16,
     events: Arc<Mutex<Vec<StubEvent>>>,
     shutdown: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    /// Tempdir holding the side-channel recording log.  Drop releases
+    /// the file along with the directory.
+    tempdir: Option<TempDir>,
+    /// Path to the side-channel recording log.
+    log_path: PathBuf,
+    /// Read cursor on the log file so `drain_events` only surfaces
+    /// records appended since the last drain.
+    log_cursor: Mutex<u64>,
 }
 
 impl HttpStub {
-    /// Bind to a random loopback port and start the accept thread.
-    pub fn start() -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+    /// Bind to a random loopback port, start the accept thread, and
+    /// prepare a side-channel recording log under `workdir`.  Falls
+    /// back to the process-wide temp directory when `workdir` is not
+    /// writable.
+    pub fn start(workdir: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
         let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")?;
         listener.set_nonblocking(false)?;
         let port = listener.local_addr()?.port();
@@ -46,7 +79,18 @@ impl HttpStub {
         let shutdown_clone = Arc::clone(&shutdown);
         std::thread::spawn(move || accept_loop(listener, events_clone, shutdown_clone));
 
-        Ok(Self { port, events, shutdown })
+        let tempdir = TempDir::new_in(workdir).or_else(|_| TempDir::new())?;
+        let log_path = tempdir.path().join("nyx_http_stub.requests.log");
+        std::fs::File::create(&log_path)?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            port,
+            events,
+            shutdown,
+            tempdir: Some(tempdir),
+            log_path,
+            log_cursor: Mutex::new(0),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Port the listener is bound to. Useful for tests that need to
@@ -55,6 +99,13 @@ impl HttpStub {
         self.port
     }
 
+    /// Absolute path of the side-channel recording log.  The
+    /// `__nyx_stub_http_record` shim helpers append outbound HTTP
+    /// attempts here; the stub reads new records on drain.
+    pub fn log_path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.log_path
+    }
+
     /// Host-side helper to record a request as if it arrived on the
     /// wire. The Phase 10 integration test uses this to bypass the
     /// `connect → write → parse` path so the test runs without a real
@@ -65,6 +116,60 @@ impl HttpStub {
             g.push(ev);
         }
     }
+
+    /// Drain the side-channel log file, returning every record
+    /// appended since the previous call.  Format mirrors the SQL stub
+    /// log: `# key: value` lines stitch onto the next non-comment line
+    /// (which becomes the event summary).
+    fn drain_log_file(&self) -> Vec<StubEvent> {
+        let mut cursor = match self.log_cursor.lock() {
+            Ok(g) => g,
+            Err(_) => return Vec::new(),
+        };
+        let file = match std::fs::File::open(&self.log_path) {
+            Ok(f) => f,
+            Err(_) => return Vec::new(),
+        };
+        use std::io::Seek;
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
+        if reader.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(*cursor)).is_err() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let mut events = Vec::new();
+        let mut pending_detail = BTreeMap::<String, String>::new();
+        let mut bytes_read: u64 = 0;
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        loop {
+            buf.clear();
+            let n = match reader.read_line(&mut buf) {
+                Ok(0) => break,
+                Ok(n) => n,
+                Err(_) => break,
+            };
+            bytes_read += n as u64;
+            let line = buf.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_owned();
+            if line.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some(rest) = line.strip_prefix("# ") {
+                if let Some((k, v)) = rest.split_once(':') {
+                    pending_detail.insert(k.trim().to_owned(), v.trim().to_owned());
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            let mut ev = StubEvent {
+                kind: StubKind::Http,
+                captured_at_ns: monotonic_ns(),
+                summary: line,
+                detail: BTreeMap::new(),
+            };
+            ev.detail.append(&mut pending_detail);
+            events.push(ev);
+        }
+        *cursor += bytes_read;
+        events
+    }
 }
 
 impl StubProvider for HttpStub {
@@ -76,11 +181,17 @@ impl StubProvider for HttpStub {
         format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", self.port)
     }
 
+    fn recording_endpoint(&self) -> Option<(&'static str, String)> {
+        Some((HTTP_STUB_LOG_ENV_VAR, self.log_path.to_string_lossy().into_owned()))
+    }
+
     fn drain_events(&self) -> Vec<StubEvent> {
-        match self.events.lock() {
+        let mut out = match self.events.lock() {
             Ok(mut g) => std::mem::take(&mut *g),
             Err(_) => Vec::new(),
-        }
+        };
+        out.extend(self.drain_log_file());
+        out
     }
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +200,8 @@ impl Drop for HttpStub {
         self.shutdown.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         // Wake the blocking accept by connecting once.
         let _ = TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", self.port));
+        // TempDir's own Drop deletes the side-channel log + dir.
+        self.tempdir.take();
     }
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +310,7 @@ fn handle_connection(mut stream: TcpStream, max_bytes: usize) -> Option<StubEven
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
 
     fn send_request(port: u16, request: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut s = TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}")).unwrap();
@@ -207,9 +321,15 @@ mod tests {
         out
     }
 
+    fn start_stub() -> (TempDir, HttpStub) {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let stub = HttpStub::start(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        (dir, stub)
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn endpoint_uses_loopback_with_assigned_port() {
-        let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
         let ep = stub.endpoint();
         assert!(ep.starts_with("http://127.0.0.1:"));
         assert!(ep.ends_with(&stub.port().to_string()));
@@ -217,7 +337,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn captures_request_line_via_real_socket() {
-        let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
         let reply = send_request(
             stub.port(),
             b"GET /api/users HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: 127.0.0.1\r\n\r\n",
@@ -236,7 +356,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn captures_post_body() {
-        let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
         let body = b"username=admin&password=hunter2";
         let req = format!(
             "POST /login HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: 127.0.0.1\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n",
@@ -256,7 +376,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn drain_resets_event_buffer() {
-        let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
         stub.record("GET /first HTTP/1.1");
         assert_eq!(stub.drain_events().len(), 1);
         assert!(stub.drain_events().is_empty(), "second drain must be empty");
@@ -265,7 +385,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn drop_releases_port_for_rebind() {
         let port = {
-            let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+            let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
             stub.port()
         };
         // After drop, the OS releases the port. The accept thread may
@@ -276,4 +396,75 @@ mod tests {
         // We don't assert success here — the OS may hold the port in
         // TIME_WAIT — but Drop must not panic or deadlock.
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recording_endpoint_publishes_log_path_under_nyx_http_log() {
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
+        let pair = stub
+            .recording_endpoint()
+            .expect("HttpStub must publish a recording endpoint");
+        assert_eq!(pair.0, HTTP_STUB_LOG_ENV_VAR);
+        assert_eq!(pair.0, "NYX_HTTP_LOG");
+        assert_eq!(pair.1, stub.log_path().to_string_lossy());
+        assert!(
+            stub.log_path().exists(),
+            "side-channel log file must be created on start",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drain_events_merges_log_file_records_with_in_memory_events() {
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
+        // Simulate the on-the-wire path.
+        stub.record("GET /listener-hit HTTP/1.1");
+        // Simulate the shim path: append a detail-then-summary record
+        // mirroring the SQL stub log format.
+        let mut f = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .open(stub.log_path())
+            .unwrap();
+        f.write_all(b"# method: POST\n# url: http://example.com/login\nPOST http://example.com/login\n")
+            .unwrap();
+        drop(f);
+
+        let events = stub.drain_events();
+        assert_eq!(events.len(), 2, "both sources must surface, got {events:?}");
+        let summaries: Vec<_> = events.iter().map(|e| e.summary.as_str()).collect();
+        assert!(summaries.contains(&"GET /listener-hit HTTP/1.1"));
+        assert!(summaries.contains(&"POST http://example.com/login"));
+        let shim_event = events
+            .iter()
+            .find(|e| e.summary.starts_with("POST http://example.com"))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            shim_event.detail.get("method").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("POST"),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            shim_event.detail.get("url").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("http://example.com/login"),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drain_log_file_returns_only_new_entries() {
+        let (_dir, stub) = start_stub();
+        let mut f = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .open(stub.log_path())
+            .unwrap();
+        f.write_all(b"GET /one\n").unwrap();
+        drop(f);
+        assert_eq!(stub.drain_events().len(), 1);
+
+        let mut f = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .open(stub.log_path())
+            .unwrap();
+        f.write_all(b"GET /two\n").unwrap();
+        drop(f);
+        let second = stub.drain_events();
+        assert_eq!(second.len(), 1, "drain must return only the new record");
+        assert_eq!(second[0].summary, "GET /two");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dynamic/stubs/mod.rs b/src/dynamic/stubs/mod.rs
index 97810da8..a80d985a 100644
--- a/src/dynamic/stubs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic/stubs/mod.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl StubHarness {
             seen.push(k);
             let stub: Arc<dyn StubProvider> = match k {
                 StubKind::Sql => Arc::new(SqlStub::start(workdir)?),
-                StubKind::Http => Arc::new(HttpStub::start()?),
+                StubKind::Http => Arc::new(HttpStub::start(workdir)?),
                 StubKind::Redis => Arc::new(RedisStub::start()?),
                 StubKind::Filesystem => Arc::new(FilesystemStub::start(workdir)?),
             };
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/async/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/async/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 34d59743..c11752c5 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/async/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/async/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 13
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/celery/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/celery/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 3e62a3ea..e8917caf 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/celery/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/celery/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 17
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cli/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cli/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 8ec02588..f51f903f 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cli/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cli/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 14
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/django/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/django/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 87c892a6..608f1bb3 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/django/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/django/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 15
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fastapi/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fastapi/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 3b337ba8..dd9ad641 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fastapi/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fastapi/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 16
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/flask/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/flask/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 66b80917..58da0355 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/flask/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/flask/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 18
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/generic/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/generic/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index f5fbc41a..3ce25280 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/generic/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/generic/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 12
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/pytest/vuln.py.golden_harness.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/pytest/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
index 1fa4b18c..76ef61ad 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/pytest/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/pytest/vuln.py.golden_harness.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ def __nyx_stub_sql_record(query, **detail):
     except OSError:
         pass
 
+# Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording helper.  When the verifier spawned an
+# HttpStub it publishes the side-channel log path through NYX_HTTP_LOG; a
+# sink call site whose outbound request never reaches the on-the-wire
+# listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check) can
+# call this helper to surface the attempted call.  Format matches the SQL
+# helper so the host-side merger parses both streams identically.
+def __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body=None, **detail):
+    import os
+    p = os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+    if not p:
+        return
+    try:
+        with open(p, "a") as _f:
+            _f.write('# method: %s\n' % str(method))
+            _f.write('# url: %s\n' % str(url))
+            if body is not None:
+                _f.write('# body: %s\n' % str(body))
+            for k, v in detail.items():
+                _f.write('# %s: %s\n' % (str(k), str(v)))
+            _f.write('%s %s\n' % (str(method), str(url)))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
 
 _NYX_SINK_FILE = "<TMPDIR>/<ENTRY_FILE>"
 _NYX_SINK_LINE = 14
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_fixtures/stubs_e2e/python/http/vuln/main.py b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/stubs_e2e/python/http/vuln/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b646da5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dynamic_fixtures/stubs_e2e/python/http/vuln/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Phase 10 (Track D.3) stub-end-to-end fixture: Python + HTTP.
+
+The verifier publishes:
+
+* ``NYX_HTTP_ENDPOINT`` — `http://127.0.0.1:{port}` the HttpStub listens on.
+* ``NYX_HTTP_LOG``      — companion log path the harness appends attempted
+  outbound calls to so the host HttpStub picks them up on
+  ``drain_events()`` even when the request bypasses the on-the-wire
+  listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight check).
+
+This fixture exercises the side-channel path: it records an attempted
+SSRF call to ``http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/`` through the
+Python shim helper ``__nyx_stub_http_record`` without issuing the
+actual network call.  The companion test in
+``tests/stubs_e2e_per_lang.rs`` splices in
+``crate::dynamic::lang::python::probe_shim`` ahead of this source, runs
+it with both env vars set, and asserts the stub captured the attempt.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+
+def main():
+    method = "GET"
+    url = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"
+    body = ""
+    # Record the attempted call through the probe shim so the host
+    # HttpStub captures it on the next drain_events() call even when
+    # the harness never reaches the on-the-wire listener.
+    __nyx_stub_http_record(method, url, body, driver="urllib")
+    # Echo so the host can confirm the driver ran end-to-end.
+    print(os.environ.get("NYX_HTTP_ENDPOINT", "no-endpoint"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/stubs_e2e_per_lang.rs b/tests/stubs_e2e_per_lang.rs
index 1749cfad..94728005 100644
--- a/tests/stubs_e2e_per_lang.rs
+++ b/tests/stubs_e2e_per_lang.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 use nyx_scanner::dynamic::lang::javascript::probe_shim as node_probe_shim;
 use nyx_scanner::dynamic::lang::php::probe_shim as php_probe_shim;
 use nyx_scanner::dynamic::lang::python::probe_shim as python_probe_shim;
-use nyx_scanner::dynamic::stubs::{SqlStub, StubProvider};
+use nyx_scanner::dynamic::stubs::{HttpStub, SqlStub, StubProvider};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
@@ -334,6 +334,113 @@ fn php_sql_shim_recorder_is_noop_without_log_env() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn python_http_stub_captures_attempted_outbound_via_shim_recorder() {
+    // Phase 10 (Track D.3) HTTP recording: the side-channel
+    // `__nyx_stub_http_record` lets a harness surface outbound HTTP
+    // attempts even when the request never reaches the on-the-wire
+    // listener (DNS-mocked, network-isolated sandbox, pre-flight
+    // check).  This test drives the Python helper.
+    if !python3_available() {
+        eprintln!("SKIP: python3 not available");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let workdir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir");
+    let stub = HttpStub::start(workdir.path()).expect("HttpStub::start");
+
+    let endpoint = stub.endpoint();
+    let recording = stub
+        .recording_endpoint()
+        .expect("HttpStub must publish a recording endpoint");
+
+    let fixture =
+        std::fs::read_to_string(fixture_path("python/http/vuln/main.py")).expect("read fixture");
+    let mut combined = String::with_capacity(python_probe_shim().len() + fixture.len() + 64);
+    combined.push_str(python_probe_shim());
+    combined.push_str("\n# ── fixture begins ─\n");
+    combined.push_str(&fixture);
+
+    let script_path = workdir.path().join("driver_http.py");
+    std::fs::write(&script_path, combined).expect("write driver");
+
+    let output = Command::new("python3")
+        .arg(&script_path)
+        .env("NYX_HTTP_ENDPOINT", &endpoint)
+        .env(recording.0, &recording.1)
+        .output()
+        .expect("python3 driver");
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "driver must exit 0; stderr = {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let events = stub.drain_events();
+    assert!(
+        !events.is_empty(),
+        "HttpStub must capture at least one event after the shim recorder fires"
+    );
+    let hit = events
+        .iter()
+        .find(|e| e.summary.contains("169.254.169.254"))
+        .expect("recorded URL must contain the SSRF marker");
+    assert_eq!(
+        hit.detail.get("method").map(String::as_str),
+        Some("GET"),
+        "method detail must surface on the recorded event"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        hit.detail.get("url").map(String::as_str),
+        Some("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        hit.detail.get("driver").map(String::as_str),
+        Some("urllib"),
+        "kwargs passed to __nyx_stub_http_record must surface as event detail entries"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn python_http_shim_recorder_is_noop_without_log_env() {
+    if !python3_available() {
+        eprintln!("SKIP: python3 not available");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let workdir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir");
+    let stub = HttpStub::start(workdir.path()).expect("HttpStub::start");
+
+    let endpoint = stub.endpoint();
+    let fixture =
+        std::fs::read_to_string(fixture_path("python/http/vuln/main.py")).expect("read fixture");
+    let mut combined = String::new();
+    combined.push_str(python_probe_shim());
+    combined.push('\n');
+    combined.push_str(&fixture);
+    let script_path = workdir.path().join("driver_http_no_log.py");
+    std::fs::write(&script_path, combined).expect("write driver");
+
+    let output = Command::new("python3")
+        .arg(&script_path)
+        .env("NYX_HTTP_ENDPOINT", &endpoint)
+        .env_remove("NYX_HTTP_LOG")
+        .output()
+        .expect("python3 driver");
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "driver must exit 0 even without NYX_HTTP_LOG; stderr = {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let events = stub.drain_events();
+    assert!(
+        events.is_empty(),
+        "no events expected when the recording env var is unset, got {} entries",
+        events.len()
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn node_sql_shim_recorder_is_noop_without_log_env() {
     if !node_available() {
diff --git a/tests/stubs_per_cap.rs b/tests/stubs_per_cap.rs
index 1b2ccf91..5301cad4 100644
--- a/tests/stubs_per_cap.rs
+++ b/tests/stubs_per_cap.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ fn sql_stub_captured_query_threads_through_probe_predicate() {
 
 #[test]
 fn http_stub_vuln_fixture_confirms_recorded_request() {
-    let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+    let workdir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let stub = HttpStub::start(workdir.path()).unwrap();
     let payload = extract_payload(&read_fixture("http", "vuln.txt"));
     assert!(payload.contains("169.254"), "vuln fixture must carry metadata host");
 
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ fn http_stub_vuln_fixture_confirms_recorded_request() {
 
 #[test]
 fn http_stub_benign_fixture_does_not_confirm() {
-    let stub = HttpStub::start().unwrap();
+    let workdir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let stub = HttpStub::start(workdir.path()).unwrap();
     let payload = extract_payload(&read_fixture("http", "benign.txt"));
     stub.record(payload);
     let events = stub.drain_events();