Implement readable saved-state Commit and restore scenarios

PLANS.md

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Each row is a delivery milestone, not a completion claim. Expand its record befo
 | 20 | Explicit vocabulary and named operation contexts | 19 | accepted |
 | 21 | Domain ownership of reservations and apply knowledge | 20 | accepted |
 | 22 | Transactional draft editing and client creation vertical slice | 21 | accepted |
-| 23 | Readable saved-state Commit and restore scenarios | 22 | pending |
+| 23 | Readable saved-state Commit and restore scenarios | 22 | accepted |
 | 24 | Session-owned first delivery and password reissue scenarios | 23 | pending |
 | 25 | Explicit restart verification scenario | 24 | pending |
 | 26 | Application read models and thin TUI command adapter | 25 | pending |
@@ -4015,7 +4015,7 @@ M22.1 added the internal owner and staged replacement API; M22.2 migrated assign
 
 ### Milestone 23 — Readable saved-state Commit and restore scenarios
 
-Status: pending. Prerequisite: M22 accepted.
+Status: accepted (2026-10-29T23:33:11+02:00; independent M23-R1 re-review, M23-R2 evidence verification and integrated Rust gates passed). Prerequisite: M22 accepted (2026-10-29T23:14:00+02:00). The user previously confirmed this session's coordinator GPT-6-Sol/medium setting; project configuration and explicit worker dispatch selected GPT-6-Luna/high. Initial tree clean at `c1d4f93`; pinned Rust/Cargo 1.97.1, rustfmt 1.9.0 and Clippy 0.1.97 verified. M9 is retired/unaccepted by user direction and is not an M23 prerequisite.
 
 #### Outcome and scope
 
@@ -4023,9 +4023,9 @@ Extract explicit saved-state scenarios with visible ordering and honest failure
 
 | Task | Owner | State | Bounded deliverable |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| M23.1 | implementer | pending | Commit preparation, backup/install, in-memory publication |
+| M23.1 | implementer `/root/m23_commit` | complete | Commit prepare/validate -> backup -> install -> publish; focused checks passed |
-| M23.2 | implementer | pending | Backup listing/creation and preview-confirm restore scenario |
+| M23.2 | implementer `/root/m23_commit` | complete | Backup listing/creation and preview-confirm restore extraction; exact-host reservation gap test/repair; focused checks passed |
-| M23.3 | reviewer; repairer; coordinator | pending | Ordering/recovery/compatibility review, repair and RUST acceptance |
+| M23.3 | reviewer `/root/m23_review`; repairer `/root/m23_repair`; coordinator | complete | M23-R1 closed on independent re-review; M23-R2 evidence verified; integrated RUST passed |
 
 1. Extract Commit as readable preparation -> validate proposed saved bytes -> completed pre-Commit backup of installed state -> journaled install -> publish new session state. Keep a concrete prepared result if it clarifies which fallible work precedes mutation. Do not turn backup confirmation into a public forgeable permission or allow callers to skip it.
 2. Preserve failure behavior: draft remains retryable, readback after failed install conservatively retains/revokes first-issue rights, saved/application history is not advanced on failure, and recovery on reopen follows the existing journal. Avoid an apparently infallible final publication that hides parsing or state-install errors.
@@ -4035,11 +4035,11 @@ Extract explicit saved-state scenarios with visible ordering and honest failure
 
 #### Acceptance and validation
 
-- [ ] M23-A1: completed backup precedes protected mutation for Commit/restore; failures and cancel retain documented draft/saved/runtime behavior.
+- [x] M23-A1: completed backup precedes protected mutation for Commit/restore; failures and cancel retain documented draft/saved/runtime behavior.
-- [ ] M23-A2: restore compatibility, path restrictions, absent components, recovery and historical status tests retain their assertions.
+- [x] M23-A2: restore compatibility, path restrictions, absent components, recovery and historical status tests retain their assertions.
-- [ ] M23-A3: fixture old-state backups and state/vault/archive compatibility checks pass; no runtime/service call in saved-only paths; independent review and RUST pass.
+- [x] M23-A3: fixture old-state backups and state/vault/archive compatibility checks pass; no runtime/service call in saved-only paths; independent review and RUST pass.
 
-Focused commands: `cargo test --locked app::`, `cargo test --locked persistence::`, `cargo test --locked backup::`, `cargo test --locked --test commit_restore`, `cargo test --locked --test client_delivery`. Evidence: docs/evidence/milestone-23.md. Outcome: not accepted. Handoff: M24 after acceptance.
+M23.1 and M23.2 focused checks passed. Fresh reviewer found M23-R1: over-reservation of exact routes retained by an unprojectable restored peer. Repair separated archived from newly carried reservations; independent re-review closed M23-R1. M23-R2, the missing evidence artifact, was closed after the reviewer verified the report and source/artifact hashes. Final coordinator commands `cargo fmt --all -- --check`, `cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -- -D warnings`, `cargo test --locked` (404 passed, 3 ignored) and `cargo build --locked --release` exited 0; `git diff --check` passed. [M23 evidence](docs/evidence/milestone-23.md) records focused runs, final source, review and limits. Outcome: accepted for host/synthetic scope; stop after M23. Next action only on a separate request is M24.1; no fresh Alpine/VM result is claimed.
 
 ### Milestone 24 — Session-owned first delivery and password reissue scenarios
 
@@ -4159,7 +4159,7 @@ Evidence: docs/evidence/milestone-27.md. Outcome: not accepted. Handoff: stop af
 
 ## Current progress and resume point
 
-- M22 is accepted for host/synthetic scope: coordinated draft ownership, edit/setup/import migration, failure tests, fresh independent review and required Rust gates passed. [M22 evidence](docs/evidence/milestone-22.md) records final inputs and limits. M23–M27 remain pending; M9 remains retired/unaccepted and its real-system limitations remain unchanged.
+- M23 is accepted for host/synthetic scope: saved-only Commit/backup/restore extraction, exact-host reservation repair, independent M23-R1/R2 closure and required Rust gates passed. [M23 evidence](docs/evidence/milestone-23.md) records final inputs and limits. M24–M27 remain pending; M9 remains retired/unaccepted and its real-system limitations remain unchanged.
 
 - M18 was accepted on 2026-10-29: structured, accurate in-app Help, responsive wrapping and bounded scrolling passed independent R1/R2 closure, synthetic/PTY checks and pinned Rust completion gates. [M18 evidence](docs/evidence/milestone-18.md) records final inputs and limits. At that handoff, M19 had not started.
 
@@ -4188,7 +4188,7 @@ Evidence: docs/evidence/milestone-27.md. Outcome: not accepted. Handoff: stop af
 
 - Milestone 8 delivered reviewed opt-in Alpine Testcontainers coverage for real IPv4 WireGuard peers, application lifecycle, saved/runtime separation, restoration, import/reissue, backup failures and the real Rustix reader. Host gates and three fresh real-container runs passed on one stable source fingerprint; M8-A1–A10 accepted. Real IPv6 behavior is unverified by user-authorized scope.
 - Milestone 9 is retired and unaccepted: the reviewed disposable VM preparation and guarded first start did not establish Debian/systemd acceptance. The exact VM was powered off after the user stopped work. M9.2–M9.3 were not started; M9-A1–A9 are unchecked.
-- M18–M22 handoffs remain complete. Stop after M22; begin M23.1 only on a separate request. Keep M16 validation limitations separate from TUI evidence. Do not access production, commit, deploy or resume VM work.
+- M18–M23 handoffs remain complete. Stop after M23; begin M24.1 only on a separate request. Keep M16 validation limitations separate from TUI evidence. Do not access production, commit, deploy or resume VM work.
 
 ## Plan maintenance
 

docs/PROJECT_LAYOUT.md

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ src/
   app.rs                   # Application operations and orchestration
   app/
     draft.rs               # Coordinated in-memory document, client-state, and vault drafts
+    commit.rs              # Prepare, backup, install, and publish saved-state Commit
+    restore.rs             # Bound preview and confirmed saved-state replacement
+    backups.rs             # Manual/pre-operation backup and archive-list scenarios
   wireguard.rs             # Server configuration module boundary
   wireguard/
     document.rs            # Parsing and edits preserving original text

docs/evidence/milestone-23.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Milestone 23 evidence — saved-state Commit, backup, and restore scenarios
+
+Run: 2026-10-29T23:32:25+02:00. Base commit: `c1d4f93` (clean at start). Final dirty source inputs are `src/app.rs`, new `src/app/commit.rs`, `src/app/restore.rs`, `src/app/backups.rs`, and `docs/PROJECT_LAYOUT.md`. `PLANS.md` and this report are coordinator records. Reproduce identity with `sha256sum`:
+
+| Input | SHA-256 |
+| --- | --- |
+| `src/app.rs` | `9fe74372a68182dc24d7061b4409d3dd6970bc77e3528560da2cacd9d70876b2` |
+| `src/app/commit.rs` | `e8af86c36613d91605c81c3dca82fb3d1b3b0dd9b41fdbfeaba9e84984fc091b` |
+| `src/app/restore.rs` | `5dd96ee9650ce66e17378eebea2adf18da746264814f0f0d6258a6ebbda651e4` |
+| `src/app/backups.rs` | `d837fb0dd29cd3affd9ae12233ecb0337e9a308d730b24a4c892c7bc2605e6ef` |
+| `docs/PROJECT_LAYOUT.md` | `c9d873caf3c46d48392e6352b5aed036ce3fdaa471c66b4df8d92994c1a2f5ef` |
+| `target/release/wireguard-admin` | `44444967d552bbb7bac2d36423cc943cde2ced783190946aae67f12e0283541e` |
+
+Native host toolchain: rustc/Cargo 1.97.1, rustfmt 1.9.0, Clippy 0.1.97. `Cargo.toml`, `Cargo.lock`, `src/persistence.rs`, and `src/backup.rs` have no diff.
+
+## Implementation and review
+
+- M23.1 extracted Commit into a private scenario: prepare and validate proposed bytes, parsed document, and next client state; complete a pre-Commit archive of the installed generation; perform journaled install; then publish the prepared in-memory state. A failed install reads back conservatively to retain or revoke session-first-delivery rights. The public `Application` facade and narrow test callback remain. No service or runtime call is made by Commit.
+- M23.2 extracted manual/pre-restart backup listing/creation and previewed restore. Preview is read-only and holds the exact installed generation and selected archive bytes. Confirmation rejects a stale generation before backup, prepares path-compatible settings/document/vault/state, completes a pre-restore archive, performs journaled full replacement, then publishes. An install failure clears session-only delivery rights and reports recovery uncertainty. Absent optional components and archive/historical labels retain their documented semantics. No vault password or runtime call is used.
+- The M19 exact-host restore gap is repaired: removed unprojectable peers' exact IPv4 `/32` and IPv6 `/128` routes are retained as reservations through reopen and allocation. Broad routes are not expanded into guessed addresses.
+- Fresh GPT-6-Luna/high reviewer `/root/m23_review`, separate from implementer `/root/m23_commit`, found M23-R1: newly carried routes were reserved even when still present in the restored document. GPT-6-Luna/high repairer `/root/m23_repair` separated archived reservations from carried current/pending addresses and excluded carried exact routes still owned by the restored document. Focused tests cover retained, removed, pending-deletion and archived-reservation cases. Independent re-review closed M23-R1 with no remaining code finding. M23-R2 identified that this evidence file was pending during the first review; it is now present for final verification.
+
+## Integrated validation
+
+| Exact command | Result |
+| --- | --- |
+| `cargo fmt --all -- --check` | exit 0 |
+| `cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -- -D warnings` | exit 0 |
+| `cargo test --locked` | exit 0; 404 passed, 3 ignored opt-in Alpine tests, 0 failed, including 2 doctests |
+| `cargo build --locked --release` | exit 0 |
+| `git diff --check` | exit 0 |
+
+Focused implementer/repairer/reviewer runs covered `cargo test --locked app::` (final 67), `cargo test --locked persistence::` (15), `cargo test --locked backup::` (8), `cargo test --locked --test commit_restore` (9), and `cargo test --locked --test client_delivery` (5), all passed on the final code. The full test command supersedes those focused runs as integrated host evidence. The independent review inspected backup-before-install order, saved-only dependencies, path/generation binding, optional components, secret handling, recovery and preserved formats.
+
+## Acceptance scope and limits
+
+M23-A1 is supported by reviewed operation ordering and backup/install/cancel failure tests. M23-A2 is supported by restored settings/path, optional-component, recovery, historical-status and old-archive tests. M23-A3 is supported by fixture old-state backups, compatibility tests, the saved-only dependency audit, independent re-review and required Rust gates. This is host/synthetic evidence. No opt-in Alpine or disposable systemd VM run was made for M23; no real systemd, live VPN, production or IPv6 integration behavior is claimed. M9 remains retired/unaccepted.

src/app.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 //! encrypted vault data, backups, the recoverable saved-file adapter, and the
 //! explicit runtime-restart confirmation boundary.
 
+mod backups;
+mod commit;
 mod draft;
+mod restore;
 
 use draft::DraftChanges;
 
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ pub struct RestorePreview {
     created_at_utc: String,
     reason: BackupReason,
     historical_apply: HistoricalApplyStatus,
+    installed_generation: SavedBytes,
     saved_bytes: SavedBytes,
 }
 
@@ -1424,14 +1428,7 @@ impl Application {
     /// Create the mandatory archive from current installed bytes without
     /// changing the current session or saved files.
     pub fn create_backup(&self, reason: BackupReason) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
-        let installed = self.store.read_saved()?;
+        backups::create_backup(self, reason)
-        let historical_apply = historical_apply_from_saved(&installed)?;
-        Ok(backup::create_archive(
-            self.store.archives_directory(),
-            reason,
-            historical_apply,
-            &installed,
-        )?)
     }
 
     pub fn create_manual_backup(&self) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
@@ -1439,20 +1436,13 @@ impl Application {
     }
 
     pub fn list_backups(&self) -> Result<Vec<backup::ArchiveSummary>, AppError> {
-        match backup::list_archives(self.store.archives_directory()) {
+        backups::list_backups(self)
-            Ok(archives) => Ok(archives),
-            Err(BackupError::Io(error)) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                Ok(Vec::new())
-            }
-            Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
-        }
     }
 
     /// Reusable mandatory backup boundary for M5 before it invokes restart.
     /// This method only archives saved bytes; it never calls a runtime adapter.
     pub fn create_pre_restart_backup(&mut self) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
-        self.active_restart_attempt = None;
+        backups::create_pre_restart_backup(self)
-        self.create_backup(BackupReason::PreRestart)
     }
 
     /// Prepare a read-only preview bound to the exact currently installed generation.
@@ -1895,61 +1885,7 @@ impl Application {
     /// Validate a selected archive without changing saved files or the draft.
     /// The returned value carries the exact validated bytes used at confirmation.
     pub fn preview_restore(&self, file_name: &str) -> Result<RestorePreview, AppError> {
-        if !safe_archive_name(file_name) {
+        restore::preview_restore(self, file_name)
-            return Err(AppError::InvalidArchiveSelection);
-        }
-        let path = self.store.archives_directory().join(file_name);
-        let preview = backup::preview_archive(&path)?;
-        self.store.validate_saved(&preview.saved_bytes)?;
-        let mut proposed = preview.saved_bytes;
-        let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&proposed.server_config)?;
-        let snapshot = snapshot_from_document(&document);
-        let mut restored_states = ClientStates::new(snapshot, None, ApplyStatus::Unknown)?;
-        let mut archived_reservations = BTreeSet::new();
-        let mut reservations = self.draft.states.reserved_addresses().clone();
-        // A restore can remove clients that are currently saved even when their
-        // addresses were not yet in the persisted reservation set. Runtime state
-        // remains unchanged, so carry those addresses across the replacement.
-        reservations.extend(
-            self.draft
-                .states
-                .saved()
-                .clients()
-                .flat_map(|client| client.addresses.iter()),
-        );
-        if let Some(state_bytes) = &proposed.internal_state {
-            let archived = PersistedState::from_toml(state_bytes)?;
-            archived_reservations = archived
-                .reserved_addresses
-                .iter()
-                .map(|address| {
-                    address
-                        .parse::<IpAddr>()
-                        .map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)
-                })
-                .collect::<Result<BTreeSet<_>, _>>()?;
-            PersistedState::new(archived_reservations.iter().map(ToString::to_string), None)?
-                .apply_to(&mut restored_states)?;
-        }
-        reservations.extend(archived_reservations);
-        reservations.retain(|address| {
-            !restored_states
-                .saved()
-                .clients()
-                .any(|client| client.addresses.iter().any(|saved| saved == *address))
-        });
-        if !reservations.is_empty() || proposed.internal_state.is_some() {
-            let state = PersistedState::new(reservations.iter().map(ToString::to_string), None)?;
-            state.apply_to(&mut restored_states)?;
-            proposed.internal_state = Some(state.to_toml()?);
-        }
-        self.store.validate_saved(&proposed)?;
-        Ok(RestorePreview {
-            created_at_utc: preview.created_at_utc,
-            reason: preview.reason,
-            historical_apply: preview.historical_apply,
-            saved_bytes: proposed,
-        })
     }
 
     /// Explicitly confirm a previously previewed restore. The pre-restore
@@ -1958,54 +1894,18 @@ impl Application {
         &mut self,
         preview: RestorePreview,
     ) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
-        self.confirm_restore_with_install(preview, |store, saved, _backup| {
+        restore::confirm_restore(self, preview, |store, saved, _backup| {
             store.install(saved, BackupComplete(()))
         })
     }
 
+    #[cfg(test)]
     fn confirm_restore_with_install(
         &mut self,
         preview: RestorePreview,
         install: impl FnOnce(&SavedStore, &SavedBytes, BackupComplete) -> Result<(), PersistenceError>,
     ) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
-        self.store.validate_saved(&preview.saved_bytes)?;
+        restore::confirm_restore(self, preview, install)
-        let current = self.store.read_saved()?;
-        let archive = backup::create_archive(
-            self.store.archives_directory(),
-            BackupReason::PreRestore,
-            historical_apply_from_saved(&current)?,
-            &current,
-        )?;
-        let resolved = self.store.resolved_settings_for(&preview.saved_bytes)?;
-        if let Err(error) = install(&self.store, &preview.saved_bytes, BackupComplete(())) {
-            self.initial_issues.clear();
-            return Err(error.into());
-        }
-        let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&preview.saved_bytes.server_config)?;
-        let vault = preview
-            .saved_bytes
-            .vault
-            .as_deref()
-            .map(std::str::from_utf8)
-            .transpose()
-            .map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)?
-            .map(VaultBundle::from_toml)
-            .transpose()?;
-        let snapshot = snapshot_from_document(&document);
-        let mut states = ClientStates::new(snapshot, None, ApplyStatus::Unknown)?;
-        if let Some(bytes) = &preview.saved_bytes.internal_state {
-            PersistedState::from_toml(bytes)?.apply_to(&mut states)?;
-        }
-        self.saved = preview.saved_bytes;
-        self.store.set_resolved_settings(resolved);
-        self.draft.document = document;
-        self.draft.vault = vault;
-        self.draft.states = states;
-        self.initial_issues.clear();
-        self.historical_apply = HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown;
-        self.verified_saved_projection = None;
-        self.active_restart_attempt = None;
-        Ok(archive)
     }
 
     /// Persist applied state only with the one-use authorization produced by
@@ -2102,87 +2002,7 @@ impl Application {
         ) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, BackupError>,
         install: impl FnOnce(&SavedStore, &SavedBytes, BackupComplete) -> Result<(), PersistenceError>,
     ) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
-        let installed = self.store.read_saved()?;
+        commit::commit(self, create_backup, install)
-        if let Some(existing_bytes) = &installed.vault {
-            let existing_text =
-                std::str::from_utf8(existing_bytes).map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)?;
-            let existing = VaultBundle::from_toml(existing_text)?;
-            if self
-                .draft
-                .vault
-                .as_ref()
-                .is_none_or(|vault| existing.recipient() != vault.recipient())
-            {
-                return Err(AppError::VaultIdentityChange);
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut next_states = self.draft.states.clone();
-        next_states.commit_draft();
-        let reservations = next_states
-            .reserved_addresses()
-            .iter()
-            .map(IpAddr::to_string)
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        let internal_state = Some(PersistedState::new(reservations, None)?.to_toml()?);
-        let vault_bytes = self
-            .draft
-            .vault
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(VaultBundle::to_toml)
-            .transpose()?
-            .map(String::into_bytes);
-        let proposed = SavedBytes {
-            settings: installed.settings.clone(),
-            server_config: self.draft.document.render().to_vec(),
-            internal_state,
-            vault: vault_bytes,
-        };
-        self.store.validate_saved(&proposed)?;
-
-        let archive = create_backup(
-            self.store.archives_directory(),
-            BackupReason::PreCommit,
-            historical_apply_from_saved(&installed)?,
-            &installed,
-        )?;
-        if let Err(error) = install(&self.store, &proposed, BackupComplete(())) {
-            match self.store.read_saved() {
-                Ok(current) => {
-                    let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&current.server_config).ok();
-                    let vault = current
-                        .vault
-                        .as_deref()
-                        .and_then(|bytes| std::str::from_utf8(bytes).ok())
-                        .and_then(|text| VaultBundle::from_toml(text).ok());
-                    if let Some(document) = document {
-                        retain_matching_issue_map(
-                            &mut self.initial_issues,
-                            &document,
-                            vault.as_ref(),
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        self.initial_issues.clear();
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(_) => self.initial_issues.clear(),
-            }
-            return Err(error.into());
-        }
-
-        self.saved = proposed;
-        self.draft.states = next_states;
-        self.draft.document = ConfigDocument::parse(&self.saved.server_config)?;
-        self.invalidate_active_issue_authorizations();
-        promote_matching_issue_map(
-            &mut self.initial_issues,
-            &self.draft.document,
-            self.draft.vault.as_ref(),
-        );
-        self.historical_apply = HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown;
-        self.verified_saved_projection = None;
-        self.active_restart_attempt = None;
-        Ok(archive)
     }
 }
 
@@ -2555,7 +2375,10 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::backup::{BackupReason, HistoricalApplyStatus, create_archive, preview_archive};
     use crate::config::SettingsFile;
     use crate::delivery::qr::QrError;
-    use crate::domain::{ApplyStatus, Client, ClientAddresses, ClientStates, PublicKey, Snapshot};
+    use crate::domain::{
+        AddressAvailability, AddressFamily, ApplyStatus, Client, ClientAddresses, ClientStates,
+        DomainError, PublicKey, Snapshot, allocate_ipv4, allocate_ipv6,
+    };
     use crate::persistence::{
         BackupComplete, InstallCheckpoint, PersistedState, PersistenceError, SavedStore,
     };
@@ -4202,6 +4025,212 @@ restart_timeout_seconds = 30
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_restore_preview_is_rejected_before_backup_and_keeps_the_draft() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp directory");
+        let (store, states, key, _) = setup(root.path(), false);
+        let mut app = Application::open(store.clone(), states).expect("application opens");
+        let saved = store.read_saved().expect("saved bytes");
+        let selected = create_archive(
+            store.archives_directory(),
+            BackupReason::Manual,
+            HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown,
+            &saved,
+        )
+        .expect("restore archive");
+        let preview = app
+            .preview_restore(selected.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap())
+            .expect("preview is prepared");
+
+        app.rename_client(key, "committed after preview")
+            .expect("stage new saved generation");
+        app.commit().expect("save new generation");
+        app.rename_client(key, "draft retained after stale preview")
+            .expect("stage follow-up draft");
+        let backup_count = app.list_backups().expect("list backups").len();
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            app.confirm_restore(preview),
+            Err(AppError::SavedGenerationChanged)
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.list_backups().expect("no precautionary backup").len(),
+            backup_count
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.states()
+                .draft()
+                .get(&key)
+                .expect("draft survives")
+                .alias,
+            "draft retained after stale preview"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            store
+                .read_saved()
+                .expect("current generation remains installed")
+                .server_config,
+            app.saved_bytes().server_config
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn restore_retains_removed_unprojectable_exact_hosts_through_reopen_and_allocation() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp directory");
+        let (store, states, _, _) = setup(root.path(), false);
+        let original = store.read_saved().expect("initial saved bytes");
+        let selected = create_archive(
+            store.archives_directory(),
+            BackupReason::Manual,
+            HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown,
+            &original,
+        )
+        .expect("archive without unsupported peers");
+
+        let broad_key = WireGuardPrivateKey::generate()
+            .expect("synthetic broad-route peer key")
+            .public_key();
+        let pending_key = WireGuardPrivateKey::generate()
+            .expect("synthetic exact-route peer key")
+            .public_key();
+        let mut current = clone_saved(&original);
+        current.server_config.extend_from_slice(
+            format!(
+                "\n[Peer]\nPublicKey = {broad_key}\nAllowedIPs = 10.20.0.77/32, 10.20.0.0/24, fd20::77/128\n\n[Peer]\nPublicKey = {pending_key}\nAllowedIPs = 10.20.0.79/32, fd20::79/128\n"
+            )
+            .as_bytes(),
+        );
+        store
+            .install(&current, BackupComplete(()))
+            .expect("install synthetic current generation");
+        let mut app = Application::open(store.clone(), states).expect("open with peer routes");
+
+        // Missing managed metadata makes this peer unprojectable. Deleting it
+        // stages its exact addresses without requiring a client snapshot.
+        assert!(
+            !app.delete_client(pending_key)
+                .expect("stage exact-host deletion")
+        );
+        let preview = app
+            .preview_restore(selected.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap())
+            .expect("preview combines current and pending reservations");
+        app.confirm_restore(preview).expect("restore succeeds");
+
+        let reopened = Application::open_from_saved_store(store.clone())
+            .expect("reservations survive a fresh application session");
+        let reserved = reopened
+            .states()
+            .reserved_addresses()
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        for address in ["10.20.0.77", "fd20::77", "10.20.0.79", "fd20::79"] {
+            assert!(reserved.contains(&address.parse().unwrap()), "{address}");
+        }
+        assert!(
+            !reserved.contains(&"10.20.0.1".parse().unwrap()),
+            "broad subnet routes must not be expanded into guessed reservations"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            allocate_ipv4(
+                "10.20.0.77/32".parse().unwrap(),
+                &AddressAvailability {
+                    server: &[],
+                    occupied: &[],
+                    reserved: &reserved,
+                },
+            ),
+            Err(DomainError::AddressExhausted(AddressFamily::Ipv4))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            allocate_ipv6(
+                "fd20::77/128".parse().unwrap(),
+                &AddressAvailability {
+                    server: &[],
+                    occupied: &[],
+                    reserved: &reserved,
+                },
+            ),
+            Err(DomainError::AddressExhausted(AddressFamily::Ipv6))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn restore_does_not_reserve_unprojectable_exact_hosts_owned_by_restored_document() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp directory");
+        let (store, _, _, _) = setup(root.path(), false);
+        let mut current = store.read_saved().expect("initial saved bytes");
+        let retained_key = WireGuardPrivateKey::generate()
+            .expect("synthetic retained-peer key")
+            .public_key();
+        let deleted_key = WireGuardPrivateKey::generate()
+            .expect("synthetic pending-deletion key")
+            .public_key();
+        current.server_config.extend_from_slice(
+            format!(
+                "\n[Peer]\nPublicKey = {retained_key}\nAllowedIPs = 10.20.0.77/32, fd20::77/128\n\n[Peer]\nPublicKey = {deleted_key}\nAllowedIPs = 10.20.0.79/32, fd20::79/128\n"
+            )
+            .as_bytes(),
+        );
+        current.internal_state = Some(
+            PersistedState::new(["10.20.0.88".to_owned()], None)
+                .expect("synthetic archived reservation")
+                .to_toml()
+                .expect("archived reservation serializes"),
+        );
+        store
+            .install(&current, BackupComplete(()))
+            .expect("install synthetic unprojectable peers");
+        let archive = create_archive(
+            store.archives_directory(),
+            BackupReason::Manual,
+            HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown,
+            &current,
+        )
+        .expect("archive restored peer routes");
+        let mut app = Application::open_from_saved_store(store.clone())
+            .expect("application opens with unprojectable peers");
+
+        assert!(
+            !app.delete_client(deleted_key)
+                .expect("stage pending peer deletion")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.states()
+                .address_reservations()
+                .pending_host_routes()
+                .count(),
+            2
+        );
+        let preview = app
+            .preview_restore(archive.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap())
+            .expect("preview archive restoring exact routes");
+        app.confirm_restore(preview).expect("restore succeeds");
+
+        assert_eq!(app.states().reserved_addresses().len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            app.states()
+                .reserved_addresses()
+                .contains(&"10.20.0.88".parse().expect("archived reservation"))
+        );
+        assert!(
+            app.states()
+                .address_reservations()
+                .pending_host_routes()
+                .next()
+                .is_none()
+        );
+        let restored_state = PersistedState::from_toml(
+            app.saved_bytes()
+                .internal_state
+                .as_deref()
+                .expect("archived reservation remains persisted"),
+        )
+        .expect("restored state remains valid");
+        assert_eq!(restored_state.reserved_addresses, ["10.20.0.88"]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn restoring_absent_optional_components_removes_installed_vault_and_state() {
         let root = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp directory");
@@ -4219,6 +4248,19 @@ restart_timeout_seconds = 30
             .expect("vault staged");
         app.commit().expect("vault installed");
         assert!(store.read_saved().expect("installed").vault.is_some());
+        let mut current = store.read_saved().expect("current saved bytes");
+        let removed_key = WireGuardPrivateKey::generate()
+            .expect("synthetic removed-peer key")
+            .public_key();
+        current.server_config.extend_from_slice(
+            format!(
+                "\n[Peer]\nPublicKey = {removed_key}\nAllowedIPs = 10.20.0.9/32, fd20::9/128\n"
+            )
+            .as_bytes(),
+        );
+        store
+            .install(&current, BackupComplete(()))
+            .expect("install current peer removed by archive");
 
         let preview = app
             .preview_restore(selected.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap())
@@ -4230,10 +4272,11 @@ restart_timeout_seconds = 30
             restored
                 .internal_state
                 .as_deref()
-                .expect("pending current address is retained"),
+                .expect("removed current routes are retained"),
         )
         .expect("restored reservation state parses");
-        assert!(state.reserved_addresses.contains(&"fd20::2".to_owned()));
+        assert!(state.reserved_addresses.contains(&"10.20.0.9".to_owned()));
+        assert!(state.reserved_addresses.contains(&"fd20::9".to_owned()));
         assert!(app.vault().is_none());
         assert_eq!(app.states().applied(), &ApplyStatus::Unknown);
     }
@@ -5277,11 +5320,9 @@ restart_timeout_seconds = 30
             }
         );
         let restored = store.read_saved().expect("restored saved bytes parse");
-        assert_eq!(
+        assert!(
-            PersistedState::from_toml(restored.internal_state.as_deref().unwrap())
+            restored.internal_state.is_none(),
-                .unwrap()
+            "the selected archive had no state and restored routes need no reservation"
-                .last_verified_at_utc,
-            None
         );
         let restored_document = ConfigDocument::parse(&restored.server_config).unwrap();
         let reopened_states = ClientStates::new(

src/app/backups.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//! Application-owned backup listing and creation scenarios.
+
+use crate::backup::{self, ArchiveSummary, BackupReason};
+
+use super::{AppError, Application, historical_apply_from_saved};
+
+pub(super) fn create_backup(
+    application: &Application,
+    reason: BackupReason,
+) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
+    let installed = application.store.read_saved()?;
+    let historical_apply = historical_apply_from_saved(&installed)?;
+    Ok(backup::create_archive(
+        application.store.archives_directory(),
+        reason,
+        historical_apply,
+        &installed,
+    )?)
+}
+
+pub(super) fn list_backups(application: &Application) -> Result<Vec<ArchiveSummary>, AppError> {
+    match backup::list_archives(application.store.archives_directory()) {
+        Ok(archives) => Ok(archives),
+        Err(crate::backup::BackupError::Io(error))
+            if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound =>
+        {
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+        Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn create_pre_restart_backup(
+    application: &mut Application,
+) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
+    application.active_restart_attempt = None;
+    create_backup(application, BackupReason::PreRestart)
+}

src/app/commit.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+//! Saved-state Commit scenario.
+//!
+//! The ordering is deliberately explicit: prepare and validate the complete
+//! candidate, archive the installed generation, install it through the
+//! journaled store, then publish only already-prepared in-memory values.
+
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+use crate::backup::{BackupError, BackupReason, HistoricalApplyStatus, SavedBytes};
+use crate::domain::ClientStates;
+use crate::persistence::{BackupComplete, PersistedState, PersistenceError, SavedStore};
+use crate::vault::VaultBundle;
+use crate::wireguard::ConfigDocument;
+
+use super::{
+    AppError, Application, historical_apply_from_saved, promote_matching_issue_map,
+    retain_matching_issue_map,
+};
+
+struct PreparedCommit {
+    proposed: SavedBytes,
+    document: ConfigDocument,
+    states: ClientStates,
+}
+
+impl Application {
+    /// Prepare a candidate without changing the live session or installed
+    /// files. All parsing, serialization and store validation finish here.
+    fn prepare_commit(
+        &self,
+        installed: &SavedBytes,
+    ) -> Result<(SavedBytes, ConfigDocument, ClientStates), AppError> {
+        if let Some(existing_bytes) = &installed.vault {
+            let existing_text =
+                std::str::from_utf8(existing_bytes).map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)?;
+            let existing = VaultBundle::from_toml(existing_text)?;
+            if self
+                .draft
+                .vault
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_none_or(|vault| existing.recipient() != vault.recipient())
+            {
+                return Err(AppError::VaultIdentityChange);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut states = self.draft.states.clone();
+        states.commit_draft();
+        let reservations = states
+            .reserved_addresses()
+            .iter()
+            .map(IpAddr::to_string)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let internal_state = Some(PersistedState::new(reservations, None)?.to_toml()?);
+        let vault = self
+            .draft
+            .vault
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(VaultBundle::to_toml)
+            .transpose()?
+            .map(String::into_bytes);
+        let proposed = SavedBytes {
+            settings: installed.settings.clone(),
+            server_config: self.draft.document.render().to_vec(),
+            internal_state,
+            vault,
+        };
+        self.store.validate_saved(&proposed)?;
+
+        // Reuse this parsed document after install; publication must not have a
+        // fallible parse step after the filesystem has already advanced.
+        let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&proposed.server_config)?;
+        Ok((proposed, document, states))
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn commit(
+    application: &mut Application,
+    create_backup: impl FnOnce(
+        &std::path::Path,
+        BackupReason,
+        HistoricalApplyStatus,
+        &SavedBytes,
+    ) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, BackupError>,
+    install: impl FnOnce(&SavedStore, &SavedBytes, BackupComplete) -> Result<(), PersistenceError>,
+) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
+    let installed = application.store.read_saved()?;
+    let historical_apply = historical_apply_from_saved(&installed)?;
+    let (proposed, document, states) = application.prepare_commit(&installed)?;
+    let prepared = PreparedCommit {
+        proposed,
+        document,
+        states,
+    };
+
+    // Passing BackupComplete is the only path to installation, and this point
+    // is reached only after the full archive has been published successfully.
+    let archive = create_backup(
+        application.store.archives_directory(),
+        BackupReason::PreCommit,
+        historical_apply,
+        &installed,
+    )?;
+    if let Err(error) = install(&application.store, &prepared.proposed, BackupComplete(())) {
+        retain_first_issue_rights_after_failed_install(application);
+        return Err(error.into());
+    }
+
+    application.saved = prepared.proposed;
+    application.draft.states = prepared.states;
+    application.draft.document = prepared.document;
+    application.invalidate_active_issue_authorizations();
+    promote_matching_issue_map(
+        &mut application.initial_issues,
+        &application.draft.document,
+        application.draft.vault.as_ref(),
+    );
+    application.historical_apply = HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown;
+    application.verified_saved_projection = None;
+    application.active_restart_attempt = None;
+    Ok(archive)
+}
+
+fn retain_first_issue_rights_after_failed_install(application: &mut Application) {
+    match application.store.read_saved() {
+        Ok(current) => {
+            let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&current.server_config).ok();
+            let vault = current
+                .vault
+                .as_deref()
+                .and_then(|bytes| std::str::from_utf8(bytes).ok())
+                .and_then(|text| VaultBundle::from_toml(text).ok());
+            if let Some(document) = document {
+                retain_matching_issue_map(
+                    &mut application.initial_issues,
+                    &document,
+                    vault.as_ref(),
+                );
+            } else {
+                application.initial_issues.clear();
+            }
+        }
+        Err(_) => application.initial_issues.clear(),
+    }
+}

src/app/restore.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+//! Previewed, saved-state-only restore scenario.
+
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+use crate::backup::{self, BackupReason, SavedBytes};
+use crate::domain::{ApplyStatus, ClientStates};
+use crate::persistence::{BackupComplete, PersistedState, PersistenceError, SavedStore};
+use crate::vault::VaultBundle;
+use crate::wireguard::{ConfigDocument, PeerInspection};
+
+use super::{
+    AppError, Application, RestorePreview, historical_apply_from_saved, safe_archive_name,
+    same_saved_bytes, snapshot_from_document,
+};
+
+struct PreparedRestore {
+    proposed: SavedBytes,
+    resolved_settings: crate::config::ResolvedSettings,
+    document: ConfigDocument,
+    vault: Option<VaultBundle>,
+    states: ClientStates,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn preview_restore(
+    application: &Application,
+    file_name: &str,
+) -> Result<RestorePreview, AppError> {
+    if !safe_archive_name(file_name) {
+        return Err(AppError::InvalidArchiveSelection);
+    }
+    let installed_generation = application.store.read_saved()?;
+    let current_document = ConfigDocument::parse(&installed_generation.server_config)?;
+    let selected_path = application.store.archives_directory().join(file_name);
+    let archive = backup::preview_archive(&selected_path)?;
+    application.store.validate_saved(&archive.saved_bytes)?;
+    let mut proposed = archive.saved_bytes;
+
+    let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&proposed.server_config)?;
+    let mut states = ClientStates::new(
+        snapshot_from_document(&document),
+        None,
+        ApplyStatus::Unknown,
+    )?;
+
+    let mut carried_reservations = application
+        .draft
+        .states
+        .address_reservations()
+        .all()
+        .collect::<BTreeSet<_>>();
+    carried_reservations.extend(
+        snapshot_from_document(&current_document)
+            .clients()
+            .flat_map(|client| client.addresses.iter()),
+    );
+    // Saved peers outside the manageable client projection can still own
+    // exact host routes. Keep those addresses if this restore removes them;
+    // never enumerate broad routes or infer other addresses from a subnet.
+    carried_reservations.extend(exact_host_route_reservations(&current_document));
+
+    let archived_had_state = proposed.internal_state.is_some();
+    let mut archived_reservations = BTreeSet::new();
+    if let Some(state_bytes) = &proposed.internal_state {
+        let archived = PersistedState::from_toml(state_bytes)?;
+        archived_reservations = archived
+            .reserved_addresses
+            .iter()
+            .map(|address| {
+                address
+                    .parse::<IpAddr>()
+                    .map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<BTreeSet<_>, _>>()?;
+    }
+    let restored_exact_hosts = exact_host_routes(&document);
+    let mut reservations = carried_reservations.clone();
+    reservations.extend(archived_reservations.iter().copied());
+    reservations.retain(|address| {
+        let assigned_to_restored_client = states
+            .saved()
+            .clients()
+            .any(|client| client.addresses.iter().any(|saved| saved == *address));
+        !assigned_to_restored_client
+            && (archived_reservations.contains(address)
+                || !carried_reservations.contains(address)
+                || !restored_exact_hosts.contains(address))
+    });
+    if !reservations.is_empty() || archived_had_state {
+        let state = PersistedState::new(reservations.iter().map(ToString::to_string), None)?;
+        state.apply_to(&mut states)?;
+        proposed.internal_state = Some(state.to_toml()?);
+    }
+
+    application.store.validate_saved(&proposed)?;
+    Ok(RestorePreview {
+        created_at_utc: archive.created_at_utc,
+        reason: archive.reason,
+        historical_apply: archive.historical_apply,
+        installed_generation,
+        saved_bytes: proposed,
+    })
+}
+
+pub(super) fn confirm_restore(
+    application: &mut Application,
+    preview: RestorePreview,
+    install: impl FnOnce(&SavedStore, &SavedBytes, BackupComplete) -> Result<(), PersistenceError>,
+) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, AppError> {
+    let current = application.store.read_saved()?;
+    if !same_saved_bytes(&current, &preview.installed_generation) {
+        return Err(AppError::SavedGenerationChanged);
+    }
+
+    let prepared = prepare_restore(application, preview.saved_bytes)?;
+    let historical_apply = historical_apply_from_saved(&current)?;
+    let archive = backup::create_archive(
+        application.store.archives_directory(),
+        BackupReason::PreRestore,
+        historical_apply,
+        &current,
+    )?;
+
+    if let Err(error) = install(&application.store, &prepared.proposed, BackupComplete(())) {
+        // A partial journaled install may leave disk in a recovery-required
+        // state. Revoke session-only delivery rights until the store is read
+        // again and the actual installed generation is known.
+        application.initial_issues.clear();
+        return Err(error.into());
+    }
+
+    application.saved = prepared.proposed;
+    application
+        .store
+        .set_resolved_settings(prepared.resolved_settings);
+    application.draft.document = prepared.document;
+    application.draft.vault = prepared.vault;
+    application.draft.states = prepared.states;
+    application.initial_issues.clear();
+    application.historical_apply = crate::backup::HistoricalApplyStatus::Unknown;
+    application.verified_saved_projection = None;
+    application.active_restart_attempt = None;
+    Ok(archive)
+}
+
+fn prepare_restore(
+    application: &Application,
+    proposed: SavedBytes,
+) -> Result<PreparedRestore, AppError> {
+    application.store.validate_saved(&proposed)?;
+    // Check installation path compatibility and parse every in-memory value
+    // before the precautionary archive or file replacement begins.
+    let resolved_settings = application.store.resolved_settings_for(&proposed)?;
+    let document = ConfigDocument::parse(&proposed.server_config)?;
+    let vault = proposed
+        .vault
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(std::str::from_utf8)
+        .transpose()
+        .map_err(|_| AppError::InvalidSavedState)?
+        .map(VaultBundle::from_toml)
+        .transpose()?;
+    let mut states = ClientStates::new(
+        snapshot_from_document(&document),
+        None,
+        ApplyStatus::Unknown,
+    )?;
+    if let Some(bytes) = &proposed.internal_state {
+        PersistedState::from_toml(bytes)?.apply_to(&mut states)?;
+    }
+    Ok(PreparedRestore {
+        proposed,
+        resolved_settings,
+        document,
+        vault,
+        states,
+    })
+}
+
+fn exact_host_route_reservations(document: &ConfigDocument) -> BTreeSet<IpAddr> {
+    let mut reservations = BTreeSet::new();
+    for peer in document.peers() {
+        if manageable_peer(document, peer) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for route in &peer.allowed_ips {
+            match route {
+                ipnet::IpNet::V4(network) if network.prefix_len() == 32 => {
+                    reservations.insert(IpAddr::V4(network.addr()));
+                }
+                ipnet::IpNet::V6(network) if network.prefix_len() == 128 => {
+                    reservations.insert(IpAddr::V6(network.addr()));
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    reservations
+}
+
+fn exact_host_routes(document: &ConfigDocument) -> BTreeSet<IpAddr> {
+    document
+        .peers()
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|peer| peer.allowed_ips.iter())
+        .filter_map(|route| match route {
+            ipnet::IpNet::V4(network) if network.prefix_len() == 32 => {
+                Some(IpAddr::V4(network.addr()))
+            }
+            ipnet::IpNet::V6(network) if network.prefix_len() == 128 => {
+                Some(IpAddr::V6(network.addr()))
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn manageable_peer(document: &ConfigDocument, peer: &PeerInspection) -> bool {
+    peer.identity
+        .is_some_and(|identity| document.project_client(&identity).is_ok())
+}