diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
index 9980a17..3a210b0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
               subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-m','paper_atlas','audit','public-openreview','--help'],cwd=outside,check=True)
               subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-m','paper_atlas','coverage','--help'],cwd=outside,check=True)
               subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-m','paper_atlas','audit','histories','--help'],cwd=outside,check=True)
+              subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-m','paper_atlas','audit','source-identities','--help'],cwd=outside,check=True)
               subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-m','paper_atlas','curate','identifiers','--help'],cwd=outside,check=True)
               subprocess.run([python,'-I','-B','-c','from paper_atlas.postgres.writer import PostgresStore, WriteConnection'],cwd=outside,check=True)
               smoke = "from paper_atlas.db.store import Store; from paper_atlas.config import DEFAULT_REGISTRY; import json; assert {'COLM','MM','MLSys'} <= {v['acronym'] for v in json.loads(DEFAULT_REGISTRY.read_text())['venues']}; s=Store('installed.sqlite'); s.conn.close()"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d700b3..b4c42f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,3 +116,5 @@ CI 在已授权的远程 runner 上运行测试、构建 wheel，并从源码目
 整合后的运行版本依赖、交互约束和生产切换顺序见 [运行版本整合](docs/research-runtime.md)。
 
 已导入整卷的逐条轨道修正见 [edition-tracks 维护流程](docs/edition-tracks.md)：按完整证据生成只读计划，保留原投稿和决定 ID，事务性修正 edition、标识与覆盖，并防止旧整卷刷新覆盖分类。
+
+入库前可使用通用的[来源身份只读预检](docs/source-identity-audit.md)，导出候选论文、稳定标识和既有投稿决定证据；候选结果需要审核，不会自动批准导入。
diff --git a/docs/source-identity-audit.md b/docs/source-identity-audit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f41ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source-identity-audit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# 来源身份只读预检
+
+`audit source-identities` 在 PostgreSQL 的同一 `REPEATABLE READ READ ONLY` 快照中，检查规范化 JSONL 的来源绑定、稳定标识及精确标题候选，并导出候选论文的原始来源和投稿决定历史。用于入库前评审，不执行导入、合并或标识修改。
+
+```sh
+PGSERVICEFILE=/etc/paper-atlas/pg_service.conf paper-atlas audit source-identities \
+  --pg-service foundry-research --pg-schema research \
+  --files /data/paper-index/collected/example/main.jsonl \
+          /data/paper-index/collected/example/position.jsonl \
+  --out /data/paper-index/collected/example-identity-preflight-v1
+```
+
+每个 JSONL 必须有同名 `.manifest.json`，包含 `source`、`venue`、`year`、`track`、`count` 和 `file_sha256`。逐行校验届次、显式决定状态、标识类型和跨文件来源主键唯一性；文件哈希和数量必须相符。只读取调用者指定的文件，不跟随 manifest 中的绝对 `file` 路径；原始行哈希包含换行符。原始 JSONL 和 manifest 应与报告一起保留。
+
+输出目录必须不存在，防止复用旧报告或覆盖证据。失败会保留 `failed.json` 及已完成分片，不能把部分输出当成功；排查后使用新的输出目录重新核查。成功报告 `postgresql-preflight.json` 最后原子写入，记录输入哈希、数据库快照和每条候选。实体详情存为 `entities/<分片>/<paper_id>.json.gz`，报告中列出压缩文件的 SHA-256；包含完整 paper、标识和限量原始来源、投稿、决定及出处。每篇最多保留 100 条来源、200 次投稿，每次投稿最多 200 条决定，每组决定或投稿出处最多 100 条，所有截断均显式标记。精确标题最多取 21 个候选；达到上限即标记，不能据此推算总数。这里没有计算全表精确数量。
+
+候选分类用于安排审核：既有来源记录需要核对并避免重放，多个绑定冲突必须暂缓；单个 DOI、arXiv 或 OpenReview 绑定也可能错误，必须核对原文、标题、作者和历史。作者比较保留完整规范化姓名的重复次数，但姓名相同不能证明是同一个人。未找到精确标题或标识不能证明是新作品，仍需近似标题、版本和跨会历史核查。
+
+所有条目固定为 `not_approved_for_import`，批准数量为 0。不要直接把此报告当成 curation 计划或导入队列。后续获批导入前应重新检查实时来源绑定；来源摘要缺失不得覆盖已有摘要，旧拒稿与新录用应作为不同投稿经历保留。本命令不能代替所有导入结束后的全库去重、覆盖和约束验收。
+
+构建与测试仅在已确认的 `ces-control:host` 远程 runner 执行。集成测试使用已有 PostgreSQL 服务做真实只读候选查询，不往生产库添加测试记录。
diff --git a/paper_atlas/audits/source_identity.py b/paper_atlas/audits/source_identity.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24be057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper_atlas/audits/source_identity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+"""Read-only, evidence-preserving identity candidates for normalized source files.
+
+A candidate is never permission to import or merge. Absence of an exact match is
+never proof of a new work. Run again against a fresh snapshot before curation.
+"""
+import argparse
+from collections import Counter
+import gzip
+import hashlib
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from paper_atlas.db.store import author_keys, normalized
+from paper_atlas.db.submissions import timestamp
+from paper_atlas.postgres.client import ReadConnection
+
+STATUSES = {'accepted', 'rejected', 'desk_rejected', 'withdrawn', 'under_review', 'unknown'}
+
+
+def digest(data):
+    return hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
+
+
+def authors_multiset(authors):
+    # author_keys intentionally removes duplicates; identity review must retain them.
+    return Counter(key for author in authors for key in author_keys([author]))
+
+
+def load_inputs(files):
+    records, inputs, seen = [], [], set()
+    for filename in files:
+        path = Path(filename).resolve()
+        manifest_path = path.with_suffix('.manifest.json')
+        raw_manifest = manifest_path.read_bytes()
+        manifest = json.loads(raw_manifest)
+        hasher, count = hashlib.sha256(), 0
+        with path.open('rb') as stream:
+            for line_number, line in enumerate(stream, 1):
+                hasher.update(line)
+                row = json.loads(line)
+                for key in ('source', 'external_id', 'title', 'venue', 'track'):
+                    if not isinstance(row.get(key), str) or not row[key].strip():
+                        raise ValueError(f'Invalid {key}: {path.name}:{line_number}')
+                if type(row.get('year')) is not int or row.get('status') not in STATUSES:
+                    raise ValueError('Invalid year or explicit source status')
+                for key in ('source', 'venue', 'year', 'track'):
+                    if row[key] != manifest.get(key):
+                        raise ValueError(f'Manifest scope mismatch: {key}')
+                authors = row.get('authors')
+                if not isinstance(authors, list) or any(not isinstance(a, (str, list, dict)) for a in authors):
+                    raise ValueError('Invalid authors')
+                identifiers = row.get('identifiers', {})
+                if not isinstance(identifiers, dict) or any(
+                        not isinstance(k, str) or not k.strip() or not isinstance(v, str) or not v.strip()
+                        for k, v in identifiers.items()):
+                    raise ValueError('Identifiers must contain singular nonempty strings')
+                key = (row['source'], row['external_id'])
+                if key in seen:
+                    raise ValueError('Duplicate source/external_id across inputs')
+                seen.add(key)
+                record = {k: row[k] for k in ('source', 'external_id', 'title', 'authors',
+                                              'venue', 'year', 'track', 'status')}
+                record.update(identifiers=identifiers, file=str(path), line=line_number,
+                              raw_line_sha256=digest(line), source_record_hits=[],
+                              identifier_hits=[], title_candidate_ids=[])
+                records.append(record)
+                count += 1
+        if not count or count != manifest.get('count') or hasher.hexdigest() != manifest.get('file_sha256'):
+            raise ValueError('Input count/hash mismatch or empty input')
+        inputs.append({'file': str(path), 'file_sha256': hasher.hexdigest(), 'count': count,
+                       'manifest_sha256': digest(raw_manifest), 'manifest': manifest})
+    if not records:
+        raise ValueError('At least one nonempty input is required')
+    return records, inputs
+
+
+def _lookup(connection, values, columns, lateral):
+    """Bound scalar VALUES allow the existing text codec to encode each key."""
+    width = len(columns)
+    for start in range(0, len(values), 100):
+        batch = values[start:start + 100]
+        sql = 'WITH keys(' + ','.join(columns) + ') AS (VALUES ' + ','.join(
+            '(' + ','.join(['?'] * width) + ')' for _ in batch) + ') SELECT keys.n,hit.* FROM keys JOIN LATERAL (' + lateral + ') hit ON true'
+        for row in connection.execute(sql, tuple(value for item in batch for value in item)):
+            yield dict(row)
+
+
+def find_candidates(connection, records):
+    source_keys = [(i, row['source'], row['external_id']) for i, row in enumerate(records)]
+    for hit in _lookup(connection, source_keys, ('n', 'source', 'external_id'), '''
+            SELECT r.id,r.paper_id FROM sources s JOIN source_records r ON r.source_id=s.id
+            WHERE s.name=keys.source AND r.external_id=keys.external_id'''):
+        records[hit.pop('n')]['source_record_hits'].append(hit)
+    identifiers = []
+    for i, row in enumerate(records):
+        pairs = {(row['source'], row['external_id']), *row['identifiers'].items()}
+        identifiers.extend((i, scheme, value) for scheme, value in sorted(pairs))
+    for hit in _lookup(connection, identifiers, ('n', 'scheme', 'value'), '''
+            SELECT scheme,value,paper_id FROM identifiers
+            WHERE scheme=keys.scheme AND value=keys.value'''):
+        records[hit.pop('n')]['identifier_hits'].append(hit)
+    title_keys = [(i, normalized(row['title'])) for i, row in enumerate(records)]
+    for hit in _lookup(connection, title_keys, ('n', 'title_key'), '''
+            SELECT id AS paper_id FROM papers WHERE title_key=keys.title_key ORDER BY id LIMIT 21'''):
+        records[hit['n']]['title_candidate_ids'].append(hit['paper_id'])
+
+
+def entity_packet(connection, paper_id):
+    paper = connection.execute('SELECT * FROM papers WHERE id=?', (paper_id,)).fetchone()
+    if paper is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Candidate disappeared from read-only snapshot')
+    sources = [dict(r) for r in connection.execute('''SELECT r.*,s.name AS source
+        FROM source_records r JOIN sources s ON s.id=r.source_id
+        WHERE r.paper_id=? ORDER BY r.id LIMIT 101''', (paper_id,))]
+    attempts = [dict(r) for r in connection.execute('''SELECT s.*,v.acronym AS venue,e.year,e.track,e.event_key
+        FROM submissions s JOIN editions e ON e.id=s.edition_id JOIN venues v ON v.id=e.venue_id
+        WHERE s.paper_id=? ORDER BY s.id LIMIT 201''', (paper_id,))]
+    packet = {'paper': dict(paper), 'identifiers': [dict(r) for r in connection.execute(
+        'SELECT * FROM identifiers WHERE paper_id=? ORDER BY scheme,value', (paper_id,))],
+        'source_records': sources[:100], 'source_records_truncated': len(sources) > 100,
+        'attempts': attempts[:200], 'attempts_truncated': len(attempts) > 200}
+    for attempt in packet['attempts']:
+        observations = [dict(r) for r in connection.execute(
+            'SELECT * FROM decisions WHERE submission_id=? ORDER BY id LIMIT 201', (attempt['id'],))]
+        attempt['decisions'], attempt['decisions_truncated'] = observations[:200], len(observations) > 200
+        provenance = [dict(r) for r in connection.execute('''SELECT ss.*,r.external_id,s.name AS source
+            FROM submission_sources ss JOIN source_records r ON r.id=ss.source_record_id
+            JOIN sources s ON s.id=r.source_id WHERE ss.submission_id=?
+            ORDER BY ss.source_record_id,ss.source_submission_id LIMIT 101''', (attempt['id'],))]
+        attempt['sources'], attempt['sources_truncated'] = provenance[:100], len(provenance) > 100
+        for decision in attempt['decisions']:
+            provenance = [dict(r) for r in connection.execute('''SELECT ds.*,r.external_id,s.name AS source
+                FROM decision_sources ds JOIN source_records r ON r.id=ds.source_record_id
+                JOIN sources s ON s.id=r.source_id WHERE ds.decision_id=?
+                ORDER BY ds.source_record_id,ds.source_decision_id LIMIT 101''', (decision['id'],))]
+            decision['sources'], decision['sources_truncated'] = provenance[:100], len(provenance) > 100
+    return packet
+
+
+def classify(record, entities):
+    anchors = {r['paper_id'] for r in record['source_record_hits'] + record['identifier_hits']}
+    titles = record['title_candidate_ids']
+    flags = []
+    own_authors = authors_multiset(record['authors'])
+    if not own_authors:
+        flags.append('missing_source_authors')
+    if any(n > 1 for n in own_authors.values()):
+        flags.append('duplicate_normalized_author_names')
+    if len(normalized(record['title'])) < 25:
+        flags.append('short_title')
+    comparisons = []
+    for pid in sorted(anchors | set(titles)):
+        entity = entities[pid]
+        other = authors_multiset(entity['authors'])
+        comparisons.append({'paper_id': pid,
+            'normalized_title_equal': normalized(record['title']) == normalized(entity['title']),
+            'nonempty_author_multiset_equal': bool(own_authors) and own_authors == other,
+            'author_name_overlap': sorted(own_authors.keys() & other.keys())})
+    if len(anchors) > 1:
+        kind = 'conflicting_existing_bindings_hold'
+    elif record['source_record_hits']:
+        kind = 'existing_source_record_reconcile_no_replay'
+    elif anchors:
+        kind = 'existing_identifier_binding_requires_review'
+    elif len(titles) >= 21:
+        kind = 'title_candidate_limit_reached_hold'
+    elif not titles:
+        kind = 'no_exact_match_not_proof_of_novelty'
+    elif len(titles) > 1:
+        kind = 'multiple_exact_title_entities_hold'
+    elif comparisons[0]['nonempty_author_multiset_equal']:
+        kind = 'one_exact_title_author_multiset_requires_review'
+    elif comparisons[0]['author_name_overlap']:
+        kind = 'partial_author_overlap_requires_review'
+    else:
+        kind = 'no_author_agreement_hold'
+    return {'kind': kind, 'flags': flags, 'comparisons': comparisons,
+            'title_candidates_truncated': len(titles) >= 21,
+            'decision': 'not_approved_for_import'}
+
+
+def _atomic_json(path, value):
+    temporary = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + '.part')
+    with temporary.open('w', encoding='utf-8') as stream:
+        json.dump(value, stream, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
+        stream.write('\n')
+    temporary.replace(path)
+
+
+def audit(files, out, *, pg_service, pg_schema):
+    # Reject input corruption before opening a database connection or reserving output.
+    records, inputs = load_inputs(files)
+    out = Path(out)
+    out.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
+    (out / 'audit.lock').write_text(timestamp() + '\n')
+    connection = None
+    try:
+        connection = ReadConnection(pg_service, pg_schema)
+        connection.execute("SET LOCAL statement_timeout='60s'")
+        if connection.execute('SHOW transaction_read_only').fetchone()[0] != 'on':
+            raise RuntimeError('A read-only transaction is required')
+        snapshot = dict(connection.execute('''SELECT current_database() AS database,current_schema() AS schema,
+            transaction_timestamp()::text AS transaction_at,pg_current_snapshot()::text AS snapshot''').fetchone())
+        find_candidates(connection, records)
+        ids = sorted({hit['paper_id'] for row in records for hit in row['source_record_hits'] + row['identifier_hits']} |
+                     {pid for row in records for pid in row['title_candidate_ids']})
+        entities, index = {}, {}
+        for number, pid in enumerate(ids, 1):
+            packet = entity_packet(connection, pid)
+            relative = Path('entities') / str(pid // 10000) / f'{pid}.json.gz'
+            target = out / relative
+            target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            raw = gzip.compress(json.dumps(packet, ensure_ascii=False).encode(), mtime=0)
+            target.write_bytes(raw)
+            index[str(pid)] = {'file': relative.as_posix(), 'sha256': digest(raw)}
+            entities[pid] = {'title': packet['paper']['title'],
+                             'authors': json.loads(packet['paper']['authors_json'])}
+            if number % 250 == 0 or number == len(ids):
+                print(json.dumps({'phase': 'entity_evidence', 'completed': number, 'total': len(ids)}), flush=True)
+        kinds = Counter()
+        for row in records:
+            row.update(classify(row, entities))
+            kinds[row['kind']] += 1
+        report = {'status': 'completed_read_only_candidates_not_import_approval',
+                  'started_snapshot': snapshot, 'completed_at': timestamp(), 'transaction_read_only': True,
+                  'database_written': False, 'approved_for_import': 0, 'records': len(records),
+                  'kind_counts': dict(kinds), 'inputs': inputs, 'entities': index, 'entries': records,
+                  'limitations': ['Exact keys only; no match does not establish a new work.',
+                      'Name agreement does not prove person or scientific-work identity.',
+                      'Bound identifiers can be incorrect; review titles, authors and original evidence.',
+                      'Source/history limits are explicit in compressed entity packets.',
+                      'Not a final whole-database deduplication or coverage audit.']}
+        _atomic_json(out / 'postgresql-preflight.json', report)
+        return report
+    except Exception as error:
+        _atomic_json(out / 'failed.json', {'status': 'failed_no_import_approval',
+                     'error_type': type(error).__name__, 'database_written': False})
+        raise
+    finally:
+        if connection is not None:
+            connection.close()
+
+
+def main(argv=None, *, prog=None):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=prog, description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument('--files', nargs='+', required=True, type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument('--pg-service', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--pg-schema', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--out', required=True, type=Path)
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    report = audit(args.files, args.out, pg_service=args.pg_service, pg_schema=args.pg_schema)
+    print(json.dumps({k: report[k] for k in ('status', 'records', 'kind_counts', 'approved_for_import')}, ensure_ascii=False))
diff --git a/paper_atlas/cli.py b/paper_atlas/cli.py
index f2601d9..1e17980 100644
--- a/paper_atlas/cli.py
+++ b/paper_atlas/cli.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ COMMANDS = {
     ('audit','arxiv'): ('paper_atlas.audits.arxiv', {}, '核验 arXiv 原始编号、重复行与 ZIP 完整性'),
     ('audit','arxiv-tags'): ('paper_atlas.audits.arxiv_tags', {}, '逐记录核验 arXiv 类别及出处完整性'),
     ('audit','public-openreview'): ('paper_atlas.audits.public_openreview', {}, '核对公开负面决定与已有投稿历史'),
+    ('audit','source-identities'): ('paper_atlas.audits.source_identity', {}, '只读核对来源文件的身份候选与既有投稿历史'),
     ('audit','histories'): ('paper_atlas.audits.histories', {}, '只读核对跨会议投稿历史及决定来源关系'),
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_source_identity.py b/tests/test_source_identity.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09c4e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_identity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import gzip
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from paper_atlas.audits.source_identity import audit, classify, load_inputs
+from paper_atlas.postgres.client import ReadConnection
+
+
+def record(**updates):
+    row = dict(source='reviewed_program', external_id='2026/forum-a',
+               title='A sufficiently specific scientific paper title', authors=['Jane Doe', 'John Smith'],
+               venue='NeurIPS', year=2026, track='main', status='accepted', identifiers={},
+               source_record_hits=[], identifier_hits=[], title_candidate_ids=[])
+    row.update(updates)
+    return row
+
+
+def write_input(root, rows):
+    path = root / 'source.jsonl'
+    raw = b''.join((json.dumps(row) + '\n').encode() for row in rows)
+    path.write_bytes(raw)
+    manifest = {k: rows[0][k] for k in ('source', 'venue', 'year', 'track')}
+    manifest.update(count=len(rows), file_sha256=hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest(),
+                    file='/ignored/untrusted/location.jsonl', status='partial')
+    path.with_suffix('.manifest.json').write_text(json.dumps(manifest))
+    return path
+
+
+class CandidateTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_duplicate_names_do_not_equal_distinct_author_multiset(self):
+        row = record(authors=['Jane Doe', 'Jane Doe'], title_candidate_ids=[7])
+        result = classify(row, {7: {'title': row['title'], 'authors': ['Jane Doe']}})
+        self.assertEqual(result['kind'], 'partial_author_overlap_requires_review')
+        self.assertIn('duplicate_normalized_author_names', result['flags'])
+        self.assertFalse(result['comparisons'][0]['nonempty_author_multiset_equal'])
+
+    def test_arxiv_author_representation_and_order_match_but_never_approve(self):
+        row = record(title_candidate_ids=[7])
+        result = classify(row, {7: {'title': row['title'], 'authors': [['Smith', 'John', ''], ['Doe', 'Jane', '']]}})
+        self.assertEqual(result['kind'], 'one_exact_title_author_multiset_requires_review')
+        self.assertEqual(result['decision'], 'not_approved_for_import')
+
+    def test_binding_conflict_overrides_existing_source(self):
+        row = record(source_record_hits=[{'paper_id': 7}], identifier_hits=[{'paper_id': 8}])
+        entities = {pid: {'title': row['title'], 'authors': row['authors']} for pid in (7, 8)}
+        self.assertEqual(classify(row, entities)['kind'], 'conflicting_existing_bindings_hold')
+
+    def test_wrong_doi_binding_retains_author_title_disagreement(self):
+        row = record(identifier_hits=[{'paper_id': 7}])
+        result = classify(row, {7: {'title': 'Completely different work', 'authors': ['Somebody Else']}})
+        self.assertEqual(result['kind'], 'existing_identifier_binding_requires_review')
+        self.assertFalse(result['comparisons'][0]['normalized_title_equal'])
+        self.assertEqual(result['comparisons'][0]['author_name_overlap'], [])
+
+    def test_no_hit_is_not_novelty_and_missing_authors_never_agree(self):
+        self.assertEqual(classify(record(), {})['kind'], 'no_exact_match_not_proof_of_novelty')
+        row = record(authors=[], title_candidate_ids=[7])
+        result = classify(row, {7: {'title': row['title'], 'authors': []}})
+        self.assertEqual(result['kind'], 'no_author_agreement_hold')
+
+    def test_title_candidate_cap_is_explicit(self):
+        row = record(title_candidate_ids=list(range(21)))
+        entities = {pid: {'title': row['title'], 'authors': row['authors']} for pid in range(21)}
+        self.assertTrue(classify(row, entities)['title_candidates_truncated'])
+        self.assertEqual(classify(row, entities)['kind'], 'title_candidate_limit_reached_hold')
+
+
+class InputTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.temp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.temp.cleanup)
+        self.root = Path(self.temp.name)
+
+    def test_raw_line_hash_and_manifest_path_not_followed(self):
+        path = write_input(self.root, [record()])
+        rows, inputs = load_inputs([path])
+        self.assertEqual(rows[0]['raw_line_sha256'], hashlib.sha256(path.read_bytes()).hexdigest())
+        self.assertEqual(inputs[0]['count'], 1)
+
+    def test_hash_tamper_rejected_before_database_connection(self):
+        path = write_input(self.root, [record()])
+        path.write_bytes(path.read_bytes().replace(b'Jane Doe', b'Jane Roe'))
+        with patch('paper_atlas.audits.source_identity.ReadConnection') as connection:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'hash mismatch'):
+                audit([path], self.root / 'out', pg_service='test', pg_schema='research')
+            connection.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_manifest_scope_and_count_tamper_and_duplicate_sources(self):
+        path = write_input(self.root, [record()])
+        manifest_path = path.with_suffix('.manifest.json')
+        manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text())
+        for key, value in [('year', 2025), ('count', 2)]:
+            altered = dict(manifest, **{key: value})
+            manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps(altered))
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                load_inputs([path])
+        manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps(manifest))
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'Duplicate source'):
+            load_inputs([path, path])
+
+    def test_existing_output_never_replayed_and_failure_not_completion(self):
+        path = write_input(self.root, [record()])
+        out = self.root / 'out'
+        with patch('paper_atlas.audits.source_identity.ReadConnection', side_effect=RuntimeError('unavailable')):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+                audit([path], out, pg_service='test', pg_schema='research')
+        self.assertTrue((out / 'failed.json').exists())
+        self.assertFalse((out / 'postgresql-preflight.json').exists())
+        with self.assertRaises(FileExistsError):
+            audit([path], out, pg_service='test', pg_schema='research')
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(os.environ.get('PAPER_ATLAS_TEST_PG_SERVICE'), 'Requires the authorized remote PostgreSQL service')
+class ReadOnlyIntegrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_existing_binding_full_evidence_and_no_import_approval(self):
+        service = os.environ['PAPER_ATLAS_TEST_PG_SERVICE']
+        connection = ReadConnection(service, 'research')
+        try:
+            self.assertEqual(connection.execute('SHOW transaction_read_only').fetchone()[0], 'on')
+            hit = connection.execute("SELECT value,paper_id FROM identifiers WHERE scheme='arxiv' ORDER BY value LIMIT 1").fetchone()
+            self.assertIsNotNone(hit)
+            paper = connection.execute('SELECT title,authors_json FROM papers WHERE id=?', (hit['paper_id'],)).fetchone()
+        finally:
+            connection.close()
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            root = Path(tmp)
+            path = write_input(root, [record(title=paper['title'], authors=json.loads(paper['authors_json']),
+                                            identifiers={'arxiv': hit['value']})])
+            report = audit([path], root / 'out', pg_service=service, pg_schema='research')
+            self.assertTrue(report['transaction_read_only'])
+            self.assertFalse(report['database_written'])
+            self.assertEqual(report['approved_for_import'], 0)
+            row, = report['entries']
+            self.assertIn(hit['paper_id'], [r['paper_id'] for r in row['identifier_hits']])
+            shard = report['entities'][str(hit['paper_id'])]
+            raw = (root / 'out' / shard['file']).read_bytes()
+            self.assertEqual(hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest(), shard['sha256'])
+            packet = json.loads(gzip.decompress(raw))
+            self.assertEqual(packet['paper']['id'], hit['paper_id'])
+            self.assertEqual(packet['paper']['title'], paper['title'])
+            self.assertEqual(packet['paper']['authors_json'], paper['authors_json'])
+            self.assertIn('attempts', packet)
+            self.assertTrue((root / 'out/postgresql-preflight.json').is_file())