diff --git a/cmd/catalogd/main.go b/cmd/catalogd/main.go
index da0303d..9f24812 100644
--- a/cmd/catalogd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/catalogd/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/catalogd"
 	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/shared"
+	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/storeclient"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	store := catalogd.NewStoreClient(cfg.Catalogd.StoragedURL)
+	store := storeclient.New(cfg.Catalogd.StoragedURL)
 	registry := catalogd.NewRegistry(store)
 
 	rehydrateCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/vectord/main.go b/cmd/vectord/main.go
index 605ea71..1ee8e89 100644
--- a/cmd/vectord/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vectord/main.go
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-// vectord is the vector-search service. In-memory HNSW indexes
-// keyed by string IDs with optional opaque JSON metadata. Wraps
+// vectord is the vector-search service. HNSW indexes keyed by
+// string IDs with optional opaque JSON metadata. Wraps
 // github.com/coder/hnsw (pure Go, no cgo).
 //
-// G1 scope: in-memory only, single-process. Persistence to storaged
-// + rehydrate-on-restart is the next piece. The HTTP surface is
-// stable enough to build the staffing co-pilot's "find workers
-// like X" path on top right now — the indexes just have to be
-// rebuilt after a restart.
+// G1 + persistence: indexes are persisted to storaged at
+// _vectors/<name>.{json,hnsw} and rehydrated on startup. Setting
+// [vectord].storaged_url empty disables persistence (dev mode).
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 
 	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/shared"
+	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/storeclient"
 	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/vectord"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +44,24 @@ func main() {
 
 	h := &handlers{reg: vectord.NewRegistry()}
 
+	// Persistence is optional — empty StoragedURL = dev/ephemeral mode.
+	if cfg.Vectord.StoragedURL != "" {
+		h.persist = vectord.NewPersistor(storeclient.New(cfg.Vectord.StoragedURL))
+
+		// Rehydrate any persisted indexes at startup. Failures are
+		// logged-not-fatal: storaged might be coming up after vectord,
+		// and an index that failed to load is still recoverable by
+		// re-ingesting on top of an empty registry.
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+		n, err := h.rehydrate(ctx)
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("rehydrate", "err", err, "loaded", n)
+		} else {
+			slog.Info("rehydrated", "indexes", n)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := shared.Run("vectord", cfg.Vectord.Bind, h.register); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("server", "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -50,7 +69,65 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 type handlers struct {
-	reg *vectord.Registry
+	reg     *vectord.Registry
+	persist *vectord.Persistor // nil when persistence is disabled
+}
+
+// rehydrate enumerates persisted indexes and loads each into the
+// registry. Returns the count of successfully loaded indexes plus
+// the first error (if any) — caller decides fatality.
+func (h *handlers) rehydrate(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
+	if h.persist == nil {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	names, err := h.persist.List(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	loaded := 0
+	for _, name := range names {
+		idx, err := h.persist.Load(ctx, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("rehydrate skip", "name", name, "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		// The registry's Create rebuilds an empty Index from params;
+		// we want the LOADED one (with vectors). Bypass via a
+		// helper that registers a pre-built Index.
+		if err := h.reg.RegisterPrebuilt(idx); err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("rehydrate register", "name", name, "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		loaded++
+	}
+	return loaded, nil
+}
+
+// saveAfter is the post-write persistence hook. Logs-not-fatal:
+// in-memory state is the source of truth in flight; a failed save
+// gets re-attempted on the next mutation, and the operator log
+// shows the storaged outage.
+func (h *handlers) saveAfter(idx *vectord.Index) {
+	if h.persist == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := h.persist.Save(ctx, idx); err != nil {
+		slog.Warn("persist save", "name", idx.Params().Name, "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// deleteAfter mirrors saveAfter for the Delete path.
+func (h *handlers) deleteAfter(name string) {
+	if h.persist == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := h.persist.Delete(ctx, name); err != nil {
+		slog.Warn("persist delete", "name", name, "err", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func (h *handlers) register(r chi.Router) {
@@ -125,6 +202,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "internal", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+	h.saveAfter(idx)
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, indexInfo{Params: idx.Params(), Length: idx.Len()})
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +234,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "internal", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+	h.deleteAfter(name)
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
@@ -174,12 +253,13 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "items must be non-empty", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	// Per scrum O-W4 (Opus): pre-validate all items before any Add,
-	// so a bad item at position N doesn't leave items 0..N-1 already
-	// committed and item N rejected. Both checks (empty id, dim
-	// mismatch) are local; running them up-front is O(N) extra work
-	// that the success path already paid in idx.Add.
-	dim := idx.Params().Dimension
+	// Per scrum O-W4 (Opus, D5): pre-validate all items before any
+	// Add, so a bad item at position N doesn't leave items 0..N-1
+	// committed and item N rejected. Per scrum O-I3 (Opus, G1P):
+	// extend pre-validation to cover NaN/Inf and zero-norm — these
+	// were caught inside idx.Add but only after partial commits.
+	params := idx.Params()
+	dim := params.Dimension
 	for j, it := range req.Items {
 		if it.ID == "" {
 			http.Error(w, "items["+strconv.Itoa(j)+"]: empty id", http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -189,6 +269,10 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			http.Error(w, "items["+strconv.Itoa(j)+"]: dim mismatch (index="+strconv.Itoa(dim)+", got="+strconv.Itoa(len(it.Vector))+")", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
+		if err := vectord.ValidateVector(it.Vector, params.Distance); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "items["+strconv.Itoa(j)+"]: "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	for j, it := range req.Items {
 		if err := idx.Add(it.ID, it.Vector, it.Metadata); err != nil {
@@ -206,6 +290,9 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	// One save per batch (post-loop), not per item. Per scrum
+	// O-W4-style discipline: HTTP-batch boundary is the natural unit.
+	h.saveAfter(idx)
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"added": len(req.Items), "length": idx.Len()})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/catalogd/registry_test.go b/internal/catalogd/registry_test.go
index 6f2534a..b965f13 100644
--- a/internal/catalogd/registry_test.go
+++ b/internal/catalogd/registry_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/storeclient"
 )
 
 // memStore is an in-memory Store fake for unit tests.
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func (m *memStore) Get(_ context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	b, ok := m.data[key]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, ErrKeyNotFound
+		return nil, storeclient.ErrKeyNotFound
 	}
 	return b, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/shared/config.go b/internal/shared/config.go
index 3234825..5e298a3 100644
--- a/internal/shared/config.go
+++ b/internal/shared/config.go
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ type GatewayConfig struct {
 	VectordURL  string `toml:"vectord_url"`
 }
 
-// VectordConfig adds vectord-specific knobs. Currently just bind;
-// G1+ will add persistence-to-storaged URL + index params defaults.
+// VectordConfig adds vectord-specific knobs. StoragedURL is
+// optional — empty string disables persistence, useful for ephemeral
+// dev or test runs. When set, indexes Save after every state change
+// and Load on startup.
 type VectordConfig struct {
-	Bind string `toml:"bind"`
+	Bind        string `toml:"bind"`
+	StoragedURL string `toml:"storaged_url"`
 }
 
 // QuerydConfig adds queryd-specific knobs. queryd talks DuckDB
@@ -129,7 +132,10 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 			CatalogdURL:    "http://127.0.0.1:3212",
 			MaxIngestBytes: 256 << 20, // 256 MiB; bump per deployment via lakehouse.toml
 		},
-		Vectord: VectordConfig{Bind: "127.0.0.1:3215"},
+		Vectord: VectordConfig{
+			Bind:        "127.0.0.1:3215",
+			StoragedURL: "http://127.0.0.1:3211",
+		},
 		Queryd: QuerydConfig{
 			Bind:         "127.0.0.1:3214",
 			CatalogdURL:  "http://127.0.0.1:3212",
diff --git a/internal/catalogd/store_client.go b/internal/storeclient/client.go
similarity index 57%
rename from internal/catalogd/store_client.go
rename to internal/storeclient/client.go
index 8d70a97..bab2e19 100644
--- a/internal/catalogd/store_client.go
+++ b/internal/storeclient/client.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-// store_client.go — thin HTTP client to storaged. catalogd needs to
-// PUT manifest Parquets, GET them on startup, and LIST the manifests
-// directory. Staying inside an HTTP boundary (rather than reaching
-// into storaged's package directly) preserves the service-boundary
-// shape that gRPC will eventually formalize at G1+.
-package catalogd
+// Package storeclient is the shared HTTP client to storaged's
+// /storage/* surface. catalogd uses Get/Put/List for manifest
+// persistence; vectord (G1+) uses the same shape for HNSW index
+// persistence. Extracting it here keeps the dep direction clean —
+// a service that talks to storaged depends on this package, not
+// on another service's package.
+package storeclient
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -17,15 +18,19 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// StoreClient talks HTTP to the storaged service.
-type StoreClient struct {
+// ErrKeyNotFound mirrors storaged's not-found semantics on the
+// caller side without exposing storaged's package types.
+var ErrKeyNotFound = fmt.Errorf("storeclient: key not found")
+
+// Client talks HTTP to a storaged service.
+type Client struct {
 	baseURL string
 	hc      *http.Client
 }
 
 // listResponse mirrors storaged's GET /storage/list shape:
 //
-//	{"prefix":"_catalog/manifests/","objects":[{Key,Size,ETag,LastModified}, ...]}
+//	{"prefix":"_catalog/manifests/","objects":[{Key,Size,...}, ...]}
 type listResponse struct {
 	Prefix  string `json:"prefix"`
 	Objects []struct {
@@ -34,19 +39,18 @@ type listResponse struct {
 	} `json:"objects"`
 }
 
-// NewStoreClient builds a client against the given storaged base URL
-// (e.g. "http://127.0.0.1:3211"). Timeout covers manifest read-write
-// only; rehydration of many manifests at startup runs sequentially
-// and each call gets its own timeout window.
-func NewStoreClient(baseURL string) *StoreClient {
-	return &StoreClient{
+// New builds a client against the given storaged base URL
+// (e.g. "http://127.0.0.1:3211"). Timeout covers a single op only;
+// callers that drive many ops sequentially get a fresh window per call.
+func New(baseURL string) *Client {
+	return &Client{
 		baseURL: strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/"),
 		hc:      &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
 	}
 }
 
-// Put writes raw bytes at key. body is the encoded Parquet manifest.
-func (c *StoreClient) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, body []byte) error {
+// Put writes raw bytes at key.
+func (c *Client) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, body []byte) error {
 	u := c.baseURL + "/storage/put/" + safeKey(key)
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPut, u, bytes.NewReader(body))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -65,8 +69,8 @@ func (c *StoreClient) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, body []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Get reads the bytes at key. ErrKeyNotFound on 404.
-func (c *StoreClient) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+// Get reads the bytes at key. Returns ErrKeyNotFound on 404.
+func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
 	u := c.baseURL + "/storage/get/" + safeKey(key)
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, u, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,9 +91,29 @@ func (c *StoreClient) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }
 
-// List returns the keys under prefix. Object metadata beyond Key is
-// ignored — catalogd only needs the keys to drive rehydration.
-func (c *StoreClient) List(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
+// Delete removes the key. Idempotent — a missing key is not an
+// error (matches storaged's underlying S3 DeleteObject semantics).
+func (c *Client) Delete(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
+	u := c.baseURL + "/storage/delete/" + safeKey(key)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete req: %w", err)
+	}
+	resp, err := c.hc.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete do: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer drainAndClose(resp.Body)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		preview, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete %s: status %d: %s", key, resp.StatusCode, string(preview))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// List returns the keys under prefix. Caller-side filtering on
+// suffix or other shape lives outside this package.
+func (c *Client) List(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
 	u := c.baseURL + "/storage/list?prefix=" + url.QueryEscape(prefix)
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, u, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -115,10 +139,6 @@ func (c *StoreClient) List(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error)
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// ErrKeyNotFound mirrors storaged's not-found semantics on the catalogd
-// side without exposing storaged's package types.
-var ErrKeyNotFound = fmt.Errorf("catalogd store: key not found")
-
 // safeKey URL-escapes path segments while preserving "/". storaged's
 // chi `/storage/<verb>/*` routes accept literal slashes in the
 // wildcard match, so we only escape the segments, not the separators.
@@ -131,9 +151,8 @@ func safeKey(key string) string {
 }
 
 // drainAndClose reads any remaining body bytes (capped at 64 KiB) and
-// closes the body. Per scrum S6 (Qwen): preview-then-close on error
-// paths leaves bytes in the kernel buffer, breaking HTTP/1.1 keep-
-// alive reuse and slowly leaking sockets.
+// closes the body — keeps HTTP/1.1 keep-alive pool reuse healthy on
+// error paths.
 func drainAndClose(body io.ReadCloser) {
 	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, io.LimitReader(body, 64<<10))
 	_ = body.Close()
diff --git a/internal/vectord/index.go b/internal/vectord/index.go
index 8c34083..b7da62c 100644
--- a/internal/vectord/index.go
+++ b/internal/vectord/index.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -200,8 +201,15 @@ func (i *Index) resetGraphLocked() {
 	i.g = g
 }
 
+// ValidateVector is the exported form of validateVector — the HTTP
+// handler pre-validates batches before committing, so it needs the
+// same predicate Add uses internally. Per scrum O-I3 (G1P).
+func ValidateVector(vec []float32, distance string) error {
+	return validateVector(vec, distance)
+}
+
 // validateVector rejects vectors that would poison the HNSW
-// graph or produce NaN distances. Per scrum O-W3 (Opus).
+// graph or produce NaN distances. Per scrum O-W3 (Opus, G1).
 func validateVector(vec []float32, distance string) error {
 	var sumSq float64
 	for j, v := range vec {
@@ -259,6 +267,75 @@ func (i *Index) Search(query []float32, k int) ([]Result, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// IndexEnvelope is the JSON shape persisted alongside the binary
+// HNSW graph bytes. params + metadata + format version travel
+// together; the graph itself is opaque binary that round-trips
+// through hnsw.Graph.Export / Import.
+type IndexEnvelope struct {
+	Version  int                        `json:"version"`
+	Params   IndexParams                `json:"params"`
+	Metadata map[string]json.RawMessage `json:"metadata"`
+}
+
+// envelopeVersion bumps when the on-disk JSON shape changes
+// incompatibly. Reading a future version returns ErrVersionMismatch
+// rather than producing a half-decoded index.
+const envelopeVersion = 1
+
+// ErrVersionMismatch is returned by DecodeIndex when the envelope
+// claims a version this build doesn't understand.
+var ErrVersionMismatch = errors.New("vectord: unknown envelope version")
+
+// Encode writes the index's JSON envelope (params + metadata) and
+// the binary HNSW graph bytes through two writers. Two-stream
+// shape lets the persistor write each to a distinct storaged key
+// without reframing.
+//
+// envelopeW receives params+metadata as JSON; graphW receives the
+// raw output of hnsw.Graph.Export.
+func (i *Index) Encode(envelopeW, graphW io.Writer) error {
+	i.mu.RLock()
+	defer i.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	env := IndexEnvelope{
+		Version:  envelopeVersion,
+		Params:   i.params,
+		Metadata: i.meta,
+	}
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(envelopeW).Encode(env); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode envelope: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := i.g.Export(graphW); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("export graph: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DecodeIndex reconstructs an Index from a previously-Encoded pair
+// of streams. The returned Index is independent — closing either
+// reader after this call doesn't affect the result.
+func DecodeIndex(envelopeR, graphR io.Reader) (*Index, error) {
+	var env IndexEnvelope
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(envelopeR).Decode(&env); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode envelope: %w", err)
+	}
+	if env.Version != envelopeVersion {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, got %d",
+			ErrVersionMismatch, envelopeVersion, env.Version)
+	}
+	idx, err := NewIndex(env.Params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := idx.g.Import(graphR); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("import graph: %w", err)
+	}
+	if env.Metadata != nil {
+		idx.meta = env.Metadata
+	}
+	return idx, nil
+}
+
 // Lookup returns the stored vector + metadata for an id.
 //
 // Per scrum O-W1 (Opus): the vector is COPIED before return.
diff --git a/internal/vectord/index_test.go b/internal/vectord/index_test.go
index 4de0be7..98796f4 100644
--- a/internal/vectord/index_test.go
+++ b/internal/vectord/index_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package vectord
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -129,6 +130,65 @@ func TestIndex_ConcurrentSearchAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
+func TestEncodeDecode_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	const n = 16
+	src, _ := NewIndex(IndexParams{Name: "x", Dimension: n, Distance: DistanceCosine})
+	mkVec := func(i int) []float32 {
+		// Each vector is a unique unit vector along axis (i mod n) with
+		// a tiny perturbation on a different axis — recall=1 is robust
+		// without colliding under cosine.
+		v := make([]float32, n)
+		v[i%n] = 1.0
+		v[(i+1)%n] = 0.001
+		return v
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		meta := json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`{"row":%d}`, i))
+		if err := src.Add(fmt.Sprintf("id-%02d", i), mkVec(i), meta); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var envBuf, graphBuf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := src.Encode(&envBuf, &graphBuf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Encode: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	dst, err := DecodeIndex(&envBuf, &graphBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodeIndex: %v", err)
+	}
+	if dst.Len() != src.Len() {
+		t.Errorf("Len: src=%d dst=%d", src.Len(), dst.Len())
+	}
+	if dst.Params() != src.Params() {
+		t.Errorf("Params: src=%+v dst=%+v", src.Params(), dst.Params())
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		hits, err := dst.Search(mkVec(i), 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		want := fmt.Sprintf("id-%02d", i)
+		if len(hits) == 0 || hits[0].ID != want {
+			t.Errorf("Search after decode: id-%d → %v, want %s", i, hits, want)
+			continue
+		}
+		wantMeta := fmt.Sprintf(`{"row":%d}`, i)
+		if string(hits[0].Metadata) != wantMeta {
+			t.Errorf("metadata after decode: got %q, want %q", hits[0].Metadata, wantMeta)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeIndex_VersionMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	bad := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"version":999,"params":{"name":"x","dimension":4}}`)
+	_, err := DecodeIndex(bad, bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrVersionMismatch) {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrVersionMismatch, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRegistry_CreateGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	r := NewRegistry()
 	idx, err := r.Create(IndexParams{Name: "workers", Dimension: 4})
diff --git a/internal/vectord/persistor.go b/internal/vectord/persistor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef6d29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vectord/persistor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+// persistor.go — drives Index ↔ storaged round-trips for vectord.
+// Single-file framed format per index (post-G1P-scrum C1 fix —
+// the prior two-file format had a torn-write class where a
+// successful envelope PUT followed by a failed graph PUT would
+// pass the "both present" List filter and load mismatched state):
+//
+//   _vectors/<name>.lhv1  — single binary blob, framed:
+//       [4 bytes magic "LHV1"]
+//       [4 bytes envelope_len uint32 big-endian]
+//       [envelope bytes — JSON envelope from Index.Encode]
+//       [graph bytes — rest of file, raw hnsw.Graph.Export]
+//
+// One Put → no torn-write window. One Get → no need to filter
+// half-saved orphans on List.
+package vectord
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/storeclient"
+)
+
+// VectorPrefix is the storaged key prefix that holds vector index
+// state. Objects under this prefix are NOT user vectors — those
+// live in the index in memory; this is the persistence sidecar.
+const VectorPrefix = "_vectors/"
+
+// fileSuffix is the extension for the framed combined file.
+// Versioned in the magic+frame so future formats can land
+// alongside without rewriting all existing files.
+const fileSuffix = ".lhv1"
+
+// magic is the 4-byte file header. Lakehouse-go Vectord v1.
+var magic = [4]byte{'L', 'H', 'V', '1'}
+
+// Store is the subset of the storeclient API that persistor needs.
+// Defined as an interface so unit tests can inject a fake without
+// spinning up real storaged.
+type Store interface {
+	Put(ctx context.Context, key string, body []byte) error
+	Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, key string) error
+	List(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error)
+}
+
+// ErrKeyMissing is returned by Load when the persisted file is
+// absent. The single-file format means partial persistence isn't
+// a concern (post-G1P-scrum C1) — torn-write would orphan a file
+// with bad framing, surfacing as a parse error not a silent miss.
+var ErrKeyMissing = errors.New("persistor: index file missing")
+
+// ErrBadFormat is returned by Load when the persisted bytes don't
+// match the expected magic or framing. Possible causes: bit-rot,
+// version skew (a future format we don't speak), partial PUT
+// before storaged grew transactional writes, or operator-edited.
+var ErrBadFormat = errors.New("persistor: bad file format")
+
+// Persistor wires Index Encode/Decode to a Store.
+type Persistor struct {
+	store Store
+}
+
+func NewPersistor(s Store) *Persistor {
+	return &Persistor{store: s}
+}
+
+// Save encodes idx into a single framed blob and writes it.
+// Atomic at the storaged layer: one Put → no torn-write hazard.
+func (p *Persistor) Save(ctx context.Context, idx *Index) error {
+	var envBuf, graphBuf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := idx.Encode(&envBuf, &graphBuf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode %q: %w", idx.params.Name, err)
+	}
+	body := frame(envBuf.Bytes(), graphBuf.Bytes())
+	if err := p.store.Put(ctx, fileKey(idx.params.Name), body); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("put: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Load reconstructs an Index from the persisted single-file blob.
+// ErrKeyMissing if the file is absent; ErrBadFormat on framing
+// mismatch (corruption / version skew / operator edit).
+func (p *Persistor) Load(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Index, error) {
+	body, err := p.store.Get(ctx, fileKey(name))
+	if err != nil {
+		// Per scrum O-B1 (Opus): use errors.Is on the typed
+		// sentinel, not substring matching. The prior substring
+		// approach silently misclassified any 5xx body that
+		// happened to contain "key not found" as missing.
+		if errors.Is(err, storeclient.ErrKeyNotFound) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrKeyMissing, name)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	envBytes, graphBytes, err := unframe(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unframe %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	idx, err := DecodeIndex(bytes.NewReader(envBytes), bytes.NewReader(graphBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	return idx, nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes the persisted file for an index. Idempotent on
+// missing — storaged DELETE is itself idempotent.
+func (p *Persistor) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
+	if err := p.store.Delete(ctx, fileKey(name)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// List returns persisted index names, sorted. Single-file format
+// means no half-saved-orphan filtering needed — bad framing on Load
+// surfaces as ErrBadFormat per index, which the rehydrate caller
+// can log and skip.
+func (p *Persistor) List(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	keys, err := p.store.List(ctx, VectorPrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list: %w", err)
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(k, VectorPrefix) || !strings.HasSuffix(k, fileSuffix) {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(k, VectorPrefix), fileSuffix)
+		if name != "" {
+			out = append(out, name)
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Strings(out)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func fileKey(name string) string { return VectorPrefix + name + fileSuffix }
+
+// frame produces the on-disk byte layout:
+//
+//	[4 bytes magic "LHV1"]
+//	[4 bytes envelope_len uint32 big-endian]
+//	[envelope bytes]
+//	[graph bytes — rest of file]
+func frame(envBytes, graphBytes []byte) []byte {
+	out := make([]byte, 0, 8+len(envBytes)+len(graphBytes))
+	out = append(out, magic[:]...)
+	var lenBuf [4]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(lenBuf[:], uint32(len(envBytes)))
+	out = append(out, lenBuf[:]...)
+	out = append(out, envBytes...)
+	out = append(out, graphBytes...)
+	return out
+}
+
+// unframe reverses frame. Returns ErrBadFormat on any mismatch.
+func unframe(body []byte) (envBytes, graphBytes []byte, err error) {
+	if len(body) < 8 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: body too short (%d bytes)", ErrBadFormat, len(body))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(body[:4], magic[:]) {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: bad magic %q", ErrBadFormat, body[:4])
+	}
+	envLen := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(body[4:8])
+	if int(envLen)+8 > len(body) {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: envelope_len=%d exceeds body=%d", ErrBadFormat, envLen, len(body))
+	}
+	envBytes = body[8 : 8+envLen]
+	graphBytes = body[8+envLen:]
+	return envBytes, graphBytes, nil
+}
+
+// (io import retained for future Save/Load that streams; current
+// path is buffer-based.)
+var _ = io.Discard
diff --git a/internal/vectord/persistor_test.go b/internal/vectord/persistor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e5832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vectord/persistor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package vectord
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.agentview.dev/profit/golangLAKEHOUSE/internal/storeclient"
+)
+
+// memStore is an in-memory Store fake for unit tests. Returns the
+// real storeclient.ErrKeyNotFound sentinel so persistor.Load's
+// errors.Is path is exercised faithfully.
+type memStore struct {
+	mu   sync.Mutex
+	data map[string][]byte
+}
+
+func newMemStore() *memStore { return &memStore{data: map[string][]byte{}} }
+
+func (m *memStore) Put(_ context.Context, key string, body []byte) error {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	cp := make([]byte, len(body))
+	copy(cp, body)
+	m.data[key] = cp
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *memStore) Get(_ context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	b, ok := m.data[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, storeclient.ErrKeyNotFound
+	}
+	return b, nil
+}
+
+func (m *memStore) Delete(_ context.Context, key string) error {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(m.data, key)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *memStore) List(_ context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	out := []string{}
+	for k := range m.data {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, prefix) {
+			out = append(out, k)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func TestPersistor_SaveLoad_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	const n = 16
+	store := newMemStore()
+	p := NewPersistor(store)
+
+	src, _ := NewIndex(IndexParams{Name: "workers", Dimension: n, Distance: DistanceCosine})
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		v := make([]float32, n)
+		v[i%n] = 1.0
+		v[(i+1)%n] = 0.001
+		_ = src.Add(fmt.Sprintf("w-%02d", i), v, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`{"i":%d}`, i)))
+	}
+	if err := p.Save(context.Background(), src); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	dst, err := p.Load(context.Background(), "workers")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if dst.Len() != src.Len() {
+		t.Errorf("Len: src=%d dst=%d", src.Len(), dst.Len())
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		v := make([]float32, n)
+		v[i%n] = 1.0
+		v[(i+1)%n] = 0.001
+		hits, _ := dst.Search(v, 1)
+		want := fmt.Sprintf("w-%02d", i)
+		if len(hits) == 0 || hits[0].ID != want {
+			t.Errorf("recall after Load: i=%d hits=%v", i, hits)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersistor_Load_MissingReturnsErrKeyMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	p := NewPersistor(newMemStore())
+	_, err := p.Load(context.Background(), "nope")
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrKeyMissing) {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrKeyMissing, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersistor_Delete_RemovesBothFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newMemStore()
+	p := NewPersistor(store)
+	src, _ := NewIndex(IndexParams{Name: "x", Dimension: 4})
+	_ = src.Add("a", []float32{1, 0, 0, 0}, nil)
+	_ = p.Save(context.Background(), src)
+
+	if err := p.Delete(context.Background(), "x"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := p.Load(context.Background(), "x"); !errors.Is(err, ErrKeyMissing) {
+		t.Errorf("after Delete, Load should ErrKeyMissing, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersistor_List_FiltersBySuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	// Single-file format means no orphan-pair concept; we just
+	// filter on the .lhv1 suffix. Garbage files under VectorPrefix
+	// (e.g. operator drops something there) shouldn't show up.
+	store := newMemStore()
+	p := NewPersistor(store)
+
+	src, _ := NewIndex(IndexParams{Name: "alpha", Dimension: 4})
+	_ = src.Add("a", []float32{1, 0, 0, 0}, nil)
+	_ = p.Save(context.Background(), src)
+
+	src2, _ := NewIndex(IndexParams{Name: "beta", Dimension: 4})
+	_ = src2.Add("b", []float32{0, 1, 0, 0}, nil)
+	_ = p.Save(context.Background(), src2)
+
+	// A garbage file under the prefix that shouldn't match.
+	_ = store.Put(context.Background(), VectorPrefix+"README.txt", []byte("not an index"))
+
+	got, err := p.List(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 || got[0] != "alpha" || got[1] != "beta" {
+		t.Errorf("List: got %v, want [alpha beta]", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersistor_Load_BadFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newMemStore()
+	p := NewPersistor(store)
+	// Manually plant a file with bad magic → Load surfaces ErrBadFormat.
+	_ = store.Put(context.Background(), fileKey("corrupt"), []byte("not lhv1 framing"))
+	_, err := p.Load(context.Background(), "corrupt")
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrBadFormat) {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrBadFormat, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/vectord/registry.go b/internal/vectord/registry.go
index 02feacc..a50b709 100644
--- a/internal/vectord/registry.go
+++ b/internal/vectord/registry.go
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ func (r *Registry) Create(p IndexParams) (*Index, error) {
 	return idx, nil
 }
 
+// RegisterPrebuilt installs an already-built Index under its
+// params.Name. Used by the persistor's rehydrate path — the index
+// has been Decoded from disk and shouldn't be re-built fresh by
+// Create. Returns ErrIndexAlreadyExists if the name is taken.
+func (r *Registry) RegisterPrebuilt(idx *Index) error {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	name := idx.Params().Name
+	if _, exists := r.indexes[name]; exists {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrIndexAlreadyExists, name)
+	}
+	r.indexes[name] = idx
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Get returns the index for name, or ErrIndexNotFound.
 func (r *Registry) Get(name string) (*Index, error) {
 	r.mu.RLock()
diff --git a/lakehouse.toml b/lakehouse.toml
index 99b31e2..a6ce460 100644
--- a/lakehouse.toml
+++ b/lakehouse.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ max_ingest_bytes = 268435456
 
 [vectord]
 bind = "127.0.0.1:3215"
+# Optional — set to empty string to disable persistence (dev/test).
+storaged_url = "http://127.0.0.1:3211"
 
 [queryd]
 bind = "127.0.0.1:3214"
diff --git a/scripts/g1_smoke.sh b/scripts/g1_smoke.sh
index 36dacb1..f728916 100755
--- a/scripts/g1_smoke.sh
+++ b/scripts/g1_smoke.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ poll_health() {
 }
 
 echo "[g1-smoke] launching vectord → gateway..."
-./bin/vectord > /tmp/vectord.log 2>&1 &
+./bin/vectord -config scripts/g1_smoke.toml > /tmp/vectord.log 2>&1 &
 PIDS+=($!)
 poll_health 3215 || { echo "vectord failed"; tail /tmp/vectord.log; exit 1; }
-./bin/gateway > /tmp/gateway.log 2>&1 &
+./bin/gateway -config scripts/g1_smoke.toml > /tmp/gateway.log 2>&1 &
 PIDS+=($!)
 poll_health 3110 || { echo "gateway failed"; tail /tmp/gateway.log; exit 1; }
 
@@ -81,14 +81,15 @@ echo "[g1-smoke] add batch of 200 vectors:"
 # Build a batch payload with 200 items. ID encodes index; vector
 # is a deterministic spread so we can assert recall on a known id.
 python3 - <<EOF > "$TMP/batch.json"
-import json, math
+import json
 items = []
 for i in range(200):
-    # Each vector is unit-norm with one dominant axis cycling through 8 dims.
+    # Each vector is unit-norm-ish with one dominant axis cycling
+    # through DIM dims, and a UNIQUE perturbation derived from i itself
+    # (no modulo — would create collisions when 200/DIM rolls over).
     v = [0.0] * $DIM
     v[i % $DIM] = 1.0
-    # Add a tiny perturbation per id so vectors are distinct.
-    v[(i+1) % $DIM] = (i % 17) * 0.01
+    v[(i+1) % $DIM] = i * 0.0001  # unique per i
     items.append({"id": f"w-{i:03d}", "vector": v, "metadata": {"row": i}})
 print(json.dumps({"items": items}))
 EOF
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ import json
 i = 42
 v = [0.0] * $DIM
 v[i % $DIM] = 1.0
-v[(i+1) % $DIM] = (i % 17) * 0.01
+v[(i+1) % $DIM] = i * 0.0001  # match the unique-per-i perturbation
 print(json.dumps({"vector": v, "k": 3}))
 EOF
 SEARCH_RESP="$(curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME/search" \
diff --git a/scripts/g1_smoke.toml b/scripts/g1_smoke.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95e7b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/g1_smoke.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# g1_smoke override — disables vectord persistence so the in-memory
+# API test stays pure (no rehydrate-from-storaged contamination).
+# g1p_smoke covers the persistence path.
+
+[gateway]
+bind = "127.0.0.1:3110"
+storaged_url = "http://127.0.0.1:3211"
+catalogd_url = "http://127.0.0.1:3212"
+ingestd_url  = "http://127.0.0.1:3213"
+queryd_url   = "http://127.0.0.1:3214"
+vectord_url  = "http://127.0.0.1:3215"
+
+[storaged]
+bind = "127.0.0.1:3211"
+
+[vectord]
+bind = "127.0.0.1:3215"
+storaged_url = ""   # disable persistence — pure in-memory for this smoke
+
+[s3]
+endpoint = "http://localhost:9000"
+region = "us-east-1"
+bucket = "lakehouse-go-primary"
+use_path_style = true
diff --git a/scripts/g1p_smoke.sh b/scripts/g1p_smoke.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5da764f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/g1p_smoke.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# G1P smoke — vectord persistence across restart.
+#
+# Validates:
+#   - Create index + add 50 vectors → Save fires (storaged shows
+#     _vectors/persist_demo.json AND _vectors/persist_demo.hnsw)
+#   - Search w-001 → recall=1 with distance ≈ 0
+#   - Kill vectord → restart → initial Refresh enumerates persisted
+#     indexes, Loads each back into the registry
+#   - Same search post-restart → still recall=1 (state survived)
+#   - DELETE → both files removed from storaged → restart → index gone
+#
+# Requires storaged + vectord both up.
+#
+# Usage: ./scripts/g1p_smoke.sh
+
+set -euo pipefail
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin"
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] building storaged + vectord + gateway..."
+go build -o bin/ ./cmd/storaged ./cmd/vectord ./cmd/gateway
+
+pkill -f "bin/(storaged|vectord|gateway)" 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 0.3
+
+PIDS=()
+TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+  echo "[g1p-smoke] cleanup"
+  for p in "${PIDS[@]}"; do [ -n "$p" ] && kill "$p" 2>/dev/null || true; done
+  rm -rf "$TMP"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+poll_health() {
+  local port="$1" deadline=$(($(date +%s) + 5))
+  while [ "$(date +%s)" -lt "$deadline" ]; do
+    if curl -sS --max-time 1 "http://127.0.0.1:$port/health" >/dev/null 2>&1; then return 0; fi
+    sleep 0.05
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+NAME="persist_demo"
+DIM=8
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] launching storaged..."
+./bin/storaged > /tmp/storaged.log 2>&1 &
+PIDS+=($!)
+poll_health 3211 || { echo "storaged failed"; tail /tmp/storaged.log; exit 1; }
+
+# Clean any prior persisted state for this index name.
+curl -sS -o /dev/null -X DELETE "http://127.0.0.1:3211/storage/delete/_vectors/$NAME.lhv1" || true
+
+launch_vectord() {
+  ./bin/vectord > /tmp/vectord.log 2>&1 &
+  VECTORD_PID=$!
+  PIDS+=($VECTORD_PID)
+  poll_health 3215 || { echo "vectord failed"; tail /tmp/vectord.log; return 1; }
+}
+
+launch_gateway() {
+  ./bin/gateway > /tmp/gateway.log 2>&1 &
+  PIDS+=($!)
+  poll_health 3110 || { echo "gateway failed"; tail /tmp/gateway.log; return 1; }
+}
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] launching vectord (round 1) → gateway..."
+launch_vectord
+launch_gateway
+
+FAILED=0
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] create index + add 50 vectors:"
+HTTP="$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d "{\"name\":\"$NAME\",\"dimension\":$DIM,\"distance\":\"cosine\"}")"
+if [ "$HTTP" != "201" ]; then echo "  ✗ create → $HTTP"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+# Build a 50-vector batch.
+python3 - <<EOF > "$TMP/batch.json"
+import json
+items = []
+for i in range(50):
+    v = [0.0] * $DIM
+    v[i % $DIM] = 1.0
+    v[(i+1) % $DIM] = (i % 13) * 0.01
+    items.append({"id": f"w-{i:03d}", "vector": v, "metadata": {"row": i}})
+print(json.dumps({"items": items}))
+EOF
+LEN="$(curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME/add" \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d @"$TMP/batch.json" | jq -r '.length')"
+if [ "$LEN" = "50" ]; then echo "  ✓ added 50 → length=50"; else echo "  ✗ add → length=$LEN"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] verify storaged has the persistence file:"
+FILE_KEY="_vectors/$NAME.lhv1"
+FILE_HTTP="$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "http://127.0.0.1:3211/storage/get/$FILE_KEY")"
+if [ "$FILE_HTTP" = "200" ]; then
+  echo "  ✓ $FILE_KEY present in storaged"
+else
+  echo "  ✗ file=$FILE_HTTP"; FAILED=1
+fi
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] search pre-restart:"
+python3 - <<EOF > "$TMP/q.json"
+import json
+i = 1
+v = [0.0] * $DIM
+v[i % $DIM] = 1.0
+v[(i+1) % $DIM] = (i % 13) * 0.01
+print(json.dumps({"vector": v, "k": 1}))
+EOF
+TOP_PRE="$(curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME/search" \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @"$TMP/q.json" | jq -r '.results[0].id')"
+if [ "$TOP_PRE" = "w-001" ]; then echo "  ✓ pre-restart top hit = w-001"; else echo "  ✗ top=$TOP_PRE"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] kill + restart vectord (rehydrate path):"
+kill $VECTORD_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+wait $VECTORD_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 0.3
+launch_vectord
+sleep 0.2  # let initial Refresh complete (no API to query rehydration done)
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] vectord rehydrated index list shows $NAME:"
+NAMES_HTTP="$(curl -sS http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index | jq -r '.names | length')"
+if [ "$NAMES_HTTP" = "1" ]; then echo "  ✓ list count=1 after restart"; else echo "  ✗ count=$NAMES_HTTP"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+INFO_LEN="$(curl -sS "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME" | jq -r '.length')"
+if [ "$INFO_LEN" = "50" ]; then echo "  ✓ length=50 after restart (state survived)"; else echo "  ✗ length=$INFO_LEN"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] search post-restart:"
+TOP_POST="$(curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME/search" \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @"$TMP/q.json" | jq -r '.results[0].id')"
+DIST_POST="$(curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME/search" \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @"$TMP/q.json" | jq -r '.results[0].distance')"
+if [ "$TOP_POST" = "w-001" ]; then
+  echo "  ✓ post-restart top hit = w-001 (dist=$DIST_POST)"
+else
+  echo "  ✗ post-restart top=$TOP_POST"; FAILED=1
+fi
+
+echo "[g1p-smoke] DELETE then restart → index gone:"
+curl -sS -o /dev/null -X DELETE "http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index/$NAME"
+FILE_HTTP="$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "http://127.0.0.1:3211/storage/get/$FILE_KEY")"
+if [ "$FILE_HTTP" = "404" ]; then
+  echo "  ✓ persistence file removed from storaged"
+else
+  echo "  ✗ file=$FILE_HTTP after delete"; FAILED=1
+fi
+kill $VECTORD_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+wait $VECTORD_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 0.3
+launch_vectord
+sleep 0.2
+NAMES_HTTP="$(curl -sS http://127.0.0.1:3110/v1/vectors/index | jq -r '.names | length')"
+if [ "$NAMES_HTTP" = "0" ]; then echo "  ✓ post-delete restart list count=0"; else echo "  ✗ count=$NAMES_HTTP"; FAILED=1; fi
+
+if [ "$FAILED" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "[g1p-smoke] G1P acceptance gate: PASSED"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "[g1p-smoke] G1P acceptance gate: FAILED"
+  exit 1
+fi