update vector with card locator

internal/api/server.go

@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/kv/value", s.handleKVValueDelete).Methods("DELETE")
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/kv/key/{key:.*}", s.handleKVGetKey).Methods("GET")
 
+	// User Data Layer (UDL) routes — per-user signed records (My List,
+	// Continue Watching, ratings, profile). See internal/api/udl.go.
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/record", s.handleUDLRecordGet).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/record", s.handleUDLRecordPut).Methods("PUT")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/user/{uid}/key/{key}", s.handleUDLUserKey).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/user/{uid}/cid/{cid}", s.handleUDLUserCid).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/cid/{cid}/users", s.handleUDLCidUsers).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/api/udl/cid/{cid}/aggregate", s.handleUDLAggregate).Methods("GET")
+
 	// Metadata operations - base endpoints
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/meta/{hash}", s.handleGetMeta).Methods("GET")
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/meta/{hash}", s.handlePutMeta).Methods("PUT")

internal/api/udl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+package api
+
+// User Data Layer (UDL) HTTP surface.
+//
+// Backs meta-watch's per-user store (My List, Continue Watching, ratings,
+// profile) now that the authoritative store lives in meta-core instead of
+// meta-watch's local op-log. Records arrive already signed (and, for
+// private-tier keys, already encrypted) as opaque base64 CBOR blobs; meta-core
+// version-gates and indexes them but never inspects the crypto. See
+// internal/storage/udl.go for the Redis model.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+// UDLPutRequest is the body of PUT /api/udl/record.
+type UDLPutRequest struct {
+	Uid     string           `json:"uid"`
+	Cid     string           `json:"cid"`
+	Key     string           `json:"key"`
+	Version int64            `json:"version"`
+	Ts      int64            `json:"ts"`
+	Record  string           `json:"record"` // base64 CBOR, opaque + signed
+	Value   *json.RawMessage `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// UDLPutResponse is the response of PUT /api/udl/record.
+type UDLPutResponse struct {
+	Accepted bool `json:"accepted"`
+}
+
+// UDLRecordResponse is the response of GET /api/udl/record.
+type UDLRecordResponse struct {
+	Record  string `json:"record"`
+	Version int64  `json:"version"`
+	Ts      int64  `json:"ts"`
+	Exists  bool   `json:"exists"`
+}
+
+// UDLAggregate mirrors meta-watch's Aggregate wire shape exactly (snake_case
+// field names; `avg` is null for boolean keys like `like`), so the meta-watch
+// client deserializes it into the same struct it serializes to the UI.
+type UDLAggregate struct {
+	Key        string   `json:"key"`
+	Count      int      `json:"count"`
+	Avg        *float64 `json:"avg"`
+	Trues      int      `json:"trues"`
+	SampleSize int      `json:"sample_size"`
+}
+
+// handleUDLRecordGet handles GET /api/udl/record?uid&cid&key
+func (s *Server) handleUDLRecordGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+	uid, cid, key := q.Get("uid"), q.Get("cid"), q.Get("key")
+	if uid == "" || cid == "" || key == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "uid, cid and key are required")
+		return
+	}
+
+	cell, exists, err := s.storage.UDLGetCell(uid, cid, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, UDLRecordResponse{
+		Record:  cell.Record,
+		Version: cell.Version,
+		Ts:      cell.Ts,
+		Exists:  exists,
+	})
+}
+
+// handleUDLRecordPut handles PUT /api/udl/record. Version-gated: a stale write
+// (version <= stored) returns 409 stale_version so the client can re-read and
+// retry with a higher version.
+func (s *Server) handleUDLRecordPut(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	var req UDLPutRequest
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid JSON body")
+		return
+	}
+	if req.Uid == "" || req.Cid == "" || req.Key == "" || req.Record == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "uid, cid, key and record are required")
+		return
+	}
+
+	publicValue := ""
+	hasValue := false
+	if req.Value != nil {
+		publicValue = string(*req.Value)
+		hasValue = true
+	}
+
+	accepted, err := s.storage.UDLUpsertIfNewer(req.Uid, req.Cid, req.Key, req.Version, req.Ts, req.Record, publicValue, hasValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if !accepted {
+		writeErrorSlug(w, http.StatusConflict, "stale_version", "a record with an equal or newer version already exists", true)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, UDLPutResponse{Accepted: true})
+}
+
+// handleUDLUserKey handles GET /api/udl/user/{uid}/key/{key}
+// (active_for_user_key — My List, Continue Watching).
+func (s *Server) handleUDLUserKey(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	uid, key := vars["uid"], vars["key"]
+	if uid == "" || key == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "uid and key are required")
+		return
+	}
+	entries, err := s.storage.UDLListUserKey(uid, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{"entries": entries})
+}
+
+// handleUDLUserCid handles GET /api/udl/user/{uid}/cid/{cid}
+// (list_for_user_cid).
+func (s *Server) handleUDLUserCid(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	uid, cid := vars["uid"], vars["cid"]
+	if uid == "" || cid == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "uid and cid are required")
+		return
+	}
+	entries, err := s.storage.UDLListUserCid(uid, cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{"entries": entries})
+}
+
+// handleUDLCidUsers handles GET /api/udl/cid/{cid}/users (uids_for_cid).
+func (s *Server) handleUDLCidUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	cid := mux.Vars(r)["cid"]
+	if cid == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "cid is required")
+		return
+	}
+	users, err := s.storage.UDLCidUsers(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{"users": users})
+}
+
+// handleUDLAggregate handles GET /api/udl/cid/{cid}/aggregate?keys=like,rating.
+// Computes per-key population stats from the stored public value fields
+// (absorbs meta-watch's aggregate.rs). Reflects only records this core holds.
+func (s *Server) handleUDLAggregate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !s.storage.IsConnected() {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "storage not connected")
+		return
+	}
+	cid := mux.Vars(r)["cid"]
+	if cid == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "cid is required")
+		return
+	}
+	keysParam := r.URL.Query().Get("keys")
+	if keysParam == "" {
+		keysParam = "like,rating"
+	}
+	aggregates := make([]UDLAggregate, 0)
+	for _, key := range strings.Split(keysParam, ",") {
+		key = strings.TrimSpace(key)
+		if key == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		values, err := s.storage.UDLPublicValues(cid, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		aggregates = append(aggregates, aggregatePublicValues(key, values))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{"aggregates": aggregates})
+}
+
+// aggregatePublicValues folds raw JSON scalar values into an UDLAggregate:
+// counts booleans as trues and averages numeric values.
+func aggregatePublicValues(key string, values []string) UDLAggregate {
+	agg := UDLAggregate{Key: key, SampleSize: len(values), Count: len(values)}
+	var sum float64
+	var numeric int
+	for _, raw := range values {
+		var v interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &v); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch t := v.(type) {
+		case bool:
+			if t {
+				agg.Trues++
+			}
+		case float64:
+			sum += t
+			numeric++
+		}
+	}
+	if numeric > 0 {
+		avg := math.Round((sum/float64(numeric))*100) / 100
+		agg.Avg = &avg
+	}
+	return agg
+}

internal/cid/cid-rank-vectors.json

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
   "ladder": {
     "40": "dag-pb (IPFS block)",
     "30": "sha2-256 / sha3-256 / sha3-384 - real content digests",
+    "25": "nzb-posting - content-derived (Message-ID set digest), but not itself fetchable",
     "20": "BitTorrent infohashes - swarm interop",
     "10": "midhash256 - the record address",
-    "5": "opaque locators (nzb-release, url) - never outrank a real digest",
+    "5": "opaque locators (nzb-release, url, card) - never outrank a real digest",
     "0": "weak/unknown digests, unparseable input"
   },
   "tieBreak": "lexicographically smaller cid wins",
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@
       "rank": 30,
       "note": "REAL meta-hash fixture"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "nzb-posting",
+      "cid": "bagbsaeraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
+      "rank": 25,
+      "note": "codec 0x1003 + REAL sha2-256 multihash (0x12) over the normalised, sorted Message-ID set - NOT a locator, so it sits ABOVE tier 5, but it addresses no fetchable block (bitswap can never satisfy a want for it - the digest is over an id set, not over any block's bytes), so it stays BELOW a real content digest (30): once meta-share materialises the media and re-seeds it, that genuine sha2-256 cid must win the canonical election, not this one. Rank MUST match on codec BEFORE falling through to the mh switch, or this scores 30 (same trap as nzb-release/url, in reverse: those need a codec check because their mh is identity 0x00; this needs one because its mh is REAL sha2-256 and would otherwise tie with tier 30)."
+    },
     {
       "name": "btih-v2-codec-eq-mh",
       "cid": "bag3sdnzbeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
@@ -103,6 +110,12 @@
       "rank": 5,
       "note": "codec 0x1006 + IDENTITY multihash 0x00. Same tier/reasoning as nzb-release."
     },
+    {
+      "name": "card-locator",
+      "cid": "bagdsaaanar2g2zdcor3duojvgq3ts",
+      "rank": 5,
+      "note": "codec 0x1007 + IDENTITY multihash 0x00, digest = varint(len(source)) || source || id — here (\"tmdb\",\"tv:95479\"). Same codec-slot rule as nzb-release/url: match on the CODEC, never the mh. The limit case of the family — the only CID in MetaMesh with NO bytes behind it anywhere, ever: it addresses a *work* (a series, a film), not a file, so the byte path 404s by design and bitswap never offers it (seeding is gated on sha2-256). Tier 5 is load-bearing for the planned cross-source merge: one card record may carry BOTH a TMDB and a MyAnimeList locator, and if a real card body is ever added (see card-tier-search.md §4.3) its sha2-256 must win the canonical election over both locators without any addressing change. Ranking it 0 instead would still lose to a digest, but would put the implementations back out of agreement — which is the exact failure this fixture exists to prevent."
+    },
     {
       "name": "sha1",
       "cid": "baeircff3eqvxxaqqot2lt242stkdtk3gq4c2vra",

internal/cid/rank.go

@@ -49,12 +49,33 @@ const (
 	// these — matching on mh would see 0x00 and rank them 0.
 	CodeNzbRelease = 0x1005 // custom — self-describing Newznab release locator
 	CodeURL        = 0x1006 // custom — identity-multihash CID wrapping an http(s) URL
+	// CodeCard is the limit case of the family: the only CID with NO bytes
+	// behind it anywhere, ever. It addresses a *work* (a series, a film) via
+	// varint(len(source))‖source‖id — ("tmdb","tv:95479") — so `/api/file/{cid}`
+	// correctly 404s and bitswap never offers it. Ranking it here (rather than
+	// letting it fall to RankUnknown) is what makes the planned "one card, two
+	// CIDs" cross-source merge safe: a TMDB and a MyAnimeList locator can sit on
+	// one record, and a real digest added later still wins the election.
+	CodeCard = 0x1007 // custom — identity-multihash CID wrapping a card (work) id
+
+	// CodeNzbPosting is the INVERSE trap of the two above: its multihash is a
+	// REAL sha2-256 digest (over the normalised, sorted article Message-ID
+	// set of a Usenet posting we scanned ourselves — never a locator, no
+	// indexer host embedded), so it would silently fall into RankDigest via
+	// the mh switch unless matched on the codec FIRST. It is content-derived
+	// (so it outranks the opaque locators) but addresses no fetchable block —
+	// the digest is over an id set, not over any block's bytes, so it can
+	// never be bitswap-fetched under itself — so it must stay BELOW a real
+	// digest (once the media is materialised and re-seeded, that genuine
+	// sha2-256 cid has to win the canonical election, not this one).
+	CodeNzbPosting = 0x1003 // custom — self-scanned Usenet posting identity
 )
 
 // Rank tiers, named so the ladder reads as a ladder.
 const (
 	RankIPFS       = 40 // dag-pb — broadest network reach
 	RankDigest     = 30 // sha2-256 / sha3-* — real content digests
+	RankNzbPosting = 25 // content-derived, but the digest addresses no fetchable block
 	RankBtih       = 20 // BitTorrent infohashes — swarm interop
 	RankMidhash    = 10 // the record address — internally meaningful, externally invisible
 	RankLocator    = 5  // opaque locators — never outrank a real digest
@@ -112,11 +133,16 @@ func Decode(cidStr string) (codec uint64, mhCode uint64, err error) {
 //   - dag-pb (chunked IPFS file) wins: best retrieval over the IPFS network.
 //   - sha2-256 / sha3 digests follow: standard content hashes (a raw IPFS
 //     block of the file IS its sha2-256, so they share this tier).
+//   - nzb-posting is content-derived (a digest over a Usenet posting's article
+//     Message-ID set) so it outranks the opaque locators below, but the
+//     digest addresses no fetchable block, so it stays below a real content
+//     digest — once the media is materialised and re-seeded under a genuine
+//     sha2-256 cid, that cid must win the election, not this one.
 //   - BitTorrent infohashes (btih v2, per-file v1/v2) outrank midhash256 for
 //     swarm interop, not strength.
 //   - midhash256 is the floor among real *digests*: internally meaningful,
 //     externally invisible.
-//   - opaque locators (nzb-release, url) sit BELOW midhash. They are not
+//   - opaque locators (nzb-release, url, card) sit BELOW midhash. They are not
 //     content-derived — two URLs to the same bytes yield two different locator
 //     CIDs — so a locator must never displace a real digest as the identity a
 //     record is advertised under. Tier 5 means a locator wins the election only
@@ -139,9 +165,15 @@ func Rank(cidStr string) int {
 	}
 	// Opaque locators. Codec-only: their multihash is identity (0x00), so
 	// there is nothing to match on the mh side.
-	if codec == CodeNzbRelease || codec == CodeURL {
+	if codec == CodeNzbRelease || codec == CodeURL || codec == CodeCard {
 		return RankLocator
 	}
+	// nzb-posting: codec-only, checked BEFORE the mh switch below — its
+	// multihash is a real sha2-256 and would otherwise match CodeSha256 there
+	// and rank 30, tying with genuine content digests.
+	if codec == CodeNzbPosting {
+		return RankNzbPosting
+	}
 	switch mh {
 	case CodeSha256, CodeSha3_256, CodeSha3_384:
 		return RankDigest

internal/cid/rank_test.go

@@ -150,12 +150,31 @@ func TestRank_Tiers(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRank_StrictOrdering(t *testing.T) {
 	ipfs := Rank(buildCID(CodecDagPB, CodeSha256, 32))
 	sha := Rank(cidSha256)
+	posting := Rank(buildCID(CodeNzbPosting, CodeSha256, 32))
 	btih := Rank(buildCID(CodeBtihV2, CodeBtihV2, 32))
 	mid := Rank(buildCID(CodeMidhash256, CodeMidhash256, 32))
 	unknown := Rank(cidMd5)
-	if !(ipfs > sha && sha > btih && btih > mid && mid > unknown) {
+	if !(ipfs > sha && sha > posting && posting > btih && btih > mid && mid > unknown) {
-		t.Fatalf("rank ordering broken: ipfs=%d sha=%d btih=%d mid=%d unknown=%d",
+		t.Fatalf("rank ordering broken: ipfs=%d sha=%d posting=%d btih=%d mid=%d unknown=%d",
-			ipfs, sha, btih, mid, unknown)
+			ipfs, sha, posting, btih, mid, unknown)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRank_NzbPostingMatchesCodecNotMultihash pins the inverse trap:
+// nzb-posting's multihash is a REAL sha2-256 (unlike nzb-release/url, whose mh
+// is identity 0x00), so Rank must match on the codec BEFORE falling into the
+// mh switch — otherwise this ties with a genuine content digest at 30 instead
+// of sitting at 25.
+func TestRank_NzbPostingMatchesCodecNotMultihash(t *testing.T) {
+	posting := buildCID(CodeNzbPosting, CodeSha256, 32)
+	if got := Rank(posting); got != RankNzbPosting {
+		t.Errorf("Rank(nzb-posting) = %d, want %d (RankNzbPosting) — codec check must precede the mh switch", got, RankNzbPosting)
+	}
+	// A real sha2-256 with the SAME digest bytes must still rank 30 — the
+	// codec, not the digest, is what distinguishes the two.
+	realDigest := buildCID(CodecRaw, CodeSha256, 32)
+	if got := Rank(realDigest); got != RankDigest {
+		t.Errorf("Rank(sha2-256) regressed to %d, want %d", got, RankDigest)
 	}
 }
 

internal/storage/udl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+package storage
+
+// User Data Layer (UDL) storage.
+//
+// Holds per-user, identity-signed records keyed by (uid, cid, key) — the
+// subjective/per-user state that METADATA_KEYS.md rule #4 bars from the shared
+// /file/{cid} hash (likes, ratings, watch progress, local paths). Each record
+// is an opaque, client-signed (and, for private-tier keys, client-encrypted)
+// CBOR blob; meta-core stores it verbatim and never needs the account key.
+//
+// Convergence is version-gated: a write is accepted only if its `version`
+// strictly exceeds the stored one (a per-cell high-water-mark, replacing the
+// op-log merge that used to live in meta-watch's store.rs).
+//
+// Redis model (all under the literal "udl:" prefix, mirroring the "file:" one):
+//
+//	udl:rec:<uid>/<cid>/<key>       HASH { record, version, ts, value? }
+//	udl:idx:user:<uid>:key:<key>    SET of <cid>   -> active_for_user_key (My List, Continue Watching)
+//	udl:idx:user:<uid>:cid:<cid>    SET of <key>   -> list_for_user_cid
+//	udl:idx:cid:<cid>:key:<key>     SET of <uid>   -> aggregate
+//	udl:idx:cid:<cid>:users         SET of <uid>   -> uids_for_cid
+//
+// The `value` hash field is the plaintext JSON scalar for PUBLIC keys only
+// (like/rating), used for aggregation; it is absent for private-tier keys
+// (whose real value rides encrypted inside `record`) and for tombstones.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+)
+
+// UDLCell is a decoded (uid, cid, key) record cell.
+type UDLCell struct {
+	Record   string // base64 CBOR, opaque + signed
+	Version  int64
+	Ts       int64
+	Value    string // plaintext JSON scalar, public keys only
+	HasValue bool
+}
+
+// UDLUserKeyEntry is one row of active_for_user_key (all cids for a uid+key).
+type UDLUserKeyEntry struct {
+	Cid     string `json:"cid"`
+	Record  string `json:"record"`
+	Version int64  `json:"version"`
+	Ts      int64  `json:"ts"`
+}
+
+// UDLUserCidEntry is one row of list_for_user_cid (all keys for a uid+cid).
+type UDLUserCidEntry struct {
+	Key     string `json:"key"`
+	Record  string `json:"record"`
+	Version int64  `json:"version"`
+	Ts      int64  `json:"ts"`
+}
+
+func udlRecKey(uid, cid, key string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("udl:rec:%s/%s/%s", uid, cid, key)
+}
+func udlIdxUserKey(uid, key string) string { return fmt.Sprintf("udl:idx:user:%s:key:%s", uid, key) }
+func udlIdxUserCid(uid, cid string) string { return fmt.Sprintf("udl:idx:user:%s:cid:%s", uid, cid) }
+func udlIdxCidKey(cid, key string) string  { return fmt.Sprintf("udl:idx:cid:%s:key:%s", cid, key) }
+func udlIdxCidUsers(cid string) string      { return fmt.Sprintf("udl:idx:cid:%s:users", cid) }
+
+// udlUpsertScript performs the version-gated upsert + index maintenance
+// atomically. Accepts (returns 1) only when the incoming version strictly
+// exceeds the stored one; otherwise returns 0 (stale).
+//
+//	KEYS: 1=cell 2=idx:user:key 3=idx:user:cid 4=idx:cid:key 5=idx:cid:users
+//	ARGV: 1=version 2=ts 3=record 4=value 5=hasValue("1"/"0")
+//	      6=cid 7=key 8=uid
+var udlUpsertScript = redis.NewScript(`
+local stored = redis.call('HGET', KEYS[1], 'version')
+if stored and tonumber(stored) >= tonumber(ARGV[1]) then
+  return 0
+end
+redis.call('HSET', KEYS[1], 'version', ARGV[1], 'ts', ARGV[2], 'record', ARGV[3])
+if ARGV[5] == '1' then
+  redis.call('HSET', KEYS[1], 'value', ARGV[4])
+else
+  redis.call('HDEL', KEYS[1], 'value')
+end
+redis.call('SADD', KEYS[2], ARGV[6])
+redis.call('SADD', KEYS[3], ARGV[7])
+redis.call('SADD', KEYS[4], ARGV[8])
+redis.call('SADD', KEYS[5], ARGV[8])
+return 1
+`)
+
+// UDLUpsertIfNewer stores a record cell iff version strictly exceeds the stored
+// one. publicValue/hasValue carry the plaintext JSON scalar for public keys
+// (used by aggregation); pass hasValue=false for private-tier keys and
+// tombstones. Returns accepted=false when the write is stale.
+func (c *Client) UDLUpsertIfNewer(uid, cid, key string, version, ts int64, record, publicValue string, hasValue bool) (bool, error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	keys := []string{
+		c.buildKey(udlRecKey(uid, cid, key)),
+		c.buildKey(udlIdxUserKey(uid, key)),
+		c.buildKey(udlIdxUserCid(uid, cid)),
+		c.buildKey(udlIdxCidKey(cid, key)),
+		c.buildKey(udlIdxCidUsers(cid)),
+	}
+	hv := "0"
+	if hasValue {
+		hv = "1"
+	}
+	res, err := udlUpsertScript.Run(ctx, c.client, keys, version, ts, record, publicValue, hv, cid, key, uid).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("udl upsert failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	n, _ := res.(int64)
+	return n == 1, nil
+}
+
+// UDLGetCell returns the record cell for (uid, cid, key). exists is false when
+// no record has ever been written for the cell.
+func (c *Client) UDLGetCell(uid, cid, key string) (UDLCell, bool, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return UDLCell{}, false, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return c.udlReadCell(ctx, udlRecKey(uid, cid, key))
+}
+
+// udlReadCell HMGETs a cell hash. Caller holds the lock. exists is false when
+// the version field is absent (i.e. the hash does not exist).
+func (c *Client) udlReadCell(ctx context.Context, recKey string) (UDLCell, bool, error) {
+	vals, err := c.client.HMGet(ctx, c.buildKey(recKey), "record", "version", "ts", "value").Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return UDLCell{}, false, fmt.Errorf("hmget failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	// vals: [record, version, ts, value] — nil for absent fields.
+	if len(vals) < 4 || vals[1] == nil {
+		return UDLCell{}, false, nil
+	}
+	cell := UDLCell{}
+	if s, ok := vals[0].(string); ok {
+		cell.Record = s
+	}
+	if s, ok := vals[1].(string); ok {
+		cell.Version, _ = strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	}
+	if s, ok := vals[2].(string); ok {
+		cell.Ts, _ = strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	}
+	if s, ok := vals[3].(string); ok {
+		cell.Value = s
+		cell.HasValue = true
+	}
+	return cell, true, nil
+}
+
+// UDLListUserKey returns every cell for (uid, key) across all cids — the
+// projection behind active_for_user_key (My List, Continue Watching). Includes
+// tombstones; the caller decodes each record and filters.
+func (c *Client) UDLListUserKey(uid, key string) ([]UDLUserKeyEntry, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	cids, err := c.client.SMembers(ctx, c.buildKey(udlIdxUserKey(uid, key))).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("smembers failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	out := make([]UDLUserKeyEntry, 0, len(cids))
+	for _, cid := range cids {
+		cell, ok, err := c.udlReadCell(ctx, udlRecKey(uid, cid, key))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, UDLUserKeyEntry{Cid: cid, Record: cell.Record, Version: cell.Version, Ts: cell.Ts})
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// UDLListUserCid returns every cell for (uid, cid) across all keys — the
+// projection behind list_for_user_cid.
+func (c *Client) UDLListUserCid(uid, cid string) ([]UDLUserCidEntry, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	keys, err := c.client.SMembers(ctx, c.buildKey(udlIdxUserCid(uid, cid))).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("smembers failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	out := make([]UDLUserCidEntry, 0, len(keys))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		cell, ok, err := c.udlReadCell(ctx, udlRecKey(uid, cid, key))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, UDLUserCidEntry{Key: key, Record: cell.Record, Version: cell.Version, Ts: cell.Ts})
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// UDLCidUsers returns every uid that has any record for cid — uids_for_cid.
+func (c *Client) UDLCidUsers(cid string) ([]string, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	uids, err := c.client.SMembers(ctx, c.buildKey(udlIdxCidUsers(cid))).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("smembers failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return uids, nil
+}
+
+// UDLPublicValues returns the live plaintext public JSON scalar values for
+// (cid, key) across all uids — the input to aggregation. Cells without a value
+// field (private-tier or tombstoned) are skipped.
+func (c *Client) UDLPublicValues(cid, key string) ([]string, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if c.client == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	uids, err := c.client.SMembers(ctx, c.buildKey(udlIdxCidKey(cid, key))).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("smembers failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(uids))
+	for _, uid := range uids {
+		v, err := c.client.HGet(ctx, c.buildKey(udlRecKey(uid, cid, key)), "value").Result()
+		if err == redis.Nil {
+			continue // private-tier or tombstoned
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("hget failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		out = append(out, v)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}