[AZ-585] [AZ-586] ResLim+Perf NFT tests; close test cycle 1

Batch 4 of test implementation cycle 1 (existing-code Step 6, final batch). - AZ-585 SteadyStateLoadTests + ColdStartRssTests: NFT-RES-LIM-01..04. SteadyStateLoadFixture runs one 5-min sustained-load window and samples RSS (docker stats), Npgsql conns (pg_stat_activity), and FDs (/proc/1/fd) every 5s; three test methods assert independently. All SkippableFact-gated on docker primitives. - AZ-586 PerformanceTests: NFT-PERF-01..04. Sequential single-client, 5 warm-ups + N measured calls, P50+P95 via LatencyPercentiles, recorded to PERF_RESULTS_FILE. Tagged Category=Perf so default gate excludes them. Infrastructure: - entrypoint.sh now applies --filter "${TEST_FILTER:-Category!=Perf}" per AZ-586 (default CI gate excludes performance). - MetricCsvRecorder: idempotent CSV appender keyed on env var, used by both Perf and ResLim categories. Step 6 (Implement Tests) is complete. Final report at _docs/03_implementation/implementation_report_tests.md handoffs the full-suite gate to test-run/SKILL.md (Step 7). Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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+# Batch Report
+
+**Batch**: 4
+**Tasks**: AZ-585, AZ-586
+**Date**: 2026-05-15
+**Run mode**: Test implementation (existing-code Step 6)
+**Total complexity**: 6 SP (3 + 3)
+
+## Task Results
+
+| Task | Status | Files Modified | Tests | AC Coverage | Issues |
+|------|--------|----------------|-------|-------------|--------|
+| AZ-585_test_resource_limits | Done | 3 added, 1 deleted | 4 / 4 discovery | 4/4 NFT-RES-LIM covered | 0 |
+| AZ-586_test_performance     | Done | 1 added, 1 deleted, 2 helpers added, entrypoint.sh modified | 4 / 4 discovery | 4/4 NFT-PERF covered | 0 |
+
+## AC Test Coverage: All 8 NFT scenarios covered
+
+- **AZ-585 (4/4)**: NFT-RES-LIM-01 → `SteadyStateLoadTests.NFT_RES_LIM_01_*` (P95 RSS + no-leak ratio), NFT-RES-LIM-02 → `SteadyStateLoadTests.NFT_RES_LIM_02_*` (Npgsql conn cap + minute-1 mean), NFT-RES-LIM-03 → `SteadyStateLoadTests.NFT_RES_LIM_03_*` (FD cap + minute-1 anchor), NFT-RES-LIM-04 → `ColdStartRssTests.NFT_RES_LIM_04_*` (30s settle + cold-RSS cap).
+- **AZ-586 (4/4)**: NFT-PERF-01 → `PerformanceTests.NFT_PERF_01_*` (100 minimal-cascade DELETEs, P50 ≤ 50ms), NFT-PERF-02 → `*.NFT_PERF_02_*` (50 F3-shape cascade DELETEs, provisional P50 ≤ 200ms), NFT-PERF-03 → `*.NFT_PERF_03_*` (100 `/health`, P50 ≤ 10ms), NFT-PERF-04 → `*.NFT_PERF_04_*` (100 paginated lists vs 1000-mission seed, provisional P95 ≤ 100ms).
+
+## Code Review Verdict: PASS_WITH_WARNINGS (self-review)
+
+- 0 Critical, 0 High, 0 Medium.
+- **Low — coverage**: 4 of 4 ResLim tests are `SkippableFact` gated on `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1` + docker CLI in the e2e-consumer image — same Docker-socket follow-up already flagged in batch 3 report. NFT-RES-LIM-04 additionally requires `docker compose stop|rm|up` access; same gate.
+- **Low — maintainability**: `SteadyStateLoadFixture.ParseHumanBytes` and `ColdStartRssTests.ParseHumanBytes` are duplicated. Both files parse the LHS of `docker stats --no-stream --format '{{.MemUsage}}'`; the duplication is intentional today because the two files have different gating predicates (fixture uses `Enabled` property + `CommandAvailable` probe, ColdStart uses `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled`), and lifting the helper to `Helpers/HumanBytes.cs` would be a shared-helper change worth a separate refactor. Captured as a follow-up note; not auto-fixed because it touches both files. **Recommend folding into the docker-CLI follow-up task.**
+- **Low — observability**: `PerformanceTests` swallows non-2xx-non-404 with `InvalidOperationException` (warmup + measured), so a misbehaving SUT mid-run yields a clear stack trace; no silent pass. This is intended.
+
+## Auto-Fix Attempts: 1
+
+`SteadyStateLoadFixture.cs:59` initially called `new TokenMinter()` (parameter-less ctor); `TokenMinter` requires `signUrl`. Fixed to `new TokenMinter(TestEnvironment.JwksMockBaseUrl + "/sign")` — same pattern as `TestBase`. Style/Low under the Auto-Fix Gate matrix. Rebuild: 0 warnings, 0 errors.
+
+## Stuck Agents: None
+
+## Files Created (5) + 2 deletions + 1 modified script
+
+### Helpers (2)
+
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Helpers/LatencyPercentiles.cs` — nearest-rank P50/P95/Percentile/Mean over `IReadOnlyList<double>`. Sorts a defensive copy.
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Helpers/MetricCsvRecorder.cs` — appends one row per scenario (Timestamp, Category, Scenario, Result, Traces, ErrorMessage) to a CSV referenced by `PERF_RESULTS_FILE` (perf) or `RESLIM_RESULTS_FILE` (reslim). No-op when the env var is unset.
+
+### Fixtures (1)
+
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Fixtures/SteadyStateLoadFixture.cs` — class-scoped 5-minute sustained-load fixture. Generates ~50 RPS via a single-threaded `HttpClient` loop, samples RSS / Npgsql conn count / FD count every 5s. Exposes the time series + `LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps` + `SutExitedDuringWindow` + `SkipReason`. Tests inspect `SkipReason` to surface explicit skips when docker primitives are unavailable.
+
+### Test classes (3)
+
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Tests/ResourceLimits/SteadyStateLoadTests.cs` — NFT-RES-LIM-01..03 share the fixture window. Each test asserts one metric independently. `[Collection("ResLimSteadyState")]`.
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Tests/ResourceLimits/ColdStartRssTests.cs` — NFT-RES-LIM-04. Runs `docker compose stop|rm|up missions` for a fresh start, waits 30s after `/health` returns 200, reads RSS, asserts ≤ 200 MiB. Lives in the `MigratorRestart` collection to serialise with the other compose-restarting tests.
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Tests/Performance/PerformanceTests.cs` — NFT-PERF-01..04, all `[Trait("Category","Perf")]`. Sequential single-client, 5 warm-ups + N measured, records P50 + P95 to `PERF_RESULTS_FILE`.
+
+### Deleted (2 Sanity placeholders)
+
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Tests/Performance/Sanity.cs` — dead placeholder from AZ-576; replaced by `PerformanceTests`.
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Tests/ResourceLimits/Sanity.cs` — same.
+
+### Modified (entrypoint filter, per AZ-586 Spec)
+
+- `tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/entrypoint.sh` — added `--filter "${TEST_FILTER:-Category!=Perf}"`. The default CI gate now excludes the Performance category (AZ-586 Spec § Outcome: "default test suite filter excludes performance to keep the standard CI gate ≤ 15 min"); `scripts/run-performance-tests.sh` bypasses the entrypoint anyway and invokes `dotnet test --filter Category=Perf` directly. The shell variable `TEST_FILTER` is overridable for ad-hoc invocations (e.g., to include Perf during a local profiling session).
+
+## Local Verification
+
+- `dotnet build tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.csproj` — 0 warnings, 0 errors.
+- 8 new NFT methods discoverable via `[Trait("Category","Perf")]` (4) and `[Trait("Category","ResLim")]` (4).
+
+## Pre-existing issues NOT in scope
+
+- `scripts/run-performance-tests.sh` line 104 references `/app/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.csproj`, but the Dockerfile copies the test project to `/src/`. Pre-existing script bug — flag for the docker-CLI follow-up task that re-validates the run-perf script end-to-end. Not introduced by this batch.
+- Root `Azaion.Missions.csproj` Sdk.Web globs still pull `tests/**/*.cs` into the main project compilation — same flag as batch 3 cumulative review report; pre-existing.
+
+## Docker Stack Validation
+
+Not run as part of this batch — same hand-off as batches 1-3. Step 7 (`test-run/SKILL.md`) owns the `docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up --build --abort-on-container-exit e2e-consumer` gate. The 5 SkippableFact tests in this batch activate when the consumer image has `docker` CLI + socket bind; otherwise they emit explicit skip reasons (no silent pass).
+
+## Tracker Updates
+
+AZ-585, AZ-586 transitioned to `In Testing` via the Atlassian MCP after this commit (Step 12).
+
+## Next Batch
+
+All 11 test tasks (AZ-576 + AZ-577..AZ-586) are now done. Step 6 (Implement Tests) is **complete**. Autodev advances to Step 7 (Run Tests) — `test-run/SKILL.md` owns the full-suite gate.
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+# Test Implementation Final Report
+
+**Run**: existing-code Step 6 (Implement Tests)
+**Date**: 2026-05-15
+**Cycle**: 1
+**Verdict**: HANDOFF — full-suite gate owned by `.cursor/skills/test-run/SKILL.md` (Step 7)
+
+## Scope
+
+11 test tasks decomposed by `/decompose-tests` and tracked under epic **AZ-575**:
+
+| Task    | Description                                              | SP | Batch |
+|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|----|-------|
+| AZ-576  | Test infrastructure (compose, csproj, mocks, helpers)    | 5  | 1     |
+| AZ-577  | Vehicles positive (FT-P-01..06)                          | 5  | 2     |
+| AZ-578  | Missions positive (FT-P-07..12)                          | 5  | 2     |
+| AZ-579  | Waypoints + health positive (FT-P-13..18)                | 5  | 2     |
+| AZ-580  | Validation + authz negative (FT-N-01..08)                | 3  | 2     |
+| AZ-581  | Security auth/claims (NFT-SEC-01..06+04b)                | 5  | 3     |
+| AZ-582  | Security alg/rotation/CORS (NFT-SEC-07..13)              | 5  | 3     |
+| AZ-583  | Resilience cascade + migrator (NFT-RES-01..04)           | 3  | 3     |
+| AZ-584  | Resilience config/DB/rotation/race (NFT-RES-05..08)      | 5  | 3     |
+| AZ-585  | Resource limits (NFT-RES-LIM-01..04)                     | 3  | 4     |
+| AZ-586  | Performance (NFT-PERF-01..04)                            | 3  | 4     |
+| **Total** |                                                        | **47** |     |
+
+## Results
+
+| Batch | Tasks                            | SP | Verdict              | Carry-forwards |
+|-------|----------------------------------|----|----------------------|----------------|
+| 1     | AZ-576                           | 5  | PASS_WITH_WARNINGS   | 0              |
+| 2     | AZ-577..AZ-580                   | 18 | PASS_WITH_WARNINGS   | 3              |
+| 3     | AZ-581..AZ-584                   | 18 | PASS_WITH_WARNINGS   | 3              |
+| 4     | AZ-585, AZ-586                   | 6  | PASS_WITH_WARNINGS   | 0              |
+
+**Cumulative reviews**: 1 (`cumulative_review_batches_01-03_cycle1_report.md`, PASS_WITH_WARNINGS, 4 Low findings).
+
+## AC Test Coverage
+
+| Source | ACs | Tests | Coverage |
+|--------|-----|-------|----------|
+| FT-P (functional positive) | 18 | 18 | 18/18 |
+| FT-N (negative)             | 8  | 8  | 8/8   |
+| NFT-SEC (security)          | 14 | 22 | 14/14 (some scenarios → multiple `Theory` rows) |
+| NFT-RES (resilience)        | 8  | 12 | 8/8   |
+| NFT-RES-LIM (resource lim)  | 4  | 4  | 4/4   |
+| NFT-PERF (performance)      | 4  | 4  | 4/4   |
+| **Total**                   | **56** | **68** | **56/56** |
+
+Every AC has at least one trace via `[Trait("Traces", "AC-X.Y")]`; structural carry-forwards (6 total) are pinned with `[Trait("carry_forward", "...")]` so `dotnet test --filter "carry_forward~..."` surfaces them as a set when the underlying spec/code reconciliation lands.
+
+## Spec-vs-Code Carry-forwards (6 total)
+
+| Site                                    | Spec says                                    | Code says                                                  | Carry-forward tag             |
+|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
+| FT-P-03 `Vehicles/PositiveTests.cs`     | `POST /vehicles/{id}/setDefault` → 200 + body| `[HttpPatch("{id:guid}/default")]` → 204 NoContent          | `AC-1.4/route-shape`          |
+| FT-P-14/15 `Waypoints/PositiveTests.cs` | Nested `GeoPoint:{Lat,Lon,Mgrs}`             | LinqToDB entity flat `Lat`/`Lon`/`Mgrs`                    | `flat-waypoint-shape`         |
+| FT-N-07 `Waypoints/NegativeTests.cs`    | Missing parent → 404 + problem envelope      | `GetWaypoints` returns `[]`                                | `AC-4.2/missing-parent-soft`  |
+| NFT-RES-01 `Resilience/CascadeF3Tests.cs` | Mid-walk cascade is transactional          | `MissionService.DeleteMission` is non-transactional        | `ADR-006`                     |
+| NFT-RES-02 `Resilience/CascadeF4Tests.cs` | Waypoint cascade leaves detection=0/waypoint=1 partial state | `WaypointService.DeleteWaypoint` queries `media` BEFORE any deletion — aborts at step 1 with nothing deleted | `AC-4.6/walk-order`           |
+| NFT-RES-08 `Resilience/DefaultVehicleRaceTests.cs` | TOCTOU race observable                   | `ux_vehicles_one_default` partial unique index closes the race | `AC-1.4/index-closes-race`    |
+
+These carry-forwards flip the moment the spec or the code is reconciled; the tests fail loudly at that point — intentional.
+
+## Code Review Summary
+
+- **0 Critical / 0 High / 0 Medium** across all four batches.
+- **4 Low findings** captured in cumulative review (3 follow-up + 1 baseline-carried) — see `_docs/03_implementation/cumulative_review_batches_01-03_cycle1_report.md`.
+- Auto-fix rounds across the cycle: batch 2 (89× xUnit1030 warnings), batch 3 (3× missing-using errors), batch 4 (1× TokenMinter parameter-less ctor). All auto-fix-eligible per the Auto-Fix Gate matrix; no escalations.
+
+## Files Added (high level)
+
+- **Helpers** (10): `ApiDtos`, `DbAssertions`, `DockerLogs`, `FixtureSql`, `ForeignKeypair`, `HttpAssertions`, `LatencyPercentiles`, `MetricCsvRecorder`, `MissionsContainerHelper` — plus the existing `TestEnvironment`.
+- **Fixtures** (9): `CascadeF3Fixture`, `CascadeF4Fixture`, `ComposeRestartFixture`, `DbResetFixture`, `JwksMockReverseFixture` (spec-only stub), `JwksRotateFixture`, `PostgresStopStartFixture`, `Seeds`, `StubSchema`, `SteadyStateLoadFixture`.
+- **Test classes** (24): grouped under `Tests/{Vehicles,Missions,Waypoints,Health,Errors,Security,Resilience,Performance,ResourceLimits,Reporting}/` per the AZ-576 layout.
+- **Infrastructure**: `docker-compose.test.yml` extensions (fixtures volume), `entrypoint.sh` Category-filter, `Reporting/TrxToCsvPostProcessor.cs` (from batch 1).
+- **JWKS mock**: extended `SignBody` (permissions_array) + `TokenSigner` (kid_override validation) — required by NFT-SEC-06 and NFT-SEC-11.
+
+## SkippableFact / SkippableTheory inventory
+
+| Test                                                       | Skip predicate                                                   | Reason when skipped |
+|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
+| `Tests/Health/HealthTests.NFT_P_17` (FT-P-17)              | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1`                                       | postgres-test stop/start |
+| `Tests/Errors/Error500Tests.NFT_N_08`                       | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1`                                       | drops vehicles table |
+| `Tests/Security/ErrorRedactionTests.NFT_SEC_08`             | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1`                                       | drops vehicles table |
+| `Tests/Security/StartupConfigTests.NFT_SEC_12` (theory + HTTP-JWKS) | `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled`                          | docker run primitives |
+| `Tests/Security/CorsConfigTests.NFT_SEC_13` (4 scenarios)   | `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled`                                | docker run primitives |
+| `Tests/Resilience/CascadeF3Tests.NFT_RES_01`               | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1`                                       | drops media table |
+| `Tests/Resilience/CascadeF4Tests.NFT_RES_02`               | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1`                                       | drops media table |
+| `Tests/Resilience/MigratorRestartTests.NFT_RES_03/04`       | `ComposeRestartFixture.Enabled`                                  | docker compose restart |
+| `Tests/Resilience/ConfigDbStartupTests.*` (8 methods)       | `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled`                                | docker run primitives |
+| `Tests/Resilience/JwksRotationNoRestartTests.NFT_RES_07`    | `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled` (for StartedAt read)           | docker inspect |
+| `Tests/ResourceLimits/SteadyStateLoadTests.*` (3 methods)   | `SteadyStateLoadFixture.SkipReason` (set on missing docker)      | docker stats / docker exec |
+| `Tests/ResourceLimits/ColdStartRssTests.NFT_RES_LIM_04`     | `COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED=1` + `MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled`  | docker compose stop/start |
+
+Every Skippable test surfaces an explicit reason; none silent-pass.
+
+## Handoff to Step 7 (Run Tests)
+
+This report is a **HANDOFF** — the full-suite gate is owned by `.cursor/skills/test-run/SKILL.md`. That skill is responsible for:
+
+1. Building the docker compose stack (`docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml --profile test build`).
+2. Running the e2e-consumer (`docker compose ... up --abort-on-container-exit --exit-code-from e2e-consumer e2e-consumer postgres-test missions jwks-mock`).
+3. Inspecting `test-results/report.csv` + the Skippable test reasons.
+4. Surfacing any blocking failure to the user via the test-run-skill's BLOCKING-gate protocol.
+5. Optionally enabling the Docker-CLI Skippable subset via a one-time consumer-image upgrade (`docker-cli` install + socket bind) before the next cycle.
+
+The performance suite is intentionally NOT part of the default gate — it runs via `scripts/run-performance-tests.sh` only.
+
+## Outstanding follow-ups (NOT blocking Step 7)
+
+1. **Docker-CLI inside e2e-consumer image** — needed to activate the 12 Skippable methods. Recommend a separate ticket sized 3 SP (Dockerfile add of `docker-cli` package + `docker-compose.test.yml` `/var/run/docker.sock` mount). Validates run-perf script's `/app/` → `/src/` path bug at the same time.
+2. **Test/source compilation separation** — `Azaion.Missions.csproj` Sdk.Web globs pull `tests/**/*.cs`. Recommend `<Compile Remove="tests/**" />` or moving to a `.sln`. Pre-existing project layout drift.
+3. **AC-1.4 carry-forward decision** — see NFT-RES-08 carry-forward. The product team should decide whether the partial unique index OR an application-level guard is the canonical solution; today the test pins the index behaviour.
+4. **AC-4.6 walk-order decision** — see NFT-RES-02 carry-forward. The waypoint cascade walks dependency tables in a different order than the spec implied; the team should reconcile spec and code.
+
+## Sign-off
+
+Cycle 1 test implementation complete. 4 batches, 11 tasks, 47 SP. All ACs traced; no blocking findings; tracker tickets transitioned to **In Testing**. Autodev advances to Step 7 (Run Tests).
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@

 ## Current Step
 flow: existing-code
-step: 6
-name: Implement Tests
-status: in_progress
+step: 7
+name: Run Tests
+status: not_started
 sub_step:
-  phase: 16
-  name: cumulative-review
-  detail: "batches 1-3 covered; batch 4 (AZ-585..AZ-586) pending"
+  phase: 0
+  name: awaiting-invocation
+  detail: ""
 retry_count: 0
 cycle: 1
 tracker: jira
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+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+using Npgsql;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Fixtures;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Shared 5-minute steady-state load fixture for NFT-RES-LIM-01 / -02 / -03.
+/// Runs the load generator once, samples RSS / connection count / FD count
+/// every 5s, and exposes the time series + sentinel "did the SUT exit" flag.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>The fixture is class-scoped (xUnit <see cref="IClassFixture{TFixture}"/>)
+/// and shared across all three NFT-RES-LIM-01/02/03 tests so the 5-minute
+/// window runs once per CI invocation.</para>
+/// <para>Disabled when <c>COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED != 1</c> or docker CLI
+/// is missing. Disabled state is observable via <see cref="Enabled"/>; tests
+/// must call <see cref="Xunit.Skip.IfNot(bool, string)"/> at the top of the
+/// method body — initialising the fixture without docker would throw inside
+/// <see cref="InitializeAsync"/> and surface as a hard failure instead of
+/// the explicit skip the spec requires.</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class SteadyStateLoadFixture : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+    public const int SampleIntervalSeconds = 5;
+    public const int LoadDurationSeconds = 300;
+    public const int TargetRps = 50;
+    public const string ContainerName = "missions-sut";
+
+    public bool Enabled =>
+        Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED") == "1";
+
+    public bool LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps { get; private set; }
+    public bool SutExitedDuringWindow { get; private set; }
+    public string? SkipReason { get; private set; }
+
+    public List<long> RssBytesSamples { get; } = new();
+    public List<int> NpgsqlConnectionSamples { get; } = new();
+    public List<int> FileDescriptorSamples { get; } = new();
+    public List<DateTime> SampleTimestamps { get; } = new();
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        if (!Enabled)
+        {
+            SkipReason = "COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED!=1 — docker CLI primitives unavailable";
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!CommandAvailable("docker"))
+        {
+            SkipReason = "docker CLI not on PATH in this consumer image";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        using var http = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(TestEnvironment.MissionsBaseUrl) };
+        var token = await new TokenMinter(TestEnvironment.JwksMockBaseUrl + "/sign").MintDefaultAsync();
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token.Jwt);
+
+        var cancel = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        var endpoints = new[] { "/vehicles", "/missions", "/missions?page=1&pageSize=20" };
+        long requestsSent = 0;
+
+        var loadTask = Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
+            var ix = 0;
+            while (!cancel.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var url = endpoints[ix++ % endpoints.Length];
+                    using var resp = await http.GetAsync(url, cancel.Token);
+                    Interlocked.Increment(ref requestsSent);
+                }
+                catch (HttpRequestException) { /* surfaces via SutExitedDuringWindow below */ }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }
+            }
+        }, cancel.Token);
+
+        var samplingDeadline = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(LoadDurationSeconds);
+        while (DateTime.UtcNow < samplingDeadline)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(SampleIntervalSeconds), cancel.Token);
+            if (!ContainerIsRunning(ContainerName))
+            {
+                SutExitedDuringWindow = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            SampleTimestamps.Add(DateTime.UtcNow);
+            RssBytesSamples.Add(ReadRssBytes(ContainerName));
+            NpgsqlConnectionSamples.Add(ReadNpgsqlConnectionCount());
+            FileDescriptorSamples.Add(ReadFileDescriptorCount(ContainerName));
+        }
+
+        cancel.Cancel();
+        try { await loadTask; } catch (OperationCanceledException) { }
+
+        // Sustained 50 RPS over 300s = 15000 requests; allow 10% slack for
+        // CI variance / connection-refused retries.
+        LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps =
+            requestsSent >= (long)(TargetRps * LoadDurationSeconds * 0.9);
+    }
+
+    public Task DisposeAsync() => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    private static long ReadRssBytes(string containerName)
+    {
+        // `docker stats --no-stream --format '{{.MemUsage}}'` prints e.g.
+        // "187.4MiB / 7.7GiB". We need the LHS in bytes.
+        var raw = Run("docker",
+            $"stats --no-stream --format '{{{{.MemUsage}}}}' {containerName}");
+        var lhs = raw.Split('/')[0].Trim().Trim('\'');
+        return ParseHumanBytes(lhs);
+    }
+
+    private static int ReadNpgsqlConnectionCount()
+    {
+        using var conn = new NpgsqlConnection(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        conn.Open();
+        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = """
+            SELECT count(*)::INTEGER FROM pg_stat_activity
+            WHERE application_name LIKE 'Npgsql%'
+               OR (usename = 'postgres' AND backend_type = 'client backend');
+            """;
+        return Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
+    }
+
+    private static int ReadFileDescriptorCount(string containerName)
+    {
+        // `pgrep` is not guaranteed in the runtime image; we walk /proc
+        // directly. `/proc/1/comm` is the entrypoint process name; for the
+        // ASP.NET Core SDK image this is `dotnet`.
+        var stdout = Run("docker",
+            $"exec {containerName} sh -c 'ls /proc/1/fd | wc -l'");
+        return int.Parse(stdout.Trim(), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+    }
+
+    private static long ParseHumanBytes(string text)
+    {
+        // "187.4MiB" / "1.2GiB" / "234KiB" / "987B"
+        var unitIx = text.IndexOfAny(new[] { 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'B' });
+        if (unitIx < 0) return long.Parse(text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        var num = double.Parse(text.Substring(0, unitIx), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        var unit = text.Substring(unitIx);
+        return unit switch
+        {
+            "B"   => (long)num,
+            "KiB" or "KB" or "K" => (long)(num * 1024),
+            "MiB" or "MB" or "M" => (long)(num * 1024 * 1024),
+            "GiB" or "GB" or "G" => (long)(num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+            "TiB" or "TB" or "T" => (long)(num * 1024L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+            _ => throw new FormatException($"unknown human-bytes unit in '{text}'")
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static bool ContainerIsRunning(string containerName)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var stdout = Run("docker",
+                $"inspect --format '{{{{.State.Running}}}}' {containerName}");
+            return stdout.Trim().Trim('\'').Equals("true", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        }
+        catch (InvalidOperationException) { return false; }
+    }
+
+    private static bool CommandAvailable(string command)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo(command, "--version")
+            {
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                RedirectStandardError = true,
+                UseShellExecute = false
+            };
+            using var p = Process.Start(psi);
+            if (p is null) return false;
+            p.WaitForExit();
+            return p.ExitCode == 0;
+        }
+        catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception) { return false; }
+    }
+
+    private static string Run(string file, string args)
+    {
+        var psi = new ProcessStartInfo(file, args)
+        {
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            UseShellExecute = false
+        };
+        using var p = Process.Start(psi)
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"failed to launch `{file} {args}`");
+        var stdout = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
+        var stderr = p.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
+        p.WaitForExit();
+        if (p.ExitCode != 0)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"`{file} {args}` exited {p.ExitCode}: {stderr}");
+        return stdout;
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Median + percentile helper for the NFT-PERF-* and NFT-RES-LIM-01
+/// scenarios. Inputs are wall-clock latency samples (or RSS samples)
+/// in any orderable numeric type; the helper sorts a defensive copy
+/// and uses the "nearest-rank" definition of percentile (matching the
+/// percentile defaults used in `docker stats` and most CI dashboards).
+/// </summary>
+public static class LatencyPercentiles
+{
+    public static double P50(IReadOnlyList<double> samples) => Percentile(samples, 50);
+    public static double P95(IReadOnlyList<double> samples) => Percentile(samples, 95);
+
+    public static double Percentile(IReadOnlyList<double> samples, int percentile)
+    {
+        if (samples.Count == 0)
+            throw new ArgumentException("samples must contain at least one value", nameof(samples));
+        if (percentile < 0 || percentile > 100)
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(percentile), "percentile must be in [0, 100]");
+
+        var sorted = samples.ToArray();
+        Array.Sort(sorted);
+
+        // Nearest-rank: rank = ceil(p/100 * N); index = rank - 1.
+        var rank = (int)Math.Ceiling(percentile / 100.0 * sorted.Length);
+        if (rank < 1) rank = 1;
+        if (rank > sorted.Length) rank = sorted.Length;
+        return sorted[rank - 1];
+    }
+
+    public static double Mean(IReadOnlyList<double> samples)
+    {
+        if (samples.Count == 0)
+            throw new ArgumentException("samples must contain at least one value", nameof(samples));
+        return samples.Average();
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Appends one row per NFT-PERF / NFT-RES-LIM scenario to a side-channel
+/// CSV referenced by an environment variable. The Reporting.Cli converter
+/// only knows about compile-time <c>[Trait]</c> data — runtime measurements
+/// (P50/P95, MAX_FD, P95_RSS_MiB, etc.) need this separate file so
+/// deployment planning + trend dashboards can read them.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// File schema (idempotent header written on first append):
+/// <code>Timestamp,Category,Scenario,Result,Traces,ErrorMessage</code>
+/// The Traces column carries the dynamic key=value pairs the spec requires
+/// (e.g., <c>"AC-3.6; P50_MS=23.4; P95_MS=41.8"</c>); the recorder just
+/// joins them with semicolons — callers compose the right shape.
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class MetricCsvRecorder
+{
+    private readonly string? _path;
+    private static readonly object Lock = new();
+
+    /// <param name="envVar">name of the env var that carries the target CSV path
+    /// (e.g., <c>PERF_RESULTS_FILE</c> for NFT-PERF, <c>RESLIM_RESULTS_FILE</c>
+    /// for NFT-RES-LIM). When the env var is missing or whitespace, every
+    /// <see cref="Record"/> call is a no-op — the recorder is intentionally
+    /// silent inside the standard CI run.</param>
+    public MetricCsvRecorder(string envVar)
+    {
+        var v = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(envVar);
+        _path = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(v) ? null : v;
+    }
+
+    public bool IsEnabled => _path is not null;
+
+    public void Record(string category, string scenario, string result, string traces, string? errorMessage = null)
+    {
+        if (_path is null) return;
+        lock (Lock)
+        {
+            var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(_path);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir)) Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+            var newFile = !File.Exists(_path);
+            using var sw = new StreamWriter(_path, append: true);
+            if (newFile)
+                sw.WriteLine("Timestamp,Category,Scenario,Result,Traces,ErrorMessage");
+            sw.WriteLine(
+                $"{DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("O", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)},"
+                + $"{Csv(category)},{Csv(scenario)},{Csv(result)},{Csv(traces)},{Csv(errorMessage ?? "")}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string Csv(string value) =>
+        value.Contains(',') || value.Contains('"') || value.Contains('\n')
+            ? "\"" + value.Replace("\"", "\"\"", StringComparison.Ordinal) + "\""
+            : value;
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Fixtures;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+using Npgsql;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.Performance;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// NFT-PERF-01..04 — wall-clock latency observations against the dockerised
+/// <c>missions</c> service. Excluded from the default CI gate via
+/// <c>--filter "Category!=Perf"</c> in <c>entrypoint.sh</c>; run via
+/// <c>scripts/run-performance-tests.sh</c>.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Each scenario follows the same shape: seed deterministic data, warm-up
+/// 5 calls (excluded from the percentile), run N measured sequential calls
+/// recording <see cref="Stopwatch"/> wall-clock, compute P50 + P95, record
+/// them to the runtime CSV referenced by <c>PERF_RESULTS_FILE</c>, then
+/// assert against the documented gate. Sequential single-client execution
+/// keeps HTTP/1.1 connection-reuse and JIT warm-up deterministic.
+/// </remarks>
+[Collection("Perf")]
+[Trait("Category", "Perf")]
+public sealed class PerformanceTests : TestBase, IClassFixture<DbResetFixture>
+{
+    private static readonly MetricCsvRecorder Csv = new("PERF_RESULTS_FILE");
+    private const int WarmupCalls = 5;
+
+    [Fact(Timeout = 60_000)]
+    [Trait("Traces", "AC-3.6")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "30000")]
+    public async Task NFT_PERF_01_minimal_cascade_delete_p50_within_50ms()
+    {
+        // Arrange — 105 missions (100 measured + 5 warmup), each with one waypoint.
+        DbResetFixture.ResetDatabase(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        Seeds.Apply(Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Sql);
+        var (measured, warmup) = SeedSequentialMissions(105, waypointsPerMission: 1);
+        await AttachAuthAsync();
+
+        await WarmupDeletesAsync(warmup);
+
+        // Act
+        var latenciesMs = await MeasureSequentialDeletesAsync(measured);
+        var p50 = LatencyPercentiles.P50(latenciesMs);
+        var p95 = LatencyPercentiles.P95(latenciesMs);
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "Perf",
+            scenario: "NFT-PERF-01",
+            result: p50 <= 50.0 ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"AC-3.6; P50_MS={p50.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                    + $"P95_MS={p95.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(p50 <= 50.0,
+            $"NFT-PERF-01 P50 budget exceeded: P50={p50:F2}ms (gate=50ms), P95={p95:F2}ms");
+    }
+
+    [Fact(Timeout = 120_000)]
+    [Trait("Traces", "AC-3.1,AC-3.6")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "60000")]
+    [Trait("provisional", "yes")]
+    public async Task NFT_PERF_02_full_chain_cascade_delete_p50_within_200ms_provisional()
+    {
+        // PROVISIONAL — lock at measured + 50% on first green run.
+        // Arrange — 55 F3-shaped missions (50 measured + 5 warmup).
+        DbResetFixture.ResetDatabase(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        Seeds.Apply(Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Sql);
+        StubSchema.EnsureCreated();
+        var (measured, warmup) = SeedF3MissionsCascadeChains(55);
+        await AttachAuthAsync();
+
+        await WarmupDeletesAsync(warmup);
+
+        // Act
+        var latenciesMs = await MeasureSequentialDeletesAsync(measured);
+        var p50 = LatencyPercentiles.P50(latenciesMs);
+        var p95 = LatencyPercentiles.P95(latenciesMs);
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "Perf",
+            scenario: "NFT-PERF-02",
+            result: p50 <= 200.0 ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"AC-3.1; P50_MS={p50.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                    + $"P95_MS={p95.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(p50 <= 200.0,
+            $"NFT-PERF-02 P50 (provisional 200ms) exceeded: P50={p50:F2}ms, P95={p95:F2}ms");
+    }
+
+    [Fact(Timeout = 30_000)]
+    [Trait("Traces", "AC-7.3")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "5000")]
+    public async Task NFT_PERF_03_health_p50_within_10ms()
+    {
+        // Arrange — no seed needed; /health is anonymous.
+        for (int i = 0; i < WarmupCalls; i++)
+        {
+            using var resp = await Missions.GetAsync("/health");
+            resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+        }
+
+        // Act
+        var latenciesMs = new List<double>(100);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            using var resp = await Missions.GetAsync("/health");
+            sw.Stop();
+            resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            latenciesMs.Add(sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
+        }
+        var p50 = LatencyPercentiles.P50(latenciesMs);
+        var p95 = LatencyPercentiles.P95(latenciesMs);
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "Perf",
+            scenario: "NFT-PERF-03",
+            result: p50 <= 10.0 ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"AC-7.3; P50_MS={p50.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                    + $"P95_MS={p95.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(p50 <= 10.0,
+            $"NFT-PERF-03 P50 budget exceeded: P50={p50:F2}ms (gate=10ms), P95={p95:F2}ms");
+    }
+
+    [Fact(Timeout = 90_000)]
+    [Trait("Traces", "AC-2.3")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "30000")]
+    [Trait("provisional", "yes")]
+    public async Task NFT_PERF_04_missions_list_pagination_p95_within_100ms_provisional()
+    {
+        // PROVISIONAL — lock at measured + 50% on first green run.
+        // Arrange — 1000 missions referencing seed_one_default_vehicle.
+        DbResetFixture.ResetDatabase(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        Seeds.Apply(Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Sql);
+        SeedSequentialMissionsNoWaypoints(1000);
+        await AttachAuthAsync();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < WarmupCalls; i++)
+        {
+            using var resp = await Missions.GetAsync("/missions?page=1&pageSize=20");
+            resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+        }
+
+        // Act
+        var latenciesMs = new List<double>(100);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            using var resp = await Missions.GetAsync("/missions?page=1&pageSize=20");
+            sw.Stop();
+            resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            latenciesMs.Add(sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
+        }
+        var p50 = LatencyPercentiles.P50(latenciesMs);
+        var p95 = LatencyPercentiles.P95(latenciesMs);
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "Perf",
+            scenario: "NFT-PERF-04",
+            result: p95 <= 100.0 ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"AC-2.3; P50_MS={p50.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                    + $"P95_MS={p95.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(p95 <= 100.0,
+            $"NFT-PERF-04 P95 (provisional 100ms) exceeded: P50={p50:F2}ms, P95={p95:F2}ms");
+    }
+
+    private async Task AttachAuthAsync()
+    {
+        var t = await Tokens.MintDefaultAsync();
+        Missions.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
+            new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", t.Jwt);
+    }
+
+    private async Task WarmupDeletesAsync(IReadOnlyList<Guid> warmupMissionIds)
+    {
+        foreach (var id in warmupMissionIds)
+        {
+            using var resp = await Missions.DeleteAsync($"/missions/{id}");
+            // 200 or 204 are both acceptable; the cascade walks regardless.
+            // 4xx would indicate a seed problem — fail loudly.
+            if (!resp.IsSuccessStatusCode && (int)resp.StatusCode != 404)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"warmup DELETE /missions/{id} returned {(int)resp.StatusCode}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<double>> MeasureSequentialDeletesAsync(IReadOnlyList<Guid> missionIds)
+    {
+        var latencies = new List<double>(missionIds.Count);
+        foreach (var id in missionIds)
+        {
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            using var resp = await Missions.DeleteAsync($"/missions/{id}");
+            sw.Stop();
+            if (!resp.IsSuccessStatusCode && (int)resp.StatusCode != 404)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"measured DELETE /missions/{id} returned {(int)resp.StatusCode}");
+            latencies.Add(sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
+        }
+        return latencies;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns (measured, warmup) where the FIRST 5 IDs are the warmup set
+    /// and the remaining (count-5) IDs are the measured set. Each mission
+    /// gets the requested number of waypoints with deterministic IDs.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static (List<Guid> Measured, List<Guid> Warmup) SeedSequentialMissions(
+        int count, int waypointsPerMission)
+    {
+        using var conn = new NpgsqlConnection(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        conn.Open();
+        using var tx = conn.BeginTransaction();
+
+        var ids = new List<Guid>(count);
+        var seed = new Random(98765);
+
+        using (var insertMission = conn.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            insertMission.Transaction = tx;
+            insertMission.CommandText = """
+                INSERT INTO missions (id, name, vehicle_id)
+                VALUES (@id, @name, @vehicle_id);
+                """;
+            insertMission.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+            insertMission.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("name", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Text));
+            insertMission.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("vehicle_id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+
+            using var insertWaypoint = conn.CreateCommand();
+            insertWaypoint.Transaction = tx;
+            insertWaypoint.CommandText = """
+                INSERT INTO waypoints (id, mission_id, lat, lon, mgrs, order_num)
+                VALUES (@id, @mission_id, 50.45, 30.52, '36UYA1234567', @order_num);
+                """;
+            insertWaypoint.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+            insertWaypoint.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("mission_id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+            insertWaypoint.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("order_num", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Integer));
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                var id = NewDeterministicGuid(seed);
+                ids.Add(id);
+                insertMission.Parameters["id"].Value = id;
+                insertMission.Parameters["name"].Value = $"perf-mission-{i:D4}";
+                insertMission.Parameters["vehicle_id"].Value = Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Id;
+                insertMission.ExecuteNonQuery();
+
+                for (int w = 0; w < waypointsPerMission; w++)
+                {
+                    insertWaypoint.Parameters["id"].Value = NewDeterministicGuid(seed);
+                    insertWaypoint.Parameters["mission_id"].Value = id;
+                    insertWaypoint.Parameters["order_num"].Value = w;
+                    insertWaypoint.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        tx.Commit();
+        var warmup = ids.Take(WarmupCalls).ToList();
+        var measured = ids.Skip(WarmupCalls).ToList();
+        return (measured, warmup);
+    }
+
+    private static void SeedSequentialMissionsNoWaypoints(int count)
+    {
+        using var conn = new NpgsqlConnection(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        conn.Open();
+        using var tx = conn.BeginTransaction();
+        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.Transaction = tx;
+        cmd.CommandText = """
+            INSERT INTO missions (id, name, vehicle_id)
+            VALUES (@id, @name, @vehicle_id);
+            """;
+        cmd.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+        cmd.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("name", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Text));
+        cmd.Parameters.Add(new NpgsqlParameter("vehicle_id", NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlDbType.Uuid));
+
+        var seed = new Random(13579);
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            cmd.Parameters["id"].Value = NewDeterministicGuid(seed);
+            cmd.Parameters["name"].Value = $"list-perf-{i:D4}";
+            cmd.Parameters["vehicle_id"].Value = Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Id;
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+        tx.Commit();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Seeds <paramref name="count"/> missions, each with the F3 cascade shape:
+    /// 3 map_objects + 2 waypoints + (per waypoint: 2 media → 2 annotations → 2 detection).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static (List<Guid> Measured, List<Guid> Warmup) SeedF3MissionsCascadeChains(int count)
+    {
+        using var conn = new NpgsqlConnection(TestEnvironment.DbSideChannel);
+        conn.Open();
+        var ids = new List<Guid>(count);
+        var seed = new Random(24680);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            using var tx = conn.BeginTransaction();
+            var missionId = NewDeterministicGuid(seed);
+            ids.Add(missionId);
+
+            ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                INSERT INTO missions (id, name, vehicle_id) VALUES (@id, @name, @vid);
+                """, ("id", missionId), ("name", $"f3-perf-{i:D4}"),
+                    ("vid", Seeds.OneDefaultVehicle.Id));
+
+            for (int m = 0; m < 3; m++)
+                ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                    INSERT INTO map_objects (id, mission_id, h3_index, mgrs)
+                    VALUES (@id, @mid, '8a2a1072b59ffff', '36UYA1234567');
+                    """, ("id", NewDeterministicGuid(seed)), ("mid", missionId));
+
+            for (int w = 0; w < 2; w++)
+            {
+                var wpId = NewDeterministicGuid(seed);
+                ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                    INSERT INTO waypoints (id, mission_id, lat, lon, mgrs, order_num)
+                    VALUES (@id, @mid, 50.45, 30.52, '36UYA1234567', @ord);
+                    """, ("id", wpId), ("mid", missionId), ("ord", w));
+
+                for (int md = 0; md < 2; md++)
+                {
+                    var mediaId = $"media-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+                    ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                        INSERT INTO media (id, waypoint_id) VALUES (@id, @wid);
+                        """, ("id", mediaId), ("wid", wpId));
+
+                    var annId = $"ann-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+                    ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                        INSERT INTO annotations (id, media_id) VALUES (@id, @mid);
+                        """, ("id", annId), ("mid", mediaId));
+
+                    ExecScalar(conn, tx, """
+                        INSERT INTO detection (id, annotation_id) VALUES (@id, @aid);
+                        """, ("id", NewDeterministicGuid(seed)), ("aid", annId));
+                }
+            }
+            tx.Commit();
+        }
+
+        var warmup = ids.Take(WarmupCalls).ToList();
+        var measured = ids.Skip(WarmupCalls).ToList();
+        return (measured, warmup);
+    }
+
+    private static void ExecScalar(NpgsqlConnection conn, NpgsqlTransaction tx, string sql,
+        params (string Name, object Value)[] args)
+    {
+        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.Transaction = tx;
+        cmd.CommandText = sql;
+        foreach (var (name, value) in args)
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue(name, value);
+        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+    }
+
+    private static Guid NewDeterministicGuid(Random rng)
+    {
+        var bytes = new byte[16];
+        rng.NextBytes(bytes);
+        // Force version 4 + variant 1 so the value is a valid UUID Postgres accepts.
+        bytes[7] = (byte)((bytes[7] & 0x0F) | 0x40);
+        bytes[8] = (byte)((bytes[8] & 0x3F) | 0x80);
+        return new Guid(bytes);
+    }
+}
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.Performance;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Discovery-only smoke test for the Performance category. Real Performance
-/// scenarios (NFT-PERF-01..04) land in AZ-586.
-/// </summary>
-public sealed class Sanity
-{
-    [Fact]
-    [Trait("Category", "Perf")]
-    [Trait("Traces", "AC-3")]
-    public void Discovery_smoke_test_runs()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        const int sentinel = 1;
-        // Act
-        var result = sentinel + 0;
-        // Assert
-        Assert.Equal(1, result);
-    }
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Net;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.ResourceLimits;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// NFT-RES-LIM-04 — cold-start RSS. Driven independently from the
+/// steady-state window because it requires a fresh container start; lives
+/// in the <c>MigratorRestart</c> collection so it serialises with the
+/// other docker-compose-restarting tests rather than racing them.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// The 30-second wait between health-OK and the measurement is the spec's
+/// way of letting the JIT and the JWKS prefetch settle without doing any
+/// real work — measuring at health-OK alone would conflate the genuine cold
+/// baseline with bootstrap noise.
+/// </remarks>
+[Collection("MigratorRestart")]
+[Trait("Category", "ResLim")]
+public sealed class ColdStartRssTests
+{
+    private static readonly MetricCsvRecorder Csv = new("RESLIM_RESULTS_FILE");
+    private const long ProvisionalColdRssCapMiB = 200;
+    private const string ComposeFile = "/workspace/docker-compose.test.yml";
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    [Trait("Traces", "H1|H3")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "120000")]
+    public async Task NFT_RES_LIM_04_cold_start_rss_within_provisional_200_MiB()
+    {
+        Skip.IfNot(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED") == "1",
+            "COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED!=1 — docker compose restart unavailable in this consumer image");
+        Skip.IfNot(MissionsContainerHelper.Enabled,
+            "MissionsContainerHelper disabled — docker CLI unavailable");
+
+        // Arrange — bring missions down hard and start it fresh. The
+        // surrounding "MigratorRestart" collection serialises us against
+        // any other test that touches the SUT.
+        DockerCompose("stop missions");
+        DockerCompose("rm -f missions");
+        DockerCompose("up -d missions");
+
+        await WaitForHealthOkAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
+
+        // Act — wait 30s after health-OK so JIT/JWKS settle, then measure.
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+        var rssBytes = ReadRssBytes("missions-sut");
+        var rssMiB = rssBytes / (double)(1024 * 1024);
+
+        var pass = rssMiB <= ProvisionalColdRssCapMiB;
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "ResLim",
+            scenario: "NFT-RES-LIM-04",
+            result: pass ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"H1|H3; COLD_RSS_MiB={rssMiB.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert — provisional gate.
+        Assert.True(pass,
+            $"cold-start RSS {rssMiB:F1} MiB exceeds provisional {ProvisionalColdRssCapMiB} MiB gate");
+    }
+
+    private static async Task WaitForHealthOkAsync(TimeSpan timeout)
+    {
+        using var http = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) };
+        var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow + timeout;
+        var healthUrl = new Uri(TestEnvironment.MissionsBaseUrl + "/health");
+        while (DateTime.UtcNow < deadline)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using var resp = await http.GetAsync(healthUrl);
+                if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK) return;
+            }
+            catch (HttpRequestException) { /* not yet listening */ }
+            catch (TaskCanceledException) { /* slow first response */ }
+            await Task.Delay(500);
+        }
+        throw new TimeoutException(
+            $"missions did not become healthy within {timeout.TotalSeconds:F0}s of cold start");
+    }
+
+    private static long ReadRssBytes(string containerName)
+    {
+        var raw = Run("docker",
+            $"stats --no-stream --format '{{{{.MemUsage}}}}' {containerName}");
+        var lhs = raw.Split('/')[0].Trim().Trim('\'');
+        return ParseHumanBytes(lhs);
+    }
+
+    private static long ParseHumanBytes(string text)
+    {
+        var unitIx = text.IndexOfAny(new[] { 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'B' });
+        if (unitIx < 0) return long.Parse(text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        var num = double.Parse(text.Substring(0, unitIx), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        var unit = text.Substring(unitIx);
+        return unit switch
+        {
+            "B"   => (long)num,
+            "KiB" or "KB" or "K" => (long)(num * 1024),
+            "MiB" or "MB" or "M" => (long)(num * 1024 * 1024),
+            "GiB" or "GB" or "G" => (long)(num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+            "TiB" or "TB" or "T" => (long)(num * 1024L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+            _ => throw new FormatException($"unknown human-bytes unit in '{text}'")
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static void DockerCompose(string subcommand) =>
+        Run("docker", $"compose -f {ComposeFile} {subcommand}");
+
+    private static string Run(string file, string args)
+    {
+        var psi = new ProcessStartInfo(file, args)
+        {
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            UseShellExecute = false
+        };
+        using var p = Process.Start(psi)
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"failed to launch `{file} {args}`");
+        var stdout = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
+        var stderr = p.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
+        p.WaitForExit();
+        if (p.ExitCode != 0)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"`{file} {args}` exited {p.ExitCode}: {stderr}");
+        return stdout;
+    }
+}
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.ResourceLimits;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Discovery-only smoke test for the ResourceLimits category. Real
-/// ResourceLimits scenarios (NFT-RES-LIM-01..04) land in AZ-585.
-/// </summary>
-public sealed class Sanity
-{
-    [Fact]
-    [Trait("Category", "ResLim")]
-    [Trait("Traces", "AC-3")]
-    public void Discovery_smoke_test_runs()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        const int sentinel = 1;
-        // Act
-        var result = sentinel + 0;
-        // Assert
-        Assert.Equal(1, result);
-    }
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Fixtures;
+using Azaion.Missions.E2E.Helpers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.ResourceLimits;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// NFT-RES-LIM-01..03 — three observations on a SINGLE 5-minute sustained
+/// load window. The window itself lives in
+/// <see cref="SteadyStateLoadFixture"/> (class-scoped, runs once); each
+/// test asserts one metric against its provisional gate.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// The fixture skips itself when docker primitives are unavailable; the
+/// tests detect that via <see cref="SteadyStateLoadFixture.SkipReason"/>
+/// and surface the same reason through <c>Skip.IfNot</c>. The fixture
+/// also flips <see cref="SteadyStateLoadFixture.SutExitedDuringWindow"/>
+/// if the SUT crashes mid-window — every test fails fast with a clear
+/// message rather than reporting a misleading metric.
+/// </remarks>
+[Collection("ResLimSteadyState")]
+[Trait("Category", "ResLim")]
+public sealed class SteadyStateLoadTests : TestBase, IClassFixture<SteadyStateLoadFixture>
+{
+    private static readonly MetricCsvRecorder Csv = new("RESLIM_RESULTS_FILE");
+    private const long ProvisionalRssCapMiB = 250;
+    private const int ProvisionalConnectionCap = 100;
+    private const int ProvisionalFdCap = 1024;
+
+    private readonly SteadyStateLoadFixture _load;
+
+    public SteadyStateLoadTests(SteadyStateLoadFixture load) => _load = load;
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    [Trait("Traces", "H1|H6|O10")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "360000")]
+    public void NFT_RES_LIM_01_steady_state_rss_within_provisional_gate_and_no_leak()
+    {
+        Skip.If(_load.SkipReason is not null, _load.SkipReason);
+        Skip.IfNot(_load.LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps,
+            "runner cannot sustain target load (NFR Reliability — not a SUT defect)");
+        Assert.False(_load.SutExitedDuringWindow, "SUT exited during measurement window");
+
+        // Arrange
+        var samplesMiB = _load.RssBytesSamples.Select(b => b / (double)(1024 * 1024)).ToList();
+        Assert.True(samplesMiB.Count >= 30,
+            $"expected ≥ 30 RSS samples over 5-min window, got {samplesMiB.Count}");
+
+        // Act
+        var p95 = LatencyPercentiles.P95(samplesMiB);
+        var finalMiB = samplesMiB[^1];
+
+        var leakRatio = Math.Abs(finalMiB - p95) / Math.Max(p95, 1.0);
+        var withinCap = p95 <= ProvisionalRssCapMiB;
+        var noLeak = leakRatio <= 0.20;
+        var pass = withinCap && noLeak;
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "ResLim",
+            scenario: "NFT-RES-LIM-01",
+            result: pass ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"H1|H6|O10; "
+                  + $"P95_RSS_MiB={p95.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                  + $"FINAL_RSS_MiB={finalMiB.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}; "
+                  + $"LEAK_RATIO={leakRatio.ToString("F2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert — provisional gate; lock at measured + 50% after first green run.
+        Assert.True(withinCap,
+            $"P95 RSS {p95:F1} MiB exceeds provisional {ProvisionalRssCapMiB} MiB gate");
+        Assert.True(noLeak,
+            $"final RSS {finalMiB:F1} MiB diverges {leakRatio:P0} from P95 {p95:F1} MiB (gate 20%)");
+    }
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    [Trait("Traces", "O10")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "360000")]
+    public void NFT_RES_LIM_02_npgsql_connection_pool_within_100_no_unbounded_growth()
+    {
+        Skip.If(_load.SkipReason is not null, _load.SkipReason);
+        Skip.IfNot(_load.LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps,
+            "runner cannot sustain target load (NFR Reliability — not a SUT defect)");
+        Assert.False(_load.SutExitedDuringWindow, "SUT exited during measurement window");
+
+        var samples = _load.NpgsqlConnectionSamples;
+        Assert.True(samples.Count >= 30,
+            $"expected ≥ 30 connection samples over 5-min window, got {samples.Count}");
+
+        // Act
+        var max = samples.Max();
+        var firstMinuteSampleCount = 60 / SteadyStateLoadFixture.SampleIntervalSeconds;
+        var firstMinute = samples.Take(firstMinuteSampleCount).ToList();
+        var firstMinuteMean = firstMinute.Average();
+        var finalCount = samples[^1];
+
+        var withinCap = max <= ProvisionalConnectionCap;
+        var noUnboundedGrowth = finalCount <= 1.3 * Math.Max(firstMinuteMean, 1.0);
+        var pass = withinCap && noUnboundedGrowth;
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "ResLim",
+            scenario: "NFT-RES-LIM-02",
+            result: pass ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"O10; MAX_NPGSQL_CONNS={max}; "
+                  + $"FINAL_CONNS={finalCount}; "
+                  + $"MINUTE1_MEAN={firstMinuteMean.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(withinCap,
+            $"max Npgsql connections {max} exceeds provisional cap {ProvisionalConnectionCap}");
+        Assert.True(noUnboundedGrowth,
+            $"final connection count {finalCount} > 1.3 × first-minute mean {firstMinuteMean:F1}");
+    }
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    [Trait("Traces", "H6|O10")]
+    [Trait("max_ms", "360000")]
+    public void NFT_RES_LIM_03_file_descriptors_within_1024_no_leak()
+    {
+        Skip.If(_load.SkipReason is not null, _load.SkipReason);
+        Skip.IfNot(_load.LoadGeneratorMetTargetRps,
+            "runner cannot sustain target load (NFR Reliability — not a SUT defect)");
+        Assert.False(_load.SutExitedDuringWindow, "SUT exited during measurement window");
+
+        var samples = _load.FileDescriptorSamples;
+        Assert.True(samples.Count >= 30,
+            $"expected ≥ 30 FD samples over 5-min window, got {samples.Count}");
+
+        // Act
+        var max = samples.Max();
+        var minuteOneSampleCount = 60 / SteadyStateLoadFixture.SampleIntervalSeconds;
+        // The spec calls out "count at t=1min" — anchor on the sample whose
+        // timestamp is closest to (start + 60s).
+        var minuteOneIx = Math.Min(minuteOneSampleCount - 1, samples.Count - 1);
+        var minuteOneCount = samples[minuteOneIx];
+        var finalCount = samples[^1];
+
+        var withinCap = max <= ProvisionalFdCap;
+        var noLeak = finalCount <= 1.3 * Math.Max(minuteOneCount, 1);
+        var pass = withinCap && noLeak;
+
+        Csv.Record(
+            category: "ResLim",
+            scenario: "NFT-RES-LIM-03",
+            result: pass ? "pass" : "fail",
+            traces: $"H6|O10; MAX_FD={max}; "
+                  + $"FINAL_FD={finalCount}; MINUTE1_FD={minuteOneCount}");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(withinCap,
+            $"max FD count {max} exceeds provisional cap {ProvisionalFdCap}");
+        Assert.True(noLeak,
+            $"final FD count {finalCount} > 1.3 × minute-1 count {minuteOneCount}");
+    }
+
+}
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ set -eu
 mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

 set +e
+## Performance scenarios (Category=Perf) are excluded from the default gate
+## per AZ-586. They are invoked from scripts/run-performance-tests.sh which
+## passes its own --filter Category=Perf. ResLim tests (Category=ResLim) stay
+## in the default gate because their docker-CLI gate causes them to skip
+## with an explicit reason when COMPOSE_RESTART_ENABLED is not set.
+TEST_FILTER="${TEST_FILTER:-Category!=Perf}"
 dotnet test /src/Azaion.Missions.E2E.Tests.csproj \
    --no-build \
    --configuration Release \
+    --filter "$TEST_FILTER" \
    --logger "trx;LogFileName=results.trx" \
    --logger "console;verbosity=normal" \
    --results-directory "$RESULTS_DIR"