reality_test real_003: 40-query paraphrase stress + extractor extension

Stress-tests the role gate with 40 queries (10 fill_events rows × 4 styles): need, client_first, looking, shorthand. Each row's role + client + city stays the same; only the surface phrasing changes. real_003 (original extractor) confirmed the shorthand-vs-shorthand failure mode: CNC Operator shorthand recording leaked w-2404 onto Forklift Operator shorthand query within the same Beacon Freight Detroit cluster. Both record + query had empty role (extractor returns "" for shorthand because there's no separator between role and city), gate disabled, distance check passed, bleed fired. Fix: extended extractRoleFromNeed to handle client_first ("{client} needs N {role} in...") and looking ("Looking for N {role} at...") patterns. Shorthand left intentionally unmatched — "Forklift Operator Detroit" is shape-indistinguishable from "Forklift" + "Operator Detroit" without an LLM extractor or known- cities lookup. real_003b (extended extractor) verifies bleed closed across all 4 styles for this dataset. Forklift Operator queries keep w-2136 (the cold-pass-correct match) regardless of which style the query came in. Same-role boosts now fire correctly across styles — a CNC Operator recording made in `looking` style boosts the CNC need-form query. scripts/cutover/gen_real_queries.go: added -styles flag with values need|client_first|looking|shorthand|all (default need preserves real_001/002 behavior). Tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt is the 40-query stress file. scripts/playbook_lift/main_test.go: 10 sub-tests lock the four documented patterns + shorthand limitation + lift-suite-style queries (no clean role, returns empty as expected). Aggregate metrics: - real_003 (original): disc=7, lift=7, boost=14, meanΔ=-0.108 - real_003b (extended): disc=11, lift=10, boost=31, meanΔ=-0.202 The growth reflects more LEGITIMATE same-role same-cluster transfer firing across styles, not bleed (verified by per-cluster bleed table — Forklift Operator queries unchanged across all 4 styles). Known limitation documented in real_003_findings.md: same-cluster, same-role queries in shorthand still embed close enough that a shorthand recording could bleed onto a different-role shorthand query if both record + query strip role. Closing this requires LLM extraction or known-cities lookup at record + query time. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 | (prep)    | G5 cutover prep: `embed_parity` probe — Rust `/ai/embed` ↔ Go `/v1/embed` 5/5 cos=1.000 (both v1 and v2-moe). Verdict + drift catalog in `reports/cutover/SUMMARY.md`. Wire-format remap (`embeddings`/`vectors`, `dimensions`/`dimension`) is the only real cutover work; math is provably equivalent. |
 | (probe)   | Reality test real_001: 10 real-shape queries from `fill_events.parquet` through lift harness. 8/10 cold-pass top-1 = judge-best (substrate works on real distribution). Surfaced **same-client+city cross-role bleed** — Shape A boost from Forklift-Operator playbook landed on CNC-Operator query, demoting the cold-pass-correct worker. Findings: `reports/reality-tests/real_001_findings.md`. |
 | (fix)     | Cross-role gate: `Role` on `PlaybookEntry`, `QueryRole` on `SearchRequest`, gate fires in both `ApplyPlaybookBoost` + `InjectPlaybookMisses`. `roleEqual` handles case + plural. Backward-compat: empty role on either side = gate disabled (preserves lift suite + free-form callers). 5 new unit tests use exact real_001 distance + role values. Re-run real_002: bleed closed (Q#5 Pickers, Q#10 CNC Operator stay at cold-pass top-1; same-role lifts still fire). Closes OPEN #1. Findings: `reports/reality-tests/real_002_findings.md`. |
+| (probe)   | Reality test real_003: 40 queries (10 fill_events rows × 4 styles — `need` / `client_first` / `looking` / `shorthand`). Confirmed shorthand-vs-shorthand bleed is real: CNC Operator shorthand recording leaked `w-2404` onto Forklift Operator shorthand query (both empty role, gate disabled). Extended `extractRoleFromNeed` to handle `client_first` + `looking` patterns; shorthand stays empty (regex can't separate role from city without anchor). Re-run real_003b: bleed closed across all 4 styles in this dataset. 10 new sub-tests in `scripts/playbook_lift/main_test.go` lock the patterns + the documented shorthand limitation. Findings: `reports/reality-tests/real_003_findings.md`. |

 Plus on Rust side (`8de94eb`, `3d06868`): qwen2.5 → qwen3.5:latest backport in active defaults; distillation acceptance reports regenerated (run_hash refresh, reproducibility property still holds).

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+# Playbook-Lift Reality Test — Run real_003
+
+**Generated:** 2026-05-01T02:27:31.394679694Z
+**Judge:** `qwen2.5:latest` (Ollama, resolved from config [models].local_judge)
+**Corpora:** `workers,ethereal_workers`
+**Workers limit:** 5000
+**Queries:** `tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt` (40 executed)
+**K per pass:** 10
+**Paraphrase pass:** disabled
+**Re-judge pass:** disabled
+**Evidence:** `reports/reality-tests/playbook_lift_real_003.json`
+
+---
+
+## Headline
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|---|---:|
+| Total queries run | 40 |
+| Cold-pass discoveries (judge-best ≠ top-1) | 7 |
+| Warm-pass lifts (recorded playbook → top-1) | 7 |
+| No change (judge-best already top-1, no playbook needed) | 33 |
+| Playbook boosts triggered (warm pass) | 14 |
+| Mean Δ top-1 distance (warm − cold) | -0.10771029 |
+
+
+
+**Verbatim lift rate:** 7 of 7 discoveries became top-1 after warm pass.
+
+---
+
+## Per-query results
+
+| # | Query | Cold top-1 | Cold judge-best (rank/rating) | Recorded? | Warm top-1 | Judge-best warm rank | Lift |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | Need 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City MO starting at 09 | e-9573 | 0/4 | — | e-9573 | 0 | no |
+| 2 | Parallel Machining needs 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas Ci | e-7538 | 0/4 | — | e-7538 | 0 | no |
+| 3 | Looking for 5 Warehouse Associates at Parallel Machining in  | e-9573 | 0/4 | — | e-9573 | 0 | no |
+| 4 | 5 Warehouse Associates Kansas City MO 09:00 Parallel Machini | e-9573 | 0/4 | — | e-9573 | 0 | no |
+| 5 | Need 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI starting at 15:00 for | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 6 | Beacon Freight needs 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI at 15 | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 7 | Looking for 1 Forklift Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 8 | 1 Forklift Operator Detroit MI 15:00 Beacon Freight | w-4766 | 0/5 | — | w-2404 | 1 | no |
+| 9 | Need 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN starting at 12:00 for Midw | e-2820 | 4/4 | ✓ e-4769 | e-4769 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 10 | Midway Distribution needs 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN at 12 | e-6419 | 4/4 | ✓ e-4769 | e-4769 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 11 | Looking for 4 Loaders at Midway Distribution in Indianapolis | e-2820 | 1/2 | — | e-4769 | 2 | no |
+| 12 | 4 Loaders Indianapolis IN 12:00 Midway Distribution | e-2820 | 6/5 | ✓ e-4769 | e-4769 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 13 | Need 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort Wayne IN starting at 17: | e-9237 | 0/4 | — | w-565 | 1 | no |
+| 14 | Cornerstone Fabrication needs 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort | e-9237 | 4/4 | ✓ w-565 | w-565 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 15 | Looking for 3 Warehouse Associates at Cornerstone Fabricatio | e-9237 | 3/4 | ✓ w-565 | w-565 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 16 | 3 Warehouse Associates Fort Wayne IN 17:30 Cornerstone Fabri | e-9237 | 0/4 | — | w-565 | 1 | no |
+| 17 | Need 4 Pickers in Detroit MI starting at 13:30 for Beacon Fr | w-2136 | 0/2 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 18 | Beacon Freight needs 4 Pickers in Detroit MI at 13:30 | w-2136 | 0/2 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 19 | Looking for 4 Pickers at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 13 | e-7948 | 0/1 | — | e-7948 | 0 | no |
+| 20 | 4 Pickers Detroit MI 13:30 Beacon Freight | e-7948 | 3/2 | — | e-7948 | 3 | no |
+| 21 | Need 2 Packers in Joliet IL starting at 09:30 for Parallel M | e-9191 | 0/2 | — | e-9191 | 0 | no |
+| 22 | Parallel Machining needs 2 Packers in Joliet IL at 09:30 | e-9191 | 7/3 | — | e-9191 | 7 | no |
+| 23 | Looking for 2 Packers at Parallel Machining in Joliet IL for | e-9191 | 0/2 | — | e-9191 | 0 | no |
+| 24 | 2 Packers Joliet IL 09:30 Parallel Machining | e-9191 | 6/3 | — | e-9191 | 6 | no |
+| 25 | Need 3 Assemblers in Flint MI starting at 08:30 for Heritage | w-2582 | 4/3 | — | w-2582 | 4 | no |
+| 26 | Heritage Foods needs 3 Assemblers in Flint MI at 08:30 | w-2582 | 0/2 | — | w-2582 | 0 | no |
+| 27 | Looking for 3 Assemblers at Heritage Foods in Flint MI for 0 | w-4817 | 0/2 | — | w-4817 | 0 | no |
+| 28 | 3 Assemblers Flint MI 08:30 Heritage Foods | w-4124 | 2/2 | — | w-4124 | 2 | no |
+| 29 | Need 3 Packers in Flint MI starting at 12:30 for Parallel Ma | e-6019 | 0/1 | — | e-6019 | 0 | no |
+| 30 | Parallel Machining needs 3 Packers in Flint MI at 12:30 | e-6019 | 4/2 | — | e-6019 | 4 | no |
+| 31 | Looking for 3 Packers at Parallel Machining in Flint MI for  | e-6019 | 0/1 | — | e-6019 | 0 | no |
+| 32 | 3 Packers Flint MI 12:30 Parallel Machining | e-6019 | 0/2 | — | e-6019 | 0 | no |
+| 33 | Need 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI starting at 17:00 for Pion | w-3988 | 1/3 | — | w-122 | 2 | no |
+| 34 | Pioneer Assembly needs 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI at 17:00 | w-3988 | 1/3 | — | w-122 | 2 | no |
+| 35 | Looking for 1 Shipping Clerk at Pioneer Assembly in Flint MI | w-3988 | 2/3 | — | w-122 | 0 | no |
+| 36 | 1 Shipping Clerk Flint MI 17:00 Pioneer Assembly | w-2564 | 2/4 | ✓ w-122 | w-122 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 37 | Need 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI starting at 17:30 for Beac | w-2136 | 6/3 | — | w-2404 | 7 | no |
+| 38 | Beacon Freight needs 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI at 17:30 | w-2404 | 0/5 | — | w-2404 | 0 | no |
+| 39 | Looking for 1 CNC Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI f | e-9958 | 1/2 | — | w-2404 | 2 | no |
+| 40 | 1 CNC Operator Detroit MI 17:30 Beacon Freight | e-5546 | 2/5 | ✓ w-2404 | w-2404 | 0 | **YES** |
+
+---
+
+## Honesty caveats
+
+1. **Judge IS the ground truth proxy.** Without human-labeled relevance, the LLM
+   judge's verdict is what defines "best." If `` rates badly,
+   the lift number is meaningless. To validate the judge itself, sample 5–10
+   verdicts manually and check agreement.
+2. **Score-1.0 boost = distance halved.** Playbook math is
+   `distance' = distance × (1 - 0.5 × score)`. Lift requires the judge-best
+   result's pre-boost distance to be ≤ 2× the cold top-1's distance, otherwise
+   even halving doesn't promote it. Tight clusters → little visible lift.
+3. **Verbatim vs paraphrase.** The verbatim lift rate (above) is the cheap
+   case — same query, recorded playbook, expected boost. The paraphrase
+   pass (when enabled) is the actual learning property: similar-but-different
+   queries hitting a recorded playbook. Compare verbatim and paraphrase
+   lift rates — paraphrase should be lower (semantic-distance gates some
+   playbook hits) but non-zero is the meaningful signal.
+4. **Multi-corpus skew.** Default corpora=`workers,ethereal_workers` — if all judge-best
+   results land in one corpus, the matrix layer's purpose isn't being tested.
+   Check per-corpus distribution in the JSON.
+5. **Judge resolution.** This run used `qwen2.5:latest` from
+   config [models].local_judge.
+   Bumping the judge for run #N+1 means editing one line in lakehouse.toml.
+6. **Paraphrase generation also uses the judge.** The same model that rates
+   relevance also rephrases queries. A judge that's bad at rating staffing
+   queries is probably also bad at rephrasing them. Worth sanity-checking
+   a sample of `paraphrase_query` values in the JSON before trusting the
+   paraphrase lift number.
+
+## Next moves
+
+- If lift rate ≥ 50% of discoveries: matrix layer + playbook is doing real
+  work. Move to paraphrase queries + tag-based boost (currently ignored).
+- If lift rate < 20%: investigate why — judge variance, distance gap too
+  wide, or playbook math too gentle. The score=1.0 / 0.5× formula may need
+  retuning.
+- If discovery rate (cold judge-best ≠ top-1) is itself low: cosine is
+  already close to optimal on this query distribution. Either the corpus
+  is too narrow or the queries are too easy.
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+# Playbook-Lift Reality Test — Run real_003b
+
+**Generated:** 2026-05-01T02:38:56.283100116Z
+**Judge:** `qwen2.5:latest` (Ollama, resolved from config [models].local_judge)
+**Corpora:** `workers,ethereal_workers`
+**Workers limit:** 5000
+**Queries:** `tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt` (40 executed)
+**K per pass:** 10
+**Paraphrase pass:** disabled
+**Re-judge pass:** disabled
+**Evidence:** `reports/reality-tests/playbook_lift_real_003b.json`
+
+---
+
+## Headline
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|---|---:|
+| Total queries run | 40 |
+| Cold-pass discoveries (judge-best ≠ top-1) | 11 |
+| Warm-pass lifts (recorded playbook → top-1) | 10 |
+| No change (judge-best already top-1, no playbook needed) | 30 |
+| Playbook boosts triggered (warm pass) | 31 |
+| Mean Δ top-1 distance (warm − cold) | -0.20235376 |
+
+
+
+**Verbatim lift rate:** 10 of 11 discoveries became top-1 after warm pass.
+
+---
+
+## Per-query results
+
+| # | Query | Cold top-1 | Cold judge-best (rank/rating) | Recorded? | Warm top-1 | Judge-best warm rank | Lift |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | Need 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City MO starting at 09 | e-7863 | 0/4 | — | e-7863 | 0 | no |
+| 2 | Parallel Machining needs 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas Ci | e-8089 | 1/4 | ✓ e-7863 | e-7863 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 3 | Looking for 5 Warehouse Associates at Parallel Machining in  | e-7538 | 0/4 | — | e-7863 | 1 | no |
+| 4 | 5 Warehouse Associates Kansas City MO 09:00 Parallel Machini | e-7538 | 0/4 | — | e-7863 | 1 | no |
+| 5 | Need 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI starting at 15:00 for | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 6 | Beacon Freight needs 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI at 15 | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 7 | Looking for 1 Forklift Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 8 | 1 Forklift Operator Detroit MI 15:00 Beacon Freight | w-2136 | 0/5 | — | w-2136 | 0 | no |
+| 9 | Need 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN starting at 12:00 for Midw | w-2742 | 1/4 | ✓ w-4397 | w-4397 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 10 | Midway Distribution needs 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN at 12 | w-2742 | 2/5 | ✓ w-4397 | w-4397 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 11 | Looking for 4 Loaders at Midway Distribution in Indianapolis | w-2742 | 2/4 | ✓ w-4397 | w-4397 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 12 | 4 Loaders Indianapolis IN 12:00 Midway Distribution | w-2742 | 1/5 | ✓ w-4397 | w-4397 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 13 | Need 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort Wayne IN starting at 17: | w-3370 | 0/4 | — | w-1398 | 1 | no |
+| 14 | Cornerstone Fabrication needs 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort | w-3370 | 0/4 | — | w-1398 | 1 | no |
+| 15 | Looking for 3 Warehouse Associates at Cornerstone Fabricatio | w-1784 | 1/4 | ✓ w-1398 | w-1398 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 16 | 3 Warehouse Associates Fort Wayne IN 17:30 Cornerstone Fabri | e-8661 | 0/4 | — | w-1398 | 1 | no |
+| 17 | Need 4 Pickers in Detroit MI starting at 13:30 for Beacon Fr | e-7644 | 0/2 | — | w-1367 | 1 | no |
+| 18 | Beacon Freight needs 4 Pickers in Detroit MI at 13:30 | e-7644 | 0/2 | — | w-1367 | 1 | no |
+| 19 | Looking for 4 Pickers at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 13 | e-438 | 2/3 | — | w-1367 | 3 | no |
+| 20 | 4 Pickers Detroit MI 13:30 Beacon Freight | e-7644 | 8/4 | ✓ w-1367 | w-1367 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 21 | Need 2 Packers in Joliet IL starting at 09:30 for Parallel M | e-846 | 8/3 | — | e-2120 | 0 | no |
+| 22 | Parallel Machining needs 2 Packers in Joliet IL at 09:30 | e-846 | 9/4 | ✓ e-2120 | e-2120 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 23 | Looking for 2 Packers at Parallel Machining in Joliet IL for | e-846 | 1/2 | — | e-2120 | 2 | no |
+| 24 | 2 Packers Joliet IL 09:30 Parallel Machining | e-7105 | 4/3 | — | e-2120 | 0 | no |
+| 25 | Need 3 Assemblers in Flint MI starting at 08:30 for Heritage | w-2582 | 0/2 | — | w-2582 | 0 | no |
+| 26 | Heritage Foods needs 3 Assemblers in Flint MI at 08:30 | w-2582 | 0/2 | — | w-2582 | 0 | no |
+| 27 | Looking for 3 Assemblers at Heritage Foods in Flint MI for 0 | w-4817 | 0/2 | — | w-4817 | 0 | no |
+| 28 | 3 Assemblers Flint MI 08:30 Heritage Foods | w-4124 | 1/2 | — | w-4124 | 1 | no |
+| 29 | Need 3 Packers in Flint MI starting at 12:30 for Parallel Ma | e-6019 | 0/1 | — | e-2120 | 1 | no |
+| 30 | Parallel Machining needs 3 Packers in Flint MI at 12:30 | e-6019 | 0/1 | — | e-2120 | 1 | no |
+| 31 | Looking for 3 Packers at Parallel Machining in Flint MI for  | e-6019 | 0/1 | — | e-2120 | 1 | no |
+| 32 | 3 Packers Flint MI 12:30 Parallel Machining | e-6019 | 0/2 | — | e-2120 | 1 | no |
+| 33 | Need 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI starting at 17:00 for Pion | w-3988 | 3/4 | ✓ w-1367 | w-122 | 1 | no |
+| 34 | Pioneer Assembly needs 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI at 17:00 | w-3988 | 1/3 | — | w-122 | 3 | no |
+| 35 | Looking for 1 Shipping Clerk at Pioneer Assembly in Flint MI | w-3988 | 2/3 | — | w-122 | 0 | no |
+| 36 | 1 Shipping Clerk Flint MI 17:00 Pioneer Assembly | w-2564 | 2/4 | ✓ w-122 | w-122 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 37 | Need 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI starting at 17:30 for Beac | w-2404 | 0/5 | — | e-637 | 1 | no |
+| 38 | Beacon Freight needs 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI at 17:30 | w-2404 | 0/5 | — | e-637 | 1 | no |
+| 39 | Looking for 1 CNC Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI f | e-8106 | 1/4 | ✓ e-637 | e-637 | 0 | **YES** |
+| 40 | 1 CNC Operator Detroit MI 17:30 Beacon Freight | w-2404 | 0/5 | — | e-637 | 1 | no |
+
+---
+
+## Honesty caveats
+
+1. **Judge IS the ground truth proxy.** Without human-labeled relevance, the LLM
+   judge's verdict is what defines "best." If `` rates badly,
+   the lift number is meaningless. To validate the judge itself, sample 5–10
+   verdicts manually and check agreement.
+2. **Score-1.0 boost = distance halved.** Playbook math is
+   `distance' = distance × (1 - 0.5 × score)`. Lift requires the judge-best
+   result's pre-boost distance to be ≤ 2× the cold top-1's distance, otherwise
+   even halving doesn't promote it. Tight clusters → little visible lift.
+3. **Verbatim vs paraphrase.** The verbatim lift rate (above) is the cheap
+   case — same query, recorded playbook, expected boost. The paraphrase
+   pass (when enabled) is the actual learning property: similar-but-different
+   queries hitting a recorded playbook. Compare verbatim and paraphrase
+   lift rates — paraphrase should be lower (semantic-distance gates some
+   playbook hits) but non-zero is the meaningful signal.
+4. **Multi-corpus skew.** Default corpora=`workers,ethereal_workers` — if all judge-best
+   results land in one corpus, the matrix layer's purpose isn't being tested.
+   Check per-corpus distribution in the JSON.
+5. **Judge resolution.** This run used `qwen2.5:latest` from
+   config [models].local_judge.
+   Bumping the judge for run #N+1 means editing one line in lakehouse.toml.
+6. **Paraphrase generation also uses the judge.** The same model that rates
+   relevance also rephrases queries. A judge that's bad at rating staffing
+   queries is probably also bad at rephrasing them. Worth sanity-checking
+   a sample of `paraphrase_query` values in the JSON before trusting the
+   paraphrase lift number.
+
+## Next moves
+
+- If lift rate ≥ 50% of discoveries: matrix layer + playbook is doing real
+  work. Move to paraphrase queries + tag-based boost (currently ignored).
+- If lift rate < 20%: investigate why — judge variance, distance gap too
+  wide, or playbook math too gentle. The score=1.0 / 0.5× formula may need
+  retuning.
+- If discovery rate (cold judge-best ≠ top-1) is itself low: cosine is
+  already close to optimal on this query distribution. Either the corpus
+  is too narrow or the queries are too easy.
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+# Reality test real_003 / real_003b — paraphrase stress + extractor extension
+
+40 queries (10 fill_events rows × 4 query styles) re-run twice:
+- **real_003**: with the original `extractRoleFromNeed` regex (only
+  matches `^Need\s+\d+\s+\S+\s+in\s+` — the real_001 form)
+- **real_003b**: with the extractor extended to also handle
+  `client_first` (`{client} needs N {role} in...`) and `looking`
+  (`Looking for N {role} at...`). Shorthand still falls through to
+  empty role.
+
+## Headline
+
+real_003 (original extractor): **shorthand-vs-shorthand bleed
+confirmed**. The CNC Operator shorthand recording leaked `w-2404`
+onto the Forklift Operator shorthand query within the same Beacon
+Freight Detroit cluster — both record + query had empty role, gate
+disabled, distance check passed, bleed fired.
+
+real_003b (extended extractor): **bleed closed for the queried side
+across all 4 styles**. Forklift Operator queries keep `w-2136` (the
+cold-pass-correct match) regardless of which style the query came
+in. Same-role boosts now fire correctly across styles — a CNC
+Operator recording made in `looking` style boosts the CNC need-form
+query.
+
+## Per-style behavior — real_003 (original extractor)
+
+| Style | Bleed? | Explanation |
+|---|---|---|
+| `need` | none observed | Role extracted on both record + query side |
+| `client_first` | none observed | Role NOT extracted, but no recording in this style happened to surface near a different-role query in real_003 |
+| `looking` | none observed | Same as client_first |
+| `shorthand` | **`w-2404` from CNC bled onto Forklift Operator** | Both record and query empty role → gate disabled → distance check passed |
+
+The single observed bleed case in real_003:
+- Q#40 (`1 CNC Operator Detroit MI 17:30 Beacon Freight`) recorded
+  `w-2404` with `Role: ""` (extractor returned empty for shorthand).
+- Q#4 (`1 Forklift Operator Detroit MI 15:00 Beacon Freight`) embedded
+  within ~0.137 cosine of Q#40 (same client + city + count + time
+  tokens dominate the embedding).
+- `roleEqual("", "")` returned true (empty disables) → injection
+  fired → warm top-1 for Forklift Operator became `w-2404`.
+
+## Per-style behavior — real_003b (extended extractor)
+
+After adding patterns for `client_first` and `looking`:
+
+| Style | Role extracted? | Cross-role bleed observed? |
+|---|---|---|
+| `need` | yes | none |
+| `client_first` | yes | none |
+| `looking` | yes | none |
+| `shorthand` | no | none in this dataset |
+
+No bleed observed in real_003b across any style. Pickers + CNC
+Operator queries pick up their own role's recording across styles;
+Forklift Operator queries keep the cold-pass-correct match.
+
+## Why the shorthand failure mode didn't fire in real_003b
+
+The extended extractor closes the bleed at the **query** side: for
+`need`, `client_first`, `looking`, the queryRole is non-empty, so a
+recording with empty role gets `roleEqual(role, "")` = true (lenient)
+but the inverse — a non-empty queryRole gating a recording — is the
+real defense.
+
+Wait — that's the same lenient semantic. So why isn't there a bleed?
+
+Two reasons real_003b's data didn't trigger one:
+
+1. **The Pickers shorthand recording** has `Role: ""`. Forklift Operator
+   queries embed > 0.20 cosine from "4 Pickers Detroit MI ..." because
+   "Pickers" vs "Forklift Operator" provides enough semantic separation
+   even within the same client+city cluster. The distance gate caught
+   what the role gate let through.
+2. **No Forklift Operator recording** existed (judge said cold top-1
+   was already correct, rating 5, no playbook needed). The
+   most-likely-to-bleed scenario — a Forklift recording in shorthand
+   leaking onto Pickers/CNC — didn't have ammunition.
+
+If a future dataset has multiple roles per cluster all hitting shorthand
+recordings, the bleed could return. **Mitigation candidates** (none
+implemented):
+
+- **LLM-based role extraction** at record + query time. Robust, slow.
+- **Known-cities lookup table** to detect city boundary in shorthand
+  (`{role} {city}` separator). 50 US states + ~5000 cities = small
+  static table. Fast, brittle on new cities.
+- **Strict gate semantics**: empty role on either side = REJECT
+  (instead of allow). Closes shorthand-vs-shorthand bleeds completely
+  but breaks lift-suite multi-constraint queries that have no clean
+  single role.
+
+## Aggregate metrics
+
+| Run | n | discoveries | lifts | boost_total | meanΔ |
+|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
+| real_003  (original extractor) | 40 | 7  | 7  | 14 | -0.108 |
+| real_003b (extended extractor) | 40 | 11 | 10 | 31 | -0.202 |
+
+real_003b's higher discoveries + boost_total reflect the extractor
+catching role on 3 of 4 styles instead of 1 of 4 — which means more
+recordings land with a usable Role and more queries find them on warm
+pass. The growth is *legitimate same-role same-cluster transfer*, not
+bleed.
+
+`meanΔ` direction is style-dependent: real_002 shrank `meanΔ` (cross-role
+bleeds removed → less over-boosting); real_003b grew it (more
+legitimate deep boosts fire). The metric isn't a clean fingerprint
+either direction — read the per-cluster bleed table for actual signal.
+
+## Repro
+
+```bash
+# Generate 40-query stress file (10 rows × 4 styles)
+go run scripts/cutover/gen_real_queries.go -limit 10 -styles all > tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt
+
+# Run with extended extractor (current main)
+QUERIES_FILE=tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt RUN_ID=real_003b \
+  WITH_PARAPHRASE=0 WITH_REJUDGE=0 ./scripts/playbook_lift.sh
+```
+
+Evidence:
+- `reports/reality-tests/playbook_lift_real_003.{json,md}` (original extractor)
+- `reports/reality-tests/playbook_lift_real_003b.{json,md}` (extended)
+- `tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt` (40 queries × 4 styles)
--- a/scripts/cutover/gen_real_queries.go
+++ b/scripts/cutover/gen_real_queries.go
@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"strings"

 	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow/memory"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/parquet/file"
@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ import (

 func main() {
 	src := flag.String("src", "/home/profit/lakehouse/data/datasets/fill_events.parquet", "fill_events parquet path")
-	limit := flag.Int("limit", 10, "number of queries to generate")
+	limit := flag.Int("limit", 10, "number of source rows to read")
+	styles := flag.String("styles", "need", "comma-separated styles to emit per row (need|client_first|looking|shorthand|all)")
 	flag.Parse()

 	r, err := file.OpenParquetFile(*src, false)
@ -61,35 +63,98 @@ func main() {
 		n = *limit
 	}

+	stylesList := parseStyles(*styles)
+
 	fmt.Println("# Real-shape coordinator queries — generated from fill_events.parquet")
 	fmt.Println("# (real-shape demand data; queries built mechanically from event rows).")
-	fmt.Printf("# Source: %s (%d rows total, %d emitted)\n", *src, tbl.NumRows(), n)
+	fmt.Printf("# Source: %s (%d rows total, %d emitted, styles=%v)\n", *src, tbl.NumRows(), n, stylesList)
 	fmt.Println("#")
-	fmt.Println("# Format: client + count + role + city/state + start time +")
-	fmt.Println("# (optional deadline). Mimics the natural language a coordinator would")
-	fmt.Println("# type into a dispatch tool when triaging the next-up demand.")
+	fmt.Println("# Styles:")
+	fmt.Println("#   need:         'Need N {role}{s} in {city} {state} starting at {at} for {client}'")
+	fmt.Println("#                 — matches scripts/playbook_lift's extractRoleFromNeed regex")
+	fmt.Println("#   client_first: '{client} needs N {role}{s} in {city} {state} at {at}'")
+	fmt.Println("#   looking:      'Looking for N {role}{s} at {client} in {city} {state} for {at} shift'")
+	fmt.Println("#   shorthand:    'N {role}{s} {city} {state} {at} {client}'")
+	fmt.Println("#")
+	fmt.Println("# Only 'need' currently extracts a role. The other three test the")
+	fmt.Println("# substrate's bleed behavior when the role gate is silently disabled.")
 	fmt.Println()

 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		c := client.ValueStr(i)
-		cy := city.ValueStr(i)
-		st := state.ValueStr(i)
-		ro := role.ValueStr(i)
-		ct := count.ValueStr(i)
-		t := at.ValueStr(i)
-		dl := deadline.ValueStr(i)
-
-		// Phrase one is the urgent ask; phrase two is the natural rephrase
-		// a coordinator might use when typing fast. Different syntax,
-		// same intent — exercises the embedder's paraphrase tolerance.
-		q := fmt.Sprintf("Need %s %s in %s %s starting at %s for %s", ct, pluralize(ro, ct), cy, st, t, c)
-		if dl != "" && dl != "(null)" {
-			q += fmt.Sprintf(", deadline %s", dl)
+		ev := event{
+			client: client.ValueStr(i),
+			city:   city.ValueStr(i),
+			state:  state.ValueStr(i),
+			role:   role.ValueStr(i),
+			count:  count.ValueStr(i),
+			at:     at.ValueStr(i),
+		}
+		if dl := deadline.ValueStr(i); dl != "" && dl != "(null)" {
+			ev.deadline = dl
+		}
+		for _, s := range stylesList {
+			fmt.Println(formatQuery(ev, s))
 		}
-		fmt.Println(q)
 	}
 }

+type event struct {
+	client, city, state, role, count, at, deadline string
+}
+
+func formatQuery(e event, style string) string {
+	r := pluralize(e.role, e.count)
+	switch style {
+	case "client_first":
+		// No "Need ... in" anchor — extractRoleFromNeed returns "" on this.
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s needs %s %s in %s %s at %s", e.client, e.count, r, e.city, e.state, e.at)
+	case "looking":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Looking for %s %s at %s in %s %s for %s shift", e.count, r, e.client, e.city, e.state, e.at)
+	case "shorthand":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s %s %s %s", e.count, r, e.city, e.state, e.at, e.client)
+	default:
+		// "need" form — the original real_001 shape, regex-extractor wins.
+		q := fmt.Sprintf("Need %s %s in %s %s starting at %s for %s", e.count, r, e.city, e.state, e.at, e.client)
+		if e.deadline != "" {
+			q += ", deadline " + e.deadline
+		}
+		return q
+	}
+}
+
+// parseStyles unpacks the comma-separated -styles flag, with "all"
+// expanding to every supported style and unknown tokens dropped
+// (with a log line so callers know).
+func parseStyles(csv string) []string {
+	all := []string{"need", "client_first", "looking", "shorthand"}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(csv) == "all" {
+		return all
+	}
+	out := []string{}
+	for _, s := range strings.Split(csv, ",") {
+		s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+		if s == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		known := false
+		for _, a := range all {
+			if a == s {
+				known = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !known {
+			log.Printf("gen_real_queries: unknown style %q — skipping", s)
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, s)
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return []string{"need"}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func pluralize(role, count string) string {
 	if count == "1" {
 		return role
--- a/scripts/playbook_lift/main.go
+++ b/scripts/playbook_lift/main.go
@ -631,25 +631,53 @@ func appendNote(existing, add string) string {
 // refactor; harmless for now.
 var _ = sort.Slice

-// extractRoleFromNeed pulls the role out of "Need N {role}{s} in {city}"
-// shape queries — the fill_events-derived form used by real_NNN runs.
-// Returns "" for any query that doesn't match (free-form lift-suite
-// queries fall back to empty, leaving the cross-role gate disabled).
+// extractRoleFromNeed pulls the role out of staffing-shape queries.
+// Returns "" for any query that doesn't match a known anchor pattern
+// (free-form lift-suite queries + shorthand-style fall back to empty,
+// leaving the cross-role gate disabled).
 //
-// The pattern is permissive: the count can be any digits, and the
-// role is everything between the count and " in ". This catches
-// "Need 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City" → "Warehouse Associates";
-// roleEqual on the matrix side handles plurals + case.
+// Patterns covered (in priority order):
+//   need:         "Need N {role}{s} in {city} ..."
+//   client_first: "{client} needs N {role}{s} in {city} ..."
+//   looking:      "Looking for N {role}{s} at {client} in {city} ..."
+//
+// Pattern explicitly NOT covered:
+//   shorthand:    "N {role}{s} {city} {state} {at} {client}"
+// Because there's no separator between role and city in shorthand
+// ("Forklift Operator Detroit" is shape-indistinguishable from
+// "Forklift" + "Operator Detroit"), a regex can't reliably extract
+// role here. real_003 confirmed shorthand-vs-shorthand cross-role
+// bleed: a CNC Operator shorthand recording leaked w-2404 onto a
+// Forklift Operator shorthand query within the same Beacon Freight
+// Detroit cluster. Closing that requires either an LLM extractor at
+// record+query time or a known-cities lookup table.
 //
 // Lives here (not in internal/matrix) because role extraction from
 // free-form text is a caller concern; matrix only consumes the
 // already-resolved Role string. A future LLM-based extractor would
-// replace this regex without changing matrix's gate logic.
+// replace this function without changing matrix's gate logic.
 func extractRoleFromNeed(query string) string {
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^Need\s+\d+\s+(.+?)\s+in\s+`)
-	m := re.FindStringSubmatch(query)
-	if len(m) < 2 {
-		return ""
+	for _, re := range roleExtractRegexes {
+		if m := re.FindStringSubmatch(query); len(m) >= 2 {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(m[1])
+		}
 	}
-	return strings.TrimSpace(m[1])
+	return ""
+}
+
+// roleExtractRegexes is ordered: more-specific anchors first so a
+// "Looking for ..." query doesn't accidentally land in the "Need"
+// pattern (impossible given the prefix, but guards against future
+// pattern additions). Compiled once at package init via MustCompile.
+var roleExtractRegexes = []*regexp.Regexp{
+	// "Need N {role} in ..." — the original real_001 form.
+	regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^Need\s+\d+\s+(.+?)\s+in\s+`),
+	// "Looking for N {role} at ..." — the looking style. Anchor on
+	// "at" because the role is followed by client (preceded by "at"),
+	// not by city directly.
+	regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^Looking\s+for\s+\d+\s+(.+?)\s+at\s+`),
+	// "{client} needs N {role} in ..." — the client_first style.
+	// Greedy on the client side via .+?, then "needs", then count,
+	// then role, then "in".
+	regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^.+?\s+needs\s+\d+\s+(.+?)\s+in\s+`),
 }
--- a/scripts/playbook_lift/main_test.go
+++ b/scripts/playbook_lift/main_test.go
@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package main
+
+import "testing"
+
+// TestExtractRoleFromNeed locks the four query-shape patterns documented
+// in real_003_findings.md so a future change to the regex can't silently
+// drop coverage of any production-shape style. Real_001 used `need`-only;
+// real_003 confirmed `shorthand` cross-role bleed; the extended
+// extractor in real_003b covers `client_first` + `looking` and leaves
+// `shorthand` as a known limitation (no separator between role and city).
+func TestExtractRoleFromNeed(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name  string
+		query string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{
+			"need style — original real_001 form",
+			"Need 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI starting at 15:00 for Beacon Freight",
+			"Forklift Operator",
+		},
+		{
+			"need with deadline trailer",
+			"Need 4 Pickers in Detroit MI starting at 13:30 for Beacon Freight, deadline 2026-05-28",
+			"Pickers",
+		},
+		{
+			"client_first style — added in real_003b",
+			"Beacon Freight needs 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI at 15:00",
+			"Forklift Operator",
+		},
+		{
+			"client_first with multi-word client",
+			"Parallel Machining needs 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City MO at 09:00",
+			"Warehouse Associates",
+		},
+		{
+			"looking style — added in real_003b",
+			"Looking for 1 Forklift Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 15:00 shift",
+			"Forklift Operator",
+		},
+		{
+			"looking with multi-word role + 4-digit count",
+			"Looking for 1234 Senior Production Supervisors at Heritage Foods in Flint MI for 08:30 shift",
+			"Senior Production Supervisors",
+		},
+		{
+			"shorthand — known limitation, returns empty",
+			"1 Forklift Operator Detroit MI 15:00 Beacon Freight",
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"shorthand multi-word city — also empty",
+			"5 Warehouse Associates Kansas City MO 09:00 Parallel Machining",
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"lift-suite multi-constraint — no clean role, returns empty",
+			"Forklift operator with OSHA-30, warehouse experience, day shift availability",
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"OOD honesty signal — lift-suite, returns empty",
+			"Dental hygienist with three years experience, Indianapolis area",
+			"",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := extractRoleFromNeed(c.query)
+			if got != c.want {
+				t.Errorf("extractRoleFromNeed(%q) = %q, want %q", c.query, got, c.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
--- a/tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt
+++ b/tests/reality/real_coord_queries_v2.txt
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Real-shape coordinator queries — generated from fill_events.parquet
+# (real-shape demand data; queries built mechanically from event rows).
+# Source: /home/profit/lakehouse/data/datasets/fill_events.parquet (123 rows total, 10 emitted, styles=[need client_first looking shorthand])
+#
+# Styles:
+#   need:         'Need N {role}{s} in {city} {state} starting at {at} for {client}'
+#                 — matches scripts/playbook_lift's extractRoleFromNeed regex
+#   client_first: '{client} needs N {role}{s} in {city} {state} at {at}'
+#   looking:      'Looking for N {role}{s} at {client} in {city} {state} for {at} shift'
+#   shorthand:    'N {role}{s} {city} {state} {at} {client}'
+#
+# Only 'need' currently extracts a role. The other three test the
+# substrate's bleed behavior when the role gate is silently disabled.
+
+Need 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City MO starting at 09:00 for Parallel Machining
+Parallel Machining needs 5 Warehouse Associates in Kansas City MO at 09:00
+Looking for 5 Warehouse Associates at Parallel Machining in Kansas City MO for 09:00 shift
+5 Warehouse Associates Kansas City MO 09:00 Parallel Machining
+Need 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI starting at 15:00 for Beacon Freight, deadline 2026-05-28
+Beacon Freight needs 1 Forklift Operator in Detroit MI at 15:00
+Looking for 1 Forklift Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 15:00 shift
+1 Forklift Operator Detroit MI 15:00 Beacon Freight
+Need 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN starting at 12:00 for Midway Distribution
+Midway Distribution needs 4 Loaders in Indianapolis IN at 12:00
+Looking for 4 Loaders at Midway Distribution in Indianapolis IN for 12:00 shift
+4 Loaders Indianapolis IN 12:00 Midway Distribution
+Need 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort Wayne IN starting at 17:30 for Cornerstone Fabrication, deadline 2026-05-17
+Cornerstone Fabrication needs 3 Warehouse Associates in Fort Wayne IN at 17:30
+Looking for 3 Warehouse Associates at Cornerstone Fabrication in Fort Wayne IN for 17:30 shift
+3 Warehouse Associates Fort Wayne IN 17:30 Cornerstone Fabrication
+Need 4 Pickers in Detroit MI starting at 13:30 for Beacon Freight, deadline 2026-05-28
+Beacon Freight needs 4 Pickers in Detroit MI at 13:30
+Looking for 4 Pickers at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 13:30 shift
+4 Pickers Detroit MI 13:30 Beacon Freight
+Need 2 Packers in Joliet IL starting at 09:30 for Parallel Machining
+Parallel Machining needs 2 Packers in Joliet IL at 09:30
+Looking for 2 Packers at Parallel Machining in Joliet IL for 09:30 shift
+2 Packers Joliet IL 09:30 Parallel Machining
+Need 3 Assemblers in Flint MI starting at 08:30 for Heritage Foods
+Heritage Foods needs 3 Assemblers in Flint MI at 08:30
+Looking for 3 Assemblers at Heritage Foods in Flint MI for 08:30 shift
+3 Assemblers Flint MI 08:30 Heritage Foods
+Need 3 Packers in Flint MI starting at 12:30 for Parallel Machining
+Parallel Machining needs 3 Packers in Flint MI at 12:30
+Looking for 3 Packers at Parallel Machining in Flint MI for 12:30 shift
+3 Packers Flint MI 12:30 Parallel Machining
+Need 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI starting at 17:00 for Pioneer Assembly
+Pioneer Assembly needs 1 Shipping Clerk in Flint MI at 17:00
+Looking for 1 Shipping Clerk at Pioneer Assembly in Flint MI for 17:00 shift
+1 Shipping Clerk Flint MI 17:00 Pioneer Assembly
+Need 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI starting at 17:30 for Beacon Freight, deadline 2026-05-28
+Beacon Freight needs 1 CNC Operator in Detroit MI at 17:30
+Looking for 1 CNC Operator at Beacon Freight in Detroit MI for 17:30 shift
+1 CNC Operator Detroit MI 17:30 Beacon Freight