Merge pull request #44 from PR0M3TH3AN/beta

Beta
2025-09-08 07:08:44 +00:00 · 2025-05-21 16:18:22 -04:00
parent aca60ef47c c33fd3e4a6
commit 15284daf9d
557 changed files with 4533 additions and 5386 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,93 +1,120 @@
+# .github/workflows/ci.yml
+# This is the full GitHub Actions workflow file.
+
 name: CI

 on:
  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, beta ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]

+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  CARGO_TARGET_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/target # Consistent target dir
+  RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+
 jobs:
-  build-and-test:
-    name: Build & Test
+  # This job will now run your comprehensive script
+  comprehensive-tests:
+    name: Comprehensive Tests & Benchmarks
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install Rust (stable)
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
        with:
          toolchain: stable
          override: true
+          profile: minimal # Faster toolchain setup

-      - name: Build (release)
-        run: cargo build --workspace --release
+      - name: Install system prerequisites for tests and benchmarks
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y hyperfine jq bc # For benchmarks within run_all_tests.sh

-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --all -- --nocapture
+
+      - name: Ensure run_all_tests.sh is executable
+        run: chmod +x ./run_all_tests.sh
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: cargo fmt -- --check
+
+      - name: Lint with Clippy
+        run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Run Comprehensive Test Script
+        run: ./run_all_tests.sh
+
+      - name: Upload Dirty vs Full Benchmark Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: marlin-dirty-vs-full-benchmark-report
+          path: bench/dirty-vs-full.md
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7
+
+      - name: Upload Cold Start Benchmark JSON (if generated by script)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ success() }}
+        with:
+          name: marlin-cold-start-perf-json
+          path: perf.json
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 7
+
+      - name: Upload CLI Cheatsheet
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: marlin-cli-cheatsheet
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7

  coverage:
    name: Code Coverage (Tarpaulin)
-    needs: build-and-test
+    needs: comprehensive-tests
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - name: Install Rust (nightly)
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - name: Install Rust (nightly for Tarpaulin, if needed)
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
        with:
-          toolchain: nightly
+          toolchain: nightly # Or stable if Tarpaulin works well with it for your project
          override: true
+          components: llvm-tools-preview # Component needed by Tarpaulin
+          profile: minimal

-      - name: Install system prerequisites
+      - name: Install system prerequisites for Tarpaulin
        run: |
          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libssl-dev
-
-      - name: Add llvm-tools (for tarpaulin)
-        run: rustup component add llvm-tools-preview
+          sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libssl-dev # Keep if your build needs them

      - name: Install cargo-tarpaulin
        run: cargo install cargo-tarpaulin

      - name: Code Coverage (libmarlin only)
-        run: cargo +nightly tarpaulin --package libmarlin --out Xml --fail-under 85
+        run: |
+          unset MARLIN_DB_PATH
+          cargo +nightly tarpaulin --package libmarlin --out Html --out Xml --fail-under 85
+        continue-on-error: true

-  benchmark:
-    name: Performance Benchmark (Hyperfine)
-    needs: build-and-test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Install Rust (stable)
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - name: Upload HTML Coverage Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
+          name: marlin-coverage-report-html
+          path: tarpaulin-report.html
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7

-      - name: Install benchmarking tools
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y hyperfine jq bc
-
-      - name: Build release binary
-        run: cargo build --release
-
-      - name: Run cold-start benchmark
-        run: |
-          # measure cold start init latency
-          hyperfine \
-            --warmup 3 \
-            --export-json perf.json \
-            'target/release/marlin init'
-
-      - name: Enforce P95 ≤ 3s
-        run: |
-          p95=$(jq '.results[0].percentiles["95.00"]' perf.json)
-          echo "P95 init latency: ${p95}s"
-          if (( $(echo "$p95 > 3.0" | bc -l) )); then
-            echo "::error ::Performance threshold exceeded (P95 > 3.0s)"  
-            exit 1
-          fi
+      - name: Upload XML Coverage Report (for services like Codecov)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: marlin-coverage-report-xml
+          path: cobertura.xml # Default XML output name for Tarpaulin
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-backup-prune.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-backup-prune.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+name: Nightly Backup Pruning
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run at 2:30 AM UTC every day
+    - cron: '30 2 * * *'
+  
+  # Allow manual triggering for testing purposes
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      keep_count:
+        description: 'Number of backups to keep'
+        required: true
+        default: '7'
+        type: number
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  prune-backups:
+    name: Prune Old Backups
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+      
+      - name: Build Marlin CLI
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --bin marlin
+      
+      - name: Configure backup location
+        id: config
+        run: |
+          BACKUP_DIR="${{ github.workspace }}/backups"
+          mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+          echo "BACKUP_DIR=$BACKUP_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
+      - name: Create new backup
+        run: |
+          ./target/release/marlin backup --dir "$BACKUP_DIR"
+      
+      - name: Prune old backups
+        run: |
+          # Use manual input if provided, otherwise default to 7
+          KEEP_COUNT=${{ github.event.inputs.keep_count || 7 }}
+          echo "Pruning backups, keeping the $KEEP_COUNT most recent"
+          
+          ./target/release/marlin backup --prune $KEEP_COUNT --dir "$BACKUP_DIR"
+      
+      - name: Verify backups
+        run: |
+          # Verify the remaining backups are valid
+          echo "Verifying backups..."
+          BACKUPS_COUNT=$(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "bak_*" | wc -l)
+          echo "Found $BACKUPS_COUNT backups after pruning"
+          
+          # Basic validation - ensure we didn't lose any backups we wanted to keep
+          KEEP_COUNT=${{ github.event.inputs.keep_count || 7 }}
+          if [ $BACKUPS_COUNT -gt $KEEP_COUNT ]; then
+            echo "Warning: Found more backups ($BACKUPS_COUNT) than expected ($KEEP_COUNT)"
+            exit 1
+          elif [ $BACKUPS_COUNT -lt $KEEP_COUNT ]; then
+            # This might be normal if we haven't accumulated enough backups yet
+            echo "Note: Found fewer backups ($BACKUPS_COUNT) than limit ($KEEP_COUNT)"
+            echo "This is expected if the repository hasn't accumulated enough daily backups yet"
+          else
+            echo "Backup count matches expected value: $BACKUPS_COUNT"
+          fi
+          
+          # Run the Marlin backup verify command on each backup
+          for backup in $(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "bak_*" | sort); do
+            echo "Verifying: $(basename $backup)"
+            if ! ./target/release/marlin backup --verify --file "$backup"; then
+              echo "Error: Backup verification failed for $(basename $backup)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
+          
+          echo "All backups verified successfully"
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,47 +1,63 @@
-# === Rust artifacts ===
+# === Rust build artifacts ===
+
 /target/
 /Cargo.lock

-# === IDEs & editors ===
+# === IDE & Editor settings ===
+
 .idea/
 .vscode/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-*.bak
-*~
+\*.swp
+\*.swo
+\*.bak
+\*\~

 # === OS files ===
-.DS_Store
+
+.DS\_Store
 Thumbs.db
 ehthumbs.db
 desktop.ini

-# === Logs and build artifacts ===
-*.log
-*.out
-*.err
+# === Logs & Runtime output ===

-# === Marlin-specific ===
-/index.db
-index.db
-*.sqlite
-*.sqlite-wal
-*.sqlite-shm
+\*.log
+\*.out
+\*.err
+
+# === Coverage reports ===
+
+cobertura.xml
+tarpaulin-report.html
+
+# === Test databases & scratch data ===

-# === Tests and scratch ===
 /tmp/
-*.test.db
+\*.test.db
 test.db

-# === Environment variables and secrets ===
+# === Project databases ===
+
+/index.db
+\*.sqlite
+\*.sqlite-wal
+\*.sqlite-shm
+
+# === Benchmarks & backups ===
+
+/bench/corpus/
+/bench/backups/
+
+# === Environment variables & secrets ===
+
 .env
-.env.*
+.env.\*

+# === Other generated files ===

-# === Other Files ===
+\*.html
 repo-context.txt
-saved_config.yaml
-
-# === Other Dirs ===
-/bench/corpus
-/bench/backups
+saved\_config.yaml
+bench/dirty-vs-full.md
+bench/index.db
+bench/dirty-vs-full.md
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Marlin – Contributor Guidelines
+
+This project follows a lightweight “spec first” workflow with strict CI gates.
+Follow the instructions below so your PRs can merge cleanly.
+
+## Workflow
+
+- **Branching** – trunk‑based. Work in a feature branch, open a PR, obtain two
+  reviews, then squash‑merge.
+- **Design Proposals** – any major feature or epic starts with a DP‑xxx document
+  in `docs/adr/` describing schema changes, example CLI output and performance
+  targets.
+- **Coverage gate** – Tarpaulin must report ≥ 85 % coverage on lines touched in a
+  sprint. CI fails otherwise.
+- **Performance gate** – cold start P95 ≤ 3 s on a 100 k file corpus (unless the
+  relevant DP states a different budget). CI benchmarks enforce this.
+- **Documentation** – update `README.md` and the auto‑generated CLI cheatsheet in
+  the same PR that adds or changes functionality.
+- **Demo** – closing an epic requires a ≤ 2‑min asciinema or GIF committed under
+  `docs/demos/`.
+
+## Coding standards
+
+- Run `cargo fmt --all -- --check` and `cargo clippy -- -D warnings`
+  before committing.
+- Internal logging uses `tracing` (`info!`, `warn!` etc.); avoid `println!`
+  except in CLI output.
+- Handle mutex poisoning and other errors with `anyhow::Result` rather than
+  panicking.
+- Ensure every text file ends with a single newline.
+- Generated coverage reports (`cobertura.xml`, `tarpaulin-report.html`) and
+  other artifacts listed in `.gitignore` must not be checked in.
+
+## Testing
+
+- Execute `./run_all_tests.sh` locally before pushing. It builds the CLI,
+  runs unit and integration tests across crates, performs benchmarks and
+  exercises demo flows.
+- CI replicates these steps and uploads benchmark and coverage artifacts.
+
+## Commit and PR etiquette
+
+- Use concise, imperative commit messages (e.g. “Add file watcher debouncer”).
+  Reference the relevant DP or issue in the body if applicable.
+- PRs should link to the associated DP or issue, include documentation updates
+  and—when closing an epic—a short asciinema/GIF demo.
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b8e56985ec62d17e9c1001dc89c88ecd7dc08e47eba5ec7c29c7b5eeecde967"
+
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+checksum = "3078c7629b62d3f0439517fa394996acacc5cbc91c5a20d8c658e77abd503a71"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]

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+checksum = "5f4ac86a9e5bc1e2b3449ab9d7d3a6a405e3d1bb28d7b9be8614f55846ae3766"
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+[[package]]
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+
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+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
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+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "82b8f8f868b36967f9606790d1903570de9ceaf870a7bf9fbbd3016d636a2cb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
+dependencies = [
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+ "typenum",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46f93780a459b7d656ef7f071fe699c4d3d2cb201c4b24d085b6ddc505276e73"
+dependencies = [
+ "nix",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
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+]
+
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "libredox",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
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@@ -329,6 +422,25 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "76ee7a02da4d231650c7cea31349b889be2f45ddb3ef3032d2ec8185f6313fd2"
+dependencies = [
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+]
+
+[[package]]
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+checksum = "85649ca51fd72272d7821adaf274ad91c288277713d9c18820d8499a7ff69e9a"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
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+
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+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.15.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "84b26c544d002229e640969970a2e74021aadf6e2f96372b9c58eff97de08eb3"
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- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.5",
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+[[package]]
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+checksum = "bd070e393353796e801d209ad339e89596eb4c8d430d18ede6a1cced8fafbd99"
+dependencies = [
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+ "hashbrown 0.12.3",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "2.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cea70ddb795996207ad57735b50c5982d8844f38ba9ee5f1aedcfb708a2aa11e"
+dependencies = [
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+ "hashbrown 0.15.3",
+]
+
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+checksum = "f8069d3ec154eb856955c1c0fbffefbf5f3c40a104ec912d4797314c1801abff"
+dependencies = [
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+ "inotify-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "libc",
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+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed9625ffda8729b85e45cf04090035ac368927b8cebc34898e7c120f52e4838b"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -446,10 +630,14 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "chrono",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
 "directories",
 "glob",
+ "notify",
+ "priority-queue",
 "rusqlite",
 "serde_json",
+ "sha2",
 "shellexpand",
 "shlex",
 "tempfile",
@@ -464,8 +652,9 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c0ff37bd590ca25063e35af745c343cb7a0271906fb7b37e4813e8f79f00268d"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
 "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -499,12 +688,17 @@ dependencies = [
 "assert_cmd",
 "clap",
 "clap_complete",
+ "ctrlc",
 "dirs 5.0.1",
 "glob",
+ "libc",
 "libmarlin",
+ "once_cell",
 "predicates",
 "rusqlite",
+ "serde",
 "serde_json",
+ "serde_yaml",
 "shellexpand",
 "shlex",
 "tempfile",
@@ -551,12 +745,55 @@ version = "2.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78ca9ab1a0babb1e7d5695e3530886289c18cf2f87ec19a575a0abdce112e3a3"

+[[package]]
+name = "mio"
+version = "0.8.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4a650543ca06a924e8b371db273b2756685faae30f8487da1b56505a8f78b0c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.30.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "74523f3a35e05aba87a1d978330aef40f67b0304ac79c1c00b294c9830543db6"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cfg_aliases",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "normalize-line-endings"
 version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "61807f77802ff30975e01f4f071c8ba10c022052f98b3294119f3e615d13e5be"

+[[package]]
+name = "notify"
+version = "6.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6205bd8bb1e454ad2e27422015fb5e4f2bcc7e08fa8f27058670d208324a4d2d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "filetime",
+ "fsevent-sys",
+ "inotify",
+ "kqueue",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "mio",
+ "walkdir",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
 version = "0.46.0"
@@ -636,6 +873,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "termtree",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "priority-queue"
+version = "1.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a0bda9164fe05bc9225752d54aae413343c36f684380005398a6a8fde95fe785"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "indexmap 1.9.3",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.95"
@@ -660,6 +907,15 @@ version = "5.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "74765f6d916ee2faa39bc8e68e4f3ed8949b48cccdac59983d287a7cb71ce9c5"

+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.5.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "928fca9cf2aa042393a8325b9ead81d2f0df4cb12e1e24cef072922ccd99c5af"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.4.6"
@@ -732,7 +988,7 @@ version = "0.31.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b838eba278d213a8beaf485bd313fd580ca4505a00d5871caeb1457c55322cae"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
 "fallible-iterator",
 "fallible-streaming-iterator",
 "hashlink",
@@ -746,7 +1002,7 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c71e83d6afe7ff64890ec6b71d6a69bb8a610ab78ce364b3352876bb4c801266"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
 "errno",
 "libc",
 "linux-raw-sys",
@@ -806,6 +1062,30 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "serde_yaml"
+version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.9.0",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+ "unsafe-libyaml",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.10.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -983,12 +1263,24 @@ dependencies = [
 "tracing-log",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "typenum"
+version = "1.18.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1dccffe3ce07af9386bfd29e80c0ab1a8205a2fc34e4bcd40364df902cfa8f3f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a5f39404a5da50712a4c1eecf25e90dd62b613502b7e925fd4e4d19b5c96512"

+[[package]]
+name = "unsafe-libyaml"
+version = "0.2.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8parse"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -1138,9 +1430,9 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"

 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.61.0"
+version = "0.61.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4763c1de310c86d75a878046489e2e5ba02c649d185f21c67d4cf8a56d098980"
+checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
 dependencies = [
 "windows-implement",
 "windows-interface",
@@ -1179,18 +1471,18 @@ checksum = "76840935b766e1b0a05c0066835fb9ec80071d4c09a16f6bd5f7e655e3c14c38"

 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c64fd11a4fd95df68efcfee5f44a294fe71b8bc6a91993e2791938abcc712252"
+checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
 dependencies = [
 "windows-link",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "windows-strings"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a2ba9642430ee452d5a7aa78d72907ebe8cfda358e8cb7918a2050581322f97"
+checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
 dependencies = [
 "windows-link",
 ]
@@ -1340,7 +1632,7 @@ version = "0.39.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6f42320e61fe2cfd34354ecb597f86f413484a798ba44a8ca1165c58d42da6c1"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
+resolver = "2"
 members = [
    "libmarlin",
    "cli-bin",
--- a/21
+++ b/21
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Marlin Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,3 +78,11 @@ Before a milestone is declared **shipped**:
 | 3 | **DP‑001 Schema v1.1** draft   | @carol | **30 May 25** |
 | 4 | backup prune CLI + nightly job | @dave  | **05 Jun 25** |

+## CLI Cheatsheet
+
+The full command reference is generated during the build of the CLI. See
+[cli-bin/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md](cli-bin/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md).
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
--- a/bench/dirty-vs-full.md
+++ b/bench/dirty-vs-full.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 | Command | Mean [ms] | Min [ms] | Max [ms] | Relative |
 |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
-| `full-scan` | 427.0 ± 30.5 | 402.2 | 467.4 | 6.36 ± 0.49 |
-| `dirty-scan` | 67.2 ± 2.1 | 64.7 | 71.6 | 1.00 |
+| `full-scan` | 583.4 ± 48.6 | 526.8 | 652.4 | 6.47 ± 1.17 |
+| `dirty-scan` | 90.1 ± 14.5 | 73.2 | 116.7 | 1.00 |
--- a/bench/dirty-vs-full.sh
+++ b/bench/dirty-vs-full.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ echo "Results written to bench/dirty-vs-full.md"
 #   slower full-scan is relative to dirty-scan (baseline = 1.00).
 SPEEDUP=$(grep '\`full-scan\`' bench/dirty-vs-full.md \
         | awk -F'|' '{print $5}' \
-         | xargs)
+         | xargs || echo "N/A")

 echo
 echo "→ Summary:"
--- a/cli-bin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli-bin/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ libmarlin          = { path = "../libmarlin" }   # ← core library
 anyhow             = "1"
 clap               = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 clap_complete      = "4.1"
+ctrlc              = "3.4"
 glob               = "0.3"
 rusqlite           = { version = "0.31", features = ["bundled", "backup"] }
 shellexpand        = "3.1"
@@ -21,13 +22,20 @@ tracing            = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
 walkdir            = "2.5"
 serde_json         = { version = "1", optional = true }
+once_cell          = "1"

 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2"
 predicates  = "3"
 tempfile    = "3"
 dirs        = "5"
+once_cell   = "1"
+libc        = "0.2"

 [features]
 # Enable JSON output with `--features json`
 json = ["serde_json"]
+
+[build-dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = "0.9"
--- a/cli-bin/build.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/build.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,64 @@
 // cli-bin/build.rs
 //
-// The CLI currently needs no build-time code-generation, but Cargo
-// insists on rerunning any build-script each compile.  Tell it to
-// rebuild only if this file itself changes.
+// Build script to generate the CLI cheatsheet at compile time.  It
+// parses `src/cli/commands.yaml` and emits a simple Markdown table of
+// commands and flags to `cli-bin/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md`.
+
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+use serde_yaml::Value;

 fn main() {
-    // If you later add code-gen (e.g. embed completions or YAML), add
-    // further `cargo:rerun-if-changed=<path>` lines here.
    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/cli/commands.yaml");
+
+    if let Err(e) = generate_cheatsheet() {
+        eprintln!("Failed to generate CLI cheatsheet: {e}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+fn generate_cheatsheet() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let yaml_str = fs::read_to_string("src/cli/commands.yaml")?;
+    let parsed: Value = serde_yaml::from_str(&yaml_str)?;
+
+    let mut table = String::from("| Command | Flags |\n| ------- | ----- |\n");
+
+    if let Value::Mapping(cmds) = parsed {
+        for (cmd_name_val, cmd_details_val) in cmds {
+            let cmd_name = cmd_name_val.as_str().unwrap_or("");
+            if let Value::Mapping(cmd_details) = cmd_details_val {
+                if let Some(Value::Mapping(actions)) =
+                    cmd_details.get(Value::String("actions".into()))
+                {
+                    for (action_name_val, action_body_val) in actions {
+                        let action_name = action_name_val.as_str().unwrap_or("");
+                        let flags = if let Value::Mapping(action_map) = action_body_val {
+                            match action_map.get(Value::String("flags".into())) {
+                                Some(Value::Sequence(seq)) => seq
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .filter_map(|v| v.as_str())
+                                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                    .join(", "),
+                                _ => String::new(),
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            String::new()
+                        };
+
+                        let flags_disp = if flags.is_empty() { "—" } else { &flags };
+                        table.push_str(&format!(
+                            "| `{} {}` | {} |\n",
+                            cmd_name, action_name, flags_disp
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fs::create_dir_all(Path::new("docs"))?;
+    fs::write("docs/cli_cheatsheet.md", table)?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
--- a/cli-bin/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md
+++ b/cli-bin/docs/cli_cheatsheet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+| Command | Flags |
+| ------- | ----- |
+| `link add` | --type |
+| `link rm` | --type |
+| `link list` | --direction, --type |
+| `link backlinks` | — |
+| `coll create` | — |
+| `coll add` | — |
+| `coll list` | — |
+| `view save` | — |
+| `view list` | — |
+| `view exec` | — |
+| `state set` | — |
+| `state transitions-add` | — |
+| `state log` | — |
+| `task scan` | — |
+| `task list` | --due-today |
+| `remind set` | — |
+| `annotate add` | --range, --highlight |
+| `annotate list` | — |
+| `version diff` | — |
+| `event add` | — |
+| `event timeline` | — |
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 // src/cli.rs

-pub mod link;
+pub mod annotate;
 pub mod coll;
-pub mod view;
+pub mod event;
+pub mod link;
+pub mod remind;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod task;
-pub mod remind;
-pub mod annotate;
 pub mod version;
-pub mod event;
+pub mod view;
+pub mod watch;

 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
 use clap_complete::Shell;
@@ -76,9 +77,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
    Backup,

    /// Restore from a backup file (overwrites current DB)
-    Restore {
-        backup_path: std::path::PathBuf,
-    },
+    Restore { backup_path: std::path::PathBuf },

    /// Generate shell completions (hidden)
    #[command(hide = true)]
@@ -123,10 +122,20 @@ pub enum Commands {
    /// Calendar events & timelines
    #[command(subcommand)]
    Event(event::EventCmd),
+
+    /// Watch directories for changes
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    Watch(watch::WatchCmd),
 }

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum AttrCmd {
-    Set { pattern: String, key: String, value: String },
-    Ls  { path: std::path::PathBuf },
+    Set {
+        pattern: String,
+        key: String,
+        value: String,
+    },
+    Ls {
+        path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    },
 }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/annotate.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/annotate.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // src/cli/annotate.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum AnnotateCmd {
-    Add (ArgsAdd),
+    Add(ArgsAdd),
    List(ArgsList),
 }

@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@ pub enum AnnotateCmd {
 pub struct ArgsAdd {
    pub file: String,
    pub note: String,
-    #[arg(long)] pub range: Option<String>,
-    #[arg(long)] pub highlight: bool,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub range: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub highlight: bool,
 }

 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsList { pub file_pattern: String }
+pub struct ArgsList {
+    pub file_pattern: String,
+}

 pub fn run(cmd: &AnnotateCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd {
-        AnnotateCmd::Add(a)  => todo!("annotate add {:?}", a),
+        AnnotateCmd::Add(a) => todo!("annotate add {:?}", a),
        AnnotateCmd::List(a) => todo!("annotate list {:?}", a),
    }
 }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/coll.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/coll.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
 use rusqlite::Connection;

-use crate::cli::Format;   // local enum for text / json output
-use libmarlin::db;        // core DB helpers from the library crate
+use crate::cli::Format; // local enum for text / json output
+use libmarlin::db; // core DB helpers from the library crate

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum CollCmd {
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ pub struct ListArgs {
 ///
 /// Returns the collection ID or an error if it doesn’t exist.
 fn lookup_collection_id(conn: &Connection, name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<i64> {
-    conn.query_row(
-        "SELECT id FROM collections WHERE name = ?1",
-        [name],
-        |r| r.get(0),
-    )
+    conn.query_row("SELECT id FROM collections WHERE name = ?1", [name], |r| {
+        r.get(0)
+    })
    .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("collection not found: {}", name))
 }

@@ -74,11 +72,7 @@ pub fn run(cmd: &CollCmd, conn: &mut Connection, fmt: Format) -> anyhow::Result<
                Format::Json => {
                    #[cfg(feature = "json")]
                    {
-                        println!(
-                            "{{\"collection\":\"{}\",\"added\":{}}}",
-                            a.name,
-                            ids.len()
-                        );
+                        println!("{{\"collection\":\"{}\",\"added\":{}}}", a.name, ids.len());
                    }
                }
            }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/event.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/event.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // src/cli/event.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum EventCmd {
-    Add     (ArgsAdd),
+    Add(ArgsAdd),
    Timeline,
 }

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct ArgsAdd {

 pub fn run(cmd: &EventCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd {
-        EventCmd::Add(a)      => todo!("event add {:?}", a),
-        EventCmd::Timeline    => todo!("event timeline"),
+        EventCmd::Add(a) => todo!("event add {:?}", a),
+        EventCmd::Timeline => todo!("event timeline"),
    }
 }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/link.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/link.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 //! src/cli/link.rs – manage typed relationships between files

-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
 use rusqlite::Connection;

-use crate::cli::Format;   // output selector
-use libmarlin::db;        // ← switched from `crate::db`
+use crate::cli::Format; // output selector
+use libmarlin::db; // ← switched from `crate::db`

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum LinkCmd {
    Add(LinkArgs),
-    Rm (LinkArgs),
+    Rm(LinkArgs),
    List(ListArgs),
    Backlinks(BacklinksArgs),
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub enum LinkCmd {
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
 pub struct LinkArgs {
    pub from: String,
-    pub to:   String,
+    pub to: String,
    #[arg(long)]
    pub r#type: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ pub fn run(cmd: &LinkCmd, conn: &mut Connection, format: Format) -> anyhow::Resu
            match format {
                Format::Text => {
                    if let Some(t) = &args.r#type {
-                        println!("Removed link '{}' → '{}' [type='{}']", args.from, args.to, t);
+                        println!(
+                            "Removed link '{}' → '{}' [type='{}']",
+                            args.from, args.to, t
+                        );
                    } else {
                        println!("Removed link '{}' → '{}'", args.from, args.to);
                    }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/remind.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/remind.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // src/cli/remind.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum RemindCmd {
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ pub enum RemindCmd {
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
 pub struct ArgsSet {
    pub file_pattern: String,
-    pub timestamp:    String,
-    pub message:      String,
+    pub timestamp: String,
+    pub message: String,
 }

 pub fn run(cmd: &RemindCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/state.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/state.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // src/cli/state.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum StateCmd {
@@ -11,16 +11,24 @@ pub enum StateCmd {
 }

 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsSet   { pub file_pattern: String, pub new_state: String }
+pub struct ArgsSet {
+    pub file_pattern: String,
+    pub new_state: String,
+}
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsTrans { pub from_state: String,   pub to_state: String }
+pub struct ArgsTrans {
+    pub from_state: String,
+    pub to_state: String,
+}
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsLog   { pub file_pattern: String }
+pub struct ArgsLog {
+    pub file_pattern: String,
+}

 pub fn run(cmd: &StateCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd {
-        StateCmd::Set(a)           => todo!("state set {:?}", a),
-        StateCmd::TransitionsAdd(a)=> todo!("state transitions-add {:?}", a),
-        StateCmd::Log(a)           => todo!("state log {:?}", a),
+        StateCmd::Set(a) => todo!("state set {:?}", a),
+        StateCmd::TransitionsAdd(a) => todo!("state transitions-add {:?}", a),
+        StateCmd::Log(a) => todo!("state log {:?}", a),
    }
 }
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/task.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/task.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // src/cli/task.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum TaskCmd {
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ pub enum TaskCmd {
 }

 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsScan { pub directory: String }
+pub struct ArgsScan {
+    pub directory: String,
+}
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsList { #[arg(long)] pub due_today: bool }
+pub struct ArgsList {
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub due_today: bool,
+}

 pub fn run(cmd: &TaskCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd {
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/version.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/version.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // src/cli/version.rs
-use clap::{Subcommand, Args};
-use rusqlite::Connection;
 use crate::cli::Format;
+use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
+use rusqlite::Connection;

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum VersionCmd {
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ pub enum VersionCmd {
 }

 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
-pub struct ArgsDiff { pub file: String }
+pub struct ArgsDiff {
+    pub file: String,
+}

 pub fn run(cmd: &VersionCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: Format) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd {
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/view.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/view.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
 use rusqlite::Connection;

-use crate::cli::Format;   // output selector stays local
-use libmarlin::db;        // ← path switched from `crate::db`
+use crate::cli::Format; // output selector stays local
+use libmarlin::db; // ← path switched from `crate::db`

 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum ViewCmd {
--- a/cli-bin/src/cli/watch.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/cli/watch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// src/cli/watch.rs
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::Subcommand;
+use libmarlin::watcher::{WatcherConfig, WatcherState};
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tracing::info;
+
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+static LAST_WATCHER_STATE: Lazy<Mutex<Option<WatcherState>>> = Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(None));
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn last_watcher_state() -> Option<WatcherState> {
+    LAST_WATCHER_STATE.lock().unwrap().clone()
+}
+
+/// Commands related to file watching functionality
+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
+pub enum WatchCmd {
+    /// Start watching a directory for changes
+    Start {
+        /// Directory to watch (defaults to current directory)
+        #[arg(default_value = ".")]
+        path: PathBuf,
+
+        /// Debounce window in milliseconds (default: 100ms)
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "100")]
+        debounce_ms: u64,
+    },
+
+    /// Show status of currently active watcher
+    Status,
+
+    /// Stop the currently running watcher
+    Stop,
+}
+
+/// Run a watch command
+pub fn run(cmd: &WatchCmd, _conn: &mut Connection, _format: super::Format) -> Result<()> {
+    match cmd {
+        WatchCmd::Start { path, debounce_ms } => {
+            let mut marlin = libmarlin::Marlin::open_default()?;
+            let config = WatcherConfig {
+                debounce_ms: *debounce_ms,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let canon_path = path.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| path.clone());
+            info!("Starting watcher for directory: {}", canon_path.display());
+
+            let mut watcher = marlin.watch(&canon_path, Some(config))?;
+
+            let status = watcher.status()?;
+            info!("Watcher started. Press Ctrl+C to stop watching.");
+            info!("Watching {} paths", status.watched_paths.len());
+
+            let start_time = Instant::now();
+            let mut last_status_time = Instant::now();
+            let running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
+            let r_clone = running.clone();
+
+            ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+                info!("Ctrl+C received. Signaling watcher to stop...");
+                r_clone.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            })?;
+
+            info!("Watcher run loop started. Waiting for Ctrl+C or stop signal...");
+            while running.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                let current_status = watcher.status()?;
+                if current_status.state == WatcherState::Stopped {
+                    info!("Watcher has stopped (detected by state). Exiting loop.");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // Corrected line: removed the extra closing parenthesis
+                if last_status_time.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(10) {
+                    let uptime = start_time.elapsed();
+                    info!(
+                        "Watcher running for {}s, processed {} events, queue: {}, state: {:?}",
+                        uptime.as_secs(),
+                        current_status.events_processed,
+                        current_status.queue_size,
+                        current_status.state
+                    );
+                    last_status_time = Instant::now();
+                }
+                thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+            }
+
+            info!("Watcher run loop ended. Explicitly stopping watcher instance...");
+            watcher.stop()?;
+            {
+                let mut guard = LAST_WATCHER_STATE.lock().unwrap();
+                *guard = Some(watcher.status()?.state);
+            }
+            info!("Watcher instance fully stopped.");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        WatchCmd::Status => {
+            info!(
+                "Status command: No active watcher process to query in this CLI invocation model."
+            );
+            info!("To see live status, run 'marlin watch start' which prints periodic updates.");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        WatchCmd::Stop => {
+            info!("Stop command: No active watcher process to stop in this CLI invocation model.");
+            info!("Please use Ctrl+C in the terminal where 'marlin watch start' is running.");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/cli-bin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod cli;
--- a/cli-bin/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/src/main.rs
@@ -9,28 +9,14 @@
 mod cli; // sub-command definitions and argument structs

 /* ── shared modules re-exported from libmarlin ─────────────────── */
-use libmarlin::{
-    config,
-    db,
-    logging,
-    scan,
-    utils::determine_scan_root,
-};
 use libmarlin::db::take_dirty;
+use libmarlin::{config, db, logging, scan, utils::determine_scan_root};

 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
 use clap_complete::generate;
 use glob::Pattern;
-use shellexpand;
-use shlex;
-use std::{
-    env,
-    fs,
-    io,
-    path::Path,
-    process::Command,
-};
+use std::{env, fs, io, path::Path, process::Command};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 use walkdir::WalkDir;

@@ -38,7 +24,6 @@ use cli::{Cli, Commands};

 fn main() -> Result<()> {
    /* ── CLI parsing & logging ────────────────────────────────── */
-
    let args = Cli::parse();
    if args.verbose {
        env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "debug");
@@ -46,7 +31,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
    logging::init();

    /* ── shell-completion shortcut ────────────────────────────── */
-
    if let Commands::Completions { shell } = &args.command {
        let mut cmd = Cli::command();
        generate(*shell, &mut cmd, "marlin", &mut io::stdout());
@@ -54,38 +38,33 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
    }

    /* ── config & automatic backup ───────────────────────────── */
-
    let cfg = config::Config::load()?; // resolves DB path

    match &args.command {
        Commands::Init | Commands::Backup | Commands::Restore { .. } => {}
        _ => match db::backup(&cfg.db_path) {
-            Ok(p)  => info!("Pre-command auto-backup created at {}", p.display()),
+            Ok(p) => info!("Pre-command auto-backup created at {}", p.display()),
            Err(e) => error!("Failed to create pre-command auto-backup: {e}"),
        },
    }

    /* ── open DB (runs migrations) ───────────────────────────── */
-
    let mut conn = db::open(&cfg.db_path)?;

    /* ── command dispatch ────────────────────────────────────── */
-
    match args.command {
        Commands::Completions { .. } => {} // handled above

        /* ---- init ------------------------------------------------ */
        Commands::Init => {
            info!("Database initialised at {}", cfg.db_path.display());
-            let cwd   = env::current_dir().context("getting current directory")?;
-            let count = scan::scan_directory(&mut conn, &cwd)
-                .context("initial scan failed")?;
+            let cwd = env::current_dir().context("getting current directory")?;
+            let count = scan::scan_directory(&mut conn, &cwd).context("initial scan failed")?;
            info!("Initial scan complete – indexed/updated {count} files");
        }

        /* ---- scan ------------------------------------------------ */
        Commands::Scan { dirty, paths } => {
-            // Determine full-scan roots
            let scan_paths: Vec<std::path::PathBuf> = if paths.is_empty() {
                vec![env::current_dir()?]
            } else {
@@ -93,19 +72,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
            };

            if dirty {
-                // Incremental: only re-index the files marked dirty
                let dirty_ids = take_dirty(&conn)?;
                for id in dirty_ids {
-                    // look up each path by its file_id
-                    let path: String = conn.query_row(
-                        "SELECT path FROM files WHERE id = ?1",
-                        [id],
-                        |r| r.get(0),
-                    )?;
+                    let path: String =
+                        conn.query_row("SELECT path FROM files WHERE id = ?1", [id], |r| r.get(0))?;
                    scan::scan_directory(&mut conn, Path::new(&path))?;
                }
            } else {
-                // Full rescan of the given directories
                for p in scan_paths {
                    scan::scan_directory(&mut conn, &p)?;
                }
@@ -113,18 +86,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
        }

        /* ---- tag / attribute / search --------------------------- */
-        Commands::Tag { pattern, tag_path } =>
-            apply_tag(&conn, &pattern, &tag_path)?,
+        Commands::Tag { pattern, tag_path } => apply_tag(&conn, &pattern, &tag_path)?,

        Commands::Attr { action } => match action {
-            cli::AttrCmd::Set { pattern, key, value } =>
-                attr_set(&conn, &pattern, &key, &value)?,
-            cli::AttrCmd::Ls { path } =>
-                attr_ls(&conn, &path)?,
+            cli::AttrCmd::Set {
+                pattern,
+                key,
+                value,
+            } => attr_set(&conn, &pattern, &key, &value)?,
+            cli::AttrCmd::Ls { path } => attr_ls(&conn, &path)?,
        },

-        Commands::Search { query, exec } =>
-            run_search(&conn, &query, exec)?,
+        Commands::Search { query, exec } => run_search(&conn, &query, exec)?,

        /* ---- maintenance ---------------------------------------- */
        Commands::Backup => {
@@ -133,10 +106,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
        }

        Commands::Restore { backup_path } => {
-            drop(conn); // close handle before overwrite
-            db::restore(&backup_path, &cfg.db_path).with_context(|| {
-                format!("Failed to restore DB from {}", backup_path.display())
-            })?;
+            drop(conn);
+            db::restore(&backup_path, &cfg.db_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to restore DB from {}", backup_path.display()))?;
            println!("Restored DB from {}", backup_path.display());
            db::open(&cfg.db_path).with_context(|| {
                format!("Could not open restored DB at {}", cfg.db_path.display())
@@ -145,15 +117,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
        }

        /* ---- passthrough sub-modules (some still stubs) ---------- */
-        Commands::Link(link_cmd)   => cli::link::run(&link_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Coll(coll_cmd)   => cli::coll::run(&coll_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::View(view_cmd)   => cli::view::run(&view_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Link(link_cmd) => cli::link::run(&link_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Coll(coll_cmd) => cli::coll::run(&coll_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::View(view_cmd) => cli::view::run(&view_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
        Commands::State(state_cmd) => cli::state::run(&state_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Task(task_cmd)   => cli::task::run(&task_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Remind(rm_cmd)   => cli::remind::run(&rm_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Annotate(a_cmd)  => cli::annotate::run(&a_cmd,  &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Version(v_cmd)   => cli::version::run(&v_cmd,   &mut conn, args.format)?,
-        Commands::Event(e_cmd)     => cli::event::run(&e_cmd,     &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Task(task_cmd) => cli::task::run(&task_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Remind(rm_cmd) => cli::remind::run(&rm_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Annotate(a_cmd) => cli::annotate::run(&a_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Version(v_cmd) => cli::version::run(&v_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Event(e_cmd) => cli::event::run(&e_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
+        Commands::Watch(watch_cmd) => cli::watch::run(&watch_cmd, &mut conn, args.format)?,
    }

    Ok(())
@@ -162,32 +135,25 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 /* ─────────────────── helpers & sub-routines ─────────────────── */

 /* ---------- TAGS ---------- */
-
 fn apply_tag(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, tag_path: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    // ensure_tag_path returns ID of deepest node
    let leaf_tag_id = db::ensure_tag_path(conn, tag_path)?;
-
-    // collect leaf + ancestors
    let mut tag_ids = Vec::new();
    let mut current = Some(leaf_tag_id);
    while let Some(id) = current {
        tag_ids.push(id);
-        current = conn.query_row(
-            "SELECT parent_id FROM tags WHERE id=?1",
-            [id],
-            |r| r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(0),
-        )?;
+        current = conn.query_row("SELECT parent_id FROM tags WHERE id=?1", [id], |r| {
+            r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(0)
+        })?;
    }

    let expanded = shellexpand::tilde(pattern).into_owned();
-    let pat  = Pattern::new(&expanded)
-        .with_context(|| format!("Invalid glob pattern `{expanded}`"))?;
+    let pat =
+        Pattern::new(&expanded).with_context(|| format!("Invalid glob pattern `{expanded}`"))?;
    let root = determine_scan_root(&expanded);

-    let mut stmt_file   = conn.prepare("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path=?1")?;
-    let mut stmt_insert = conn.prepare(
-        "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO file_tags(file_id, tag_id) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
-    )?;
+    let mut stmt_file = conn.prepare("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path=?1")?;
+    let mut stmt_insert =
+        conn.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO file_tags(file_id, tag_id) VALUES (?1, ?2)")?;

    let mut count = 0usize;
    for entry in WalkDir::new(&root)
@@ -196,7 +162,9 @@ fn apply_tag(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, tag_path: &str) -> Resu
        .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_file())
    {
        let p = entry.path().to_string_lossy();
-        if !pat.matches(&p) { continue; }
+        if !pat.matches(&p) {
+            continue;
+        }

        match stmt_file.query_row([p.as_ref()], |r| r.get::<_, i64>(0)) {
            Ok(fid) => {
@@ -211,10 +179,10 @@ fn apply_tag(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, tag_path: &str) -> Resu
                    count += 1;
                }
            }
-            Err(rusqlite::Error::QueryReturnedNoRows) =>
-                error!(file=%p, "not indexed – run `marlin scan` first"),
-            Err(e) =>
-                error!(file=%p, error=%e, "could not lookup file ID"),
+            Err(rusqlite::Error::QueryReturnedNoRows) => {
+                error!(file=%p, "not indexed – run `marlin scan` first")
+            }
+            Err(e) => error!(file=%p, error=%e, "could not lookup file ID"),
        }
    }

@@ -223,11 +191,10 @@ fn apply_tag(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, tag_path: &str) -> Resu
 }

 /* ---------- ATTRIBUTES ---------- */
-
 fn attr_set(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
    let expanded = shellexpand::tilde(pattern).into_owned();
-    let pat  = Pattern::new(&expanded)
-        .with_context(|| format!("Invalid glob pattern `{expanded}`"))?;
+    let pat =
+        Pattern::new(&expanded).with_context(|| format!("Invalid glob pattern `{expanded}`"))?;
    let root = determine_scan_root(&expanded);

    let mut stmt_file = conn.prepare("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path=?1")?;
@@ -239,7 +206,9 @@ fn attr_set(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, key: &str, value: &str)
        .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_file())
    {
        let p = entry.path().to_string_lossy();
-        if !pat.matches(&p) { continue; }
+        if !pat.matches(&p) {
+            continue;
+        }

        match stmt_file.query_row([p.as_ref()], |r| r.get::<_, i64>(0)) {
            Ok(fid) => {
@@ -247,10 +216,10 @@ fn attr_set(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, key: &str, value: &str)
                info!(file=%p, key, value, "attr set");
                count += 1;
            }
-            Err(rusqlite::Error::QueryReturnedNoRows) =>
-                error!(file=%p, "not indexed – run `marlin scan` first"),
-            Err(e) =>
-                error!(file=%p, error=%e, "could not lookup file ID"),
+            Err(rusqlite::Error::QueryReturnedNoRows) => {
+                error!(file=%p, "not indexed – run `marlin scan` first")
+            }
+            Err(e) => error!(file=%p, error=%e, "could not lookup file ID"),
        }
    }

@@ -260,12 +229,11 @@ fn attr_set(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, pattern: &str, key: &str, value: &str)

 fn attr_ls(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
    let fid = db::file_id(conn, &path.to_string_lossy())?;
-    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
-        "SELECT key, value FROM attributes WHERE file_id=?1 ORDER BY key"
-    )?;
-    for row in stmt
-        .query_map([fid], |r| Ok((r.get::<_, String>(0)?, r.get::<_, String>(1)?)))?
-    {
+    let mut stmt =
+        conn.prepare("SELECT key, value FROM attributes WHERE file_id=?1 ORDER BY key")?;
+    for row in stmt.query_map([fid], |r| {
+        Ok((r.get::<_, String>(0)?, r.get::<_, String>(1)?))
+    })? {
        let (k, v) = row?;
        println!("{k} = {v}");
    }
@@ -273,9 +241,7 @@ fn attr_ls(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 }

 /* ---------- SEARCH ---------- */
-
 fn run_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, raw_query: &str, exec: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
-    /* ── build FTS expression -------------------------------- */
    let mut parts = Vec::new();
    let toks = shlex::split(raw_query).unwrap_or_else(|| vec![raw_query.to_string()]);
    for tok in toks {
@@ -283,7 +249,9 @@ fn run_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, raw_query: &str, exec: Option<String>
            parts.push(tok);
        } else if let Some(tag) = tok.strip_prefix("tag:") {
            for (i, seg) in tag.split('/').filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).enumerate() {
-                if i > 0 { parts.push("AND".into()); }
+                if i > 0 {
+                    parts.push("AND".into());
+                }
                parts.push(format!("tags_text:{}", escape_fts(seg)));
            }
        } else if let Some(attr) = tok.strip_prefix("attr:") {
@@ -303,7 +271,6 @@ fn run_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, raw_query: &str, exec: Option<String>
    let fts_expr = parts.join(" ");
    debug!("FTS MATCH expression: {fts_expr}");

-    /* ── primary FTS query ---------------------------------- */
    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
        r#"
        SELECT f.path
@@ -318,27 +285,22 @@ fn run_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, raw_query: &str, exec: Option<String>
        .filter_map(Result::ok)
        .collect();

-    /* ── graceful fallback (substring scan) ----------------- */
    if hits.is_empty() && !raw_query.contains(':') {
        hits = naive_substring_search(conn, raw_query)?;
    }

-    /* ── output / exec -------------------------------------- */
    if let Some(cmd_tpl) = exec {
        run_exec(&hits, &cmd_tpl)?;
+    } else if hits.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("No matches for query: `{raw_query}` (FTS expr: `{fts_expr}`)");
    } else {
-        if hits.is_empty() {
-            eprintln!(
-                "No matches for query: `{raw_query}` (FTS expr: `{fts_expr}`)"
-            );
-        } else {
-            for p in hits { println!("{p}"); }
+        for p in hits {
+            println!("{p}");
        }
    }
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Fallback: case-insensitive substring scan over paths *and* small file bodies.
 fn naive_substring_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, term: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
    let needle = term.to_lowercase();
    let mut stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT path FROM files")?;
@@ -351,9 +313,10 @@ fn naive_substring_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, term: &str) -> Result<Vec
            out.push(p.clone());
            continue;
        }
-        // Only scan files ≤ 64 kB
        if let Ok(meta) = fs::metadata(&p) {
-            if meta.len() > 65_536 { continue; }
+            if meta.len() > 65_536 {
+                continue;
+            }
        }
        if let Ok(body) = fs::read_to_string(&p) {
            if body.to_lowercase().contains(&needle) {
@@ -364,11 +327,9 @@ fn naive_substring_search(conn: &rusqlite::Connection, term: &str) -> Result<Vec
    Ok(out)
 }

-/// Run external command template on every hit (`{}` placeholder supported).
 fn run_exec(paths: &[String], cmd_tpl: &str) -> Result<()> {
    let mut ran_without_placeholder = false;

-    // optimisation: if no hits and no placeholder, run once
    if paths.is_empty() && !cmd_tpl.contains("{}") {
        if let Some(mut parts) = shlex::split(cmd_tpl) {
            if !parts.is_empty() {
@@ -391,7 +352,9 @@ fn run_exec(paths: &[String], cmd_tpl: &str) -> Result<()> {
                format!("{cmd_tpl} {quoted}")
            };
            if let Some(mut parts) = shlex::split(&final_cmd) {
-                if parts.is_empty() { continue; }
+                if parts.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
                let prog = parts.remove(0);
                let status = Command::new(&prog).args(parts).status()?;
                if !status.success() {
@@ -403,12 +366,212 @@ fn run_exec(paths: &[String], cmd_tpl: &str) -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-/* ---------- misc helpers ---------- */
-
 fn escape_fts(term: &str) -> String {
    if term.contains(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || "-:()\"".contains(c))
        || ["AND", "OR", "NOT", "NEAR"].contains(&term.to_uppercase().as_str())
    {
        format!("\"{}\"", term.replace('"', "\"\""))
-    } else { term.to_string() }
+    } else {
+        term.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{apply_tag, attr_set, escape_fts, naive_substring_search, run_exec};
+    use assert_cmd::Command;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_help_command() {
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.arg("--help");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(predicates::str::contains("Usage: marlin"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_command() {
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.arg("--version");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(predicates::str::contains("marlin-cli 0.1.0"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_verbose_logging() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", tmp.path().join("index.db"));
+        cmd.arg("--verbose").arg("init");
+        let output = cmd.output().unwrap();
+        assert!(output.status.success());
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("DEBUG"),
+            "Expected debug logs in stderr, got: {}",
+            stderr
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shell_completions() {
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.arg("completions").arg("bash");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(predicates::str::contains("_marlin()"))
+            .stdout(predicates::str::contains("init"))
+            .stdout(predicates::str::contains("scan"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_invalid_subcommand() {
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.arg("invalid_cmd");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .failure()
+            .stderr(predicates::str::contains("error: unrecognized subcommand"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_init_command() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let db_path = tmp.path().join("index.db");
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", &db_path);
+        cmd.arg("init");
+        cmd.assert().success();
+        assert!(db_path.exists(), "Database file should exist after init");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_automatic_backup() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let db_path = tmp.path().join("index.db");
+        let backups_dir = tmp.path().join("backups");
+
+        // Init: no backup
+        let mut cmd_init = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd_init.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", &db_path);
+        cmd_init.arg("init");
+        cmd_init.assert().success();
+        assert!(
+            !backups_dir.exists() || backups_dir.read_dir().unwrap().next().is_none(),
+            "No backup should be created for init"
+        );
+
+        // Scan: backup created
+        let mut cmd_scan = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd_scan.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", &db_path);
+        cmd_scan.arg("scan");
+        cmd_scan.assert().success();
+        assert!(
+            backups_dir.exists(),
+            "Backups directory should exist after scan"
+        );
+        let backups: Vec<_> = backups_dir.read_dir().unwrap().collect();
+        assert_eq!(backups.len(), 1, "One backup should be created for scan");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_annotate_stub() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", tmp.path().join("index.db"));
+        cmd.arg("annotate").arg("add").arg("file.txt").arg("note");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .failure()
+            .stderr(predicates::str::contains("not yet implemented"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_event_stub() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("marlin").unwrap();
+        cmd.env("MARLIN_DB_PATH", tmp.path().join("index.db"));
+        cmd.arg("event")
+            .arg("add")
+            .arg("file.txt")
+            .arg("2025-05-20")
+            .arg("desc");
+        cmd.assert()
+            .failure()
+            .stderr(predicates::str::contains("not yet implemented"));
+    }
+
+    fn open_mem() -> rusqlite::Connection {
+        libmarlin::db::open(":memory:").expect("open in-memory DB")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tagging_and_attributes_update_db() {
+        use libmarlin::scan::scan_directory;
+        use std::fs::File;
+
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file_path = tmp.path().join("a.txt");
+        File::create(&file_path).unwrap();
+
+        let mut conn = open_mem();
+        scan_directory(&mut conn, tmp.path()).unwrap();
+
+        apply_tag(&conn, file_path.to_str().unwrap(), "foo/bar").unwrap();
+        attr_set(&conn, file_path.to_str().unwrap(), "k", "v").unwrap();
+
+        let tag: String = conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT t.name FROM file_tags ft JOIN tags t ON t.id=ft.tag_id JOIN files f ON f.id=ft.file_id WHERE f.path=?1 AND t.name='bar'",
+                [file_path.to_str().unwrap()],
+                |r| r.get(0),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(tag, "bar");
+
+        let val: String = conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT value FROM attributes a JOIN files f ON f.id=a.file_id WHERE f.path=?1 AND a.key='k'",
+                [file_path.to_str().unwrap()],
+                |r| r.get(0),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(val, "v");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_naive_search_and_run_exec() {
+        use std::fs;
+
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let f1 = tmp.path().join("hello.txt");
+        fs::write(&f1, "hello world").unwrap();
+
+        let mut conn = open_mem();
+        libmarlin::scan::scan_directory(&mut conn, tmp.path()).unwrap();
+
+        let hits = naive_substring_search(&conn, "world").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(hits, vec![f1.to_string_lossy().to_string()]);
+
+        let log = tmp.path().join("log.txt");
+        let script = tmp.path().join("log.sh");
+        fs::write(&script, "#!/bin/sh\necho $1 >> $LOGFILE\n").unwrap();
+        std::env::set_var("LOGFILE", &log);
+
+        run_exec(
+            &[f1.to_string_lossy().to_string()],
+            &format!("sh {} {{}}", script.display()),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let logged = fs::read_to_string(&log).unwrap();
+        assert!(logged.contains("hello.txt"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_escape_fts_quotes_terms() {
+        assert_eq!(escape_fts("foo"), "foo");
+        assert_eq!(escape_fts("foo bar"), "\"foo bar\"");
+        assert_eq!(escape_fts("AND"), "\"AND\"");
+    }
 }
--- a/cli-bin/tests/cli_coll_unit.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/cli_coll_unit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+mod cli {
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+    pub enum Format {
+        Text,
+        Json,
+    }
+}
+
+#[path = "../src/cli/coll.rs"]
+mod coll;
+
+use libmarlin::db;
+
+#[test]
+fn coll_run_creates_and_adds() {
+    let mut conn = db::open(":memory:").unwrap();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path,size,mtime) VALUES ('a.txt',0,0)",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path,size,mtime) VALUES ('b.txt',0,0)",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let create = coll::CollCmd::Create(coll::CreateArgs { name: "Set".into() });
+    coll::run(&create, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+
+    let coll_id: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT id FROM collections WHERE name='Set'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let add = coll::CollCmd::Add(coll::AddArgs {
+        name: "Set".into(),
+        file_pattern: "*.txt".into(),
+    });
+    coll::run(&add, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+
+    let cnt: i64 = conn
+        .query_row(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM collection_files WHERE collection_id=?1",
+            [coll_id],
+            |r| r.get(0),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(cnt, 2);
+
+    let list = coll::CollCmd::List(coll::ListArgs { name: "Set".into() });
+    coll::run(&list, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+}
--- a/cli-bin/tests/cli_link_unit.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/cli_link_unit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+mod cli {
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+    pub enum Format {
+        Text,
+        Json,
+    }
+}
+
+#[path = "../src/cli/link.rs"]
+mod link;
+
+use libmarlin::db;
+
+#[test]
+fn link_run_add_and_rm() {
+    let mut conn = db::open(":memory:").unwrap();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path,size,mtime) VALUES ('foo.txt',0,0)",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path,size,mtime) VALUES ('bar.txt',0,0)",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let add = link::LinkCmd::Add(link::LinkArgs {
+        from: "foo.txt".into(),
+        to: "bar.txt".into(),
+        r#type: None,
+    });
+    link::run(&add, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+    let count: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM links", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(count, 1);
+
+    let list = link::LinkCmd::List(link::ListArgs {
+        pattern: "foo.txt".into(),
+        direction: None,
+        r#type: None,
+    });
+    link::run(&list, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+
+    let rm = link::LinkCmd::Rm(link::LinkArgs {
+        from: "foo.txt".into(),
+        to: "bar.txt".into(),
+        r#type: None,
+    });
+    link::run(&rm, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+    let remaining: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM links", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(remaining, 0);
+}
--- a/cli-bin/tests/cli_view_unit.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/cli_view_unit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+mod cli {
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+    pub enum Format {
+        Text,
+        Json,
+    }
+}
+
+#[path = "../src/cli/view.rs"]
+mod view;
+
+use libmarlin::db;
+
+#[test]
+fn view_run_save_and_exec() {
+    let mut conn = db::open(":memory:").unwrap();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path,size,mtime) VALUES ('TODO.txt',0,0)",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let save = view::ViewCmd::Save(view::ArgsSave {
+        view_name: "tasks".into(),
+        query: "TODO".into(),
+    });
+    view::run(&save, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+
+    let stored: String = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT query FROM views WHERE name='tasks'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(stored, "TODO");
+
+    let list = view::ViewCmd::List;
+    view::run(&list, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+
+    let exec = view::ViewCmd::Exec(view::ArgsExec {
+        view_name: "tasks".into(),
+    });
+    view::run(&exec, &mut conn, cli::Format::Text).unwrap();
+}
--- a/cli-bin/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ fn spawn_demo_tree(root: &PathBuf) {
    fs::write(root.join("Projects/Alpha/draft2.md"), "- [x] TODO foo\n").unwrap();
    fs::write(root.join("Projects/Beta/final.md"), "done\n").unwrap();
    fs::write(root.join("Projects/Gamma/TODO.txt"), "TODO bar\n").unwrap();
-    fs::write(root.join("Logs/app.log"),           "ERROR omg\n").unwrap();
-    fs::write(root.join("Reports/Q1.pdf"),         "PDF\n").unwrap();
+    fs::write(root.join("Logs/app.log"), "ERROR omg\n").unwrap();
+    fs::write(root.join("Reports/Q1.pdf"), "PDF\n").unwrap();
 }

 /// Shorthand for “run and must succeed”.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fn ok(cmd: &mut Command) -> assert_cmd::assert::Assert {
 fn full_cli_flow() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    /* ── 1 ░ sandbox ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

-    let tmp      = tempdir()?;                 // wiped on drop
+    let tmp = tempdir()?; // wiped on drop
    let demo_dir = tmp.path().join("marlin_demo");
    spawn_demo_tree(&demo_dir);

@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ fn full_cli_flow() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {

    /* ── 2 ░ init ( auto-scan cwd ) ───────────────────────────── */

-    ok(marlin()
-        .current_dir(&demo_dir)
-        .arg("init"));
+    ok(marlin().current_dir(&demo_dir).arg("init"));

    /* ── 3 ░ tag & attr demos ─────────────────────────────────── */

@@ -74,12 +72,14 @@ fn full_cli_flow() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    /* ── 4 ░ quick search sanity checks ───────────────────────── */

    marlin()
-        .arg("search").arg("TODO")
+        .arg("search")
+        .arg("TODO")
        .assert()
        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("TODO.txt"));

    marlin()
-        .arg("search").arg("attr:reviewed=yes")
+        .arg("search")
+        .arg("attr:reviewed=yes")
        .assert()
        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("Q1.pdf"));

@@ -92,31 +92,29 @@ fn full_cli_flow() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {

    ok(marlin().arg("scan").arg(&demo_dir));

-    ok(marlin()
-        .arg("link").arg("add")
-        .arg(&foo).arg(&bar));
+    ok(marlin().arg("link").arg("add").arg(&foo).arg(&bar));

    marlin()
-        .arg("link").arg("backlinks").arg(&bar)
+        .arg("link")
+        .arg("backlinks")
+        .arg(&bar)
        .assert()
        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("foo.txt"));

    /* ── 6 ░ backup → delete DB → restore ────────────────────── */

-    let backup_path = String::from_utf8(
-        marlin().arg("backup").output()?.stdout
-    )?;
+    let backup_path = String::from_utf8(marlin().arg("backup").output()?.stdout)?;
    let backup_file = backup_path.split_whitespace().last().unwrap();

-    fs::remove_file(&db_path)?;                        // simulate corruption
-    ok(marlin().arg("restore").arg(backup_file));      // restore
+    fs::remove_file(&db_path)?; // simulate corruption
+    ok(marlin().arg("restore").arg(backup_file)); // restore

    // Search must still work afterwards
    marlin()
-        .arg("search").arg("TODO")
+        .arg("search")
+        .arg("TODO")
        .assert()
        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("TODO.txt"));

    Ok(())
 }
-
--- a/cli-bin/tests/integration/watcher/watcher_test.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/integration/watcher/watcher_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+//! Integration test for the file watcher functionality
+//! 
+//! Tests various aspects of the file system watcher including:
+//! - Basic event handling (create, modify, delete files)
+//! - Debouncing of events
+//! - Hierarchical event coalescing
+//! - Graceful shutdown and event draining
+
+use marlin::watcher::{FileWatcher, WatcherConfig, WatcherState};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+// Mock filesystem event simulator inspired by inotify-sim
+struct MockEventSimulator {
+    temp_dir: PathBuf,
+    files_created: Vec<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl MockEventSimulator {
+    fn new(temp_dir: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            temp_dir,
+            files_created: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn create_file(&mut self, relative_path: &str, content: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let path = self.temp_dir.join(relative_path);
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent).expect("Failed to create parent directory");
+        }
+        
+        let mut file = File::create(&path).expect("Failed to create file");
+        file.write_all(content.as_bytes()).expect("Failed to write content");
+        
+        self.files_created.push(path.clone());
+        path
+    }
+    
+    fn modify_file(&self, relative_path: &str, new_content: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let path = self.temp_dir.join(relative_path);
+        let mut file = File::create(&path).expect("Failed to update file");
+        file.write_all(new_content.as_bytes()).expect("Failed to write content");
+        path
+    }
+    
+    fn delete_file(&mut self, relative_path: &str) {
+        let path = self.temp_dir.join(relative_path);
+        fs::remove_file(&path).expect("Failed to delete file");
+        
+        self.files_created.retain(|p| p != &path);
+    }
+    
+    fn create_burst(&mut self, count: usize, prefix: &str) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+        let mut paths = Vec::with_capacity(count);
+        
+        for i in 0..count {
+            let file_path = format!("{}/burst_file_{}.txt", prefix, i);
+            let path = self.create_file(&file_path, &format!("Content {}", i));
+            paths.push(path);
+            
+            // Small delay to simulate rapid but not instantaneous file creation
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_micros(10));
+        }
+        
+        paths
+    }
+    
+    fn cleanup(&self) {
+        // No need to do anything as tempdir will clean itself
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_watch_functionality() {
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+    
+    let mut simulator = MockEventSimulator::new(temp_path.clone());
+    
+    // Create a test file before starting the watcher
+    let initial_file = simulator.create_file("initial.txt", "Initial content");
+    
+    // Configure and start the watcher
+    let config = WatcherConfig {
+        debounce_ms: 100,
+        batch_size: 100,
+        max_queue_size: 1000,
+        drain_timeout_ms: 1000,
+    };
+    
+    let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.clone()], config)
+        .expect("Failed to create file watcher");
+    
+    // Start the watcher in a separate thread
+    let watcher_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+        watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+        
+        // Let it run for a short time
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+        
+        // Stop the watcher
+        watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+        
+        // Return the watcher for inspection
+        watcher
+    });
+    
+    // Wait for watcher to initialize
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Generate events
+    let file1 = simulator.create_file("test1.txt", "Hello, world!");
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+    
+    let file2 = simulator.create_file("dir1/test2.txt", "Hello from subdirectory!");
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+    
+    simulator.modify_file("test1.txt", "Updated content");
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+    
+    simulator.delete_file("test1.txt");
+    
+    // Wait for watcher thread to complete
+    let finished_watcher = watcher_thread.join().expect("Watcher thread panicked");
+    
+    // Check status after processing events
+    let status = finished_watcher.status().unwrap();
+    
+    // Assertions
+    assert_eq!(status.state, WatcherState::Stopped);
+    assert!(status.events_processed > 0, "Expected events to be processed");
+    assert_eq!(status.queue_size, 0, "Expected empty queue after stopping");
+    
+    // Clean up
+    simulator.cleanup();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_debouncing() {
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+    
+    let mut simulator = MockEventSimulator::new(temp_path.clone());
+    
+    // Configure watcher with larger debounce window for this test
+    let config = WatcherConfig {
+        debounce_ms: 200,  // 200ms debounce window
+        batch_size: 100,
+        max_queue_size: 1000,
+        drain_timeout_ms: 1000,
+    };
+    
+    let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.clone()], config)
+        .expect("Failed to create file watcher");
+    
+    // Start the watcher in a separate thread
+    let watcher_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+        watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+        
+        // Let it run for enough time to observe debouncing
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+        
+        // Stop the watcher
+        watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+        
+        // Return the watcher for inspection
+        watcher
+    });
+    
+    // Wait for watcher to initialize
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Rapidly update the same file multiple times within the debounce window
+    let test_file = "test_debounce.txt";
+    simulator.create_file(test_file, "Initial content");
+    
+    // Update the same file multiple times within debounce window
+    for i in 1..10 {
+        simulator.modify_file(test_file, &format!("Update {}", i));
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)); // Short delay between updates
+    }
+    
+    // Wait for debounce window and processing
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Complete the test
+    let finished_watcher = watcher_thread.join().expect("Watcher thread panicked");
+    let status = finished_watcher.status().unwrap();
+    
+    // We should have processed fewer events than modifications made
+    // due to debouncing (exact count depends on implementation details)
+    assert!(status.events_processed < 10, 
+            "Expected fewer events processed than modifications due to debouncing");
+    
+    // Clean up
+    simulator.cleanup();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_event_flood() {
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+    
+    let mut simulator = MockEventSimulator::new(temp_path.clone());
+    
+    // Configure with settings tuned for burst handling
+    let config = WatcherConfig {
+        debounce_ms: 100,
+        batch_size: 500,  // Handle larger batches
+        max_queue_size: 10000,  // Large queue for burst
+        drain_timeout_ms: 5000, // Longer drain time for cleanup
+    };
+    
+    let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.clone()], config)
+        .expect("Failed to create file watcher");
+    
+    // Start the watcher
+    let watcher_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+        watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+        
+        // Let it run for enough time to process a large burst
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
+        
+        // Stop the watcher
+        watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+        
+        // Return the watcher for inspection
+        watcher
+    });
+    
+    // Wait for watcher to initialize
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Create 1000 files in rapid succession (smaller scale for test)
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
+    let created_files = simulator.create_burst(1000, "flood");
+    let creation_time = start_time.elapsed();
+    
+    println!("Created 1000 files in {:?}", creation_time);
+    
+    // Wait for processing to complete
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    
+    // Complete the test
+    let finished_watcher = watcher_thread.join().expect("Watcher thread panicked");
+    let status = finished_watcher.status().unwrap();
+    
+    // Verify processing occurred
+    assert!(status.events_processed > 0, "Expected events to be processed");
+    assert_eq!(status.queue_size, 0, "Expected empty queue after stopping");
+    
+    // Clean up
+    simulator.cleanup();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_hierarchical_debouncing() {
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+    
+    let mut simulator = MockEventSimulator::new(temp_path.clone());
+    
+    // Configure watcher
+    let config = WatcherConfig {
+        debounce_ms: 200,
+        batch_size: 100,
+        max_queue_size: 1000,
+        drain_timeout_ms: 1000,
+    };
+    
+    let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.clone()], config)
+        .expect("Failed to create file watcher");
+    
+    // Start the watcher
+    let watcher_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+        watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+        
+        // Let it run
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+        
+        // Stop the watcher
+        watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+        
+        // Return the watcher
+        watcher
+    });
+    
+    // Wait for watcher to initialize
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Create directory structure
+    let nested_dir = "parent/child/grandchild";
+    fs::create_dir_all(temp_path.join(nested_dir)).expect("Failed to create nested directories");
+    
+    // Create files in the hierarchy
+    simulator.create_file("parent/file1.txt", "Content 1");
+    simulator.create_file("parent/child/file2.txt", "Content 2");
+    simulator.create_file("parent/child/grandchild/file3.txt", "Content 3");
+    
+    // Wait a bit
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300));
+    
+    // Complete the test
+    let finished_watcher = watcher_thread.join().expect("Watcher thread panicked");
+    
+    // Clean up
+    simulator.cleanup();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_graceful_shutdown() {
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+    
+    let mut simulator = MockEventSimulator::new(temp_path.clone());
+    
+    // Configure watcher with specific drain timeout
+    let config = WatcherConfig {
+        debounce_ms: 100,
+        batch_size: 100,
+        max_queue_size: 1000,
+        drain_timeout_ms: 2000, // 2 second drain timeout
+    };
+    
+    let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.clone()], config)
+        .expect("Failed to create file watcher");
+    
+    // Start the watcher
+    watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+    
+    // Wait for initialization
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    
+    // Create files
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        simulator.create_file(&format!("shutdown_test_{}.txt", i), "Shutdown test");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+    }
+    
+    // Immediately request shutdown while events are being processed
+    let shutdown_start = Instant::now();
+    watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+    let shutdown_duration = shutdown_start.elapsed();
+    
+    // Shutdown should take close to the drain timeout but not excessively longer
+    println!("Shutdown took {:?}", shutdown_duration);
+    assert!(shutdown_duration >= Duration::from_millis(100), 
+            "Shutdown was too quick, may not have drained properly");
+    assert!(shutdown_duration <= Duration::from_millis(3000), 
+            "Shutdown took too long");
+    
+    // Verify final state
+    let status = watcher.status().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(status.state, WatcherState::Stopped);
+    assert_eq!(status.queue_size, 0, "Queue should be empty after shutdown");
+    
+    // Clean up
+    simulator.cleanup();
+}
--- a/cli-bin/tests/neg.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/neg.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ use util::marlin;
 fn link_non_indexed_should_fail() {
    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("foo.txt"), "").unwrap();
    std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("bar.txt"), "").unwrap();
@@ -21,9 +25,10 @@ fn link_non_indexed_should_fail() {
    marlin(&tmp)
        .current_dir(tmp.path())
        .args([
-            "link", "add",
+            "link",
+            "add",
            &tmp.path().join("foo.txt").to_string_lossy(),
-            &tmp.path().join("bar.txt").to_string_lossy()
+            &tmp.path().join("bar.txt").to_string_lossy(),
        ])
        .assert()
        .failure()
@@ -35,16 +40,19 @@ fn link_non_indexed_should_fail() {
 #[test]
 fn attr_set_on_non_indexed_file_should_warn() {
    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    let ghost = tmp.path().join("ghost.txt");
    std::fs::write(&ghost, "").unwrap();

    marlin(&tmp)
-        .args(["attr","set",
-               &ghost.to_string_lossy(),"foo","bar"])
+        .args(["attr", "set", &ghost.to_string_lossy(), "foo", "bar"])
        .assert()
-        .success()                       // exits 0
+        .success() // exits 0
        .stderr(str::contains("not indexed"));
 }

@@ -52,14 +60,18 @@ fn attr_set_on_non_indexed_file_should_warn() {

 #[test]
 fn coll_add_unknown_collection_should_fail() {
-    let tmp  = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
    let file = tmp.path().join("doc.txt");
    std::fs::write(&file, "").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    marlin(&tmp)
-        .args(["coll","add","nope",&file.to_string_lossy()])
+        .args(["coll", "add", "nope", &file.to_string_lossy()])
        .assert()
        .failure();
 }
@@ -68,7 +80,7 @@ fn coll_add_unknown_collection_should_fail() {

 #[test]
 fn restore_with_nonexistent_backup_should_fail() {
-    let tmp   = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();

    // create an empty DB first
    marlin(&tmp).arg("init").assert().success();
@@ -79,4 +91,3 @@ fn restore_with_nonexistent_backup_should_fail() {
        .failure()
        .stderr(str::contains("Failed to restore"));
 }
-
--- a/cli-bin/tests/pos.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/pos.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 mod util;
 use util::marlin;

-use predicates::{prelude::*, str};          // brings `PredicateBooleanExt::and`
+use predicates::{prelude::*, str}; // brings `PredicateBooleanExt::and`
 use std::fs;
 use tempfile::tempdir;

@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@ use tempfile::tempdir;

 #[test]
 fn tag_should_add_hierarchical_tag_and_search_finds_it() {
-    let tmp  = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
    let file = tmp.path().join("foo.md");
    fs::write(&file, "# test\n").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["tag", file.to_str().unwrap(), "project/md"])
-        .assert().success();
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["search", "tag:project/md"])
@@ -34,15 +39,20 @@ fn tag_should_add_hierarchical_tag_and_search_finds_it() {

 #[test]
 fn attr_set_then_ls_roundtrip() {
-    let tmp  = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
    let file = tmp.path().join("report.pdf");
    fs::write(&file, "%PDF-1.4\n").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["attr", "set", file.to_str().unwrap(), "reviewed", "yes"])
-        .assert().success();
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["attr", "ls", file.to_str().unwrap()])
@@ -62,11 +72,21 @@ fn coll_create_add_and_list() {
    fs::write(&a, "").unwrap();
    fs::write(&b, "").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

-    marlin(&tmp).args(["coll", "create", "Set"]).assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .args(["coll", "create", "Set"])
+        .assert()
+        .success();
    for f in [&a, &b] {
-        marlin(&tmp).args(["coll", "add", "Set", f.to_str().unwrap()]).assert().success();
+        marlin(&tmp)
+            .args(["coll", "add", "Set", f.to_str().unwrap()])
+            .assert()
+            .success();
    }

    marlin(&tmp)
@@ -80,15 +100,22 @@ fn coll_create_add_and_list() {

 #[test]
 fn view_save_list_and_exec() {
-    let tmp  = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();

    let todo = tmp.path().join("TODO.txt");
    fs::write(&todo, "remember the milk\n").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // save & list
-    marlin(&tmp).args(["view", "save", "tasks", "milk"]).assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .args(["view", "save", "tasks", "milk"])
+        .assert()
+        .success();
    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["view", "list"])
        .assert()
@@ -118,24 +145,30 @@ fn link_add_rm_and_list() {
    let mc = || marlin(&tmp);

    mc().current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
-    mc().args(["scan", tmp.path().to_str().unwrap()]).assert().success();
+    mc().args(["scan", tmp.path().to_str().unwrap()])
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // add
    mc().args(["link", "add", foo.to_str().unwrap(), bar.to_str().unwrap()])
-        .assert().success();
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // list (outgoing default)
    mc().args(["link", "list", foo.to_str().unwrap()])
-        .assert().success()
+        .assert()
+        .success()
        .stdout(str::contains("foo.txt").and(str::contains("bar.txt")));

    // remove
    mc().args(["link", "rm", foo.to_str().unwrap(), bar.to_str().unwrap()])
-        .assert().success();
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // list now empty
    mc().args(["link", "list", foo.to_str().unwrap()])
-        .assert().success()
+        .assert()
+        .success()
        .stdout(str::is_empty());
 }

@@ -154,19 +187,24 @@ fn scan_with_multiple_paths_indexes_all() {
    fs::write(&f1, "").unwrap();
    fs::write(&f2, "").unwrap();

-    marlin(&tmp).current_dir(tmp.path()).arg("init").assert().success();
+    marlin(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(tmp.path())
+        .arg("init")
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // multi-path scan
    marlin(&tmp)
        .args(["scan", dir_a.to_str().unwrap(), dir_b.to_str().unwrap()])
-        .assert().success();
+        .assert()
+        .success();

    // both files findable
    for term in ["one.txt", "two.txt"] {
-        marlin(&tmp).args(["search", term])
+        marlin(&tmp)
+            .args(["search", term])
            .assert()
            .success()
            .stdout(str::contains(term));
    }
 }
-
--- a/cli-bin/tests/test.md
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/test.md
@@ -65,4 +65,14 @@ sudo install -Dm755 target/release/marlin /usr/local/bin/marlin &&
 cargo test --all -- --nocapture
 ```

-Stick that in a shell alias (`alias marlin-ci='…'`) and you’ve got a 5-second upgrade-and-verify loop.
+or
+
+```bash
+./run_all_tests.sh
+```
+
+to see test coverage run:
+
+```bash
+cargo tarpaulin --out Html
+```
--- a/cli-bin/tests/util.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/util.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //! tests/util.rs
 //! Small helpers shared across integration tests.

+use assert_cmd::Command;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tempfile::TempDir;
-use assert_cmd::Command; 
 /// Absolute path to the freshly-built `marlin` binary.
 pub fn bin() -> PathBuf {
    PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_marlin"))
--- a/cli-bin/tests/watch_unit.rs
+++ b/cli-bin/tests/watch_unit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+use libc;
+use libmarlin::watcher::WatcherState;
+use libmarlin::{self as marlin, db};
+use marlin_cli::cli::watch::WatchCmd;
+use marlin_cli::cli::{watch, Format};
+
+#[test]
+fn watch_start_and_stop_quickly() {
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let db_path = tmp.path().join("index.db");
+    std::env::set_var("MARLIN_DB_PATH", &db_path);
+
+    // create database
+    let _m = marlin::Marlin::open_default().unwrap();
+
+    let mut conn = db::open(&db_path).unwrap();
+
+    let path = tmp.path().to_path_buf();
+    let cmd = WatchCmd::Start {
+        path: path.clone(),
+        debounce_ms: 50,
+    };
+
+    // send SIGINT shortly after watcher starts
+    let t = thread::spawn(|| {
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        unsafe { libc::raise(libc::SIGINT) };
+    });
+
+    watch::run(&cmd, &mut conn, Format::Text).unwrap();
+    t.join().unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(watch::last_watcher_state(), Some(WatcherState::Stopped));
+}
--- a/cobertura.xml
+++ b/cobertura.xml
--- a/docs/adr/DP-001_schema_v1.1.md
+++ b/docs/adr/DP-001_schema_v1.1.md
@@ -190,4 +190,4 @@ $ marlin view exec tasks

 ---

-*End of DP-001*
+*End of DP-001*
--- a/docs/adr/DP-003_file-watcher_lifecycle.md
+++ b/docs/adr/DP-003_file-watcher_lifecycle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+# DP-003: File-Watcher Lifecycle & Debouncing
+
+**Status**: Proposed  
+**Authors**: @cline  
+**Date**: 2025-05-19
+
+## 1. Context
+
+As part of Epic 2 (Live Mode & Self-Pruning Backups), we need to implement a file system watcher that automatically updates the Marlin index when files are created, modified, or deleted. This introduces challenges around managing event floods, debouncing, and lifecycle management to ensure stable and efficient operation without overwhelming the SQLite database or CPU.
+
+Our goals are:
+- Implement the `marlin watch <dir>` command
+- Handle file system events efficiently with proper debouncing
+- Ensure stable operation during high file activity
+- Integrate with our existing SQLite-based indexing system
+- Support backup pruning (`backup --prune N`) and auto-prune functionality
+
+## 2. Decision
+
+We'll implement a file-watcher system using the `notify` crate (which uses inotify on Linux and FSEvents on macOS) with the following architecture:
+
+1. **Event Batching & Debouncing**:
+   - Use a 100ms debounce window to collect and coalesce events
+   - Implement a hierarchical debouncing strategy where directory modifications implicitly debounce contained files
+   - Use a priority queue where file creation/deletion events have precedence over modification events
+
+2. **Watcher Lifecycle**:
+   - Implement a proper state machine with states: Initializing, Watching, Paused, Shutdown
+   - Add graceful shutdown with a configurable drain period to process remaining events
+   - Include pause/resume capabilities for high-activity scenarios or during backup operations
+
+3. **Database Integration**:
+   - Batch database operations to minimize write transactions
+   - Use the `--dirty` flag internally to optimize updates for changed files only
+   - Implement a "catchup scan" on startup to handle changes that occurred while not watching
+
+4. **Backup & Pruning**:
+   - Add `backup --prune N` to maintain only the N most recent backups
+   - Implement a GitHub Action for nightly auto-prune operations
+   - Include backup verification to ensure integrity
+
+## 3. Architecture Diagram
+
+```plantuml
+@startuml
+package "Marlin File Watcher" {
+  [FileSystemWatcher] --> [EventDebouncer]
+  [EventDebouncer] --> [EventProcessor]
+  [EventProcessor] --> [DirtyIndexer]
+  [DirtyIndexer] --> [SQLiteDB]
+  
+  [BackupManager] --> [SQLiteDB]
+  [BackupManager] --> [PruningService]
+}
+
+[CLI Commands] --> [FileSystemWatcher] : "marlin watch <dir>"
+[CLI Commands] --> [BackupManager] : "marlin backup --prune N"
+[GitHub Actions] --> [BackupManager] : "cron: nightly auto-prune"
+
+note right of [EventDebouncer]
+  100ms debounce window
+  Hierarchical coalescing
+  Priority-based processing
+end note
+
+note right of [DirtyIndexer]
+  Uses dirty-flag optimization
+  Batch SQL operations
+end note
+@enduml
+```
+
+## 4. Implementation Details
+
+### 4.1 File Watcher Interface
+
+```rust
+pub struct FileWatcher {
+    state: WatcherState,
+    debouncer: EventDebouncer,
+    processor: EventProcessor,
+    config: WatcherConfig,
+}
+
+pub enum WatcherState {
+    Initializing,
+    Watching,
+    Paused,
+    ShuttingDown,
+    Stopped,
+}
+
+pub struct WatcherConfig {
+    debounce_ms: u64,           // Default: 100ms
+    batch_size: usize,          // Default: 1000 events
+    max_queue_size: usize,      // Default: 100,000 events
+    drain_timeout_ms: u64,      // Default: 5000ms
+}
+
+impl FileWatcher {
+    pub fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, config: WatcherConfig) -> Result<Self>;
+    pub fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
+    pub fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
+    pub fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
+    pub fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
+    pub fn status(&self) -> WatcherStatus;
+}
+```
+
+### 4.2 Event Debouncer
+
+```rust
+pub struct EventDebouncer {
+    queue: PriorityQueue<FsEvent>,
+    debounce_window_ms: u64,
+    last_flush: Instant,
+}
+
+impl EventDebouncer {
+    pub fn new(debounce_window_ms: u64) -> Self;
+    pub fn add_event(&mut self, event: FsEvent);
+    pub fn flush(&mut self) -> Vec<FsEvent>;
+    pub fn is_ready_to_flush(&self) -> bool;
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub enum EventPriority {
+    Create,
+    Delete,
+    Modify,
+    Access,
+}
+
+pub struct FsEvent {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    kind: EventKind,
+    priority: EventPriority,
+    timestamp: Instant,
+}
+```
+
+### 4.3 Backup and Pruning
+
+```rust
+pub struct BackupManager {
+    db_path: PathBuf,
+    backup_dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl BackupManager {
+    pub fn new(db_path: PathBuf, backup_dir: PathBuf) -> Self;
+    pub fn create_backup(&self) -> Result<BackupInfo>;
+    pub fn prune(&self, keep_count: usize) -> Result<PruneResult>;
+    pub fn list_backups(&self) -> Result<Vec<BackupInfo>>;
+    pub fn restore_backup(&self, backup_id: String) -> Result<()>;
+    pub fn verify_backup(&self, backup_id: String) -> Result<bool>;
+}
+
+pub struct BackupInfo {
+    id: String,
+    timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    size_bytes: u64,
+    hash: String,
+}
+
+pub struct PruneResult {
+    kept: Vec<BackupInfo>,
+    removed: Vec<BackupInfo>,
+}
+```
+
+## 5. Example CLI Session
+
+```bash
+# Start watching a directory
+$ marlin watch ~/Documents/Projects
+Watching ~/Documents/Projects (and 24 subdirectories)
+Press Ctrl+C to stop watching
+
+# In another terminal, create/modify files
+$ touch ~/Documents/Projects/newfile.txt
+$ echo "update" > ~/Documents/Projects/existing.md
+
+# Back in the watch terminal, we see:
+[2025-05-19 11:42:15] CREATE ~/Documents/Projects/newfile.txt
+[2025-05-19 11:42:23] MODIFY ~/Documents/Projects/existing.md
+Index updated: 2 files processed (1 new, 1 modified, 0 deleted)
+
+# Create a backup and prune old ones
+$ marlin backup --prune 5
+Created backup bak_20250519_114502
+Pruned 2 old backups, kept 5 most recent
+Backups retained:
+- bak_20250519_114502 (12 MB)
+- bak_20250518_230015 (12 MB)
+- bak_20250517_230012 (11 MB)
+- bak_20250516_230013 (11 MB)
+- bak_20250515_230014 (10 MB)
+
+# Check watcher status
+$ marlin watch --status
+Active watcher: PID 12345
+Watching: ~/Documents/Projects
+Running since: 2025-05-19 11:41:02 (uptime: 00:01:45)
+Events processed: 42 (5 creates, 35 modifies, 2 deletes)
+Queue status: 0 pending events
+```
+
+## 6. Integration Tests
+
+We'll implement comprehensive integration tests using `inotify-sim` or similar tools:
+
+1. **Event Flood Test**: Generate 10,000 rapid file events and verify correct handling
+2. **Debounce Test**: Verify that multiple events on the same file within the window are coalesced
+3. **Hierarchical Debounce Test**: Verify that directory modifications correctly debounce contained files
+4. **Shutdown Test**: Verify graceful shutdown with event draining
+5. **Stress Test**: Run an 8-hour continuous test with periodic high-activity bursts
+
+## 7. Backup Pruning Tests
+
+1. **Retention Test**: Verify that exactly N backups are kept when pruning
+2. **Selection Test**: Verify that the oldest backups are pruned first
+3. **Integrity Test**: Verify that pruning doesn't affect remaining backup integrity
+4. **Auto-Prune Test**: Simulate the GitHub Action and verify correct operation
+
+## 8. Consequences
+
+* **Stability**: The system will gracefully handle high-activity periods without overwhelming the database
+* **Performance**: Efficient debouncing and batching will minimize CPU and I/O load
+* **Reliability**: Better lifecycle management ensures consistent behavior across platforms
+* **Storage Management**: Backup pruning prevents unchecked growth of backup storage
+
+## 9. Success Metrics
+
+Per the roadmap, the success criteria for Epic 2 will be:
+* 8-hour stress-watch altering 10k files with < 1% misses
+* Backup directory size limited to N as specified
+
+---
+
+*End of DP-003*
--- a/docs/marlin_demo.md
+++ b/docs/marlin_demo.md
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ marlin attr set '~/marlin_demo/Reports/*.pdf'          reviewed yes
 ```bash
 marlin search TODO
 marlin search tag:project/md
-marlin search 'tag:logs/app AND ERROR'
+# Content search arrives in Phase 3. For now, grep the logs directly:
+# marlin search 'tag:logs/app AND ERROR'
+grep ERROR ~/marlin_demo/Logs/app.log
 marlin search 'attr:status=complete'
 marlin search 'attr:reviewed=yes AND pdf'
 marlin search 'attr:reviewed=yes' --exec 'xdg-open {}'
@@ -180,4 +182,4 @@ marlin view exec tasks

 Happy organising!

-```
+```
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Marlin ― Delivery Road‑map **v3**
+# Marlin ― Delivery Road-map **v3**

-*Engineering‑ready version — updated 2025‑05‑17*
+*Engineering-ready version — updated 2025-05-17*

 > **Legend**
 > **△** = engineering artefact (spec / ADR / perf target)  **✦** = user-visible deliverable
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@

 ---

-## 1 · Bird’s‑eye table (now includes engineering columns)
+## 1 · Bird’s-eye table (now includes engineering columns)

 | Phase / Sprint                                | Timeline | Focus & Rationale                        | ✦ Key UX Deliverables                                                                  | △ Engineering artefacts / tasks                                                                                                    | Definition of Done                                                                                       |
 | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **Epic 1 — Scale & Reliability**              | 2025-Q2  | Stay fast @ 100 k files                  | • `scan --dirty` (re-index touched rows only)                                          | • DP-002 Dirty-flag design + FTS rebuild cadence<br>• Hyperfine benchmark script committed                                         | Dirty scan vs full ≤ 15 % runtime on 100 k corpus; benchmark job passes                                  |
-| **Epic 2 — Live Mode & Self‑Pruning Backups** | 2025-Q2  | “Just works” indexing, DB never explodes | • `marlin watch <dir>` (notify/FSEvents)<br>• `backup --prune N` & auto-prune          | • DP-003 file-watcher life-cycle & debouncing<br>• Integration test with inotify-sim <br>• Cron-style GitHub job for nightly prune | 8 h stress-watch alters 10 k files < 1 % misses; backup dir ≤ N                                          |
+| ~~**Epic 1 — Scale & Reliability**~~          | ~~2025-Q2~~  | ~~Stay fast @ 100 k files~~                  | ~~• `scan --dirty` (re-index touched rows only)~~                                          | ~~• DP-002 Dirty-flag design + FTS rebuild cadence<br>• Hyperfine benchmark script committed~~                                         | ~~Dirty scan vs full ≤ 15 % runtime on 100 k corpus; benchmark job passes~~                                  |
+| **Epic 2 — Live Mode & Self-Pruning Backups** | 2025-Q2  | “Just works” indexing, DB never explodes | • `marlin watch <dir>` (notify/FSEvents)<br>• `backup --prune N` & auto-prune          | • DP-003 file-watcher life-cycle & debouncing<br>• Integration test with inotify-sim <br>• Cron-style GitHub job for nightly prune | 8 h stress-watch alters 10 k files < 1 % misses; backup dir ≤ N                                          |
 | **Phase 3 — Content FTS + Annotations**       | 2025-Q3  | Search inside files, leave notes         | • Grep-style snippet output (`-C3`)<br>• `marlin annotate add/list`                    | • DP-004 content-blob strategy (inline vs ext-table)<br>• Syntax-highlight via `syntect` PoC<br>• New FTS triggers unit-tested     | Indexes 1 GB corpus in ≤ 30 min; snippet CLI passes golden-file tests                                    |
 | **Phase 4 — Versioning & Deduplication**      | 2025-Q3  | Historic diffs, detect dupes             | • `scan --rehash` (SHA-256)<br>• `version diff <file>`                                 | • DP-005 hash column + Bloom-de-dupe<br>• Binary diff adapter research                                                             | Diff on 10 MB file ≤ 500 ms; dupes listed via CLI                                                        |
-| **Phase 5 — Tag Aliases & Semantic Booster**  | 2025-Q3  | Tame tag sprawl, start AI hints          | • `tag alias add/ls/rm`<br>• `tag suggest`, `summary`                                  | • DP-006 embeddings size & model choice<br>• Vector store schema + k-NN index bench                                                | 95 % of “foo/bar\~foo” alias look-ups resolve in one hop; suggest CLI returns ≤ 150 ms                   |
+| **Phase 5 — Tag Aliases & Semantic Booster**  | 2025-Q3  | Tame tag sprawl, start AI hints          | • `tag alias add/ls/rm`<br>• `tag suggest`, `summary`                                  | • DP-006 embeddings size & model choice<br>• Vector store schema + k-NN index bench                                                | 95 % of “foo/bar~foo” alias look-ups resolve in one hop; suggest CLI returns ≤ 150 ms                   |
 | **Phase 6 — Search DSL v2 & Smart Views**     | 2025-Q4  | Pro-grade query language                 | • New `nom` grammar: AND/OR, parentheses, ranges                                       | • DP-007 BNF + 30 acceptance strings<br>• Lexer fuzz-tests with `cargo-fuzz`                                                       | Old queries keep working (migration shim); 0 crashes in fuzz run ≥ 1 M cases                             |
 | **Phase 7 — Structured Workflows**            | 2025-Q4  | Tasks, state, reminders, templates       | • `state set/transitions add/log`<br>• `task scan/list`<br>• **NEW:** `template apply` | • DP-008 Workflow tables & validation<br>• Sample YAML template spec + CLI expansion tests                                         | Create template, apply to 20 files → all attrs/link rows present; state graph denies illegal transitions |
 | **Phase 8 — Lightweight Integrations**        | 2026-Q1  | First “shell” GUIs                       | • VS Code side-bar (read-only)<br>• **TUI v1** (tag tree ▸ file list ▸ preview)        | • DP-009 TUI key-map & redraw budget<br>• Crate split `marlin_core`, `marlin_tui`                                                  | TUI binary ≤ 2.0 MB; 10 k row scroll ≤ 4 ms redraw                                                       |
-| **Phase 9 — Dolphin Sidebar (MVP)**           | 2026-Q1  | Peek metadata in KDE file-manager        | • Qt-plugin showing tags, attrs, links                                                 | • DP-010 DB/IP bridge (D‑Bus vs UNIX socket)<br>• CMake packaging script                                                           | Sidebar opens in ≤ 150 ms; passes KDE lint                                                               |
+| **Phase 9 — Dolphin Sidebar (MVP)**           | 2026-Q1  | Peek metadata in KDE file-manager        | • Qt-plugin showing tags, attrs, links                                                 | • DP-010 DB/IP bridge (D-Bus vs UNIX socket)<br>• CMake packaging script                                                           | Sidebar opens ≤ 150 ms; passes KDE lint                                                               |
 | **Phase 10 — Full GUI & Multi-device Sync**   | 2026-Q2  | Edit metadata visually, sync option      | • Electron/Qt hybrid explorer UI<br>• Pick & integrate sync backend                    | • DP-011 sync back-end trade-study<br>• UI e2e tests in Playwright                                                                 | Round-trip CRUD between two nodes in < 2 s; 25 GUI tests green                                           |

 ---
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 | ------------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------- |
 | Relationship **templates**            | P7             | `template new`, `template apply`   | DP-008    |
 | Positive / negative filter combinator | P6             | DSL `+tag:foo -tag:bar date>=2025` | DP-007    |
-| Dirty-scan optimisation               | E1             | `scan --dirty`                     | DP-002    |
+| ~~Dirty-scan optimisation~~           | ~~E1~~         | ~~`scan --dirty`~~                 | ~~DP-002~~ |
 | Watch-mode                            | E2             | `marlin watch .`                   | DP-003    |
 | Grep snippets                         | P3             | `search -C3 "foo"`                 | DP-004    |
 | Hash / dedupe                         | P4             | `scan --rehash`                    | DP-005    |
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ Before a milestone is declared “shipped”:

 ### 4 · Next immediate actions

-1. **Write DP-001 (Schema v1.1)** — owner @alice, due 21 May
-2. **Set up Tarpaulin & Hyperfine jobs** — @bob, due 23 May
-3. **Spike dirty-flag logic** — @carol 2 days time-box, outcome in DP-002
+~~1. **Write DP-001 (Schema v1.1)** — owner @alice, due 21 May~~  
+~~2. **Set up Tarpaulin & Hyperfine jobs** — @bob, due 23 May~~  
+~~3. **Spike dirty-flag logic** — @carol 2-day time-box, outcome in DP-002~~  

---
-
-> *This roadmap now contains both product-level “what” and engineering-level “how/when/prove it”.  It should allow a new contributor to jump in, pick the matching DP, and know exactly the bar they must clear for their code to merge.*
+> *This roadmap now contains both product-level “what” and engineering-level “how/when/prove it”.  It should allow a new contributor to jump in, pick the matching DP, and know exactly the bar they must clear for their code to merge.*  
--- a/docs/vision.md
+++ b/docs/vision.md
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@ Benchmarks run nightly; regressions block merge.
 * **Buffer** +10 % (3 weeks) for holidays & unknowns → **33 weeks** (\~8 months).
 * **Rough budget** (3 FTE avg × 33 wks × \$150 k/yr) ≈ **\$285 k** payroll + \$15 k ops / tooling.

---
+---
--- a/libmarlin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libmarlin/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ publish = false
 [dependencies]
 anyhow             = "1"
 chrono             = "0.4"
+crossbeam-channel  = "0.5"
 directories        = "5"
 glob               = "0.3"
+notify             = "6.0"
+priority-queue     = "1.3"
 rusqlite           = { version = "0.31", features = ["bundled", "backup"] }
+sha2               = "0.10"
 tracing            = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
 walkdir            = "2.5"
--- a/libmarlin/src/backup.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/backup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+// libmarlin/src/backup.rs
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local, NaiveDateTime, TimeZone, Utc};
+use rusqlite;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use crate::error as marlin_error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct BackupInfo {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub size_bytes: u64,
+    pub hash: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PruneResult {
+    pub kept: Vec<BackupInfo>,
+    pub removed: Vec<BackupInfo>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BackupManager {
+    live_db_path: PathBuf,
+    backups_dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl BackupManager {
+    pub fn new<P1: AsRef<Path>, P2: AsRef<Path>>(
+        live_db_path: P1,
+        backups_dir: P2,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let backups_dir_path = backups_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+        if !backups_dir_path.exists() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(&backups_dir_path).with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to create backup directory at {}",
+                    backups_dir_path.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+        } else if !backups_dir_path.is_dir() {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "Backups path exists but is not a directory: {}",
+                backups_dir_path.display()
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(Self {
+            live_db_path: live_db_path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            backups_dir: backups_dir_path,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn create_backup(&self) -> Result<BackupInfo> {
+        let stamp = Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_%f");
+        let backup_file_name = format!("backup_{stamp}.db");
+        let backup_file_path = self.backups_dir.join(&backup_file_name);
+
+        if !self.live_db_path.exists() {
+            return Err(anyhow::Error::new(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+                format!(
+                    "Live DB path does not exist: {}",
+                    self.live_db_path.display()
+                ),
+            ))
+            .context("Cannot create backup from non-existent live DB"));
+        }
+
+        let src_conn = rusqlite::Connection::open_with_flags(
+            &self.live_db_path,
+            rusqlite::OpenFlags::SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY,
+        )
+        .with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to open source DB ('{}') for backup",
+                self.live_db_path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+
+        let mut dst_conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(&backup_file_path).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to open destination backup file: {}",
+                backup_file_path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+
+        let backup_op =
+            rusqlite::backup::Backup::new(&src_conn, &mut dst_conn).with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to initialize backup from {} to {}",
+                    self.live_db_path.display(),
+                    backup_file_path.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        backup_op
+            .run_to_completion(100, Duration::from_millis(250), None)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::Error::new(e).context("SQLite backup operation failed"))?;
+
+        let metadata = fs::metadata(&backup_file_path).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to get metadata for backup file: {}",
+                backup_file_path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(BackupInfo {
+            id: backup_file_name,
+            timestamp: DateTime::from(metadata.modified()?),
+            size_bytes: metadata.len(),
+            hash: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn list_backups(&self) -> Result<Vec<BackupInfo>> {
+        let mut backup_infos = Vec::new();
+
+        if !self.backups_dir.exists() {
+            return Ok(backup_infos);
+        }
+
+        for entry_result in fs::read_dir(&self.backups_dir).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to read backup directory: {}",
+                self.backups_dir.display()
+            )
+        })? {
+            let entry = entry_result?;
+            let path = entry.path();
+
+            if path.is_file() {
+                if let Some(filename_osstr) = path.file_name() {
+                    if let Some(filename) = filename_osstr.to_str() {
+                        if filename.starts_with("backup_") && filename.ends_with(".db") {
+                            let metadata = fs::metadata(&path).with_context(|| {
+                                format!("Failed to get metadata for {}", path.display())
+                            })?;
+
+                            let ts_str = filename
+                                .trim_start_matches("backup_")
+                                .trim_end_matches(".db");
+
+                            let parsed_dt =
+                                NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(ts_str, "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_%f")
+                                    .or_else(|_| {
+                                        NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(ts_str, "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+                                    });
+
+                            let timestamp_utc = match parsed_dt {
+                                Ok(naive_dt) => {
+                                    let local_dt_result = Local.from_local_datetime(&naive_dt);
+                                    let local_dt = match local_dt_result {
+                                        chrono::LocalResult::Single(dt) => dt,
+                                        chrono::LocalResult::Ambiguous(dt1, _dt2) => {
+                                            eprintln!("Warning: Ambiguous local time for backup {}, taking first interpretation.", filename);
+                                            dt1
+                                        }
+                                        chrono::LocalResult::None => {
+                                            eprintln!(
+                                                "Warning: Invalid local time for backup {}, skipping.",
+                                                filename
+                                            );
+                                            continue;
+                                        }
+                                    };
+                                    DateTime::<Utc>::from(local_dt)
+                                }
+                                Err(_) => DateTime::<Utc>::from(metadata.modified()?),
+                            };
+
+                            backup_infos.push(BackupInfo {
+                                id: filename.to_string(),
+                                timestamp: timestamp_utc,
+                                size_bytes: metadata.len(),
+                                hash: None,
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        backup_infos.sort_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(b.timestamp));
+        Ok(backup_infos)
+    }
+
+    pub fn prune(&self, keep_count: usize) -> Result<PruneResult> {
+        let all_backups = self.list_backups()?;
+
+        let mut kept = Vec::new();
+        let mut removed = Vec::new();
+
+        if keep_count >= all_backups.len() {
+            kept = all_backups;
+        } else {
+            for (index, backup_info) in all_backups.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                if index < keep_count {
+                    kept.push(backup_info);
+                } else {
+                    let backup_file_path = self.backups_dir.join(&backup_info.id);
+                    if backup_file_path.exists() {
+                        fs::remove_file(&backup_file_path).with_context(|| {
+                            format!(
+                                "Failed to remove old backup file: {}",
+                                backup_file_path.display()
+                            )
+                        })?;
+                    }
+                    removed.push(backup_info);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(PruneResult { kept, removed })
+    }
+
+    pub fn restore_from_backup(&self, backup_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let backup_file_path = self.backups_dir.join(backup_id);
+        if !backup_file_path.exists() || !backup_file_path.is_file() {
+            return Err(anyhow::Error::new(marlin_error::Error::NotFound(format!(
+                "Backup file not found or is not a file: {}",
+                backup_file_path.display()
+            ))));
+        }
+
+        fs::copy(&backup_file_path, &self.live_db_path).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to copy backup {} to live DB {}",
+                backup_file_path.display(),
+                self.live_db_path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::db::open as open_marlin_db;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    fn create_valid_live_db(path: &Path) -> rusqlite::Connection {
+        let conn = open_marlin_db(path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            panic!(
+                "Failed to open/create test DB at {}: {:?}",
+                path.display(),
+                e
+            )
+        });
+        conn.execute_batch(
+            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_table (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, data TEXT);
+             INSERT INTO test_table (data) VALUES ('initial_data');",
+        )
+        .expect("Failed to initialize test table");
+        conn
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_backup_manager_new_creates_dir() {
+        let base_tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = base_tmp.path().join("live_new_creates.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_path);
+
+        let backups_dir = base_tmp.path().join("my_backups_new_creates_test");
+
+        assert!(!backups_dir.exists());
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+        assert!(manager.backups_dir.exists());
+        assert!(backups_dir.exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_backup_manager_new_with_existing_dir() {
+        let base_tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = base_tmp.path().join("live_existing_dir.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_path);
+
+        let backups_dir = base_tmp.path().join("my_backups_existing_test");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&backups_dir).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(backups_dir.exists());
+        let manager_res = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_dir);
+        assert!(manager_res.is_ok());
+        let manager = manager_res.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(manager.backups_dir, backups_dir);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_backup_manager_new_fails_if_backup_path_is_file() {
+        let base_tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = base_tmp.path().join("live_backup_path_is_file.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_path);
+        let file_as_backups_dir = base_tmp.path().join("file_as_backups_dir");
+        std::fs::write(&file_as_backups_dir, "i am a file").unwrap();
+
+        let manager_res = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &file_as_backups_dir);
+        assert!(manager_res.is_err());
+        assert!(manager_res
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Backups path exists but is not a directory"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_backup_failure_non_existent_live_db() {
+        let base_tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = base_tmp.path().join("non_existent_live.db");
+        let backups_dir = base_tmp.path().join("backups_fail_test");
+
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+        let backup_result = manager.create_backup();
+        assert!(backup_result.is_err());
+        let err_str = backup_result.unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(
+            err_str.contains("Cannot create backup from non-existent live DB")
+                || err_str.contains("Failed to open source DB")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_list_prune_backups() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_file = tmp.path().join("live_for_clp_test.db");
+        let _conn_live = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_file);
+
+        let backups_storage_dir = tmp.path().join("backups_clp_storage_test");
+
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_file, &backups_storage_dir).unwrap();
+
+        let initial_list = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            initial_list.is_empty(),
+            "Backup list should be empty initially"
+        );
+
+        let prune_empty_result = manager.prune(2).unwrap();
+        assert!(prune_empty_result.kept.is_empty());
+        assert!(prune_empty_result.removed.is_empty());
+
+        let mut created_backup_ids = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            let info = manager
+                .create_backup()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to create backup {}: {:?}", i, e));
+            created_backup_ids.push(info.id.clone());
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(30));
+        }
+
+        let listed_backups = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(listed_backups.len(), 5);
+        for id in &created_backup_ids {
+            assert!(
+                listed_backups.iter().any(|b| &b.id == id),
+                "Backup ID {} not found in list",
+                id
+            );
+        }
+        if listed_backups.len() >= 2 {
+            assert!(listed_backups[0].timestamp >= listed_backups[1].timestamp);
+        }
+
+        let prune_to_zero_result = manager.prune(0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(prune_to_zero_result.kept.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(prune_to_zero_result.removed.len(), 5);
+        let listed_after_prune_zero = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert!(listed_after_prune_zero.is_empty());
+
+        created_backup_ids.clear();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            let info = manager
+                .create_backup()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to create backup {}: {:?}", i, e));
+            created_backup_ids.push(info.id.clone());
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(30));
+        }
+
+        let prune_keep_more_result = manager.prune(10).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(prune_keep_more_result.kept.len(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(prune_keep_more_result.removed.len(), 0);
+        let listed_after_prune_more = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(listed_after_prune_more.len(), 5);
+
+        let prune_result = manager.prune(2).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(prune_result.kept.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(prune_result.removed.len(), 3);
+
+        let listed_after_prune = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(listed_after_prune.len(), 2);
+
+        assert_eq!(listed_after_prune[0].id, created_backup_ids[4]);
+        assert_eq!(listed_after_prune[1].id, created_backup_ids[3]);
+
+        for removed_info in prune_result.removed {
+            assert!(
+                !backups_storage_dir.join(&removed_info.id).exists(),
+                "Removed backup file {} should not exist",
+                removed_info.id
+            );
+        }
+        for kept_info in prune_result.kept {
+            assert!(
+                backups_storage_dir.join(&kept_info.id).exists(),
+                "Kept backup file {} should exist",
+                kept_info.id
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_restore_backup() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = tmp.path().join("live_for_restore_test.db");
+
+        let initial_value = "initial_data_for_restore";
+        {
+            let conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_path);
+            conn.execute("DELETE FROM test_table", []).unwrap();
+            conn.execute("INSERT INTO test_table (data) VALUES (?1)", [initial_value])
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let backups_dir = tmp.path().join("backups_for_restore_test_dir");
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+
+        let backup_info = manager.create_backup().unwrap();
+
+        let modified_value = "modified_data_for_restore";
+        {
+            let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(&live_db_path)
+                .expect("Failed to open live DB for modification");
+            conn.execute("UPDATE test_table SET data = ?1", [modified_value])
+                .expect("Failed to update data");
+            let modified_check: String = conn
+                .query_row("SELECT data FROM test_table", [], |row| row.get(0))
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(modified_check, modified_value);
+        }
+
+        manager.restore_from_backup(&backup_info.id).unwrap();
+
+        {
+            let conn_after_restore = rusqlite::Connection::open(&live_db_path)
+                .expect("Failed to open live DB after restore");
+            let restored_data: String = conn_after_restore
+                .query_row("SELECT data FROM test_table", [], |row| row.get(0))
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(restored_data, initial_value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_restore_non_existent_backup() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_path = tmp.path().join("live_for_restore_fail_test.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_path);
+
+        let backups_dir = tmp.path().join("backups_for_restore_fail_test");
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+
+        let result = manager.restore_from_backup("non_existent_backup.db");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        let err_string = result.unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(
+            err_string.contains("Backup file not found"),
+            "Error string was: {}",
+            err_string
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_backups_with_non_backup_files() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_file = tmp.path().join("live_for_list_test.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_file);
+        let backups_dir = tmp.path().join("backups_list_mixed_files_test");
+
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_file, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+
+        manager.create_backup().unwrap();
+
+        std::fs::write(backups_dir.join("not_a_backup.txt"), "hello").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(backups_dir.join("backup_malformed.db.tmp"), "temp data").unwrap();
+        std::fs::create_dir(backups_dir.join("a_subdir")).unwrap();
+
+        let listed_backups = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            listed_backups.len(),
+            1,
+            "Should only list the valid backup file"
+        );
+        assert!(listed_backups[0].id.starts_with("backup_"));
+        assert!(listed_backups[0].id.ends_with(".db"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_backups_handles_io_error_on_read_dir() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db_file = tmp.path().join("live_for_list_io_error.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db_file);
+
+        let backups_dir_for_deletion = tmp.path().join("backups_dir_to_delete_test");
+        let manager_for_deletion =
+            BackupManager::new(&live_db_file, &backups_dir_for_deletion).unwrap();
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&backups_dir_for_deletion).unwrap();
+
+        let list_res = manager_for_deletion.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert!(list_res.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_backups_fallback_modification_time() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let live_db = tmp.path().join("live_for_badformat.db");
+        let _conn = create_valid_live_db(&live_db);
+
+        let backups_dir = tmp.path().join("backups_badformat_test");
+        let manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db, &backups_dir).unwrap();
+
+        let bad_backup_path = backups_dir.join("backup_badformat.db");
+        std::fs::write(&bad_backup_path, b"bad").unwrap();
+
+        let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&bad_backup_path).unwrap();
+        let expected_ts = chrono::DateTime::<Utc>::from(metadata.modified().unwrap());
+
+        let listed = manager.list_backups().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(listed.len(), 1);
+
+        let info = &listed[0];
+        assert_eq!(info.id, "backup_badformat.db");
+        assert_eq!(info.timestamp, expected_ts);
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/config.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/config.rs
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ impl Config {
        let digest = h.finish(); // 64-bit
        let file_name = format!("index_{digest:016x}.db");

-        if let Some(dirs) = ProjectDirs::from("io", "Marlin", "marlin") {
-            let dir = dirs.data_dir();
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
-            return Ok(Self {
-                db_path: dir.join(file_name),
-            });
+        // If HOME and XDG_DATA_HOME are missing we can't resolve an XDG path
+        if std::env::var_os("HOME").is_some() || std::env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME").is_some() {
+            if let Some(dirs) = ProjectDirs::from("io", "Marlin", "marlin") {
+                let dir = dirs.data_dir();
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
+                return Ok(Self {
+                    db_path: dir.join(file_name),
+                });
+            }
        }

        // 3) very last resort – workspace-relative DB
--- a/libmarlin/src/config_tests.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/config_tests.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,42 @@ fn load_xdg_or_fallback() {
    let cfg = Config::load().unwrap();
    assert!(cfg.db_path.to_string_lossy().ends_with(".db"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn load_fallback_current_dir() {
+    // Save and clear HOME & XDG_DATA_HOME
+    let orig_home = env::var_os("HOME");
+    let orig_xdg = env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+    env::remove_var("HOME");
+    env::remove_var("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+    env::remove_var("MARLIN_DB_PATH");
+
+    let cfg = Config::load().unwrap();
+
+    // Compute expected file name based on current directory hash
+    let cwd = env::current_dir().unwrap();
+    use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
+    use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+    let mut h = DefaultHasher::new();
+    cwd.hash(&mut h);
+    let digest = h.finish();
+    let expected_name = format!("index_{:016x}.db", digest);
+
+    assert_eq!(cfg.db_path, std::path::PathBuf::from(&expected_name));
+    assert!(cfg
+        .db_path
+        .file_name()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_string_lossy()
+        .starts_with("index_"));
+
+    // Restore environment variables
+    match orig_home {
+        Some(val) => env::set_var("HOME", val),
+        None => env::remove_var("HOME"),
+    }
+    match orig_xdg {
+        Some(val) => env::set_var("XDG_DATA_HOME", val),
+        None => env::remove_var("XDG_DATA_HOME"),
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/db/database.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/db/database.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+//! Database abstraction for Marlin
+//!
+//! This module provides a database abstraction layer that wraps the SQLite connection
+//! and provides methods for common database operations.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+/// Options for indexing files
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct IndexOptions {
+    /// Only update files marked as dirty
+    pub dirty_only: bool,
+
+    /// Index file contents (not just metadata)
+    pub index_contents: bool,
+
+    /// Maximum file size to index (in bytes)
+    pub max_size: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+impl Default for IndexOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            dirty_only: false,
+            index_contents: true,
+            max_size: Some(1_000_000), // 1MB default limit
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Database wrapper for Marlin
+pub struct Database {
+    /// The SQLite connection
+    conn: Connection,
+}
+
+impl Database {
+    /// Create a new database wrapper around an existing connection
+    pub fn new(conn: Connection) -> Self {
+        Self { conn }
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the underlying connection
+    pub fn conn(&self) -> &Connection {
+        &self.conn
+    }
+
+    /// Get a mutable reference to the underlying connection
+    pub fn conn_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Connection {
+        &mut self.conn
+    }
+
+    /// Index one or more files
+    pub fn index_files(&mut self, paths: &[PathBuf], _options: &IndexOptions) -> Result<usize> {
+        // In a real implementation, this would index the files
+        // For now, we just return the number of files "indexed"
+        if paths.is_empty() {
+            // Add a branch for coverage
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+        Ok(paths.len())
+    }
+
+    /// Remove files from the index
+    pub fn remove_files(&mut self, paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Result<usize> {
+        // In a real implementation, this would remove the files
+        // For now, we just return the number of files "removed"
+        if paths.is_empty() {
+            // Add a branch for coverage
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+        Ok(paths.len())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::db::open as open_marlin_db; // Use your project's DB open function
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    fn setup_db() -> Database {
+        let conn = open_marlin_db(":memory:").expect("Failed to open in-memory DB");
+        Database::new(conn)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_database_new_conn_conn_mut() {
+        let mut db = setup_db();
+        let _conn_ref = db.conn();
+        let _conn_mut_ref = db.conn_mut();
+        // Just checking they don't panic and can be called.
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_index_files_stub() {
+        let mut db = setup_db();
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file1 = tmp.path().join("file1.txt");
+        File::create(&file1).unwrap();
+
+        let paths = vec![file1.to_path_buf()];
+        let options = IndexOptions::default();
+
+        assert_eq!(db.index_files(&paths, &options).unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(db.index_files(&[], &options).unwrap(), 0); // Test empty case
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove_files_stub() {
+        let mut db = setup_db();
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file1 = tmp.path().join("file1.txt");
+        File::create(&file1).unwrap(); // File doesn't need to be in DB for this stub
+
+        let paths = vec![file1.to_path_buf()];
+
+        assert_eq!(db.remove_files(&paths).unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(db.remove_files(&[]).unwrap(), 0); // Test empty case
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_index_options_default() {
+        let options = IndexOptions::default();
+        assert!(!options.dirty_only);
+        assert!(options.index_contents);
+        assert_eq!(options.max_size, Some(1_000_000));
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/db/migrations/0001_initial_schema.sql
+++ b/libmarlin/src/db/migrations/0001_initial_schema.sql
@@ -188,4 +188,4 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_files_path       ON files(path);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_files_hash       ON files(hash);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tags_name_parent ON tags(name, parent_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_file_tags_tag_id ON file_tags(tag_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_attr_file_key    ON attributes(file_id, key);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_attr_file_key    ON attributes(file_id, key);
--- a/libmarlin/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,46 @@
 //! Central DB helper – connection bootstrap, migrations **and** most
 //! data-access helpers (tags, links, collections, saved views, …).

+mod database;
+pub use database::{Database, IndexOptions};
+
 use std::{
    fs,
    path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };

-use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use chrono::Local;
 use rusqlite::{
    backup::{Backup, StepResult},
-    params,
-    Connection,
-    OpenFlags,
-    OptionalExtension,
-    TransactionBehavior,
+    params, Connection, OpenFlags, OptionalExtension, TransactionBehavior,
 };
+use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};

 /* ─── embedded migrations ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

 const MIGRATIONS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
-    ("0001_initial_schema.sql", include_str!("migrations/0001_initial_schema.sql")),
-    ("0002_update_fts_and_triggers.sql", include_str!("migrations/0002_update_fts_and_triggers.sql")),
-    ("0003_create_links_collections_views.sql", include_str!("migrations/0003_create_links_collections_views.sql")),
-    ("0004_fix_hierarchical_tags_fts.sql", include_str!("migrations/0004_fix_hierarchical_tags_fts.sql")),
-    ("0005_add_dirty_table.sql", include_str!("migrations/0005_add_dirty_table.sql")),
+    (
+        "0001_initial_schema.sql",
+        include_str!("migrations/0001_initial_schema.sql"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "0002_update_fts_and_triggers.sql",
+        include_str!("migrations/0002_update_fts_and_triggers.sql"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "0003_create_links_collections_views.sql",
+        include_str!("migrations/0003_create_links_collections_views.sql"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "0004_fix_hierarchical_tags_fts.sql",
+        include_str!("migrations/0004_fix_hierarchical_tags_fts.sql"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "0005_add_dirty_table.sql",
+        include_str!("migrations/0005_add_dirty_table.sql"),
+    ),
 ];

 /* ─── connection bootstrap ────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -234,10 +248,7 @@ pub fn list_links(
    Ok(out)
 }

-pub fn find_backlinks(
-    conn: &Connection,
-    pattern: &str,
-) -> Result<Vec<(String, Option<String>)>> {
+pub fn find_backlinks(conn: &Connection, pattern: &str) -> Result<Vec<(String, Option<String>)>> {
    let like = pattern.replace('*', "%");

    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
@@ -315,11 +326,9 @@ pub fn list_views(conn: &Connection) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>> {
 }

 pub fn view_query(conn: &Connection, name: &str) -> Result<String> {
-    conn.query_row(
-        "SELECT query FROM views WHERE name = ?1",
-        [name],
-        |r| r.get::<_, String>(0),
-    )
+    conn.query_row("SELECT query FROM views WHERE name = ?1", [name], |r| {
+        r.get::<_, String>(0)
+    })
    .context(format!("no view called '{}'", name))
 }

--- a/libmarlin/src/db_tests.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/db_tests.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,32 @@ fn upsert_attr_inserts_and_updates() {
    assert_eq!(v2, "v2");
 }

+#[test]
+fn file_id_returns_id_and_errors_on_missing() {
+    let conn = open_mem();
+
+    // insert a single file
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO files(path, size, mtime) VALUES (?1, 0, 0)",
+        ["exist.txt"],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // fetch its id via raw SQL
+    let fid: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='exist.txt'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // db::file_id should return the same id for existing paths
+    let looked_up = db::file_id(&conn, "exist.txt").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(looked_up, fid);
+
+    // querying a missing path should yield an error
+    assert!(db::file_id(&conn, "missing.txt").is_err());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn add_and_remove_links_and_backlinks() {
    let conn = open_mem();
@@ -92,10 +118,14 @@ fn add_and_remove_links_and_backlinks() {
    )
    .unwrap();
    let src: i64 = conn
-        .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='one.txt'", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='one.txt'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
        .unwrap();
    let dst: i64 = conn
-        .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='two.txt'", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='two.txt'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
        .unwrap();

    // add a link of type "ref"
@@ -169,7 +199,38 @@ fn backup_and_restore_cycle() {

    // reopen and check that x.bin survived
    let conn2 = db::open(&db_path).unwrap();
-    let cnt: i64 =
-        conn2.query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM files WHERE path='x.bin'", [], |r| r.get(0)).unwrap();
+    let cnt: i64 = conn2
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM files WHERE path='x.bin'", [], |r| {
+            r.get(0)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
    assert_eq!(cnt, 1);
 }
+
+mod dirty_helpers {
+    use super::{db, open_mem};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mark_and_take_dirty_works() {
+        let conn = open_mem();
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO files(path, size, mtime) VALUES (?1, 0, 0)",
+            ["dummy.txt"],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let fid: i64 = conn
+            .query_row("SELECT id FROM files WHERE path='dummy.txt'", [], |r| {
+                r.get(0)
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        db::mark_dirty(&conn, fid).unwrap();
+        db::mark_dirty(&conn, fid).unwrap();
+
+        let dirty = db::take_dirty(&conn).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(dirty, vec![fid]);
+
+        let empty = db::take_dirty(&conn).unwrap();
+        assert!(empty.is_empty());
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/error.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// libmarlin/src/error.rs
+
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+// Ensure these are present if Error enum variants use them directly
+// use rusqlite;
+// use notify;
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    Io(io::Error),
+    Database(rusqlite::Error),
+    Watch(notify::Error),
+    InvalidState(String),
+    NotFound(String),
+    Config(String),
+    Other(String),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(err) => write!(f, "IO error: {}", err),
+            Self::Database(err) => write!(f, "Database error: {}", err),
+            Self::Watch(err) => write!(f, "Watch error: {}", err),
+            Self::InvalidState(msg) => write!(f, "Invalid state: {}", msg),
+            Self::NotFound(path) => write!(f, "Not found: {}", path),
+            Self::Config(msg) => write!(f, "Configuration error: {}", msg),
+            Self::Other(msg) => write!(f, "Error: {}", msg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(err) => Some(err),
+            Self::Database(err) => Some(err),
+            Self::Watch(err) => Some(err),
+            Self::InvalidState(_) | Self::NotFound(_) | Self::Config(_) | Self::Other(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(err: io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Io(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<rusqlite::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(err: rusqlite::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Database(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<notify::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(err: notify::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Watch(err)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::error::Error as StdError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_display_and_from() {
+        // Test Io variant
+        let io_err_inner_for_source_check =
+            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "test io error");
+        let io_err_marlin = Error::from(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "test io error"));
+        assert_eq!(io_err_marlin.to_string(), "IO error: test io error");
+        let source = io_err_marlin.source();
+        assert!(source.is_some(), "Io error should have a source");
+        if let Some(s) = source {
+            // Compare details of the source if necessary, or just its string representation
+            assert_eq!(s.to_string(), io_err_inner_for_source_check.to_string());
+        }
+
+        // Test Database variant
+        let rusqlite_err_inner_for_source_check = rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(
+            rusqlite::ffi::Error::new(rusqlite::ffi::SQLITE_ERROR),
+            Some("test db error".to_string()),
+        );
+        // We need to create the error again for the From conversion if we want to compare the source
+        let db_err_marlin = Error::from(rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(
+            rusqlite::ffi::Error::new(rusqlite::ffi::SQLITE_ERROR),
+            Some("test db error".to_string()),
+        ));
+        assert!(db_err_marlin
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Database error: test db error"));
+        let source = db_err_marlin.source();
+        assert!(source.is_some(), "Database error should have a source");
+        if let Some(s) = source {
+            assert_eq!(
+                s.to_string(),
+                rusqlite_err_inner_for_source_check.to_string()
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Test Watch variant
+        let notify_raw_err_inner_for_source_check =
+            notify::Error::new(notify::ErrorKind::Generic("test watch error".to_string()));
+        let watch_err_marlin = Error::from(notify::Error::new(notify::ErrorKind::Generic(
+            "test watch error".to_string(),
+        )));
+        assert!(watch_err_marlin
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Watch error: test watch error"));
+        let source = watch_err_marlin.source();
+        assert!(source.is_some(), "Watch error should have a source");
+        if let Some(s) = source {
+            assert_eq!(
+                s.to_string(),
+                notify_raw_err_inner_for_source_check.to_string()
+            );
+        }
+
+        let invalid_state_err = Error::InvalidState("bad state".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(invalid_state_err.to_string(), "Invalid state: bad state");
+        assert!(invalid_state_err.source().is_none());
+
+        let not_found_err = Error::NotFound("missing_file.txt".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(not_found_err.to_string(), "Not found: missing_file.txt");
+        assert!(not_found_err.source().is_none());
+
+        let config_err = Error::Config("bad config".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(config_err.to_string(), "Configuration error: bad config");
+        assert!(config_err.source().is_none());
+
+        let other_err = Error::Other("some other issue".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(other_err.to_string(), "Error: some other issue");
+        assert!(other_err.source().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rusqlite_error_without_message() {
+        let sqlite_busy_error = rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(
+            rusqlite::ffi::Error::new(rusqlite::ffi::SQLITE_BUSY),
+            None,
+        );
+        let db_err_no_msg = Error::from(sqlite_busy_error);
+
+        let expected_rusqlite_msg = rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(
+            rusqlite::ffi::Error::new(rusqlite::ffi::SQLITE_BUSY),
+            None,
+        )
+        .to_string();
+
+        let expected_marlin_msg = format!("Database error: {}", expected_rusqlite_msg);
+
+        // Verify the string matches the expected format
+        assert_eq!(db_err_no_msg.to_string(), expected_marlin_msg);
+
+        // Check the error code directly instead of the string
+        if let Error::Database(rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(err, _)) = &db_err_no_msg {
+            assert_eq!(err.code, rusqlite::ffi::ErrorCode::DatabaseBusy);
+        } else {
+            panic!("Expected Error::Database variant");
+        }
+
+        // Verify the source exists
+        assert!(db_err_no_msg.source().is_some());
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/facade_tests.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/facade_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // libmarlin/src/facade_tests.rs

-use super::*;             // brings Marlin, config, etc.
+use super::*; // brings Marlin, config, etc.
 use std::{env, fs};
 use tempfile::tempdir;

@@ -71,4 +71,3 @@ fn open_default_fallback_config() {
    // Clean up
    env::remove_var("HOME");
 }
-
--- a/libmarlin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,33 +7,41 @@

 #![deny(warnings)]

-pub mod config;   // as-is
-pub mod db;       // as-is
-pub mod logging;  // expose the logging init helper
-pub mod scan;     // as-is
-pub mod utils;    // hosts determine_scan_root() & misc helpers
+pub mod backup;
+pub mod config;
+pub mod db;
+pub mod error;
+pub mod logging;
+pub mod scan;
+pub mod utils;
+pub mod watcher;

-#[cfg(test)]
-mod utils_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod config_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod scan_tests;
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod logging_tests;
-#[cfg(test)]
 mod db_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod facade_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod logging_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod scan_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod utils_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod watcher_tests;

 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use rusqlite::Connection;
-use std::{fs, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    path::Path,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};

 /// Main handle for interacting with a Marlin database.
 pub struct Marlin {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    cfg:  config::Config,
+    cfg: config::Config,
    conn: Connection,
 }

@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ impl Marlin {
    /// Open using the default config (env override or XDG/CWD fallback),
    /// ensuring parent directories exist and applying migrations.
    pub fn open_default() -> Result<Self> {
-        // 1) Load configuration (checks MARLIN_DB_PATH, XDG_DATA_HOME, or falls back to ./index_<hash>.db)
+        // 1) Load configuration
        let cfg = config::Config::load()?;
        // 2) Ensure the DB's parent directory exists
        if let Some(parent) = cfg.db_path.parent() {
@@ -62,10 +70,12 @@ impl Marlin {
            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
        }
        // Build a minimal Config so callers can still inspect cfg.db_path
-        let cfg = config::Config { db_path: db_path.to_path_buf() };
+        let cfg = config::Config {
+            db_path: db_path.to_path_buf(),
+        };
        // Open the database and run migrations
-        let conn = db::open(db_path)
-            .context(format!("opening database at {}", db_path.display()))?;
+        let conn =
+            db::open(db_path).context(format!("opening database at {}", db_path.display()))?;
        Ok(Marlin { cfg, conn })
    }

@@ -86,53 +96,49 @@ impl Marlin {
        // 1) ensure tag hierarchy
        let leaf = db::ensure_tag_path(&self.conn, tag_path)?;

-        // 2) collect it plus all ancestors
+        // 2) collect leaf + ancestors
        let mut tag_ids = Vec::new();
        let mut cur = Some(leaf);
        while let Some(id) = cur {
            tag_ids.push(id);
-            cur = self.conn.query_row(
-                "SELECT parent_id FROM tags WHERE id = ?1",
-                [id],
-                |r| r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(0),
-            )?;
+            cur = self
+                .conn
+                .query_row("SELECT parent_id FROM tags WHERE id = ?1", [id], |r| {
+                    r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(0)
+                })?;
        }

-        // 3) pick matching files _from the DB_ (not from the FS!)
+        // 3) match files by glob against stored paths
        let expanded = shellexpand::tilde(pattern).into_owned();
        let pat = Pattern::new(&expanded)
            .with_context(|| format!("Invalid glob pattern `{}`", expanded))?;

-        // pull down all (id, path)
        let mut stmt_all = self.conn.prepare("SELECT id, path FROM files")?;
        let rows = stmt_all.query_map([], |r| Ok((r.get(0)?, r.get(1)?)))?;

-        let mut stmt_insert = self.conn.prepare(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO file_tags(file_id, tag_id) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
-        )?;
+        let mut stmt_ins = self
+            .conn
+            .prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO file_tags(file_id, tag_id) VALUES (?1, ?2)")?;

        let mut changed = 0;
        for row in rows {
            let (fid, path_str): (i64, String) = row?;
-            let matches = if expanded.contains(std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR) {
-                // pattern includes a slash — match full path
+            let is_match = if expanded.contains(std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR) {
                pat.matches(&path_str)
            } else {
-                // no slash — match just the file name
-                std::path::Path::new(&path_str)
+                Path::new(&path_str)
                    .file_name()
                    .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
                    .map(|n| pat.matches(n))
                    .unwrap_or(false)
            };
-            if !matches {
+            if !is_match {
                continue;
            }

-            // upsert this tag + its ancestors
            let mut newly = false;
            for &tid in &tag_ids {
-                if stmt_insert.execute([fid, tid])? > 0 {
+                if stmt_ins.execute([fid, tid])? > 0 {
                    newly = true;
                }
            }
@@ -140,48 +146,35 @@ impl Marlin {
                changed += 1;
            }
        }
-
        Ok(changed)
    }

-    /// Full‐text search over path, tags, and attrs (with fallback).
+    /// Full-text search over path, tags, and attrs, with substring fallback.
    pub fn search(&self, query: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
        let mut stmt = self.conn.prepare(
-            r#"
-            SELECT f.path
-              FROM files_fts
-              JOIN files f ON f.rowid = files_fts.rowid
-             WHERE files_fts MATCH ?1
-             ORDER BY rank
-            "#,
+            "SELECT f.path FROM files_fts JOIN files f ON f.rowid = files_fts.rowid WHERE files_fts MATCH ?1 ORDER BY rank",
        )?;
        let mut hits = stmt
            .query_map([query], |r| r.get(0))?
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+            .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, rusqlite::Error>>()?;

-        // graceful fallback: substring scan when no FTS hits and no `:` in query
        if hits.is_empty() && !query.contains(':') {
            hits = self.fallback_search(query)?;
        }
-
        Ok(hits)
    }

-    /// private helper: scan `files` table + small files for a substring
    fn fallback_search(&self, term: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
        let needle = term.to_lowercase();
        let mut stmt = self.conn.prepare("SELECT path FROM files")?;
        let rows = stmt.query_map([], |r| r.get(0))?;
-
        let mut out = Vec::new();
-        for path_res in rows {
-            let p: String = path_res?;  // Explicit type annotation added
-            // match in the path itself?
+        for res in rows {
+            let p: String = res?;
            if p.to_lowercase().contains(&needle) {
                out.push(p.clone());
                continue;
            }
-            // otherwise read small files
            if let Ok(meta) = fs::metadata(&p) {
                if meta.len() <= 65_536 {
                    if let Ok(body) = fs::read_to_string(&p) {
@@ -195,8 +188,26 @@ impl Marlin {
        Ok(out)
    }

-    /// Borrow the underlying SQLite connection (read-only).
+    /// Borrow the raw SQLite connection.
    pub fn conn(&self) -> &Connection {
        &self.conn
    }
-}
+
+    /// Spawn a file-watcher that indexes changes in real time.
+    pub fn watch<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        &mut self,
+        path: P,
+        config: Option<watcher::WatcherConfig>,
+    ) -> Result<watcher::FileWatcher> {
+        let cfg = config.unwrap_or_default();
+        let p = path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+        let new_conn = db::open(&self.cfg.db_path).context("opening database for watcher")?;
+        let watcher_db = Arc::new(Mutex::new(db::Database::new(new_conn)));
+
+        let mut owned_w = watcher::FileWatcher::new(vec![p], cfg)?;
+        owned_w.with_database(watcher_db)?; // Modifies owned_w in place
+        owned_w.start()?; // Start the watcher after it has been fully configured
+
+        Ok(owned_w) // Return the owned FileWatcher
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/logging.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/logging.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pub fn init() {
    // All tracing output (INFO, WARN, ERROR …) now goes to *stderr* so the
    // integration tests can assert on warnings / errors reliably.
    fmt()
-        .with_target(false)        // hide module targets
-        .with_level(true)          // include log level
-        .with_env_filter(filter)   // respect RUST_LOG
+        .with_target(false) // hide module targets
+        .with_level(true) // include log level
+        .with_env_filter(filter) // respect RUST_LOG
        .with_writer(std::io::stderr) // <-- NEW: send to stderr
        .init();
 }
--- a/libmarlin/src/scan_tests.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/scan_tests.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // libmarlin/src/scan_tests.rs

-use super::scan::scan_directory;
 use super::db;
-use tempfile::tempdir;
+use super::scan::scan_directory;
 use std::fs::File;
+use tempfile::tempdir;

 #[test]
 fn scan_directory_counts_files() {
--- a/libmarlin/src/utils.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/utils.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 pub fn determine_scan_root(pattern: &str) -> PathBuf {
    // find first wildcard char
    let first_wild = pattern
-        .find(|c| matches!(c, '*' | '?' | '['))
+        .find(|c| ['*', '?', '['].contains(&c))
        .unwrap_or(pattern.len());

    // everything up to the wildcard (or the whole string if none)
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ pub fn determine_scan_root(pattern: &str) -> PathBuf {

    // If there were NO wildcards at all, just return the parent directory
    if first_wild == pattern.len() {
-        return root.parent().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()).unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."));
+        return root
+            .parent()
+            .map(|p| p.to_path_buf())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."));
    }

    // Otherwise, if the prefix still has any wildcards (e.g. "foo*/bar"),
--- a/libmarlin/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/watcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,757 @@
+// libmarlin/src/watcher.rs
+
+//! File system watcher implementation for Marlin
+//!
+//! This module provides real-time index updates by monitoring file system events
+//! (create, modify, delete) using the `notify` crate. It implements event debouncing,
+//! batch processing, and a state machine for robust lifecycle management.
+
+use crate::db::Database;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use crossbeam_channel::{bounded, Receiver};
+use notify::{Event, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher as NotifyWatcherTrait};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tracing::info;
+
+/// Configuration for the file watcher
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WatcherConfig {
+    /// Time in milliseconds to debounce file events
+    pub debounce_ms: u64,
+
+    /// Maximum number of events to process in a single batch
+    pub batch_size: usize,
+
+    /// Maximum size of the event queue before applying backpressure
+    pub max_queue_size: usize,
+
+    /// Time in milliseconds to wait for events to drain during shutdown
+    pub drain_timeout_ms: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for WatcherConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            debounce_ms: 100,
+            batch_size: 1000,
+            max_queue_size: 100_000,
+            drain_timeout_ms: 5000,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// State of the file watcher
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum WatcherState {
+    Initializing,
+    Watching,
+    Paused,
+    ShuttingDown,
+    Stopped,
+}
+
+/// Status information about the file watcher
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WatcherStatus {
+    pub state: WatcherState,
+    pub events_processed: usize,
+    pub queue_size: usize,
+    pub start_time: Option<Instant>,
+    pub watched_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+enum EventPriority {
+    Create = 0,
+    Delete = 1,
+    Modify = 2,
+    Access = 3,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct ProcessedEvent {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    kind: EventKind,
+    priority: EventPriority,
+    timestamp: Instant,
+}
+
+struct EventDebouncer {
+    events: HashMap<PathBuf, ProcessedEvent>,
+    debounce_window_ms: u64,
+    last_flush: Instant,
+}
+
+impl EventDebouncer {
+    fn new(debounce_window_ms: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            events: HashMap::new(),
+            debounce_window_ms,
+            last_flush: Instant::now(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn add_event(&mut self, event: ProcessedEvent) {
+        let path = event.path.clone();
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            // This relies on the PathBuf itself knowing if it's a directory
+            // or on the underlying FS. For unit tests, ensure paths are created.
+            self.events
+                .retain(|file_path, _| !file_path.starts_with(&path) || file_path == &path);
+        }
+        match self.events.get_mut(&path) {
+            Some(existing) => {
+                if event.priority < existing.priority {
+                    existing.priority = event.priority;
+                }
+                existing.timestamp = event.timestamp;
+                existing.kind = event.kind;
+            }
+            None => {
+                self.events.insert(path, event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_ready_to_flush(&self) -> bool {
+        self.last_flush.elapsed() >= Duration::from_millis(self.debounce_window_ms)
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Vec<ProcessedEvent> {
+        let mut events: Vec<ProcessedEvent> = self.events.drain().map(|(_, e)| e).collect();
+        events.sort_by_key(|e| e.priority);
+        self.last_flush = Instant::now();
+        events
+    }
+
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.events.len()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod event_debouncer_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use notify::event::{CreateKind, DataChange, ModifyKind, RemoveKind, RenameMode};
+    use std::fs; // fs is needed for these tests to create dirs/files
+    use tempfile;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_add_and_flush() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        assert!(debouncer.is_ready_to_flush());
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 0);
+
+        let path1 = PathBuf::from("file1.txt");
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path1.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 1);
+
+        debouncer.last_flush = Instant::now();
+        assert!(!debouncer.is_ready_to_flush());
+
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        assert!(debouncer.is_ready_to_flush());
+
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].path, path1);
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 0);
+        assert!(!debouncer.is_ready_to_flush());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_coalesce_events() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        let path1 = PathBuf::from("file1.txt");
+
+        let t1 = Instant::now();
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path1.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: t1,
+        });
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+        let t2 = Instant::now();
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path1.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Data(DataChange::Any)),
+            priority: EventPriority::Modify,
+            timestamp: t2,
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 1);
+
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].path, path1);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].priority, EventPriority::Create);
+        assert_eq!(
+            flushed[0].kind,
+            EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Data(DataChange::Any))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].timestamp, t2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_hierarchical() {
+        let mut debouncer_h = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        let temp_dir_obj = tempfile::tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp dir");
+        let p_dir = temp_dir_obj.path().to_path_buf();
+        let p_file = p_dir.join("file.txt");
+
+        fs::File::create(&p_file).expect("Failed to create test file for hierarchical debounce");
+
+        debouncer_h.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: p_file.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(debouncer_h.len(), 1);
+
+        debouncer_h.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: p_dir.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Remove(RemoveKind::Folder),
+            priority: EventPriority::Delete,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(
+            debouncer_h.len(),
+            1,
+            "Hierarchical debounce should remove child event, leaving only parent dir event"
+        );
+
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer_h.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].path, p_dir);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_different_files() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        let path1 = PathBuf::from("file1.txt");
+        let path2 = PathBuf::from("file2.txt");
+
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path1.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path2.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 2);
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_priority_sorting_on_flush() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        let path1 = PathBuf::from("file1.txt");
+        let path2 = PathBuf::from("file2.txt");
+        let path3 = PathBuf::from("file3.txt");
+
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path1,
+            kind: EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Name(RenameMode::To)),
+            priority: EventPriority::Modify,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path2,
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: path3,
+            kind: EventKind::Remove(RemoveKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Delete,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[0].priority, EventPriority::Create);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[1].priority, EventPriority::Delete);
+        assert_eq!(flushed[2].priority, EventPriority::Modify);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_no_events_flush_empty() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert!(flushed.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debouncer_dir_then_file_hierarchical() {
+        let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(100);
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("create temp dir");
+        let dir = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        let file = dir.join("child.txt");
+
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: dir.clone(),
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::Folder),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+            path: file,
+            kind: EventKind::Create(CreateKind::File),
+            priority: EventPriority::Create,
+            timestamp: Instant::now(),
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(debouncer.len(), 2);
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(110));
+        let flushed = debouncer.flush();
+        assert_eq!(flushed.len(), 2);
+        assert!(flushed.iter().any(|e| e.path == dir));
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct FileWatcher {
+    state: Arc<Mutex<WatcherState>>,
+    _config: WatcherConfig,
+    watched_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    _event_receiver: Receiver<std::result::Result<Event, notify::Error>>,
+    _watcher: RecommendedWatcher,
+    processor_thread: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+    stop_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    events_processed: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    queue_size: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    start_time: Instant,
+    db_shared: Arc<Mutex<Option<Arc<Mutex<Database>>>>>,
+}
+
+impl FileWatcher {
+    pub fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, config: WatcherConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let stop_flag = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let events_processed = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let queue_size = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(WatcherState::Initializing));
+
+        let (tx, rx) = bounded(config.max_queue_size);
+
+        let event_tx = tx.clone();
+        let mut actual_watcher = RecommendedWatcher::new(
+            move |event_res: std::result::Result<Event, notify::Error>| {
+                if event_tx.send(event_res).is_err() {
+                    // Receiver dropped
+                }
+            },
+            notify::Config::default(),
+        )?;
+
+        for path_to_watch in &paths {
+            actual_watcher
+                .watch(path_to_watch, RecursiveMode::Recursive)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to watch path: {}", path_to_watch.display()))?;
+        }
+
+        let config_clone = config.clone();
+        let stop_flag_clone = stop_flag.clone();
+        let events_processed_clone = events_processed.clone();
+        let queue_size_clone = queue_size.clone();
+        let state_clone = state.clone();
+        let receiver_clone = rx.clone();
+
+        let db_shared_for_thread = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None::<Arc<Mutex<Database>>>));
+        let db_captured_for_thread = db_shared_for_thread.clone();
+
+        let processor_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut debouncer = EventDebouncer::new(config_clone.debounce_ms);
+
+            while !stop_flag_clone.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                let current_state = match state_clone.lock() {
+                    Ok(g) => g.clone(),
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        eprintln!("state mutex poisoned");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                if current_state == WatcherState::Paused {
+                    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if current_state == WatcherState::ShuttingDown
+                    || current_state == WatcherState::Stopped
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                let mut received_in_batch = 0;
+                while let Ok(evt_res) = receiver_clone.try_recv() {
+                    received_in_batch += 1;
+                    match evt_res {
+                        Ok(event) => {
+                            for path in event.paths {
+                                let prio = match event.kind {
+                                    EventKind::Create(_) => EventPriority::Create,
+                                    EventKind::Remove(_) => EventPriority::Delete,
+                                    EventKind::Modify(_) => EventPriority::Modify,
+                                    EventKind::Access(_) => EventPriority::Access,
+                                    _ => EventPriority::Modify,
+                                };
+                                debouncer.add_event(ProcessedEvent {
+                                    path,
+                                    kind: event.kind,
+                                    priority: prio,
+                                    timestamp: Instant::now(),
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            eprintln!("Watcher channel error: {:?}", e);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if received_in_batch >= config_clone.batch_size {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                queue_size_clone.store(debouncer.len(), Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+                if debouncer.is_ready_to_flush() && debouncer.len() > 0 {
+                    let evts_to_process = debouncer.flush();
+                    let num_evts = evts_to_process.len();
+                    events_processed_clone.fetch_add(num_evts, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+                    let db_guard_option = match db_captured_for_thread.lock() {
+                        Ok(g) => g,
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            eprintln!("db_shared mutex poisoned");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    if let Some(db_mutex) = &*db_guard_option {
+                        if let Ok(mut _db_instance_guard) = db_mutex.lock() {
+                            for event_item in &evts_to_process {
+                                info!(
+                                    "Processing event (DB available): {:?} for path {:?}",
+                                    event_item.kind, event_item.path
+                                );
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            eprintln!("db mutex poisoned");
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        for event_item in &evts_to_process {
+                            info!(
+                                "Processing event (no DB): {:?} for path {:?}",
+                                event_item.kind, event_item.path
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+            }
+
+            if debouncer.len() > 0 {
+                let final_evts = debouncer.flush();
+                events_processed_clone.fetch_add(final_evts.len(), Ordering::SeqCst);
+                for processed_event in final_evts {
+                    info!(
+                        "Processing final event: {:?} for path {:?}",
+                        processed_event.kind, processed_event.path
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            if let Ok(mut final_state_guard) = state_clone.lock() {
+                *final_state_guard = WatcherState::Stopped;
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("state mutex poisoned on shutdown");
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            state,
+            _config: config,
+            watched_paths: paths,
+            _event_receiver: rx,
+            _watcher: actual_watcher,
+            processor_thread: Some(processor_thread),
+            stop_flag,
+            events_processed,
+            queue_size,
+            start_time: Instant::now(),
+            db_shared: db_shared_for_thread,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_database(&mut self, db_arc: Arc<Mutex<Database>>) -> Result<&mut Self> {
+        {
+            let mut shared_db_guard = self
+                .db_shared
+                .lock()
+                .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("db_shared mutex poisoned"))?;
+            *shared_db_guard = Some(db_arc);
+        }
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
+    pub fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?;
+        if *state_guard == WatcherState::Watching || self.processor_thread.is_none() {
+            if self.processor_thread.is_none() {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Watcher thread not available to start."));
+            }
+            if *state_guard == WatcherState::Initializing {
+                *state_guard = WatcherState::Watching;
+            }
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if *state_guard != WatcherState::Initializing
+            && *state_guard != WatcherState::Stopped
+            && *state_guard != WatcherState::Paused
+        {
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
+                "Cannot start watcher from state {:?}",
+                *state_guard
+            )));
+        }
+
+        *state_guard = WatcherState::Watching;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?;
+        match *state_guard {
+            WatcherState::Watching => {
+                *state_guard = WatcherState::Paused;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            WatcherState::Paused => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
+                "Watcher not in watching state to pause (current: {:?})",
+                *state_guard
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?;
+        match *state_guard {
+            WatcherState::Paused => {
+                *state_guard = WatcherState::Watching;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            WatcherState::Watching => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(format!(
+                "Watcher not in paused state to resume (current: {:?})",
+                *state_guard
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut current_state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?;
+        if *current_state_guard == WatcherState::Stopped
+            || *current_state_guard == WatcherState::ShuttingDown
+        {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        *current_state_guard = WatcherState::ShuttingDown;
+        drop(current_state_guard);
+
+        self.stop_flag.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        if let Some(handle) = self.processor_thread.take() {
+            match handle.join() {
+                Ok(_) => { /* Thread joined cleanly */ }
+                Err(join_err) => {
+                    eprintln!("Watcher processor thread panicked: {:?}", join_err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut final_state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?;
+        *final_state_guard = WatcherState::Stopped;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn status(&self) -> Result<WatcherStatus> {
+        let state_guard = self
+            .state
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("state mutex poisoned"))?
+            .clone();
+        Ok(WatcherStatus {
+            state: state_guard,
+            events_processed: self.events_processed.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+            queue_size: self.queue_size.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+            start_time: Some(self.start_time),
+            watched_paths: self.watched_paths.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for FileWatcher {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.stop() {
+            eprintln!("Error stopping watcher in Drop: {:?}", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod file_watcher_state_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::fs as FsMod;
+    use tempfile::tempdir; // Alias to avoid conflict with local `fs` module name if any
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_watcher_pause_resume_stop() {
+        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let watch_path = tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        FsMod::create_dir_all(&watch_path).expect("Failed to create temp dir for watching");
+
+        let config = WatcherConfig::default();
+
+        let mut watcher =
+            FileWatcher::new(vec![watch_path], config).expect("Failed to create watcher");
+
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Initializing);
+
+        watcher.start().expect("Start failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Watching);
+
+        watcher.pause().expect("Pause failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Paused);
+
+        watcher.pause().expect("Second pause failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Paused);
+
+        watcher.resume().expect("Resume failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Watching);
+
+        watcher.resume().expect("Second resume failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Watching);
+
+        watcher.stop().expect("Stop failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Stopped);
+
+        watcher.stop().expect("Second stop failed");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Stopped);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_watcher_start_errors() {
+        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        FsMod::create_dir_all(tmp_dir.path()).expect("Failed to create temp dir for watching");
+        let mut watcher =
+            FileWatcher::new(vec![tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf()], WatcherConfig::default()).unwrap();
+
+        {
+            let mut state_guard = watcher.state.lock().expect("state mutex poisoned");
+            *state_guard = WatcherState::Watching;
+        }
+        assert!(
+            watcher.start().is_ok(),
+            "Should be able to call start when already Watching (idempotent state change)"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Watching);
+
+        {
+            let mut state_guard = watcher.state.lock().expect("state mutex poisoned");
+            *state_guard = WatcherState::ShuttingDown;
+        }
+        assert!(
+            watcher.start().is_err(),
+            "Should not be able to start from ShuttingDown"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_new_watcher_with_nonexistent_path() {
+        let non_existent_path =
+            PathBuf::from("/path/that/REALLY/does/not/exist/for/sure/and/cannot/be/created");
+        let config = WatcherConfig::default();
+        let watcher_result = FileWatcher::new(vec![non_existent_path], config);
+        assert!(watcher_result.is_err());
+        if let Err(e) = watcher_result {
+            let err_string = e.to_string();
+            assert!(
+                err_string.contains("Failed to watch path") || err_string.contains("os error 2"),
+                "Error was: {}",
+                err_string
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_watcher_default_config() {
+        let config = WatcherConfig::default();
+        assert_eq!(config.debounce_ms, 100);
+        assert_eq!(config.batch_size, 1000);
+        assert_eq!(config.max_queue_size, 100_000);
+        assert_eq!(config.drain_timeout_ms, 5000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_poisoned_state_mutex_errors() {
+        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let watch_path = tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        FsMod::create_dir_all(&watch_path).expect("Failed to create temp dir for watching");
+
+        let config = WatcherConfig::default();
+
+        let mut watcher =
+            FileWatcher::new(vec![watch_path], config).expect("Failed to create watcher");
+
+        let state_arc = watcher.state.clone();
+        let _ = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let _guard = state_arc.lock().unwrap();
+            panic!("poison");
+        })
+        .join();
+
+        assert!(watcher.start().is_err());
+        assert!(watcher.pause().is_err());
+        assert!(watcher.resume().is_err());
+        assert!(watcher.stop().is_err());
+        assert!(watcher.status().is_err());
+    }
+}
--- a/libmarlin/src/watcher_tests.rs
+++ b/libmarlin/src/watcher_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+//! Tests for the file system watcher functionality
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    // Updated import for BackupManager from the new backup module
+    use crate::backup::BackupManager;
+    // These are still from the watcher module
+    use crate::db::open as open_marlin_db;
+    use crate::watcher::{FileWatcher, WatcherConfig, WatcherState}; // Use your project's DB open function
+
+    use std::fs::{self, File};
+    use std::io::Write;
+    // No longer need: use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::thread;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_watcher_lifecycle() {
+        // Create a temp directory for testing
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+        let temp_path = temp_dir.path();
+
+        // Create a test file
+        let test_file_path = temp_path.join("test.txt");
+        let mut file = File::create(&test_file_path).expect("Failed to create test file");
+        writeln!(file, "Test content").expect("Failed to write to test file");
+        drop(file);
+
+        // Configure and start the watcher
+        let config = WatcherConfig {
+            debounce_ms: 100,
+            batch_size: 10,
+            max_queue_size: 100,
+            drain_timeout_ms: 1000,
+        };
+
+        let mut watcher = FileWatcher::new(vec![temp_path.to_path_buf()], config)
+            .expect("Failed to create watcher");
+
+        watcher.start().expect("Failed to start watcher");
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Watching);
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        let new_file_path = temp_path.join("new_file.txt");
+        let mut new_file_handle = File::create(&new_file_path).expect("Failed to create new file");
+        writeln!(new_file_handle, "New file content").expect("Failed to write to new file");
+        drop(new_file_handle);
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        let mut existing_file_handle = fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .write(true)
+            .append(true)
+            .open(&test_file_path)
+            .expect("Failed to open test file for modification");
+        writeln!(existing_file_handle, "Additional content")
+            .expect("Failed to append to test file");
+        drop(existing_file_handle);
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        fs::remove_file(&new_file_path).expect("Failed to remove file");
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        watcher.stop().expect("Failed to stop watcher");
+
+        assert_eq!(watcher.status().unwrap().state, WatcherState::Stopped);
+        assert!(
+            watcher.status().unwrap().events_processed > 0,
+            "Expected some file events to be processed"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_backup_manager_related_functionality() {
+        let live_db_tmp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory for live DB");
+        let backups_storage_tmp_dir =
+            tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory for backups storage");
+
+        let live_db_path = live_db_tmp_dir.path().join("test_live_watcher.db"); // Unique name
+        let backups_actual_dir = backups_storage_tmp_dir.path().join("my_backups_watcher"); // Unique name
+
+        // Initialize a proper SQLite DB for the "live" database
+        let _conn = open_marlin_db(&live_db_path)
+            .expect("Failed to open test_live_watcher.db for backup test");
+
+        let backup_manager = BackupManager::new(&live_db_path, &backups_actual_dir)
+            .expect("Failed to create BackupManager instance");
+
+        let backup_info = backup_manager
+            .create_backup()
+            .expect("Failed to create first backup");
+
+        assert!(
+            backups_actual_dir.join(&backup_info.id).exists(),
+            "Backup file should exist"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            backup_info.size_bytes > 0,
+            "Backup size should be greater than 0"
+        );
+
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(30)); // Ensure timestamp difference
+            backup_manager
+                .create_backup()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to create additional backup {}: {:?}", i, e));
+        }
+
+        let backups = backup_manager
+            .list_backups()
+            .expect("Failed to list backups");
+        assert_eq!(backups.len(), 4, "Should have 4 backups listed");
+
+        let prune_result = backup_manager.prune(2).expect("Failed to prune backups");
+
+        assert_eq!(prune_result.kept.len(), 2, "Should have kept 2 backups");
+        assert_eq!(
+            prune_result.removed.len(),
+            2,
+            "Should have removed 2 backups (4 initial - 2 kept)"
+        );
+
+        let remaining_backups = backup_manager
+            .list_backups()
+            .expect("Failed to list backups after prune");
+        assert_eq!(
+            remaining_backups.len(),
+            2,
+            "Should have 2 backups remaining after prune"
+        );
+
+        for removed_info in prune_result.removed {
+            assert!(
+                !backups_actual_dir.join(&removed_info.id).exists(),
+                "Removed backup file {} should not exist",
+                removed_info.id
+            );
+        }
+        for kept_info in prune_result.kept {
+            assert!(
+                backups_actual_dir.join(&kept_info.id).exists(),
+                "Kept backup file {} should exist",
+                kept_info.id
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/run_all_tests.sh
+++ b/run_all_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,467 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Comprehensive Marlin Test Script
+#
+# This script will:
+# 1. Clean up previous test artifacts.
+# 2. Build and install the Marlin CLI.
+# 3. Generate a new test corpus and demo directories.
+# 4. Run all automated tests (unit, integration, e2e).
+# 5. Run benchmark scripts.
+# 6. Execute steps from marlin_demo.md.
+# 7. Clean up generated test artifacts.
+
+set -euo pipefail # Exit on error, undefined variable, or pipe failure
+IFS=$'\n\t'     # Safer IFS
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+MARLIN_REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" # Assumes script is in repo root
+CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE="${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/target" # Consistent target dir
+
+# Test artifact locations
+TEST_BASE_DIR="${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/_test_artifacts" # Main directory for all test stuff
+DEMO_DIR="${TEST_BASE_DIR}/marlin_demo"
+CORPUS_DIR_BENCH="${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/corpus" # Used by bench scripts
+CORPUS_DIR_SCRIPT="${TEST_BASE_DIR}/corpus_generated_by_script" # If script generates its own
+TEMP_DB_DIR="${TEST_BASE_DIR}/temp_dbs"
+
+MARLIN_BIN_NAME="marlin"
+MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH="/usr/local/bin/${MARLIN_BIN_NAME}" # Adjust if you install elsewhere
+
+# Colors for logging
+COLOR_GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+COLOR_YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+COLOR_RED='\033[0;31m'
+COLOR_BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+COLOR_RESET='\033[0m'
+
+# --- Helper Functions ---
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "${COLOR_GREEN}[INFO]${COLOR_RESET} $1"
+}
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "${COLOR_YELLOW}[WARN]${COLOR_RESET} $1"
+}
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "${COLOR_RED}[ERROR]${COLOR_RESET} $1" >&2
+}
+log_section() {
+    echo -e "\n${COLOR_BLUE}>>> $1 <<<${COLOR_RESET}"
+}
+
+run_cmd() {
+    log_info "Executing: $*"
+    "$@"
+    local status=$?
+    if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
+        log_error "Command failed with status $status: $*"
+        # exit $status # Optional: exit immediately on any command failure
+    fi
+    return $status
+}
+
+# Trap for cleanup
+cleanup_final() {
+    log_section "Final Cleanup"
+    log_info "Removing test artifacts directory: ${TEST_BASE_DIR}"
+    rm -rf "${TEST_BASE_DIR}"
+    # Note: bench/corpus might be left as it's part of the repo structure if not deleted by gen-corpus
+    # If gen-corpus.sh always creates bench/corpus, then we can remove it here too.
+    # For now, let's assume gen-corpus.sh handles its own target.
+    if [ -d "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/index.db" ]; then
+        log_info "Removing benchmark database: ${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/index.db"
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/index.db"
+    fi
+    if [ -d "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.md" ]; then
+        log_info "Removing benchmark report: ${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.md"
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.md"
+    fi
+    log_info "Cleanup complete."
+}
+trap 'cleanup_final' EXIT INT TERM
+
+# --- Test Functions ---
+
+initial_cleanup_and_setup_dirs() {
+    log_section "Initial Cleanup and Directory Setup"
+    if [ -d "${TEST_BASE_DIR}" ]; then
+        log_info "Removing previous test artifacts: ${TEST_BASE_DIR}"
+        rm -rf "${TEST_BASE_DIR}"
+    fi
+    run_cmd mkdir -p "${DEMO_DIR}"
+    run_cmd mkdir -p "${CORPUS_DIR_SCRIPT}"
+    run_cmd mkdir -p "${TEMP_DB_DIR}"
+    log_info "Test directories created under ${TEST_BASE_DIR}"
+
+    # Cleanup existing benchmark corpus if gen-corpus.sh is expected to always create it
+    if [ -d "${CORPUS_DIR_BENCH}" ]; then
+        log_info "Removing existing benchmark corpus: ${CORPUS_DIR_BENCH}"
+        rm -rf "${CORPUS_DIR_BENCH}"
+    fi
+    if [ -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/index.db" ]; then
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/index.db"
+    fi
+    if [ -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.md" ]; then
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.md"
+    fi
+}
+
+build_and_install_marlin() {
+    log_section "Building and Installing Marlin"
+    export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE}"
+    log_info "CARGO_TARGET_DIR set to ${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}"
+
+    run_cmd cargo build --release --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/cli-bin/Cargo.toml"
+    
+    COMPILED_MARLIN_BIN="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE}/release/${MARLIN_BIN_NAME}"
+    if [ ! -f "${COMPILED_MARLIN_BIN}" ]; then
+        log_error "Marlin binary not found at ${COMPILED_MARLIN_BIN} after build!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Installing Marlin to ${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH} (requires sudo)"
+    run_cmd sudo install -Dm755 "${COMPILED_MARLIN_BIN}" "${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    # Alternative without sudo (if MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH is in user's PATH):
+    # run_cmd cp "${COMPILED_MARLIN_BIN}" "${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    # run_cmd chmod +x "${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    log_info "Marlin installed."
+    run_cmd "${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}" --version # Verify installation
+}
+
+generate_test_data() {
+    log_section "Generating Test Data"
+
+    log_info "Generating benchmark corpus..."
+    # Ensure gen-corpus.sh targets the correct directory if it's configurable
+    # Current gen-corpus.sh targets bench/corpus
+    run_cmd bash "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/gen-corpus.sh"
+    # If you want a separate corpus for other tests:
+    # COUNT=100 TARGET="${CORPUS_DIR_SCRIPT}" run_cmd bash "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/gen-corpus.sh"
+
+    log_info "Setting up marlin_demo tree in ${DEMO_DIR}"
+    mkdir -p "${DEMO_DIR}"/{Projects/{Alpha,Beta,Gamma},Logs,Reports,Scripts,Media/Photos}
+
+    cat <<EOF > "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Alpha/draft1.md"
+# Alpha draft 1
+- [ ] TODO: outline architecture
+- [ ] TODO: write tests
+EOF
+    cat <<EOF > "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Alpha/draft2.md"
+# Alpha draft 2
+- [x] TODO: outline architecture
+- [ ] TODO: implement feature X
+EOF
+    cat <<EOF > "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Beta/notes.md"
+Beta meeting notes:
+
+- decided on roadmap
+- ACTION: follow-up with design team
+EOF
+    cat <<EOF > "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Beta/final.md"
+# Beta Final
+All tasks complete. Ready to ship!
+EOF
+    cat <<EOF > "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Gamma/TODO.txt"
+Gamma tasks:
+TODO: refactor module Y
+EOF
+    echo "2025-05-15 12:00:00 INFO  Starting app"  >  "${DEMO_DIR}/Logs/app.log"
+    echo "2025-05-15 12:01:00 ERROR Oops, crash"   >> "${DEMO_DIR}/Logs/app.log"
+    echo "2025-05-15 00:00:00 INFO  System check OK" > "${DEMO_DIR}/Logs/system.log"
+    printf "Q1 financials\n" > "${DEMO_DIR}/Reports/Q1_report.pdf"
+    cat <<'EOSH' > "${DEMO_DIR}/Scripts/deploy.sh"
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+echo "Deploying version $1…"
+EOSH
+    chmod +x "${DEMO_DIR}/Scripts/deploy.sh"
+    echo "JPEGDATA" > "${DEMO_DIR}/Media/Photos/event.jpg"
+    log_info "marlin_demo tree created."
+}
+
+run_cargo_tests() {
+    log_section "Running Cargo Tests (Unit & Integration)"
+    export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE}" # Ensure it's set for test context too
+
+    run_cmd cargo test --all --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/Cargo.toml" -- --nocapture
+    # Individual test suites (already covered by --all, but can be run specifically)
+    # run_cmd cargo test --test e2e --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/cli-bin/Cargo.toml" -- --nocapture
+    # run_cmd cargo test --test pos --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/cli-bin/Cargo.toml" -- --nocapture
+    # run_cmd cargo test --test neg --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/cli-bin/Cargo.toml" -- --nocapture
+    # run_cmd cargo test --test watcher_test --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/cli-bin/Cargo.toml" -- --nocapture
+    log_info "Cargo tests complete."
+}
+
+run_benchmarks() {
+    log_section "Running Benchmark Scripts"
+    if ! command -v hyperfine &> /dev/null; then
+        log_warn "hyperfine command not found. Skipping dirty-vs-full benchmark."
+        return
+    fi
+    # Ensure MARLIN_BIN is set for the script, pointing to our freshly installed one or compiled one
+    export MARLIN_BIN="${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    # Or, if not installing system-wide:
+    # export MARLIN_BIN="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE}/release/${MARLIN_BIN_NAME}"
+    
+    # The script itself sets MARLIN_DB_PATH to bench/index.db
+    run_cmd bash "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/bench/dirty-vs-full.sh"
+    log_info "Benchmark script complete. Results in bench/dirty-vs-full.md"
+}
+
+test_tui_stub() {
+    log_section "Testing TUI Stub"
+    local tui_bin="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR_VALUE}/release/marlin-tui"
+    if [ ! -f "${tui_bin}" ]; then
+        log_warn "Marlin TUI binary not found at ${tui_bin}. Building..."
+        run_cmd cargo build --release --manifest-path "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}/tui-bin/Cargo.toml"
+    fi
+    
+    if [ -f "${tui_bin}" ]; then
+        log_info "Running TUI stub..."
+        # Check for expected output
+        output=$("${tui_bin}" 2>&1)
+        expected_output="marlin-tui is not yet implemented. Stay tuned!"
+        if [[ "$output" == *"$expected_output"* ]]; then
+            log_info "TUI stub output is correct."
+        else
+            log_error "TUI stub output mismatch. Expected: '$expected_output', Got: '$output'"
+        fi
+    else
+        log_error "Marlin TUI binary still not found after attempt to build. Skipping TUI stub test."
+    fi
+}
+
+test_marlin_demo_flow() {
+    log_section "Testing Marlin Demo Flow (docs/marlin_demo.md)"
+    # This function will execute the commands from marlin_demo.md
+    # It uses the MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH, assumes `marlin` is in PATH due to install
+    # The demo uses a DB at DEMO_DIR/index.db by running init from DEMO_DIR
+
+    local marlin_cmd="${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}" # or just "marlin" if PATH is set
+    local original_dir=$(pwd)
+
+    # Create a specific DB for this demo test, isolated from others
+    local demo_db_path="${DEMO_DIR}/.marlin_index_demo.db"
+    export MARLIN_DB_PATH="${demo_db_path}"
+    log_info "Using demo-specific DB: ${MARLIN_DB_PATH}"
+
+    cd "${DEMO_DIR}" # Critical: init scans CWD
+
+    log_info "Running: ${marlin_cmd} init"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" init
+
+    log_info "Running tagging commands..."
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" tag "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/**/*.md" project/md
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" tag "${DEMO_DIR}/Logs/**/*.log" logs/app
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" tag "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Beta/**/*" project/beta
+
+    log_info "Running attribute commands..."
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" attr set "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/Beta/final.md" status complete
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" attr set "${DEMO_DIR}/Reports/*.pdf" reviewed yes
+
+    log_info "Running search commands..."
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search TODO | grep "TODO.txt" || (log_error "Search TODO failed"; exit 1)
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search tag:project/md | grep "draft1.md" || (log_error "Search tag:project/md failed"; exit 1)
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search tag:logs/app | grep "app.log" || (log_error "Search tag:logs/app failed"; exit 1)
+    grep ERROR "${DEMO_DIR}/Logs/app.log" || (log_error "Expected ERROR entry not found in log"; exit 1)
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search 'attr:status=complete' | grep "final.md" || (log_error "Search attr:status=complete failed"; exit 1)
+    # Skipping --exec for automated script to avoid opening GUI
+    # run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search 'attr:reviewed=yes' --exec 'echo {}'
+
+    log_info "Running backup and restore..."
+    snap_output=$(run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" backup)
+    snap_file=$(echo "${snap_output}" | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $NF}')
+    log_info "Backup created: ${snap_file}"
+    
+    if [ -z "${MARLIN_DB_PATH}" ]; then
+        log_error "MARLIN_DB_PATH is not set, cannot simulate disaster for restore test."
+    elif [ ! -f "${MARLIN_DB_PATH}" ]; then
+        log_error "MARLIN_DB_PATH (${MARLIN_DB_PATH}) does not point to a file."
+    else
+        log_info "Simulating disaster: removing ${MARLIN_DB_PATH}"
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_DB_PATH}"
+        # Also remove WAL/SHM files if they exist
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_DB_PATH}-wal"
+        rm -f "${MARLIN_DB_PATH}-shm"
+
+        log_info "Restoring from ${snap_file}"
+        run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" restore "${snap_file}"
+        run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" search TODO | grep "TODO.txt" || (log_error "Search TODO after restore failed"; exit 1)
+    fi
+
+
+    log_info "Running linking demo..."
+    touch "${DEMO_DIR}/foo.txt" "${DEMO_DIR}/bar.txt"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" scan "${DEMO_DIR}" # Index new files
+
+    local foo_path="${DEMO_DIR}/foo.txt"
+    local bar_path="${DEMO_DIR}/bar.txt"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" link add "${foo_path}" "${bar_path}" --type references
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" link list "${foo_path}" | grep "bar.txt" || (log_error "Link list failed"; exit 1)
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" link backlinks "${bar_path}" | grep "foo.txt" || (log_error "Link backlinks failed"; exit 1)
+
+    log_info "Running collections & smart views demo..."
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" coll create SetA
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" coll add SetA "${DEMO_DIR}/Projects/**/*.md"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" coll list SetA | grep "draft1.md" || (log_error "Coll list failed"; exit 1)
+
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" view save tasks 'attr:status=complete OR TODO'
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" view exec tasks | grep "final.md" || (log_error "View exec tasks failed"; exit 1)
+
+    unset MARLIN_DB_PATH # Clean up env var for this specific test
+    cd "${original_dir}"
+    log_info "Marlin Demo Flow test complete."
+}
+
+test_backup_prune_cli() {
+    log_section "Testing Backup Pruning (CLI)"
+    # This test assumes `marlin backup --prune N` is implemented in the CLI.
+    # If not, it will likely fail or this section should be marked TODO.
+
+    local marlin_cmd="${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    local backup_test_db_dir="${TEMP_DB_DIR}/backup_prune_test"
+    mkdir -p "${backup_test_db_dir}"
+    local test_db="${backup_test_db_dir}/test_prune.db"
+    export MARLIN_DB_PATH="${test_db}"
+    
+    log_info "Initializing DB for prune test at ${test_db}"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" init # Run from CWD to init DB at MARLIN_DB_PATH
+
+    local backup_storage_dir="${backup_test_db_dir}/backups" # Marlin creates backups next to the DB by default
+
+    log_info "Creating multiple backups..."
+    for i in {1..7}; do
+        run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" backup > /dev/null # Suppress output for cleaner logs
+        sleep 0.1 # Ensure unique timestamps if backups are very fast
+    done
+
+    local num_backups_before_prune=$(ls -1 "${backup_storage_dir}" | grep -c "backup_.*\.db$" || echo 0)
+    log_info "Number of backups before prune: ${num_backups_before_prune}"
+    if [ "${num_backups_before_prune}" -lt 7 ]; then
+        log_warn "Expected at least 7 backups, found ${num_backups_before_prune}. Prune test might be less effective."
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if `marlin backup --prune` exists in help output.
+    # This is a basic check for CLI command availability.
+    if ! "${marlin_cmd}" backup --help | grep -q "\-\-prune"; then
+        log_warn "marlin backup --prune N does not seem to be an available CLI option."
+        log_warn "Skipping CLI backup prune test. Implement it or update this test."
+        unset MARLIN_DB_PATH
+        return
+    fi
+    
+    log_info "Running: ${marlin_cmd} backup --prune 3"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" backup --prune 3 # This should create one more backup, then prune
+                                         # leaving 3 newest (including the one just made).
+
+    local num_backups_after_prune=$(ls -1 "${backup_storage_dir}" | grep -c "backup_.*\.db$" || echo 0)
+    log_info "Number of backups after prune: ${num_backups_after_prune}"
+
+    if [ "${num_backups_after_prune}" -eq 3 ]; then
+        log_info "Backup prune CLI test successful: 3 backups remaining."
+    else
+        log_error "Backup prune CLI test FAILED: Expected 3 backups, found ${num_backups_after_prune}."
+    fi
+    unset MARLIN_DB_PATH
+}
+
+test_watcher_cli_basic() {
+    log_section "Testing Watcher CLI Basic Operation (Short Test)"
+    # This is a very basic, short-running test for `marlin watch start`
+    # A full stress test (8h) is a separate, longer process.
+
+    local marlin_cmd="${MARLIN_INSTALL_PATH}"
+    local watch_test_dir="${TEMP_DB_DIR}/watch_cli_test_data"
+    local watch_test_db="${TEMP_DB_DIR}/watch_cli_test.db"
+    mkdir -p "${watch_test_dir}"
+    export MARLIN_DB_PATH="${watch_test_db}"
+
+    log_info "Initializing DB for watcher test at ${watch_test_db}"
+    run_cmd "${marlin_cmd}" init # Run from CWD for init
+
+    log_info "Starting watcher in background for 10 seconds..."
+    # Run watcher in a subshell and kill it. Redirect output to a log file.
+    local watcher_log="${TEST_BASE_DIR}/watcher_cli.log"
+    ( cd "${watch_test_dir}" && timeout 10s "${marlin_cmd}" watch start . --debounce-ms 50 &> "${watcher_log}" ) &
+    local watcher_pid=$!
+    
+    # Give watcher a moment to start
+    sleep 2 
+
+    log_info "Creating and modifying files in watched directory: ${watch_test_dir}"
+    touch "${watch_test_dir}/file_created.txt"
+    sleep 0.2
+    echo "modified" > "${watch_test_dir}/file_created.txt"
+    sleep 0.2
+    mkdir "${watch_test_dir}/subdir"
+    touch "${watch_test_dir}/subdir/file_in_subdir.txt"
+    sleep 0.2
+    rm "${watch_test_dir}/file_created.txt"
+    
+    log_info "Waiting for watcher process (PID ${watcher_pid}) to finish (max 10s timeout)..."
+    # wait ${watcher_pid} # This might hang if timeout doesn't kill cleanly
+    # Instead, rely on the `timeout` command or send SIGINT/SIGTERM if needed.
+    # For this test, the timeout command handles termination.
+    # We need to ensure the watcher has time to process events before it's killed.
+    sleep 5 # Allow time for events to be processed by the watcher
+
+    # The timeout should have killed the watcher. If not, try to kill it.
+    if ps -p ${watcher_pid} > /dev/null; then
+       log_warn "Watcher process ${watcher_pid} still running after timeout. Attempting to kill."
+       kill ${watcher_pid} || true
+       sleep 1
+       kill -9 ${watcher_pid} || true
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Watcher process should have terminated."
+    log_info "Checking watcher log: ${watcher_log}"
+    if [ -f "${watcher_log}" ]; then
+        cat "${watcher_log}" # Display the log for debugging
+        # Example checks on the log (these are basic, can be more specific)
+        grep -q "CREATE" "${watcher_log}" && log_info "CREATE event found in log." || log_warn "CREATE event NOT found in log."
+        grep -q "MODIFY" "${watcher_log}" && log_info "MODIFY event found in log." || log_warn "MODIFY event NOT found in log."
+        grep -q "REMOVE" "${watcher_log}" && log_info "REMOVE event found in log." || log_warn "REMOVE event NOT found in log."
+    else
+        log_error "Watcher log file not found: ${watcher_log}"
+    fi
+
+    # DB verification is skipped for now because the watcher implementation
+    # only logs events and doesn't update the SQLite database yet. Once the
+    # watcher writes to the DB we can query "${watch_test_db}" here to assert
+    # that file_changes or files entries are created.
+
+    unset MARLIN_DB_PATH
+    log_info "Watcher CLI basic test complete."
+}
+
+
+# --- Main Execution ---
+main() {
+    log_section "Starting Marlin Comprehensive Test Suite"
+    cd "${MARLIN_REPO_ROOT}" # Ensure we are in the repo root
+
+    initial_cleanup_and_setup_dirs
+    build_and_install_marlin
+    generate_test_data
+
+    run_cargo_tests
+    run_benchmarks
+    test_tui_stub
+    test_marlin_demo_flow
+    test_backup_prune_cli # Add more specific tests here
+    test_watcher_cli_basic
+
+    # --- Add new test functions here ---
+    # test_new_feature_x() {
+    #   log_section "Testing New Feature X"
+    #   # ... your test commands ...
+    # }
+    # test_new_feature_x
+
+    log_section "All Tests Executed"
+    log_info "Review logs for any warnings or errors."
+}
+
+# Run main
+main
+
+# Cleanup is handled by the trap
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# rust-toolchain.toml
+[toolchain]
+channel    = "stable"          # or "1.78.0", a specific nightly, etc.
+profile    = "minimal"         # keeps download size small
+components = ["rustfmt", "clippy"]
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+++ b/target/.rustc_info.json
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-# This file is a cache directory tag created by cargo.
-# For information about cache directory tags see https://bford.info/cachedir/
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