diff --git a/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-platform-root-custody-delivery.md b/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-platform-root-custody-delivery.md
index 5d2651e..8052cb2 100644
--- a/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-platform-root-custody-delivery.md
+++ b/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-platform-root-custody-delivery.md
@@ -66,3 +66,43 @@ Security orientation reloaded: Emergent 0.2.4 root, verified-files,
 orientation-only; digest
 025aab4f38246219c924bc94954e70ea0e6e7f72bcaf8d4344cd599602d345c3.
 No secret values, privileged role dump or token material are copied here.
+
+## Completed isolated recovery proof
+
+Actual disposable local Raft server: OpenBao v2.5.5. Evidence:
+[isolated recovery receipt](2026-10-03-root-custody-isolated-raft-recovery.json).
+The exact owner publisher and baseline guard ran against an ephemeral loopback
+server and synthetic local credentials, with the real retained non-secret
+empty document. Two native Raft snapshots were created. Restoring the snapshot
+from before publication caused the missing source to be refused; restoring the
+snapshot containing revision 1/KV1 matched the independent retained digest.
+Workstation baseline/history copy and scratch restoration matched exactly,
+including 0600 baseline permissions. Server, credentials and snapshots were
+confined to temporary storage and cleaned up. Production was not accessed or
+mutated and no production snapshot was read.
+
+This completes the bounded algorithm/native-backend isolated rollback/restore
+exercise and local receipt-holder copy/restore proof. It does not claim a
+production snapshot recovery or actual workstation backup-provider readback.
+The current live retained-baseline restore-check, provider retention coverage
+and workload/audit receipts remain separately tracked.
+
+## Established retention path and attended finish
+
+No configured workstation backup job covering the new publisher directory was
+found in the inspected owner backup contracts/local backup configuration. A
+validated non-secret recovery copy now lives in root-custody-history/ in this
+owner repository. This enters the established Forgejo Git source backup scope;
+new provider archive coverage is not implied until an actual archive includes
+the commit. Source retrieval/readback is tracked separately from provider proof.
+
+The one-command attended finish packet is in openbao/root-grant/README.md.
+It performs current owner baseline readback and an age-encrypted history
+upload/download/decrypt equality proof through the current governed OpenBao
+Nextcloud backup account/lane only. It uses existing forgejo/ storage, no new
+credential, no policy widening and no local historical rclone grant. A local
+historical configuration's credential-bearing coordinates may have appeared in
+backup-discovery tool output. No values are retained here. The finish helper
+compares that grant with the current lane in memory; if current, it reports a
+safe incident status and stops before upload for coordinated existing owner
+credential cutover, preserving consumers. No uninformed rotation is performed.
diff --git a/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-custody-isolated-raft-recovery.json b/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-custody-isolated-raft-recovery.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6816684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-custody-isolated-raft-recovery.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "digest": "33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248",
+  "entries_count": 0,
+  "kv_version": 1,
+  "latest_snapshot_matches_independent_baseline": true,
+  "ok": true,
+  "old_snapshot_missing_source_refused": true,
+  "production_mutated": false,
+  "production_snapshot_used": false,
+  "receipt_holder_backup_provider_verified": false,
+  "receipt_holder_scratch_restore_verified": true,
+  "record_id": "nk-custody:platform-root",
+  "revision": 1,
+  "scope": "disposable-loopback-openbao-raft",
+  "server_version": "OpenBao v2.5.5 (028992583c693c4de6350b8aa52ff85e30375a99), built 2026-06-17T11:18:48Z",
+  "snapshot_count": 2,
+  "temporary_artifacts_removed": true
+}
diff --git a/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/README.md b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f868c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Non-authoritative publisher history recovery copy
+
+This directory contains only the validated non-secret empty publication baseline
+and immutable history receipt. It is an independent recovery copy, not a read
+surface or a ceremony, and must never mint a grant. Runtime reads OpenBao only.
+Retain every newer publisher revision here; do not replace/remove old receipts.
+
+The approved owner Forgejo repository backup contract covers source/history;
+this copy enters that established scope after commit/push. Exact remote Git
+retrieval/readback can prove this copy survives loss of the local publisher
+files. A fresh Nextcloud/Scaleway Forgejo archive containing this commit is a
+separate provider-generation proof and is not implied by push or Git readback.
+The attended finish helper instead directly encrypts retained publisher history
+and verifies upload/download/decryption using the current governed Nextcloud
+lane, reusing established owner storage and adding no new service or credential.
+
+Controlled restoration copies baseline.json and history/ to the private operator
+state directory, preserves mode0600 and independently compares the latest
+record/digest/KV version against authenticated OpenBao readback. An older
+snapshot alone cannot reset the independent high-water record.
diff --git a/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/baseline.json b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/baseline.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0493f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/baseline.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "digest": "33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248",
+  "document": {
+    "entries": [],
+    "freshness": {
+      "max_cache_seconds": 900,
+      "on_unreadable": "no-grant"
+    },
+    "kind": "netkingdom-custody-record",
+    "owner_system": "net-kingdom-custody",
+    "record_id": "nk-custody:platform-root",
+    "revision": 1,
+    "schema_version": "0.1",
+    "updated_at": "2026-10-03T17:47:04.035713Z"
+  },
+  "kv_version": 1,
+  "provenance_ref": "net-kingdom/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-grant-delivery-progress.md",
+  "record_id": "nk-custody:platform-root",
+  "recorded_at": "2026-10-03T18:21:14.370633+00:00",
+  "revision": 1
+}
diff --git a/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/history/1-33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248.json b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/history/1-33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0493f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/evidence/root-custody-history/history/1-33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "digest": "33a2ae086385028db1b654aa5646b7a98bcde1c5878c804e19315dadc3f87248",
+  "document": {
+    "entries": [],
+    "freshness": {
+      "max_cache_seconds": 900,
+      "on_unreadable": "no-grant"
+    },
+    "kind": "netkingdom-custody-record",
+    "owner_system": "net-kingdom-custody",
+    "record_id": "nk-custody:platform-root",
+    "revision": 1,
+    "schema_version": "0.1",
+    "updated_at": "2026-10-03T17:47:04.035713Z"
+  },
+  "kv_version": 1,
+  "provenance_ref": "net-kingdom/docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-grant-delivery-progress.md",
+  "record_id": "nk-custody:platform-root",
+  "recorded_at": "2026-10-03T18:21:14.370633+00:00",
+  "revision": 1
+}
diff --git a/openbao/root-grant/README.md b/openbao/root-grant/README.md
index 23767f5..aa1c08c 100644
--- a/openbao/root-grant/README.md
+++ b/openbao/root-grant/README.md
@@ -158,3 +158,37 @@ revision 1/KV1/no-grant digest and exact residual recovery/reader evidence are
 recorded in [delivery evidence](../../docs/evidence/2026-10-03-platform-root-custody-delivery.md).
 This completes RPF-WP-0049-T04. T05 remains evidence-blocked; generic approval
 is not pending. Old operator role configuration is not an execution receipt.
+
+## Remaining bounded attended finish
+
+Native isolated Raft recovery and local receipt-holder scratch restoration now
+pass. The operator-owned directory has no discovered workstation backup job.
+The non-authoritative recovery copy in docs/evidence/root-custody-history enters
+the existing owner Forgejo source backup scope; that does not imply a fresh
+provider archive has included this new commit. One attended command completes
+current live baseline check plus direct protected history provider readback:
+
+```bash
+BAO_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:18200 VAULT_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:18200 \
+  warden access openbao-platform-admin-login --exec -- \
+  /home/worsch/railiance-platform/scripts/root-custody-finish-attended.sh \
+  --state /home/worsch/.local/state/net-kingdom-root-custody/baseline.json \
+  --net-kingdom /home/worsch/net-kingdom \
+  --receipt /tmp/platform-root-finish-UNIQUE-RUN.json
+```
+
+The silent child uses the current governed OpenBao backup account/lane only,
+requires the known Backup owner and create-only share shape, checks quota,
+encrypts history with current escrow, creates one uniquely named artifact under
+the existing forgejo/ backup folder, downloads through operator authority and
+verifies ciphertext and decrypted history equality. It deletes nothing and
+changes no credential or policy. Read the fresh receipt; old receipts are refused.
+
+A local historical rclone configuration was found during backup discovery and
+its credential-bearing coordinates may have appeared in tool output. It is
+never reused. The helper compares that share with the current lane in memory
+and records only booleans. If it is the current lane, the helper stops before
+upload and requires coordinated existing credential incident/cutover recovery,
+preserving consumers; it never rotates an uninformed predecessor. If different,
+the historical owner's revocation status remains unverified separately from
+root-grant authority. No credential-bearing coordinates are copied to evidence.
diff --git a/scripts/root-custody-finish-attended.sh b/scripts/root-custody-finish-attended.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7c4ed1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/root-custody-finish-attended.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+exec python3 "$(dirname "$0")/root_custody_finish.py" "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/scripts/root_custody_finish.py b/scripts/root_custody_finish.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033f156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/root_custody_finish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Silent attended current-source and governed provider history recovery proof."""
+import argparse
+import configparser
+import hmac
+from urllib.parse import urlsplit,unquote
+from datetime import datetime,timezone
+import hashlib
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import uuid
+
+from root_grant_attended import Bao, RECORD_ID, atomic_json, check_baseline, digest, require_attended
+from migrate_nextcloud_backup_account import HOST, OPERATOR_PATH, LANE, quota, request
+
+VALIDATOR_DIGEST='9156e399c8d92a45b817bfc3738c89843487ce57e1718ed747f804f95cc719bb'
+SCHEMA_DIGEST='bb6cd6da5dc48eddcf118ae78c2cacfafd5f860098fd8a8368fe6bc845776d07'
+
+
+def checked_bundle(state_path, validator):
+    state=json.loads(state_path.read_text())
+    if state.get('pending') or validator.validate(state['document']) or state['record_id']!=RECORD_ID or digest(state['document'])!=state['digest']:
+        raise ValueError('retained_state_invalid')
+    history=[]
+    for path in sorted((state_path.parent/'history').glob('*.json')):
+        if path.is_symlink() or path.stat().st_size>262144:
+            raise ValueError('history_invalid')
+        receipt=json.loads(path.read_text())
+        if validator.validate(receipt['document']) or receipt['record_id']!=RECORD_ID or receipt['digest']!=digest(receipt['document']):
+            raise ValueError('history_invalid')
+        history.append(receipt)
+    if state not in history:
+        raise ValueError('latest_history_missing')
+    return state,json.dumps({'baseline':state,'history':history},sort_keys=True,separators=(',',':')).encode()
+
+
+def historical_config_comparison(config_path, values):
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        return {"historical_config_present":False,"historical_share_matches_current_lane":None}
+    try:
+        config=configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
+        config.read(config_path)
+        remote=config['nextcloud-backup']
+        candidates=[remote.get('user','')]+unquote(urlsplit(remote.get('url','')).path).split('/')
+        matched=any(hmac.compare_digest(value,values['NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN']) for value in candidates if value)
+        return {"historical_config_present":True,"historical_share_matches_current_lane":matched,
+                "historical_credential_status":"current-lane-incident" if matched else "historical-owner-and-revocation-unverified"}
+    except Exception:
+        return {"historical_config_present":True,"historical_share_matches_current_lane":None,
+                "historical_credential_status":"comparison-unavailable"}
+
+
+def roundtrip(bundle, lane, operator, network=request, get_quota=quota):
+    values=lane['data']
+    if operator['BACKUP_USERNAME']!='Backup':
+        raise ValueError('governed_owner_mismatch')
+    auth=(operator['BACKUP_USERNAME'],operator['BACKUP_PASSWORD'])
+    upload=values['NC_WEBDAV_URL']
+    if not upload.startswith(HOST+'/public.php/dav/filesdrop/') or values['NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN']!=upload.rsplit('/',1)[-1]:
+        raise ValueError('current_lane_contract_mismatch')
+    key=(values['AGE_PRIVATE_KEY'].strip()+'\n').encode()
+    def process(command,payload):
+        result=subprocess.run(command,input=payload,capture_output=True,timeout=30)
+        if result.returncode:
+            raise ValueError('protected_process_failed')
+        return result.stdout
+    recipient=process(['age-keygen','-y','/dev/stdin'],key).decode().strip()
+    encrypted=process(['age','-r',recipient],bundle)
+    if len(encrypted)>1048576 or get_quota(auth)['available_bytes']<len(encrypted):
+        raise ValueError('backup_size_or_quota_invalid')
+    name='root-custody-history-'+datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ')+'-'+uuid.uuid4().hex+'.json.age'
+    status,_=network(upload+'/forgejo/'+name,'PUT',encrypted,(values['NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN'],''),{'Content-Type':'application/octet-stream','If-None-Match':'*'})
+    if status!=201:
+        raise ValueError('new_artifact_upload_failed')
+    status,fetched=network(HOST+'/remote.php/dav/files/Backup/railiance-backups/forgejo/'+name,'GET',auth=auth)
+    if status!=200 or hashlib.sha256(fetched).digest()!=hashlib.sha256(encrypted).digest():
+        raise ValueError('provider_readback_mismatch')
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='root-custody-recovery-') as tmp:
+        cipher=Path(tmp)/'history.json.age'
+        cipher.write_bytes(fetched)
+        cipher.chmod(0o600)
+        restored=process(['age','-d','-i','/dev/stdin',str(cipher)],key)
+    if restored!=bundle:
+        raise ValueError('decrypted_history_mismatch')
+    return {'provider':'existing-governed-nextcloud-backup','artifact':name,'upload_http_status':201,'readback_http_status':200,'ciphertext_sha256':hashlib.sha256(encrypted).hexdigest(),'decrypted_history_matches':True,'lane_kv_version':lane['metadata']['version'],'local_historical_rclone_used':False}
+
+
+def main():
+    p=argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    p.add_argument('--state',type=Path,required=True)
+    p.add_argument('--net-kingdom',type=Path,required=True)
+    p.add_argument('--receipt',type=Path,required=True)
+    args=p.parse_args()
+    try:
+        if args.receipt.exists() or args.receipt.is_symlink():
+            return 1
+        require_attended()
+        if os.getenv('BAO_ADDR')!='http://127.0.0.1:18200':
+            return 1
+        source=args.net_kingdom/'tools/custody-record/validate.py'
+        schema=args.net_kingdom/'canon/schemas/custody-record_v0.1.schema.json'
+        if hashlib.sha256(source.read_bytes()).hexdigest()!=VALIDATOR_DIGEST or hashlib.sha256(schema.read_bytes()).hexdigest()!=SCHEMA_DIGEST:
+            return 1
+        spec=importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('custody_validator',source)
+        validator=importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec);spec.loader.exec_module(validator)
+        import fcntl
+        with (args.state.parent/'publisher.lock').open('a') as lock:
+            fcntl.flock(lock,fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+            state,bundle=checked_bundle(args.state,validator)
+            bao=Bao()
+            check_baseline(bao.read('platform/data/custody/net-kingdom/platform-root'),state,validator)
+            # Only current owner-held lane; no cached rclone config or caller token.
+            lane=bao.read(LANE)
+            operator=bao.read(OPERATOR_PATH)['data']
+            comparison=historical_config_comparison(Path('/home/worsch/.config/rclone/rclone.conf'),lane['data'])
+            if comparison['historical_share_matches_current_lane'] is True:
+                atomic_json(args.receipt,{'ok':False,'current_live_baseline_matches':True,**comparison,
+                   'error':'current_backup_lane_requires_coordinated_existing_incident_recovery','recorded_at':datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()})
+                return 1
+            receipt={**roundtrip(bundle,lane,operator),**comparison}
+        atomic_json(args.receipt,{'ok':True,'scope':'current-owner-read-and-governed-history-provider-roundtrip','record_id':RECORD_ID,'revision':state['revision'],'kv_version':state['kv_version'],'digest':state['digest'],'current_live_baseline_matches':True,'history_entries':len(json.loads(bundle)['history']),'recorded_at':datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),**receipt})
+        return 0
+    except Exception:
+        # Server/credential/HTTP/process diagnostics are never disclosed.
+        return 1
+
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/scripts/root_custody_restore_probe.py b/scripts/root_custody_restore_probe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d436b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/root_custody_restore_probe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Disposable loopback Raft recovery and workstation receipt-copy proof.
+
+No live admin login; no production backup is read; no key/token is emitted.
+Temporary local-server credentials are generated and used only inside this run.
+"""
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
+import root_grant_attended as owner
+
+
+def run(args, environ, optional=False):
+    result = subprocess.run(["bao", *args], env=environ, capture_output=True, timeout=20)
+    if result.returncode and not optional:
+        raise RuntimeError("isolated_command_failed")
+    return result
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--state', type=Path, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--net-kingdom', type=Path, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--receipt', type=Path, required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.receipt.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError('unique_receipt_required')
+    source = args.net_kingdom / 'tools/custody-record/validate.py'
+    if hashlib.sha256(source.read_bytes()).hexdigest() != '9156e399c8d92a45b817bfc3738c89843487ce57e1718ed747f804f95cc719bb':
+        raise RuntimeError('reviewed_validator_required')
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('custody_validator', source)
+    validator = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(validator)
+    retained = json.loads(args.state.read_text())
+    if retained.get('pending') or validator.validate(retained['document']) or retained['document']['entries']:
+        raise RuntimeError('reviewed_empty_baseline_required')
+    state_digest = owner.digest(retained['document'])
+    if state_digest != retained['digest'] or retained['kv_version'] != 1:
+        raise RuntimeError('baseline_digest_or_version_mismatch')
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='nk-root-raft-proof-') as temporary:
+        scratch = Path(temporary)
+        copied = scratch / 'receipt-holder-copy'
+        copied.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+        shutil.copy2(args.state, copied/'baseline.json')
+        shutil.copytree(args.state.parent/'history', copied/'history')
+        restored = scratch/'receipt-holder-restored'
+        shutil.copytree(copied, restored)
+        actual_state = json.loads((restored/'baseline.json').read_text())
+        history_file = restored/'history'/('1-'+state_digest+'.json')
+        if actual_state != retained or json.loads(history_file.read_text()) != retained:
+            raise RuntimeError('receipt_holder_restore_differs')
+        if ((restored/'baseline.json').stat().st_mode & 0o777) != 0o600:
+            raise RuntimeError('receipt_holder_permissions_differ')
+        raft = scratch/'raft'
+        raft.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+        sock = socket.socket()
+        sock.bind(('127.0.0.1',0))
+        port = sock.getsockname()[1]
+        sock.close()
+        if port in (8200,18200):
+            raise RuntimeError('reserved_live_port_refused')
+        config = scratch/'server.hcl'
+        config.write_text('disable_mlock=true\nstorage "raft" {\n path="'+str(raft)+'"\n node_id="isolated-root-recovery"\n}\nlistener "tcp" {\n address="127.0.0.1:'+str(port)+'"\n tls_disable=true\n}\napi_addr="http://127.0.0.1:'+str(port)+'"\ncluster_addr="http://127.0.0.1:'+str(port+1)+'"\n')
+        env = {key:value for key,value in os.environ.items() if key not in ('BAO_TOKEN','VAULT_TOKEN','BAO_ADDR','VAULT_ADDR','VAULT_NAMESPACE','BAO_NAMESPACE')}
+        env.update(BAO_ADDR='http://127.0.0.1:'+str(port), VAULT_ADDR='http://127.0.0.1:'+str(port), GOMAXPROCS='2')
+        server = subprocess.Popen(['bao','server','-config='+str(config)],env=env,stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        try:
+            for attempt in range(60):
+                status = run(['status','-format=json'],env,optional=True)
+                if status.stdout:
+                    break
+                if server.poll() is not None:
+                    raise RuntimeError('isolated_server_exited')
+                time.sleep(.1)
+            initialized = json.loads(run(['operator','init','-format=json','-key-shares=1','-key-threshold=1'],env).stdout)
+            seal = initialized['unseal_keys_b64'][0]
+            env['BAO_TOKEN'] = initialized['root_token']
+            # Key is passed only through captured child argv to an isolated process;
+            # never logged, persisted in source or emitted in evidence.
+            run(['operator','unseal',seal],env)
+            run(['secrets','enable','-path=platform','kv-v2'],env)
+            older = scratch/'before-custody.snap'
+            latest = scratch/'with-custody.snap'
+            run(['operator','raft','snapshot','save',str(older)],env)
+            # Exact owner library, on isolated transport only; env is confined
+            # to a short-lived child script invocation below for subprocess Bao.
+            class IsolatedBao(owner.Bao):
+                def call(self, command, payload=None, optional=False):
+                    result = subprocess.run(['bao',*command],input=None if payload is None else json.dumps(payload).encode(),env=env,capture_output=True,timeout=15)
+                    if result.returncode:
+                        if optional and result.returncode==2 and result.stderr.strip()==('No value found at '+command[-1]).encode():
+                            return None
+                        raise owner.Refused('isolated_request_failed')
+                    return json.loads(result.stdout) if result.stdout.strip() else {}
+            bao = IsolatedBao()
+            synthetic_state = scratch/'publisher.json'
+            owner.publish(bao,retained['document'],synthetic_state,validator,'isolated-copy-of-approved-empty-baseline')
+            owner.check_baseline(bao.read(owner.PATH),actual_state,validator)
+            run(['operator','raft','snapshot','save',str(latest)],env)
+            run(['operator','raft','snapshot','restore','-force',str(older)],env)
+            for attempt in range(60):
+                try:
+                    old_read = bao.read(owner.PATH,optional=True)
+                    break
+                except owner.Refused:
+                    run(['operator','unseal',seal],env,optional=True)
+                    time.sleep(.1)
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError('isolated_old_snapshot_unreadable')
+            refused = False
+            try:
+                owner.check_baseline(old_read,actual_state,validator)
+            except owner.Refused:
+                refused = True
+            if not refused:
+                raise RuntimeError('old_snapshot_not_refused')
+            run(['operator','raft','snapshot','restore','-force',str(latest)],env)
+            for attempt in range(60):
+                try:
+                    latest_read = bao.read(owner.PATH)
+                    owner.check_baseline(latest_read,actual_state,validator)
+                    break
+                except (owner.Refused,KeyError,TypeError):
+                    run(['operator','unseal',seal],env,optional=True)
+                    time.sleep(.1)
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError('latest_snapshot_did_not_match')
+            evidence={'ok':True,'scope':'disposable-loopback-openbao-raft','production_mutated':False,'production_snapshot_used':False,'receipt_holder_scratch_restore_verified':True,'receipt_holder_backup_provider_verified':False,'old_snapshot_missing_source_refused':True,'latest_snapshot_matches_independent_baseline':True,'record_id':owner.RECORD_ID,'revision':1,'kv_version':1,'digest':state_digest,'entries_count':0,'server_version':run(['version'],env).stdout.decode().strip(),'snapshot_count':2,'temporary_artifacts_removed':True}
+        finally:
+            server.terminate()
+            try:
+                server.wait(timeout=10)
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                server.kill()
+                server.wait()
+    owner.atomic_json(args.receipt,evidence)
+    print(json.dumps(evidence,sort_keys=True))
+
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    try:
+        main()
+    except Exception:
+        print('{"ok":false,"error":"isolated_recovery_proof_failed"}')
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tests/test_root_custody_finish.py b/tests/test_root_custody_finish.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d054b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_root_custody_finish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import configparser
+import importlib.util
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT=Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0,str(ROOT/'scripts'))
+import root_custody_finish as finish
+import root_grant_attended as owner
+spec=importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('validator',ROOT.parent/'net-kingdom/tools/custody-record/validate.py')
+validator=importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec);spec.loader.exec_module(validator)
+
+class FinishTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_retained_source_copy_contains_latest_valid_history(self):
+        path=ROOT/'docs/evidence/root-custody-history/baseline.json'
+        state,bundle=finish.checked_bundle(path,validator)
+        self.assertEqual(state['document']['entries'],[])
+        self.assertIn(state,json.loads(bundle)['history'])
+
+    def test_current_historical_share_is_classified_without_values(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            path=Path(tmp)/'rclone.conf'
+            path.write_text('[nextcloud-backup]\nurl=https://example.invalid/public.php/dav/filesdrop/TEST-SHARE-VALUE\nuser=TEST-SHARE-VALUE\n')
+            result=finish.historical_config_comparison(path,{'NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN':'TEST-SHARE-VALUE'})
+            self.assertTrue(result['historical_share_matches_current_lane'])
+            self.assertNotIn('TEST-SHARE-VALUE',json.dumps(result))
+            result=finish.historical_config_comparison(path,{'NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN':'CURRENT-DIFFERENT'})
+            self.assertFalse(result['historical_share_matches_current_lane'])
+            self.assertEqual(result['historical_credential_status'],'historical-owner-and-revocation-unverified')
+
+    def test_unverified_upload_destination_refused_before_network(self):
+        lane={'data':{'NC_WEBDAV_URL':'https://unapproved.invalid/private','NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN':'TEST'}}
+        with patch.object(finish,'request') as network:
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                finish.roundtrip(b'{}',lane,{'BACKUP_USERNAME':'Backup','BACKUP_PASSWORD':'TEST'},network=network)
+            network.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_actual_age_roundtrip_with_disposable_key_and_memory_provider(self):
+        key=subprocess.run(['age-keygen'],capture_output=True,check=True).stdout.decode()
+        lane={'data':{'NC_WEBDAV_URL':finish.HOST+'/public.php/dav/filesdrop/DISPOSABLE-SHARE',
+                     'NC_WEBDAV_TOKEN':'DISPOSABLE-SHARE','AGE_PRIVATE_KEY':key},'metadata':{'version':9}}
+        stored={}
+        def memory_provider(url,method='GET',body=None,auth=None,headers=None):
+            if method=='PUT':
+                self.assertEqual(headers['If-None-Match'],'*')
+                stored['encrypted']=body
+                return 201,b''
+            return 200,stored['encrypted']
+        receipt=finish.roundtrip(b'{"nonsecret":"receipt-fixture"}',lane,
+            {'BACKUP_USERNAME':'Backup','BACKUP_PASSWORD':'DISPOSABLE-PASSWORD'},
+            network=memory_provider,get_quota=lambda auth:{'available_bytes':1048576})
+        self.assertTrue(receipt['decrypted_history_matches'])
+        self.assertNotIn(key,json.dumps(receipt))
+        self.assertNotIn('DISPOSABLE-SHARE',json.dumps(receipt))
+
+    def test_missing_latest_history_cannot_make_backup(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            path=Path(tmp)/'baseline.json'
+            path.write_text((ROOT/'docs/evidence/root-custody-history/baseline.json').read_text())
+            (path.parent/'history').mkdir()
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                finish.checked_bundle(path,validator)
+
+if __name__=='__main__':unittest.main()
diff --git a/workplans/RPF-WP-0049-platform-root-custody-record-delivery.md b/workplans/RPF-WP-0049-platform-root-custody-record-delivery.md
index 250b6f4..225c4d3 100644
--- a/workplans/RPF-WP-0049-platform-root-custody-record-delivery.md
+++ b/workplans/RPF-WP-0049-platform-root-custody-record-delivery.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ id: RPF-WP-0049-T05
 status: wait
 priority: high
 depends_on: [RPF-WP-0049-T04]
-blocking_reason: "Admission and empty publication receipts verified; workload success/denial/outage/audit correlation and independent workstation receipt-holder backup/readback plus isolated OpenBao rollback/restore evidence remain. No new generic approval gate."
+blocking_reason: "Admission and empty publication receipts verified; workload success/denial/outage/audit correlation, current live retained-baseline restore-check and established receipt-holder backup coverage/provider readback remain. Actual disposable native-Raft rollback/restore and local holder copy/restore proof passed. No new generic approval gate."
 state_hub_task_id: "871e3236-61c0-58a1-a307-399cd662be6b"
 ```
 
@@ -159,3 +159,15 @@ T05 remains wait for workload and independent recovery receipts; the source
 workplan stays blocked on evidence, not another generic approval. The publisher
 state holder is already independent/off-host relative to railiance01. No new
 service dependency is introduced solely to duplicate that holder.
+
+## Native isolated recovery completed — 2026-10-03
+
+Ran scripts/root_custody_restore_probe.py with an actual disposable loopback
+OpenBao v2.5.5 Raft server, exact owner publisher/baseline guard and retained
+non-secret empty document. Old snapshot missing source refused; latest snapshot
+matched revision 1/KV1 digest. Scratch workstation baseline/history restore and
+mode 0600 matched. Temporary daemon/snapshots/credentials removed. No production
+snapshot or live admin login used. Evidence:
+docs/evidence/2026-10-03-root-custody-isolated-raft-recovery.json.
+Current live restore-check and established backup coverage/provider readback
+remain separate evidence requirements, not new generic approvals.