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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The engine's `tests/` is the principal coverage surface; most graph-shaped behav
 | `s3_storage.rs` | S3-backed graph (skipped unless `OMNIGRAPH_S3_TEST_BUCKET` is set) |
 | `lance_version_columns.rs` | Per-row `_row_last_updated_at_version` behavior |
 | `validators.rs` | Schema constraint enforcement (enum, range, unique, cardinality) across JSONL, insert, update paths |
-| `maintenance.rs` | `optimize` (compaction) + `cleanup` (version GC): empty/idempotent/no-op edges, policy validation, head preservation; `optimize` publishes the compacted version so the manifest tracks the Lance HEAD and a subsequent schema apply succeeds (`optimize_publishes_compaction_to_manifest_so_schema_apply_succeeds`), and reconciles a pre-existing manifest-behind-HEAD drift forged via raw Lance compaction (`optimize_reconciles_preexisting_manifest_head_drift`) |
+| `maintenance.rs` | `optimize` (compaction) + `cleanup` (version GC): empty/idempotent/no-op edges, policy validation, head preservation; `optimize` publishes the compacted version so the manifest tracks the Lance HEAD and a subsequent schema apply succeeds (`optimize_publishes_compaction_to_manifest_so_schema_apply_succeeds`), and refuses to run while a `__recovery` sidecar is pending so optimize only ever operates on a recovered graph (`optimize_defers_when_recovery_sidecar_is_pending`) |
 | `failpoints.rs` | Failure-injection coverage (gated on `failpoints` feature). Includes the five per-writer Phase B → recovery integration tests (`recovery_rolls_forward_after_finalize_publisher_failure`, `schema_apply_phase_b_failure_recovered_on_next_open`, `branch_merge_phase_b_failure_recovered_on_next_open`, `ensure_indices_phase_b_failure_recovered_on_next_open`, `optimize_phase_b_failure_recovered_on_next_open`). |
 | `recovery.rs` | Open-time recovery sweep — sidecar I/O, classifier dispatch (NoMovement / RolledPastExpected / UnexpectedAtP1 / UnexpectedMultistep / InvariantViolation), all-or-nothing decision, roll-forward via `ManifestBatchPublisher::publish`, roll-back via `Dataset::restore`, audit row in `_graph_commit_recoveries.lance`, `OpenMode::ReadOnly` skip path |
 | `composite_flow.rs` | Compositional/narrative end-to-end stories — multi-step flows that compose mechanics covered by other test files. Catches integration regressions where individual operations all pass their unit tests but their composition breaks (sequential merges, post-merge main writes, time-travel through merge DAG, reopen consistency over multi-merge histories, post-optimize and post-cleanup strict writes). |