feat: persist System input policies through public consumers

crates/protocol/src/lib.rs

@@ -982,6 +982,17 @@ pub enum SessionEntryProvenance {
     LegacyUnknown,
 }
 
+/// Public use decisions contain no Feature identity or private payload. Absence
+/// denotes the older projection contract, not permission to expose System input.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "json-schema", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct SessionEntryUsePolicy {
+    pub observation_readable: bool,
+    pub memory_evidence: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "json-schema", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
@@ -994,6 +1005,8 @@ pub struct SessionSnapshotEntry {
     pub provenance: SessionEntryProvenance,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
     pub derived_from: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub use_policy: Option<SessionEntryUsePolicy>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub data: SessionSnapshotEntryData,
 }
@@ -2619,6 +2632,7 @@ mod tests {
             session: SessionSnapshot {
                 pending_submissions: PendingSubmissionsSnapshot::default(),
                 entries: vec![SessionSnapshotEntry {
+                    use_policy: None,
                     entry_id: "entry-1".into(),
                     timestamp: 1,
                     provenance: SessionEntryProvenance::HumanInput,

crates/session-store/src/fs_store.rs

@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ impl Store for FsStore {
         segment_id: SegmentId,
         entry: &LogEntry,
     ) -> Result<(), StoreError> {
+        entry.validate_system_inputs()?;
         let _retention = self.retention().lock_live(session_id)?;
         let line = serde_json::to_string(entry)?;
         self.append_line(&self.log_path(session_id, segment_id), &line)
@@ -448,6 +449,9 @@ impl Store for FsStore {
         segment_id: SegmentId,
         entries: &[LogEntry],
     ) -> Result<(), StoreError> {
+        for entry in entries {
+            entry.validate_system_inputs()?;
+        }
         let _retention = self.retention().lock_live(session_id)?;
         let path = self.log_path(session_id, segment_id);
         if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {

crates/session-store/src/history.rs

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ pub enum LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin {
     ToolOutput {
         worker: LoggedWorkerSubject,
     },
+    /// Descriptive producer identity; use policies live in separate metadata.
+    Provided {
+        producer: String,
+    },
     /// Host-produced opening context summary; not auto-read or TaskStore material.
     CompactionSummary,
     /// Frozen Host Journal reference, never independent observation evidence.
@@ -86,14 +90,26 @@ pub struct LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
     pub origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub derivation: Option<LoggedHistoryDerivation>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub system_input: Option<crate::SystemInputMetadata>,
 }
 
 impl LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+    fn validate_system_input(&self) -> Result<(), crate::SystemInputError> {
+        if matches!(self.origin, LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::Provided { .. })
+            && self.system_input.is_none()
+        {
+            return Err(crate::SystemInputError::MissingMetadata);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn legacy_unknown() -> Self {
         Self {
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
             derivation: None,
+            system_input: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -101,20 +117,140 @@ impl LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
 /// Persisted item and metadata are one value so transforms cannot reorder or
 /// truncate one without the other.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "HistoryEntryWire")]
 pub struct LoggedHistoryEntry {
     pub item: LoggedItem,
     pub metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct HistoryEntryWire {
+    item: LoggedItem,
+    metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<HistoryEntryWire> for LoggedHistoryEntry {
+    type Error = crate::SystemInputError;
+
+    fn try_from(wire: HistoryEntryWire) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let entry = Self {
+            item: wire.item,
+            metadata: wire.metadata,
+        };
+        entry.validate_system_input()?;
+        Ok(entry)
+    }
+}
+
+impl LoggedHistoryEntry {
+    pub fn validate_system_input(&self) -> Result<(), crate::SystemInputError> {
+        self.metadata.validate_system_input()?;
+        if self.metadata.system_input.is_some() {
+            let LoggedItem::Message {
+                role: crate::LoggedRole::System,
+                content,
+            } = &self.item
+            else {
+                return Err(crate::SystemInputError::InconsistentRecord);
+            };
+            let [crate::LoggedContentPart::Text { text }] = content.as_slice() else {
+                return Err(crate::SystemInputError::InconsistentRecord);
+            };
+            if text.len() > crate::system_input::MAX_SYSTEM_INPUT_BYTES {
+                return Err(crate::SystemInputError::ResourceLimit);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Typed system-item history record. The typed system event remains available
 /// to client replay while its model-visible projection carries the same stable
 /// metadata used by live history.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "SystemEntryWire")]
 pub struct LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
     pub item: crate::SystemItem,
     pub metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct SystemEntryWire {
+    item: crate::SystemItem,
+    metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<SystemEntryWire> for LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
+    type Error = crate::SystemInputError;
+
+    fn try_from(wire: SystemEntryWire) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let entry = Self {
+            item: wire.item,
+            metadata: wire.metadata,
+        };
+        entry.validate_system_input()?;
+        Ok(entry)
+    }
+}
+
+impl LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
+    pub fn from_input(
+        origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin,
+        derivation: Option<LoggedHistoryDerivation>,
+        input: crate::SystemInputEnvelope,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let (body, system_input) = input.into_parts();
+        Self {
+            item: crate::SystemItem::Input { body },
+            metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
+                origin,
+                derivation,
+                system_input: Some(system_input),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn validate_system_input(&self) -> Result<(), crate::SystemInputError> {
+        self.metadata.validate_system_input()?;
+        match (&self.item, &self.metadata.system_input) {
+            (crate::SystemItem::Input { body }, Some(_)) => {
+                if body.len() > crate::system_input::MAX_SYSTEM_INPUT_BYTES {
+                    return Err(crate::SystemInputError::ResourceLimit);
+                }
+            }
+            (crate::SystemItem::Input { .. }, None) => {
+                return Err(crate::SystemInputError::MissingMetadata);
+            }
+            (_, Some(_)) => return Err(crate::SystemInputError::InconsistentRecord),
+            (_, None) => {}
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_history_entry(&self) -> LoggedHistoryEntry {
+        LoggedHistoryEntry {
+            item: self.item.to_history_item().into(),
+            metadata: self.metadata.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_item(&self) -> crate::PublicSystemItem {
+        if matches!(self.item, crate::SystemItem::Input { .. }) {
+            return self
+                .metadata
+                .system_input
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(crate::SystemInputMetadata::public_item)
+                .cloned()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| self.item.public_item());
+        }
+        self.item.public_item()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -132,6 +268,7 @@ mod tests {
                 }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::HumanInput {
                     account_id: "account-1".into(),
@@ -150,6 +287,61 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn external_system_records_reject_missing_policy_role_mismatch_and_overlimit_body() {
+        let valid = serde_json::json!({
+            "item": { "kind": "input", "body": "context" },
+            "metadata": {
+                "entry_id": "stable-entry", "origin": { "kind": "provided", "producer": "owner" },
+                "system_input": { "usage": {
+                    "recording_material": "exclude", "memory_evidence": "exclude",
+                    "observation": "hidden", "compaction": "reference_input"
+                } }
+            }
+        });
+        let restored: LoggedSystemHistoryEntry = serde_json::from_value(valid.clone()).unwrap();
+        let flat = serde_json::to_value(restored.to_history_entry()).unwrap();
+        assert!(serde_json::from_value::<LoggedHistoryEntry>(flat.clone()).is_ok());
+        for generic in [true, false] {
+            let wire = if generic { &valid } else { &flat };
+            let decode = |wire| {
+                if generic {
+                    serde_json::from_value::<LoggedSystemHistoryEntry>(wire).is_err()
+                } else {
+                    serde_json::from_value::<LoggedHistoryEntry>(wire).is_err()
+                }
+            };
+            let mut missing = wire.clone();
+            missing["metadata"]
+                .as_object_mut()
+                .unwrap()
+                .remove("system_input");
+            assert!(decode(missing));
+            let mut absent_policy = wire.clone();
+            absent_policy["metadata"]["system_input"]
+                .as_object_mut()
+                .unwrap()
+                .remove("usage");
+            assert!(decode(absent_policy));
+            let mut invalid_role = wire.clone();
+            invalid_role["item"] =
+                serde_json::to_value(LoggedItem::from(agen::Item::user_message("not system")))
+                    .unwrap();
+            assert!(decode(invalid_role));
+            let mut oversized = wire.clone();
+            if generic {
+                oversized["item"]["body"] = "x"
+                    .repeat(crate::system_input::MAX_SYSTEM_INPUT_BYTES + 1)
+                    .into();
+            } else {
+                oversized["item"]["content"][0]["text"] = "x"
+                    .repeat(crate::system_input::MAX_SYSTEM_INPUT_BYTES + 1)
+                    .into();
+            }
+            assert!(decode(oversized));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn annotated_segment_start_is_restore_visible_without_projecting_metadata() {
         let session_id = uuid::Uuid::now_v7();

crates/session-store/src/legacy_session_log.rs

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ fn legacy_metadata(
     identity.extend_from_slice(&(line_index as u64).to_be_bytes());
     identity.extend_from_slice(&(item_index as u64).to_be_bytes());
     LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+        system_input: None,
         entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(format!(
             "l-{}",
             base64::Engine::encode(&base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD, identity)

crates/session-store/src/legacy_session_log/tests.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fn seed(
                 content: vec![crate::LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("summary".into()),
                 origin,
                 derivation: Some(crate::LoggedHistoryDerivation {

crates/session-store/src/public_index.rs

@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ mod tests {
         LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item,
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.to_owned()),
                 origin,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -1537,6 +1538,7 @@ mod tests {
                         prompt_provenance: None,
                     },
                     metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                        system_input: None,
                         entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("system-item".into()),
                         origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction {
                             operation_id: None,

crates/session-store/src/public_material.rs

@@ -148,15 +148,24 @@ struct SegmentHeader {
     file_len: u64,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PublicMaterialUse {
+    Recording,
+    MemoryEvidence,
+}
+
 /// A fixed material catalog. Opening a new catalog observes newly appended
 /// records; reading a body through this catalog verifies its saved digest and
 /// byte length again. Missing/corrected/deleted sources are explicit failures.
+/// Explicit evidence permission applies to model text, not the private payload;
+/// Web display and observation instead use the producer's public projection.
 pub struct SessionPublicMaterialReader {
     session_id: SessionId,
     active_segment_id: SegmentId,
     layout: Layout,
     limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
     materials: Vec<Material>,
+    purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
     retention: Option<crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore>,
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +189,13 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         active_segment_id: SegmentId,
         limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
     ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
-        Self::open_worker_guarded(session_root, active_segment_id, limits, None)
+        Self::open_worker_guarded(
+            session_root,
+            active_segment_id,
+            limits,
+            None,
+            PublicMaterialUse::Recording,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Uses the Host's aggregate-external control root for the whole scan and every body read.
@@ -191,7 +206,30 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
         retention: crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore,
     ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
-        Self::open_worker_guarded(session_root, active_segment_id, limits, Some(retention))
+        Self::open_worker_for_use(
+            session_root,
+            active_segment_id,
+            limits,
+            retention,
+            PublicMaterialUse::Recording,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Selects the evidence purpose independently of public display and observation.
+    pub fn open_worker_for_use(
+        session_root: &Path,
+        active_segment_id: SegmentId,
+        limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
+        retention: crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore,
+        purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
+        Self::open_worker_guarded(
+            session_root,
+            active_segment_id,
+            limits,
+            Some(retention),
+            purpose,
+        )
     }
 
     fn open_worker_guarded(
@@ -199,6 +237,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         active_segment_id: SegmentId,
         limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
         retention: Option<crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore>,
+        purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
     ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
         let store = WorkerSessionStore::open_read_only(session_root)
             .map_err(|_| PublicMaterialError::Unavailable)?;
@@ -212,6 +251,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
             Layout::Worker(session_root.into()),
             limits,
             retention,
+            purpose,
         )
     }
 
@@ -237,6 +277,25 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         active_segment_id: SegmentId,
         limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
         retention: crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
+        Self::open_fs_for_use(
+            sessions_root,
+            session_id,
+            active_segment_id,
+            limits,
+            retention,
+            PublicMaterialUse::Recording,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Uses retained originals with the independently selected evidence policy.
+    pub fn open_fs_for_use(
+        sessions_root: &Path,
+        session_id: SessionId,
+        active_segment_id: SegmentId,
+        limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
+        retention: crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore,
+        purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
     ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
         Self::open(
             session_id,
@@ -244,6 +303,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
             Layout::Fs(sessions_root.join(session_id.to_string())),
             limits,
             Some(retention),
+            purpose,
         )
     }
 
@@ -263,6 +323,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         layout: Layout,
         limits: PublicMaterialLimits,
         retention: Option<crate::retention::SessionRetentionStore>,
+        purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
     ) -> Result<Self, PublicMaterialError> {
         let _guard = retention
             .as_ref()
@@ -435,23 +496,19 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
                     } => turn = *total_turn_count,
                     _ => {}
                 }
+                let system_history;
                 let entries: &[LoggedHistoryEntry] = match &record {
                     LogEntry::AnnotatedSegmentStart { history, .. }
                     | LogEntry::AnnotatedUserInput { history, .. } => history,
                     LogEntry::AnnotatedAssistantItem { entry, .. }
                     | LogEntry::AnnotatedToolResult { entry, .. }
                     | LogEntry::ToolResultCorrected { entry, .. } => std::slice::from_ref(entry),
+                    LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } => {
+                        system_history = entry.to_history_entry();
+                        std::slice::from_ref(&system_history)
+                    }
                     _ => &[],
                 };
-                if let LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } = &record {
-                    charge(&mut examined, limits.max_entries)?;
-                    if entry.metadata.entry_id.0.is_empty()
-                        || !history_seen.insert(entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone())
-                    {
-                        return Err(PublicMaterialError::Inconsistent);
-                    }
-                    history_ids.push(entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone());
-                }
                 for (history_index, entry) in entries.iter().enumerate() {
                     charge(&mut examined, limits.max_entries)?;
                     let id = &entry.metadata.entry_id.0;
@@ -468,7 +525,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
                     if in_run && ai_materialized(&entry.item) {
                         safe = true;
                     }
-                    let Some((sha256, total_bytes)) = canonical_metadata(entry)? else {
+                    let Some((sha256, total_bytes)) = canonical_metadata(entry, purpose)? else {
                         continue;
                     };
                     let location = Location {
@@ -621,6 +678,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
             layout,
             limits,
             materials,
+            purpose,
             retention: retention.clone(),
         })
     }
@@ -660,6 +718,7 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
         let Some((_, record)) = reader.next()? else {
             return Err(PublicMaterialError::Missing);
         };
+        let system_history;
         let (body, origin) = if let Some(boundary) = run_boundary(&record) {
             if boundary_reference(
                 &record,
@@ -683,12 +742,16 @@ impl SessionPublicMaterialReader {
                 LogEntry::AnnotatedAssistantItem { entry, .. }
                 | LogEntry::AnnotatedToolResult { entry, .. }
                 | LogEntry::ToolResultCorrected { entry, .. } => Some(entry),
+                LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } => {
+                    system_history = entry.to_history_entry();
+                    Some(&system_history)
+                }
                 _ => None,
             }
             .filter(|e| format!("E{}", e.metadata.entry_id.0) == descriptor.identity.entry_ref)
             .ok_or(PublicMaterialError::Changed)?;
             (
-                canonical_body(entry).ok_or(PublicMaterialError::Changed)?,
+                canonical_body(entry, self.purpose).ok_or(PublicMaterialError::Changed)?,
                 PublicMaterialOrigin::History {
                     origin: entry.metadata.origin.clone(),
                 },
@@ -828,7 +891,32 @@ fn boundary_reference(
         .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("El-run-{session}-{segment}-{offset}"))
 }
 
-fn canonical_body(entry: &LoggedHistoryEntry) -> Option<CanonicalBody<'_>> {
+fn canonical_body(
+    entry: &LoggedHistoryEntry,
+    purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
+) -> Option<CanonicalBody<'_>> {
+    if let Some(input) = &entry.metadata.system_input {
+        let usage = input.usage();
+        let allowed = match purpose {
+            PublicMaterialUse::Recording => usage.recording_material,
+            PublicMaterialUse::MemoryEvidence => usage.memory_evidence,
+        };
+        if allowed == crate::InputEvidenceUse::Exclude {
+            return None;
+        }
+        if let LoggedItem::Message {
+            role: LoggedRole::System,
+            content,
+        } = &entry.item
+        {
+            return Some(CanonicalBody::Message {
+                origin: &entry.metadata.origin,
+                role: LoggedRole::System,
+                content,
+            });
+        }
+        return None;
+    }
     if matches!(
         entry.metadata.origin,
         LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::DerivedSummary
@@ -880,8 +968,9 @@ fn canonical_body(entry: &LoggedHistoryEntry) -> Option<CanonicalBody<'_>> {
 
 fn canonical_metadata(
     entry: &LoggedHistoryEntry,
+    purpose: PublicMaterialUse,
 ) -> Result<Option<(String, u64)>, PublicMaterialError> {
-    let Some(body) = canonical_body(entry) else {
+    let Some(body) = canonical_body(entry, purpose) else {
         return Ok(None);
     };
     let mut sink = BodySink::new(0, 0);

crates/session-store/src/public_material/tests.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ fn entry(id: &str, item: LoggedItem) -> LoggedHistoryEntry {
     LoggedHistoryEntry {
         item,
         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.into()),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
             derivation: None,
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ fn reasoning_proves_rollback_safety_but_private_and_derived_items_are_not_materi
                             },
                         },
                         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                            system_input: None,
                             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("startup-journal".into()),
                             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::DerivedSummary,
                             derivation: None,
@@ -1243,3 +1245,165 @@ fn compaction_without_exact_derivation_or_with_invalid_turn_is_rejected() {
         ));
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn generic_system_material_uses_explicit_evidence_purpose_not_producer_or_body() {
+    use crate::{
+        FeatureInputPayload, InputCompactionUse, InputEvidenceUse, InputObservationUse,
+        LoggedSystemHistoryEntry, SystemInputEnvelope, SystemInputMetadata, SystemInputUsePolicy,
+    };
+    for worker_layout in [false, true] {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let session = crate::new_session_id();
+        let segment = crate::new_segment_id();
+        let fork = crate::new_segment_id();
+        let make = |producer: &str, recording_material, memory_evidence, body: &str| {
+            LoggedSystemHistoryEntry::from_input(
+                LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::Provided {
+                    producer: producer.into(),
+                },
+                None,
+                SystemInputEnvelope::new(
+                    body,
+                    SystemInputMetadata::new(
+                        SystemInputUsePolicy {
+                            recording_material,
+                            memory_evidence,
+                            observation: InputObservationUse::Hidden,
+                            compaction: InputCompactionUse::Retain,
+                        },
+                        Some(
+                            FeatureInputPayload::encode(
+                                "unknown:future",
+                                99,
+                                &serde_json::json!({"private": "not-public"}),
+                            )
+                            .unwrap(),
+                        ),
+                        None,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            )
+        };
+        let inputs = [
+            make(
+                "same-owner",
+                InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                "do not extract this; original material",
+            ),
+            make(
+                "same-owner",
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+                "memory-only original",
+            ),
+            make(
+                "renamed-owner",
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                "reference without warning text",
+            ),
+        ];
+        let root = if worker_layout {
+            temp.path().join("worker")
+        } else {
+            temp.path().join(session.to_string())
+        };
+        let store: Box<dyn Store> = if worker_layout {
+            Box::new(WorkerSessionStore::new(&root).unwrap())
+        } else {
+            Box::new(FsStore::new(temp.path()).unwrap())
+        };
+        store
+            .create_segment(session, segment, &[seed(session, vec![])])
+            .unwrap();
+        for entry in &inputs {
+            store
+                .append(
+                    session,
+                    segment,
+                    &LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+                        ts: 2,
+                        entry: entry.clone(),
+                        extensions: vec![],
+                    },
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+        store
+            .append(
+                session,
+                segment,
+                &LogEntry::TurnEnd {
+                    ts: 3,
+                    turn_count: 1,
+                },
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut fork_seed = seed(
+            session,
+            inputs
+                .iter()
+                .map(LoggedSystemHistoryEntry::to_history_entry)
+                .collect(),
+        );
+        if let LogEntry::AnnotatedSegmentStart { forked_from, .. } = &mut fork_seed {
+            *forked_from = Some(crate::SegmentOrigin {
+                segment_id: segment,
+                at_turn_index: 1,
+            });
+        }
+        store.create_segment(session, fork, &[fork_seed]).unwrap();
+        let open = |active, purpose| {
+            if worker_layout {
+                SessionPublicMaterialReader::open_worker_for_use(
+                    &root,
+                    active,
+                    Default::default(),
+                    crate::retention::fs_retention(temp.path()),
+                    purpose,
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+            } else {
+                SessionPublicMaterialReader::open_fs_for_use(
+                    temp.path(),
+                    session,
+                    active,
+                    Default::default(),
+                    crate::retention::fs_retention(temp.path()),
+                    purpose,
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+            }
+        };
+        for (purpose, selected, expected_text) in [
+            (
+                PublicMaterialUse::Recording,
+                0,
+                "do not extract this; original material",
+            ),
+            (PublicMaterialUse::MemoryEvidence, 1, "memory-only original"),
+        ] {
+            let original = open(segment, purpose);
+            let inherited = open(fork, purpose);
+            assert_eq!(
+                ids(&original),
+                vec![format!("E{}", inputs[selected].metadata.entry_id.0)]
+            );
+            assert_eq!(ids(&inherited), ids(&original));
+            let descriptor = inherited.descriptors().next().unwrap();
+            let body = inherited
+                .read_content(descriptor, 0, 16 * 1024)
+                .unwrap()
+                .content;
+            let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&body).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(value["role"], "system");
+            assert_eq!(value["content"][0]["text"], expected_text);
+            assert!(!body.contains("not-public"));
+            assert!(!body.contains("unknown:future"));
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/session-store/src/public_snapshot.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{
     LogEntry, LoggedContentPart, LoggedHistoryEntry, LoggedItem, LoggedRole,
-    LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin, SegmentId, SegmentOrigin, SessionId, StoreError, SystemItem,
+    LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin, SegmentId, SegmentOrigin, SessionId, StoreError,
     WorkerAggregateStore, WorkerSessionStore, WorkerStoreError,
 };
 
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ fn capture_tool_correction(
     let LogEntry::ToolResultCorrected { entry, .. } = record else {
         return false;
     };
-    if let Some(data) = project_item(&entry.metadata.entry_id.0, &entry.item) {
+    if let Some(data) = project_history_item(entry) {
         // We read backwards: the first correction seen is the latest one.
         corrections
             .entry(entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone())
@@ -1600,12 +1600,12 @@ pub(crate) fn project_session_snapshot_for_segment(
             } => extend_history(&mut entries, history, Some(segments), *ts),
             LogEntry::AnnotatedAssistantItem { ts, entry }
             | LogEntry::AnnotatedToolResult { ts, entry } => {
-                if let Some(data) = project_item(&entry.metadata.entry_id.0, &entry.item) {
+                if let Some(data) = project_history_item(entry) {
                     entries.push(history_entry(entry, *ts, data));
                 }
             }
             LogEntry::ToolResultCorrected { ts, entry } => {
-                if let Some(data) = project_item(&entry.metadata.entry_id.0, &entry.item) {
+                if let Some(data) = project_history_item(entry) {
                     if let Some(existing) = entries
                         .iter_mut()
                         .find(|existing| existing.entry_id == entry.metadata.entry_id.0)
@@ -1618,11 +1618,16 @@ pub(crate) fn project_session_snapshot_for_segment(
                 }
             }
             LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { ts, entry, .. } => entries.push(system_entry(
-                &entry.item,
+                &entry.public_item(),
                 entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone(),
                 *ts,
                 provenance(&entry.metadata.origin),
                 derivation_ids(entry),
+                entry
+                    .metadata
+                    .system_input
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(crate::SystemInputMetadata::public_use_policy),
             )),
             LogEntry::RunYielded {
                 ts,
@@ -1775,7 +1780,7 @@ fn extend_history(
                 segments: input_segments.cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
             }
         } else {
-            let Some(data) = project_item(&entry.metadata.entry_id.0, &entry.item) else {
+            let Some(data) = project_history_item(entry) else {
                 continue;
             };
             data
@@ -1790,6 +1795,11 @@ fn history_entry(
     data: SessionSnapshotEntryData,
 ) -> SessionSnapshotEntry {
     SessionSnapshotEntry {
+        use_policy: entry
+            .metadata
+            .system_input
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(crate::SystemInputMetadata::public_use_policy),
         entry_id: entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone(),
         timestamp,
         provenance: provenance(&entry.metadata.origin),
@@ -1833,6 +1843,7 @@ fn run_transition_entry(
     data: SessionSnapshotEntryData,
 ) -> SessionSnapshotEntry {
     SessionSnapshotEntry {
+        use_policy: None,
         entry_id: persisted_entry_id
             .map(|entry_id| entry_id.0.clone())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| legacy_entry_id(session_key, segment_id, log_index, 0)),
@@ -1852,6 +1863,7 @@ fn legacy_entry(
     data: SessionSnapshotEntryData,
 ) -> SessionSnapshotEntry {
     SessionSnapshotEntry {
+        use_policy: None,
         entry_id: legacy_entry_id(session_key, segment_id, log_index, item_index),
         timestamp,
         provenance: SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,
@@ -1884,9 +1896,8 @@ fn provenance(origin: &LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin) -> SessionEntryProvenance {
         LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::FlowInstruction { .. } => {
             SessionEntryProvenance::FlowInstruction
         }
-        LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction { .. } => {
+        LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction { .. }
-            SessionEntryProvenance::BackendInstruction
+        | LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::Provided { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::BackendInstruction,
-        }
         LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::ModelOutput { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::ModelOutput,
         LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::ToolOutput { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::ToolOutput,
         LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::CompactionSummary
@@ -1914,6 +1925,18 @@ pub fn session_tool_attachment_id(
     URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(hash.finalize())
 }
 
+fn project_history_item(entry: &LoggedHistoryEntry) -> Option<SessionSnapshotEntryData> {
+    if let Some(input) = &entry.metadata.system_input {
+        let public = input.public_projection();
+        return Some(SessionSnapshotEntryData::SystemItem {
+            item_kind: public.kind.clone(),
+            content: public.body.clone(),
+            data: Some(serde_json::to_value(public).expect("public system input is serializable")),
+        });
+    }
+    project_item(&entry.metadata.entry_id.0, &entry.item)
+}
+
 fn project_item(entry_id: &str, item: &LoggedItem) -> Option<SessionSnapshotEntryData> {
     match item {
         LoggedItem::Message { role, content } => {
@@ -1986,17 +2009,19 @@ fn project_item(entry_id: &str, item: &LoggedItem) -> Option<SessionSnapshotEntr
 }
 
 fn system_entry(
-    item: &SystemItem,
+    item: &crate::PublicSystemItem,
     entry_id: String,
     timestamp: u64,
     provenance: SessionEntryProvenance,
     derived_from: Vec<String>,
+    use_policy: Option<protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy>,
 ) -> SessionSnapshotEntry {
-    let public = item.public_item();
+    let public = item.clone();
     let data = Some(serde_json::to_value(&public).expect("public system input is serializable"));
     let item_kind = public.kind;
     let content = public.body;
     SessionSnapshotEntry {
+        use_policy,
         entry_id,
         timestamp,
         provenance,
@@ -2285,6 +2310,7 @@ mod tests {
                 content: vec![LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(entry_id.into()),
                 origin,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -3583,6 +3609,7 @@ mod tests {
             .map(|item| LoggedHistoryEntry {
                 item,
                 metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                     origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                     derivation: None,
@@ -3637,6 +3664,7 @@ mod tests {
                         }],
                     },
                     metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                        system_input: None,
                         entry_id: user_entry_id,
                         origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::HumanInput {
                             account_id: "account-1".into(),
@@ -3706,6 +3734,7 @@ mod tests {
                                 }],
                             },
                             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                                system_input: None,
                                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::FlowInstruction {
                                     selector: "builtin:coder-review".into(),
@@ -3725,6 +3754,7 @@ mod tests {
                                 }],
                             },
                             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                                system_input: None,
                                 entry_id: user_entry_id.clone(),
                                 origin: origin.clone(),
                                 derivation: Some(LoggedHistoryDerivation {
@@ -3755,6 +3785,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn annotated_projection_preserves_identity_and_provenance() {
         let session_id = crate::new_session_id();
         let metadata = LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::ModelOutput {
                 worker: LoggedWorkerSubject {
@@ -4317,6 +4348,7 @@ mod tests {
                 is_error: false,
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("ancestor-image".into()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -4411,6 +4443,7 @@ mod tests {
                 is_error: false,
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("tool-images".into()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,

crates/session-store/src/public_snapshot/run_stats.rs

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ fn finish(
     stats.insert(
         anchor.clone(),
         SessionSnapshotEntry {
+            use_policy: None,
             entry_id: format!("run-stats:{anchor}"),
             timestamp: ended_at,
             provenance: SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,

crates/session-store/src/segment_log.rs

@@ -254,6 +254,23 @@ pub struct SegmentOrigin {
 }
 
 impl LogEntry {
+    /// Validate generic System records before a Store publishes any bytes.
+    pub fn validate_system_inputs(&self) -> Result<(), crate::SystemInputError> {
+        match self {
+            Self::AnnotatedSegmentStart { history, .. }
+            | Self::AnnotatedUserInput { history, .. } => {
+                for entry in history {
+                    entry.validate_system_input()?;
+                }
+            }
+            Self::AnnotatedAssistantItem { entry, .. }
+            | Self::AnnotatedToolResult { entry, .. }
+            | Self::ToolResultCorrected { entry, .. } => entry.validate_system_input()?,
+            Self::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } => entry.validate_system_input()?,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
     /// Allocate the durable public identity for a newly committed Run
     /// transition. Calling this repeatedly is idempotent so the exact value
     /// written to storage is also the value published to live subscribers.
@@ -537,6 +554,7 @@ mod tests {
         LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item: LoggedItem::from(item),
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,

crates/session-store/src/store.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub enum StoreError {
     #[error("serialization error: {0}")]
     Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
 
+    #[error("invalid system input: {0}")]
+    InvalidSystemInput(#[from] crate::SystemInputError),
+
     #[error("segment not found: {0}")]
     NotFound(SegmentId),
 

crates/session-store/src/system_input.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ pub enum SystemInputError {
     UnsupportedPayload,
     #[error("system input payload does not match the owner's typed contract")]
     InvalidTypedPayload,
+    #[error("generic system input is missing explicit metadata")]
+    MissingMetadata,
+    #[error("system input metadata does not match its logical record")]
+    InconsistentRecord,
 }
 
 /// One private payload owned by a Feature's versioned typed decoder.
@@ -229,6 +233,23 @@ impl SystemInputMetadata {
     pub fn public_item(&self) -> Option<&PublicSystemItem> {
         self.public.as_ref()
     }
+
+    pub fn public_use_policy(&self) -> protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy {
+        let has_public = self.public.is_some();
+        protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy {
+            observation_readable: has_public
+                && self.usage.observation == InputObservationUse::Readable,
+            memory_evidence: has_public && self.usage.memory_evidence == InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_projection(&self) -> PublicSystemItem {
+        self.public.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| PublicSystemItem {
+            kind: "input".into(),
+            body: String::new(),
+            presentation: crate::PublicSystemPresentation::Ignored,
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// System role is invariant; provenance and use policies are attached data.

crates/session-store/src/system_item.rs

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ pub struct PromptRenderProvenance {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum SystemItem {
+    /// Generic System body; private metadata and public presentation are supplied
+    /// independently by the producer in the same annotated history record.
+    Input { body: String },
     /// One-time derived Journal reference context. The bounded Host snapshot is
     /// retained as JSON independently of its rendered body and prompt projection.
     JournalStartup {
@@ -227,9 +230,9 @@ impl SystemItem {
                 event: event.clone(),
             },
             Self::TaskReminder { .. } => PublicSystemPresentation::TaskReminder,
-            Self::LegacyKnowledgeIgnored { .. } | Self::LegacyIgnored { .. } => {
+            Self::Input { .. }
-                PublicSystemPresentation::Ignored
+            | Self::LegacyKnowledgeIgnored { .. }
-            }
+            | Self::LegacyIgnored { .. } => PublicSystemPresentation::Ignored,
             Self::JournalStartup { .. }
             | Self::ResidentSummaryRefresh { .. }
             | Self::SubjectBehaviorRefresh { .. }
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ impl SystemItem {
     /// for this item. Returns the variant's stored `body` verbatim.
     pub fn history_text(&self) -> String {
         match self {
+            SystemItem::Input { body } => body.clone(),
             SystemItem::JournalStartup { body, .. } => body.clone(),
             SystemItem::Notification { body, .. } => body.clone(),
             SystemItem::WorkerEvent { body, .. } => body.clone(),
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@ impl SystemItem {
     /// wire — keep flexible.
     pub fn kind_label(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
+            SystemItem::Input { .. } => "input",
             SystemItem::JournalStartup { .. } => "journal_startup",
             SystemItem::Notification { .. } => "notification",
             SystemItem::WorkerEvent { .. } => "worker_event",

crates/session-store/src/worker_session_store.rs

@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ impl Store for WorkerSessionStore {
         segment_id: SegmentId,
         entry: &LogEntry,
     ) -> Result<(), StoreError> {
+        entry.validate_system_inputs()?;
         let _retention = self.lock_publication(session_id)?;
         self.ensure_session(session_id, true)?;
         self.append_log_entry(&self.log_path(segment_id), entry)
@@ -800,6 +801,9 @@ impl Store for WorkerSessionStore {
         segment_id: SegmentId,
         entries: &[LogEntry],
     ) -> Result<(), StoreError> {
+        for entry in entries {
+            entry.validate_system_inputs()?;
+        }
         let _retention = self.lock_publication(session_id)?;
         self.ensure_session(session_id, true)?;
         let mut content = Vec::new();
@@ -1430,6 +1434,7 @@ mod tests {
         LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item: LoggedItem::from(item),
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,

crates/session-store/tests/fs_store_test.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fn annotated(item: Item) -> LoggedHistoryEntry {
     LoggedHistoryEntry {
         item: LoggedItem::from(item),
         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
             derivation: None,
@@ -421,3 +422,178 @@ fn lookup_session_of_finds_owning_session() {
 
     assert_eq!(store.lookup_session_of(segid).unwrap(), Some(sid));
 }
+
+// Storage/projection component test: both production layouts, temporary originals,
+// no Feature, model, runtime or Host authority is substituted into this boundary.
+#[test]
+fn generic_system_append_and_fork_preserve_metadata_without_public_payload_leak() {
+    use session_store::{
+        FeatureInputPayload, InputCompactionUse, InputEvidenceUse, InputObservationUse,
+        LoggedHistoryDerivation, LoggedSystemHistoryEntry, PublicSystemItem,
+        PublicSystemPresentation, SystemInputEnvelope, SystemInputMetadata, SystemInputUsePolicy,
+        WorkerSessionStore,
+    };
+    for worker_layout in [false, true] {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let sid = new_session_id();
+        let segment = new_segment_id();
+        let fork = new_segment_id();
+        let store: Box<dyn Store> = if worker_layout {
+            Box::new(WorkerSessionStore::new(dir.path()).unwrap())
+        } else {
+            Box::new(FsStore::new(dir.path()).unwrap())
+        };
+        store
+            .create_segment(sid, segment, &[nil_session_start(1, sid)])
+            .unwrap();
+        let entry = LoggedSystemHistoryEntry::from_input(
+            LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::Provided {
+                producer: "new-feature".into(),
+            },
+            Some(LoggedHistoryDerivation {
+                sources: vec![LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("source-entry".into())],
+            }),
+            SystemInputEnvelope::new(
+                "private model body",
+                SystemInputMetadata::new(
+                    SystemInputUsePolicy {
+                        recording_material: InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                        memory_evidence: InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                        observation: InputObservationUse::Hidden,
+                        compaction: InputCompactionUse::ReferenceInput,
+                    },
+                    Some(
+                        FeatureInputPayload::encode(
+                            "new-feature:context",
+                            101,
+                            &serde_json::json!({"private": "secret-detail"}),
+                        )
+                        .unwrap(),
+                    ),
+                    Some(PublicSystemItem {
+                        kind: "context".into(),
+                        body: "explicit public body".into(),
+                        presentation: PublicSystemPresentation::Context,
+                    }),
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        );
+        store
+            .append(
+                sid,
+                segment,
+                &LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+                    ts: 2,
+                    entry: entry.clone(),
+                    extensions: vec![],
+                },
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let saved = store.read_all(sid, segment).unwrap();
+        let LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+            entry: restored, ..
+        } = &saved[1]
+        else {
+            panic!("missing system input")
+        };
+        assert_eq!(restored.to_history_entry(), entry.to_history_entry());
+        assert_eq!(
+            collect_state(&saved).history[0].as_text(),
+            Some("private model body")
+        );
+        let mut fork_seed = nil_session_start(3, sid);
+        if let LogEntry::AnnotatedSegmentStart {
+            history,
+            forked_from,
+            ..
+        } = &mut fork_seed
+        {
+            history.push(restored.to_history_entry());
+            *forked_from = Some(session_store::SegmentOrigin {
+                segment_id: segment,
+                at_turn_index: 0,
+            });
+        }
+        store.create_segment(sid, fork, &[fork_seed]).unwrap();
+        let fork_saved = store.read_all(sid, fork).unwrap();
+        let LogEntry::AnnotatedSegmentStart { history, .. } = &fork_saved[0] else {
+            unreachable!()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(history, &[entry.to_history_entry()]);
+        let original = session_store::public_snapshot::project_session_snapshot(sid, &saved);
+        let inherited = session_store::public_snapshot::project_session_snapshot(sid, &fork_saved);
+        let public = serde_json::to_string(&original.entries).unwrap();
+        assert!(public.contains("explicit public body"));
+        for private in ["private model body", "secret-detail", "new-feature:context"] {
+            assert!(!public.contains(private), "private field leaked: {private}");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(original.entries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(inherited.entries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(original.entries[0].entry_id, inherited.entries[0].entry_id);
+        assert_eq!(
+            original.entries[0].derived_from,
+            inherited.entries[0].derived_from
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            original.entries[0].provenance,
+            inherited.entries[0].provenance
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::to_value(&original.entries[0].data).unwrap(),
+            serde_json::to_value(&inherited.entries[0].data).unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn invalid_generic_system_input_rejects_append_create_and_external_json_without_changing_originals()
+{
+    use session_store::{StoreError, SystemItem, WorkerSessionStore};
+    for worker_layout in [false, true] {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let sid = new_session_id();
+        let segment = new_segment_id();
+        let store: Box<dyn Store> = if worker_layout {
+            Box::new(WorkerSessionStore::new(dir.path()).unwrap())
+        } else {
+            Box::new(FsStore::new(dir.path()).unwrap())
+        };
+        let seed = nil_session_start(1, sid);
+        store
+            .create_segment(sid, segment, std::slice::from_ref(&seed))
+            .unwrap();
+        let path = if worker_layout {
+            dir.path().join("segments").join(format!("{segment}.jsonl"))
+        } else {
+            dir.path()
+                .join(sid.to_string())
+                .join(format!("{segment}.jsonl"))
+        };
+        let before = std::fs::read(&path).unwrap();
+        let invalid = LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+            ts: 2,
+            extensions: vec![],
+            entry: session_store::LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
+                item: SystemItem::Input {
+                    body: "no policy".into(),
+                },
+                metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata::legacy_unknown(),
+            },
+        };
+        assert!(matches!(
+            store.append(sid, segment, &invalid),
+            Err(StoreError::InvalidSystemInput(_))
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            store.create_segment(sid, segment, &[seed, invalid.clone()]),
+            Err(StoreError::InvalidSystemInput(_))
+        ));
+        assert!(
+            serde_json::from_value::<LogEntry>(serde_json::to_value(invalid).unwrap()).is_err()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(path).unwrap(), before);
+        assert_eq!(store.read_all(sid, segment).unwrap().len(), 1);
+    }
+}

crates/session-store/tests/session_test.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ fn annotated(items: &[Item]) -> Vec<session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry> {
         .map(|item| session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item: session_store::LoggedItem::from(item),
             metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                 origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,

crates/standalone/src/subjektiv/journal/tests.rs

@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ fn message(id: &str, text: &str) -> session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
             content: vec![session_store::LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
         },
         metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.into()),
             origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
             derivation: None,

crates/standalone/src/subjektiv_sessions.rs

@@ -1621,6 +1621,7 @@ allow = []
         let history = |id: &str, item: LoggedItem| LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item,
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.into()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction { operation_id: None },
                 derivation: None,

crates/tui/src/app.rs

@@ -3567,6 +3567,7 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
         session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item: session_store::LoggedItem::from(item),
             metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                 origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -4324,6 +4325,7 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
         }));
         app.handle_worker_event(Event::SessionEntryCommitted {
             entry: protocol::SessionSnapshotEntry {
+                use_policy: None,
                 entry_id: "run-failure".into(),
                 timestamp: 2,
                 provenance: protocol::SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,

crates/worker-runtime/src/http_server/tests/session_material_tests.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fn message(id: &str, role: LoggedRole, text: &str) -> LoggedHistoryEntry {
             content: vec![LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
         },
         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.into()),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
             derivation: None,

crates/worker-runtime/src/retention.rs

@@ -1831,6 +1831,7 @@ mod tests {
                 }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("original".into()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -1844,6 +1845,7 @@ mod tests {
                 }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("summary".into()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::DerivedSummary,
                 derivation: Some(session_store::LoggedHistoryDerivation {

crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs

@@ -12422,6 +12422,7 @@ mod tests {
                 session: protocol::SessionSnapshot {
                     pending_submissions: protocol::PendingSubmissionsSnapshot::default(),
                     entries: vec![protocol::SessionSnapshotEntry {
+                        use_policy: None,
                         entry_id: "restored-log-entry".to_owned(),
                         timestamp: 1,
                         provenance: protocol::SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,

crates/worker-runtime/src/session_public.rs

@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ mod tests {
                 content: vec![LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
             },
             metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.to_string()),
                 origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::HumanInput {
                     account_id: "account-1".to_string(),

crates/worker-runtime/src/worker_backend.rs

@@ -5033,6 +5033,7 @@ mod tests {
                     }],
                 },
                 metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id,
                     origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                     derivation: None,

crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/session_explore.rs

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fn parse_entry_ref(value: &str) -> Result<SessionEntryRef, ToolError> {
 fn parse_kind(value: &str) -> Result<ReferenceKind, ToolError> {
     ReferenceKind::parse(value).ok_or_else(|| {
         ToolError::InvalidArgument(format!(
-            "invalid kind {value:?}; expected user, assistant, or tool"
+            "invalid kind {value:?}; expected user, assistant, system, or tool"
         ))
     })
 }

crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/worker_observation.rs

@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ mod tests {
                         _ => return None,
                     };
                     Some(protocol::SessionSnapshotEntry {
+                        use_policy: None,
                         entry_id: format!("fake-{index:08}"),
                         timestamp: index as u64,
                         provenance: protocol::SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,

crates/worker/src/internal_worker.rs

@@ -1499,6 +1499,7 @@ permission = "write"
                     is_error: false,
                 },
                 metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(entry_id.into()),
                     origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                     derivation: None,

crates/worker/src/ipc/protocol_session.rs

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn live_log_entry_event(entry: LogEntry) -> Option<Event> {
         }
         LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } => {
             let entry_id = Some(entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone());
-            let value = serde_json::to_value(entry.item.public_item())
+            let value = serde_json::to_value(entry.public_item())
                 .expect("public system input is serializable");
             Some(Event::SystemItem {
                 entry_id,
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ mod tests {
                     prompt_provenance: None,
                 },
                 metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: entry_id.clone(),
                     origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction {
                         operation_id: None,

crates/worker/src/session_capture.rs

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SessionEntryRef {
 pub(crate) enum ReferenceKind {
     User,
     Assistant,
+    System,
     Tool,
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ impl ReferenceKind {
         match self {
             Self::User => "user",
             Self::Assistant => "assistant",
+            Self::System => "system",
             Self::Tool => "tool",
         }
     }
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ impl ReferenceKind {
         match value {
             "user" => Some(Self::User),
             "assistant" | "agent" => Some(Self::Assistant),
+            "system" => Some(Self::System),
             "tool" => Some(Self::Tool),
             _ => None,
         }
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ pub(crate) struct OverviewItem {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct ReferenceEntry {
+    use_policy: Option<protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy>,
     pub id: SessionEntryRef,
     pub origin: SessionEntryProvenance,
     pub entry_range: [u64; 2],
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SessionEntryEvidence {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct CapturedHistoryEntry {
+    use_policy: Option<protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy>,
     item: Item,
     entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId,
     origin: SessionEntryProvenance,
@@ -302,10 +307,12 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                         is_error,
                         attachments: _,
                     } => Item::tool_result_item(call_id, summary, content, is_error),
-                    // Observation deliberately excludes system items and
+                    SessionSnapshotEntryData::SystemItem { content, .. } => {
-                    // controller errors from model-visible session evidence.
+                        entry.use_policy?;
-                    SessionSnapshotEntryData::SystemItem { .. }
+                        Item::system_message(content)
-                    | SessionSnapshotEntryData::Invoke { .. }
+                    }
+                    // Controller errors are not model-visible evidence.
+                    SessionSnapshotEntryData::Invoke { .. }
                     | SessionSnapshotEntryData::Usage { .. }
                     | SessionSnapshotEntryData::RunStats { .. }
                     | SessionSnapshotEntryData::RunYielded { .. }
@@ -314,6 +321,7 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                     | SessionSnapshotEntryData::RunError { .. } => return None,
                 };
                 Some(CapturedHistoryEntry {
+                    use_policy: entry.use_policy,
                     item,
                     entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(entry.entry_id),
                     origin: entry.provenance,
@@ -328,6 +336,7 @@ impl SessionCapture {
             .into_iter()
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(index, item)| CapturedHistoryEntry {
+                use_policy: None,
                 item,
                 entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(format!("{index:08}")),
                 origin: SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,
@@ -342,10 +351,21 @@ impl SessionCapture {
     ) -> Self {
         let entries = entries
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|entry| CapturedHistoryEntry {
+            .map(|entry| {
-                item: entry.item,
+                let (item, use_policy) = if let Some(input) = &entry.annotation.system_input {
-                entry_id: entry.annotation.entry_id,
+                    (
-                origin: public_provenance(&entry.annotation.origin),
+                        Item::system_message(input.public_projection().body),
+                        Some(input.public_use_policy()),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    (entry.item, None)
+                };
+                CapturedHistoryEntry {
+                    item,
+                    use_policy,
+                    entry_id: entry.annotation.entry_id,
+                    origin: public_provenance(&entry.annotation.origin),
+                }
             })
             .collect();
         Self::from_captured_entries(segment_id, entries)
@@ -364,7 +384,8 @@ impl SessionCapture {
             let entry_range = [idx as u64, idx as u64];
             match item {
                 Item::Message { role, content, .. } => {
-                    let Some(kind) = message_reference_kind(&entry.origin, role) else {
+                    let Some(kind) = message_reference_kind(&entry.origin, role, entry.use_policy)
+                    else {
                         continue;
                     };
                     let text = content
@@ -376,6 +397,7 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                     let summary = truncate_chars(&text, 240);
                     let id = SessionEntryRef::from_history_entry_id(&entry.entry_id);
                     index.push(ReferenceEntry {
+                        use_policy: entry.use_policy,
                         id: id.clone(),
                         origin: entry.origin.clone(),
                         entry_range,
@@ -386,7 +408,9 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                         summary: summary.clone(),
                         search_text: text.clone(),
                     });
-                    if matches!(kind, ReferenceKind::User | ReferenceKind::Assistant) {
+                    if entry.use_policy.is_none_or(|p| p.observation_readable)
+                        && matches!(kind, ReferenceKind::User | ReferenceKind::Assistant)
+                    {
                         overview.push(OverviewItem {
                             id: id.clone(),
                             origin: entry.origin.clone(),
@@ -403,6 +427,7 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                 } => {
                     let text = format!("{name}\n{arguments}");
                     index.push(ReferenceEntry {
+                        use_policy: entry.use_policy,
                         id: SessionEntryRef::from_history_entry_id(&entry.entry_id),
                         origin: entry.origin.clone(),
                         entry_range,
@@ -430,6 +455,7 @@ impl SessionCapture {
                         content.as_deref().unwrap_or_default(),
                     );
                     index.push(ReferenceEntry {
+                        use_policy: entry.use_policy,
                         id: SessionEntryRef::from_history_entry_id(&entry.entry_id),
                         origin: entry.origin.clone(),
                         entry_range,
@@ -510,6 +536,9 @@ impl SessionCapture {
         let mut hits = Vec::new();
 
         for entry in &self.index {
+            if entry.use_policy.is_some_and(|p| !p.observation_readable) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if entry.entry_range[0] < min_entry_index || entry.entry_range[0] > max_entry_index {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -581,6 +610,9 @@ impl SessionCapture {
         };
 
         for entry in selected {
+            if entry.use_policy.is_some_and(|p| !p.observation_readable) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if entries.len() >= max_items {
                 truncated = true;
                 break;
@@ -695,21 +727,11 @@ impl SessionCapture {
 
     pub(crate) fn evidence_for(&self, id: &str) -> Option<SessionEntryEvidence> {
         let entry = self.index.iter().find(|entry| entry.id.as_str() == id)?;
-        let excerpt = self
+        if entry.use_policy.is_some_and(|p| !p.memory_evidence) {
-            .read(
+            return None;
-                ReadSelector::Id(id),
+        }
-                ReadOptions {
+        let item = &self.entries.get(entry.entry_range[0] as usize)?.item;
-                    include_tools: true,
+        let excerpt = render_item(item, entry, ReadDetail::Compact, 2 * 1024);
-                    tool_part: ToolPart::Both,
-                    detail: ReadDetail::Compact,
-                    max_items: 1,
-                    max_bytes: 2 * 1024,
-                },
-            )
-            .entries
-            .first()
-            .map(|entry| entry.text.clone())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| entry.summary.clone());
         Some(SessionEntryEvidence {
             segment_id: self.segment_id.clone(),
             entry_ref: entry.id.clone(),
@@ -731,9 +753,8 @@ fn public_provenance(origin: &WorkerHistoryProvenance) -> SessionEntryProvenance
         }
         WorkerHistoryProvenance::WorkerInput { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::WorkerInput,
         WorkerHistoryProvenance::FlowInstruction { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::FlowInstruction,
-        WorkerHistoryProvenance::BackendInstruction { .. } => {
+        WorkerHistoryProvenance::BackendInstruction { .. }
-            SessionEntryProvenance::BackendInstruction
+        | WorkerHistoryProvenance::Provided { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::BackendInstruction,
-        }
         WorkerHistoryProvenance::ModelOutput { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::ModelOutput,
         WorkerHistoryProvenance::ToolOutput { .. } => SessionEntryProvenance::ToolOutput,
         WorkerHistoryProvenance::CompactionSummary
@@ -746,7 +767,15 @@ fn public_provenance(origin: &WorkerHistoryProvenance) -> SessionEntryProvenance
 fn message_reference_kind(
     origin: &SessionEntryProvenance,
     provider_role: &Role,
+    use_policy: Option<protocol::SessionEntryUsePolicy>,
 ) -> Option<ReferenceKind> {
+    if use_policy.is_some() {
+        return match provider_role {
+            Role::System => Some(ReferenceKind::System),
+            Role::User => Some(ReferenceKind::User),
+            Role::Assistant => Some(ReferenceKind::Assistant),
+        };
+    }
     match origin {
         SessionEntryProvenance::HumanInput | SessionEntryProvenance::WorkerInput => {
             Some(ReferenceKind::User)
@@ -950,6 +979,148 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn generic_public_input_observation_and_memory_policies_survive_store_restore_independently() {
+        use session_store::{
+            FeatureInputPayload, FsStore, InputCompactionUse, InputEvidenceUse,
+            InputObservationUse, LogEntry, LoggedSystemHistoryEntry, PublicSystemItem,
+            PublicSystemPresentation, Store, SystemInputEnvelope, SystemInputMetadata,
+            SystemInputUsePolicy,
+        };
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = FsStore::new(root.path()).unwrap();
+        let session = session_store::new_session_id();
+        let segment = session_store::new_segment_id();
+        store
+            .create_segment(
+                session,
+                segment,
+                &[LogEntry::AnnotatedSegmentStart {
+                    ts: 1,
+                    session_id: session,
+                    system_prompt: None,
+                    config: Default::default(),
+                    history: vec![],
+                    forked_from: None,
+                    compacted_from: None,
+                }],
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut inputs = Vec::new();
+        for (producer, observation, memory_evidence, public) in [
+            (
+                "same",
+                InputObservationUse::Readable,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                true,
+            ),
+            (
+                "same",
+                InputObservationUse::Hidden,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+                true,
+            ),
+            (
+                "renamed",
+                InputObservationUse::Readable,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+                true,
+            ),
+            (
+                "renamed",
+                InputObservationUse::Hidden,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                true,
+            ),
+            (
+                "private",
+                InputObservationUse::Readable,
+                InputEvidenceUse::Include,
+                false,
+            ),
+        ] {
+            let entry = LoggedSystemHistoryEntry::from_input(
+                WorkerHistoryProvenance::Provided {
+                    producer: producer.into(),
+                },
+                None,
+                SystemInputEnvelope::new(
+                    "private model text",
+                    SystemInputMetadata::new(
+                        SystemInputUsePolicy {
+                            recording_material: InputEvidenceUse::Exclude,
+                            memory_evidence,
+                            observation,
+                            compaction: InputCompactionUse::ReferenceInput,
+                        },
+                        Some(
+                            FeatureInputPayload::encode(
+                                "future:owner",
+                                99,
+                                &serde_json::json!({ "secret": "private metadata" }),
+                            )
+                            .unwrap(),
+                        ),
+                        public.then(|| PublicSystemItem {
+                            kind: "supplied-context".into(),
+                            body: "public context: do not extract this".into(),
+                            presentation: PublicSystemPresentation::Context,
+                        }),
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            );
+            store
+                .append(
+                    session,
+                    segment,
+                    &LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+                        ts: 2,
+                        entry: entry.clone(),
+                        extensions: vec![],
+                    },
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+            inputs.push(entry);
+        }
+        let saved = store.read_all(session, segment).unwrap();
+        let restored =
+            crate::session_history::restore_history_entries(session, segment, &saved).unwrap();
+        let snapshot = session_store::public_snapshot::project_session_snapshot(session, &saved);
+        let snapshot: SessionSnapshot =
+            serde_json::from_value(serde_json::to_value(snapshot).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        for capture in [
+            SessionCapture::from_history_entries(segment.to_string(), restored),
+            SessionCapture::from_session_snapshot(segment.to_string(), snapshot),
+        ] {
+            let hits = capture.search(&SearchOptions {
+                kind: Some(ReferenceKind::System),
+                ..Default::default()
+            });
+            assert_eq!(hits.len(), 2);
+            for (index, input) in inputs.iter().enumerate() {
+                let reference = SessionEntryRef::from_history_entry_id(&input.metadata.entry_id);
+                let read =
+                    capture.read(ReadSelector::Id(reference.as_str()), ReadOptions::default());
+                assert_eq!(!read.entries.is_empty(), matches!(index, 0 | 2));
+                let evidence = capture.evidence_for(reference.as_str());
+                assert_eq!(evidence.is_some(), matches!(index, 1 | 2));
+                for text in read
+                    .entries
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|entry| entry.text.as_str())
+                    .chain(evidence.iter().map(|entry| entry.excerpt.as_str()))
+                {
+                    assert!(text.contains("public context: do not extract this"));
+                    assert!(!text.contains("private model text"));
+                    assert!(!text.contains("private metadata"));
+                    assert!(!text.contains("future:owner"));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn overview_contains_user_and_assistant_only() {
         let view = SessionCapture::new(

crates/worker/src/session_history.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub(crate) fn test_logged_history_entry(item: impl Into<Item>) -> LoggedHistoryE
     LoggedHistoryEntry {
         item: session_store::LoggedItem::from(item.into()),
         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
             derivation: None,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) fn test_logged_system_entry(
     session_store::LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
         item,
         metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
             derivation: None,
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) fn metadata(
     derivation: Option<SessionHistoryDerivation>,
 ) -> SessionHistoryMetadata {
     SessionHistoryMetadata {
+        system_input: None,
         entry_id: SessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
         origin,
         derivation,
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ pub(crate) fn history_entry_with_id(
     HistoryEntry::new(
         item,
         SessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id,
             origin,
             derivation: None,

crates/worker/src/spawn/comm_tools.rs

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ mod tests {
                     .into_iter()
                     .enumerate()
                     .map(|(index, value)| protocol::SessionSnapshotEntry {
+                        use_policy: None,
                         entry_id: format!("test-{index}"),
                         timestamp: index as u64,
                         provenance: protocol::SessionEntryProvenance::LegacyUnknown,

crates/worker/src/spawn/registry.rs

@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ mod tests {
                         is_error: false,
                     },
                     metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                        system_input: None,
                         entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(entry_id.into()),
                         origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                         derivation: None,

crates/worker/src/wip.rs

@@ -5502,6 +5502,7 @@ mod tests {
             entry: session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
                 item: session_store::LoggedItem::from(saved),
                 metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
                     origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
                     derivation: None,

crates/worker/tests/compact_events_test.rs

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ fn annotated(item: Item) -> session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
     session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
         item: session_store::LoggedItem::from(item),
         metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+            system_input: None,
             entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new(),
             origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LegacyUnknown,
             derivation: None,

crates/workspace-server/src/server.rs

@@ -44108,6 +44108,7 @@ mod tests {
                     content: vec![LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
                 },
                 metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.to_string()),
                     origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::HumanInput {
                         account_id: "account-1".to_string(),
@@ -44297,6 +44298,7 @@ mod tests {
                     content: vec![LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
                 },
                 metadata: LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    system_input: None,
                     entry_id: LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(id.to_string()),
                     origin: LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::HumanInput {
                         account_id: "account-1".to_string(),

crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/subjektiv_journal_tests.rs

@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ fn seed_session(
         vec![session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
             item,
             metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId("read-source-original".into()),
                 origin,
                 derivation: None,
@@ -1706,6 +1707,7 @@ impl SubjectRemovalFixture {
                     .map(|text| session_store::LoggedHistoryEntry {
                         item: message(text),
                         metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                            system_input: None,
                             entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(text.into()),
                             origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
                             derivation: None,

crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/subjektiv_memory_journal_tests.rs

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ impl Fixture {
                 content: vec![session_store::LoggedContentPart::Text { text: text.into() }],
             },
             metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                system_input: None,
                 entry_id: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId(format!("original-{index}")),
                 origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::LocalHumanInput,
                 derivation: None,

web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ entry_id: string,
 /**
  * Timestamp copied from the durable log record that commits this entry.
  */
-timestamp: number, provenance: SessionEntryProvenance, derived_from?: Array<string>, } & ({ "kind": "user_input", segments: Array<Segment>, } | { "kind": "message", role: SessionMessageRole, content: Array<SessionContentPart>, } | { "kind": "tool_call", call_id: string, name: string, arguments: string, } | { "kind": "tool_result", call_id: string, summary: string, content?: string | null, is_error: boolean, attachments?: Array<SessionToolAttachment>, } | { "kind": "system_item", item_kind: string, content: string, data?: unknown, } | { "kind": "run_yielded", reason: RunYieldReason, active_run_turn_count: number, } | { "kind": "run_resumed", source: RunResumeSource, active_run_turn_count: number, } | { "kind": "invoke", trigger: InvokeKind, } | { "kind": "usage", input_tokens: number, cache_read_input_tokens: number, output_tokens: number, } | { "kind": "run_stats", elapsed_ms: number, requests: number, upload_tokens: number, output_tokens: number, } | { "kind": "run_cancelled" } | { "kind": "run_error", message: string, failure?: RunFailureKind | null, });
+timestamp: number, provenance: SessionEntryProvenance, derived_from?: Array<string>, use_policy?: SessionEntryUsePolicy | null, } & ({ "kind": "user_input", segments: Array<Segment>, } | { "kind": "message", role: SessionMessageRole, content: Array<SessionContentPart>, } | { "kind": "tool_call", call_id: string, name: string, arguments: string, } | { "kind": "tool_result", call_id: string, summary: string, content?: string | null, is_error: boolean, attachments?: Array<SessionToolAttachment>, } | { "kind": "system_item", item_kind: string, content: string, data?: unknown, } | { "kind": "run_yielded", reason: RunYieldReason, active_run_turn_count: number, } | { "kind": "run_resumed", source: RunResumeSource, active_run_turn_count: number, } | { "kind": "invoke", trigger: InvokeKind, } | { "kind": "usage", input_tokens: number, cache_read_input_tokens: number, output_tokens: number, } | { "kind": "run_stats", elapsed_ms: number, requests: number, upload_tokens: number, output_tokens: number, } | { "kind": "run_cancelled" } | { "kind": "run_error", message: string, failure?: RunFailureKind | null, });
 
 export type SessionConversationTurn = { turn_id: string, entries: Array<SessionSnapshotEntry>, };