diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs b/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
index f90490ce..6f04d0f6 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,24 +85,19 @@ impl AuthenticatedInputSource {
     }
 }
 
-/// Immutable identity and revision fence for one state-changing Worker command.
+/// Caller-owned identity for one state-changing Worker command.
+///
+/// A controller accepts command ids in strictly increasing order. Exact retries
+/// of an accepted id must retain the same command kind.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
 pub struct WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-    /// Caller-owned sequence. A controller accepts command ids in strictly
-    /// increasing order for one execution generation.
     pub command_id: u64,
-    pub expected_execution_generation: u64,
-    pub expected_worker_state_revision: u64,
 }
 
 impl WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-    pub fn for_snapshot(command_id: u64, snapshot: &WorkerStateSnapshot) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            command_id,
-            expected_execution_generation: snapshot.execution_generation,
-            expected_worker_state_revision: snapshot.revision,
-        }
+    pub fn new(command_id: u64) -> Self {
+        Self { command_id }
     }
 }
 
@@ -122,8 +117,6 @@ pub enum WorkerCommandKind {
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum WorkerCommandDisposition {
     Accepted,
-    StaleExecutionGeneration,
-    StaleWorkerStateRevision,
     StaleCommandId,
     Conflict,
     InvalidState,
@@ -175,18 +168,14 @@ pub enum WorkerMaintenanceState {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
 pub struct WorkerStateSnapshot {
-    pub execution_generation: u64,
-    pub revision: u64,
-    /// Highest lifecycle command id observed by this controller generation.
+    /// Highest lifecycle command id observed by this controller instance.
     pub last_command_id: u64,
     pub state: WorkerState,
 }
 
 impl WorkerStateSnapshot {
-    pub fn initial(execution_generation: u64) -> Self {
+    pub fn initial() -> Self {
         Self {
-            execution_generation,
-            revision: 0,
             last_command_id: 0,
             state: WorkerState::Idle,
         }
@@ -204,53 +193,6 @@ impl WorkerStateSnapshot {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum WorkerStateSnapshotApply {
-    Applied,
-    Duplicate,
-    Stale,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct WorkerStateSnapshotConflict {
-    pub execution_generation: u64,
-    pub revision: u64,
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Display for WorkerStateSnapshotConflict {
-    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(
-            formatter,
-            "conflicting worker state snapshots at generation {} revision {}",
-            self.execution_generation, self.revision
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for WorkerStateSnapshotConflict {}
-
-pub fn apply_worker_state_snapshot(
-    current: &mut WorkerStateSnapshot,
-    incoming: &WorkerStateSnapshot,
-) -> Result<WorkerStateSnapshotApply, WorkerStateSnapshotConflict> {
-    use std::cmp::Ordering;
-
-    let ordering = (incoming.execution_generation, incoming.revision)
-        .cmp(&(current.execution_generation, current.revision));
-    match ordering {
-        Ordering::Greater => {
-            *current = incoming.clone();
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied)
-        }
-        Ordering::Less => Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale),
-        Ordering::Equal if incoming == current => Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Duplicate),
-        Ordering::Equal => Err(WorkerStateSnapshotConflict {
-            execution_generation: incoming.execution_generation,
-            revision: incoming.revision,
-        }),
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<WorkerStatus> for WorkerStateSnapshot {
     fn from(status: WorkerStatus) -> Self {
         let state = match status {
@@ -261,8 +203,6 @@ impl From<WorkerStatus> for WorkerStateSnapshot {
             WorkerStatus::Paused => WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Paused)),
         };
         Self {
-            execution_generation: 1,
-            revision: 0,
             last_command_id: 0,
             state,
         }
@@ -1697,55 +1637,24 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn worker_state_snapshot_apply_is_monotonic_and_detects_conflicts() {
-        let mut current = WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(4);
-        let mut newer = current.clone();
-        newer.revision = 1;
-        newer.state = WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Running));
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &newer),
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &newer),
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Duplicate)
-        );
-
-        let stale_revision = WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(4);
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &stale_revision),
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale)
-        );
-        let stale_generation = WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 3,
-            revision: u64::MAX,
-            ..newer.clone()
+    fn worker_state_snapshot_wire_shape_has_one_authoritative_state() {
+        let snapshot = WorkerStateSnapshot {
+            last_command_id: 7,
+            state: WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Running)),
         };
+        let value = serde_json::to_value(&snapshot).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &stale_generation),
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale)
-        );
-
-        let conflicting = WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            state: WorkerState::Idle,
-            ..newer.clone()
-        };
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &conflicting),
-            Err(WorkerStateSnapshotConflict {
-                execution_generation: 4,
-                revision: 1,
+            value,
+            serde_json::json!({
+                "last_command_id": 7,
+                "state": {
+                    "kind": "busy",
+                    "state": { "kind": "run", "state": "running" }
+                }
             })
         );
-        assert_eq!(current, newer);
-
-        let next_generation = WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(5);
-        assert_eq!(
-            apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, &next_generation),
-            Ok(WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(current, next_generation);
+        assert!(value.get("execution_generation").is_none());
+        assert!(value.get("revision").is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1942,28 +1851,21 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn lifecycle_methods_roundtrip_with_fences() {
+    fn lifecycle_methods_roundtrip_with_command_identity() {
         for method in [
             Method::Pause {
-                command: WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 11,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 4,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 8,
-                },
+                command: WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 11 },
             },
             Method::Compact {
-                command: WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 12,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 4,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 9,
-                },
+                command: WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 12 },
             },
         ] {
             let json = serde_json::to_string(&method).unwrap();
+            assert!(!json.contains("expected_execution_generation"));
+            assert!(!json.contains("expected_worker_state_revision"));
             let decoded: Method = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
             match decoded {
                 Method::Pause { command } | Method::Compact { command } => {
-                    assert_eq!(command.expected_execution_generation, 4);
                     assert!(command.command_id >= 11);
                 }
                 other => panic!("unexpected lifecycle method: {other:?}"),
@@ -2260,7 +2162,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn event_snapshot_in_flight_roundtrip_and_default() {
-        let inbound = r#"{"event":"snapshot","data":{"session":{"entries":[]},"greeting":{"worker_name":"test","cwd":"/tmp","provider":"p","model":"m","scope_summary":"s","tools":[]},"state":{"execution_generation":1,"revision":1,"last_command_id":0,"state":{"kind":"busy","state":{"kind":"run","state":"running"}}}}}"#;
+        let inbound = r#"{"event":"snapshot","data":{"session":{"entries":[]},"greeting":{"worker_name":"test","cwd":"/tmp","provider":"p","model":"m","scope_summary":"s","tools":[]},"state":{"last_command_id":0,"state":{"kind":"busy","state":{"kind":"run","state":"running"}}}}}"#;
         let decoded: Event = serde_json::from_str(inbound).unwrap();
         match decoded {
             Event::Snapshot { in_flight, .. } => assert!(in_flight.is_empty()),
@@ -2404,8 +2306,6 @@ mod tests {
     fn event_worker_state_format() {
         let event = Event::WorkerState {
             snapshot: WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                execution_generation: 7,
-                revision: 3,
                 last_command_id: 9,
                 state: WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Running)),
             },
@@ -2413,8 +2313,12 @@ mod tests {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
         let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(parsed["event"], "worker_state");
-        assert_eq!(parsed["data"]["snapshot"]["execution_generation"], 7);
-        assert_eq!(parsed["data"]["snapshot"]["revision"], 3);
+        assert!(
+            parsed["data"]["snapshot"]
+                .get("execution_generation")
+                .is_none()
+        );
+        assert!(parsed["data"]["snapshot"].get("revision").is_none());
         assert_eq!(parsed["data"]["snapshot"]["state"]["kind"], "busy");
 
         let decoded: Event = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
@@ -2422,10 +2326,8 @@ mod tests {
             decoded,
             Event::WorkerState {
                 snapshot: WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: 7,
-                    revision: 3,
+                    last_command_id: 9,
                     state: WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Running)),
-                    ..
                 }
             }
         ));
@@ -2885,8 +2787,6 @@ mod tests {
                     "tools": []
                 },
                 "state": {
-                    "execution_generation": 1,
-                    "revision": 0,
                     "last_command_id": 0,
                     "state": { "kind": "idle" }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/standalone/src/host.rs b/crates/standalone/src/host.rs
index 1131bccd..c7e6e754 100644
--- a/crates/standalone/src/host.rs
+++ b/crates/standalone/src/host.rs
@@ -318,10 +318,7 @@ impl StandaloneHost {
     }
 
     pub async fn shutdown(mut self) -> Result<(), StandaloneShutdownError> {
-        let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(
-            u64::MAX,
-            &self.handle.shared_state.snapshot(),
-        );
+        let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(u64::MAX);
         let _ = self.handle.send(Method::Shutdown { command }).await;
         let Some(shutdown) = self.shutdown.take() else {
             self.retain_lease();
@@ -504,10 +501,7 @@ fn active_pointer(
 }
 
 async fn stop_started_worker(started: BootstrappedWorker) {
-    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(
-        u64::MAX,
-        &started.handle.shared_state.snapshot(),
-    );
+    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(u64::MAX);
     let _ = started.handle.send(Method::Shutdown { command }).await;
     let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), started.shutdown).await;
 }
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/app.rs b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
index b7900da5..f9d4ba23 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl App {
         Self {
             worker_name,
             connected: false,
-            worker_state: WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1),
+            worker_state: WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(),
             next_command_id: 1,
             worker_status: WorkerStatus::Idle,
             running: false,
@@ -1128,25 +1128,14 @@ impl App {
         let command_id = self
             .next_command_id
             .max(self.worker_state.last_command_id.saturating_add(1));
-        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(command_id, &self.worker_state);
+        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(command_id);
         self.next_command_id = command_id.saturating_add(1);
         command
     }
 
     fn apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut self, snapshot: &WorkerStateSnapshot) {
-        match protocol::apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut self.worker_state, snapshot) {
-            Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied) => {
-                self.set_worker_status(self.worker_state.catalog_status());
-            }
-            Ok(
-                protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Duplicate
-                | protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale,
-            ) => {}
-            Err(error) => self.handle_error(
-                ErrorCode::Internal,
-                format!("worker state stream rejected: {error}"),
-            ),
-        }
+        self.worker_state = snapshot.clone();
+        self.set_worker_status(self.worker_state.catalog_status());
     }
 
     pub fn handle_worker_event(&mut self, event: Event) -> Option<Method> {
@@ -3651,8 +3640,6 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
         assert_eq!(app.worker_status, WorkerStatus::Idle);
 
         let running = WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 1,
-            revision: 1,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
             )),
@@ -3669,11 +3656,9 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn worker_state_events_and_acknowledgements_share_monotonic_application() {
+    fn worker_state_events_and_acknowledgements_replace_full_state() {
         let mut app = App::new("test".into());
         let running = WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 4,
-            revision: 3,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
             )),
@@ -3682,22 +3667,22 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
         app.handle_worker_event(Event::WorkerState {
             snapshot: running.clone(),
         });
-        app.handle_worker_event(Event::WorkerState {
-            snapshot: WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                revision: 2,
-                state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                ..running.clone()
-            },
-        });
         assert_eq!(app.worker_state, running);
 
+        let fresh_idle = WorkerStateSnapshot {
+            state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
+            last_command_id: 0,
+        };
+        app.handle_worker_event(Event::WorkerState {
+            snapshot: fresh_idle.clone(),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(app.worker_state, fresh_idle);
+
         let paused = WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            revision: 4,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Paused,
             )),
             last_command_id: 3,
-            ..running.clone()
         };
         app.handle_worker_event(Event::CommandAcknowledged {
             acknowledgement: protocol::WorkerCommandAcknowledgement {
@@ -3708,17 +3693,6 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
             },
         });
         assert_eq!(app.worker_state, paused);
-
-        app.handle_worker_event(Event::WorkerState {
-            snapshot: WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                ..paused.clone()
-            },
-        });
-        assert_eq!(app.worker_state, paused);
-        assert!(app.run_error_messages.iter().any(|message| {
-            message.contains("conflicting worker state snapshots at generation 4 revision 4")
-        }));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -4340,7 +4314,7 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
     fn snapshot_restores_and_runtime_clear_removes_compaction_progress() {
         let mut app = App::new("test".into());
         assert_eq!(app.worker_state.state, protocol::WorkerState::Idle);
-        let mut state = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(2);
+        let mut state = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial();
         state.state = protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Maintenance(
             protocol::WorkerMaintenanceState::Compacting,
         ));
@@ -4395,10 +4369,7 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
     }
 
     fn test_worker_state(status: WorkerStatus) -> WorkerStateSnapshot {
-        let mut snapshot = WorkerStateSnapshot::from(status);
-        snapshot.execution_generation = 1;
-        snapshot.revision = 1;
-        snapshot
+        WorkerStateSnapshot::from(status)
     }
 
     fn test_greeting() -> protocol::Greeting {
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/backend_worker_picker.rs b/crates/tui/src/backend_worker_picker.rs
index 41302821..ac7b2a7b 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/backend_worker_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/backend_worker_picker.rs
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ mod tests {
             },
             state: "idle".to_string(),
             worker_state: Some(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                execution_generation: 1,
-                revision: 1,
                 state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                     protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
                 )),
@@ -593,8 +591,6 @@ mod tests {
         short.display_name = short.label.clone();
         short.state = "idle".to_string();
         short.worker_state = Some(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 1,
-            revision: 2,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
             last_command_id: 0,
         });
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/command.rs b/crates/tui/src/command.rs
index ba24299e..26e6a40d 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/command.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/command.rs
@@ -410,10 +410,7 @@ fn compact_command(invocation: CommandInvocation<'_>) -> CommandExecution {
     let _ = invocation.args.raw();
     CommandExecution {
         method: Some(Method::Compact {
-            command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(
-                0,
-                &protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1),
-            ),
+            command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(0),
         }),
         diagnostics: vec![CommandDiagnostic::new("compact requested")],
         exit_command_mode: true,
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/execution.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/execution.rs
index 91dda346..0b0aaae3 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/execution.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/execution.rs
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for WorkerExecutionContext {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest {
     pub worker_ref: WorkerRef,
-    /// Monotonic execution generation reserved durably before launch.
-    pub run_generation: u64,
     pub request: crate::catalog::CreateWorkerRequest,
     pub workspace_scope: Option<crate::runtime::RuntimeWorkspaceScope>,
     pub context: WorkerExecutionContext,
@@ -256,8 +254,6 @@ pub struct WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct WorkerExecutionRestoreRequest {
     pub worker_ref: WorkerRef,
-    /// Monotonic execution generation reserved durably before restore.
-    pub run_generation: u64,
     pub request: crate::catalog::CreateWorkerRequest,
     pub workspace_scope: Option<crate::runtime::RuntimeWorkspaceScope>,
     pub context: WorkerExecutionContext,
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/fs_store.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/fs_store.rs
index a2706ba4..dd929a31 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/fs_store.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/fs_store.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 
-const SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 6;
-const PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 5;
-const EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 4;
-const PRE_EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 3;
+const SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 7;
+const PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 6;
 const RUNTIME_FILE: &str = "runtime.json";
 const WORKERS_DIR: &str = "workers";
 const WORKER_FILE: &str = "worker.json";
@@ -371,13 +369,12 @@ pub(crate) struct PersistedRuntimeState {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub(crate) struct PersistedWorkerExecutionBinding {
-    pub(crate) run_generation: u64,
-}
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub(crate) struct PersistedWorkerExecutionBinding {}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub(crate) struct PersistedWorkerExecution {
-    pub(crate) last_run_generation: u64,
     pub(crate) binding: Option<PersistedWorkerExecutionBinding>,
     pub(crate) restore_intent: WorkerRestoreIntent,
 }
@@ -465,8 +462,8 @@ fn plan_runtime_store_migration(
             format!("Runtime store schema version {schema_version} is out of range"),
         )
     })?;
-    let staging = migration_sibling(root, "schema-v6-staging")?;
-    let backup = migration_sibling(root, "pre-schema-v6-backup")?;
+    let staging = migration_sibling(root, "schema-v7-staging")?;
+    let backup = migration_sibling(root, "pre-schema-v7-backup")?;
     if staging.exists() || backup.exists() {
         return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
             root,
@@ -492,14 +489,11 @@ fn plan_runtime_store_migration(
         };
         return Ok((plan, Vec::new()));
     }
-    if !matches!(
-        current_schema_version,
-        PRE_EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION | EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION | PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION
-    ) {
+    if current_schema_version != PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION {
         return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
             &runtime_path,
             format!(
-                "unsupported Runtime store schema version {schema_version}; expected {PRE_EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION}, {EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION}, {PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION}, or {SCHEMA_VERSION}"
+                "unsupported Runtime store schema version {schema_version}; expected {PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION} or {SCHEMA_VERSION}"
             ),
         ));
     }
@@ -661,118 +655,19 @@ struct DiagnosticWorkerRefMigrationCounts {
     cleared: usize,
 }
 
-fn migrate_v1_worker_document(
-    mut snapshot: serde_json::Value,
-    mapping: &LegacyWorkerIdentityMapping,
-    snapshot_path: &Path,
-) -> Result<serde_json::Value, RuntimeError> {
-    let worker_id_text = mapping.worker_id.to_string();
-    let snapshot_object = snapshot.as_object_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
-        runtime_store_corrupt(
-            snapshot_path,
-            "Worker snapshot must be an object".to_string(),
-        )
-    })?;
-    snapshot_object.insert(
-        "schema_version".to_string(),
-        serde_json::Value::from(SCHEMA_VERSION),
-    );
-    snapshot_object.insert(
-        "worker_id".to_string(),
-        serde_json::Value::String(worker_id_text.clone()),
-    );
-    snapshot_object
-        .get_mut("worker_ref")
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
-        .ok_or_else(|| {
-            runtime_store_corrupt(
-                snapshot_path,
-                "Worker snapshot worker_ref must be an object".to_string(),
-            )
-        })?
-        .insert(
-            "worker_id".to_string(),
-            serde_json::Value::String(worker_id_text.clone()),
-        );
-    let request = snapshot_object
-        .get_mut("request")
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
-        .ok_or_else(|| {
-            runtime_store_corrupt(
-                snapshot_path,
-                "Worker snapshot request must be an object".to_string(),
-            )
-        })?;
-    let fingerprint = request
-        .remove("idempotency_fingerprint")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_str().map(ToOwned::to_owned))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            format!(
-                "legacy:{}:{}:{}",
-                mapping.workspace_id, mapping.runtime_id, mapping.legacy_worker_id
-            )
-        });
-    request.remove("idempotency_key");
-    request.insert(
-        "worker_id".to_string(),
-        serde_json::Value::String(worker_id_text),
-    );
-    request.insert(
-        "create_fingerprint".to_string(),
-        serde_json::Value::String(fingerprint),
-    );
-    Ok(snapshot)
-}
-
-fn max_persisted_run_generation(snapshot_path: &Path) -> Result<u64, RuntimeError> {
-    let worker_dir = snapshot_path.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
-        runtime_store_corrupt(
-            snapshot_path,
-            "Worker snapshot path is missing its aggregate directory".to_string(),
-        )
-    })?;
-    let runs_dir = worker_dir.join("runs");
-    if !runs_dir
-        .try_exists()
-        .map_err(|source| runtime_io_error("inspect Worker runs", &runs_dir, source))?
-    {
-        return Ok(0);
-    }
-    let entries = fs::read_dir(&runs_dir)
-        .map_err(|source| runtime_io_error("read Worker runs", &runs_dir, source))?;
-    let mut max_generation = 0;
-    for entry in entries {
-        let entry =
-            entry.map_err(|source| runtime_io_error("read Worker runs", &runs_dir, source))?;
-        let Some(generation) = entry
-            .file_name()
-            .to_str()
-            .and_then(|name| name.parse::<u64>().ok())
-        else {
-            continue;
-        };
-        max_generation = max_generation.max(generation);
-    }
-    Ok(max_generation)
-}
-
 fn migrate_worker_document(
     mut document: serde_json::Value,
     source_schema_version: u32,
-    mapping: Option<&LegacyWorkerIdentityMapping>,
+    _mapping: Option<&LegacyWorkerIdentityMapping>,
     snapshot_path: &Path,
 ) -> Result<serde_json::Value, RuntimeError> {
-    if source_schema_version == 1 {
-        document = migrate_v1_worker_document(
-            document,
-            mapping.ok_or_else(|| {
-                runtime_store_corrupt(
-                    snapshot_path,
-                    "schema-v1 Worker migration is missing its identity mapping".to_string(),
-                )
-            })?,
+    if source_schema_version != PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION {
+        return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
             snapshot_path,
-        )?;
+            format!(
+                "unsupported Worker snapshot schema {source_schema_version}; expected {PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION}"
+            ),
+        ));
     }
     let object = document.as_object_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
         runtime_store_corrupt(
@@ -780,117 +675,80 @@ fn migrate_worker_document(
             "Worker snapshot must be an object".to_string(),
         )
     })?;
-    let declared_run_generation = object
-        .remove("run_generation")
-        .map(|value| {
-            value.as_u64().ok_or_else(|| {
-                runtime_store_corrupt(
-                    snapshot_path,
-                    "Worker snapshot run_generation must be an unsigned integer".to_string(),
-                )
-            })
-        })
-        .transpose()?;
-    let legacy_execution = object.remove("execution");
-    let execution = legacy_execution
-        .as_ref()
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object);
-    let persisted_last_run_generation = execution
-        .and_then(|execution| execution.get("last_run_generation"))
-        .map(|value| {
-            value.as_u64().ok_or_else(|| {
-                runtime_store_corrupt(
-                    snapshot_path,
-                    "Worker execution last_run_generation must be an unsigned integer".to_string(),
-                )
-            })
-        })
-        .transpose()?;
-    let binding_run_generation = execution
-        .and_then(|execution| execution.get("binding"))
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object)
-        .and_then(|binding| binding.get("run_generation"))
-        .map(|value| {
-            value.as_u64().ok_or_else(|| {
+    let execution = object
+        .get_mut("execution")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            runtime_store_corrupt(
+                snapshot_path,
+                "Worker snapshot execution must be an object".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
+    let last_run_generation = execution
+        .remove("last_run_generation")
+        .and_then(|value| value.as_u64())
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            runtime_store_corrupt(
+                snapshot_path,
+                "Worker execution last_run_generation must be an unsigned integer".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
+    let binding = execution.get_mut("binding").ok_or_else(|| {
+        runtime_store_corrupt(
+            snapshot_path,
+            "Worker execution is missing binding".to_string(),
+        )
+    })?;
+    if let Some(binding_object) = binding.as_object_mut() {
+        let binding_run_generation = binding_object
+            .remove("run_generation")
+            .and_then(|value| value.as_u64())
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
                 runtime_store_corrupt(
                     snapshot_path,
                     "Worker execution binding run_generation must be an unsigned integer"
                         .to_string(),
                 )
-            })
-        })
-        .transpose()?;
-    let run_generation = declared_run_generation
-        .into_iter()
-        .chain(persisted_last_run_generation)
-        .chain(binding_run_generation)
-        .chain(std::iter::once(max_persisted_run_generation(
-            snapshot_path,
-        )?))
-        .max()
-        .unwrap_or(0);
-    if !object.contains_key("working_directory") {
-        if let Some(working_directory) = legacy_execution
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object)
-            .and_then(|execution| execution.get("working_directory"))
-            .cloned()
-        {
-            object.insert("working_directory".to_string(), working_directory);
-        }
-    }
-    let legacy_materialization = object
-        .get("working_directory")
-        .and_then(|working_directory| working_directory.get("summary"))
-        .and_then(|summary| summary.get("materializer_kind"))
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
-        .is_some_and(|kind| matches!(kind, "runtime_git_cache" | "local_git_worktree"));
-    if legacy_materialization {
-        object.insert("working_directory".to_string(), serde_json::Value::Null);
-    }
-    if let Some(profile_source) = object
-        .get_mut("request")
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
-        .and_then(|request| request.get_mut("profile_source"))
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
-        && profile_source
-            .get("kind")
-            .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
-            == Some("http")
-    {
-        let archive = profile_source
-            .get_mut("location")
-            .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
-            .and_then(|location| location.remove("archive"))
-            .ok_or_else(|| {
-                runtime_store_corrupt(
-                    snapshot_path,
-                    "legacy HTTP profile source is missing its archive".to_string(),
-                )
             })?;
-        profile_source.clear();
-        profile_source.insert(
-            "kind".to_string(),
-            serde_json::Value::String("workspace_config".to_string()),
-        );
-        profile_source.insert("archive".to_string(), archive);
+        if binding_run_generation != last_run_generation {
+            return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
+                snapshot_path,
+                format!(
+                    "execution binding run_generation {binding_run_generation} does not match last_run_generation {last_run_generation}"
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
+        if !binding_object.is_empty() {
+            return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
+                snapshot_path,
+                "Worker execution binding contains unsupported fields".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+    } else if !binding.is_null() {
+        return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
+            snapshot_path,
+            "Worker execution binding must be an object or null".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if !execution.contains_key("restore_intent") {
+        return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
+            snapshot_path,
+            "Worker execution is missing restore_intent".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if execution
+        .keys()
+        .any(|key| key != "binding" && key != "restore_intent")
+    {
+        return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
+            snapshot_path,
+            "Worker execution contains unsupported fields".to_string(),
+        ));
     }
     object.insert(
         "schema_version".to_string(),
         serde_json::Value::from(SCHEMA_VERSION),
     );
-    object.insert(
-        "status".to_string(),
-        serde_json::Value::String("stopped".to_string()),
-    );
-    object.insert(
-        "execution".to_string(),
-        serde_json::json!({
-            "last_run_generation": run_generation,
-            "binding": null,
-            "restore_intent": "explicit",
-        }),
-    );
     Ok(document)
 }
 
@@ -1259,8 +1117,8 @@ fn migrate_runtime_store(
     if !plan.migration_required {
         return Ok(plan);
     }
-    let staging = migration_sibling(root, "schema-v6-staging")?;
-    let backup = migration_sibling(root, "pre-schema-v6-backup")?;
+    let staging = migration_sibling(root, "schema-v7-staging")?;
+    let backup = migration_sibling(root, "pre-schema-v7-backup")?;
     if staging.exists() || backup.exists() {
         return Err(runtime_store_corrupt(
             root,
@@ -1534,52 +1392,18 @@ impl WorkerSnapshot {
                 ),
             });
         }
-        if let Some(binding) = self.execution.binding.as_ref()
-            && binding.run_generation != self.execution.last_run_generation
-        {
-            return Err(RuntimeError::StoreCorrupt {
-                operation: "read worker snapshot",
-                path: path.to_path_buf(),
-                message: format!(
-                    "execution binding run_generation {} does not match last_run_generation {}",
-                    binding.run_generation, self.execution.last_run_generation
-                ),
-            });
-        }
         match (self.status, self.execution.restore_intent) {
             (status, WorkerRestoreIntent::Automatic) if status.is_active() => {
-                let Some(binding) = self.execution.binding.as_ref() else {
+                if self.execution.binding.is_none() {
                     return Err(RuntimeError::StoreCorrupt {
                         operation: "read worker snapshot",
                         path: path.to_path_buf(),
                         message: "automatic restore intent requires an execution binding"
                             .to_string(),
                     });
-                };
-                if binding.run_generation == 0 {
-                    return Err(RuntimeError::StoreCorrupt {
-                        operation: "read worker snapshot",
-                        path: path.to_path_buf(),
-                        message: "execution binding run_generation must be greater than zero"
-                            .to_string(),
-                    });
-                }
-            }
-            (WorkerStatus::Stopped, WorkerRestoreIntent::Explicit) => {
-                if self
-                    .execution
-                    .binding
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .is_some_and(|binding| binding.run_generation == 0)
-                {
-                    return Err(RuntimeError::StoreCorrupt {
-                        operation: "read worker snapshot",
-                        path: path.to_path_buf(),
-                        message: "execution binding run_generation must be greater than zero"
-                            .to_string(),
-                    });
                 }
             }
+            (WorkerStatus::Stopped, WorkerRestoreIntent::Explicit) => {}
             _ => {
                 return Err(RuntimeError::StoreCorrupt {
                     operation: "read worker snapshot",
@@ -1837,96 +1661,47 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn schema_v5_worker_migration_recovers_last_generation_from_run_aggregates() {
-        let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-        let worker_dir = root.path().join("worker-a");
-        fs::create_dir_all(worker_dir.join("runs/1")).unwrap();
-        fs::create_dir_all(worker_dir.join("runs/7")).unwrap();
-        fs::create_dir_all(worker_dir.join("runs/incomplete")).unwrap();
-        let path = worker_dir.join(WORKER_FILE);
-        let source = serde_json::json!({
-            "schema_version": 5,
-            "execution": {
-                "binding": null,
-                "restore_intent": "explicit"
-            }
-        });
-
-        let migrated =
-            migrate_worker_document(source, PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION, None, &path).unwrap();
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            migrated["execution"]["last_run_generation"],
-            serde_json::json!(7)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(migrated["execution"]["binding"], serde_json::Value::Null);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn schema_v4_worker_migration_discards_unsupported_linked_worktree_binding() {
-        let source = serde_json::json!({
-            "schema_version": 4,
-            "request": {
-                "profile_source": {
-                    "kind": "http",
-                    "location": {
-                        "url": "https://workspace.example.test/archive",
-                        "etag": "profile-source:test",
-                        "archive": {
-                            "id": "profiles-v1",
-                            "digest": "sha256:test",
-                            "size_bytes": 1,
-                            "source_graph": {
-                                "source_count": 1,
-                                "total_source_bytes": 1,
-                                "entrypoints": {},
-                                "import_count": 0
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            "working_directory": {
-                "summary": {
-                    "materializer_kind": "runtime_git_cache"
-                }
-            }
-        });
+    fn schema_v6_worker_migration_removes_generation_and_preserves_active_restore() {
         let path = Path::new("worker.json");
+        let source = serde_json::json!({
+            "schema_version": PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+            "status": "running",
+            "execution": {
+                "last_run_generation": 7,
+                "binding": { "run_generation": 7 },
+                "restore_intent": "automatic"
+            }
+        });
 
         let migrated =
-            migrate_worker_document(source, EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION, None, path).unwrap();
+            migrate_worker_document(source, PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION, None, path).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(migrated["schema_version"], SCHEMA_VERSION);
-        assert_eq!(migrated["status"], "stopped");
-        assert_eq!(migrated["working_directory"], serde_json::Value::Null);
-        assert_eq!(
-            migrated["request"]["profile_source"]["kind"],
-            "workspace_config"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            migrated["request"]["profile_source"]["archive"]["id"],
-            "profiles-v1"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(migrated["execution"]["restore_intent"], "explicit");
+        assert_eq!(migrated["status"], "running");
+        assert_eq!(migrated["execution"]["binding"], serde_json::json!({}));
+        assert_eq!(migrated["execution"]["restore_intent"], "automatic");
+        assert!(migrated["execution"].get("last_run_generation").is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn schema_v4_worker_migration_preserves_runtime_clone_observation() {
+    fn schema_v6_worker_migration_rejects_mismatched_generation_state() {
+        let path = Path::new("worker.json");
         let source = serde_json::json!({
-            "schema_version": 4,
-            "working_directory": {
-                "summary": {
-                    "materializer_kind": "runtime_git_clone"
-                }
+            "schema_version": PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+            "execution": {
+                "last_run_generation": 7,
+                "binding": { "run_generation": 6 },
+                "restore_intent": "automatic"
             }
         });
-        let expected = source["working_directory"].clone();
-        let path = Path::new("worker.json");
 
-        let migrated =
-            migrate_worker_document(source, EXECUTION_SCHEMA_VERSION, None, path).unwrap();
+        let error =
+            migrate_worker_document(source, PREVIOUS_SCHEMA_VERSION, None, path).unwrap_err();
 
-        assert_eq!(migrated["working_directory"], expected);
+        assert!(
+            error
+                .to_string()
+                .contains("does not match last_run_generation")
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/http_server.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/http_server.rs
index b067bd68..e1be998c 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/http_server.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/http_server.rs
@@ -3126,7 +3126,6 @@ mod tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
@@ -3143,7 +3142,6 @@ mod tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request.previous_working_directory,
@@ -3561,7 +3559,6 @@ mod ws_tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
@@ -3604,7 +3601,7 @@ mod ws_tests {
                     context_window: 0,
                     context_tokens: 0,
                 },
-                state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1),
+                state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(),
                 in_flight: protocol::InFlightSnapshot {
                     blocks: Vec::new(),
                     commands: Vec::new(),
@@ -3833,7 +3830,6 @@ mod ws_tests {
                 .unwrap()
                 .worker_state
                 .expect("connected test Worker must expose its initial state");
-            snapshot.revision += 1;
             snapshot.state = protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
             ));
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
index 95cd115f..1c498d02 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
@@ -1273,14 +1273,14 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn migration_dry_run_accepts_supported_schema_v3_without_workers_field() {
+    fn migration_dry_run_accepts_previous_schema_without_workers_field() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let root = temp.path().join("runtime");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("workers")).unwrap();
         std::fs::write(
             root.join("runtime.json"),
             serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&serde_json::json!({
-                "schema_version": 3,
+                "schema_version": 6,
                 "display_name": "local",
                 "backend": "fs_store",
                 "status": "running",
@@ -1312,14 +1312,14 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn migration_dry_run_rejects_schema_v3_document_that_cannot_decode_as_v6() {
+    fn migration_dry_run_rejects_previous_schema_that_cannot_decode_as_current() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let root = temp.path().join("runtime");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("workers")).unwrap();
         std::fs::write(
             root.join("runtime.json"),
             serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&serde_json::json!({
-                "schema_version": 3,
+                "schema_version": 6,
                 "display_name": "local",
                 "backend": "fs_store",
                 "status": 3,
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/retention.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/retention.rs
index 91ecd710..0d02fb3e 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/retention.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/retention.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ pub struct WorkerRetentionInventory {
     pub workspace_id: String,
     pub runtime_id: String,
     pub worker_id: WorkerId,
-    pub run_generation: u64,
     pub session_id: Option<String>,
     pub segment_ids: Vec<String>,
     pub session_bytes: u64,
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ pub struct WorkerRetentionExecutionRequest {
     pub source_runtime_id: String,
     pub worker_id: WorkerId,
     pub expected_worker_revision: String,
-    pub expected_run_generation: u64,
     pub source_created_at: String,
     pub removed_at: String,
     pub effective_profile: Option<String>,
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ pub(crate) trait WorkerRetentionProvider: Send + Sync {
         workspace_id: &str,
         runtime_id: &str,
         worker_id: WorkerId,
-        run_generation: u64,
     ) -> Result<WorkerRetentionInventory, RuntimeError>;
 
     fn execute(
@@ -283,7 +280,7 @@ impl FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
                 continue;
             };
             let worker_dir = self.worker_dir(worker_id);
-            let snapshot: WorkerGenerationSnapshot = match read_json(
+            let snapshot: WorkerAggregateSnapshot = match read_json(
                 &worker_dir.join("worker.json"),
                 "scan Worker retention inventory",
             ) {
@@ -303,12 +300,7 @@ impl FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
                 ));
                 continue;
             }
-            match self.inventory(
-                workspace_id,
-                runtime_id,
-                worker_id,
-                snapshot.run_generation(),
-            ) {
+            match self.inventory(workspace_id, runtime_id, worker_id) {
                 Ok(item) => workers.push(item),
                 Err(_) => diagnostics.push(runtime_aggregate_diagnostic(
                     &bounded_id,
@@ -380,26 +372,18 @@ impl WorkerRetentionProvider for FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
         workspace_id: &str,
         runtime_id: &str,
         worker_id: WorkerId,
-        run_generation: u64,
     ) -> Result<WorkerRetentionInventory, RuntimeError> {
         let worker_dir = self.worker_dir(worker_id);
         if !worker_dir.is_dir() {
             return Err(RuntimeError::WorkerNotFound { worker_id });
         }
-        let worker: WorkerGenerationSnapshot = read_json(
+        let worker: WorkerAggregateSnapshot = read_json(
             &worker_dir.join("worker.json"),
             "inventory Worker retention",
         )?;
         if worker.workspace_id.as_deref() != Some(workspace_id) {
             return Err(RuntimeError::WorkerNotFound { worker_id });
         }
-        let current_run_generation = worker.run_generation();
-        if current_run_generation != run_generation {
-            return Err(RuntimeError::InvalidRequest(format!(
-                "Worker retention inventory expected generation {run_generation}, current generation is {}",
-                current_run_generation
-            )));
-        }
         let session_dir = worker_dir.join("session");
         let (session_id, segment_ids, session_bytes) = if session_dir.is_dir() {
             let manifest: CanonicalSessionManifest = read_json(
@@ -437,7 +421,6 @@ impl WorkerRetentionProvider for FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
             workspace_id: workspace_id.to_string(),
             runtime_id: runtime_id.to_string(),
             worker_id,
-            run_generation,
             session_id,
             segment_ids,
             session_bytes,
@@ -497,21 +480,13 @@ impl WorkerRetentionProvider for FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
                 worker_id: request.worker_id,
             });
         }
-        let snapshot: WorkerGenerationSnapshot =
+        let snapshot: WorkerAggregateSnapshot =
             read_json(&worker_dir.join("worker.json"), "execute Worker retention")?;
         if snapshot.workspace_id.as_deref() != Some(request.workspace_id.as_str()) {
             return Err(RuntimeError::WorkerNotFound {
                 worker_id: request.worker_id,
             });
         }
-        let run_generation = snapshot.run_generation();
-        if run_generation != request.expected_run_generation {
-            return Err(RuntimeError::InvalidRequest(format!(
-                "Worker retention plan expected generation {}, current generation is {}",
-                request.expected_run_generation, run_generation
-            )));
-        }
-
         let archive = match request.session_disposition {
             SessionDisposition::Archive => {
                 Some(commit_session_archive(self, request, &worker_dir)?)
@@ -572,30 +547,9 @@ impl WorkerRetentionProvider for FsWorkerRetentionProvider {
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct WorkerGenerationSnapshot {
+struct WorkerAggregateSnapshot {
     #[serde(default)]
     workspace_id: Option<String>,
-    execution: WorkerGenerationExecution,
-}
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct WorkerGenerationExecution {
-    binding: Option<WorkerGenerationBinding>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct WorkerGenerationBinding {
-    run_generation: u64,
-}
-
-impl WorkerGenerationSnapshot {
-    fn run_generation(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.execution
-            .binding
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|binding| binding.run_generation)
-            .unwrap_or(0)
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -1286,13 +1240,12 @@ mod tests {
         fs::write(path, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(value).unwrap()).unwrap();
     }
 
-    fn source(root: &Path, worker_id: WorkerId, generation: u64) {
+    fn source(root: &Path, worker_id: WorkerId) {
         let worker = root.join("workers").join(worker_id.to_string());
         write_json(
             &worker.join("worker.json"),
             &serde_json::json!({
-                "workspace_id": "workspace-a",
-                "execution": {"binding": {"run_generation": generation}}
+                "workspace_id": "workspace-a"
             }),
         );
         write_json(
@@ -1301,22 +1254,17 @@ mod tests {
         );
         fs::create_dir_all(worker.join("session/segments")).unwrap();
         fs::write(worker.join("session/segments/segment-a.jsonl"), b"one\n").unwrap();
-        fs::create_dir_all(worker.join(format!("runs/{generation}"))).unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(worker.join("runs/attempt-a")).unwrap();
         fs::write(
-            worker.join(format!("runs/{generation}/worker.out.log")),
+            worker.join("runs/attempt-a/worker.out.log"),
             b"diagnostic\n",
         )
         .unwrap();
-        fs::write(
-            worker.join(format!("runs/{generation}/worker.sock")),
-            b"not retained",
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+        fs::write(worker.join("runs/attempt-a/worker.sock"), b"not retained").unwrap();
     }
 
     fn request(
         worker_id: WorkerId,
-        generation: u64,
         disposition: SessionDisposition,
     ) -> WorkerRetentionExecutionRequest {
         WorkerRetentionExecutionRequest {
@@ -1328,7 +1276,6 @@ mod tests {
             workspace_id: "workspace-a".to_string(),
             source_runtime_id: "runtime-a".to_string(),
             worker_id,
-            expected_run_generation: generation,
             source_created_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
             removed_at: "2026-01-02T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
             effective_profile: Some("builtin:coder".to_string()),
@@ -1344,9 +1291,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn archive_is_verified_before_source_removal_and_retry_converges() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(7);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 4);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let provider = FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path());
-        let request = request(worker_id, 4, SessionDisposition::Archive);
+        let request = request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Archive);
 
         let first = provider.execute(&request).unwrap();
         assert!(first.source_removed);
@@ -1375,7 +1322,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn archive_failure_keeps_live_source_for_retry() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(8);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 2);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let collision = temp.path().join("archives/workers/archive-a");
         fs::create_dir_all(&collision).unwrap();
         fs::write(collision.join("manifest.json"), b"not-json").unwrap();
@@ -1383,7 +1330,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(
             provider
-                .execute(&request(worker_id, 2, SessionDisposition::Archive))
+                .execute(&request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Archive))
                 .is_err()
         );
         assert!(
@@ -1403,13 +1350,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn target_inventory_and_execute_reject_cross_workspace_aggregate() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(16);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 3);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let provider = FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path());
         assert!(matches!(
-            provider.inventory("other-workspace", "runtime-a", worker_id, 3),
+            provider.inventory("other-workspace", "runtime-a", worker_id),
             Err(RuntimeError::WorkerNotFound { .. })
         ));
-        let mut request = request(worker_id, 3, SessionDisposition::Purge);
+        let mut request = request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Purge);
         request.workspace_id = "other-workspace".to_string();
         assert!(matches!(
             provider.execute(&request),
@@ -1434,20 +1381,12 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn purge_removes_aggregate_and_rejects_stale_generation() {
+    fn purge_removes_worker_aggregate() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let provider = FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path());
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(9);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 5);
-        let stale = request(worker_id, 4, SessionDisposition::Purge);
-        assert!(provider.execute(&stale).is_err());
-        assert!(
-            temp.path()
-                .join(format!("workers/{worker_id}/session"))
-                .is_dir()
-        );
-
-        let mut current = request(worker_id, 5, SessionDisposition::Purge);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
+        let mut current = request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Purge);
         current.operation_id = "operation-current".to_string();
         current.input_fingerprint = "fingerprint-current".to_string();
         let result = provider.execute(&current).unwrap();
@@ -1464,9 +1403,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn pending_receipt_recovers_delete_to_receipt_crash_window() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(11);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 1);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let provider = FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path());
-        let request = request(worker_id, 1, SessionDisposition::Archive);
+        let request = request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Archive);
         let completed = provider.execute(&request).unwrap();
         let receipt_path = temp.path().join("retention/operations/operation-a.json");
         let mut receipt: RetentionOperationReceipt =
@@ -1482,9 +1421,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn provider_snapshot_scans_aggregate_storage_independent_of_runtime_catalog() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-        source(temp.path(), WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(13), 2);
+        source(temp.path(), WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(13));
         let other_worker = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(14);
-        source(temp.path(), other_worker, 1);
+        source(temp.path(), other_worker);
         write_json(
             &temp
                 .path()
@@ -1492,8 +1431,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .join(other_worker.to_string())
                 .join("worker.json"),
             &serde_json::json!({
-                "workspace_id": "other-workspace",
-                "execution": {"binding": {"run_generation": 1}}
+                "workspace_id": "other-workspace"
             }),
         );
         fs::create_dir_all(temp.path().join("workers/not-a-worker")).unwrap();
@@ -1532,9 +1470,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn diagnostics_retry_rejects_corrupt_existing_archive_before_source_delete() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(12);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 1);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let provider = FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path());
-        let mut request = request(worker_id, 1, SessionDisposition::Archive);
+        let mut request = request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Archive);
         request.diagnostics_disposition = DiagnosticsDisposition::Retain;
         provider.execute(&request).unwrap();
 
@@ -1543,10 +1481,10 @@ mod tests {
             serde_json::from_slice(&fs::read(&receipt_path).unwrap()).unwrap();
         receipt.result.source_removed = false;
         fs::write(&receipt_path, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&receipt).unwrap()).unwrap();
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 1);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         fs::write(
             temp.path()
-                .join("archives/diagnostics/operation-a/runs/1/worker.out.log"),
+                .join("archives/diagnostics/operation-a/runs/attempt-a/worker.out.log"),
             b"corrupt\n",
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -1564,9 +1502,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn concurrent_retry_produces_one_archive() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let worker_id = WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(10);
-        source(temp.path(), worker_id, 1);
+        source(temp.path(), worker_id);
         let provider = Arc::new(FsWorkerRetentionProvider::new(temp.path()));
-        let request = Arc::new(request(worker_id, 1, SessionDisposition::Archive));
+        let request = Arc::new(request(worker_id, SessionDisposition::Archive));
         let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(3));
         let handles = (0..2)
             .map(|_| {
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs
index a8f32b28..428c2c37 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs
@@ -987,7 +987,6 @@ impl Runtime {
                 worker_state: None,
                 workspace_id: scope.map(|scope| scope.workspace_id.clone()),
                 request: durable_request,
-                run_generation: 1,
                 execution_bound: true,
                 restore_intent: WorkerRestoreIntent::Explicit,
                 working_directory: None,
@@ -999,7 +998,6 @@ impl Runtime {
             state.persist_worker(&worker_ref.worker_id)?;
             let spawn_request = WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest {
                 worker_ref: worker_ref.clone(),
-                run_generation: 1,
                 request,
                 workspace_scope: scope.cloned(),
                 context: self.execution_context(worker_ref.clone()),
@@ -1361,7 +1359,7 @@ impl Runtime {
         let (backend, request) = {
             let mut state = self.lock()?;
             state.ensure_running()?;
-            let (worker_request, previous_working_directory, run_generation) = {
+            let (worker_request, previous_working_directory) = {
                 let worker = state.worker(worker_ref)?;
                 if worker.execution_handle.is_some() {
                     if worker.status.is_active() {
@@ -1387,11 +1385,7 @@ impl Runtime {
                     }
                     _ => {}
                 }
-                (
-                    worker.request.clone(),
-                    worker.working_directory.clone(),
-                    worker.run_generation.saturating_add(1).max(1),
-                )
+                (worker.request.clone(), worker.working_directory.clone())
             };
             let backend = state.execution_backend.clone().ok_or_else(|| {
                 RuntimeError::WorkerExecutionUnavailable {
@@ -1401,7 +1395,6 @@ impl Runtime {
             })?;
             {
                 let worker = state.worker_mut(worker_ref)?;
-                worker.run_generation = run_generation;
                 worker.execution_bound = true;
             }
             state.persist_worker(&worker_ref.worker_id)?;
@@ -1413,7 +1406,6 @@ impl Runtime {
             });
             let request = WorkerExecutionRestoreRequest {
                 worker_ref: worker_ref.clone(),
-                run_generation,
                 request: worker_request,
                 workspace_scope,
                 context: self.execution_context(worker_ref.clone()),
@@ -1910,12 +1902,7 @@ impl Runtime {
         };
         let mut state = self.lock()?;
         let worker = state.worker_mut(worker_ref)?;
-        let applied = worker
-            .apply_worker_state(&snapshot)
-            .is_ok_and(|result| matches!(result, protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied));
-        if !applied {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
+        worker.apply_worker_state(&snapshot);
         state.publish_worker_upsert(worker_ref.worker_id)?;
         state.persist_runtime_snapshot()?;
         state.persist_worker(&worker_ref.worker_id)?;
@@ -2517,7 +2504,6 @@ impl Runtime {
             workspace_id,
             runtime_id,
             worker.worker_id,
-            worker.run_generation,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2589,12 +2575,6 @@ impl Runtime {
                 "Worker retention requires a stopped Worker".to_string(),
             ));
         }
-        if worker.run_generation != request.expected_run_generation {
-            return Err(RuntimeError::InvalidRequest(format!(
-                "Worker retention plan expected generation {}, current generation is {}",
-                request.expected_run_generation, worker.run_generation
-            )));
-        }
         let result = provider.execute(request)?;
         state.workers.remove(&request.worker_id);
         state.persist_runtime_snapshot()?;
@@ -2758,7 +2738,6 @@ impl RuntimeState {
         let diagnostics = persisted.diagnostics;
         let next_diagnostic_id = persisted.next_diagnostic_id;
         for (worker_id, worker) in persisted.workers {
-            let run_generation = worker.execution.last_run_generation;
             workers.insert(
                 worker_id,
                 WorkerRecord {
@@ -2768,7 +2747,6 @@ impl RuntimeState {
                     worker_state: None,
                     workspace_id: worker.workspace_id,
                     request: worker.request,
-                    run_generation,
                     execution_bound: worker.execution.binding.is_some(),
                     restore_intent: worker.execution.restore_intent,
                     working_directory: worker.working_directory,
@@ -3563,14 +3541,8 @@ impl RuntimeState {
             } => snapshot,
             _ => return false,
         };
-        match worker.apply_worker_state(incoming) {
-            Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied) => true,
-            Ok(
-                protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Duplicate
-                | protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale,
-            )
-            | Err(_) => false,
-        }
+        worker.apply_worker_state(incoming);
+        true
     }
 }
 
@@ -3614,7 +3586,6 @@ struct WorkerRecord {
     worker_state: Option<protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot>,
     workspace_id: Option<String>,
     request: CreateWorkerRequest,
-    run_generation: u64,
     execution_bound: bool,
     restore_intent: WorkerRestoreIntent,
     working_directory: Option<CatalogWorkingDirectoryStatus>,
@@ -3623,17 +3594,8 @@ struct WorkerRecord {
 }
 
 impl WorkerRecord {
-    fn apply_worker_state(
-        &mut self,
-        incoming: &protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot,
-    ) -> Result<protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply, protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotConflict> {
-        match self.worker_state.as_mut() {
-            Some(current) => protocol::apply_worker_state_snapshot(current, incoming),
-            None => {
-                self.worker_state = Some(incoming.clone());
-                Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied)
-            }
-        }
+    fn apply_worker_state(&mut self, incoming: &protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot) {
+        self.worker_state = Some(incoming.clone());
     }
 
     fn belongs_to_workspace(&self, workspace_id: &str) -> bool {
@@ -3678,12 +3640,9 @@ impl WorkerRecord {
             request: self.request.clone(),
             status: self.status,
             execution: PersistedWorkerExecution {
-                last_run_generation: self.run_generation,
                 binding: self
                     .execution_bound
-                    .then_some(PersistedWorkerExecutionBinding {
-                        run_generation: self.run_generation,
-                    }),
+                    .then_some(PersistedWorkerExecutionBinding {}),
                 restore_intent: self.restore_intent,
             },
             workspace_id: self.workspace_id.clone(),
@@ -4028,11 +3987,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn test_command() -> protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-        protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-            command_id: 1,
-            expected_execution_generation: 1,
-            expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-        }
+        protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 1 }
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -4891,7 +4846,6 @@ mod tests {
         restore_result: Mutex<Option<WorkerExecutionSpawnResult>>,
         restore_gate: Mutex<Option<Arc<RestoreGate>>>,
         restore_count: Mutex<u64>,
-        run_generations: Mutex<Vec<u64>>,
         config_bundles: Mutex<Vec<Option<ConfigBundle>>>,
         workspace_config_fetches: Mutex<Vec<WorkspaceConfigFetchRequest>>,
         workspace_config_results: Mutex<Vec<WorkspaceConfigFetchResult>>,
@@ -4989,10 +4943,6 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         fn spawn_worker(&self, request: WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest) -> WorkerExecutionSpawnResult {
-            self.run_generations
-                .lock()
-                .unwrap()
-                .push(request.run_generation);
             self.config_bundles
                 .lock()
                 .unwrap()
@@ -5004,7 +4954,6 @@ mod tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
@@ -5023,10 +4972,6 @@ mod tests {
             if let Some(gate) = restore_gate {
                 gate.enter_and_wait();
             }
-            self.run_generations
-                .lock()
-                .unwrap()
-                .push(request.run_generation);
             self.config_bundles
                 .lock()
                 .unwrap()
@@ -5041,7 +4986,6 @@ mod tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
@@ -5962,11 +5906,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 1);
         assert_eq!(restored.status, WorkerStatus::Idle);
         assert_eq!(
-            restored
-                .worker_state
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|state| state.execution_generation),
-            Some(2)
+            restored.worker_state.as_ref().map(|state| &state.state),
+            Some(&protocol::WorkerState::Idle)
         );
     }
 
@@ -6010,16 +5951,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 1);
         assert_eq!(restored[0].worker_ref, restored[1].worker_ref);
-        assert_eq!(
-            restored[0]
-                .worker_state
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|state| state.execution_generation),
-            restored[1]
-                .worker_state
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|state| state.execution_generation)
-        );
+        assert_eq!(restored[0].worker_state, restored[1].worker_state);
         assert!(runtime.worker_operations.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
     }
 
@@ -6087,69 +6019,55 @@ mod tests {
         let worker_state = restored
             .worker_state
             .expect("restored Worker must expose its initial state");
-        assert_eq!(worker_state.execution_generation, 2);
+        assert_eq!(worker_state.last_command_id, 0);
         assert_eq!(worker_state.state, protocol::WorkerState::Idle);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn runtime_applies_only_newer_worker_state_snapshots() {
+    fn runtime_replaces_worker_state_with_each_full_snapshot() {
         let (runtime, _) = runtime_and_backend();
         let detail = runtime
-            .create_worker(task_request("state ordering"))
+            .create_worker(task_request("state replacement"))
             .unwrap();
         let running = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 7,
-            revision: 3,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
             )),
             last_command_id: 2,
         };
-        assert!({
+        {
             let mut state = runtime.lock().unwrap();
-            state.project_protocol_event_to_worker_state(
+            assert!(state.project_protocol_event_to_worker_state(
                 &detail.worker_ref,
                 &protocol::Event::WorkerState {
                     snapshot: running.clone(),
                 },
-            )
-        });
+            ));
+        }
         assert_eq!(
             runtime
                 .worker_detail(&detail.worker_ref)
                 .unwrap()
                 .worker_state,
-            Some(running.clone())
+            Some(running)
         );
 
-        assert!({
+        let fresh = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
+            state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
+            last_command_id: 0,
+        };
+        {
             let mut state = runtime.lock().unwrap();
-            !state.project_protocol_event_to_worker_state(
+            assert!(state.project_protocol_event_to_worker_state(
                 &detail.worker_ref,
                 &protocol::Event::WorkerState {
-                    snapshot: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                        revision: 2,
-                        state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                        ..running.clone()
-                    },
+                    snapshot: fresh.clone(),
                 },
-            )
-        });
-        assert!({
-            let mut state = runtime.lock().unwrap();
-            !state.project_protocol_event_to_worker_state(
-                &detail.worker_ref,
-                &protocol::Event::WorkerState {
-                    snapshot: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                        state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                        ..running.clone()
-                    },
-                },
-            )
-        });
+            ));
+        }
         let after = runtime.worker_detail(&detail.worker_ref).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(after.status, WorkerStatus::Idle);
-        assert_eq!(after.worker_state, Some(running));
+        assert_eq!(after.worker_state, Some(fresh));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -6369,7 +6287,6 @@ mod tests {
             WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::Connected {
                 handle: WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
@@ -6468,15 +6385,14 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(*backend.run_generations.lock().unwrap(), vec![1, 2]);
         let restored = runtime.worker_detail(&detail.worker_ref).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(restored.status, WorkerStatus::Idle);
         assert_eq!(
             restored
                 .worker_state
                 .as_ref()
-                .map(|snapshot| (snapshot.execution_generation, &snapshot.state)),
-            Some((2, &protocol::WorkerState::Idle))
+                .map(|snapshot| &snapshot.state),
+            Some(&protocol::WorkerState::Idle)
         );
     }
 
@@ -6828,7 +6744,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(
             error
                 .to_string()
-                .contains("unsupported Runtime store schema version 2; expected 3, 4, 5, or 6")
+                .contains("unsupported Runtime store schema version 2; expected 6 or 7")
         );
 
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
@@ -6870,15 +6786,16 @@ mod tests {
         let worker_snapshot: serde_json::Value =
             serde_json::from_slice(&std::fs::read(worker_store_dir.join("worker.json")).unwrap())
                 .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(worker_snapshot["schema_version"], serde_json::json!(6));
+        assert_eq!(worker_snapshot["schema_version"], serde_json::json!(7));
         assert_eq!(worker_snapshot["status"], serde_json::json!("stopped"));
-        assert_eq!(
-            worker_snapshot["execution"]["last_run_generation"],
-            serde_json::json!(1)
+        assert!(
+            worker_snapshot["execution"]
+                .get("last_run_generation")
+                .is_none()
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            worker_snapshot["execution"]["binding"]["run_generation"],
-            serde_json::json!(1)
+            worker_snapshot["execution"]["binding"],
+            serde_json::json!({})
         );
         assert_eq!(
             worker_snapshot["execution"]["restore_intent"],
@@ -7256,8 +7173,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "fs-store")]
     #[test]
-    fn fs_store_migrates_schema_v3_workers_to_stopped_explicit_restore() {
-        let root = fs_store_root("schema-v3-restore-intent");
+    fn fs_store_migrates_schema_v6_workers_without_losing_automatic_restore() {
+        let root = fs_store_root("schema-v6-no-generation");
         let options = crate::fs_store::FsRuntimeStoreOptions {
             root: root.clone(),
             runtime_id: "test-runtime".to_string(),
@@ -7270,7 +7187,7 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap();
         runtime.store_config_bundle(test_bundle()).unwrap();
         let worker = runtime
-            .create_worker(task_request("schema v3 worker"))
+            .create_worker(task_request("schema v6 worker"))
             .unwrap();
         drop(runtime);
 
@@ -7281,7 +7198,7 @@ mod tests {
             .join("worker.json");
         let mut runtime_json: serde_json::Value =
             serde_json::from_slice(&std::fs::read(&runtime_path).unwrap()).unwrap();
-        runtime_json["schema_version"] = serde_json::json!(3);
+        runtime_json["schema_version"] = serde_json::json!(6);
         std::fs::write(
             &runtime_path,
             serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&runtime_json).unwrap(),
@@ -7289,10 +7206,9 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap();
         let mut worker_json: serde_json::Value =
             serde_json::from_slice(&std::fs::read(&worker_path).unwrap()).unwrap();
-        worker_json["schema_version"] = serde_json::json!(3);
-        worker_json.as_object_mut().unwrap().remove("status");
-        worker_json.as_object_mut().unwrap().remove("execution");
-        worker_json["run_generation"] = serde_json::json!(7);
+        worker_json["schema_version"] = serde_json::json!(6);
+        worker_json["execution"]["last_run_generation"] = serde_json::json!(1);
+        worker_json["execution"]["binding"] = serde_json::json!({"run_generation": 1});
         std::fs::write(
             &worker_path,
             serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&worker_json).unwrap(),
@@ -7302,35 +7218,24 @@ mod tests {
         let backend = Arc::new(TestExecutionBackend::default());
         let migrated =
             Runtime::with_fs_store_and_execution_backend(options, backend.clone()).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 1);
         assert_eq!(
             migrated.worker_detail(&worker.worker_ref).unwrap().status,
-            WorkerStatus::Stopped
+            WorkerStatus::Idle
         );
         let migrated_json: serde_json::Value =
             serde_json::from_slice(&std::fs::read(&worker_path).unwrap()).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(migrated_json["schema_version"], serde_json::json!(6));
-        assert_eq!(migrated_json["status"], serde_json::json!("stopped"));
-        assert_eq!(
-            migrated_json["execution"]["last_run_generation"],
-            serde_json::json!(7)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            migrated_json["execution"]["binding"],
-            serde_json::Value::Null
+        assert_eq!(migrated_json["schema_version"], serde_json::json!(7));
+        assert_eq!(migrated_json["execution"]["binding"], serde_json::json!({}));
+        assert!(
+            migrated_json["execution"]
+                .get("last_run_generation")
+                .is_none()
         );
         assert_eq!(
             migrated_json["execution"]["restore_intent"],
-            serde_json::json!("explicit")
+            serde_json::json!("automatic")
         );
-        assert!(matches!(
-            migrated.send_input(&worker.worker_ref, WorkerInput::notify("do not restore")),
-            Err(RuntimeError::WorkerExecutionUnavailable { .. })
-        ));
-
-        migrated.restore_worker(&worker.worker_ref).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(*backend.restore_count.lock().unwrap(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(backend.run_generations.lock().unwrap().as_slice(), &[8]);
 
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
     }
diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/worker_backend.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/worker_backend.rs
index cc405c64..e17794e8 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/worker_backend.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/worker_backend.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn next_internal_command(
         })
         .unwrap_or(floor)
         .max(floor);
-    Ok(WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(command_id, &snapshot))
+    Ok(WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(command_id))
 }
 use session_store::{CombinedStore, WorkerAggregateStore, WorkerSessionStore};
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -403,6 +403,13 @@ impl ProfileRuntimeWorkerFactory {
             })
     }
 
+    fn worker_run_dir(&self, worker_ref: &WorkerRef) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+        Ok(self
+            .worker_aggregate_dir(worker_ref)?
+            .join("runs")
+            .join(uuid::Uuid::now_v7().to_string()))
+    }
+
     fn runtime_worker_name_for_ref(worker_ref: &crate::identity::WorkerRef) -> String {
         format!("worker-runtime-{}", worker_ref.worker_id)
     }
@@ -898,9 +905,7 @@ impl RuntimeWorkerFactory for ProfileRuntimeWorkerFactory {
             )?;
         let store = CombinedStore::new(session_store, worker_metadata_store);
 
-        let run_dir = worker_aggregate_dir
-            .join("runs")
-            .join(request.run_generation.to_string());
+        let run_dir = self.worker_run_dir(&request.worker_ref)?;
         let bash_output_dir = bash_output_dir_for_worker_id(&request.worker_ref.worker_id);
         let mut prepared = WorkerBootstrap::new(
             manifest,
@@ -1152,9 +1157,7 @@ impl RuntimeWorkerFactory for ProfileRuntimeWorkerFactory {
         }
 
         let workspace_client = worker.workspace_client_handle();
-        let run_dir = worker_aggregate_dir
-            .join("runs")
-            .join(request.run_generation.to_string());
+        let run_dir = self.worker_run_dir(&request.worker_ref)?;
         let bash_output_dir = bash_output_dir_for_worker_id(&request.worker_ref.worker_id);
         let started = PreparedWorker::new(
             worker,
@@ -1745,25 +1748,17 @@ fn apply_protocol_worker_state(
     current: &Arc<RwLock<protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot>>,
     event: &mut Event,
 ) -> Result<bool, String> {
-    let (incoming, replace_stale) = match event {
-        Event::WorkerState { snapshot } => (snapshot, false),
-        Event::Snapshot { state, .. } => (state, true),
-        Event::CommandAcknowledged { acknowledgement } => (&mut acknowledgement.state, true),
+    let incoming = match event {
+        Event::WorkerState { snapshot } => snapshot,
+        Event::Snapshot { state, .. } => state,
+        Event::CommandAcknowledged { acknowledgement } => &mut acknowledgement.state,
         _ => return Ok(true),
     };
     let mut current = current
         .write()
         .map_err(|_| "worker state projection lock is poisoned".to_string())?;
-    match protocol::apply_worker_state_snapshot(&mut current, incoming) {
-        Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Applied)
-        | Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Duplicate) => Ok(true),
-        Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale) if replace_stale => {
-            *incoming = current.clone();
-            Ok(true)
-        }
-        Ok(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshotApply::Stale) => Ok(false),
-        Err(error) => Err(error.to_string()),
-    }
+    *current = incoming.clone();
+    Ok(true)
 }
 
 impl<F> WorkerExecutionBackend for WorkerRuntimeExecutionBackend<F>
@@ -2572,37 +2567,33 @@ mod tests {
             .read()
             .unwrap()
             .clone();
-        WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(state.last_command_id.saturating_add(1), &state)
+        WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(state.last_command_id.saturating_add(1))
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn protocol_bridge_applies_state_and_acknowledgement_monotonically() {
+    fn protocol_bridge_replaces_every_full_state_snapshot() {
         let running = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 4,
-            revision: 3,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
             )),
             last_command_id: 2,
         };
-        let current = Arc::new(RwLock::new(running.clone()));
-        let mut stale = Event::WorkerState {
-            snapshot: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                revision: 2,
-                state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                ..running.clone()
-            },
+        let current = Arc::new(RwLock::new(running));
+        let idle = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
+            state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
+            last_command_id: 0,
         };
-        assert!(!apply_protocol_worker_state(&current, &mut stale).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(*current.read().unwrap(), running);
+        let mut replacement = Event::WorkerState {
+            snapshot: idle.clone(),
+        };
+        assert!(apply_protocol_worker_state(&current, &mut replacement).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(*current.read().unwrap(), idle);
 
         let paused = protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            revision: 4,
             state: protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 protocol::WorkerRunState::Paused,
             )),
             last_command_id: 3,
-            ..running.clone()
         };
         let mut acknowledgement = Event::CommandAcknowledged {
             acknowledgement: protocol::WorkerCommandAcknowledgement {
@@ -2614,15 +2605,6 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert!(apply_protocol_worker_state(&current, &mut acknowledgement).unwrap());
         assert_eq!(*current.read().unwrap(), paused);
-
-        let mut conflict = Event::WorkerState {
-            snapshot: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                state: protocol::WorkerState::Idle,
-                ..paused.clone()
-            },
-        };
-        assert!(apply_protocol_worker_state(&current, &mut conflict).is_err());
-        assert_eq!(*current.read().unwrap(), paused);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -3037,7 +3019,6 @@ mod tests {
         ) -> Result<RuntimeWorkerController, String> {
             let request = WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest {
                 worker_ref: request.worker_ref,
-                run_generation: request.run_generation,
                 request: request.request,
                 workspace_scope: request.workspace_scope,
                 context: request.context,
@@ -3388,7 +3369,6 @@ mod tests {
             crate::identity::WorkerRef::new(crate::identity::WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(1));
         let request = WorkerExecutionSpawnRequest {
             worker_ref: worker_ref.clone(),
-            run_generation: 1,
             request: create_request("1"),
             workspace_scope: None,
             context: test_execution_context(worker_ref),
@@ -3518,7 +3498,6 @@ mod tests {
             .with_remote_worker_mutation_identity(identity)
             .restore_controller(WorkerExecutionRestoreRequest {
                 worker_ref: worker_ref.clone(),
-                run_generation: 1,
                 request,
                 workspace_scope: Some(crate::runtime::RuntimeWorkspaceScope::new(
                     "workspace-restore",
@@ -3583,11 +3562,13 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
 
-        let run_dir = runtime_store_dir
+        let runs_dir = runtime_store_dir
             .join("workers")
             .join(worker_ref.worker_id.to_string())
-            .join("runs/2");
-        let socket_path = run_dir.join("worker.sock");
+            .join("runs");
+        let socket_path = runs_dir
+            .join(uuid::Uuid::nil().to_string())
+            .join("worker.sock");
         assert!(
             socket_path.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes().len() > 107,
             "test path must exceed Linux sockaddr_un.sun_path capacity: {}",
@@ -3599,7 +3580,6 @@ mod tests {
             .with_controller_transport(WorkerControllerTransport::InProcess)
             .restore_controller(WorkerExecutionRestoreRequest {
                 worker_ref: worker_ref.clone(),
-                run_generation: 2,
                 request: create_request("embedded restore"),
                 workspace_scope: None,
                 context: test_execution_context(worker_ref),
@@ -3614,7 +3594,12 @@ mod tests {
             controller.handle.shared_state.catalog_status(),
             WorkerStatus::Idle
         );
-        assert!(!socket_path.exists());
+        let run_dir = std::fs::read_dir(&runs_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path())
+            .next()
+            .expect("restore must create one run artifact directory");
+        assert!(!run_dir.join("worker.sock").exists());
         assert!(run_dir.join("worker.out.log").is_file());
         assert!(run_dir.join("worker.err.log").is_file());
         let worker_state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller.handle.shared_state.snapshot()));
@@ -3726,10 +3711,16 @@ mod tests {
         let mut request = create_request("embedded singleton");
         request.profile = ProfileSelector::Builtin("default".to_string());
         let worker = runtime.create_worker(request).unwrap();
-        let first_run_socket = runtime_store_dir
+        let runs_dir = runtime_store_dir
             .join("workers")
             .join(worker.worker_id.to_string())
-            .join("runs/1/worker.sock");
+            .join("runs");
+        let first_run = std::fs::read_dir(&runs_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path())
+            .next()
+            .expect("fresh launch must create one run artifact directory");
+        let first_run_socket = first_run.join("worker.sock");
         assert!(
             first_run_socket.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes().len() > 107,
             "test path must exceed Linux sockaddr_un.sun_path capacity: {}",
@@ -3766,10 +3757,11 @@ mod tests {
             diagnostic.code == "worker_execution_restore_failed"
                 && diagnostic.worker_ref.as_ref() == Some(&worker.worker_ref)
         }));
-        let restored_run = runtime_store_dir
-            .join("workers")
-            .join(worker.worker_id.to_string())
-            .join("runs/2");
+        let restored_run = std::fs::read_dir(&runs_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path())
+            .find(|path| path != &first_run)
+            .expect("restore must create a distinct run artifact directory");
         assert!(!restored_run.join("worker.sock").exists());
         assert!(restored_run.join("worker.out.log").is_file());
         assert!(restored_run.join("worker.err.log").is_file());
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/controller.rs b/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
index b22bd998..ebcb5c62 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ fn command_admission_disposition(
             Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::StaleCommandId)
         }
         WorkerCommandAdmission::Conflict => Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::Conflict),
-        WorkerCommandAdmission::ExecutionGenerationMismatch => {
-            Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::StaleExecutionGeneration)
-        }
-        WorkerCommandAdmission::StateRevisionMismatch => {
-            Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::StaleWorkerStateRevision)
-        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,14 +198,14 @@ fn validate_command(
     kind: WorkerCommandKind,
     shared_state: &WorkerSharedState,
 ) -> Result<(), WorkerCommandDisposition> {
-    command_admission_disposition(shared_state.admit_command(envelope, kind, true))
+    command_admission_disposition(shared_state.admit_command(envelope, kind))
 }
 
 fn validate_shutdown_command(
     envelope: WorkerCommandEnvelope,
     shared_state: &WorkerSharedState,
 ) -> Result<(), WorkerCommandDisposition> {
-    match shared_state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Shutdown, false) {
+    match shared_state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Shutdown) {
         WorkerCommandAdmission::Accepted | WorkerCommandAdmission::Retry => Ok(()),
         admission => command_admission_disposition(admission),
     }
@@ -793,19 +787,11 @@ impl WorkerController {
             .await
             .map_err(|error| std::io::Error::other(error.to_string()))?;
         let greeting = build_greeting(&worker);
-        let execution_generation = runtime_dir
-            .path()
-            .file_name()
-            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
-            .and_then(|name| name.parse::<u64>().ok())
-            .filter(|generation| *generation > 0)
-            .unwrap_or(1);
-        let shared_state = Arc::new(WorkerSharedState::new_with_generation(
+        let shared_state = Arc::new(WorkerSharedState::new(
             worker.manifest().worker.name.clone(),
             worker.segment_id(),
             manifest_toml.clone(),
             greeting,
-            execution_generation,
         ));
         if let Some(fs_for_view) = fs_for_view {
             shared_state.set_fs_view(crate::fs_view::WorkerFsView::new(fs_for_view));
@@ -3436,7 +3422,7 @@ mod tests {
             .transition(WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 WorkerRunState::Running,
             )));
-        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(1, &env.shared_state.snapshot());
+        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(1);
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
             method_tx
@@ -3719,7 +3705,7 @@ mod tests {
             .transition(WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(
                 WorkerRunState::Running,
             )));
-        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(1, &env.shared_state.snapshot());
+        let command = WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(1);
         env._method_tx
             .send(Method::Compact { command })
             .await
@@ -3770,8 +3756,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn command_admission_rejects_stale_generation_revision_and_order() {
-        let shared = WorkerSharedState::new_with_generation(
+    fn command_admission_rejects_stale_ids_and_reuse_conflicts() {
+        let shared = WorkerSharedState::new(
             "worker".into(),
             session_store::new_segment_id(),
             String::new(),
@@ -3785,39 +3771,10 @@ mod tests {
                 context_window: 1,
                 context_tokens: 0,
             },
-            9,
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 1,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 8,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-                },
-                WorkerCommandKind::Pause,
-                &shared,
-            ),
-            Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::StaleExecutionGeneration)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 2,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 9,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 1,
-                },
-                WorkerCommandKind::Pause,
-                &shared,
-            ),
-            Err(WorkerCommandDisposition::StaleWorkerStateRevision)
         );
         assert!(
             validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 1,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 9,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-                },
+                WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 1 },
                 WorkerCommandKind::Pause,
                 &shared,
             )
@@ -3825,11 +3782,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 1,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 9,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-                },
+                WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 1 },
                 WorkerCommandKind::Pause,
                 &shared,
             ),
@@ -3837,11 +3790,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 1,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 9,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-                },
+                WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 1 },
                 WorkerCommandKind::Cancel,
                 &shared,
             ),
@@ -3849,11 +3798,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert!(
             validate_command(
-                WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                    command_id: 2,
-                    expected_execution_generation: 9,
-                    expected_worker_state_revision: 1,
-                },
+                WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 2 },
                 WorkerCommandKind::Pause,
                 &shared,
             )
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/internal_worker.rs b/crates/worker/src/internal_worker.rs
index 25488987..d5185833 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/internal_worker.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/internal_worker.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ impl InternalWorkerSessionStatus {
 
 fn send_internal_worker_state(
     event_tx: &broadcast::Sender<Event>,
-    state_revision: &std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64,
     status: InternalWorkerSessionStatus,
 ) {
     let state = match status {
@@ -313,13 +312,8 @@ fn send_internal_worker_state(
             protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(protocol::WorkerRunState::Cancelling),
         ),
     };
-    let revision = state_revision
-        .fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel)
-        .saturating_add(1);
     let _ = event_tx.send(Event::WorkerState {
         snapshot: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-            execution_generation: 1,
-            revision,
             last_command_id: 0,
             state,
         },
@@ -382,7 +376,6 @@ pub(crate) struct InternalWorkerSessionSnapshot {
 pub(crate) struct InternalWorkerSessionHandle {
     command_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<InternalWorkerSessionCommand>,
     status: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicU8>,
-    state_revision: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64>,
     store: EphemeralSessionStore,
     session_id: SessionId,
     segment_id: SegmentId,
@@ -433,7 +426,7 @@ impl InternalWorkerSessionHandle {
     }
 
     fn emit_worker_state(&self, status: InternalWorkerSessionStatus) {
-        send_internal_worker_state(&self.event_tx, &self.state_revision, status);
+        send_internal_worker_state(&self.event_tx, status);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn protocol_snapshot(&self) -> InternalWorkerSessionSnapshot {
@@ -803,13 +796,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn prepare_internal_worker_session(
     let status = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU8::new(
         InternalWorkerSessionStatus::Idle.encode(),
     ));
-    let state_revision = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0));
     let state_changed = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
     let last_error = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
     let handle = InternalWorkerSessionHandle {
         command_tx,
         status: status.clone(),
-        state_revision: state_revision.clone(),
         store,
         session_id,
         segment_id,
@@ -845,11 +836,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prepare_internal_worker_session(
                                         message,
                                     });
                                 }
-                                send_internal_worker_state(
-                                    &event_tx,
-                                    &state_revision,
-                                    turn_status,
-                                );
+                                send_internal_worker_state(&event_tx, turn_status);
                                 if let Some(callback) = &on_turn_end {
                                     callback(turn_status);
                                 }
@@ -891,11 +878,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prepare_internal_worker_session(
             InternalWorkerSessionStatus::Stopped.encode(),
             std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release,
         );
-        send_internal_worker_state(
-            &event_tx,
-            &state_revision,
-            InternalWorkerSessionStatus::Stopped,
-        );
+        send_internal_worker_state(&event_tx, InternalWorkerSessionStatus::Stopped);
         let _ = event_tx.send(Event::Shutdown);
         state_changed.notify_waiters();
         if let Some(done) = stop_done {
@@ -1147,7 +1130,6 @@ pub(crate) fn test_internal_worker_session(
         status: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU8::new(
             InternalWorkerSessionStatus::Idle.encode(),
         )),
-        state_revision: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0)),
         store,
         session_id,
         segment_id,
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/shared_state.rs b/crates/worker/src/shared_state.rs
index 810b59f4..73fe014e 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/shared_state.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/shared_state.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ pub(crate) enum WorkerCommandAdmission {
     Retry,
     Conflict,
     StaleCommandId,
-    ExecutionGenerationMismatch,
-    StateRevisionMismatch,
 }
 
 /// Shared state between WorkerController and runtime directory.
@@ -59,23 +57,13 @@ impl WorkerSharedState {
         segment_id: SegmentId,
         manifest_toml: String,
         greeting: protocol::Greeting,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self::new_with_generation(worker_name, segment_id, manifest_toml, greeting, 1)
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_with_generation(
-        worker_name: String,
-        segment_id: SegmentId,
-        manifest_toml: String,
-        greeting: protocol::Greeting,
-        execution_generation: u64,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             worker_name,
             segment_id,
             manifest_toml,
             greeting,
-            state: RwLock::new(WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(execution_generation)),
+            state: RwLock::new(WorkerStateSnapshot::initial()),
             accepted_commands: RwLock::new(VecDeque::new()),
             fs_view: OnceLock::new(),
             flow_transition_enabled: AtomicBool::new(false),
@@ -108,7 +96,6 @@ impl WorkerSharedState {
             .write()
             .expect("worker state lock poisoned; refusing an inferred fallback state");
         if snapshot.state != state {
-            snapshot.revision = snapshot.revision.saturating_add(1);
             snapshot.state = state;
         }
         snapshot.clone()
@@ -118,7 +105,6 @@ impl WorkerSharedState {
         &self,
         envelope: WorkerCommandEnvelope,
         kind: WorkerCommandKind,
-        require_state_revision: bool,
     ) -> WorkerCommandAdmission {
         let mut snapshot = self
             .state
@@ -138,18 +124,11 @@ impl WorkerSharedState {
                 WorkerCommandAdmission::Conflict
             };
         }
-        if envelope.expected_execution_generation != snapshot.execution_generation {
-            return WorkerCommandAdmission::ExecutionGenerationMismatch;
-        }
-        if require_state_revision && envelope.expected_worker_state_revision != snapshot.revision {
-            return WorkerCommandAdmission::StateRevisionMismatch;
-        }
         if envelope.command_id <= snapshot.last_command_id {
             return WorkerCommandAdmission::StaleCommandId;
         }
 
         snapshot.last_command_id = envelope.command_id;
-        snapshot.revision = snapshot.revision.saturating_add(1);
         accepted.push_back(AcceptedWorkerCommand {
             envelope,
             kind,
@@ -248,12 +227,11 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     fn test_state() -> WorkerSharedState {
-        WorkerSharedState::new_with_generation(
+        WorkerSharedState::new(
             "test-worker".into(),
             session_store::new_segment_id(),
             "[engine]\nname = \"test-worker\"".into(),
             test_greeting(),
-            7,
         )
     }
 
@@ -273,43 +251,34 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn initial_snapshot_is_idle() {
         let state = test_state();
-        assert_eq!(state.snapshot(), WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(7));
+        assert_eq!(state.snapshot(), WorkerStateSnapshot::initial());
         assert_eq!(state.catalog_status(), WorkerStatus::Idle);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn transitions_increment_revision_only_when_state_changes() {
+    fn transitions_publish_full_state() {
         let state = test_state();
         let running = WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Running));
-        let snapshot = state.transition(running.clone());
-        assert_eq!(snapshot.revision, 1);
-        assert_eq!(snapshot.state, running);
-        assert_eq!(state.transition(running).revision, 1);
+        assert_eq!(state.transition(running.clone()).state, running);
 
         let paused = WorkerState::Busy(WorkerBusyState::Run(WorkerRunState::Paused));
         let snapshot = state.transition(paused.clone());
-        assert_eq!(snapshot.revision, 2);
         assert_eq!(snapshot.state, paused);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.last_command_id, 0);
         assert_eq!(state.catalog_status(), WorkerStatus::Paused);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn accepted_command_identity_advances_revision_and_detects_reuse_conflicts() {
+    fn accepted_command_identity_advances_last_id_and_detects_reuse_conflicts() {
         let state = test_state();
-        let envelope = WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-            command_id: 9,
-            expected_execution_generation: 7,
-            expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-        };
+        let envelope = WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 9 };
         assert_eq!(
-            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Pause, true),
+            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Pause),
             WorkerCommandAdmission::Accepted
         );
         assert_eq!(
             state.snapshot(),
             WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                execution_generation: 7,
-                revision: 1,
                 last_command_id: 9,
                 state: WorkerState::Idle,
             }
@@ -325,14 +294,14 @@ mod tests {
             Some(Some(WorkerCommandDisposition::Accepted))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Pause, true),
+            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Pause),
             WorkerCommandAdmission::Retry
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Cancel, true),
+            state.admit_command(envelope, WorkerCommandKind::Cancel),
             WorkerCommandAdmission::Conflict
         );
-        assert_eq!(state.snapshot().revision, 1);
+        assert_eq!(state.snapshot().last_command_id, 9);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -343,8 +312,8 @@ mod tests {
         )));
         let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&state.status_json()).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(parsed["state"], "running");
-        assert_eq!(parsed["worker_state"]["execution_generation"], 7);
-        assert_eq!(parsed["worker_state"]["revision"], 1);
+        assert!(parsed["worker_state"].get("execution_generation").is_none());
+        assert!(parsed["worker_state"].get("revision").is_none());
         assert_eq!(parsed["worker_state"]["state"]["kind"], "busy");
         assert_eq!(parsed["worker_name"], "test-worker");
         assert!(parsed["segment_id"].is_string());
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/spawn/comm_tools.rs b/crates/worker/src/spawn/comm_tools.rs
index 28efb9a6..11ad8e14 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/spawn/comm_tools.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/spawn/comm_tools.rs
@@ -138,10 +138,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         let method = Method::Shutdown {
-            command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(
-                1,
-                &protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1),
-            ),
+            command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(1),
         };
         connect_and_send(&socket, &method).await.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/crates/worker/tests/compact_events_test.rs b/crates/worker/tests/compact_events_test.rs
index 555a9044..41643793 100644
--- a/crates/worker/tests/compact_events_test.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/tests/compact_events_test.rs
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ async fn manual_compact_cancel_clears_progress_before_returning_idle() {
         }
     }
 
-    let compact = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(1, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let compact = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(1);
     handle
         .send(Method::Compact { command: compact })
         .await
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ async fn manual_compact_cancel_clears_progress_before_returning_idle() {
         }
     }
 
-    let cancel = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(2, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let cancel = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(2);
     handle
         .send(Method::Cancel { command: cancel })
         .await
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ async fn manual_compact_cancel_clears_progress_before_returning_idle() {
         }
     }
 
-    let compact = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(3, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let compact = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(3);
     handle
         .send(Method::Compact { command: compact })
         .await
@@ -1201,8 +1201,7 @@ async fn manual_compact_cancel_clears_progress_before_returning_idle() {
             break;
         }
     }
-    let shutdown =
-        protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(4, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let shutdown = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(4);
     handle
         .send(Method::Shutdown { command: shutdown })
         .await
@@ -1269,7 +1268,7 @@ async fn controller_compact_method_publishes_progress_and_clear() {
         }
     }
 
-    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(1, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(1);
     handle
         .send(Method::Compact { command })
         .await
@@ -1316,6 +1315,6 @@ async fn controller_compact_method_publishes_progress_and_clear() {
         protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle,
         "successful manual compaction must release the execution fence"
     );
-    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(2, &handle.shared_state.snapshot());
+    let command = protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(2);
     let _ = handle.send(Method::Shutdown { command }).await;
 }
diff --git a/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs b/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
index cba7156e..72e587fe 100644
--- a/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ type TestStore = CombinedStore<FsStore, FsWorkerStore>;
 
 static NEXT_COMMAND_ID: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(1);
 
-fn worker_command(handle: &WorkerHandle) -> protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-    protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::for_snapshot(
-        NEXT_COMMAND_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed),
-        &handle.shared_state.snapshot(),
-    )
+fn worker_command(_handle: &WorkerHandle) -> protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope {
+    protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope::new(NEXT_COMMAND_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed))
 }
 
 /// Reconstruct a worker-history-like `Vec<Item>` from the live session
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
index f15845c1..28f7249f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
@@ -5836,7 +5836,6 @@ mod tests {
                     self.backend_id(),
                 ),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory: request
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/latest_schema.sql b/crates/workspace-server/src/latest_schema.sql
index b2d8c083..50bb77b8 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/latest_schema.sql
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/latest_schema.sql
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "worker_registry" (
 CREATE TABLE worker_removal_operations (
         operation_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, plan_id TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, input_fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL,
         workspace_id TEXT NOT NULL, runtime_id TEXT NOT NULL, worker_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-        worker_revision TEXT NOT NULL, run_generation INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(run_generation>=0),
+        worker_revision TEXT NOT NULL,
         policy_id TEXT NOT NULL, policy_revision INTEGER NOT NULL,
         session_disposition TEXT NOT NULL, metadata_disposition TEXT NOT NULL,
         archive_retention_kind TEXT NOT NULL, archive_retention_seconds INTEGER,
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/retention.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/retention.rs
index 19c22ccb..6aa4925c 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/retention.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/retention.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ pub struct WorkerRemovalPlan {
     pub workspace_id: String,
     pub worker: RuntimeWorkerRef,
     pub worker_revision: String,
-    pub run_generation: u64,
     pub policy_id: String,
     pub policy_revision: u64,
     pub session_disposition: SessionDisposition,
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ impl SqliteWorkspaceStore {
             let plan_id=stable("wrp",&fp); let operation_id=stable("wro",&fp);
             let archive_id=(policy.session_disposition==SessionDisposition::Archive).then(||stable("wra",&fp));
             let state=if blockers.is_empty(){WorkerRemovalPlanState::Planned}else{WorkerRemovalPlanState::Blocked};
-            tx.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO worker_removal_operations(operation_id,plan_id,input_fingerprint,workspace_id,runtime_id,worker_id,worker_revision,run_generation,policy_id,policy_revision,session_disposition,metadata_disposition,archive_retention_kind,archive_retention_seconds,diagnostics_disposition,diagnostics_retention_seconds,archive_id,blockers_json,state,reason,created_at,updated_at) VALUES(?1,?2,?3,?4,?5,?6,?7,?8,?9,?10,?11,?12,?13,?14,?15,?16,?17,?18,?19,?20,?21,?21)",params![operation_id,plan_id,fp,req.workspace_id,req.worker.runtime_id,req.worker.worker_id,worker.updated_at,inv.run_generation,policy.policy_id,policy.revision,sess(policy.session_disposition),meta(policy.metadata_disposition),archive_kind(policy.archive_retention),archive_seconds(policy.archive_retention),diag(policy.diagnostics_disposition),policy.diagnostics_retention_seconds,archive_id,serde_json::to_string(&blockers).map_err(|e|StoreError::InvalidInput(e.to_string()))?,state_s(state),req.reason,now])?;
+            tx.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO worker_removal_operations(operation_id,plan_id,input_fingerprint,workspace_id,runtime_id,worker_id,worker_revision,policy_id,policy_revision,session_disposition,metadata_disposition,archive_retention_kind,archive_retention_seconds,diagnostics_disposition,diagnostics_retention_seconds,archive_id,blockers_json,state,reason,created_at,updated_at) VALUES(?1,?2,?3,?4,?5,?6,?7,?8,?9,?10,?11,?12,?13,?14,?15,?16,?17,?18,?19,?20,?20)",params![operation_id,plan_id,fp,req.workspace_id,req.worker.runtime_id,req.worker.worker_id,worker.updated_at,policy.policy_id,policy.revision,sess(policy.session_disposition),meta(policy.metadata_disposition),archive_kind(policy.archive_retention),archive_seconds(policy.archive_retention),diag(policy.diagnostics_disposition),policy.diagnostics_retention_seconds,archive_id,serde_json::to_string(&blockers).map_err(|e|StoreError::InvalidInput(e.to_string()))?,state_s(state),req.reason,now])?;
             let plan=load_plan(&tx,&plan_id)?.ok_or_else(||StoreError::InvalidInput("plan missing".into()))?;
             if plan.input_fingerprint!=fp{return Err(StoreError::InvalidInput(format!("fingerprint:{}",plan.operation_id)));}
             tx.commit()?; Ok(plan)
@@ -304,7 +303,6 @@ impl SqliteWorkspaceStore {
                 source_runtime_id: plan.worker.runtime_id.clone(),
                 worker_id: worker_id,
                 expected_worker_revision: plan.worker_revision.clone(),
-                expected_run_generation: plan.run_generation,
                 source_created_at: worker.created_at,
                 removed_at,
                 effective_profile: worker.profile,
@@ -376,7 +374,6 @@ impl SqliteWorkspaceStore {
                 source_runtime_id: plan.worker.runtime_id.clone(),
                 worker_id: worker_id,
                 expected_worker_revision: plan.worker_revision.clone(),
-                expected_run_generation: plan.run_generation,
                 source_created_at: worker
                     .as_ref()
                     .map(|worker| worker.created_at.clone())
@@ -682,20 +679,20 @@ fn load_plan_op(c: &Connection, id: &str) -> crate::Result<Option<WorkerRemovalP
 fn load_plan_q(c: &Connection, key: &str, id: &str) -> crate::Result<Option<WorkerRemovalPlan>> {
     let query = format!(
         "SELECT plan_id,operation_id,input_fingerprint,workspace_id,runtime_id,worker_id,
-                worker_revision,run_generation,policy_id,policy_revision,session_disposition,
+                worker_revision,policy_id,policy_revision,session_disposition,
                 metadata_disposition,archive_retention_kind,archive_retention_seconds,
                 diagnostics_disposition,diagnostics_retention_seconds,archive_id,blockers_json,
                 state,reason,created_at,updated_at,failure_category
          FROM worker_removal_operations WHERE {key}=?1"
     );
     c.query_row(&query, params![id], |row| {
-        let session: String = row.get(10)?;
-        let metadata: String = row.get(11)?;
-        let archive_kind: String = row.get(12)?;
-        let archive_seconds: Option<i64> = row.get(13)?;
-        let diagnostics: String = row.get(14)?;
-        let blockers: String = row.get(17)?;
-        let state: String = row.get(18)?;
+        let session: String = row.get(9)?;
+        let metadata: String = row.get(10)?;
+        let archive_kind: String = row.get(11)?;
+        let archive_seconds: Option<i64> = row.get(12)?;
+        let diagnostics: String = row.get(13)?;
+        let blockers: String = row.get(16)?;
+        let state: String = row.get(17)?;
         Ok(WorkerRemovalPlan {
             plan_id: row.get(0)?,
             operation_id: row.get(1)?,
@@ -706,27 +703,26 @@ fn load_plan_q(c: &Connection, key: &str, id: &str) -> crate::Result<Option<Work
                 worker_id: row.get(5)?,
             },
             worker_revision: row.get(6)?,
-            run_generation: row.get::<_, i64>(7)? as u64,
-            policy_id: row.get(8)?,
-            policy_revision: row.get::<_, i64>(9)? as u64,
+            policy_id: row.get(7)?,
+            policy_revision: row.get::<_, i64>(8)? as u64,
             session_disposition: parse_s(&session)?,
             metadata_disposition: parse_m(&metadata)?,
             archive_retention: parse_archive(&archive_kind, archive_seconds)?,
             diagnostics_disposition: parse_d(&diagnostics)?,
-            diagnostics_retention_seconds: row.get::<_, Option<i64>>(15)?.map(|v| v as u64),
-            archive_id: row.get(16)?,
+            diagnostics_retention_seconds: row.get::<_, Option<i64>>(14)?.map(|v| v as u64),
+            archive_id: row.get(15)?,
             blockers: serde_json::from_str(&blockers).map_err(|error| {
                 rusqlite::Error::FromSqlConversionFailure(
-                    17,
+                    16,
                     rusqlite::types::Type::Text,
                     Box::new(error),
                 )
             })?,
             state: parse_state(&state)?,
-            reason: row.get(19)?,
-            created_at: row.get(20)?,
-            updated_at: row.get(21)?,
-            failure_category: row.get(22)?,
+            reason: row.get(18)?,
+            created_at: row.get(19)?,
+            updated_at: row.get(20)?,
+            failure_category: row.get(21)?,
         })
     })
     .optional()
@@ -755,7 +751,6 @@ fn fingerprint(
         r.worker.runtime_id,
         r.worker.worker_id,
         worker_revision,
-        i.run_generation,
         i.session_id,
         i.segment_ids,
         p.policy_id,
@@ -992,7 +987,6 @@ mod tests {
             workspace_id: "w".into(),
             runtime_id: "r".into(),
             worker_id: worker_id(),
-            run_generation: 2,
             session_id: Some("s".into()),
             segment_ids: vec!["a".into()],
             session_bytes: 1,
@@ -1139,13 +1133,12 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn prepared_execution_is_derived_from_pinned_plan_generation() {
+    fn prepared_execution_is_derived_from_pinned_plan() {
         let s = setup();
         let plan = s.plan_worker_removal(&req(), &inv()).unwrap();
         let prepared = s
             .prepare_worker_removal_execution("w", &plan.plan_id, &plan.input_fingerprint)
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(prepared.runtime_request.expected_run_generation, 2);
         assert_eq!(
             prepared.runtime_request.session_disposition,
             SessionDisposition::Archive
@@ -1264,7 +1257,6 @@ mod tests {
             workspace_id: "w".into(),
             runtime_id: "r".into(),
             worker_id: WorkerId::from_legacy_u64(2),
-            run_generation: 1,
             session_id: Some("orphan-session".into()),
             segment_ids: vec![],
             session_bytes: 10,
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/runtime_subscription_tests.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/runtime_subscription_tests.rs
index ee58f3d0..9d618c19 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/runtime_subscription_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/runtime_subscription_tests.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ impl WorkerExecutionBackend for TestExecutionBackend {
         WorkerExecutionSpawnResult::connected(
             WorkerExecutionHandle::new(request.worker_ref, self.backend_id()),
             protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                 ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
             },
             None,
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ async fn equal_downstream_selectors_share_one_upstream_subscription() {
         .worker_state
         .clone()
         .expect("connected test Worker must expose its initial state");
-    running.revision += 1;
     running.state = protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
         protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
     ));
@@ -348,7 +346,6 @@ async fn embedded_runtime_uses_in_process_subscription_source() {
         .worker_state
         .clone()
         .expect("connected test Worker must expose its initial state");
-    running.revision += 1;
     running.state = protocol::WorkerState::Busy(protocol::WorkerBusyState::Run(
         protocol::WorkerRunState::Running,
     ));
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/server.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/server.rs
index 57e79c15..c3f56388 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/server.rs
@@ -21861,7 +21861,6 @@ mod tests {
                     self.backend_id(),
                 ),
                 worker_state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot {
-                    execution_generation: request.run_generation,
                     ..protocol::WorkerStatus::Idle.into()
                 },
                 working_directory,
@@ -21901,10 +21900,11 @@ mod tests {
                     context_window: 0,
                     context_tokens: 0,
                 },
-                state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1),
+                state: protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(),
                 in_flight: protocol::InFlightSnapshot {
                     blocks: Vec::new(),
                     commands: Vec::new(),
+                    compaction: None,
                 },
                 internal_workers: Vec::new(),
             })
@@ -21965,12 +21965,12 @@ mod tests {
                     uuid::Uuid::now_v7().to_string(),
                     protocol::SubmissionDisposition::Started,
                 )
-                .with_worker_state(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1))
+                .with_worker_state(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial())
             } else {
                 worker_runtime::execution::WorkerExecutionResult::accepted(
                     worker_runtime::execution::WorkerExecutionOperation::Input,
                 )
-                .with_worker_state(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial(1))
+                .with_worker_state(protocol::WorkerStateSnapshot::initial())
             }
         }
     }
@@ -31548,11 +31548,7 @@ mod tests {
                 protocol::subscription::SubscriptionWorkerProtocolMethod {
                     subscription_id: second_protocol_subscription_id,
                     method: protocol::Method::Resume {
-                        command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope {
-                            command_id: 1,
-                            expected_execution_generation: 1,
-                            expected_worker_state_revision: 0,
-                        },
+                        command: protocol::WorkerCommandEnvelope { command_id: 1 },
                     },
                 },
             ),
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/store.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/store.rs
index ad44b18e..b574ce0a 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/store.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/store.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::workspace_deletion::WorkspaceDeletionStore;
 use crate::{Error, Result};
 
 const OLDEST_SCHEMA_VERSION: i64 = 50;
-const LATEST_SCHEMA_VERSION: i64 = 60;
+const LATEST_SCHEMA_VERSION: i64 = 61;
 const SCHEMA_BASELINE_NAME: &str = "workspace schema baseline";
 const WORKSPACE_RUNTIME_BINDINGS_MIGRATION_NAME: &str = "workspace runtime bindings";
 const RUNTIME_BINDING_AUDIT_MIGRATION_NAME: &str = "workspace Runtime binding revision and audit";
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const REMOVE_WORKDIR_CACHE_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME: &str =
 const WORKDIR_CREDENTIAL_CANDIDATE_SNAPSHOT_MIGRATION_NAME: &str =
     "Workdir create credential candidate snapshots";
 const RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME: &str = "guarded Runtime removal operations";
+const REMOVE_WORKER_RUN_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME: &str = "remove obsolete Worker run generation";
 
 const MIGRATIONS: &[Migration] = &[
     Migration {
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ const MIGRATIONS: &[Migration] = &[
         name: RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME,
         apply: migrate_runtime_removal_operations_v59_to_v60,
     },
+    Migration {
+        version: 61,
+        name: REMOVE_WORKER_RUN_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME,
+        apply: migrate_worker_run_generation_v60_to_v61,
+    },
 ];
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -9767,11 +9773,22 @@ fn migrate_runtime_removal_operations_v59_to_v60(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()
         BEGIN SELECT RAISE(ABORT, 'runtime_removal_in_progress'); END;
         "#,
     )?;
+    tx.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO __yoi_schema_migrations (version, name) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
+        params![60, RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME],
+    )?;
+    tx.commit()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn migrate_worker_run_generation_v60_to_v61(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
+    let tx = rusqlite::Transaction::new_unchecked(conn, TransactionBehavior::Exclusive)?;
+    tx.execute_batch("ALTER TABLE worker_removal_operations DROP COLUMN run_generation;")?;
     tx.execute(
         "INSERT INTO __yoi_schema_migrations (version, name) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
         params![
             LATEST_SCHEMA_VERSION,
-            RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME
+            REMOVE_WORKER_RUN_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME
         ],
     )?;
     tx.commit()?;
@@ -10779,6 +10796,8 @@ mod tests {
                      DROP TRIGGER workdir_removal_insert_blocked_by_runtime_removal; \
                      DROP TRIGGER workdir_removal_update_blocked_by_runtime_removal; \
                      DROP TABLE runtime_removal_operations; \
+                     ALTER TABLE worker_removal_operations \
+                     ADD COLUMN run_generation INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0; \
                      DELETE FROM __yoi_schema_migrations; \
                      INSERT INTO __yoi_schema_migrations(version, name) \
                      VALUES (59, 'workspace schema baseline');",
@@ -10818,6 +10837,50 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn schema_v60_upgrade_removes_worker_run_generation_column() {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = temp.path().join("server.db");
+        drop(SqliteWorkspaceStore::open(&path).unwrap());
+        {
+            let conn = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
+            conn.execute_batch(
+                "ALTER TABLE worker_removal_operations \
+                 ADD COLUMN run_generation INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0; \
+                 DELETE FROM __yoi_schema_migrations; \
+                 INSERT INTO __yoi_schema_migrations(version,name) \
+                 VALUES (60,'workspace schema baseline');",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        drop(SqliteWorkspaceStore::open(&path).unwrap());
+        let conn = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            current_schema_version(&conn).unwrap(),
+            LATEST_SCHEMA_VERSION
+        );
+        let columns = conn
+            .prepare("PRAGMA table_info(worker_removal_operations)")
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_map([], |row| row.get::<_, String>(1))
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect::<rusqlite::Result<Vec<_>>>()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(!columns.iter().any(|column| column == "run_generation"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            conn.query_row("PRAGMA quick_check", [], |row| row.get::<_, String>(0))
+                .unwrap(),
+            "ok"
+        );
+        let foreign_key_failures: i64 = conn
+            .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pragma_foreign_key_check", [], |row| {
+                row.get(0)
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(foreign_key_failures, 0);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn schema_v59_runtime_removal_migration_rolls_back_partial_ddl_and_marker() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -10948,6 +11011,8 @@ mod tests {
             DROP TRIGGER workdir_removal_insert_blocked_by_runtime_removal;
             DROP TRIGGER workdir_removal_update_blocked_by_runtime_removal;
             DROP TABLE runtime_removal_operations;
+            ALTER TABLE worker_removal_operations
+            ADD COLUMN run_generation INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
             DROP INDEX workspace_signing_identity_audit_workspace_idx;
             DROP TABLE workspace_signing_identity_audit;
             DROP TABLE workspace_signing_identity_provisioning_operations;
@@ -11097,6 +11162,10 @@ mod tests {
                     version: 60,
                     name: RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME.to_string(),
                 },
+                WorkspaceSchemaMigrationStep {
+                    version: 61,
+                    name: REMOVE_WORKER_RUN_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME.to_string(),
+                },
             ]
         );
 
@@ -11143,6 +11212,10 @@ mod tests {
                             60,
                             RUNTIME_REMOVAL_OPERATION_MIGRATION_NAME.to_string(),
                         ),
+                        (
+                            61,
+                            REMOVE_WORKER_RUN_GENERATION_MIGRATION_NAME.to_string(),
+                        ),
                     ]
                 );
                 assert!(!table_exists(conn, "trusted_runtime_records")?);
@@ -11213,7 +11286,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .iter()
                 .map(|migration| migration.version)
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-            vec![52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60]
+            vec![52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61]
         );
         SqliteWorkspaceStore::migrate_database(&path).unwrap();
         let conn = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
@@ -11221,7 +11294,7 @@ mod tests {
             current_schema_version(&conn).unwrap(),
             LATEST_SCHEMA_VERSION
         );
-        assert_eq!(workspace_schema_migration_history(&conn).unwrap().len(), 11);
+        assert_eq!(workspace_schema_migration_history(&conn).unwrap().len(), 12);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
index 621fa566..8e1f8ed7 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts
@@ -10,16 +10,11 @@ export type CompletionKind = "file";
 
 export type WorkerStatus = "idle" | "running" | "paused" | "stopped";
 
-export type WorkerCommandEnvelope = {
-/**
- * Caller-owned sequence. A controller accepts command ids in strictly
- * increasing order for one execution generation.
- */
-command_id: number, expected_execution_generation: number, expected_worker_state_revision: number, };
+export type WorkerCommandEnvelope = { command_id: number, };
 
 export type WorkerCommandKind = "resume" | "cancel" | "pause" | "compact" | "shutdown";
 
-export type WorkerCommandDisposition = "accepted" | "stale_execution_generation" | "stale_worker_state_revision" | "stale_command_id" | "conflict" | "invalid_state";
+export type WorkerCommandDisposition = "accepted" | "stale_command_id" | "conflict" | "invalid_state";
 
 export type WorkerCommandAcknowledgement = { command_id: number, command: WorkerCommandKind, disposition: WorkerCommandDisposition,
 /**
@@ -35,9 +30,9 @@ export type WorkerBusyState = { "kind": "run", "state": WorkerRunState } | { "ki
 
 export type WorkerState = { "kind": "idle" } | { "kind": "busy", "state": WorkerBusyState };
 
-export type WorkerStateSnapshot = { execution_generation: number, revision: number,
+export type WorkerStateSnapshot = {
 /**
- * Highest lifecycle command id observed by this controller generation.
+ * Highest lifecycle command id observed by this controller instance.
  */
 last_command_id: number, state: WorkerState, };
 
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
index d8d27253..665427f8 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ declare const Deno: {
 
 function workerState(status: WorkerStatus): WorkerStateSnapshot {
   return {
-    execution_generation: 1,
-    revision: status === "idle" ? 0 : 1,
     last_command_id: 0,
     state: status === "idle"
       ? { kind: "idle" }
@@ -218,17 +216,17 @@ Deno.test("console routing projects live errors but not completion replies", ()
   );
 });
 
-Deno.test("Worker state events and acknowledgements apply monotonically", () => {
+Deno.test("Worker state events and acknowledgements replace the full state", () => {
   const projector = createConsoleProjector();
   const running: WorkerStateSnapshot = {
-    execution_generation: 4,
-    revision: 3,
     last_command_id: 2,
     state: { kind: "busy", state: { kind: "run", state: "running" } },
   };
+  const freshIdle: WorkerStateSnapshot = {
+    last_command_id: 0,
+    state: { kind: "idle" },
+  };
   const paused: WorkerStateSnapshot = {
-    ...running,
-    revision: 4,
     last_command_id: 3,
     state: { kind: "busy", state: { kind: "run", state: "paused" } },
   };
@@ -238,11 +236,8 @@ Deno.test("Worker state events and acknowledgements apply monotonically", () =>
       event: { event: "worker_state", data: { snapshot: running } },
     },
     {
-      eventId: "stale",
-      event: {
-        event: "worker_state",
-        data: { snapshot: { ...running, revision: 2, state: { kind: "idle" } } },
-      },
+      eventId: "fresh-idle",
+      event: { event: "worker_state", data: { snapshot: freshIdle } },
     },
     {
       eventId: "pause-ack",
@@ -263,18 +258,17 @@ Deno.test("Worker state events and acknowledgements apply monotonically", () =>
   assertEquals(projection.status, "paused");
 
   projection = projector.append([{
-    eventId: "conflict",
+    eventId: "replacement",
     event: {
       event: "worker_state",
-      data: { snapshot: { ...paused, state: { kind: "idle" } } },
+      data: { snapshot: freshIdle },
     },
   }]);
-  assertEquals(projection.workerState, paused);
+  assertEquals(projection.workerState, freshIdle);
+  assertEquals(projection.status, "idle");
   assert(
-    projection.lines.some((line) =>
-      line.eventId === "conflict:worker-state-conflict" && line.error
-    ),
-    "conflicting equal-version snapshots must fail closed",
+    !projection.lines.some((line) => line.eventId?.includes("worker-state-conflict")),
+    "full snapshots must not be rejected by a client-side version comparison",
   );
 });
 
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
index 7d4e0b55..e8e99008 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts
@@ -784,58 +784,12 @@ function refreshCompactionActivity(
   return changed ? { ...projection, lines } : projection;
 }
 
-function workerStateEqual(left: WorkerState, right: WorkerState): boolean {
-  if (left.kind !== right.kind) return false;
-  if (left.kind === "idle" || right.kind === "idle") return true;
-  return left.state.kind === right.state.kind &&
-    left.state.state === right.state.state;
-}
-
-function workerStateSnapshotEqual(
-  left: WorkerStateSnapshot,
-  right: WorkerStateSnapshot,
-): boolean {
-  return left.execution_generation === right.execution_generation &&
-    left.revision === right.revision &&
-    left.last_command_id === right.last_command_id &&
-    workerStateEqual(left.state, right.state);
-}
-
 function applyWorkerStateSnapshot(
   projection: ConsoleProjection,
   incoming: WorkerStateSnapshot,
-  eventId: string,
 ): void {
-  const current = projection.workerState;
-  if (!current) {
-    projection.workerState = incoming;
-    projection.status = workerStatusFromState(incoming);
-    return;
-  }
-  const generationOrder = incoming.execution_generation -
-    current.execution_generation;
-  const revisionOrder = incoming.revision - current.revision;
-  if (generationOrder > 0 || (generationOrder === 0 && revisionOrder > 0)) {
-    projection.workerState = incoming;
-    projection.status = workerStatusFromState(incoming);
-    return;
-  }
-  if (generationOrder < 0 || (generationOrder === 0 && revisionOrder < 0)) {
-    return;
-  }
-  if (!workerStateSnapshotEqual(current, incoming)) {
-    projection.lines.push(
-      line(
-        `${eventId}:worker-state-conflict`,
-        "error",
-        "error · internal",
-        `worker state stream rejected: conflicting snapshots at generation ${incoming.execution_generation} revision ${incoming.revision}`,
-        undefined,
-        false,
-        true,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
+  projection.workerState = incoming;
+  projection.status = workerStatusFromState(incoming);
 }
 
 export function applyProtocolEvent(
@@ -1004,7 +958,7 @@ export function applyProtocolEvent(
           };
         }
       }
-      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(next, event.data.state, envelope.eventId);
+      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(next, event.data.state);
       break;
     }
     case "internal_worker": {
@@ -1053,14 +1007,10 @@ export function applyProtocolEvent(
       break;
     }
     case "worker_state":
-      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(next, event.data.snapshot, envelope.eventId);
+      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(next, event.data.snapshot);
       break;
     case "command_acknowledged":
-      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(
-        next,
-        event.data.acknowledgement.state,
-        envelope.eventId,
-      );
+      applyWorkerStateSnapshot(next, event.data.acknowledgement.state);
       break;
     case "command":
       applyCommandEvent(next, envelope.eventId, event.data.event);
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/run-status.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/run-status.test.ts
index 0063a242..e0d99047 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/run-status.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/run-status.test.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ Deno.test("new invoke and running snapshot reset run activity", () => {
           entries: [],
           greeting: { text: "", profile: "" },
           state: {
-            execution_generation: 1,
             revision: 0,
             last_command_id: 0,
             state: { kind: "idle" },
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
index 94f43ba6..3b6629ae 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
@@ -794,8 +794,9 @@ Deno.test("Worker Console route resolves logical Worker authority before Runtime
       ) &&
       consolePage.includes('sendWorkerControl("cancel")') &&
       consolePage.includes("lifecycleMethod(command)") &&
-      consolePage.includes("expected_worker_state_revision") &&
-      consolePage.includes("expected_execution_generation") &&
+      consolePage.includes("command_id: commandId") &&
+      !consolePage.includes("expected_worker_state_revision") &&
+      !consolePage.includes("expected_execution_generation") &&
       consolePage.includes("onsubmit={handleComposerSubmit}") &&
       consolePage.includes("disabled={!composerEditable}") &&
       consolePage.includes("class:stop={workerRunning}") &&
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/worker-subscription.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/worker-subscription.test.ts
index 1c43e43e..3aa55fce 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/worker-subscription.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/worker-subscription.test.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ function worker(
 Deno.test('Worker list state uses the authoritative live snapshot separately from lifecycle', () => {
   const active = worker('runtime-a', 'worker-1', 1);
   active.worker_state = {
-    execution_generation: 4,
-    revision: 2,
     last_command_id: 1,
     state: { kind: 'busy', state: { kind: 'run', state: 'paused' } },
   };
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/workers/[workerRef]/console/+page.svelte b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/workers/[workerRef]/console/+page.svelte
index 5b5ff42d..28f3cbd3 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/workers/[workerRef]/console/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/workers/[workerRef]/console/+page.svelte
@@ -562,8 +562,6 @@
         nextWorkerCommandId = commandId + 1;
         const envelope = {
             command_id: commandId,
-            expected_execution_generation: state.execution_generation,
-            expected_worker_state_revision: state.revision,
         };
         switch (command) {
             case "pause":