diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-off-eight.log b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-off-eight.log
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+13:27:58.207 pd1 case switch-off-expect-eight: switch off, 10 listing nodes, joint 200 s, watch 180 s, expect eight
+13:27:59.744 pd1 n0 up pid 690270 json 31292 p2p 31291
+13:28:01.258 pd1 n1 up pid 690864 json 31302 p2p 31301 addpeer 31291,31291
+13:28:02.766 pd1 n2 up pid 691561 json 31312 p2p 31311 addpeer 31291,31301
+13:28:04.272 pd1 n3 up pid 692232 json 31322 p2p 31321 addpeer 31291,31311
+13:28:05.777 pd1 n4 up pid 692823 json 31332 p2p 31331 addpeer 31291,31321
+13:28:07.281 pd1 n5 up pid 693470 json 31342 p2p 31341 addpeer 31291,31331
+13:28:08.785 pd1 n6 up pid 694063 json 31352 p2p 31351 addpeer 31291,31341
+13:28:10.290 pd1 n7 up pid 694656 json 31362 p2p 31361 addpeer 31291,31351
+13:28:11.797 pd1 n8 up pid 695316 json 31372 p2p 31371 addpeer 31291,31361
+13:28:13.304 pd1 n9 up pid 695947 json 31382 p2p 31381 addpeer 31291,31371
+13:31:35.437 pd1 phase 1 done at 200.1 s: node 0 at 243 blocks DAA 243; 0 directory listing line(s) on node 0
+13:31:36.962 pd1 fresh up pid 705981 json 31392 p2p 31391 addpeer 31291
+13:32:07.031 pd1 t=231.7 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 272 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:32:37.109 pd1 t=261.8 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 314 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:33:07.190 pd1 t=291.9 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 332 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:33:37.273 pd1 t=322.0 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 359 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:07.348 pd1 t=352.0 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 379 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.426 pd1 t=382.1 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 420 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.428 pd1 SUMMARY FAIL (switch-off-expect-eight): node 0 logged 0 listings; the fresh node never reached 8 outbound (last 1), 0 connection(s) from the directory, 0 draw line(s), 420 blocks; FAILED CHECK listing_lines_on_node_0, fresh_reached_eight_outbound, fresh_connected_from_directory
+13:34:37.428 pd1 summary: /srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-eight.json
diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-off-one.log b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-off-one.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4af0399
--- /dev/null
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+13:27:58.206 pd0 case switch-off-expect-one: switch off, 10 listing nodes, joint 200 s, watch 180 s, expect one
+13:27:59.744 pd0 n0 up pid 690269 json 31092 p2p 31091
+13:28:01.255 pd0 n1 up pid 690863 json 31102 p2p 31101 addpeer 31091,31091
+13:28:02.763 pd0 n2 up pid 691557 json 31112 p2p 31111 addpeer 31091,31101
+13:28:04.270 pd0 n3 up pid 692228 json 31122 p2p 31121 addpeer 31091,31111
+13:28:05.775 pd0 n4 up pid 692819 json 31132 p2p 31131 addpeer 31091,31121
+13:28:07.280 pd0 n5 up pid 693466 json 31142 p2p 31141 addpeer 31091,31131
+13:28:08.786 pd0 n6 up pid 694058 json 31152 p2p 31151 addpeer 31091,31141
+13:28:10.292 pd0 n7 up pid 694658 json 31162 p2p 31161 addpeer 31091,31151
+13:28:11.800 pd0 n8 up pid 695318 json 31172 p2p 31171 addpeer 31091,31161
+13:28:13.306 pd0 n9 up pid 695955 json 31182 p2p 31181 addpeer 31091,31171
+13:31:35.436 pd0 phase 1 done at 200.1 s: node 0 at 250 blocks DAA 250; 0 directory listing line(s) on node 0
+13:31:36.969 pd0 fresh up pid 705982 json 31192 p2p 31191 addpeer 31091
+13:32:07.034 pd0 t=231.7 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 288 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:32:37.118 pd0 t=261.8 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 308 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:33:07.199 pd0 t=291.9 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 349 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:33:37.276 pd0 t=322.0 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 377 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:07.351 pd0 t=352.0 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 405 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.431 pd0 t=382.1 s fresh: 1 outbound, 0 inbound, 448 blocks, 0 draw line(s), 0 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.432 pd0 SUMMARY PASS (switch-off-expect-one): node 0 logged 0 listings; the fresh node never reached 8 outbound (last 1), 0 connection(s) from the directory, 0 draw line(s), 448 blocks
+13:34:37.432 pd0 summary: /srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-one.json
diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-on-eight.log b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/case-on-eight.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..968aee53e
--- /dev/null
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+13:27:58.204 pd2 case switch-on-expect-eight: switch on, 10 listing nodes, joint 200 s, watch 180 s, expect eight
+13:27:59.743 pd2 n0 up pid 690268 json 31492 p2p 31491
+13:28:01.254 pd2 n1 up pid 690860 json 31502 p2p 31501 addpeer 31491,31491
+13:28:02.762 pd2 n2 up pid 691556 json 31512 p2p 31511 addpeer 31491,31501
+13:28:04.268 pd2 n3 up pid 692227 json 31522 p2p 31521 addpeer 31491,31511
+13:28:05.773 pd2 n4 up pid 692818 json 31532 p2p 31531 addpeer 31491,31521
+13:28:07.279 pd2 n5 up pid 693462 json 31542 p2p 31541 addpeer 31491,31531
+13:28:08.787 pd2 n6 up pid 694062 json 31552 p2p 31551 addpeer 31491,31541
+13:28:10.291 pd2 n7 up pid 694659 json 31562 p2p 31561 addpeer 31491,31551
+13:28:11.800 pd2 n8 up pid 695317 json 31572 p2p 31571 addpeer 31491,31561
+13:28:13.304 pd2 n9 up pid 695954 json 31582 p2p 31581 addpeer 31491,31571
+13:31:35.435 pd2 phase 1 done at 200.1 s: node 0 at 233 blocks DAA 233; 10 directory listing line(s) on node 0
+13:31:36.954 pd2 fresh up pid 705980 json 31592 p2p 31591 addpeer 31491
+13:32:07.025 pd2 the fresh node holds 10 outbound peers at 231.7 s (9 from the directory)
+13:32:07.025 pd2 t=231.7 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 262 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:32:37.102 pd2 t=261.8 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 290 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:33:07.182 pd2 t=291.9 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 323 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:33:37.265 pd2 t=322.0 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 357 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:34:07.342 pd2 t=352.0 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 391 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.418 pd2 t=382.1 s fresh: 10 outbound, 0 inbound, 414 blocks, 1 draw line(s), 9 directory connection(s)
+13:34:37.418 pd2 SUMMARY PASS (switch-on-expect-eight): node 0 logged 10 listings; the fresh node reached 8 outbound at 231.7 s, 9 connection(s) from the directory, 1 draw line(s), 414 blocks
+13:34:37.419 pd2 summary: /srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-on-expect-eight.json
diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-eight.json b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-eight.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7570b9d61
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-one.json b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-one.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48d4e3288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-off-expect-one.json
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+    },
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+    {
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+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+    {
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+      "blocks": 448,
+      "daa": 448,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    }
+  ],
+  "node": "/srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/vendor/igneum-node-pd/target/release/igneumd",
+  "miner": "/srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/vendor/igneum-node-pd/target/release/igneum-miner",
+  "slot": 0,
+  "ports": {
+    "base": 31090,
+    "suffix": 975
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-on-expect-eight.json b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-on-expect-eight.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1579a4f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-switch-on-expect-eight.json
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+{
+  "pass": true,
+  "expect": "eight",
+  "case": "switch-on-expect-eight",
+  "switch": "on",
+  "listing": 10,
+  "joint": 200,
+  "watch": 180,
+  "node0": {
+    "blocks": 233,
+    "daa": 233
+  },
+  "listing_lines_on_node_0": 10,
+  "eight_outbound_at_s": 231.7,
+  "last": {
+    "t": 382.1,
+    "outbound": 10,
+    "inbound": 0,
+    "blocks": 414,
+    "daa": 414,
+    "drawn": 1,
+    "connected_from_directory": 9
+  },
+  "checks": {
+    "listing_lines_on_node_0": true,
+    "fresh_synced": true,
+    "fresh_reached_eight_outbound": true,
+    "fresh_connected_from_directory": true,
+    "fresh_held_one_outbound": false,
+    "no_directory_line_on_fresh": false
+  },
+  "failed_checks": [],
+  "samples": [
+    {
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+      "outbound": 1,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 242,
+      "daa": 242,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 1,
+      "inbound": 0,
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+      "daa": 246,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 1,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 253,
+      "daa": 253,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 1,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 256,
+      "daa": 256,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 1,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 260,
+      "daa": 260,
+      "drawn": 0,
+      "connected_from_directory": 0
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 262,
+      "daa": 262,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 269,
+      "daa": 269,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 277,
+      "daa": 277,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
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+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 280,
+      "daa": 280,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 283,
+      "daa": 283,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 256.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 286,
+      "daa": 286,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 261.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 290,
+      "daa": 290,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 266.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 298,
+      "daa": 298,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 271.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 303,
+      "daa": 303,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 276.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 311,
+      "daa": 311,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 281.8,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 316,
+      "daa": 316,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 286.9,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 317,
+      "daa": 317,
+      "drawn": 1,
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
+    {
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+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 334,
+      "daa": 334,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
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+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 337,
+      "daa": 337,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
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+      "blocks": 342,
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+    },
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+      "daa": 350,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 322,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 357,
+      "daa": 357,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 327,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 359,
+      "daa": 359,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 332,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 362,
+      "daa": 362,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 337,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 364,
+      "daa": 364,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 342,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 368,
+      "daa": 368,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 347,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 380,
+      "daa": 380,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 352,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 391,
+      "daa": 391,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 357.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 393,
+      "daa": 393,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 362.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 399,
+      "daa": 399,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 367.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 401,
+      "daa": 401,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 372.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 403,
+      "daa": 403,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 377.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 409,
+      "daa": 409,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    },
+    {
+      "t": 382.1,
+      "outbound": 10,
+      "inbound": 0,
+      "blocks": 414,
+      "daa": 414,
+      "drawn": 1,
+      "connected_from_directory": 9
+    }
+  ],
+  "node": "/srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/vendor/igneum-node-pd/target/release/igneumd",
+  "miner": "/srv/builds/igneum-wt-peer-directory/vendor/igneum-node-pd/target/release/igneum-miner",
+  "slot": 2,
+  "ports": {
+    "base": 31490,
+    "suffix": 977
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infra/fast-time/override-60x.json b/infra/fast-time/override-60x.json
index 10b72275a..3561c8d23 100644
--- a/infra/fast-time/override-60x.json
+++ b/infra/fast-time/override-60x.json
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@
   "sig_scheme_activation_daa": 18446744073709551615,
   "finality_succession_activation_daa": 18446744073709551615,
   "latency_ladder_cache_rung": {"mib": 512, "admissible": false},
-  "fees": {"pgas": {"version": 1, "cycles_per_pgas": 1000, "intrinsic_pgas_per_tx": 300, "modexp_base": 10, "modexp_per_byte_numer": 1, "modexp_per_byte_denom": 10}, "block_proving_gas_limit": 120000, "shard_proving_gas_budget": 30000, "min_execution_base_fee_wei": 100000000000, "min_proving_base_fee_wei": 10000000000000, "initial_execution_base_fee_wei": 100000000000, "initial_proving_base_fee_wei": 10000000000000, "base_fee_change_denominator": 8}
+  "fees": {"pgas": {"version": 1, "cycles_per_pgas": 1000, "intrinsic_pgas_per_tx": 300, "modexp_base": 10, "modexp_per_byte_numer": 1, "modexp_per_byte_denom": 10}, "block_proving_gas_limit": 120000, "shard_proving_gas_budget": 30000, "min_execution_base_fee_wei": 100000000000, "min_proving_base_fee_wei": 10000000000000, "initial_execution_base_fee_wei": 100000000000, "initial_proving_base_fee_wei": 10000000000000, "base_fee_change_denominator": 8},
+  "peer_directory_activation_daa": null
 }
diff --git a/infra/fast-time/peer-directory.mjs b/infra/fast-time/peer-directory.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0dc92969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/fast-time/peer-directory.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Mission item 12, the weight-backed peer directory (docs/analysis/mission/invent.md 7.1), the fast-time gate: "a fresh
+// node with genesis peers only reaches 8 outbound from the directory". Ten listing nodes mine on one fast-time network,
+// each miner announcing its own node's loopback p2p address in its blocks (`igneum-miner --announce`); every node advertises
+// an UNROUTABLE address as its external ip, so ordinary address gossip hands a fresh node dead addresses only and the
+// directory is the one live source. After --joint seconds (the weight table has every listing key above dust) a fresh node
+// starts with --outpeers=8 and one --addpeer to node 0 (its "genesis peer"), syncs, reads the announcements out of the
+// blocks, and is watched for --watch seconds.
+//
+//   --switch on    peer_directory_activation_daa 0: the fresh node reaches 8 outbound peers; its log carries "drawn from
+//                  the peer directory"
+//   --switch off   the switch at never, the known-failed case: the fresh node holds 1 outbound (node 0) for the whole watch
+//   --expect eight|one   which outcome is a PASS; `--switch off --expect eight` is the harness's own failed shape (must FAIL)
+//
+//   node infra/fast-time/peer-directory.mjs --switch on --expect eight [--listing 10] [--joint 200] [--watch 180] [--slot 0]
+//   IGNEUMD and IGNEUM_MINER name the binaries (a build of the peer-directory-node branch).
+//
+// Leftovers of an earlier run of the same slot are stopped by PID FILE, never by name (CLAUDE.md, 6 October 2026).
+
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, openSync, existsSync, appendFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { Rpc } from '../../tools/finality-attacks/lib/rpc.mjs';
+
+const ROOT = new URL('../../', import.meta.url).pathname;
+const FILE = `${ROOT}infra/fast-time/override-60x.json`;
+const IGNEUMD = process.env.IGNEUMD || `${ROOT}vendor/igneum-node/target-integration/release/igneumd`;
+const CPU_MINER = process.env.IGNEUM_MINER || `${ROOT}vendor/igneum-node/target-integration/release/igneum-miner`;
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const flag = (name, dflt) => { const i = args.indexOf(`--${name}`); return i >= 0 ? Number(args[i + 1]) : dflt; };
+const sflag = (name, dflt = null) => { const i = args.indexOf(`--${name}`); return i >= 0 ? args[i + 1] : dflt; };
+const SWITCH = sflag('switch', 'on');
+const EXPECT = sflag('expect', SWITCH === 'on' ? 'eight' : 'one');
+const LISTING = flag('listing', 10), JOINT = flag('joint', 200), WATCH = flag('watch', 180), SLOT = flag('slot', 0);
+const GENESIS_BITS = flag('genesis-bits', 0x1f010000);
+const CASE = sflag('case') || `switch-${SWITCH}-expect-${EXPECT}`;
+const OUT = sflag('out') || `${ROOT}docs/plans/mission-item-12-gate/peer-directory-${CASE}.json`;
+// nodes at BASE + i x 10 (gRPC, p2p, JSON-RPC, EVM RPC), the fresh node last; a slot is 200 ports wide, clear of every other
+// fast-time harness (the fork gate's slots end at 30930)
+const BASE = 31090 + SLOT * 200, SUFFIX = 975 + SLOT;
+const TMP = `/tmp/igneum-fast-time-pd${SLOT}`;
+const NEVER = '18446744073709551615';
+if (!['on', 'off'].includes(SWITCH) || !['eight', 'one'].includes(EXPECT)) { console.error('usage: --switch on|off --expect eight|one'); process.exit(2); }
+const started = [];
+const log = (...a) => console.log(new Date().toISOString().slice(11, 23), `pd${SLOT}`, ...a);
+const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
+for (const b of [IGNEUMD, CPU_MINER]) if (!existsSync(b)) { console.error(`missing ${b}`); process.exit(2); }
+
+const PIDS = `${TMP}/pids`;
+function stopLeftovers() {
+  if (!existsSync(PIDS)) return;
+  const ports = Array.from({ length: 200 }, (_, k) => `127.0.0.1:${BASE + k}`);
+  for (const line of readFileSync(PIDS, 'utf8').split('\n').filter(Boolean)) {
+    const pid = Number(line);
+    let cmd = '';
+    try { cmd = readFileSync(`/proc/${pid}/cmdline`, 'utf8'); } catch { continue; }
+    if (!cmd.includes(TMP) && !ports.some(p => cmd.includes(p))) continue;
+    try { process.kill(pid, 'SIGKILL'); log(`stopped leftover pid ${pid} of an earlier run`); } catch { }
+  }
+}
+stopLeftovers();
+await sleep(1000);
+rmSync(TMP, { recursive: true, force: true }); mkdirSync(TMP, { recursive: true });
+const track = (proc) => { started.push(proc); try { appendFileSync(PIDS, `${proc.pid}\n`); } catch { } };
+
+const baseText = readFileSync(FILE, 'utf8');
+const field = (name) => { const m = new RegExp(`"${name}":\\s*([0-9]+)`).exec(baseText); return m ? +m[1] : undefined; };
+function mergeOverrideText(text, fields) {
+  let out = text;
+  for (const k of Object.keys(fields)) out = out.replace(new RegExp(`\\s*"${k}":\\s*[^,}\\n]+,?`), '');
+  const extra = Object.entries(fields).map(([k, v]) => `"${k}": ${typeof v === 'string' && !/^\d+$/.test(v) ? JSON.stringify(v) : v}`).join(', ');
+  return out.replace(/,?\s*}\s*$/, `,\n  ${extra}\n}\n`);
+}
+const DAY_MS = field('pow_day_ms');
+const override = `${TMP}/override.json`;
+writeFileSync(override, mergeOverrideText(baseText, {
+  genesis_bits: GENESIS_BITS, skip_proof_of_work: false,
+  peer_directory_activation_daa: SWITCH === 'on' ? '0' : NEVER,
+  program_class_v3_activation_daa: NEVER, program_class_v4_activation_daa: NEVER,
+}));
+log(`case ${CASE}: switch ${SWITCH}, ${LISTING} listing nodes, joint ${JOINT} s, watch ${WATCH} s, expect ${EXPECT}`);
+
+class Node {
+  constructor(name, i, peers = [], outpeers = null) {
+    this.name = name; this.i = i; this.grpcPort = BASE + i * 10; this.p2pPort = BASE + i * 10 + 1; this.jsonPort = BASE + i * 10 + 2; this.evmPort = BASE + i * 10 + 3;
+    this.peers = peers; this.outpeers = outpeers; this.dir = `${TMP}/${name}`; this.logFile = `${this.dir}/node.log`;
+  }
+  get grpc() { return `grpc://127.0.0.1:${this.grpcPort}`; }
+  async start() {
+    mkdirSync(this.dir, { recursive: true });
+    // the advertised address is unroutable on purpose (10.255.0.0/16 is not on any route from the box), so gossip is dead
+    const a = ['--devnet', `--devnet-suffix=${SUFFIX}`, '--nodnsseed', '--disable-upnp', '--nologfiles', '--enable-unsynced-mining', '--utxoindex',
+      `--appdir=${this.dir}`, `--rpclisten=127.0.0.1:${this.grpcPort}`, `--rpclisten-json=127.0.0.1:${this.jsonPort}`, `--evm-rpclisten=127.0.0.1:${this.evmPort}`,
+      `--listen=127.0.0.1:${this.p2pPort}`, `--externalip=10.255.${Math.floor(this.i / 250)}.${1 + (this.i % 250)}:${this.p2pPort}`,
+      `--override-params-file=${override}`, '--loglevel=info', '--yes'];
+    for (const p of this.peers) a.push(`--addpeer=127.0.0.1:${p}`);
+    if (this.outpeers != null) a.push(`--outpeers=${this.outpeers}`); else if (!this.peers.length) a.push('--outpeers=0');
+    const out = openSync(this.logFile, 'a');
+    this.proc = spawn(IGNEUMD, a, { stdio: ['ignore', out, out] });
+    track(this.proc);
+    await sleep(1500);
+    if (this.proc.exitCode != null) throw new Error(`${this.name} exited ${this.proc.exitCode}: ${this.grepLog(/ERROR|Error|error|refused|invalid/).slice(-3).join(' | ')}`);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      const rpc = new Rpc(`ws://127.0.0.1:${this.jsonPort}`);
+      try { if (await rpc.connect()) { await rpc.call('getBlockDagInfo'); this.rpc = rpc; break; } } catch { try { rpc.close(); } catch { } }
+      this.rpc = null; await sleep(500);
+    }
+    if (!this.rpc) throw new Error(`${this.name}: the RPC did not answer within 10 s`);
+    log(`${this.name} up pid ${this.proc.pid} json ${this.jsonPort} p2p ${this.p2pPort}${this.peers.length ? ` addpeer ${this.peers.join(',')}` : ''}`);
+    return this;
+  }
+  grepLog(re) { try { return readFileSync(this.logFile, 'utf8').split('\n').filter(l => re.test(l)); } catch { return []; } }
+  async peers_() {
+    const r = await this.rpc.call('getConnectedPeerInfo');
+    // RpcPeerInfo is not camelCased in the fork (the response is): is_outbound, not isOutbound (read 14:3x UK, 7 October 2026)
+    const list = r.infos || r.peerInfo || r.peer_info || [];
+    const out = (p) => p.isOutbound ?? p.is_outbound ?? false;
+    return { outbound: list.filter(out).length, inbound: list.filter(p => !out(p)).length, total: list.length };
+  }
+  async dag() { const d = await this.rpc.call('getBlockDagInfo'); return { blocks: +d.blockCount, daa: +d.virtualDaaScore }; }
+}
+function miner(name, node, threads, secs) {
+  const out = openSync(`${TMP}/${name}.log`, 'a');
+  const p = spawn(CPU_MINER, ['mine', node.grpc, String(threads), String(secs), name, '--engine', 'igneum-pow', '--payout-label', name, '--status-secs', '60', '--no-vote', '--announce', `127.0.0.1:${node.p2pPort}`],
+    { stdio: ['ignore', out, out], env: { ...process.env, IGNEUM_POW_DAY_MS: String(DAY_MS) } });
+  track(p);
+  return p;
+}
+async function stopAll() {
+  for (const p of started.slice().reverse()) { try { p.kill('SIGINT'); } catch { } }
+  await sleep(1500);
+  for (const p of started) { try { p.kill('SIGKILL'); } catch { } }
+}
+process.on('SIGINT', async () => { await stopAll(); process.exit(130); });
+process.on('unhandledRejection', async (e) => { log(`FAILED: ${e?.stack || e}`); await stopAll(); process.exit(3); });
+
+// the listing nodes: node 0 listens, every other dials node 0 and its predecessor (a mesh with two links each)
+const nodes = [await new Node('n0', 0).start()];
+for (let i = 1; i < LISTING; i++) nodes.push(await new Node(`n${i}`, i, [nodes[0].p2pPort, nodes[i - 1].p2pPort]).start());
+await sleep(2000);
+const t0 = Date.now();
+const since = () => ((Date.now() - t0) / 1000).toFixed(1);
+for (const n of nodes) miner(`pd-${n.name}`, n, 1, JOINT + WATCH + 120);
+await sleep(JOINT * 1000);
+const dag0 = await nodes[0].dag();
+const listed = nodes[0].grepLog(/Peer directory: key .* lists/).length;
+log(`phase 1 done at ${since()} s: node 0 at ${dag0.blocks} blocks DAA ${dag0.daa}; ${listed} directory listing line(s) on node 0`);
+
+// the fresh node: one genesis peer, 8 wanted
+const fresh = await new Node('fresh', LISTING, [nodes[0].p2pPort], 8).start();
+const samples = [];
+let eightAt = null;
+const watchAt = Date.now();
+while (Date.now() - watchAt < WATCH * 1000) {
+  await sleep(5000);
+  const p = await fresh.peers_();
+  const d = await fresh.dag();
+  const drawn = fresh.grepLog(/drawn from the peer directory/).length;
+  const connectedFromDirectory = fresh.grepLog(/connected to .* from the peer directory/).length;
+  samples.push({ t: +since(), outbound: p.outbound, inbound: p.inbound, blocks: d.blocks, daa: d.daa, drawn, connected_from_directory: connectedFromDirectory });
+  if (p.outbound >= 8 && eightAt == null) { eightAt = +since(); log(`the fresh node holds ${p.outbound} outbound peers at ${since()} s (${connectedFromDirectory} from the directory)`); }
+  if (samples.length % 6 === 0) log(`t=${since()} s fresh: ${p.outbound} outbound, ${p.inbound} inbound, ${d.blocks} blocks, ${drawn} draw line(s), ${connectedFromDirectory} directory connection(s)`);
+}
+const last = samples.at(-1);
+const checks = {
+  listing_lines_on_node_0: listed >= LISTING - 1,
+  fresh_synced: last.blocks > dag0.blocks / 2,
+  fresh_reached_eight_outbound: eightAt != null,
+  fresh_connected_from_directory: last.connected_from_directory >= 7,
+  fresh_held_one_outbound: samples.every(s => s.outbound <= 1),
+  no_directory_line_on_fresh: last.drawn === 0 && last.connected_from_directory === 0,
+};
+const good = EXPECT === 'eight'
+  ? checks.listing_lines_on_node_0 && checks.fresh_synced && checks.fresh_reached_eight_outbound && checks.fresh_connected_from_directory
+  : checks.fresh_synced && checks.fresh_held_one_outbound && checks.no_directory_line_on_fresh;
+const needed = EXPECT === 'eight' ? ['listing_lines_on_node_0', 'fresh_synced', 'fresh_reached_eight_outbound', 'fresh_connected_from_directory'] : ['fresh_synced', 'fresh_held_one_outbound', 'no_directory_line_on_fresh'];
+const fails = needed.filter(k => !checks[k]);
+const summary = { pass: good, expect: EXPECT, case: CASE, switch: SWITCH, listing: LISTING, joint: JOINT, watch: WATCH, node0: dag0, listing_lines_on_node_0: listed, eight_outbound_at_s: eightAt, last, checks, failed_checks: fails, samples, node: IGNEUMD, miner: CPU_MINER, slot: SLOT, ports: { base: BASE, suffix: SUFFIX } };
+mkdirSync(OUT.replace(/\/[^/]+$/, ''), { recursive: true });
+writeFileSync(OUT, JSON.stringify(summary, null, 2));
+log(`SUMMARY ${good ? 'PASS' : 'FAIL'} (${CASE}): node 0 logged ${listed} listings; the fresh node ${eightAt == null ? `never reached 8 outbound (last ${last.outbound})` : `reached 8 outbound at ${eightAt} s`}, ${last.connected_from_directory} connection(s) from the directory, ${last.drawn} draw line(s), ${last.blocks} blocks${fails.length ? `; FAILED CHECK ${fails.join(', ')}` : ''}`);
+log(`summary: ${OUT}`);
+await stopAll();
+process.exit(good ? 0 : 1);
diff --git a/sim/peer-directory/eclipse.py b/sim/peer-directory/eclipse.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e555e6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sim/peer-directory/eclipse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Mission item 12, the eclipse bound of the weight-backed peer directory (docs/analysis/mission/invent.md 7.1, model E).
+
+A fresh node draws its outbound peers from the directory WITHOUT replacement, each draw proportional to the listing
+key's weight at the latest checkpoint (the fork's `FinalityManager::draw_peers`). An attacker holding share `a` of the
+weight lists its addresses under `m` keys of equal weight (each above dust: the dust threshold is what bounds `m`, 100
+blocks a window on mainnet). The node is eclipsed when every one of its `n` outbound peers is the attacker's.
+
+Model E's closed form is a^n (with replacement); without replacement and with few attacker keys the odds are lower, and
+with fewer than n attacker keys an eclipse is impossible. Honest keys: `h` keys with Zipf weights (a few large miners,
+a long tail), the shape of a public chain's weight table.
+
+    python3 sim/peer-directory/eclipse.py [--starts 1000] [--share 0.34] [--peers 8,16] [--attacker-keys 8,64,1000]
+                                          [--honest-keys 200] [--seed 7]
+"""
+import argparse
+import random
+
+
+def draw(pool, n, rng):
+    """Weighted draw without replacement: pool is a list of (is_attacker, weight)."""
+    pool = list(pool)
+    out = []
+    while len(out) < n and pool:
+        total = sum(w for _, w in pool)
+        r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+        i = 0
+        while i + 1 < len(pool) and r >= pool[i][1]:
+            r -= pool[i][1]
+            i += 1
+        out.append(pool.pop(i)[0])
+    return out
+
+
+def run(starts, share, peers, attacker_keys, honest_keys, rng):
+    honest_total = 1.0 - share
+    zipf = [1.0 / (k + 1) for k in range(honest_keys)]
+    z = sum(zipf)
+    honest = [(False, honest_total * w / z) for w in zipf]
+    attacker = [(True, share / attacker_keys)] * attacker_keys
+    pool = honest + attacker
+    eclipsed = 0
+    majority = 0
+    for _ in range(starts):
+        got = draw(pool, peers, rng)
+        k = sum(got)
+        if k == len(got):
+            eclipsed += 1
+        if k * 2 > len(got):
+            majority += 1
+    return eclipsed, majority
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--starts", type=int, default=1000)
+    ap.add_argument("--share", type=float, default=0.34)
+    ap.add_argument("--peers", default="8,16")
+    ap.add_argument("--attacker-keys", default="8,64,1000")
+    ap.add_argument("--honest-keys", type=int, default=200)
+    ap.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=7)
+    a = ap.parse_args()
+    rng = random.Random(a.seed)
+    print(f"starts {a.starts}, attacker share {a.share:.2f} of the weight, {a.honest_keys} honest keys (Zipf), seed {a.seed}")
+    print(f"{'peers':>5} {'attacker keys':>13} {'eclipsed':>9} {'rate':>10} {'a^n (model E)':>14} {'attacker majority':>17}")
+    for n in (int(x) for x in a.peers.split(",")):
+        for m in (int(x) for x in a.attacker_keys.split(",")):
+            e, maj = run(a.starts, a.share, n, m, a.honest_keys, rng)
+            print(f"{n:>5} {m:>13} {e:>9} {e / a.starts:>10.2e} {a.share ** n:>14.2e} {maj / a.starts:>17.3f}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()