--- F08-before.normalized.txt
+++ F08-after.normalized.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ROW F08 SIDE <SIDE> run=<RUN> checkout=<CHECKOUT>
 $ git -C <CHECKOUT> rev-parse HEAD
-[command stdout] 15fe2832727893cbdd2214383f9f971474849695
+[command stdout] ec84567fce5a41ff1022e7feb289351029111f35
 command wait: exit=0
 $ <NODE> --version
 [command stdout] v26.12.1
@@ -202,37 +202,66 @@
 [namespace B stdout] PID REUSE PROOF: persisted pid=<PID>; tracked unrelated live pid=<PID>; match=True
 [namespace B stdout] TARGET B argv=<NODE> <CHECKOUT>/apps/server/src/bin.ts start --mode web --base-dir <RUN>/base --port <PORT> --host 127.0.0.1 --no-browser <RUN>/new-project
 [namespace B stdout] SPAWN B: tracked pid=<PID> euid=0 pidns=pid:[<PIDNS>]
-[namespace B stdout] [B stderr] 
-[namespace B stdout] [B stderr] ERROR
-[namespace B stdout] [B stderr]   A T3 Code server is already running for <RUN>/base (pid <PID>, http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>). Connect to that server, stop it before starting another, or use a different --base-dir.
-[namespace B stdout] TARGET B wait: exit=1
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout] [<TIME>] INFO (#<FIBER>): Listening on http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout] [<TIME>] INFO (#<FIBER>): agent activity publishing standby; waiting for T3 Connect link reconciliation
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout] [<TIME>] INFO (#<FIBER>): V2 orchestration recovery completed
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]   {
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     terminalizedRuns: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     stoppedSessions: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     closedRequests: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     retiredEffects: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     requeuedEffects: 0
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]   }
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout] [<TIME>] INFO (#<FIBER>): Authentication required. Open T3 Code using the pairing URL.
+[namespace B stdout] READINESS B: alive + Listening line + new valid R matches pid/port with ownerId
+[namespace B stdout] STATE B ready
+[namespace B stdout] R path=<RUN>/base/userdata/server-runtime.json sha256=<R-SHA256>
+[namespace B stdout] R contents BEGIN
+[namespace B stdout] {"version":1,"pid":<PID>,"host":"127.0.0.1","port":<PORT>,"origin":"http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>","startedAt":"<TIMESTAMP>","serverVersion":"0.1.6","ownerId":"<UUID>"}
+[namespace B stdout] R contents END
+[namespace B stdout] L {"dev": 65024, "exists": true, "first64bytes_hex": "", "gid": 0, "inode": <INODE>, "mode": "0o644", "path": "<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite", "sha256": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", "size": 0, "uid": 0}
+[namespace B stdout] target cwd exists=True path=<RUN>/new-project
+[namespace B stdout] INDEPENDENT LOCK PROBE (process closes before next target launch)
+[namespace B stdout] $ <NODE> <DRIVER_DIR>/probe-lock.mjs <RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite
+[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"probePid":<PID>,"euid":0,"lock":"<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite","existsBefore":true,"readOnly":true,"timeout":0,"sql":"SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_schema"}
+[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"classification":"busy","stage":"prepare/get","name":"Error","message":"database is locked","code":"ERR_SQLITE_ERROR","errcode":5,"errstr":"database is locked"}
+[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] probe handle closed
+[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"existsAfter":true}
+[namespace B stdout] command wait: exit=0
+[namespace B stdout] B ready: pid=<PID> signal-0-alive=True poll=None
 [namespace B stdout] STATE B result before cleanup
 [namespace B stdout] R path=<RUN>/base/userdata/server-runtime.json sha256=<R-SHA256>
 [namespace B stdout] R contents BEGIN
 [namespace B stdout] {"version":1,"pid":<PID>,"host":"127.0.0.1","port":<PORT>,"origin":"http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>","startedAt":"<TIMESTAMP>","serverVersion":"0.1.6","ownerId":"<UUID>"}
 [namespace B stdout] R contents END
 [namespace B stdout] L {"dev": 65024, "exists": true, "first64bytes_hex": "", "gid": 0, "inode": <INODE>, "mode": "0o644", "path": "<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite", "sha256": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", "size": 0, "uid": 0}
-[namespace B stdout] target cwd exists=False path=<RUN>/new-project
+[namespace B stdout] target cwd exists=True path=<RUN>/new-project
 [namespace B stdout] INDEPENDENT LOCK PROBE (process closes before next target launch)
 [namespace B stdout] $ <NODE> <DRIVER_DIR>/probe-lock.mjs <RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite
 [namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"probePid":<PID>,"euid":0,"lock":"<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite","existsBefore":true,"readOnly":true,"timeout":0,"sql":"SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_schema"}
-[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"classification":"free","stage":"prepare/get","result":null}
+[namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"classification":"busy","stage":"prepare/get","name":"Error","message":"database is locked","code":"ERR_SQLITE_ERROR","errcode":5,"errstr":"database is locked"}
 [namespace B stdout] [command stdout] probe handle closed
 [namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"existsAfter":true}
 [namespace B stdout] command wait: exit=0
 [namespace B stdout] unrelated reused-PID child after CLI: pid=<PID> signal-0-alive=True poll=None
-[namespace B stdout] OUTCOME namespace B EXITED exit=1; cwd exists=False
-[namespace B stdout] CLEANUP B: already exited pid=<PID>
-[namespace B stdout] WAIT B: pid=<PID> returncode=1 exit=1
+[namespace B stdout] OUTCOME namespace B STARTED; long-lived, no exit claimed at readiness
+[namespace B stdout] CLEANUP B: send SIGTERM to spawned pid=<PID>
+[namespace B stdout] WAIT B: pid=<PID> returncode=130 exit=130
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]   pairingUrl: http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>/pair#token=<redacted>
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout] [<TIME>] INFO (#<FIBER>): V2 orchestration shutdown reconciliation completed
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]   {
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     terminalizedRuns: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     stoppedSessions: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     closedRequests: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     retiredEffects: 0,
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]     requeuedEffects: 0
+[namespace B stdout] [B stdout]   }
 [namespace B stdout] CLEANUP unrelated namespace child: send SIGTERM to spawned pid=<PID>
 [namespace B stdout] WAIT unrelated namespace child: pid=<PID> returncode=-15 signal=SIGTERM
 [namespace B stdout] STATE after B and child cleanup
-[namespace B stdout] R path=<RUN>/base/userdata/server-runtime.json sha256=<R-SHA256>
-[namespace B stdout] R contents BEGIN
-[namespace B stdout] {"version":1,"pid":<PID>,"host":"127.0.0.1","port":<PORT>,"origin":"http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>","startedAt":"<TIMESTAMP>","serverVersion":"0.1.6","ownerId":"<UUID>"}
-[namespace B stdout] R contents END
+[namespace B stdout] R absent: <RUN>/base/userdata/server-runtime.json
 [namespace B stdout] L {"dev": 65024, "exists": true, "first64bytes_hex": "", "gid": 0, "inode": <INODE>, "mode": "0o644", "path": "<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite", "sha256": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", "size": 0, "uid": 0}
-[namespace B stdout] target cwd exists=False path=<RUN>/new-project
+[namespace B stdout] target cwd exists=True path=<RUN>/new-project
 [namespace B stdout] INDEPENDENT LOCK PROBE (process closes before next target launch)
 [namespace B stdout] $ <NODE> <DRIVER_DIR>/probe-lock.mjs <RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite
 [namespace B stdout] [command stdout] {"probePid":<PID>,"euid":0,"lock":"<RUN>/base/userdata/server-owner.sqlite","existsBefore":true,"readOnly":true,"timeout":0,"sql":"SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_schema"}