Merge pull request #320 from telemt/bump

Update Cargo.toml
2026-04-14 17:14:09 +03:00 · 2026-03-05 12:47:09 +03:00 · 2026-03-05 12:46:57 +03:00 · 2026-03-05 12:46:34 +03:00 · 2026-03-05 12:43:07 +03:00 · 2026-03-05 12:40:34 +03:00
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Issues - Rules
+## What it is not
+- NOT Question and Answer
+- NOT Helpdesk
+
 # Pull Requests - Rules
 ## General
 - ONLY signed and verified commits
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "telemt"
-version = "3.1.4"
+version = "3.2.2"
 edition = "2024"

 [dependencies]
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Telemt - MTProxy on Rust + Tokio

-**Telemt** is a fast, secure, and feature-rich server written in Rust: it fully implements the official Telegram proxy algo and adds many production-ready improvements such as connection pooling, replay protection, detailed statistics, masking from "prying" eyes
+***Löst Probleme, bevor andere überhaupt wissen, dass sie existieren*** / ***It solves problems before others even realize they exist***
+
+**Telemt** is a fast, secure, and feature-rich server written in Rust: it fully implements the official Telegram proxy algo and adds many production-ready improvements such as:
+- ME Pool + Reader/Writer + Registry + Refill + Adaptive Floor + Trio-State + Generation Lifecycle
+- [Full-covered API w/ management](https://github.com/telemt/telemt/blob/main/docs/API.md)
+- Anti-Replay on Sliding Window
+- Prometheus-format Metrics
+- TLS-Fronting and TCP-Splicing for masking from "prying" eyes

 [**Telemt Chat in Telegram**](https://t.me/telemtrs)

@@ -110,110 +117,11 @@ We welcome ideas, architectural feedback, and pull requests.
 - Extensive logging via `trace` and `debug` with `RUST_LOG` method

 ## Quick Start Guide
-**This software is designed for Debian-based OS: in addition to Debian, these are Ubuntu, Mint, Kali, MX and many other Linux**
-1. Download release
-```bash
-wget -qO- "https://github.com/telemt/telemt/releases/latest/download/telemt-$(uname -m)-linux-$(ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -iq musl && echo musl || echo gnu).tar.gz" | tar -xz
-```
-2. Move to Bin Folder
-```bash
-mv telemt /bin
-```
-4. Make Executable
-```bash
-chmod +x /bin/telemt
-```
-5. Go to [How to use?](#how-to-use) section for for further steps

-## How to use?
-### Telemt via Systemd
-**This instruction "assume" that you:**
- logged in as root or executed `su -` / `sudo su`
- you already have an assembled and executable `telemt` in /bin folder as a result of the [Quick Start Guide](#quick-start-guide) or [Build](#build)
+### [Quick Start Guid RU](docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md)  
+### [Quick Start Guid EN](docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md)

-**0. Check port and generate secrets**

-The port you have selected for use should be MISSING from the list, when:
-```bash
-netstat -lnp
-```
-
-Generate 16 bytes/32 characters HEX with OpenSSL or another way:
-```bash
-openssl rand -hex 16
-```
-OR
-```bash
-xxd -l 16 -p /dev/urandom
-```
-OR
-```bash
-python3 -c 'import os; print(os.urandom(16).hex())'
-```
-
-**1. Place your config to /etc/telemt.toml**
-
-Open nano
-```bash
-nano /etc/telemt.toml
-```
-paste your config from [Configuration](#configuration) section
-
-then Ctrl+X -> Y -> Enter to save
-
-**2. Create service on /etc/systemd/system/telemt.service**
-
-Open nano
-```bash
-nano /etc/systemd/system/telemt.service
-```
-paste this Systemd Module
-```bash
-[Unit]
-Description=Telemt
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-WorkingDirectory=/bin
-ExecStart=/bin/telemt /etc/telemt.toml
-Restart=on-failure
-LimitNOFILE=65536
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-```
-then Ctrl+X -> Y -> Enter to save
-
-**3.**  In Shell type `systemctl start telemt` - it must start with zero exit-code
-
-**4.** In Shell type `systemctl status telemt` - there you can reach info about current MTProxy status
-
-**5.** In Shell type `systemctl enable telemt` - then telemt will start with system startup, after the network is up
-
-**6.** In Shell type `journalctl -u telemt -n -g "links" --no-pager -o cat | tac` - get the connection links
-
-## Configuration
-### Minimal Configuration for First Start
-```toml
-# === General Settings ===
-[general]
-# ad_tag = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
-
-[general.modes]
-classic = false
-secure = false
-tls = true
-
-# === Anti-Censorship & Masking ===
-[censorship]
-tls_domain = "petrovich.ru"
-
-[access.users]
-# format: "username" = "32_hex_chars_secret"
-hello = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
-
-```
 ### Advanced
 #### Adtag (per-user)
 To use channel advertising and usage statistics from Telegram, get an Adtag from [@mtproxybot](https://t.me/mtproxybot). Set it per user in `[access.user_ad_tags]` (32 hex chars):
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ port = 443
 # metrics_port = 9090
 # metrics_whitelist = ["127.0.0.1", "::1", "0.0.0.0/0"]

+[server.api]
+enabled = true
+listen = "0.0.0.0:9091"
+whitelist = ["127.0.0.0/8"]
+minimal_runtime_enabled = false
+minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms = 1000
+
 # Listen on multiple interfaces/IPs - IPv4
 [[server.listeners]]
 ip = "0.0.0.0"
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "443:443"
-      - "9090:9090"
+      - "127.0.0.1:9090:9090"
    # Allow caching 'proxy-secret' in read-only container
    working_dir: /run/telemt
    volumes:
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -0,0 +1,548 @@
+# Telemt Control API
+
+## Purpose
+Control-plane HTTP API for runtime visibility and user/config management.
+Data-plane MTProto traffic is out of scope.
+
+## Runtime Configuration
+API runtime is configured in `[server.api]`.
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `enabled` | `bool` | `false` | Enables REST API listener. |
+| `listen` | `string` (`IP:PORT`) | `127.0.0.1:9091` | API bind address. |
+| `whitelist` | `CIDR[]` | `127.0.0.1/32, ::1/128` | Source IP allowlist. Empty list means allow all. |
+| `auth_header` | `string` | `""` | Exact value for `Authorization` header. Empty disables header auth. |
+| `request_body_limit_bytes` | `usize` | `65536` | Maximum request body size. Must be `> 0`. |
+| `minimal_runtime_enabled` | `bool` | `false` | Enables runtime snapshot endpoints requiring ME pool read-lock aggregation. |
+| `minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms` | `u64` | `1000` | Cache TTL for minimal snapshots. `0` disables cache; valid range is `[0, 60000]`. |
+| `read_only` | `bool` | `false` | Disables mutating endpoints. |
+
+`server.admin_api` is accepted as an alias for backward compatibility.
+
+Runtime validation for API config:
+- `server.api.listen` must be a valid `IP:PORT`.
+- `server.api.request_body_limit_bytes` must be `> 0`.
+- `server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms` must be within `[0, 60000]`.
+
+## Protocol Contract
+
+| Item | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| Transport | HTTP/1.1 |
+| Content type | `application/json; charset=utf-8` |
+| Prefix | `/v1` |
+| Optimistic concurrency | `If-Match: <revision>` on mutating requests (optional) |
+| Revision format | SHA-256 hex of current `config.toml` content |
+
+### Success Envelope
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "data": {},
+  "revision": "sha256-hex"
+}
+```
+
+### Error Envelope
+```json
+{
+  "ok": false,
+  "error": {
+    "code": "machine_code",
+    "message": "human-readable"
+  },
+  "request_id": 1
+}
+```
+
+## Request Processing Order
+
+Requests are processed in this order:
+1. `api_enabled` gate (`503 api_disabled` if disabled).
+2. Source IP whitelist gate (`403 forbidden`).
+3. `Authorization` header gate when configured (`401 unauthorized`).
+4. Route and method matching (`404 not_found` or `405 method_not_allowed`).
+5. `read_only` gate for mutating routes (`403 read_only`).
+6. Request body read/limit/JSON decode (`413 payload_too_large`, `400 bad_request`).
+7. Business validation and config write path.
+
+Notes:
+- Whitelist is evaluated against the direct TCP peer IP (`SocketAddr::ip`), without `X-Forwarded-For` support.
+- `Authorization` check is exact string equality against configured `auth_header`.
+
+## Endpoint Matrix
+
+| Method | Path | Body | Success | `data` contract |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `GET` | `/v1/health` | none | `200` | `HealthData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/summary` | none | `200` | `SummaryData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/zero/all` | none | `200` | `ZeroAllData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/upstreams` | none | `200` | `UpstreamsData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/minimal/all` | none | `200` | `MinimalAllData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/me-writers` | none | `200` | `MeWritersData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/dcs` | none | `200` | `DcStatusData` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/stats/users` | none | `200` | `UserInfo[]` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/users` | none | `200` | `UserInfo[]` |
+| `POST` | `/v1/users` | `CreateUserRequest` | `201` | `CreateUserResponse` |
+| `GET` | `/v1/users/{username}` | none | `200` | `UserInfo` |
+| `PATCH` | `/v1/users/{username}` | `PatchUserRequest` | `200` | `UserInfo` |
+| `DELETE` | `/v1/users/{username}` | none | `200` | `string` (deleted username) |
+| `POST` | `/v1/users/{username}/rotate-secret` | `RotateSecretRequest` or empty body | `404` | `ErrorResponse` (`not_found`, current runtime behavior) |
+
+## Common Error Codes
+
+| HTTP | `error.code` | Trigger |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `400` | `bad_request` | Invalid JSON, validation failures, malformed request body. |
+| `401` | `unauthorized` | Missing/invalid `Authorization` when `auth_header` is configured. |
+| `403` | `forbidden` | Source IP is not allowed by whitelist. |
+| `403` | `read_only` | Mutating endpoint called while `read_only=true`. |
+| `404` | `not_found` | Unknown route, unknown user, or unsupported sub-route (including current `rotate-secret` route). |
+| `405` | `method_not_allowed` | Unsupported method for `/v1/users/{username}` route shape. |
+| `409` | `revision_conflict` | `If-Match` revision mismatch. |
+| `409` | `user_exists` | User already exists on create. |
+| `409` | `last_user_forbidden` | Attempt to delete last configured user. |
+| `413` | `payload_too_large` | Body exceeds `request_body_limit_bytes`. |
+| `500` | `internal_error` | Internal error (I/O, serialization, config load/save). |
+| `503` | `api_disabled` | API disabled in config. |
+
+## Routing and Method Edge Cases
+
+| Case | Behavior |
+| --- | --- |
+| Path matching | Exact match on `req.uri().path()`. Query string does not affect route matching. |
+| Trailing slash | Not normalized. Example: `/v1/users/` is `404`. |
+| Username route with extra slash | `/v1/users/{username}/...` is not treated as user route and returns `404`. |
+| `PUT /v1/users/{username}` | `405 method_not_allowed`. |
+| `POST /v1/users/{username}` | `404 not_found`. |
+| `POST /v1/users/{username}/rotate-secret` | `404 not_found` in current release due route matcher limitation. |
+
+## Body and JSON Semantics
+
+- Request body is read only for mutating routes that define a body contract.
+- Body size limit is enforced during streaming read (`413 payload_too_large`).
+- Invalid transport body frame returns `400 bad_request` (`Invalid request body`).
+- Invalid JSON returns `400 bad_request` (`Invalid JSON body`).
+- `Content-Type` is not required for JSON parsing.
+- Unknown JSON fields are ignored by deserialization.
+- `PATCH` updates only provided fields and does not support explicit clearing of optional fields.
+- `If-Match` supports both quoted and unquoted values; surrounding whitespace is trimmed.
+
+## Request Contracts
+
+### `CreateUserRequest`
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `username` | `string` | yes | `[A-Za-z0-9_.-]`, length `1..64`. |
+| `secret` | `string` | no | Exactly 32 hex chars. If missing, generated automatically. |
+| `user_ad_tag` | `string` | no | Exactly 32 hex chars. |
+| `max_tcp_conns` | `usize` | no | Per-user concurrent TCP limit. |
+| `expiration_rfc3339` | `string` | no | RFC3339 expiration timestamp. |
+| `data_quota_bytes` | `u64` | no | Per-user traffic quota. |
+| `max_unique_ips` | `usize` | no | Per-user unique source IP limit. |
+
+### `PatchUserRequest`
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `secret` | `string` | no | Exactly 32 hex chars. |
+| `user_ad_tag` | `string` | no | Exactly 32 hex chars. |
+| `max_tcp_conns` | `usize` | no | Per-user concurrent TCP limit. |
+| `expiration_rfc3339` | `string` | no | RFC3339 expiration timestamp. |
+| `data_quota_bytes` | `u64` | no | Per-user traffic quota. |
+| `max_unique_ips` | `usize` | no | Per-user unique source IP limit. |
+
+### `RotateSecretRequest`
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `secret` | `string` | no | Exactly 32 hex chars. If missing, generated automatically. |
+
+Note: the request contract is defined, but the corresponding route currently returns `404` (see routing edge cases).
+
+## Response Data Contracts
+
+### `HealthData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `status` | `string` | Always `"ok"`. |
+| `read_only` | `bool` | Mirrors current API `read_only` mode. |
+
+### `SummaryData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `uptime_seconds` | `f64` | Process uptime in seconds. |
+| `connections_total` | `u64` | Total accepted client connections. |
+| `connections_bad_total` | `u64` | Failed/invalid client connections. |
+| `handshake_timeouts_total` | `u64` | Handshake timeout count. |
+| `configured_users` | `usize` | Number of configured users in config. |
+
+### `ZeroAllData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `generated_at_epoch_secs` | `u64` | Snapshot time (Unix epoch seconds). |
+| `core` | `ZeroCoreData` | Core counters and telemetry policy snapshot. |
+| `upstream` | `ZeroUpstreamData` | Upstream connect counters/histogram buckets. |
+| `middle_proxy` | `ZeroMiddleProxyData` | ME protocol/health counters. |
+| `pool` | `ZeroPoolData` | ME pool lifecycle counters. |
+| `desync` | `ZeroDesyncData` | Frame desync counters. |
+
+#### `ZeroCoreData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `uptime_seconds` | `f64` | Process uptime. |
+| `connections_total` | `u64` | Total accepted connections. |
+| `connections_bad_total` | `u64` | Failed/invalid connections. |
+| `handshake_timeouts_total` | `u64` | Handshake timeouts. |
+| `configured_users` | `usize` | Configured user count. |
+| `telemetry_core_enabled` | `bool` | Core telemetry toggle. |
+| `telemetry_user_enabled` | `bool` | User telemetry toggle. |
+| `telemetry_me_level` | `string` | ME telemetry level (`off|normal|verbose`). |
+
+#### `ZeroUpstreamData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `connect_attempt_total` | `u64` | Total upstream connect attempts. |
+| `connect_success_total` | `u64` | Successful upstream connects. |
+| `connect_fail_total` | `u64` | Failed upstream connects. |
+| `connect_failfast_hard_error_total` | `u64` | Fail-fast hard errors. |
+| `connect_attempts_bucket_1` | `u64` | Connect attempts resolved in 1 try. |
+| `connect_attempts_bucket_2` | `u64` | Connect attempts resolved in 2 tries. |
+| `connect_attempts_bucket_3_4` | `u64` | Connect attempts resolved in 3-4 tries. |
+| `connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4` | `u64` | Connect attempts requiring more than 4 tries. |
+| `connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms` | `u64` | Successful connects <=100 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms` | `u64` | Successful connects 101-500 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms` | `u64` | Successful connects 501-1000 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms` | `u64` | Successful connects >1000 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms` | `u64` | Failed connects <=100 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms` | `u64` | Failed connects 101-500 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms` | `u64` | Failed connects 501-1000 ms. |
+| `connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms` | `u64` | Failed connects >1000 ms. |
+
+### `UpstreamsData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `enabled` | `bool` | Runtime upstream snapshot availability according to API config. |
+| `reason` | `string?` | `feature_disabled` or `source_unavailable` when runtime snapshot is unavailable. |
+| `generated_at_epoch_secs` | `u64` | Snapshot generation time. |
+| `zero` | `ZeroUpstreamData` | Always available zero-cost upstream counters block. |
+| `summary` | `UpstreamSummaryData?` | Runtime upstream aggregate view, null when unavailable. |
+| `upstreams` | `UpstreamStatus[]?` | Per-upstream runtime status rows, null when unavailable. |
+
+#### `UpstreamSummaryData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `configured_total` | `usize` | Total configured upstream entries. |
+| `healthy_total` | `usize` | Upstreams currently marked healthy. |
+| `unhealthy_total` | `usize` | Upstreams currently marked unhealthy. |
+| `direct_total` | `usize` | Number of direct upstream entries. |
+| `socks4_total` | `usize` | Number of SOCKS4 upstream entries. |
+| `socks5_total` | `usize` | Number of SOCKS5 upstream entries. |
+
+#### `UpstreamStatus`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `upstream_id` | `usize` | Runtime upstream index. |
+| `route_kind` | `string` | Upstream route kind: `direct`, `socks4`, `socks5`. |
+| `address` | `string` | Upstream address (`direct` for direct route kind). Authentication fields are intentionally omitted. |
+| `weight` | `u16` | Selection weight. |
+| `scopes` | `string` | Configured scope selector string. |
+| `healthy` | `bool` | Current health flag. |
+| `fails` | `u32` | Consecutive fail counter. |
+| `last_check_age_secs` | `u64` | Seconds since the last health-check update. |
+| `effective_latency_ms` | `f64?` | Effective upstream latency used by selector. |
+| `dc` | `UpstreamDcStatus[]` | Per-DC latency/IP preference snapshot. |
+
+#### `UpstreamDcStatus`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `dc` | `i16` | Telegram DC id. |
+| `latency_ema_ms` | `f64?` | Per-DC latency EMA value. |
+| `ip_preference` | `string` | Per-DC IP family preference: `unknown`, `prefer_v4`, `prefer_v6`, `both_work`, `unavailable`. |
+
+#### `ZeroMiddleProxyData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `keepalive_sent_total` | `u64` | ME keepalive packets sent. |
+| `keepalive_failed_total` | `u64` | ME keepalive send failures. |
+| `keepalive_pong_total` | `u64` | Keepalive pong responses received. |
+| `keepalive_timeout_total` | `u64` | Keepalive timeout events. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total` | `u64` | RPC proxy activity signals sent. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total` | `u64` | RPC proxy activity signal failures. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total` | `u64` | Signals skipped due to missing metadata. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total` | `u64` | RPC proxy signal responses received. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total` | `u64` | RPC proxy close signals sent. |
+| `reconnect_attempt_total` | `u64` | ME reconnect attempts. |
+| `reconnect_success_total` | `u64` | Successful reconnects. |
+| `handshake_reject_total` | `u64` | ME handshake rejects. |
+| `handshake_error_codes` | `ZeroCodeCount[]` | Handshake rejects grouped by code. |
+| `reader_eof_total` | `u64` | ME reader EOF events. |
+| `idle_close_by_peer_total` | `u64` | Idle closes initiated by peer. |
+| `route_drop_no_conn_total` | `u64` | Route drops due to missing bound connection. |
+| `route_drop_channel_closed_total` | `u64` | Route drops due to closed channel. |
+| `route_drop_queue_full_total` | `u64` | Route drops due to full queue (total). |
+| `route_drop_queue_full_base_total` | `u64` | Route drops in base queue mode. |
+| `route_drop_queue_full_high_total` | `u64` | Route drops in high queue mode. |
+| `socks_kdf_strict_reject_total` | `u64` | SOCKS KDF strict rejects. |
+| `socks_kdf_compat_fallback_total` | `u64` | SOCKS KDF compat fallbacks. |
+| `endpoint_quarantine_total` | `u64` | Endpoint quarantine activations. |
+| `kdf_drift_total` | `u64` | KDF drift detections. |
+| `kdf_port_only_drift_total` | `u64` | KDF port-only drift detections. |
+| `hardswap_pending_reuse_total` | `u64` | Pending hardswap reused events. |
+| `hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total` | `u64` | Pending hardswap TTL expiry events. |
+| `single_endpoint_outage_enter_total` | `u64` | Entered single-endpoint outage mode. |
+| `single_endpoint_outage_exit_total` | `u64` | Exited single-endpoint outage mode. |
+| `single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total` | `u64` | Reconnect attempts in outage mode. |
+| `single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total` | `u64` | Reconnect successes in outage mode. |
+| `single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total` | `u64` | Quarantine bypasses in outage mode. |
+| `single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total` | `u64` | Shadow writer rotations. |
+| `single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total` | `u64` | Shadow rotations skipped because of quarantine. |
+| `floor_mode_switch_total` | `u64` | Total floor mode switches. |
+| `floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total` | `u64` | Static -> adaptive switches. |
+| `floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total` | `u64` | Adaptive -> static switches. |
+
+#### `ZeroCodeCount`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `code` | `i32` | Handshake error code. |
+| `total` | `u64` | Events with this code. |
+
+#### `ZeroPoolData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `pool_swap_total` | `u64` | Pool swap count. |
+| `pool_drain_active` | `u64` | Current active draining pools. |
+| `pool_force_close_total` | `u64` | Forced pool closes by timeout. |
+| `pool_stale_pick_total` | `u64` | Stale writer picks for binding. |
+| `writer_removed_total` | `u64` | Writer removals total. |
+| `writer_removed_unexpected_total` | `u64` | Unexpected writer removals. |
+| `refill_triggered_total` | `u64` | Refill triggers. |
+| `refill_skipped_inflight_total` | `u64` | Refill skipped because refill already in-flight. |
+| `refill_failed_total` | `u64` | Refill failures. |
+| `writer_restored_same_endpoint_total` | `u64` | Restores on same endpoint. |
+| `writer_restored_fallback_total` | `u64` | Restores on fallback endpoint. |
+
+#### `ZeroDesyncData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `secure_padding_invalid_total` | `u64` | Invalid secure padding events. |
+| `desync_total` | `u64` | Desync events total. |
+| `desync_full_logged_total` | `u64` | Fully logged desync events. |
+| `desync_suppressed_total` | `u64` | Suppressed desync logs. |
+| `desync_frames_bucket_0` | `u64` | Desync frames bucket 0. |
+| `desync_frames_bucket_1_2` | `u64` | Desync frames bucket 1-2. |
+| `desync_frames_bucket_3_10` | `u64` | Desync frames bucket 3-10. |
+| `desync_frames_bucket_gt_10` | `u64` | Desync frames bucket >10. |
+
+### `MinimalAllData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `enabled` | `bool` | Whether minimal runtime snapshots are enabled by config. |
+| `reason` | `string?` | `feature_disabled` or `source_unavailable` when applicable. |
+| `generated_at_epoch_secs` | `u64` | Snapshot generation time. |
+| `data` | `MinimalAllPayload?` | Null when disabled; fallback payload when source unavailable. |
+
+#### `MinimalAllPayload`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `me_writers` | `MeWritersData` | ME writer status block. |
+| `dcs` | `DcStatusData` | DC aggregate status block. |
+| `me_runtime` | `MinimalMeRuntimeData?` | Runtime ME control snapshot. |
+| `network_path` | `MinimalDcPathData[]` | Active IP path selection per DC. |
+
+#### `MinimalMeRuntimeData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `active_generation` | `u64` | Active pool generation. |
+| `warm_generation` | `u64` | Warm pool generation. |
+| `pending_hardswap_generation` | `u64` | Pending hardswap generation. |
+| `pending_hardswap_age_secs` | `u64?` | Pending hardswap age in seconds. |
+| `hardswap_enabled` | `bool` | Hardswap mode toggle. |
+| `floor_mode` | `string` | Writer floor mode. |
+| `adaptive_floor_idle_secs` | `u64` | Idle threshold for adaptive floor. |
+| `adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint` | `u8` | Minimum writers for single-endpoint DC in adaptive mode. |
+| `adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs` | `u64` | Grace period for floor recovery. |
+| `me_keepalive_enabled` | `bool` | ME keepalive toggle. |
+| `me_keepalive_interval_secs` | `u64` | Keepalive period. |
+| `me_keepalive_jitter_secs` | `u64` | Keepalive jitter. |
+| `me_keepalive_payload_random` | `bool` | Randomized keepalive payload toggle. |
+| `rpc_proxy_req_every_secs` | `u64` | Period for RPC proxy request signal. |
+| `me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc` | `u32` | Reconnect concurrency per DC. |
+| `me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms` | `u64` | Base reconnect backoff. |
+| `me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms` | `u64` | Max reconnect backoff. |
+| `me_reconnect_fast_retry_count` | `u32` | Fast retry attempts before normal backoff. |
+| `me_pool_drain_ttl_secs` | `u64` | Pool drain TTL. |
+| `me_pool_force_close_secs` | `u64` | Hard close timeout for draining writers. |
+| `me_pool_min_fresh_ratio` | `f32` | Minimum fresh ratio before swap. |
+| `me_bind_stale_mode` | `string` | Stale writer bind policy. |
+| `me_bind_stale_ttl_secs` | `u64` | Stale writer TTL. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers` | `u8` | Shadow writers for single-endpoint DCs. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled` | `bool` | Outage mode toggle for single-endpoint DCs. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine` | `bool` | Quarantine behavior in outage mode. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms` | `u64` | Outage mode min reconnect backoff. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms` | `u64` | Outage mode max reconnect backoff. |
+| `me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs` | `u64` | Shadow rotation interval. |
+| `me_deterministic_writer_sort` | `bool` | Deterministic writer ordering toggle. |
+| `me_socks_kdf_policy` | `string` | Current SOCKS KDF policy mode. |
+| `quarantined_endpoints_total` | `usize` | Total quarantined endpoints. |
+| `quarantined_endpoints` | `MinimalQuarantineData[]` | Quarantine details. |
+
+#### `MinimalQuarantineData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `endpoint` | `string` | Endpoint (`ip:port`). |
+| `remaining_ms` | `u64` | Remaining quarantine duration. |
+
+#### `MinimalDcPathData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `dc` | `i16` | Telegram DC identifier. |
+| `ip_preference` | `string?` | Runtime IP family preference. |
+| `selected_addr_v4` | `string?` | Selected IPv4 endpoint for this DC. |
+| `selected_addr_v6` | `string?` | Selected IPv6 endpoint for this DC. |
+
+### `MeWritersData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `middle_proxy_enabled` | `bool` | `false` when minimal runtime is disabled or source unavailable. |
+| `reason` | `string?` | `feature_disabled` or `source_unavailable` when not fully available. |
+| `generated_at_epoch_secs` | `u64` | Snapshot generation time. |
+| `summary` | `MeWritersSummary` | Coverage/availability summary. |
+| `writers` | `MeWriterStatus[]` | Per-writer statuses. |
+
+#### `MeWritersSummary`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `configured_dc_groups` | `usize` | Number of configured DC groups. |
+| `configured_endpoints` | `usize` | Total configured ME endpoints. |
+| `available_endpoints` | `usize` | Endpoints currently available. |
+| `available_pct` | `f64` | `available_endpoints / configured_endpoints * 100`. |
+| `required_writers` | `usize` | Required writers based on current floor policy. |
+| `alive_writers` | `usize` | Writers currently alive. |
+| `coverage_pct` | `f64` | `alive_writers / required_writers * 100`. |
+
+#### `MeWriterStatus`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `writer_id` | `u64` | Runtime writer identifier. |
+| `dc` | `i16?` | DC id if mapped. |
+| `endpoint` | `string` | Endpoint (`ip:port`). |
+| `generation` | `u64` | Pool generation owning this writer. |
+| `state` | `string` | Writer state (`warm`, `active`, `draining`). |
+| `draining` | `bool` | Draining flag. |
+| `degraded` | `bool` | Degraded flag. |
+| `bound_clients` | `usize` | Number of currently bound clients. |
+| `idle_for_secs` | `u64?` | Idle age in seconds if idle. |
+| `rtt_ema_ms` | `f64?` | RTT exponential moving average. |
+
+### `DcStatusData`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `middle_proxy_enabled` | `bool` | `false` when minimal runtime is disabled or source unavailable. |
+| `reason` | `string?` | `feature_disabled` or `source_unavailable` when not fully available. |
+| `generated_at_epoch_secs` | `u64` | Snapshot generation time. |
+| `dcs` | `DcStatus[]` | Per-DC status rows. |
+
+#### `DcStatus`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `dc` | `i16` | Telegram DC id. |
+| `endpoints` | `string[]` | Endpoints in this DC (`ip:port`). |
+| `available_endpoints` | `usize` | Endpoints currently available in this DC. |
+| `available_pct` | `f64` | `available_endpoints / endpoints_total * 100`. |
+| `required_writers` | `usize` | Required writer count for this DC. |
+| `alive_writers` | `usize` | Alive writers in this DC. |
+| `coverage_pct` | `f64` | `alive_writers / required_writers * 100`. |
+| `rtt_ms` | `f64?` | Aggregated RTT for DC. |
+| `load` | `usize` | Active client sessions bound to this DC. |
+
+### `UserInfo`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `username` | `string` | Username. |
+| `user_ad_tag` | `string?` | Optional ad tag (32 hex chars). |
+| `max_tcp_conns` | `usize?` | Optional max concurrent TCP limit. |
+| `expiration_rfc3339` | `string?` | Optional expiration timestamp. |
+| `data_quota_bytes` | `u64?` | Optional data quota. |
+| `max_unique_ips` | `usize?` | Optional unique IP limit. |
+| `current_connections` | `u64` | Current live connections. |
+| `active_unique_ips` | `usize` | Current active unique source IPs. |
+| `total_octets` | `u64` | Total traffic octets for this user. |
+| `links` | `UserLinks` | Active connection links derived from current config. |
+
+#### `UserLinks`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `classic` | `string[]` | Active `tg://proxy` links for classic mode. |
+| `secure` | `string[]` | Active `tg://proxy` links for secure/DD mode. |
+| `tls` | `string[]` | Active `tg://proxy` links for EE-TLS mode (for each host+TLS domain). |
+
+Link generation uses active config and enabled modes:
+- `[general.links].public_host/public_port` have priority.
+- If `public_host` is not set, startup-detected public IPs are used (`IPv4`, `IPv6`, or both when available).
+- Fallback host sources: listener `announce`, `announce_ip`, explicit listener `ip`.
+- Legacy fallback: `listen_addr_ipv4` and `listen_addr_ipv6` when routable.
+- Startup-detected IPs are fixed for process lifetime and refreshed on restart.
+- User rows are sorted by `username` in ascending lexical order.
+
+### `CreateUserResponse`
+| Field | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `user` | `UserInfo` | Created or updated user view. |
+| `secret` | `string` | Effective user secret. |
+
+## Mutation Semantics
+
+| Endpoint | Notes |
+| --- | --- |
+| `POST /v1/users` | Creates user and validates resulting config before atomic save. |
+| `PATCH /v1/users/{username}` | Partial update of provided fields only. Missing fields remain unchanged. |
+| `POST /v1/users/{username}/rotate-secret` | Currently returns `404` in runtime route matcher; request schema is reserved for intended behavior. |
+| `DELETE /v1/users/{username}` | Deletes user and related optional settings. Last user deletion is blocked. |
+
+All mutating endpoints:
+- Respect `read_only` mode.
+- Accept optional `If-Match` for optimistic concurrency.
+- Return new `revision` after successful write.
+- Use process-local mutation lock + atomic write (`tmp + rename`) for config persistence.
+
+## Runtime State Matrix
+
+| Endpoint | `minimal_runtime_enabled=false` | `minimal_runtime_enabled=true` + source unavailable | `minimal_runtime_enabled=true` + source available |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `/v1/stats/minimal/all` | `enabled=false`, `reason=feature_disabled`, `data=null` | `enabled=true`, `reason=source_unavailable`, fallback `data` with disabled ME blocks | `enabled=true`, `reason` omitted, full payload |
+| `/v1/stats/me-writers` | `middle_proxy_enabled=false`, `reason=feature_disabled` | `middle_proxy_enabled=false`, `reason=source_unavailable` | `middle_proxy_enabled=true`, runtime snapshot |
+| `/v1/stats/dcs` | `middle_proxy_enabled=false`, `reason=feature_disabled` | `middle_proxy_enabled=false`, `reason=source_unavailable` | `middle_proxy_enabled=true`, runtime snapshot |
+| `/v1/stats/upstreams` | `enabled=false`, `reason=feature_disabled`, `summary/upstreams` omitted, `zero` still present | `enabled=true`, `reason=source_unavailable`, `summary/upstreams` omitted, `zero` present | `enabled=true`, `reason` omitted, `summary/upstreams` present, `zero` present |
+
+`source_unavailable` conditions:
+- ME endpoints: ME pool is absent (for example direct-only mode or failed ME initialization).
+- Upstreams endpoint: non-blocking upstream snapshot lock is unavailable at request time.
+
+## Serialization Rules
+
+- Success responses always include `revision`.
+- Error responses never include `revision`; they include `request_id`.
+- Optional fields with `skip_serializing_if` are omitted when absent.
+- Nullable payload fields may still be `null` where contract uses `?` (for example `UserInfo` option fields).
+- For `/v1/stats/upstreams`, authentication details of SOCKS upstreams are intentionally omitted.
+
+## Operational Notes
+
+| Topic | Details |
+| --- | --- |
+| API startup | API listener is spawned only when `[server.api].enabled=true`. |
+| `listen` port `0` | API spawn is skipped when parsed listen port is `0` (treated as disabled bind target). |
+| Bind failure | Failed API bind logs warning and API task exits (no auto-retry loop). |
+| ME runtime status endpoints | `/v1/stats/me-writers`, `/v1/stats/dcs`, `/v1/stats/minimal/all` require `[server.api].minimal_runtime_enabled=true`; otherwise they return disabled payload with `reason=feature_disabled`. |
+| Upstream runtime endpoint | `/v1/stats/upstreams` always returns `zero`, but runtime fields (`summary`, `upstreams`) require `[server.api].minimal_runtime_enabled=true`. |
+| Restart requirements | `server.api` changes are restart-required for predictable behavior. |
+| Hot-reload nuance | A pure `server.api`-only config change may not propagate through watcher broadcast; a mixed change (with hot fields) may propagate API flags while still warning that restart is required. |
+| Runtime apply path | Successful writes are picked up by existing config watcher/hot-reload path. |
+| Exposure | Built-in TLS/mTLS is not provided. Use loopback bind + reverse proxy if needed. |
+| Pagination | User list currently has no pagination/filtering. |
+| Serialization side effect | Config comments/manual formatting are not preserved on write. |
+
+## Known Limitations (Current Release)
+
+- `POST /v1/users/{username}/rotate-secret` is currently unreachable in route matcher and returns `404`.
+- API runtime controls under `server.api` are documented as restart-required; hot-reload behavior for these fields is not strictly uniform in all change combinations.
--- a/docs/FAQ.ru.md
+++ b/docs/FAQ.ru.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 4. Открыть конфиг `nano /etc/telemt.toml`.
 5. Скопировать и отправить боту секрет пользователя из раздела [access.users].
 6. Скопировать полученный tag у бота. Например 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef.
+> [!WARNING]
+> Ссылка, которую выдает бот, не будет работать. Не копируйте и не используйте её!
 7. Раскомментировать параметр ad_tag и вписать tag, полученный у бота.
 8. Раскомментировать/добавить параметр use_middle_proxy = true.

@@ -61,4 +63,3 @@ metrics_whitelist = ["127.0.0.1/32", "::1/128", "0.0.0.0/0"]
 4. Метрики доступны по адресу SERVER_IP:9090/metrics. 
 > [!WARNING]
 > "0.0.0.0/0" в metrics_whitelist открывает доступ с любого IP. Замените на свой ip. Например "1.2.3.4"
-
--- a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md
+++ b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ paste your config
 # === General Settings ===
 [general]
 # ad_tag = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+use_middle_proxy = false

 [general.modes]
 classic = false
--- a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md
+++ b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ nano /etc/telemt.toml
 # === General Settings ===
 [general]
 # ad_tag = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+use_middle_proxy = false

 [general.modes]
 classic = false
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 **5.** Для автоматического запуска при запуске системы в введите `systemctl enable telemt`

 **6.** Для получения ссылки введите `journalctl -u telemt -n -g "links" --no-pager -o cat | tac`
+> [!WARNING]
+> Рабочую ссылку может выдать только команда из 6 пункта. Не пытайтесь делать ее самостоятельно или копировать откуда-либо!

 ---

--- a/src/api/config_store.rs
+++ b/src/api/config_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use hyper::header::IF_MATCH;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+
+use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
+
+use super::model::ApiFailure;
+
+pub(super) fn parse_if_match(headers: &hyper::HeaderMap) -> Option<String> {
+    headers
+        .get(IF_MATCH)
+        .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        .map(|value| value.trim_matches('"').to_string())
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn ensure_expected_revision(
+    config_path: &Path,
+    expected_revision: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<(), ApiFailure> {
+    let Some(expected) = expected_revision else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let current = current_revision(config_path).await?;
+    if current != expected {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            hyper::StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+            "revision_conflict",
+            "Config revision mismatch",
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn current_revision(config_path: &Path) -> Result<String, ApiFailure> {
+    let content = tokio::fs::read_to_string(config_path)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to read config: {}", e)))?;
+    Ok(compute_revision(&content))
+}
+
+pub(super) fn compute_revision(content: &str) -> String {
+    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+    hasher.update(content.as_bytes());
+    hex::encode(hasher.finalize())
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn load_config_from_disk(config_path: &Path) -> Result<ProxyConfig, ApiFailure> {
+    let config_path = config_path.to_path_buf();
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || ProxyConfig::load(config_path))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to join config loader: {}", e)))?
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to load config: {}", e)))
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn save_config_to_disk(
+    config_path: &Path,
+    cfg: &ProxyConfig,
+) -> Result<String, ApiFailure> {
+    let serialized = toml::to_string_pretty(cfg)
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to serialize config: {}", e)))?;
+    write_atomic(config_path.to_path_buf(), serialized.clone()).await?;
+    Ok(compute_revision(&serialized))
+}
+
+async fn write_atomic(path: PathBuf, contents: String) -> Result<(), ApiFailure> {
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || write_atomic_sync(&path, &contents))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to join writer: {}", e)))?
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::internal(format!("failed to write config: {}", e)))
+}
+
+fn write_atomic_sync(path: &Path, contents: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let parent = path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("."));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+
+    let tmp_name = format!(
+        ".{}.tmp-{}",
+        path.file_name()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("config.toml"),
+        rand::random::<u64>()
+    );
+    let tmp_path = parent.join(tmp_name);
+
+    let write_result = (|| {
+        let mut file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .create_new(true)
+            .write(true)
+            .open(&tmp_path)?;
+        file.write_all(contents.as_bytes())?;
+        file.sync_all()?;
+        std::fs::rename(&tmp_path, path)?;
+        if let Ok(dir) = std::fs::File::open(parent) {
+            let _ = dir.sync_all();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    })();
+
+    if write_result.is_err() {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp_path);
+    }
+    write_result
+}
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+
+use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Full};
+use hyper::body::{Bytes, Incoming};
+use hyper::header::AUTHORIZATION;
+use hyper::server::conn::http1;
+use hyper::service::service_fn;
+use hyper::{Method, Request, Response, StatusCode};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+use tokio::sync::{Mutex, watch};
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+
+use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
+use crate::ip_tracker::UserIpTracker;
+use crate::stats::Stats;
+use crate::transport::middle_proxy::MePool;
+use crate::transport::UpstreamManager;
+
+mod config_store;
+mod model;
+mod runtime_stats;
+mod users;
+
+use config_store::{current_revision, parse_if_match};
+use model::{
+    ApiFailure, CreateUserRequest, ErrorBody, ErrorResponse, HealthData, PatchUserRequest,
+    RotateSecretRequest, SuccessResponse, SummaryData,
+};
+use runtime_stats::{
+    MinimalCacheEntry, build_dcs_data, build_me_writers_data, build_minimal_all_data,
+    build_upstreams_data, build_zero_all_data,
+};
+use users::{create_user, delete_user, patch_user, rotate_secret, users_from_config};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ApiShared {
+    pub(super) stats: Arc<Stats>,
+    pub(super) ip_tracker: Arc<UserIpTracker>,
+    pub(super) me_pool: Option<Arc<MePool>>,
+    pub(super) upstream_manager: Arc<UpstreamManager>,
+    pub(super) config_path: PathBuf,
+    pub(super) startup_detected_ip_v4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    pub(super) startup_detected_ip_v6: Option<IpAddr>,
+    pub(super) mutation_lock: Arc<Mutex<()>>,
+    pub(super) minimal_cache: Arc<Mutex<Option<MinimalCacheEntry>>>,
+    pub(super) request_id: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+impl ApiShared {
+    fn next_request_id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn serve(
+    listen: SocketAddr,
+    stats: Arc<Stats>,
+    ip_tracker: Arc<UserIpTracker>,
+    me_pool: Option<Arc<MePool>>,
+    upstream_manager: Arc<UpstreamManager>,
+    config_rx: watch::Receiver<Arc<ProxyConfig>>,
+    config_path: PathBuf,
+    startup_detected_ip_v4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    startup_detected_ip_v6: Option<IpAddr>,
+) {
+    let listener = match TcpListener::bind(listen).await {
+        Ok(listener) => listener,
+        Err(error) => {
+            warn!(
+                error = %error,
+                listen = %listen,
+                "Failed to bind API listener"
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    info!("API endpoint: http://{}/v1/*", listen);
+
+    let shared = Arc::new(ApiShared {
+        stats,
+        ip_tracker,
+        me_pool,
+        upstream_manager,
+        config_path,
+        startup_detected_ip_v4,
+        startup_detected_ip_v6,
+        mutation_lock: Arc::new(Mutex::new(())),
+        minimal_cache: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
+        request_id: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(1)),
+    });
+
+    loop {
+        let (stream, peer) = match listener.accept().await {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!(error = %error, "API accept error");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let shared_conn = shared.clone();
+        let config_rx_conn = config_rx.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let svc = service_fn(move |req: Request<Incoming>| {
+                let shared_req = shared_conn.clone();
+                let config_rx_req = config_rx_conn.clone();
+                async move { handle(req, peer, shared_req, config_rx_req).await }
+            });
+            if let Err(error) = http1::Builder::new()
+                .serve_connection(hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(stream), svc)
+                .await
+            {
+                debug!(error = %error, "API connection error");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle(
+    req: Request<Incoming>,
+    peer: SocketAddr,
+    shared: Arc<ApiShared>,
+    config_rx: watch::Receiver<Arc<ProxyConfig>>,
+) -> Result<Response<Full<Bytes>>, Infallible> {
+    let request_id = shared.next_request_id();
+    let cfg = config_rx.borrow().clone();
+    let api_cfg = &cfg.server.api;
+
+    if !api_cfg.enabled {
+        return Ok(error_response(
+            request_id,
+            ApiFailure::new(
+                StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                "api_disabled",
+                "API is disabled",
+            ),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    if !api_cfg.whitelist.is_empty()
+        && !api_cfg
+            .whitelist
+            .iter()
+            .any(|net| net.contains(peer.ip()))
+    {
+        return Ok(error_response(
+            request_id,
+            ApiFailure::new(StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, "forbidden", "Source IP is not allowed"),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    if !api_cfg.auth_header.is_empty() {
+        let auth_ok = req
+            .headers()
+            .get(AUTHORIZATION)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .map(|v| v == api_cfg.auth_header)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        if !auth_ok {
+            return Ok(error_response(
+                request_id,
+                ApiFailure::new(
+                    StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    "unauthorized",
+                    "Missing or invalid Authorization header",
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let method = req.method().clone();
+    let path = req.uri().path().to_string();
+    let body_limit = api_cfg.request_body_limit_bytes;
+
+    let result: Result<Response<Full<Bytes>>, ApiFailure> = async {
+        match (method.as_str(), path.as_str()) {
+            ("GET", "/v1/health") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = HealthData {
+                    status: "ok",
+                    read_only: api_cfg.read_only,
+                };
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/summary") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = SummaryData {
+                    uptime_seconds: shared.stats.uptime_secs(),
+                    connections_total: shared.stats.get_connects_all(),
+                    connections_bad_total: shared.stats.get_connects_bad(),
+                    handshake_timeouts_total: shared.stats.get_handshake_timeouts(),
+                    configured_users: cfg.access.users.len(),
+                };
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/zero/all") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = build_zero_all_data(&shared.stats, cfg.access.users.len());
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/upstreams") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = build_upstreams_data(shared.as_ref(), api_cfg);
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/minimal/all") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = build_minimal_all_data(shared.as_ref(), api_cfg).await;
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/me-writers") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = build_me_writers_data(shared.as_ref(), api_cfg).await;
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/dcs") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let data = build_dcs_data(shared.as_ref(), api_cfg).await;
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/users") | ("GET", "/v1/users") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let users = users_from_config(
+                    &cfg,
+                    &shared.stats,
+                    &shared.ip_tracker,
+                    shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+                    shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+                )
+                .await;
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, users, revision))
+            }
+            ("POST", "/v1/users") => {
+                if api_cfg.read_only {
+                    return Ok(error_response(
+                        request_id,
+                        ApiFailure::new(
+                            StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                            "read_only",
+                            "API runs in read-only mode",
+                        ),
+                    ));
+                }
+                let expected_revision = parse_if_match(req.headers());
+                let body = read_json::<CreateUserRequest>(req.into_body(), body_limit).await?;
+                let (data, revision) = create_user(body, expected_revision, &shared).await?;
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::CREATED, data, revision))
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if let Some(user) = path.strip_prefix("/v1/users/")
+                    && !user.is_empty()
+                    && !user.contains('/')
+                {
+                    if method == Method::GET {
+                        let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                        let users = users_from_config(
+                            &cfg,
+                            &shared.stats,
+                            &shared.ip_tracker,
+                            shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+                            shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                        if let Some(user_info) = users.into_iter().find(|entry| entry.username == user)
+                        {
+                            return Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, user_info, revision));
+                        }
+                        return Ok(error_response(
+                            request_id,
+                            ApiFailure::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "not_found", "User not found"),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    if method == Method::PATCH {
+                        if api_cfg.read_only {
+                            return Ok(error_response(
+                                request_id,
+                                ApiFailure::new(
+                                    StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                                    "read_only",
+                                    "API runs in read-only mode",
+                                ),
+                            ));
+                        }
+                        let expected_revision = parse_if_match(req.headers());
+                        let body = read_json::<PatchUserRequest>(req.into_body(), body_limit).await?;
+                        let (data, revision) =
+                            patch_user(user, body, expected_revision, &shared).await?;
+                        return Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision));
+                    }
+                    if method == Method::DELETE {
+                        if api_cfg.read_only {
+                            return Ok(error_response(
+                                request_id,
+                                ApiFailure::new(
+                                    StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                                    "read_only",
+                                    "API runs in read-only mode",
+                                ),
+                            ));
+                        }
+                        let expected_revision = parse_if_match(req.headers());
+                        let (deleted_user, revision) =
+                            delete_user(user, expected_revision, &shared).await?;
+                        return Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, deleted_user, revision));
+                    }
+                    if method == Method::POST
+                        && let Some(base_user) = user.strip_suffix("/rotate-secret")
+                        && !base_user.is_empty()
+                        && !base_user.contains('/')
+                    {
+                        if api_cfg.read_only {
+                            return Ok(error_response(
+                                request_id,
+                                ApiFailure::new(
+                                    StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                                    "read_only",
+                                    "API runs in read-only mode",
+                                ),
+                            ));
+                        }
+                        let expected_revision = parse_if_match(req.headers());
+                        let body =
+                            read_optional_json::<RotateSecretRequest>(req.into_body(), body_limit)
+                                .await?;
+                        let (data, revision) =
+                            rotate_secret(base_user, body.unwrap_or_default(), expected_revision, &shared)
+                                .await?;
+                        return Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision));
+                    }
+                    if method == Method::POST {
+                        return Ok(error_response(
+                            request_id,
+                            ApiFailure::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "not_found", "Route not found"),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    return Ok(error_response(
+                        request_id,
+                        ApiFailure::new(
+                            StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+                            "method_not_allowed",
+                            "Unsupported HTTP method for this route",
+                        ),
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(error_response(
+                    request_id,
+                    ApiFailure::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "not_found", "Route not found"),
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .await;
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
+        Err(error) => Ok(error_response(request_id, error)),
+    }
+}
+
+fn success_response<T: Serialize>(
+    status: StatusCode,
+    data: T,
+    revision: String,
+) -> Response<Full<Bytes>> {
+    let payload = SuccessResponse {
+        ok: true,
+        data,
+        revision,
+    };
+    let body = serde_json::to_vec(&payload).unwrap_or_else(|_| b"{\"ok\":false}".to_vec());
+    Response::builder()
+        .status(status)
+        .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+        .body(Full::new(Bytes::from(body)))
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+fn error_response(request_id: u64, failure: ApiFailure) -> Response<Full<Bytes>> {
+    let payload = ErrorResponse {
+        ok: false,
+        error: ErrorBody {
+            code: failure.code,
+            message: failure.message,
+        },
+        request_id,
+    };
+    let body = serde_json::to_vec(&payload).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        format!(
+            "{{\"ok\":false,\"error\":{{\"code\":\"internal_error\",\"message\":\"serialization failed\"}},\"request_id\":{}}}",
+            request_id
+        )
+        .into_bytes()
+    });
+    Response::builder()
+        .status(failure.status)
+        .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+        .body(Full::new(Bytes::from(body)))
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+async fn read_json<T: DeserializeOwned>(body: Incoming, limit: usize) -> Result<T, ApiFailure> {
+    let bytes = read_body_with_limit(body, limit).await?;
+    serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|_| ApiFailure::bad_request("Invalid JSON body"))
+}
+
+async fn read_optional_json<T: DeserializeOwned>(
+    body: Incoming,
+    limit: usize,
+) -> Result<Option<T>, ApiFailure> {
+    let bytes = read_body_with_limit(body, limit).await?;
+    if bytes.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)
+        .map(Some)
+        .map_err(|_| ApiFailure::bad_request("Invalid JSON body"))
+}
+
+async fn read_body_with_limit(body: Incoming, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ApiFailure> {
+    let mut collected = Vec::new();
+    let mut body = body;
+    while let Some(frame_result) = body.frame().await {
+        let frame = frame_result.map_err(|_| ApiFailure::bad_request("Invalid request body"))?;
+        if let Some(chunk) = frame.data_ref() {
+            if collected.len().saturating_add(chunk.len()) > limit {
+                return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+                    StatusCode::PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE,
+                    "payload_too_large",
+                    format!("Body exceeds {} bytes", limit),
+                ));
+            }
+            collected.extend_from_slice(chunk);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(collected)
+}
--- a/src/api/model.rs
+++ b/src/api/model.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+use rand::Rng;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+const MAX_USERNAME_LEN: usize = 64;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) struct ApiFailure {
+    pub(super) status: StatusCode,
+    pub(super) code: &'static str,
+    pub(super) message: String,
+}
+
+impl ApiFailure {
+    pub(super) fn new(status: StatusCode, code: &'static str, message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status,
+            code,
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn internal(message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self::new(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "internal_error", message)
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn bad_request(message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self::new(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "bad_request", message)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct ErrorBody {
+    pub(super) code: &'static str,
+    pub(super) message: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct ErrorResponse {
+    pub(super) ok: bool,
+    pub(super) error: ErrorBody,
+    pub(super) request_id: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct SuccessResponse<T> {
+    pub(super) ok: bool,
+    pub(super) data: T,
+    pub(super) revision: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct HealthData {
+    pub(super) status: &'static str,
+    pub(super) read_only: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct SummaryData {
+    pub(super) uptime_seconds: f64,
+    pub(super) connections_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connections_bad_total: u64,
+    pub(super) handshake_timeouts_total: u64,
+    pub(super) configured_users: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroCodeCount {
+    pub(super) code: i32,
+    pub(super) total: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroCoreData {
+    pub(super) uptime_seconds: f64,
+    pub(super) connections_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connections_bad_total: u64,
+    pub(super) handshake_timeouts_total: u64,
+    pub(super) configured_users: usize,
+    pub(super) telemetry_core_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) telemetry_user_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) telemetry_me_level: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroUpstreamData {
+    pub(super) connect_attempt_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_success_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_fail_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_failfast_hard_error_total: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_attempts_bucket_1: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_attempts_bucket_2: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_attempts_bucket_3_4: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms: u64,
+    pub(super) connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct UpstreamDcStatus {
+    pub(super) dc: i16,
+    pub(super) latency_ema_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub(super) ip_preference: &'static str,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct UpstreamStatus {
+    pub(super) upstream_id: usize,
+    pub(super) route_kind: &'static str,
+    pub(super) address: String,
+    pub(super) weight: u16,
+    pub(super) scopes: String,
+    pub(super) healthy: bool,
+    pub(super) fails: u32,
+    pub(super) last_check_age_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) effective_latency_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub(super) dc: Vec<UpstreamDcStatus>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct UpstreamSummaryData {
+    pub(super) configured_total: usize,
+    pub(super) healthy_total: usize,
+    pub(super) unhealthy_total: usize,
+    pub(super) direct_total: usize,
+    pub(super) socks4_total: usize,
+    pub(super) socks5_total: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct UpstreamsData {
+    pub(super) enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) reason: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) zero: ZeroUpstreamData,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) summary: Option<UpstreamSummaryData>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) upstreams: Option<Vec<UpstreamStatus>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroMiddleProxyData {
+    pub(super) keepalive_sent_total: u64,
+    pub(super) keepalive_failed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) keepalive_pong_total: u64,
+    pub(super) keepalive_timeout_total: u64,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total: u64,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total: u64,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total: u64,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total: u64,
+    pub(super) reconnect_attempt_total: u64,
+    pub(super) reconnect_success_total: u64,
+    pub(super) handshake_reject_total: u64,
+    pub(super) handshake_error_codes: Vec<ZeroCodeCount>,
+    pub(super) reader_eof_total: u64,
+    pub(super) idle_close_by_peer_total: u64,
+    pub(super) route_drop_no_conn_total: u64,
+    pub(super) route_drop_channel_closed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) route_drop_queue_full_total: u64,
+    pub(super) route_drop_queue_full_base_total: u64,
+    pub(super) route_drop_queue_full_high_total: u64,
+    pub(super) socks_kdf_strict_reject_total: u64,
+    pub(super) socks_kdf_compat_fallback_total: u64,
+    pub(super) endpoint_quarantine_total: u64,
+    pub(super) kdf_drift_total: u64,
+    pub(super) kdf_port_only_drift_total: u64,
+    pub(super) hardswap_pending_reuse_total: u64,
+    pub(super) hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_outage_enter_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_outage_exit_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total: u64,
+    pub(super) single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total: u64,
+    pub(super) floor_mode_switch_total: u64,
+    pub(super) floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total: u64,
+    pub(super) floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroPoolData {
+    pub(super) pool_swap_total: u64,
+    pub(super) pool_drain_active: u64,
+    pub(super) pool_force_close_total: u64,
+    pub(super) pool_stale_pick_total: u64,
+    pub(super) writer_removed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) writer_removed_unexpected_total: u64,
+    pub(super) refill_triggered_total: u64,
+    pub(super) refill_skipped_inflight_total: u64,
+    pub(super) refill_failed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) writer_restored_same_endpoint_total: u64,
+    pub(super) writer_restored_fallback_total: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroDesyncData {
+    pub(super) secure_padding_invalid_total: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_total: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_full_logged_total: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_suppressed_total: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_frames_bucket_0: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_frames_bucket_1_2: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_frames_bucket_3_10: u64,
+    pub(super) desync_frames_bucket_gt_10: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct ZeroAllData {
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) core: ZeroCoreData,
+    pub(super) upstream: ZeroUpstreamData,
+    pub(super) middle_proxy: ZeroMiddleProxyData,
+    pub(super) pool: ZeroPoolData,
+    pub(super) desync: ZeroDesyncData,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MeWritersSummary {
+    pub(super) configured_dc_groups: usize,
+    pub(super) configured_endpoints: usize,
+    pub(super) available_endpoints: usize,
+    pub(super) available_pct: f64,
+    pub(super) required_writers: usize,
+    pub(super) alive_writers: usize,
+    pub(super) coverage_pct: f64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MeWriterStatus {
+    pub(super) writer_id: u64,
+    pub(super) dc: Option<i16>,
+    pub(super) endpoint: String,
+    pub(super) generation: u64,
+    pub(super) state: &'static str,
+    pub(super) draining: bool,
+    pub(super) degraded: bool,
+    pub(super) bound_clients: usize,
+    pub(super) idle_for_secs: Option<u64>,
+    pub(super) rtt_ema_ms: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MeWritersData {
+    pub(super) middle_proxy_enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) reason: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) summary: MeWritersSummary,
+    pub(super) writers: Vec<MeWriterStatus>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct DcStatus {
+    pub(super) dc: i16,
+    pub(super) endpoints: Vec<String>,
+    pub(super) available_endpoints: usize,
+    pub(super) available_pct: f64,
+    pub(super) required_writers: usize,
+    pub(super) alive_writers: usize,
+    pub(super) coverage_pct: f64,
+    pub(super) rtt_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub(super) load: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct DcStatusData {
+    pub(super) middle_proxy_enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) reason: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) dcs: Vec<DcStatus>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MinimalQuarantineData {
+    pub(super) endpoint: String,
+    pub(super) remaining_ms: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MinimalDcPathData {
+    pub(super) dc: i16,
+    pub(super) ip_preference: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub(super) selected_addr_v4: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) selected_addr_v6: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MinimalMeRuntimeData {
+    pub(super) active_generation: u64,
+    pub(super) warm_generation: u64,
+    pub(super) pending_hardswap_generation: u64,
+    pub(super) pending_hardswap_age_secs: Option<u64>,
+    pub(super) hardswap_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) floor_mode: &'static str,
+    pub(super) adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+    pub(super) adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_interval_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_jitter_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc: u32,
+    pub(super) me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms: u64,
+    pub(super) me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms: u64,
+    pub(super) me_reconnect_fast_retry_count: u32,
+    pub(super) me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_pool_force_close_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: f32,
+    pub(super) me_bind_stale_mode: &'static str,
+    pub(super) me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: u8,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: bool,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: u64,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: u64,
+    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,
+    pub(super) me_deterministic_writer_sort: bool,
+    pub(super) me_socks_kdf_policy: &'static str,
+    pub(super) quarantined_endpoints_total: usize,
+    pub(super) quarantined_endpoints: Vec<MinimalQuarantineData>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MinimalAllPayload {
+    pub(super) me_writers: MeWritersData,
+    pub(super) dcs: DcStatusData,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) me_runtime: Option<MinimalMeRuntimeData>,
+    pub(super) network_path: Vec<MinimalDcPathData>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+pub(super) struct MinimalAllData {
+    pub(super) enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) reason: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) data: Option<MinimalAllPayload>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct UserLinks {
+    pub(super) classic: Vec<String>,
+    pub(super) secure: Vec<String>,
+    pub(super) tls: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct UserInfo {
+    pub(super) username: String,
+    pub(super) user_ad_tag: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) max_tcp_conns: Option<usize>,
+    pub(super) expiration_rfc3339: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) data_quota_bytes: Option<u64>,
+    pub(super) max_unique_ips: Option<usize>,
+    pub(super) current_connections: u64,
+    pub(super) active_unique_ips: usize,
+    pub(super) total_octets: u64,
+    pub(super) links: UserLinks,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct CreateUserResponse {
+    pub(super) user: UserInfo,
+    pub(super) secret: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub(super) struct CreateUserRequest {
+    pub(super) username: String,
+    pub(super) secret: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) user_ad_tag: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) max_tcp_conns: Option<usize>,
+    pub(super) expiration_rfc3339: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) data_quota_bytes: Option<u64>,
+    pub(super) max_unique_ips: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub(super) struct PatchUserRequest {
+    pub(super) secret: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) user_ad_tag: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) max_tcp_conns: Option<usize>,
+    pub(super) expiration_rfc3339: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) data_quota_bytes: Option<u64>,
+    pub(super) max_unique_ips: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize)]
+pub(super) struct RotateSecretRequest {
+    pub(super) secret: Option<String>,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn parse_optional_expiration(
+    value: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Option<DateTime<Utc>>, ApiFailure> {
+    let Some(raw) = value else {
+        return Ok(None);
+    };
+    let parsed = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(raw)
+        .map_err(|_| ApiFailure::bad_request("expiration_rfc3339 must be valid RFC3339"))?;
+    Ok(Some(parsed.with_timezone(&Utc)))
+}
+
+pub(super) fn is_valid_user_secret(secret: &str) -> bool {
+    secret.len() == 32 && secret.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())
+}
+
+pub(super) fn is_valid_ad_tag(tag: &str) -> bool {
+    tag.len() == 32 && tag.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())
+}
+
+pub(super) fn is_valid_username(user: &str) -> bool {
+    !user.is_empty()
+        && user.len() <= MAX_USERNAME_LEN
+        && user
+            .chars()
+            .all(|ch| ch.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(ch, '_' | '-' | '.'))
+}
+
+pub(super) fn random_user_secret() -> String {
+    let mut bytes = [0u8; 16];
+    rand::rng().fill(&mut bytes);
+    hex::encode(bytes)
+}
--- a/src/api/runtime_stats.rs
+++ b/src/api/runtime_stats.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use crate::config::ApiConfig;
+use crate::stats::Stats;
+use crate::transport::upstream::IpPreference;
+use crate::transport::UpstreamRouteKind;
+
+use super::ApiShared;
+use super::model::{
+    DcStatus, DcStatusData, MeWriterStatus, MeWritersData, MeWritersSummary, MinimalAllData,
+    MinimalAllPayload, MinimalDcPathData, MinimalMeRuntimeData, MinimalQuarantineData,
+    UpstreamDcStatus, UpstreamStatus, UpstreamSummaryData, UpstreamsData, ZeroAllData,
+    ZeroCodeCount, ZeroCoreData, ZeroDesyncData, ZeroMiddleProxyData, ZeroPoolData,
+    ZeroUpstreamData,
+};
+
+const FEATURE_DISABLED_REASON: &str = "feature_disabled";
+const SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON: &str = "source_unavailable";
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct MinimalCacheEntry {
+    pub(super) expires_at: Instant,
+    pub(super) payload: MinimalAllPayload,
+    pub(super) generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn build_zero_all_data(stats: &Stats, configured_users: usize) -> ZeroAllData {
+    let telemetry = stats.telemetry_policy();
+    let handshake_error_codes = stats
+        .get_me_handshake_error_code_counts()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(code, total)| ZeroCodeCount { code, total })
+        .collect();
+
+    ZeroAllData {
+        generated_at_epoch_secs: now_epoch_secs(),
+        core: ZeroCoreData {
+            uptime_seconds: stats.uptime_secs(),
+            connections_total: stats.get_connects_all(),
+            connections_bad_total: stats.get_connects_bad(),
+            handshake_timeouts_total: stats.get_handshake_timeouts(),
+            configured_users,
+            telemetry_core_enabled: telemetry.core_enabled,
+            telemetry_user_enabled: telemetry.user_enabled,
+            telemetry_me_level: telemetry.me_level.to_string(),
+        },
+        upstream: build_zero_upstream_data(stats),
+        middle_proxy: ZeroMiddleProxyData {
+            keepalive_sent_total: stats.get_me_keepalive_sent(),
+            keepalive_failed_total: stats.get_me_keepalive_failed(),
+            keepalive_pong_total: stats.get_me_keepalive_pong(),
+            keepalive_timeout_total: stats.get_me_keepalive_timeout(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total: stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total: stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total: stats
+                .get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total: stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total: stats
+                .get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total(),
+            reconnect_attempt_total: stats.get_me_reconnect_attempts(),
+            reconnect_success_total: stats.get_me_reconnect_success(),
+            handshake_reject_total: stats.get_me_handshake_reject_total(),
+            handshake_error_codes,
+            reader_eof_total: stats.get_me_reader_eof_total(),
+            idle_close_by_peer_total: stats.get_me_idle_close_by_peer_total(),
+            route_drop_no_conn_total: stats.get_me_route_drop_no_conn(),
+            route_drop_channel_closed_total: stats.get_me_route_drop_channel_closed(),
+            route_drop_queue_full_total: stats.get_me_route_drop_queue_full(),
+            route_drop_queue_full_base_total: stats.get_me_route_drop_queue_full_base(),
+            route_drop_queue_full_high_total: stats.get_me_route_drop_queue_full_high(),
+            socks_kdf_strict_reject_total: stats.get_me_socks_kdf_strict_reject(),
+            socks_kdf_compat_fallback_total: stats.get_me_socks_kdf_compat_fallback(),
+            endpoint_quarantine_total: stats.get_me_endpoint_quarantine_total(),
+            kdf_drift_total: stats.get_me_kdf_drift_total(),
+            kdf_port_only_drift_total: stats.get_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total(),
+            hardswap_pending_reuse_total: stats.get_me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total(),
+            hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total: stats.get_me_hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total(),
+            single_endpoint_outage_enter_total: stats.get_me_single_endpoint_outage_enter_total(),
+            single_endpoint_outage_exit_total: stats.get_me_single_endpoint_outage_exit_total(),
+            single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total: stats
+                .get_me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total(),
+            single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total: stats
+                .get_me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total(),
+            single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total: stats
+                .get_me_single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total(),
+            single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total: stats.get_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total(),
+            single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total: stats
+                .get_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total(),
+            floor_mode_switch_total: stats.get_me_floor_mode_switch_total(),
+            floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total: stats
+                .get_me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total(),
+            floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total: stats
+                .get_me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total(),
+        },
+        pool: ZeroPoolData {
+            pool_swap_total: stats.get_pool_swap_total(),
+            pool_drain_active: stats.get_pool_drain_active(),
+            pool_force_close_total: stats.get_pool_force_close_total(),
+            pool_stale_pick_total: stats.get_pool_stale_pick_total(),
+            writer_removed_total: stats.get_me_writer_removed_total(),
+            writer_removed_unexpected_total: stats.get_me_writer_removed_unexpected_total(),
+            refill_triggered_total: stats.get_me_refill_triggered_total(),
+            refill_skipped_inflight_total: stats.get_me_refill_skipped_inflight_total(),
+            refill_failed_total: stats.get_me_refill_failed_total(),
+            writer_restored_same_endpoint_total: stats.get_me_writer_restored_same_endpoint_total(),
+            writer_restored_fallback_total: stats.get_me_writer_restored_fallback_total(),
+        },
+        desync: ZeroDesyncData {
+            secure_padding_invalid_total: stats.get_secure_padding_invalid(),
+            desync_total: stats.get_desync_total(),
+            desync_full_logged_total: stats.get_desync_full_logged(),
+            desync_suppressed_total: stats.get_desync_suppressed(),
+            desync_frames_bucket_0: stats.get_desync_frames_bucket_0(),
+            desync_frames_bucket_1_2: stats.get_desync_frames_bucket_1_2(),
+            desync_frames_bucket_3_10: stats.get_desync_frames_bucket_3_10(),
+            desync_frames_bucket_gt_10: stats.get_desync_frames_bucket_gt_10(),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn build_zero_upstream_data(stats: &Stats) -> ZeroUpstreamData {
+    ZeroUpstreamData {
+        connect_attempt_total: stats.get_upstream_connect_attempt_total(),
+        connect_success_total: stats.get_upstream_connect_success_total(),
+        connect_fail_total: stats.get_upstream_connect_fail_total(),
+        connect_failfast_hard_error_total: stats.get_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total(),
+        connect_attempts_bucket_1: stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1(),
+        connect_attempts_bucket_2: stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2(),
+        connect_attempts_bucket_3_4: stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4(),
+        connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4: stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4(),
+        connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms(),
+        connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms(),
+        connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms(),
+        connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms(),
+        connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms: stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms(),
+        connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms(),
+        connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms(),
+        connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms: stats
+            .get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms(),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn build_upstreams_data(shared: &ApiShared, api_cfg: &ApiConfig) -> UpstreamsData {
+    let generated_at_epoch_secs = now_epoch_secs();
+    let zero = build_zero_upstream_data(&shared.stats);
+    if !api_cfg.minimal_runtime_enabled {
+        return UpstreamsData {
+            enabled: false,
+            reason: Some(FEATURE_DISABLED_REASON),
+            generated_at_epoch_secs,
+            zero,
+            summary: None,
+            upstreams: None,
+        };
+    }
+
+    let Some(snapshot) = shared.upstream_manager.try_api_snapshot() else {
+        return UpstreamsData {
+            enabled: true,
+            reason: Some(SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON),
+            generated_at_epoch_secs,
+            zero,
+            summary: None,
+            upstreams: None,
+        };
+    };
+
+    let summary = UpstreamSummaryData {
+        configured_total: snapshot.summary.configured_total,
+        healthy_total: snapshot.summary.healthy_total,
+        unhealthy_total: snapshot.summary.unhealthy_total,
+        direct_total: snapshot.summary.direct_total,
+        socks4_total: snapshot.summary.socks4_total,
+        socks5_total: snapshot.summary.socks5_total,
+    };
+    let upstreams = snapshot
+        .upstreams
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|upstream| UpstreamStatus {
+            upstream_id: upstream.upstream_id,
+            route_kind: map_route_kind(upstream.route_kind),
+            address: upstream.address,
+            weight: upstream.weight,
+            scopes: upstream.scopes,
+            healthy: upstream.healthy,
+            fails: upstream.fails,
+            last_check_age_secs: upstream.last_check_age_secs,
+            effective_latency_ms: upstream.effective_latency_ms,
+            dc: upstream
+                .dc
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|dc| UpstreamDcStatus {
+                    dc: dc.dc,
+                    latency_ema_ms: dc.latency_ema_ms,
+                    ip_preference: map_ip_preference(dc.ip_preference),
+                })
+                .collect(),
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    UpstreamsData {
+        enabled: true,
+        reason: None,
+        generated_at_epoch_secs,
+        zero,
+        summary: Some(summary),
+        upstreams: Some(upstreams),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn build_minimal_all_data(
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+    api_cfg: &ApiConfig,
+) -> MinimalAllData {
+    let now = now_epoch_secs();
+    if !api_cfg.minimal_runtime_enabled {
+        return MinimalAllData {
+            enabled: false,
+            reason: Some(FEATURE_DISABLED_REASON),
+            generated_at_epoch_secs: now,
+            data: None,
+        };
+    }
+
+    let Some((generated_at_epoch_secs, payload)) =
+        get_minimal_payload_cached(shared, api_cfg.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms).await
+    else {
+        return MinimalAllData {
+            enabled: true,
+            reason: Some(SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON),
+            generated_at_epoch_secs: now,
+            data: Some(MinimalAllPayload {
+                me_writers: disabled_me_writers(now, SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON),
+                dcs: disabled_dcs(now, SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON),
+                me_runtime: None,
+                network_path: Vec::new(),
+            }),
+        };
+    };
+
+    MinimalAllData {
+        enabled: true,
+        reason: None,
+        generated_at_epoch_secs,
+        data: Some(payload),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn build_me_writers_data(
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+    api_cfg: &ApiConfig,
+) -> MeWritersData {
+    let now = now_epoch_secs();
+    if !api_cfg.minimal_runtime_enabled {
+        return disabled_me_writers(now, FEATURE_DISABLED_REASON);
+    }
+
+    let Some((_, payload)) =
+        get_minimal_payload_cached(shared, api_cfg.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms).await
+    else {
+        return disabled_me_writers(now, SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON);
+    };
+    payload.me_writers
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn build_dcs_data(shared: &ApiShared, api_cfg: &ApiConfig) -> DcStatusData {
+    let now = now_epoch_secs();
+    if !api_cfg.minimal_runtime_enabled {
+        return disabled_dcs(now, FEATURE_DISABLED_REASON);
+    }
+
+    let Some((_, payload)) =
+        get_minimal_payload_cached(shared, api_cfg.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms).await
+    else {
+        return disabled_dcs(now, SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE_REASON);
+    };
+    payload.dcs
+}
+
+async fn get_minimal_payload_cached(
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+    cache_ttl_ms: u64,
+) -> Option<(u64, MinimalAllPayload)> {
+    if cache_ttl_ms > 0 {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let cached = shared.minimal_cache.lock().await.clone();
+        if let Some(entry) = cached
+            && now < entry.expires_at
+        {
+            return Some((entry.generated_at_epoch_secs, entry.payload));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let pool = shared.me_pool.as_ref()?;
+    let status = pool.api_status_snapshot().await;
+    let runtime = pool.api_runtime_snapshot().await;
+    let generated_at_epoch_secs = status.generated_at_epoch_secs;
+
+    let me_writers = MeWritersData {
+        middle_proxy_enabled: true,
+        reason: None,
+        generated_at_epoch_secs,
+        summary: MeWritersSummary {
+            configured_dc_groups: status.configured_dc_groups,
+            configured_endpoints: status.configured_endpoints,
+            available_endpoints: status.available_endpoints,
+            available_pct: status.available_pct,
+            required_writers: status.required_writers,
+            alive_writers: status.alive_writers,
+            coverage_pct: status.coverage_pct,
+        },
+        writers: status
+            .writers
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|entry| MeWriterStatus {
+                writer_id: entry.writer_id,
+                dc: entry.dc,
+                endpoint: entry.endpoint.to_string(),
+                generation: entry.generation,
+                state: entry.state,
+                draining: entry.draining,
+                degraded: entry.degraded,
+                bound_clients: entry.bound_clients,
+                idle_for_secs: entry.idle_for_secs,
+                rtt_ema_ms: entry.rtt_ema_ms,
+            })
+            .collect(),
+    };
+    let dcs = DcStatusData {
+        middle_proxy_enabled: true,
+        reason: None,
+        generated_at_epoch_secs,
+        dcs: status
+            .dcs
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|entry| DcStatus {
+                dc: entry.dc,
+                endpoints: entry
+                    .endpoints
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|value| value.to_string())
+                    .collect(),
+                available_endpoints: entry.available_endpoints,
+                available_pct: entry.available_pct,
+                required_writers: entry.required_writers,
+                alive_writers: entry.alive_writers,
+                coverage_pct: entry.coverage_pct,
+                rtt_ms: entry.rtt_ms,
+                load: entry.load,
+            })
+            .collect(),
+    };
+    let me_runtime = MinimalMeRuntimeData {
+        active_generation: runtime.active_generation,
+        warm_generation: runtime.warm_generation,
+        pending_hardswap_generation: runtime.pending_hardswap_generation,
+        pending_hardswap_age_secs: runtime.pending_hardswap_age_secs,
+        hardswap_enabled: runtime.hardswap_enabled,
+        floor_mode: runtime.floor_mode,
+        adaptive_floor_idle_secs: runtime.adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+        adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: runtime
+            .adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+        adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: runtime.adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+        me_keepalive_enabled: runtime.me_keepalive_enabled,
+        me_keepalive_interval_secs: runtime.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
+        me_keepalive_jitter_secs: runtime.me_keepalive_jitter_secs,
+        me_keepalive_payload_random: runtime.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+        rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: runtime.rpc_proxy_req_every_secs,
+        me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc: runtime.me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc,
+        me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms: runtime.me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms,
+        me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms: runtime.me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms,
+        me_reconnect_fast_retry_count: runtime.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
+        me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: runtime.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        me_pool_force_close_secs: runtime.me_pool_force_close_secs,
+        me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: runtime.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
+        me_bind_stale_mode: runtime.me_bind_stale_mode,
+        me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: runtime.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs,
+        me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: runtime.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
+        me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: runtime.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled,
+        me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: runtime
+            .me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine,
+        me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: runtime.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
+        me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: runtime.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
+        me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: runtime
+            .me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
+        me_deterministic_writer_sort: runtime.me_deterministic_writer_sort,
+        me_socks_kdf_policy: runtime.me_socks_kdf_policy,
+        quarantined_endpoints_total: runtime.quarantined_endpoints.len(),
+        quarantined_endpoints: runtime
+            .quarantined_endpoints
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|entry| MinimalQuarantineData {
+                endpoint: entry.endpoint.to_string(),
+                remaining_ms: entry.remaining_ms,
+            })
+            .collect(),
+    };
+    let network_path = runtime
+        .network_path
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|entry| MinimalDcPathData {
+            dc: entry.dc,
+            ip_preference: entry.ip_preference,
+            selected_addr_v4: entry.selected_addr_v4.map(|value| value.to_string()),
+            selected_addr_v6: entry.selected_addr_v6.map(|value| value.to_string()),
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    let payload = MinimalAllPayload {
+        me_writers,
+        dcs,
+        me_runtime: Some(me_runtime),
+        network_path,
+    };
+
+    if cache_ttl_ms > 0 {
+        let entry = MinimalCacheEntry {
+            expires_at: Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(cache_ttl_ms),
+            payload: payload.clone(),
+            generated_at_epoch_secs,
+        };
+        *shared.minimal_cache.lock().await = Some(entry);
+    }
+
+    Some((generated_at_epoch_secs, payload))
+}
+
+fn disabled_me_writers(now_epoch_secs: u64, reason: &'static str) -> MeWritersData {
+    MeWritersData {
+        middle_proxy_enabled: false,
+        reason: Some(reason),
+        generated_at_epoch_secs: now_epoch_secs,
+        summary: MeWritersSummary {
+            configured_dc_groups: 0,
+            configured_endpoints: 0,
+            available_endpoints: 0,
+            available_pct: 0.0,
+            required_writers: 0,
+            alive_writers: 0,
+            coverage_pct: 0.0,
+        },
+        writers: Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn disabled_dcs(now_epoch_secs: u64, reason: &'static str) -> DcStatusData {
+    DcStatusData {
+        middle_proxy_enabled: false,
+        reason: Some(reason),
+        generated_at_epoch_secs: now_epoch_secs,
+        dcs: Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn map_route_kind(value: UpstreamRouteKind) -> &'static str {
+    match value {
+        UpstreamRouteKind::Direct => "direct",
+        UpstreamRouteKind::Socks4 => "socks4",
+        UpstreamRouteKind::Socks5 => "socks5",
+    }
+}
+
+fn map_ip_preference(value: IpPreference) -> &'static str {
+    match value {
+        IpPreference::Unknown => "unknown",
+        IpPreference::PreferV6 => "prefer_v6",
+        IpPreference::PreferV4 => "prefer_v4",
+        IpPreference::BothWork => "both_work",
+        IpPreference::Unavailable => "unavailable",
+    }
+}
+
+fn now_epoch_secs() -> u64 {
+    SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_secs()
+}
--- a/src/api/users.rs
+++ b/src/api/users.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,491 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+
+use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
+use crate::ip_tracker::UserIpTracker;
+use crate::stats::Stats;
+
+use super::ApiShared;
+use super::config_store::{
+    ensure_expected_revision, load_config_from_disk, save_config_to_disk,
+};
+use super::model::{
+    ApiFailure, CreateUserRequest, CreateUserResponse, PatchUserRequest, RotateSecretRequest,
+    UserInfo, UserLinks, is_valid_ad_tag, is_valid_user_secret, is_valid_username,
+    parse_optional_expiration, random_user_secret,
+};
+
+pub(super) async fn create_user(
+    body: CreateUserRequest,
+    expected_revision: Option<String>,
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+) -> Result<(CreateUserResponse, String), ApiFailure> {
+    if !is_valid_username(&body.username) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+            "username must match [A-Za-z0-9_.-] and be 1..64 chars",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let secret = match body.secret {
+        Some(secret) => {
+            if !is_valid_user_secret(&secret) {
+                return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+                    "secret must be exactly 32 hex characters",
+                ));
+            }
+            secret
+        }
+        None => random_user_secret(),
+    };
+
+    if let Some(ad_tag) = body.user_ad_tag.as_ref() && !is_valid_ad_tag(ad_tag) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+            "user_ad_tag must be exactly 32 hex characters",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let expiration = parse_optional_expiration(body.expiration_rfc3339.as_deref())?;
+    let _guard = shared.mutation_lock.lock().await;
+    let mut cfg = load_config_from_disk(&shared.config_path).await?;
+    ensure_expected_revision(&shared.config_path, expected_revision.as_deref()).await?;
+
+    if cfg.access.users.contains_key(&body.username) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+            "user_exists",
+            "User already exists",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    cfg.access.users.insert(body.username.clone(), secret.clone());
+    if let Some(ad_tag) = body.user_ad_tag {
+        cfg.access.user_ad_tags.insert(body.username.clone(), ad_tag);
+    }
+    if let Some(limit) = body.max_tcp_conns {
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert(body.username.clone(), limit);
+    }
+    if let Some(expiration) = expiration {
+        cfg.access
+            .user_expirations
+            .insert(body.username.clone(), expiration);
+    }
+    if let Some(quota) = body.data_quota_bytes {
+        cfg.access.user_data_quota.insert(body.username.clone(), quota);
+    }
+
+    let updated_limit = body.max_unique_ips;
+    if let Some(limit) = updated_limit {
+        cfg.access
+            .user_max_unique_ips
+            .insert(body.username.clone(), limit);
+    }
+
+    cfg.validate()
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::bad_request(format!("config validation failed: {}", e)))?;
+
+    let revision = save_config_to_disk(&shared.config_path, &cfg).await?;
+    drop(_guard);
+
+    if let Some(limit) = updated_limit {
+        shared.ip_tracker.set_user_limit(&body.username, limit).await;
+    }
+
+    let users = users_from_config(
+        &cfg,
+        &shared.stats,
+        &shared.ip_tracker,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+    )
+    .await;
+    let user = users
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|entry| entry.username == body.username)
+        .unwrap_or(UserInfo {
+            username: body.username.clone(),
+            user_ad_tag: None,
+            max_tcp_conns: None,
+            expiration_rfc3339: None,
+            data_quota_bytes: None,
+            max_unique_ips: updated_limit,
+            current_connections: 0,
+            active_unique_ips: 0,
+            total_octets: 0,
+            links: build_user_links(
+                &cfg,
+                &secret,
+                shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+                shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+            ),
+        });
+
+    Ok((CreateUserResponse { user, secret }, revision))
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn patch_user(
+    user: &str,
+    body: PatchUserRequest,
+    expected_revision: Option<String>,
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+) -> Result<(UserInfo, String), ApiFailure> {
+    if let Some(secret) = body.secret.as_ref() && !is_valid_user_secret(secret) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+            "secret must be exactly 32 hex characters",
+        ));
+    }
+    if let Some(ad_tag) = body.user_ad_tag.as_ref() && !is_valid_ad_tag(ad_tag) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+            "user_ad_tag must be exactly 32 hex characters",
+        ));
+    }
+    let expiration = parse_optional_expiration(body.expiration_rfc3339.as_deref())?;
+    let _guard = shared.mutation_lock.lock().await;
+    let mut cfg = load_config_from_disk(&shared.config_path).await?;
+    ensure_expected_revision(&shared.config_path, expected_revision.as_deref()).await?;
+
+    if !cfg.access.users.contains_key(user) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            "not_found",
+            "User not found",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    if let Some(secret) = body.secret {
+        cfg.access.users.insert(user.to_string(), secret);
+    }
+    if let Some(ad_tag) = body.user_ad_tag {
+        cfg.access.user_ad_tags.insert(user.to_string(), ad_tag);
+    }
+    if let Some(limit) = body.max_tcp_conns {
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert(user.to_string(), limit);
+    }
+    if let Some(expiration) = expiration {
+        cfg.access.user_expirations.insert(user.to_string(), expiration);
+    }
+    if let Some(quota) = body.data_quota_bytes {
+        cfg.access.user_data_quota.insert(user.to_string(), quota);
+    }
+
+    let mut updated_limit = None;
+    if let Some(limit) = body.max_unique_ips {
+        cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.insert(user.to_string(), limit);
+        updated_limit = Some(limit);
+    }
+
+    cfg.validate()
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::bad_request(format!("config validation failed: {}", e)))?;
+
+    let revision = save_config_to_disk(&shared.config_path, &cfg).await?;
+    drop(_guard);
+    if let Some(limit) = updated_limit {
+        shared.ip_tracker.set_user_limit(user, limit).await;
+    }
+    let users = users_from_config(
+        &cfg,
+        &shared.stats,
+        &shared.ip_tracker,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+    )
+    .await;
+    let user_info = users
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|entry| entry.username == user)
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiFailure::internal("failed to build updated user view"))?;
+
+    Ok((user_info, revision))
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn rotate_secret(
+    user: &str,
+    body: RotateSecretRequest,
+    expected_revision: Option<String>,
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+) -> Result<(CreateUserResponse, String), ApiFailure> {
+    let secret = body.secret.unwrap_or_else(random_user_secret);
+    if !is_valid_user_secret(&secret) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::bad_request(
+            "secret must be exactly 32 hex characters",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let _guard = shared.mutation_lock.lock().await;
+    let mut cfg = load_config_from_disk(&shared.config_path).await?;
+    ensure_expected_revision(&shared.config_path, expected_revision.as_deref()).await?;
+
+    if !cfg.access.users.contains_key(user) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            "not_found",
+            "User not found",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    cfg.access.users.insert(user.to_string(), secret.clone());
+    cfg.validate()
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::bad_request(format!("config validation failed: {}", e)))?;
+    let revision = save_config_to_disk(&shared.config_path, &cfg).await?;
+    drop(_guard);
+
+    let users = users_from_config(
+        &cfg,
+        &shared.stats,
+        &shared.ip_tracker,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v4,
+        shared.startup_detected_ip_v6,
+    )
+    .await;
+    let user_info = users
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|entry| entry.username == user)
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiFailure::internal("failed to build updated user view"))?;
+
+    Ok((
+        CreateUserResponse {
+            user: user_info,
+            secret,
+        },
+        revision,
+    ))
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn delete_user(
+    user: &str,
+    expected_revision: Option<String>,
+    shared: &ApiShared,
+) -> Result<(String, String), ApiFailure> {
+    let _guard = shared.mutation_lock.lock().await;
+    let mut cfg = load_config_from_disk(&shared.config_path).await?;
+    ensure_expected_revision(&shared.config_path, expected_revision.as_deref()).await?;
+
+    if !cfg.access.users.contains_key(user) {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            "not_found",
+            "User not found",
+        ));
+    }
+    if cfg.access.users.len() <= 1 {
+        return Err(ApiFailure::new(
+            StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+            "last_user_forbidden",
+            "Cannot delete the last configured user",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    cfg.access.users.remove(user);
+    cfg.access.user_ad_tags.remove(user);
+    cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.remove(user);
+    cfg.access.user_expirations.remove(user);
+    cfg.access.user_data_quota.remove(user);
+    cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.remove(user);
+
+    cfg.validate()
+        .map_err(|e| ApiFailure::bad_request(format!("config validation failed: {}", e)))?;
+    let revision = save_config_to_disk(&shared.config_path, &cfg).await?;
+    drop(_guard);
+    shared.ip_tracker.remove_user_limit(user).await;
+    shared.ip_tracker.clear_user_ips(user).await;
+
+    Ok((user.to_string(), revision))
+}
+
+pub(super) async fn users_from_config(
+    cfg: &ProxyConfig,
+    stats: &Stats,
+    ip_tracker: &UserIpTracker,
+    startup_detected_ip_v4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    startup_detected_ip_v6: Option<IpAddr>,
+) -> Vec<UserInfo> {
+    let ip_counts = ip_tracker
+        .get_stats()
+        .await
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(user, count, _)| (user, count))
+        .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+
+    let mut names = cfg.access.users.keys().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    names.sort();
+
+    let mut users = Vec::with_capacity(names.len());
+    for username in names {
+        let links = cfg
+            .access
+            .users
+            .get(&username)
+            .map(|secret| {
+                build_user_links(
+                    cfg,
+                    secret,
+                    startup_detected_ip_v4,
+                    startup_detected_ip_v6,
+                )
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(UserLinks {
+                classic: Vec::new(),
+                secure: Vec::new(),
+                tls: Vec::new(),
+            });
+        users.push(UserInfo {
+            user_ad_tag: cfg.access.user_ad_tags.get(&username).cloned(),
+            max_tcp_conns: cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.get(&username).copied(),
+            expiration_rfc3339: cfg
+                .access
+                .user_expirations
+                .get(&username)
+                .map(chrono::DateTime::<chrono::Utc>::to_rfc3339),
+            data_quota_bytes: cfg.access.user_data_quota.get(&username).copied(),
+            max_unique_ips: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.get(&username).copied(),
+            current_connections: stats.get_user_curr_connects(&username),
+            active_unique_ips: ip_counts.get(&username).copied().unwrap_or(0),
+            total_octets: stats.get_user_total_octets(&username),
+            links,
+            username,
+        });
+    }
+    users
+}
+
+fn build_user_links(
+    cfg: &ProxyConfig,
+    secret: &str,
+    startup_detected_ip_v4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    startup_detected_ip_v6: Option<IpAddr>,
+) -> UserLinks {
+    let hosts = resolve_link_hosts(cfg, startup_detected_ip_v4, startup_detected_ip_v6);
+    let port = cfg.general.links.public_port.unwrap_or(cfg.server.port);
+    let tls_domains = resolve_tls_domains(cfg);
+
+    let mut classic = Vec::new();
+    let mut secure = Vec::new();
+    let mut tls = Vec::new();
+
+    for host in &hosts {
+        if cfg.general.modes.classic {
+            classic.push(format!(
+                "tg://proxy?server={}&port={}&secret={}",
+                host, port, secret
+            ));
+        }
+        if cfg.general.modes.secure {
+            secure.push(format!(
+                "tg://proxy?server={}&port={}&secret=dd{}",
+                host, port, secret
+            ));
+        }
+        if cfg.general.modes.tls {
+            for domain in &tls_domains {
+                let domain_hex = hex::encode(domain);
+                tls.push(format!(
+                    "tg://proxy?server={}&port={}&secret=ee{}{}",
+                    host, port, secret, domain_hex
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    UserLinks {
+        classic,
+        secure,
+        tls,
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_link_hosts(
+    cfg: &ProxyConfig,
+    startup_detected_ip_v4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    startup_detected_ip_v6: Option<IpAddr>,
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    if let Some(host) = cfg
+        .general
+        .links
+        .public_host
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+    {
+        return vec![host.to_string()];
+    }
+
+    let mut startup_hosts = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(ip) = startup_detected_ip_v4 {
+        push_unique_host(&mut startup_hosts, &ip.to_string());
+    }
+    if let Some(ip) = startup_detected_ip_v6 {
+        push_unique_host(&mut startup_hosts, &ip.to_string());
+    }
+    if !startup_hosts.is_empty() {
+        return startup_hosts;
+    }
+
+    let mut hosts = Vec::new();
+    for listener in &cfg.server.listeners {
+        if let Some(host) = listener
+            .announce
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(str::trim)
+            .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        {
+            push_unique_host(&mut hosts, host);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Some(ip) = listener.announce_ip {
+            if !ip.is_unspecified() {
+                push_unique_host(&mut hosts, &ip.to_string());
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        if !listener.ip.is_unspecified() {
+            push_unique_host(&mut hosts, &listener.ip.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if hosts.is_empty() {
+        if let Some(host) = cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv4.as_deref() {
+            push_host_from_legacy_listen(&mut hosts, host);
+        }
+        if let Some(host) = cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv6.as_deref() {
+            push_host_from_legacy_listen(&mut hosts, host);
+        }
+    }
+
+    hosts
+}
+
+fn push_host_from_legacy_listen(hosts: &mut Vec<String>, raw: &str) {
+    let candidate = raw.trim();
+    if candidate.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    match candidate.parse::<IpAddr>() {
+        Ok(ip) if ip.is_unspecified() => {}
+        Ok(ip) => push_unique_host(hosts, &ip.to_string()),
+        Err(_) => push_unique_host(hosts, candidate),
+    }
+}
+
+fn push_unique_host(hosts: &mut Vec<String>, candidate: &str) {
+    if !hosts.iter().any(|existing| existing == candidate) {
+        hosts.push(candidate.to_string());
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_tls_domains(cfg: &ProxyConfig) -> Vec<&str> {
+    let mut domains = Vec::with_capacity(1 + cfg.censorship.tls_domains.len());
+    let primary = cfg.censorship.tls_domain.as_str();
+    if !primary.is_empty() {
+        domains.push(primary);
+    }
+    for domain in &cfg.censorship.tls_domains {
+        let value = domain.as_str();
+        if value.is_empty() || domains.contains(&value) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        domains.push(value);
+    }
+    domains
+}
--- a/src/config/defaults.rs
+++ b/src/config/defaults.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ const DEFAULT_MIDDLE_PROXY_WARM_STANDBY: usize = 16;
 const DEFAULT_ME_RECONNECT_MAX_CONCURRENT_PER_DC: u32 = 8;
 const DEFAULT_ME_RECONNECT_FAST_RETRY_COUNT: u32 = 16;
 const DEFAULT_ME_SINGLE_ENDPOINT_SHADOW_WRITERS: u8 = 2;
-const DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_CONNECT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 3;
-const DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_UNHEALTHY_FAIL_THRESHOLD: u32 = 4;
+const DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_IDLE_SECS: u64 = 90;
+const DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_MIN_WRITERS_SINGLE_ENDPOINT: u8 = 1;
+const DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_RECOVER_GRACE_SECS: u64 = 180;
+const DEFAULT_USER_MAX_UNIQUE_IPS_WINDOW_SECS: u64 = 30;
+const DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_CONNECT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 2;
+const DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_UNHEALTHY_FAIL_THRESHOLD: u32 = 5;
 const DEFAULT_LISTEN_ADDR_IPV6: &str = "::";
 const DEFAULT_ACCESS_USER: &str = "default";
 const DEFAULT_ACCESS_SECRET: &str = "00000000000000000000000000000000";
@@ -89,6 +93,26 @@ pub(crate) fn default_metrics_whitelist() -> Vec<IpNetwork> {
    ]
 }

+pub(crate) fn default_api_listen() -> String {
+    "127.0.0.1:9091".to_string()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_api_whitelist() -> Vec<IpNetwork> {
+    default_metrics_whitelist()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_api_request_body_limit_bytes() -> usize {
+    64 * 1024
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_api_minimal_runtime_enabled() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms() -> u64 {
+    1000
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_prefer_4() -> u8 {
    4
 }
@@ -129,12 +153,20 @@ pub(crate) fn default_middle_proxy_warm_standby() -> usize {
    DEFAULT_MIDDLE_PROXY_WARM_STANDBY
 }

+pub(crate) fn default_me_init_retry_attempts() -> u32 {
+    0
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_me2dc_fallback() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_keepalive_interval() -> u64 {
-    25
+    8
 }

 pub(crate) fn default_keepalive_jitter() -> u64 {
-    5
+    2
 }

 pub(crate) fn default_warmup_step_delay_ms() -> u64 {
@@ -185,18 +217,38 @@ pub(crate) fn default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs() -> u64 {
    900
 }

+pub(crate) fn default_me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs() -> u64 {
+    DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_IDLE_SECS
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint() -> u8 {
+    DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_MIN_WRITERS_SINGLE_ENDPOINT
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs() -> u64 {
+    DEFAULT_ME_ADAPTIVE_FLOOR_RECOVER_GRACE_SECS
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts() -> u32 {
    DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_CONNECT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS
 }

 pub(crate) fn default_upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms() -> u64 {
-    250
+    100
 }

 pub(crate) fn default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold() -> u32 {
    DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_UNHEALTHY_FAIL_THRESHOLD
 }

+pub(crate) fn default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_rpc_proxy_req_every() -> u64 {
+    0
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_crypto_pending_buffer() -> usize {
    256 * 1024
 }
@@ -421,6 +473,10 @@ pub(crate) fn default_access_users() -> HashMap<String, String> {
    )])
 }

+pub(crate) fn default_user_max_unique_ips_window_secs() -> u64 {
+    DEFAULT_USER_MAX_UNIQUE_IPS_WINDOW_SECS
+}
+
 // Custom deserializer helpers

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
--- a/src/config/hot_reload.rs
+++ b/src/config/hot_reload.rs
@@ -9,20 +9,17 @@
 //! | `general` | `log_level`                    | Filter updated via `log_level_tx`              |
 //! | `access`  | `user_ad_tags`                 | Passed on next connection                      |
 //! | `general` | `ad_tag`                       | Passed on next connection (fallback per-user)  |
-//! | `general` | `middle_proxy_pool_size`       | Passed on next connection                      |
-//! | `general` | `me_keepalive_*`               | Passed on next connection                      |
 //! | `general` | `desync_all_full`              | Applied immediately                            |
 //! | `general` | `update_every`                 | Applied to ME updater immediately              |
-//! | `general` | `hardswap`                     | Applied on next ME map update                  |
-//! | `general` | `me_pool_drain_ttl_secs`       | Applied on next ME map update                  |
-//! | `general` | `me_pool_min_fresh_ratio`      | Applied on next ME map update                  |
-//! | `general` | `me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs` | Applied on next ME map update                  |
+//! | `general` | `me_reinit_*`                  | Applied to ME reinit scheduler immediately     |
+//! | `general` | `hardswap` / `me_*_reinit`     | Applied on next ME map update                  |
 //! | `general` | `telemetry` / `me_*_policy`    | Applied immediately                            |
 //! | `network` | `dns_overrides`                | Applied immediately                            |
 //! | `access`  | All user/quota fields          | Effective immediately                          |
 //!
 //! Fields that require re-binding sockets (`server.port`, `censorship.*`,
 //! `network.*`, `use_middle_proxy`) are **not** applied; a warning is emitted.
+//! Non-hot changes are never mixed into the runtime config snapshot.

 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ use notify::{EventKind, RecursiveMode, Watcher, recommended_watcher};
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, watch};
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};

-use crate::config::{LogLevel, MeSocksKdfPolicy, MeTelemetryLevel};
+use crate::config::{LogLevel, MeBindStaleMode, MeFloorMode, MeSocksKdfPolicy, MeTelemetryLevel};
 use super::load::ProxyConfig;

 // ── Hot fields ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -43,25 +40,56 @@ pub struct HotFields {
    pub log_level:               LogLevel,
    pub ad_tag:                  Option<String>,
    pub dns_overrides:           Vec<String>,
-    pub middle_proxy_pool_size:  usize,
    pub desync_all_full:         bool,
    pub update_every_secs:       u64,
+    pub me_reinit_every_secs:    u64,
+    pub me_reinit_singleflight:  bool,
+    pub me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms: u64,
    pub hardswap:                bool,
    pub me_pool_drain_ttl_secs:  u64,
    pub me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: f32,
    pub me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs: u64,
-    pub me_keepalive_enabled:    bool,
-    pub me_keepalive_interval_secs: u64,
-    pub me_keepalive_jitter_secs:   u64,
-    pub me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+    pub me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms: u64,
+    pub me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms: u64,
+    pub me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes: u8,
+    pub me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms: u64,
+    pub me_bind_stale_mode: MeBindStaleMode,
+    pub me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: u64,
+    pub me_secret_atomic_snapshot: bool,
+    pub me_deterministic_writer_sort: bool,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: u8,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: bool,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: bool,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: u64,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: u64,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,
+    pub me_config_stable_snapshots: u8,
+    pub me_config_apply_cooldown_secs: u64,
+    pub me_snapshot_require_http_2xx: bool,
+    pub me_snapshot_reject_empty_map: bool,
+    pub me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines: u32,
+    pub proxy_secret_stable_snapshots: u8,
+    pub proxy_secret_rotate_runtime: bool,
+    pub proxy_secret_len_max: usize,
    pub telemetry_core_enabled: bool,
    pub telemetry_user_enabled: bool,
    pub telemetry_me_level: MeTelemetryLevel,
    pub me_socks_kdf_policy: MeSocksKdfPolicy,
+    pub me_floor_mode: MeFloorMode,
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
    pub me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms: u64,
    pub me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms: u64,
    pub me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct: u8,
-    pub access:                  crate::config::AccessConfig,
+    pub users:                   std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub user_ad_tags:            std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub user_max_tcp_conns:      std::collections::HashMap<String, usize>,
+    pub user_expirations:        std::collections::HashMap<String, chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
+    pub user_data_quota:         std::collections::HashMap<String, u64>,
+    pub user_max_unique_ips:     std::collections::HashMap<String, usize>,
+    pub user_max_unique_ips_mode: crate::config::UserMaxUniqueIpsMode,
+    pub user_max_unique_ips_window_secs: u64,
 }

 impl HotFields {
@@ -70,62 +98,320 @@ impl HotFields {
            log_level:               cfg.general.log_level.clone(),
            ad_tag:                  cfg.general.ad_tag.clone(),
            dns_overrides:           cfg.network.dns_overrides.clone(),
-            middle_proxy_pool_size:  cfg.general.middle_proxy_pool_size,
            desync_all_full:         cfg.general.desync_all_full,
            update_every_secs:       cfg.general.effective_update_every_secs(),
+            me_reinit_every_secs:    cfg.general.me_reinit_every_secs,
+            me_reinit_singleflight:  cfg.general.me_reinit_singleflight,
+            me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms: cfg.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms,
            hardswap:                cfg.general.hardswap,
            me_pool_drain_ttl_secs:  cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
            me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
            me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs: cfg.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs,
-            me_keepalive_enabled:    cfg.general.me_keepalive_enabled,
-            me_keepalive_interval_secs: cfg.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
-            me_keepalive_jitter_secs:   cfg.general.me_keepalive_jitter_secs,
-            me_keepalive_payload_random: cfg.general.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+            me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms: cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms,
+            me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms: cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms,
+            me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes: cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes,
+            me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms,
+            me_bind_stale_mode: cfg.general.me_bind_stale_mode,
+            me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: cfg.general.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs,
+            me_secret_atomic_snapshot: cfg.general.me_secret_atomic_snapshot,
+            me_deterministic_writer_sort: cfg.general.me_deterministic_writer_sort,
+            me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled,
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine,
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
+            me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
+            me_config_stable_snapshots: cfg.general.me_config_stable_snapshots,
+            me_config_apply_cooldown_secs: cfg.general.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs,
+            me_snapshot_require_http_2xx: cfg.general.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx,
+            me_snapshot_reject_empty_map: cfg.general.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map,
+            me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines: cfg.general.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines,
+            proxy_secret_stable_snapshots: cfg.general.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots,
+            proxy_secret_rotate_runtime: cfg.general.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime,
+            proxy_secret_len_max: cfg.general.proxy_secret_len_max,
            telemetry_core_enabled: cfg.general.telemetry.core_enabled,
            telemetry_user_enabled: cfg.general.telemetry.user_enabled,
            telemetry_me_level: cfg.general.telemetry.me_level,
            me_socks_kdf_policy: cfg.general.me_socks_kdf_policy,
+            me_floor_mode: cfg.general.me_floor_mode,
+            me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+            me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+            me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
            me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms: cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms,
            me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms: cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms,
            me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct: cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct,
-            access:                  cfg.access.clone(),
+            users:                   cfg.access.users.clone(),
+            user_ad_tags:            cfg.access.user_ad_tags.clone(),
+            user_max_tcp_conns:      cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.clone(),
+            user_expirations:        cfg.access.user_expirations.clone(),
+            user_data_quota:         cfg.access.user_data_quota.clone(),
+            user_max_unique_ips:     cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.clone(),
+            user_max_unique_ips_mode: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
+            user_max_unique_ips_window_secs: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs,
        }
    }
 }

 // ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

+fn canonicalize_json(value: &mut serde_json::Value) {
+    match value {
+        serde_json::Value::Object(map) => {
+            let mut pairs: Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)> =
+                std::mem::take(map).into_iter().collect();
+            pairs.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+            for (_, item) in pairs.iter_mut() {
+                canonicalize_json(item);
+            }
+            for (key, item) in pairs {
+                map.insert(key, item);
+            }
+        }
+        serde_json::Value::Array(items) => {
+            for item in items {
+                canonicalize_json(item);
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
+fn config_equal(lhs: &ProxyConfig, rhs: &ProxyConfig) -> bool {
+    let mut left = match serde_json::to_value(lhs) {
+        Ok(value) => value,
+        Err(_) => return false,
+    };
+    let mut right = match serde_json::to_value(rhs) {
+        Ok(value) => value,
+        Err(_) => return false,
+    };
+    canonicalize_json(&mut left);
+    canonicalize_json(&mut right);
+    left == right
+}
+
+fn listeners_equal(
+    lhs: &[crate::config::ListenerConfig],
+    rhs: &[crate::config::ListenerConfig],
+) -> bool {
+    if lhs.len() != rhs.len() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    lhs.iter().zip(rhs.iter()).all(|(a, b)| {
+        a.ip == b.ip
+            && a.announce == b.announce
+            && a.announce_ip == b.announce_ip
+            && a.proxy_protocol == b.proxy_protocol
+            && a.reuse_allow == b.reuse_allow
+    })
+}
+
+fn overlay_hot_fields(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig) -> ProxyConfig {
+    let mut cfg = old.clone();
+
+    cfg.general.log_level = new.general.log_level.clone();
+    cfg.general.ad_tag = new.general.ad_tag.clone();
+    cfg.network.dns_overrides = new.network.dns_overrides.clone();
+    cfg.general.desync_all_full = new.general.desync_all_full;
+    cfg.general.update_every = new.general.update_every;
+    cfg.general.proxy_secret_auto_reload_secs = new.general.proxy_secret_auto_reload_secs;
+    cfg.general.proxy_config_auto_reload_secs = new.general.proxy_config_auto_reload_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_reinit_every_secs = new.general.me_reinit_every_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_reinit_singleflight = new.general.me_reinit_singleflight;
+    cfg.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms = new.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms;
+    cfg.general.hardswap = new.general.hardswap;
+    cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs = new.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio = new.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio;
+    cfg.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs = new.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms = new.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms = new.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes = new.general.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes;
+    cfg.general.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms =
+        new.general.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_bind_stale_mode = new.general.me_bind_stale_mode;
+    cfg.general.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs = new.general.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_secret_atomic_snapshot = new.general.me_secret_atomic_snapshot;
+    cfg.general.me_deterministic_writer_sort = new.general.me_deterministic_writer_sort;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers = new.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled =
+        new.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine =
+        new.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms =
+        new.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms =
+        new.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs =
+        new.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_config_stable_snapshots = new.general.me_config_stable_snapshots;
+    cfg.general.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs = new.general.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx = new.general.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx;
+    cfg.general.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map = new.general.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map;
+    cfg.general.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines = new.general.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines;
+    cfg.general.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots = new.general.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots;
+    cfg.general.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime = new.general.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime;
+    cfg.general.proxy_secret_len_max = new.general.proxy_secret_len_max;
+    cfg.general.telemetry = new.general.telemetry.clone();
+    cfg.general.me_socks_kdf_policy = new.general.me_socks_kdf_policy;
+    cfg.general.me_floor_mode = new.general.me_floor_mode;
+    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs = new.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint =
+        new.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint;
+    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs =
+        new.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms =
+        new.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms =
+        new.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms;
+    cfg.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct =
+        new.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct;
+
+    cfg.access.users = new.access.users.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_ad_tags = new.access.user_ad_tags.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns = new.access.user_max_tcp_conns.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_expirations = new.access.user_expirations.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_data_quota = new.access.user_data_quota.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips = new.access.user_max_unique_ips.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode = new.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode;
+    cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs = new.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs;
+
+    cfg
+}
+
 /// Warn if any non-hot fields changed (require restart).
-fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig) {
+fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig, non_hot_changed: bool) {
+    let mut warned = false;
    if old.server.port != new.server.port {
+        warned = true;
        warn!(
            "config reload: server.port changed ({} → {}); restart required",
            old.server.port, new.server.port
        );
    }
+    if old.server.api.enabled != new.server.api.enabled
+        || old.server.api.listen != new.server.api.listen
+        || old.server.api.whitelist != new.server.api.whitelist
+        || old.server.api.auth_header != new.server.api.auth_header
+        || old.server.api.request_body_limit_bytes != new.server.api.request_body_limit_bytes
+        || old.server.api.minimal_runtime_enabled != new.server.api.minimal_runtime_enabled
+        || old.server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms
+            != new.server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms
+        || old.server.api.read_only != new.server.api.read_only
+    {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: server.api changed; restart required");
+    }
+    if old.server.proxy_protocol != new.server.proxy_protocol
+        || !listeners_equal(&old.server.listeners, &new.server.listeners)
+        || old.server.listen_addr_ipv4 != new.server.listen_addr_ipv4
+        || old.server.listen_addr_ipv6 != new.server.listen_addr_ipv6
+        || old.server.listen_tcp != new.server.listen_tcp
+        || old.server.listen_unix_sock != new.server.listen_unix_sock
+        || old.server.listen_unix_sock_perm != new.server.listen_unix_sock_perm
+    {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: server listener settings changed; restart required");
+    }
+    if old.censorship.tls_domain != new.censorship.tls_domain
+        || old.censorship.tls_domains != new.censorship.tls_domains
+        || old.censorship.mask != new.censorship.mask
+        || old.censorship.mask_host != new.censorship.mask_host
+        || old.censorship.mask_port != new.censorship.mask_port
+        || old.censorship.mask_unix_sock != new.censorship.mask_unix_sock
+        || old.censorship.fake_cert_len != new.censorship.fake_cert_len
+        || old.censorship.tls_emulation != new.censorship.tls_emulation
+        || old.censorship.tls_front_dir != new.censorship.tls_front_dir
+        || old.censorship.server_hello_delay_min_ms != new.censorship.server_hello_delay_min_ms
+        || old.censorship.server_hello_delay_max_ms != new.censorship.server_hello_delay_max_ms
+        || old.censorship.tls_new_session_tickets != new.censorship.tls_new_session_tickets
+        || old.censorship.tls_full_cert_ttl_secs != new.censorship.tls_full_cert_ttl_secs
+        || old.censorship.alpn_enforce != new.censorship.alpn_enforce
+        || old.censorship.mask_proxy_protocol != new.censorship.mask_proxy_protocol
+    {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: censorship settings changed; restart required");
+    }
    if old.censorship.tls_domain != new.censorship.tls_domain {
+        warned = true;
        warn!(
            "config reload: censorship.tls_domain changed ('{}' → '{}'); restart required",
            old.censorship.tls_domain, new.censorship.tls_domain
        );
    }
    if old.network.ipv4 != new.network.ipv4 || old.network.ipv6 != new.network.ipv6 {
+        warned = true;
        warn!("config reload: network.ipv4/ipv6 changed; restart required");
    }
+    if old.network.prefer != new.network.prefer
+        || old.network.multipath != new.network.multipath
+        || old.network.stun_use != new.network.stun_use
+        || old.network.stun_servers != new.network.stun_servers
+        || old.network.stun_tcp_fallback != new.network.stun_tcp_fallback
+        || old.network.http_ip_detect_urls != new.network.http_ip_detect_urls
+        || old.network.cache_public_ip_path != new.network.cache_public_ip_path
+    {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: non-hot network settings changed; restart required");
+    }
    if old.general.use_middle_proxy != new.general.use_middle_proxy {
+        warned = true;
        warn!("config reload: use_middle_proxy changed; restart required");
    }
    if old.general.stun_nat_probe_concurrency != new.general.stun_nat_probe_concurrency {
+        warned = true;
        warn!("config reload: general.stun_nat_probe_concurrency changed; restart required");
    }
+    if old.general.middle_proxy_pool_size != new.general.middle_proxy_pool_size {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: general.middle_proxy_pool_size changed; restart required");
+    }
+    if old.general.me_init_retry_attempts != new.general.me_init_retry_attempts {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: general.me_init_retry_attempts changed; restart required");
+    }
+    if old.general.me2dc_fallback != new.general.me2dc_fallback {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: general.me2dc_fallback changed; restart required");
+    }
+    if old.general.me_keepalive_enabled != new.general.me_keepalive_enabled
+        || old.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs != new.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs
+        || old.general.me_keepalive_jitter_secs != new.general.me_keepalive_jitter_secs
+        || old.general.me_keepalive_payload_random != new.general.me_keepalive_payload_random
+    {
+        warned = true;
+        warn!("config reload: general.me_keepalive_* changed; restart required");
+    }
    if old.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts != new.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts
        || old.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms
            != new.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms
        || old.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold
            != new.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold
+        || old.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors
+            != new.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors
+        || old.general.rpc_proxy_req_every != new.general.rpc_proxy_req_every
    {
+        warned = true;
        warn!("config reload: general.upstream_* changed; restart required");
    }
+    if non_hot_changed && !warned {
+        warn!("config reload: one or more non-hot fields changed; restart required");
+    }
 }

 /// Resolve the public host for link generation — mirrors the logic in main.rs.
@@ -208,10 +494,10 @@ fn log_changes(
        log_tx.send(new_hot.log_level.clone()).ok();
    }

-    if old_hot.access.user_ad_tags != new_hot.access.user_ad_tags {
+    if old_hot.user_ad_tags != new_hot.user_ad_tags {
        info!(
            "config reload: user_ad_tags updated ({} entries)",
-            new_hot.access.user_ad_tags.len(),
+            new_hot.user_ad_tags.len(),
        );
    }

@@ -226,13 +512,6 @@ fn log_changes(
        );
    }

-    if old_hot.middle_proxy_pool_size != new_hot.middle_proxy_pool_size {
-        info!(
-            "config reload: middle_proxy_pool_size: {} → {}",
-            old_hot.middle_proxy_pool_size, new_hot.middle_proxy_pool_size,
-        );
-    }
-
    if old_hot.desync_all_full != new_hot.desync_all_full {
        info!(
            "config reload: desync_all_full: {} → {}",
@@ -246,6 +525,17 @@ fn log_changes(
            old_hot.update_every_secs, new_hot.update_every_secs,
        );
    }
+    if old_hot.me_reinit_every_secs != new_hot.me_reinit_every_secs
+        || old_hot.me_reinit_singleflight != new_hot.me_reinit_singleflight
+        || old_hot.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms != new_hot.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_reinit: interval={}s singleflight={} coalesce={}ms",
+            new_hot.me_reinit_every_secs,
+            new_hot.me_reinit_singleflight,
+            new_hot.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms
+        );
+    }

    if old_hot.hardswap != new_hot.hardswap {
        info!(
@@ -274,18 +564,84 @@ fn log_changes(
            old_hot.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs, new_hot.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs,
        );
    }
-
-    if old_hot.me_keepalive_enabled        != new_hot.me_keepalive_enabled
-    || old_hot.me_keepalive_interval_secs  != new_hot.me_keepalive_interval_secs
-    || old_hot.me_keepalive_jitter_secs    != new_hot.me_keepalive_jitter_secs
-    || old_hot.me_keepalive_payload_random != new_hot.me_keepalive_payload_random
+    if old_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms != new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms
+        || old_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms != new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms
+        || old_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes != new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes
+        || old_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms
+            != new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms
    {
        info!(
-            "config reload: me_keepalive: enabled={} interval={}s jitter={}s random_payload={}",
-            new_hot.me_keepalive_enabled,
-            new_hot.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
-            new_hot.me_keepalive_jitter_secs,
-            new_hot.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+            "config reload: me_hardswap_warmup: min={}ms max={}ms extra_passes={} pass_backoff={}ms",
+            new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms,
+            new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms,
+            new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes,
+            new_hot.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.me_bind_stale_mode != new_hot.me_bind_stale_mode
+        || old_hot.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs != new_hot.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_bind_stale: mode={:?} ttl={}s",
+            new_hot.me_bind_stale_mode,
+            new_hot.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.me_secret_atomic_snapshot != new_hot.me_secret_atomic_snapshot
+        || old_hot.me_deterministic_writer_sort != new_hot.me_deterministic_writer_sort
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_runtime_flags: secret_atomic_snapshot={} deterministic_sort={}",
+            new_hot.me_secret_atomic_snapshot,
+            new_hot.me_deterministic_writer_sort
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers
+        || old_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled
+            != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled
+        || old_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine
+            != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine
+        || old_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms
+            != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms
+        || old_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms
+            != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms
+        || old_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs
+            != new_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_single_endpoint: shadow={} outage_enabled={} disable_quarantine={} backoff=[{}..{}]ms rotate={}s",
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled,
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine,
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
+            new_hot.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.me_config_stable_snapshots != new_hot.me_config_stable_snapshots
+        || old_hot.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs != new_hot.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs
+        || old_hot.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx != new_hot.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx
+        || old_hot.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map != new_hot.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map
+        || old_hot.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines != new_hot.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_snapshot_guard: stable={} cooldown={}s require_2xx={} reject_empty={} min_proxy_for={}",
+            new_hot.me_config_stable_snapshots,
+            new_hot.me_config_apply_cooldown_secs,
+            new_hot.me_snapshot_require_http_2xx,
+            new_hot.me_snapshot_reject_empty_map,
+            new_hot.me_snapshot_min_proxy_for_lines
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots != new_hot.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots
+        || old_hot.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime != new_hot.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime
+        || old_hot.proxy_secret_len_max != new_hot.proxy_secret_len_max
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: proxy_secret_runtime: stable={} rotate={} len_max={}",
+            new_hot.proxy_secret_stable_snapshots,
+            new_hot.proxy_secret_rotate_runtime,
+            new_hot.proxy_secret_len_max
        );
    }

@@ -309,6 +665,22 @@ fn log_changes(
        );
    }

+    if old_hot.me_floor_mode != new_hot.me_floor_mode
+        || old_hot.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs != new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs
+        || old_hot.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint
+            != new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint
+        || old_hot.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs
+            != new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_floor: mode={:?} idle={}s min_single={} recover_grace={}s",
+            new_hot.me_floor_mode,
+            new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+            new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+            new_hot.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+        );
+    }
+
    if old_hot.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms
        != new_hot.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms
        || old_hot.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms
@@ -324,21 +696,21 @@ fn log_changes(
        );
    }

-    if old_hot.access.users != new_hot.access.users {
-        let mut added: Vec<&String> = new_hot.access.users.keys()
-            .filter(|u| !old_hot.access.users.contains_key(*u))
+    if old_hot.users != new_hot.users {
+        let mut added: Vec<&String> = new_hot.users.keys()
+            .filter(|u| !old_hot.users.contains_key(*u))
            .collect();
        added.sort();

-        let mut removed: Vec<&String> = old_hot.access.users.keys()
-            .filter(|u| !new_hot.access.users.contains_key(*u))
+        let mut removed: Vec<&String> = old_hot.users.keys()
+            .filter(|u| !new_hot.users.contains_key(*u))
            .collect();
        removed.sort();

-        let mut changed: Vec<&String> = new_hot.access.users.keys()
+        let mut changed: Vec<&String> = new_hot.users.keys()
            .filter(|u| {
-                old_hot.access.users.get(*u)
-                    .map(|s| s != &new_hot.access.users[*u])
+                old_hot.users.get(*u)
+                    .map(|s| s != &new_hot.users[*u])
                    .unwrap_or(false)
            })
            .collect();
@@ -352,7 +724,7 @@ fn log_changes(
            let host = resolve_link_host(new_cfg, detected_ip_v4, detected_ip_v6);
            let port = new_cfg.general.links.public_port.unwrap_or(new_cfg.server.port);
            for user in &added {
-                if let Some(secret) = new_hot.access.users.get(*user) {
+                if let Some(secret) = new_hot.users.get(*user) {
                    print_user_links(user, secret, &host, port, new_cfg);
                }
            }
@@ -371,28 +743,38 @@ fn log_changes(
        }
    }

-    if old_hot.access.user_max_tcp_conns != new_hot.access.user_max_tcp_conns {
+    if old_hot.user_max_tcp_conns != new_hot.user_max_tcp_conns {
        info!(
            "config reload: user_max_tcp_conns updated ({} entries)",
-            new_hot.access.user_max_tcp_conns.len()
+            new_hot.user_max_tcp_conns.len()
        );
    }
-    if old_hot.access.user_expirations != new_hot.access.user_expirations {
+    if old_hot.user_expirations != new_hot.user_expirations {
        info!(
            "config reload: user_expirations updated ({} entries)",
-            new_hot.access.user_expirations.len()
+            new_hot.user_expirations.len()
        );
    }
-    if old_hot.access.user_data_quota != new_hot.access.user_data_quota {
+    if old_hot.user_data_quota != new_hot.user_data_quota {
        info!(
            "config reload: user_data_quota updated ({} entries)",
-            new_hot.access.user_data_quota.len()
+            new_hot.user_data_quota.len()
        );
    }
-    if old_hot.access.user_max_unique_ips != new_hot.access.user_max_unique_ips {
+    if old_hot.user_max_unique_ips != new_hot.user_max_unique_ips {
        info!(
            "config reload: user_max_unique_ips updated ({} entries)",
-            new_hot.access.user_max_unique_ips.len()
+            new_hot.user_max_unique_ips.len()
+        );
+    }
+    if old_hot.user_max_unique_ips_mode != new_hot.user_max_unique_ips_mode
+        || old_hot.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs
+            != new_hot.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs
+    {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: user_max_unique_ips policy mode={:?} window={}s",
+            new_hot.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
+            new_hot.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs
        );
    }
 }
@@ -419,15 +801,22 @@ fn reload_config(
    }

    let old_cfg = config_tx.borrow().clone();
+    let applied_cfg = overlay_hot_fields(&old_cfg, &new_cfg);
    let old_hot = HotFields::from_config(&old_cfg);
-    let new_hot = HotFields::from_config(&new_cfg);
+    let applied_hot = HotFields::from_config(&applied_cfg);
+    let non_hot_changed = !config_equal(&applied_cfg, &new_cfg);
+    let hot_changed = old_hot != applied_hot;

-    if old_hot == new_hot {
+    if non_hot_changed {
+        warn_non_hot_changes(&old_cfg, &new_cfg, non_hot_changed);
+    }
+
+    if !hot_changed {
        return;
    }

-    if old_hot.dns_overrides != new_hot.dns_overrides
-        && let Err(e) = crate::network::dns_overrides::install_entries(&new_hot.dns_overrides)
+    if old_hot.dns_overrides != applied_hot.dns_overrides
+        && let Err(e) = crate::network::dns_overrides::install_entries(&applied_hot.dns_overrides)
    {
        error!(
            "config reload: invalid network.dns_overrides: {}; keeping old config",
@@ -436,9 +825,15 @@ fn reload_config(
        return;
    }

-    warn_non_hot_changes(&old_cfg, &new_cfg);
-    log_changes(&old_hot, &new_hot, &new_cfg, log_tx, detected_ip_v4, detected_ip_v6);
-    config_tx.send(Arc::new(new_cfg)).ok();
+    log_changes(
+        &old_hot,
+        &applied_hot,
+        &applied_cfg,
+        log_tx,
+        detected_ip_v4,
+        detected_ip_v6,
+    );
+    config_tx.send(Arc::new(applied_cfg)).ok();
 }

 // ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -564,3 +959,80 @@ pub fn spawn_config_watcher(

    (config_rx, log_rx)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn sample_config() -> ProxyConfig {
+        ProxyConfig::default()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn overlay_applies_hot_and_preserves_non_hot() {
+        let old = sample_config();
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.general.hardswap = !old.general.hardswap;
+        new.server.port = old.server.port.saturating_add(1);
+
+        let applied = overlay_hot_fields(&old, &new);
+        assert_eq!(applied.general.hardswap, new.general.hardswap);
+        assert_eq!(applied.server.port, old.server.port);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_hot_only_change_does_not_change_hot_snapshot() {
+        let old = sample_config();
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.server.port = old.server.port.saturating_add(1);
+
+        let applied = overlay_hot_fields(&old, &new);
+        assert_eq!(HotFields::from_config(&old), HotFields::from_config(&applied));
+        assert_eq!(applied.server.port, old.server.port);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bind_stale_mode_is_hot() {
+        let old = sample_config();
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.general.me_bind_stale_mode = match old.general.me_bind_stale_mode {
+            MeBindStaleMode::Never => MeBindStaleMode::Ttl,
+            MeBindStaleMode::Ttl => MeBindStaleMode::Always,
+            MeBindStaleMode::Always => MeBindStaleMode::Never,
+        };
+
+        let applied = overlay_hot_fields(&old, &new);
+        assert_eq!(
+            applied.general.me_bind_stale_mode,
+            new.general.me_bind_stale_mode
+        );
+        assert_ne!(HotFields::from_config(&old), HotFields::from_config(&applied));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keepalive_is_not_hot() {
+        let old = sample_config();
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs = old.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs + 5;
+
+        let applied = overlay_hot_fields(&old, &new);
+        assert_eq!(
+            applied.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
+            old.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs
+        );
+        assert_eq!(HotFields::from_config(&old), HotFields::from_config(&applied));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mixed_hot_and_non_hot_change_applies_only_hot_subset() {
+        let old = sample_config();
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.general.hardswap = !old.general.hardswap;
+        new.general.use_middle_proxy = !old.general.use_middle_proxy;
+
+        let applied = overlay_hot_fields(&old, &new);
+        assert_eq!(applied.general.hardswap, new.general.hardswap);
+        assert_eq!(applied.general.use_middle_proxy, old.general.use_middle_proxy);
+        assert!(!config_equal(&applied, &new));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/config/load.rs
+++ b/src/config/load.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(deprecated)]

 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::Path;

 use rand::Rng;
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
            ));
        }

+        if config.general.me_init_retry_attempts > 1_000_000 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.me_init_retry_attempts must be within [0, 1000000]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
        if config.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts == 0 {
            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
                "general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts must be > 0".to_string(),
@@ -249,6 +255,20 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
            ));
        }

+        if config.general.rpc_proxy_req_every != 0
+            && !(10..=300).contains(&config.general.rpc_proxy_req_every)
+        {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.rpc_proxy_req_every must be 0 or within [10, 300]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if config.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs == 0 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs must be > 0".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
        if config.general.me_reinit_every_secs == 0 {
            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
                "general.me_reinit_every_secs must be > 0".to_string(),
@@ -261,6 +281,15 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
            ));
        }

+        if config.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint == 0
+            || config.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint > 32
+        {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint must be within [1, 32]"
+                    .to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
        if config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms == 0 {
            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
                "general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms must be > 0".to_string(),
@@ -381,6 +410,24 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
            ));
        }

+        if config.server.api.request_body_limit_bytes == 0 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "server.api.request_body_limit_bytes must be > 0".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if config.server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms > 60_000 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms must be within [0, 60000]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if config.server.api.listen.parse::<SocketAddr>().is_err() {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "server.api.listen must be in IP:PORT format".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
        if config.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs() > 0
            && config.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs()
                < config.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs
@@ -618,6 +665,14 @@ mod tests {
            cfg.general.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
            default_me_reconnect_fast_retry_count()
        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.me_init_retry_attempts,
+            default_me_init_retry_attempts()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.me2dc_fallback,
+            default_me2dc_fallback()
+        );
        assert_eq!(
            cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
            default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers()
@@ -642,6 +697,19 @@ mod tests {
            cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
            default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs()
        );
+        assert_eq!(cfg.general.me_floor_mode, MeFloorMode::default());
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs()
+        );
        assert_eq!(
            cfg.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts,
            default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts()
@@ -654,10 +722,40 @@ mod tests {
            cfg.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold,
            default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold()
        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors,
+            default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.general.rpc_proxy_req_every,
+            default_rpc_proxy_req_every()
+        );
        assert_eq!(cfg.general.update_every, default_update_every());
        assert_eq!(cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv4, default_listen_addr_ipv4());
        assert_eq!(cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv6, default_listen_addr_ipv6_opt());
+        assert_eq!(cfg.server.api.listen, default_api_listen());
+        assert_eq!(cfg.server.api.whitelist, default_api_whitelist());
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.server.api.request_body_limit_bytes,
+            default_api_request_body_limit_bytes()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.server.api.minimal_runtime_enabled,
+            default_api_minimal_runtime_enabled()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms,
+            default_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms()
+        );
        assert_eq!(cfg.access.users, default_access_users());
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
+            UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::default()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs,
+            default_user_max_unique_ips_window_secs()
+        );
    }

    #[test]
@@ -680,6 +778,11 @@ mod tests {
            general.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
            default_me_reconnect_fast_retry_count()
        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            general.me_init_retry_attempts,
+            default_me_init_retry_attempts()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(general.me2dc_fallback, default_me2dc_fallback());
        assert_eq!(
            general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
            default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers()
@@ -704,6 +807,19 @@ mod tests {
            general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
            default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs()
        );
+        assert_eq!(general.me_floor_mode, MeFloorMode::default());
+        assert_eq!(
+            general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+            default_me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs()
+        );
        assert_eq!(
            general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts,
            default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts()
@@ -716,10 +832,29 @@ mod tests {
            general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold,
            default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold()
        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors,
+            default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(general.rpc_proxy_req_every, default_rpc_proxy_req_every());
        assert_eq!(general.update_every, default_update_every());

        let server = ServerConfig::default();
        assert_eq!(server.listen_addr_ipv6, Some(default_listen_addr_ipv6()));
+        assert_eq!(server.api.listen, default_api_listen());
+        assert_eq!(server.api.whitelist, default_api_whitelist());
+        assert_eq!(
+            server.api.request_body_limit_bytes,
+            default_api_request_body_limit_bytes()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            server.api.minimal_runtime_enabled,
+            default_api_minimal_runtime_enabled()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms,
+            default_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms()
+        );

        let access = AccessConfig::default();
        assert_eq!(access.users, default_access_users());
@@ -931,6 +1066,50 @@ mod tests {
        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint = 0
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_out_of_range_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(
+            err.contains(
+                "general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint must be within [1, 32]"
+            )
+        );
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn me_floor_mode_adaptive_is_parsed() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            me_floor_mode = "adaptive"
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_me_floor_mode_adaptive_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let cfg = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg.general.me_floor_mode, MeFloorMode::Adaptive);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn upstream_connect_retry_attempts_zero_is_rejected() {
        let toml = r#"
@@ -971,6 +1150,62 @@ mod tests {
        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn rpc_proxy_req_every_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            rpc_proxy_req_every = 9
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_rpc_proxy_req_every_out_of_range_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("general.rpc_proxy_req_every must be 0 or within [10, 300]"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rpc_proxy_req_every_zero_and_valid_range_are_accepted() {
+        let toml_zero = r#"
+            [general]
+            rpc_proxy_req_every = 0
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path_zero = dir.join("telemt_rpc_proxy_req_every_zero_ok_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path_zero, toml_zero).unwrap();
+        let cfg_zero = ProxyConfig::load(&path_zero).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg_zero.general.rpc_proxy_req_every, 0);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path_zero);
+
+        let toml_valid = r#"
+            [general]
+            rpc_proxy_req_every = 40
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let path_valid = dir.join("telemt_rpc_proxy_req_every_valid_ok_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path_valid, toml_valid).unwrap();
+        let cfg_valid = ProxyConfig::load(&path_valid).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg_valid.general.rpc_proxy_req_every, 40);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path_valid);
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn me_hardswap_warmup_defaults_are_set() {
        let toml = r#"
@@ -1166,6 +1401,28 @@ mod tests {
        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [server.api]
+            enabled = true
+            listen = "127.0.0.1:9091"
+            minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms = 70000
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_invalid_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("server.api.minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms must be within [0, 60000]"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn force_close_bumped_when_below_drain_ttl() {
        let toml = r#"
--- a/src/config/types.rs
+++ b/src/config/types.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,44 @@ impl MeBindStaleMode {
    }
 }

+/// Middle-End writer floor policy mode.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum MeFloorMode {
+    Static,
+    #[default]
+    Adaptive,
+}
+
+impl MeFloorMode {
+    pub fn as_u8(self) -> u8 {
+        match self {
+            MeFloorMode::Static => 0,
+            MeFloorMode::Adaptive => 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_u8(raw: u8) -> Self {
+        match raw {
+            1 => MeFloorMode::Adaptive,
+            _ => MeFloorMode::Static,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Per-user unique source IP limit mode.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum UserMaxUniqueIpsMode {
+    /// Count only currently active source IPs.
+    #[default]
+    ActiveWindow,
+    /// Count source IPs seen within the recent time window.
+    TimeWindow,
+    /// Enforce both active and recent-window limits at the same time.
+    Combined,
+}
+
 /// Telemetry controls for hot-path counters and ME diagnostics.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TelemetryConfig {
@@ -315,6 +353,15 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_middle_proxy_warm_standby")]
    pub middle_proxy_warm_standby: usize,

+    /// Startup retries for Middle-End pool initialization before ME→Direct fallback.
+    /// 0 means unlimited retries.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me_init_retry_attempts")]
+    pub me_init_retry_attempts: u32,
+
+    /// Allow fallback from Middle-End mode to direct DC when ME startup cannot be initialized.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me2dc_fallback")]
+    pub me2dc_fallback: bool,
+
    /// Enable ME keepalive padding frames.
    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
    pub me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
@@ -331,6 +378,11 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
    pub me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,

+    /// Interval in seconds for service RPC_PROXY_REQ activity signals to ME.
+    /// 0 disables service activity signals.
+    #[serde(default = "default_rpc_proxy_req_every")]
+    pub rpc_proxy_req_every: u64,
+
    /// Max pending ciphertext buffer per client writer (bytes).
    /// Controls FakeTLS backpressure vs throughput.
    #[serde(default = "default_crypto_pending_buffer")]
@@ -419,6 +471,22 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs")]
    pub me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,

+    /// Floor policy mode for ME writer targets.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub me_floor_mode: MeFloorMode,
+
+    /// Idle time in seconds before adaptive floor can reduce single-endpoint writer target.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs")]
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+
+    /// Minimum writer target for single-endpoint DC groups in adaptive floor mode.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint")]
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+
+    /// Grace period in seconds to hold static floor after activity in adaptive mode.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs")]
+    pub me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
+
    /// Connect attempts for the selected upstream before returning error/fallback.
    #[serde(default = "default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts")]
    pub upstream_connect_retry_attempts: u32,
@@ -431,6 +499,10 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold")]
    pub upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold: u32,

+    /// Skip additional retries for hard non-transient upstream connect errors.
+    #[serde(default = "default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors")]
+    pub upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors: bool,
+
    /// Ignore STUN/interface IP mismatch (keep using Middle Proxy even if NAT detected).
    #[serde(default)]
    pub stun_iface_mismatch_ignore: bool,
@@ -617,10 +689,13 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
            stun_nat_probe_concurrency: default_stun_nat_probe_concurrency(),
            middle_proxy_pool_size: default_pool_size(),
            middle_proxy_warm_standby: default_middle_proxy_warm_standby(),
+            me_init_retry_attempts: default_me_init_retry_attempts(),
+            me2dc_fallback: default_me2dc_fallback(),
            me_keepalive_enabled: default_true(),
            me_keepalive_interval_secs: default_keepalive_interval(),
            me_keepalive_jitter_secs: default_keepalive_jitter(),
            me_keepalive_payload_random: default_true(),
+            rpc_proxy_req_every: default_rpc_proxy_req_every(),
            me_warmup_stagger_enabled: default_true(),
            me_warmup_step_delay_ms: default_warmup_step_delay_ms(),
            me_warmup_step_jitter_ms: default_warmup_step_jitter_ms(),
@@ -634,9 +709,14 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: default_me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms(),
            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: default_me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms(),
            me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: default_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs(),
+            me_floor_mode: MeFloorMode::default(),
+            me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: default_me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs(),
+            me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: default_me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint(),
+            me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: default_me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs(),
            upstream_connect_retry_attempts: default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts(),
            upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms: default_upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms(),
            upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold: default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold(),
+            upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors: default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors(),
            stun_iface_mismatch_ignore: false,
            unknown_dc_log_path: default_unknown_dc_log_path(),
            log_level: LogLevel::Normal,
@@ -737,6 +817,58 @@ impl Default for LinksConfig {
    }
 }

+/// API settings for control-plane endpoints.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ApiConfig {
+    /// Enable or disable REST API.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+
+    /// Listen address for API in `IP:PORT` format.
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_listen")]
+    pub listen: String,
+
+    /// CIDR whitelist allowed to access API.
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_whitelist")]
+    pub whitelist: Vec<IpNetwork>,
+
+    /// Optional static value for `Authorization` header validation.
+    /// Empty string disables header auth.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auth_header: String,
+
+    /// Maximum accepted HTTP request body size in bytes.
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_request_body_limit_bytes")]
+    pub request_body_limit_bytes: usize,
+
+    /// Enable runtime snapshots that require read-lock aggregation on API request path.
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_minimal_runtime_enabled")]
+    pub minimal_runtime_enabled: bool,
+
+    /// Cache TTL for minimal runtime snapshots in milliseconds (0 disables caching).
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms")]
+    pub minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms: u64,
+
+    /// Read-only mode: mutating endpoints are rejected.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub read_only: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for ApiConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enabled: false,
+            listen: default_api_listen(),
+            whitelist: default_api_whitelist(),
+            auth_header: String::new(),
+            request_body_limit_bytes: default_api_request_body_limit_bytes(),
+            minimal_runtime_enabled: default_api_minimal_runtime_enabled(),
+            minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms: default_api_minimal_runtime_cache_ttl_ms(),
+            read_only: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ServerConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_port")]
@@ -772,6 +904,9 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
    #[serde(default = "default_metrics_whitelist")]
    pub metrics_whitelist: Vec<IpNetwork>,

+    #[serde(default, alias = "admin_api")]
+    pub api: ApiConfig,
+
    #[serde(default)]
    pub listeners: Vec<ListenerConfig>,
 }
@@ -788,6 +923,7 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
            proxy_protocol: false,
            metrics_port: None,
            metrics_whitelist: default_metrics_whitelist(),
+            api: ApiConfig::default(),
            listeners: Vec::new(),
        }
    }
@@ -933,6 +1069,12 @@ pub struct AccessConfig {
    #[serde(default)]
    pub user_max_unique_ips: HashMap<String, usize>,

+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub user_max_unique_ips_mode: UserMaxUniqueIpsMode,
+
+    #[serde(default = "default_user_max_unique_ips_window_secs")]
+    pub user_max_unique_ips_window_secs: u64,
+
    #[serde(default = "default_replay_check_len")]
    pub replay_check_len: usize,

@@ -952,6 +1094,8 @@ impl Default for AccessConfig {
            user_expirations: HashMap::new(),
            user_data_quota: HashMap::new(),
            user_max_unique_ips: HashMap::new(),
+            user_max_unique_ips_mode: UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::default(),
+            user_max_unique_ips_window_secs: default_user_max_unique_ips_window_secs(),
            replay_check_len: default_replay_check_len(),
            replay_window_secs: default_replay_window_secs(),
            ignore_time_skew: false,
--- a/src/ip_tracker.rs
+++ b/src/ip_tracker.rs
@@ -1,153 +1,151 @@
-// src/ip_tracker.rs
-// IP address tracking and limiting for users
+// IP address tracking and per-user unique IP limiting.

 #![allow(dead_code)]

 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;

-/// Трекер уникальных IP-адресов для каждого пользователя MTProxy
-/// 
-/// Предоставляет thread-safe механизм для:
-/// - Отслеживания активных IP-адресов каждого пользователя
-/// - Ограничения количества уникальных IP на пользователя
-/// - Автоматической очистки при отключении клиентов
+use crate::config::UserMaxUniqueIpsMode;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct UserIpTracker {
-    /// Маппинг: Имя пользователя -> Множество активных IP-адресов
    active_ips: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, HashSet<IpAddr>>>>,
-    
-    /// Маппинг: Имя пользователя -> Максимально разрешенное количество уникальных IP
+    recent_ips: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, HashMap<IpAddr, Instant>>>>,
    max_ips: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, usize>>>,
+    limit_mode: Arc<RwLock<UserMaxUniqueIpsMode>>,
+    limit_window: Arc<RwLock<Duration>>,
 }

 impl UserIpTracker {
-    /// Создать новый пустой трекер
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            active_ips: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+            recent_ips: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
            max_ips: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+            limit_mode: Arc::new(RwLock::new(UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::ActiveWindow)),
+            limit_window: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Duration::from_secs(30))),
        }
    }

-    /// Установить лимит уникальных IP для конкретного пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// * `max_ips` - Максимальное количество одновременно активных IP-адресов
+    pub async fn set_limit_policy(&self, mode: UserMaxUniqueIpsMode, window_secs: u64) {
+        {
+            let mut current_mode = self.limit_mode.write().await;
+            *current_mode = mode;
+        }
+        let mut current_window = self.limit_window.write().await;
+        *current_window = Duration::from_secs(window_secs.max(1));
+    }
+
    pub async fn set_user_limit(&self, username: &str, max_ips: usize) {
        let mut limits = self.max_ips.write().await;
        limits.insert(username.to_string(), max_ips);
    }

-    /// Загрузить лимиты из конфигурации
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `limits` - HashMap с лимитами из config.toml
-    pub async fn load_limits(&self, limits: &HashMap<String, usize>) {
-        let mut max_ips = self.max_ips.write().await;
-        for (user, limit) in limits {
-            max_ips.insert(user.clone(), *limit);
-        }
+    pub async fn remove_user_limit(&self, username: &str) {
+        let mut limits = self.max_ips.write().await;
+        limits.remove(username);
    }

-    /// Проверить, может ли пользователь подключиться с данного IP-адреса
-    /// и добавить IP в список активных, если проверка успешна
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// * `ip` - IP-адрес клиента
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// * `Ok(())` - Подключение разрешено, IP добавлен в активные
-    /// * `Err(String)` - Подключение отклонено с описанием причины
-    pub async fn check_and_add(&self, username: &str, ip: IpAddr) -> Result<(), String> {
-        // Получаем лимит для пользователя
-        let max_ips = self.max_ips.read().await;
-        let limit = match max_ips.get(username) {
-            Some(limit) => *limit,
-            None => {
-                // Если лимит не задан - разрешаем безлимитный доступ
-                drop(max_ips);
-                let mut active_ips = self.active_ips.write().await;
-                let user_ips = active_ips
-                    .entry(username.to_string())
-                    .or_insert_with(HashSet::new);
-                user_ips.insert(ip);
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-        };
-        drop(max_ips);
+    pub async fn load_limits(&self, limits: &HashMap<String, usize>) {
+        let mut max_ips = self.max_ips.write().await;
+        max_ips.clone_from(limits);
+    }
+
+    fn prune_recent(user_recent: &mut HashMap<IpAddr, Instant>, now: Instant, window: Duration) {
+        if user_recent.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        user_recent.retain(|_, seen_at| now.duration_since(*seen_at) <= window);
+    }
+
+    pub async fn check_and_add(&self, username: &str, ip: IpAddr) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let limit = {
+            let max_ips = self.max_ips.read().await;
+            max_ips.get(username).copied()
+        };

-        // Проверяем и обновляем активные IP
        let mut active_ips = self.active_ips.write().await;
-        let user_ips = active_ips
+        let user_active = active_ips
            .entry(username.to_string())
            .or_insert_with(HashSet::new);

-        // Если IP уже есть в списке - это повторное подключение, разрешаем
-        if user_ips.contains(&ip) {
+        if limit.is_none() {
+            user_active.insert(ip);
            return Ok(());
        }

-        // Проверяем, не превышен ли лимит
-        if user_ips.len() >= limit {
+        let limit = limit.unwrap_or_default();
+        let mode = *self.limit_mode.read().await;
+        let window = *self.limit_window.read().await;
+        let now = Instant::now();
+
+        let mut recent_ips = self.recent_ips.write().await;
+        let user_recent = recent_ips
+            .entry(username.to_string())
+            .or_insert_with(HashMap::new);
+        Self::prune_recent(user_recent, now, window);
+
+        if user_active.contains(&ip) {
+            user_recent.insert(ip, now);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let active_limit_reached = user_active.len() >= limit;
+        let recent_limit_reached = user_recent.len() >= limit;
+        let deny = match mode {
+            UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::ActiveWindow => active_limit_reached,
+            UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::TimeWindow => recent_limit_reached,
+            UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::Combined => active_limit_reached || recent_limit_reached,
+        };
+
+        if deny {
            return Err(format!(
-                "IP limit reached for user '{}': {}/{} unique IPs already connected",
+                "IP limit reached for user '{}': active={}/{} recent={}/{} mode={:?}",
                username,
-                user_ips.len(),
-                limit
+                user_active.len(),
+                limit,
+                user_recent.len(),
+                limit,
+                mode
            ));
        }

-        // Лимит не превышен - добавляем новый IP
-        user_ips.insert(ip);
+        user_active.insert(ip);
+        user_recent.insert(ip, now);
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Удалить IP-адрес из списка активных при отключении клиента
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// * `ip` - IP-адрес отключившегося клиента
    pub async fn remove_ip(&self, username: &str, ip: IpAddr) {
        let mut active_ips = self.active_ips.write().await;
-        
        if let Some(user_ips) = active_ips.get_mut(username) {
            user_ips.remove(&ip);
-            
-            // Если у пользователя не осталось активных IP - удаляем запись
-            // для экономии памяти
            if user_ips.is_empty() {
                active_ips.remove(username);
            }
        }
+        drop(active_ips);
+
+        let mode = *self.limit_mode.read().await;
+        if matches!(mode, UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::ActiveWindow) {
+            let mut recent_ips = self.recent_ips.write().await;
+            if let Some(user_recent) = recent_ips.get_mut(username) {
+                user_recent.remove(&ip);
+                if user_recent.is_empty() {
+                    recent_ips.remove(username);
+                }
+            }
+        }
    }

-    /// Получить текущее количество активных IP-адресов для пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Количество уникальных активных IP-адресов
    pub async fn get_active_ip_count(&self, username: &str) -> usize {
        let active_ips = self.active_ips.read().await;
-        active_ips
-            .get(username)
-            .map(|ips| ips.len())
-            .unwrap_or(0)
+        active_ips.get(username).map(|ips| ips.len()).unwrap_or(0)
    }

-    /// Получить список всех активных IP-адресов для пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Вектор с активными IP-адресами
    pub async fn get_active_ips(&self, username: &str) -> Vec<IpAddr> {
        let active_ips = self.active_ips.read().await;
        active_ips
@@ -156,49 +154,38 @@ impl UserIpTracker {
            .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new)
    }

-    /// Получить статистику по всем пользователям
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Вектор кортежей: (имя_пользователя, количество_активных_IP, лимит)
    pub async fn get_stats(&self) -> Vec<(String, usize, usize)> {
        let active_ips = self.active_ips.read().await;
        let max_ips = self.max_ips.read().await;

        let mut stats = Vec::new();
-        
-        // Собираем статистику по пользователям с активными подключениями
        for (username, user_ips) in active_ips.iter() {
            let limit = max_ips.get(username).copied().unwrap_or(0);
            stats.push((username.clone(), user_ips.len(), limit));
        }
-        
-        stats.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0)); // Сортируем по имени пользователя
+
+        stats.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
        stats
    }

-    /// Очистить все активные IP для пользователя (при необходимости)
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
    pub async fn clear_user_ips(&self, username: &str) {
        let mut active_ips = self.active_ips.write().await;
        active_ips.remove(username);
+        drop(active_ips);
+
+        let mut recent_ips = self.recent_ips.write().await;
+        recent_ips.remove(username);
    }

-    /// Очистить всю статистику (использовать с осторожностью!)
    pub async fn clear_all(&self) {
        let mut active_ips = self.active_ips.write().await;
        active_ips.clear();
+        drop(active_ips);
+
+        let mut recent_ips = self.recent_ips.write().await;
+        recent_ips.clear();
    }

-    /// Проверить, подключен ли пользователь с данного IP
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// * `ip` - IP-адрес для проверки
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// `true` если IP активен, `false` если нет
    pub async fn is_ip_active(&self, username: &str, ip: IpAddr) -> bool {
        let active_ips = self.active_ips.read().await;
        active_ips
@@ -207,46 +194,39 @@ impl UserIpTracker {
            .unwrap_or(false)
    }

-    /// Получить лимит для пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `username` - Имя пользователя
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Лимит IP-адресов или None, если лимит не установлен
    pub async fn get_user_limit(&self, username: &str) -> Option<usize> {
        let max_ips = self.max_ips.read().await;
        max_ips.get(username).copied()
    }

-    /// Форматировать статистику в читаемый текст
-    /// 
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Строка со статистикой для логов или мониторинга
    pub async fn format_stats(&self) -> String {
        let stats = self.get_stats().await;
-        
+
        if stats.is_empty() {
            return String::from("No active users");
        }
-        
+
        let mut output = String::from("User IP Statistics:\n");
        output.push_str("==================\n");
-        
+
        for (username, active_count, limit) in stats {
            output.push_str(&format!(
                "User: {:<20} Active IPs: {}/{}\n",
                username,
                active_count,
-                if limit > 0 { limit.to_string() } else { "unlimited".to_string() }
+                if limit > 0 {
+                    limit.to_string()
+                } else {
+                    "unlimited".to_string()
+                }
            ));
-            
+
            let ips = self.get_active_ips(&username).await;
            for ip in ips {
-                output.push_str(&format!("  └─ {}\n", ip));
+                output.push_str(&format!("  - {}\n", ip));
            }
        }
-        
+
        output
    }
 }
@@ -257,10 +237,6 @@ impl Default for UserIpTracker {
    }
 }

-// ============================================================================
-// ТЕСТЫ
-// ============================================================================
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
    use super::*;
@@ -283,14 +259,10 @@ mod tests {
        let ip2 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 2);
        let ip3 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 3);

-        // Первые два IP должны быть приняты
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_ok());
-
-        // Третий IP должен быть отклонен
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip3).await.is_err());

-        // Проверяем счетчик
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 2);
    }

@@ -301,13 +273,8 @@ mod tests {

        let ip1 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);

-        // Первое подключение
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
-        
-        // Повторное подключение с того же IP должно пройти
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
-        
-        // Счетчик не должен увеличиться
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 1);
    }

@@ -320,36 +287,28 @@ mod tests {
        let ip2 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 2);
        let ip3 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 3);

-        // Добавляем два IP
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_ok());
-        
-        // Третий не должен пройти
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip3).await.is_err());

-        // Удаляем первый IP
        tracker.remove_ip("test_user", ip1).await;
-        
-        // Теперь третий должен пройти
+
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip3).await.is_ok());
-        
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 2);
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn test_no_limit() {
        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
-        // Не устанавливаем лимит для test_user

        let ip1 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);
        let ip2 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 2);
        let ip3 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 3);

-        // Без лимита все IP должны проходить
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip3).await.is_ok());
-        
+
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 3);
    }

@@ -362,11 +321,9 @@ mod tests {
        let ip1 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);
        let ip2 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 2);

-        // user1 может использовать 2 IP
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("user1", ip1).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("user1", ip2).await.is_ok());

-        // user2 может использовать только 1 IP
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("user2", ip1).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("user2", ip2).await.is_err());
    }
@@ -379,10 +336,9 @@ mod tests {
        let ipv4 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);
        let ipv6 = test_ipv6();

-        // Должны работать оба типа адресов
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ipv4).await.is_ok());
        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ipv6).await.is_ok());
-        
+
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 2);
    }

@@ -417,8 +373,7 @@ mod tests {

        let stats = tracker.get_stats().await;
        assert_eq!(stats.len(), 2);
-        
-        // Проверяем наличие обоих пользователей в статистике
+
        assert!(stats.iter().any(|(name, _, _)| name == "user1"));
        assert!(stats.iter().any(|(name, _, _)| name == "user2"));
    }
@@ -427,10 +382,10 @@ mod tests {
    async fn test_clear_user_ips() {
        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
        let ip1 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);
-        
+
        tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.unwrap();
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 1);
-        
+
        tracker.clear_user_ips("test_user").await;
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_active_ip_count("test_user").await, 0);
    }
@@ -440,9 +395,9 @@ mod tests {
        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
        let ip1 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 1);
        let ip2 = test_ipv4(192, 168, 1, 2);
-        
+
        tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.unwrap();
-        
+
        assert!(tracker.is_ip_active("test_user", ip1).await);
        assert!(!tracker.is_ip_active("test_user", ip2).await);
    }
@@ -450,15 +405,85 @@ mod tests {
    #[tokio::test]
    async fn test_load_limits_from_config() {
        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
-        
+
        let mut config_limits = HashMap::new();
        config_limits.insert("user1".to_string(), 5);
        config_limits.insert("user2".to_string(), 3);
-        
+
        tracker.load_limits(&config_limits).await;
-        
+
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_user_limit("user1").await, Some(5));
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_user_limit("user2").await, Some(3));
        assert_eq!(tracker.get_user_limit("user3").await, None);
    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_load_limits_replaces_previous_map() {
+        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+
+        let mut first = HashMap::new();
+        first.insert("user1".to_string(), 2);
+        first.insert("user2".to_string(), 3);
+        tracker.load_limits(&first).await;
+
+        let mut second = HashMap::new();
+        second.insert("user2".to_string(), 5);
+        tracker.load_limits(&second).await;
+
+        assert_eq!(tracker.get_user_limit("user1").await, None);
+        assert_eq!(tracker.get_user_limit("user2").await, Some(5));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_time_window_mode_blocks_recent_ip_churn() {
+        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+        tracker.set_user_limit("test_user", 1).await;
+        tracker
+            .set_limit_policy(UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::TimeWindow, 30)
+            .await;
+
+        let ip1 = test_ipv4(10, 0, 0, 1);
+        let ip2 = test_ipv4(10, 0, 0, 2);
+
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
+        tracker.remove_ip("test_user", ip1).await;
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_combined_mode_enforces_active_and_recent_limits() {
+        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+        tracker.set_user_limit("test_user", 1).await;
+        tracker
+            .set_limit_policy(UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::Combined, 30)
+            .await;
+
+        let ip1 = test_ipv4(10, 0, 1, 1);
+        let ip2 = test_ipv4(10, 0, 1, 2);
+
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_err());
+
+        tracker.remove_ip("test_user", ip1).await;
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_time_window_expires() {
+        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+        tracker.set_user_limit("test_user", 1).await;
+        tracker
+            .set_limit_policy(UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::TimeWindow, 1)
+            .await;
+
+        let ip1 = test_ipv4(10, 1, 0, 1);
+        let ip2 = test_ipv4(10, 1, 0, 2);
+
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip1).await.is_ok());
+        tracker.remove_ip("test_user", ip1).await;
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_err());
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
+        assert!(tracker.check_and_add("test_user", ip2).await.is_ok());
+    }
 }
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt, prelude::*, reload};
 use tokio::net::UnixListener;

 mod cli;
+mod api;
 mod config;
 mod crypto;
 mod error;
@@ -261,11 +262,16 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        warn!("Using default tls_domain. Consider setting a custom domain.");
    }

+    let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
+    stats.apply_telemetry_policy(TelemetryPolicy::from_config(&config.general.telemetry));
+
    let upstream_manager = Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
        config.upstreams.clone(),
        config.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts,
        config.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms,
        config.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold,
+        config.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors,
+        stats.clone(),
    ));

    let mut tls_domains = Vec::with_capacity(1 + config.censorship.tls_domains.len());
@@ -410,15 +416,19 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    log_probe_result(&probe, &decision);

    let prefer_ipv6 = decision.prefer_ipv6();
-    let mut use_middle_proxy = config.general.use_middle_proxy && (decision.ipv4_me || decision.ipv6_me);
-    let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
-    stats.apply_telemetry_policy(TelemetryPolicy::from_config(&config.general.telemetry));
+    let mut use_middle_proxy = config.general.use_middle_proxy;
    let beobachten = Arc::new(BeobachtenStore::new());
    let rng = Arc::new(SecureRandom::new());

    // IP Tracker initialization
    let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
    ip_tracker.load_limits(&config.access.user_max_unique_ips).await;
+    ip_tracker
+        .set_limit_policy(
+            config.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
+            config.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs,
+        )
+        .await;
    
    if !config.access.user_max_unique_ips.is_empty() {
        info!("IP limits configured for {} users", config.access.user_max_unique_ips.len());
@@ -433,9 +443,17 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Connection concurrency limit
    let max_connections = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(10_000));

+    let me2dc_fallback = config.general.me2dc_fallback;
+    let me_init_retry_attempts = config.general.me_init_retry_attempts;
    if use_middle_proxy && !decision.ipv4_me && !decision.ipv6_me {
-        warn!("No usable IP family for Middle Proxy detected; falling back to direct DC");
-        use_middle_proxy = false;
+        if me2dc_fallback {
+            warn!("No usable IP family for Middle Proxy detected; falling back to direct DC");
+            use_middle_proxy = false;
+        } else {
+            warn!(
+                "No usable IP family for Middle Proxy detected; me2dc_fallback=false, ME init retries stay active"
+            );
+        }
    }

    // =====================================================================
@@ -465,137 +483,189 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        // proxy-secret is from: https://core.telegram.org/getProxySecret
        // =============================================================
        let proxy_secret_path = config.general.proxy_secret_path.as_deref();
-        match crate::transport::middle_proxy::fetch_proxy_secret(
-            proxy_secret_path,
-            config.general.proxy_secret_len_max,
-        )
-        .await
-        {
-            Ok(proxy_secret) => {
-                info!(
-                    secret_len = proxy_secret.len(),
-                    key_sig = format_args!(
-                        "0x{:08x}",
-                        if proxy_secret.len() >= 4 {
-                            u32::from_le_bytes([
-                                proxy_secret[0],
-                                proxy_secret[1],
-                                proxy_secret[2],
-                                proxy_secret[3],
-                            ])
-                        } else {
-                            0
-                        }
-                    ),
-                    "Proxy-secret loaded"
-                );
+        let pool_size = config.general.middle_proxy_pool_size.max(1);
+        let mut init_attempt: u32 = 0;
+        loop {
+            init_attempt = init_attempt.saturating_add(1);

-                // Load ME config (v4/v6) + default DC
-                let mut cfg_v4 = fetch_proxy_config(
-                    "https://core.telegram.org/getProxyConfig",
-                )
-                .await
-                .unwrap_or_default();
-                let mut cfg_v6 = fetch_proxy_config(
-                    "https://core.telegram.org/getProxyConfigV6",
-                )
-                .await
-                .unwrap_or_default();
-
-                if cfg_v4.map.is_empty() {
-                    cfg_v4.map = crate::protocol::constants::TG_MIDDLE_PROXIES_V4.clone();
-                }
-                if cfg_v6.map.is_empty() {
-                    cfg_v6.map = crate::protocol::constants::TG_MIDDLE_PROXIES_V6.clone();
-                }
-
-                let pool = MePool::new(
-                    proxy_tag,
-                    proxy_secret,
-                    config.general.middle_proxy_nat_ip,
-                    me_nat_probe,
-                    None,
-                    config.network.stun_servers.clone(),
-                    config.general.stun_nat_probe_concurrency,
-                    probe.detected_ipv6,
-                    config.timeouts.me_one_retry,
-                    config.timeouts.me_one_timeout_ms,
-                    cfg_v4.map.clone(),
-                    cfg_v6.map.clone(),
-                    cfg_v4.default_dc.or(cfg_v6.default_dc),
-                    decision.clone(),
-                    Some(upstream_manager.clone()),
-                    rng.clone(),
-                    stats.clone(),
-                    config.general.me_keepalive_enabled,
-                    config.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
-                    config.general.me_keepalive_jitter_secs,
-                    config.general.me_keepalive_payload_random,
-                    config.general.me_warmup_stagger_enabled,
-                    config.general.me_warmup_step_delay_ms,
-                    config.general.me_warmup_step_jitter_ms,
-                    config.general.me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc,
-                    config.general.me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms,
-                    config.general.me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms,
-                    config.general.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
-                    config.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
-                    config.general.hardswap,
-                    config.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
-                    config.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
-                    config.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
-                    config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms,
-                    config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms,
-                    config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes,
-                    config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms,
-                    config.general.me_bind_stale_mode,
-                    config.general.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs,
-                    config.general.me_secret_atomic_snapshot,
-                    config.general.me_deterministic_writer_sort,
-                    config.general.me_socks_kdf_policy,
-                    config.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms,
-                    config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms,
-                    config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct,
-                );
-
-                let pool_size = config.general.middle_proxy_pool_size.max(1);
-                loop {
-                    match pool.init(pool_size, &rng).await {
-                        Ok(()) => {
-                            info!("Middle-End pool initialized successfully");
-
-                            // Phase 4: Start health monitor
-                            let pool_clone = pool.clone();
-                            let rng_clone = rng.clone();
-                            let min_conns = pool_size;
-                            tokio::spawn(async move {
-                                crate::transport::middle_proxy::me_health_monitor(
-                                    pool_clone, rng_clone, min_conns,
-                                )
-                                .await;
-                            });
-
-                            break Some(pool);
-                        }
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            warn!(
-                                error = %e,
-                                retry_in_secs = 2,
-                                "ME pool is not ready yet; retrying startup initialization"
-                            );
-                            pool.reset_stun_state();
-                            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                        }
+            let proxy_secret = match crate::transport::middle_proxy::fetch_proxy_secret(
+                proxy_secret_path,
+                config.general.proxy_secret_len_max,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(proxy_secret) => proxy_secret,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    let retries_limited = me2dc_fallback && me_init_retry_attempts > 0;
+                    if retries_limited && init_attempt >= me_init_retry_attempts {
+                        error!(
+                            error = %e,
+                            attempt = init_attempt,
+                            retry_limit = me_init_retry_attempts,
+                            "ME startup retries exhausted while loading proxy-secret; falling back to direct mode"
+                        );
+                        break None;
                    }
+
+                    warn!(
+                        error = %e,
+                        attempt = init_attempt,
+                        retry_limit = if me_init_retry_attempts == 0 {
+                            String::from("unlimited")
+                        } else {
+                            me_init_retry_attempts.to_string()
+                        },
+                        me2dc_fallback = me2dc_fallback,
+                        retry_in_secs = 2,
+                        "Failed to fetch proxy-secret; retrying ME startup"
+                    );
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+                    continue;
                }
+            };
+
+            info!(
+                secret_len = proxy_secret.len(),
+                key_sig = format_args!(
+                    "0x{:08x}",
+                    if proxy_secret.len() >= 4 {
+                        u32::from_le_bytes([
+                            proxy_secret[0],
+                            proxy_secret[1],
+                            proxy_secret[2],
+                            proxy_secret[3],
+                        ])
+                    } else {
+                        0
+                    }
+                ),
+                "Proxy-secret loaded"
+            );
+
+            // Load ME config (v4/v6) + default DC
+            let mut cfg_v4 = fetch_proxy_config(
+                "https://core.telegram.org/getProxyConfig",
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+            let mut cfg_v6 = fetch_proxy_config(
+                "https://core.telegram.org/getProxyConfigV6",
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if cfg_v4.map.is_empty() {
+                cfg_v4.map = crate::protocol::constants::TG_MIDDLE_PROXIES_V4.clone();
            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                error!(error = %e, "Failed to fetch proxy-secret. Falling back to direct mode.");
-                None
+            if cfg_v6.map.is_empty() {
+                cfg_v6.map = crate::protocol::constants::TG_MIDDLE_PROXIES_V6.clone();
+            }
+
+            let pool = MePool::new(
+                proxy_tag.clone(),
+                proxy_secret,
+                config.general.middle_proxy_nat_ip,
+                me_nat_probe,
+                None,
+                config.network.stun_servers.clone(),
+                config.general.stun_nat_probe_concurrency,
+                probe.detected_ipv6,
+                config.timeouts.me_one_retry,
+                config.timeouts.me_one_timeout_ms,
+                cfg_v4.map.clone(),
+                cfg_v6.map.clone(),
+                cfg_v4.default_dc.or(cfg_v6.default_dc),
+                decision.clone(),
+                Some(upstream_manager.clone()),
+                rng.clone(),
+                stats.clone(),
+                config.general.me_keepalive_enabled,
+                config.general.me_keepalive_interval_secs,
+                config.general.me_keepalive_jitter_secs,
+                config.general.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+                config.general.rpc_proxy_req_every,
+                config.general.me_warmup_stagger_enabled,
+                config.general.me_warmup_step_delay_ms,
+                config.general.me_warmup_step_jitter_ms,
+                config.general.me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc,
+                config.general.me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms,
+                config.general.me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms,
+                config.general.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
+                config.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
+                config.general.me_floor_mode,
+                config.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+                config.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+                config.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+                config.general.hardswap,
+                config.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+                config.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
+                config.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
+                config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_min_ms,
+                config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_delay_max_ms,
+                config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_extra_passes,
+                config.general.me_hardswap_warmup_pass_backoff_base_ms,
+                config.general.me_bind_stale_mode,
+                config.general.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs,
+                config.general.me_secret_atomic_snapshot,
+                config.general.me_deterministic_writer_sort,
+                config.general.me_socks_kdf_policy,
+                config.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms,
+                config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms,
+                config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct,
+            );
+
+            match pool.init(pool_size, &rng).await {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    info!(
+                        attempt = init_attempt,
+                        "Middle-End pool initialized successfully"
+                    );
+
+                    // Phase 4: Start health monitor
+                    let pool_clone = pool.clone();
+                    let rng_clone = rng.clone();
+                    let min_conns = pool_size;
+                    tokio::spawn(async move {
+                        crate::transport::middle_proxy::me_health_monitor(
+                            pool_clone, rng_clone, min_conns,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                    });
+
+                    break Some(pool);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    let retries_limited = me2dc_fallback && me_init_retry_attempts > 0;
+                    if retries_limited && init_attempt >= me_init_retry_attempts {
+                        error!(
+                            error = %e,
+                            attempt = init_attempt,
+                            retry_limit = me_init_retry_attempts,
+                            "ME pool init retries exhausted; falling back to direct mode"
+                        );
+                        break None;
+                    }
+
+                    warn!(
+                        error = %e,
+                        attempt = init_attempt,
+                        retry_limit = if me_init_retry_attempts == 0 {
+                            String::from("unlimited")
+                        } else {
+                            me_init_retry_attempts.to_string()
+                        },
+                        me2dc_fallback = me2dc_fallback,
+                        retry_in_secs = 2,
+                        "ME pool is not ready yet; retrying startup initialization"
+                    );
+                    pool.reset_stun_state();
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+                }
            }
        }
    } else {
@@ -838,6 +908,51 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        }
    });

+    let ip_tracker_policy = ip_tracker.clone();
+    let mut config_rx_ip_limits = config_rx.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut prev_limits = config_rx_ip_limits
+            .borrow()
+            .access
+            .user_max_unique_ips
+            .clone();
+        let mut prev_mode = config_rx_ip_limits
+            .borrow()
+            .access
+            .user_max_unique_ips_mode;
+        let mut prev_window = config_rx_ip_limits
+            .borrow()
+            .access
+            .user_max_unique_ips_window_secs;
+
+        loop {
+            if config_rx_ip_limits.changed().await.is_err() {
+                break;
+            }
+            let cfg = config_rx_ip_limits.borrow_and_update().clone();
+
+            if prev_limits != cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips {
+                ip_tracker_policy
+                    .load_limits(&cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips)
+                    .await;
+                prev_limits = cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.clone();
+            }
+
+            if prev_mode != cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode
+                || prev_window != cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs
+            {
+                ip_tracker_policy
+                    .set_limit_policy(
+                        cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
+                        cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+                prev_mode = cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode;
+                prev_window = cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
    let beobachten_writer = beobachten.clone();
    let config_rx_beobachten = config_rx.clone();
    tokio::spawn(async move {
@@ -1144,6 +1259,44 @@ async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        });
    }

+    if config.server.api.enabled {
+        let listen = match config.server.api.listen.parse::<SocketAddr>() {
+            Ok(listen) => listen,
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!(
+                    error = %error,
+                    listen = %config.server.api.listen,
+                    "Invalid server.api.listen; API is disabled"
+                );
+                SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], 0))
+            }
+        };
+        if listen.port() != 0 {
+            let stats = stats.clone();
+            let ip_tracker_api = ip_tracker.clone();
+            let me_pool_api = me_pool.clone();
+            let upstream_manager_api = upstream_manager.clone();
+            let config_rx_api = config_rx.clone();
+            let config_path_api = std::path::PathBuf::from(&config_path);
+            let startup_detected_ip_v4 = detected_ip_v4;
+            let startup_detected_ip_v6 = detected_ip_v6;
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                api::serve(
+                    listen,
+                    stats,
+                    ip_tracker_api,
+                    me_pool_api,
+                    upstream_manager_api,
+                    config_rx_api,
+                    config_path_api,
+                    startup_detected_ip_v4,
+                    startup_detected_ip_v6,
+                )
+                .await;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
    for (listener, listener_proxy_protocol) in listeners {
        let mut config_rx: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<Arc<ProxyConfig>> = config_rx.clone();
        let stats = stats.clone();
--- a/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/metrics.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,195 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
        }
    );

+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total Upstream connect attempts across all requests"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_attempt_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_success_total Successful upstream connect request cycles"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_success_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_success_total {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_success_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_fail_total Failed upstream connect request cycles"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_fail_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_fail_total {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_fail_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total Hard errors that triggered upstream connect failfast"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request Histogram-like buckets for attempts per upstream connect request cycle"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request{{bucket=\"1\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request{{bucket=\"2\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request{{bucket=\"3_4\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request{{bucket=\"gt_4\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total Histogram-like buckets of successful upstream connect cycle duration"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total{{bucket=\"le_100ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total{{bucket=\"101_500ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total{{bucket=\"501_1000ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total{{bucket=\"gt_1000ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total Histogram-like buckets of failed upstream connect cycle duration"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total{{bucket=\"le_100ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total{{bucket=\"101_500ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total{{bucket=\"501_1000ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total{{bucket=\"gt_1000ms\"}} {}",
+        if core_enabled {
+            stats.get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP telemt_me_keepalive_sent_total ME keepalive frames sent");
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_keepalive_sent_total counter");
    let _ = writeln!(
@@ -250,6 +439,93 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
        }
    );

+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total Service RPC_PROXY_REQ activity signals sent"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total Service RPC_PROXY_REQ activity signal failures"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total Service RPC_PROXY_REQ skipped due to missing writer metadata"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total Service RPC_PROXY_REQ responses observed"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total Service RPC_CLOSE_EXT sent after activity signals"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP telemt_me_reconnect_attempts_total ME reconnect attempts");
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_reconnect_attempts_total counter");
    let _ = writeln!(
@@ -311,6 +587,21 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
        }
    );

+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total ME idle writers closed by peer"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_idle_close_by_peer_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP telemt_me_crc_mismatch_total ME CRC mismatches");
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_crc_mismatch_total counter");
    let _ = writeln!(
@@ -449,6 +740,21 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
        }
    );

+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total ME KDF client-port changes with stable non-port material"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total {}",
+        if me_allows_debug {
+            stats.get_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
    let _ = writeln!(
        out,
        "# HELP telemt_me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total Hardswap cycles that reused an existing pending generation"
@@ -587,6 +893,82 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
        }
    );

+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total Shadow rotations skipped because endpoint is quarantined"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_floor_mode Runtime ME writer floor policy mode"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_floor_mode gauge");
+    let floor_mode = config.general.me_floor_mode;
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_floor_mode{{mode=\"static\"}} {}",
+        if matches!(floor_mode, crate::config::MeFloorMode::Static) {
+            1
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_floor_mode{{mode=\"adaptive\"}} {}",
+        if matches!(floor_mode, crate::config::MeFloorMode::Adaptive) {
+            1
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_floor_mode_switch_all_total Runtime ME floor mode switches"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_floor_mode_switch_all_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_floor_mode_switch_all_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_floor_mode_switch_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_floor_mode_switch_total{{from=\"static\",to=\"adaptive\"}} {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_floor_mode_switch_total{{from=\"adaptive\",to=\"static\"}} {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP telemt_secure_padding_invalid_total Invalid secure frame lengths");
    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_secure_padding_invalid_total counter");
    let _ = writeln!(
@@ -679,7 +1061,7 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
    let _ = writeln!(
        out,
        "telemt_pool_swap_total {}",
-        if me_allows_debug {
+        if me_allows_normal {
            stats.get_pool_swap_total()
        } else {
            0
@@ -937,6 +1319,20 @@ mod tests {
        stats.increment_connects_all();
        stats.increment_connects_bad();
        stats.increment_handshake_timeouts();
+        stats.increment_upstream_connect_attempt_total();
+        stats.increment_upstream_connect_attempt_total();
+        stats.increment_upstream_connect_success_total();
+        stats.increment_upstream_connect_fail_total();
+        stats.increment_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total();
+        stats.observe_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request(2);
+        stats.observe_upstream_connect_duration_ms(220, true);
+        stats.observe_upstream_connect_duration_ms(1500, false);
+        stats.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total();
+        stats.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total();
+        stats.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total();
+        stats.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total();
+        stats.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total();
+        stats.increment_me_idle_close_by_peer_total();
        stats.increment_user_connects("alice");
        stats.increment_user_curr_connects("alice");
        stats.add_user_octets_from("alice", 1024);
@@ -954,6 +1350,27 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_connections_total 2"));
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_connections_bad_total 1"));
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_handshake_timeouts_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total 2"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_success_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_fail_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total 1"));
+        assert!(
+            output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request{bucket=\"2\"} 1")
+        );
+        assert!(
+            output.contains(
+                "telemt_upstream_connect_duration_success_total{bucket=\"101_500ms\"} 1"
+            )
+        );
+        assert!(
+            output.contains("telemt_upstream_connect_duration_fail_total{bucket=\"gt_1000ms\"} 1")
+        );
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total 1"));
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_connections_total{user=\"alice\"} 1"));
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_connections_current{user=\"alice\"} 1"));
        assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_octets_from_client{user=\"alice\"} 1024"));
@@ -987,6 +1404,9 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_connections_total counter"));
        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_connections_bad_total counter"));
        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_handshake_timeouts_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total counter"));
        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_writer_removed_total counter"));
        assert!(output.contains(
            "# TYPE telemt_me_writer_removed_unexpected_minus_restored_total gauge"
--- a/src/stats/mod.rs
+++ b/src/stats/mod.rs
@@ -26,18 +26,41 @@ pub struct Stats {
    connects_all: AtomicU64,
    connects_bad: AtomicU64,
    handshake_timeouts: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_attempt_total: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_success_total: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_fail_total: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms: AtomicU64,
+    upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms: AtomicU64,
    me_keepalive_sent: AtomicU64,
    me_keepalive_failed: AtomicU64,
    me_keepalive_pong: AtomicU64,
    me_keepalive_timeout: AtomicU64,
+    me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total: AtomicU64,
    me_reconnect_attempts: AtomicU64,
    me_reconnect_success: AtomicU64,
    me_handshake_reject_total: AtomicU64,
    me_reader_eof_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_idle_close_by_peer_total: AtomicU64,
    me_crc_mismatch: AtomicU64,
    me_seq_mismatch: AtomicU64,
    me_endpoint_quarantine_total: AtomicU64,
    me_kdf_drift_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_kdf_port_only_drift_total: AtomicU64,
    me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total: AtomicU64,
    me_hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total: AtomicU64,
    me_single_endpoint_outage_enter_total: AtomicU64,
@@ -46,6 +69,10 @@ pub struct Stats {
    me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total: AtomicU64,
    me_single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total: AtomicU64,
    me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_floor_mode_switch_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total: AtomicU64,
    me_handshake_error_codes: DashMap<i32, AtomicU64>,
    me_route_drop_no_conn: AtomicU64,
    me_route_drop_channel_closed: AtomicU64,
@@ -150,6 +177,99 @@ impl Stats {
            self.handshake_timeouts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
+    pub fn increment_upstream_connect_attempt_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            self.upstream_connect_attempt_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_upstream_connect_success_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            self.upstream_connect_success_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_upstream_connect_fail_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            self.upstream_connect_fail_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            self.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn observe_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request(&self, attempts: u32) {
+        if !self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            return;
+        }
+        match attempts {
+            0 => {}
+            1 => {
+                self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            2 => {
+                self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            3..=4 => {
+                self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn observe_upstream_connect_duration_ms(&self, duration_ms: u64, success: bool) {
+        if !self.telemetry_core_enabled() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let bucket = match duration_ms {
+            0..=100 => 0u8,
+            101..=500 => 1u8,
+            501..=1000 => 2u8,
+            _ => 3u8,
+        };
+        match (success, bucket) {
+            (true, 0) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (true, 1) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (true, 2) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (true, _) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (false, 0) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (false, 1) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (false, 2) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            (false, _) => {
+                self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms
+                    .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+        }
+    }
    pub fn increment_me_keepalive_sent(&self) {
        if self.telemetry_me_allows_debug() {
            self.me_keepalive_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -175,6 +295,36 @@ impl Stats {
            self.me_keepalive_timeout.fetch_add(value, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
+    pub fn increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
    pub fn increment_me_reconnect_attempt(&self) {
        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
            self.me_reconnect_attempts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -205,6 +355,12 @@ impl Stats {
            self.me_reader_eof_total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
+    pub fn increment_me_idle_close_by_peer_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_idle_close_by_peer_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
    pub fn increment_me_crc_mismatch(&self) {
        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
            self.me_crc_mismatch.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -290,7 +446,7 @@ impl Stats {
        }
    }
    pub fn increment_pool_swap_total(&self) {
-        if self.telemetry_me_allows_debug() {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
            self.pool_swap_total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
@@ -377,6 +533,12 @@ impl Stats {
            self.me_kdf_drift_total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
+    pub fn increment_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_debug() {
+            self.me_kdf_port_only_drift_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
    pub fn increment_me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total(&self) {
        if self.telemetry_me_allows_debug() {
            self.me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total
@@ -425,12 +587,56 @@ impl Stats {
                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
    }
+    pub fn increment_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_floor_mode_switch_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_floor_mode_switch_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
    pub fn get_connects_all(&self) -> u64 { self.connects_all.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_connects_bad(&self) -> u64 { self.connects_bad.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_keepalive_sent(&self) -> u64 { self.me_keepalive_sent.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_keepalive_failed(&self) -> u64 { self.me_keepalive_failed.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_keepalive_pong(&self) -> u64 { self.me_keepalive_pong.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_keepalive_timeout(&self) -> u64 { self.me_keepalive_timeout.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
+    pub fn get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
    pub fn get_me_reconnect_attempts(&self) -> u64 { self.me_reconnect_attempts.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_reconnect_success(&self) -> u64 { self.me_reconnect_success.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_handshake_reject_total(&self) -> u64 {
@@ -439,6 +645,9 @@ impl Stats {
    pub fn get_me_reader_eof_total(&self) -> u64 {
        self.me_reader_eof_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
    }
+    pub fn get_me_idle_close_by_peer_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_idle_close_by_peer_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
    pub fn get_me_crc_mismatch(&self) -> u64 { self.me_crc_mismatch.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_seq_mismatch(&self) -> u64 { self.me_seq_mismatch.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
    pub fn get_me_endpoint_quarantine_total(&self) -> u64 {
@@ -447,6 +656,9 @@ impl Stats {
    pub fn get_me_kdf_drift_total(&self) -> u64 {
        self.me_kdf_drift_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
    }
+    pub fn get_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_kdf_port_only_drift_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
    pub fn get_me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total(&self) -> u64 {
        self.me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total
            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
@@ -479,6 +691,21 @@ impl Stats {
        self.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total
            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
    }
+    pub fn get_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_floor_mode_switch_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_floor_mode_switch_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
    pub fn get_me_handshake_error_code_counts(&self) -> Vec<(i32, u64)> {
        let mut out: Vec<(i32, u64)> = self
            .me_handshake_error_codes
@@ -650,6 +877,65 @@ impl Stats {
    }
    
    pub fn get_handshake_timeouts(&self) -> u64 { self.handshake_timeouts.load(Ordering::Relaxed) }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_attempt_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_attempt_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_success_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_success_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_fail_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_fail_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_1.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_2.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_3_4
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_attempts_bucket_gt_4
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_le_100ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_101_500ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_501_1000ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_success_bucket_gt_1000ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_le_100ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_101_500ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_501_1000ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.upstream_connect_duration_fail_bucket_gt_1000ms
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }

    pub fn iter_user_stats(&self) -> dashmap::iter::Iter<'_, String, UserStats> {
        self.user_stats.iter()
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ async fn run_update_cycle(
        cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
        cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
        cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
+        cfg.general.me_floor_mode,
+        cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+        cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+        cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
    );

    let required_cfg_snapshots = cfg.general.me_config_stable_snapshots.max(1);
@@ -490,6 +494,10 @@ pub async fn me_config_updater(
                    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms,
                    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms,
                    cfg.general.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
+                    cfg.general.me_floor_mode,
+                    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs,
+                    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+                    cfg.general.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
                );
                let new_secs = cfg.general.effective_update_every_secs().max(1);
                if new_secs == update_every_secs {
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/handshake.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/handshake.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ use super::MePool;

 const ME_KDF_DRIFT_STRICT: bool = false;

+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+enum KdfClientPortSource {
+    LocalSocket = 0,
+    SocksBound = 1,
+}
+
+impl KdfClientPortSource {
+    fn from_socks_bound_port(socks_bound_port: Option<u16>) -> Self {
+        if socks_bound_port.is_some() {
+            Self::SocksBound
+        } else {
+            Self::LocalSocket
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Result of a successful ME handshake with timings.
 pub(crate) struct HandshakeOutput {
    pub rd: ReadHalf<TcpStream>,
@@ -52,18 +68,18 @@ pub(crate) struct HandshakeOutput {

 impl MePool {
    fn kdf_material_fingerprint(
-        local_addr_nat: SocketAddr,
+        local_ip_nat: IpAddr,
        peer_addr_nat: SocketAddr,
-        client_port_for_kdf: u16,
-        reflected: Option<SocketAddr>,
-        socks_bound_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
+        reflected_ip: Option<IpAddr>,
+        socks_bound_ip: Option<IpAddr>,
+        client_port_source: KdfClientPortSource,
    ) -> u64 {
        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
-        local_addr_nat.hash(&mut hasher);
+        local_ip_nat.hash(&mut hasher);
        peer_addr_nat.hash(&mut hasher);
-        client_port_for_kdf.hash(&mut hasher);
-        reflected.hash(&mut hasher);
-        socks_bound_addr.hash(&mut hasher);
+        reflected_ip.hash(&mut hasher);
+        socks_bound_ip.hash(&mut hasher);
+        client_port_source.hash(&mut hasher);
        hasher.finish()
    }

@@ -359,35 +375,48 @@ impl MePool {

        let ts_bytes = crypto_ts.to_le_bytes();
        let server_port_bytes = peer_addr_nat.port().to_le_bytes();
-        let client_port_for_kdf = socks_bound_addr
+        let socks_bound_port = socks_bound_addr
            .map(|bound| bound.port())
-            .filter(|port| *port != 0)
-            .unwrap_or(local_addr_nat.port());
+            .filter(|port| *port != 0);
+        let client_port_for_kdf = socks_bound_port.unwrap_or(local_addr_nat.port());
+        let client_port_source = KdfClientPortSource::from_socks_bound_port(socks_bound_port);
        let kdf_fingerprint = Self::kdf_material_fingerprint(
-            local_addr_nat,
+            local_addr_nat.ip(),
            peer_addr_nat,
-            client_port_for_kdf,
-            reflected,
-            socks_bound_addr,
+            reflected.map(|value| value.ip()),
+            socks_bound_addr.map(|value| value.ip()),
+            client_port_source,
        );
        let mut kdf_fingerprint_guard = self.kdf_material_fingerprint.lock().await;
-        if let Some(prev_fingerprint) = kdf_fingerprint_guard.get(&peer_addr_nat).copied()
-            && prev_fingerprint != kdf_fingerprint
+        if let Some((prev_fingerprint, prev_client_port)) =
+            kdf_fingerprint_guard.get(&peer_addr_nat).copied()
        {
-            self.stats.increment_me_kdf_drift_total();
-            warn!(
-                %peer_addr_nat,
-                %local_addr_nat,
-                client_port_for_kdf,
-                "ME KDF input drift detected for endpoint"
-            );
-            if ME_KDF_DRIFT_STRICT {
-                return Err(ProxyError::InvalidHandshake(
-                    "ME KDF input drift detected (strict mode)".to_string(),
-                ));
+            if prev_fingerprint != kdf_fingerprint {
+                self.stats.increment_me_kdf_drift_total();
+                warn!(
+                    %peer_addr_nat,
+                    %local_addr_nat,
+                    client_port_for_kdf,
+                    client_port_source = ?client_port_source,
+                    "ME KDF material drift detected for endpoint"
+                );
+                if ME_KDF_DRIFT_STRICT {
+                    return Err(ProxyError::InvalidHandshake(
+                        "ME KDF material drift detected (strict mode)".to_string(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            } else if prev_client_port != client_port_for_kdf {
+                self.stats.increment_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total();
+                debug!(
+                    %peer_addr_nat,
+                    previous_client_port_for_kdf = prev_client_port,
+                    client_port_for_kdf,
+                    client_port_source = ?client_port_source,
+                    "ME KDF client port changed with stable material"
+                );
            }
        }
-        kdf_fingerprint_guard.insert(peer_addr_nat, kdf_fingerprint);
+        kdf_fingerprint_guard.insert(peer_addr_nat, (kdf_fingerprint, client_port_for_kdf));
        drop(kdf_fingerprint_guard);

        let client_port_bytes = client_port_for_kdf.to_le_bytes();
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use rand::Rng;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};

+use crate::config::MeFloorMode;
 use crate::crypto::SecureRandom;
 use crate::network::IpFamily;

@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ const JITTER_FRAC_NUM: u64 = 2; // jitter up to 50% of backoff
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 const MAX_CONCURRENT_PER_DC_DEFAULT: usize = 1;
 const SHADOW_ROTATE_RETRY_SECS: u64 = 30;
+const IDLE_REFRESH_TRIGGER_BASE_SECS: u64 = 45;
+const IDLE_REFRESH_TRIGGER_JITTER_SECS: u64 = 5;
+const IDLE_REFRESH_RETRY_SECS: u64 = 8;
+const IDLE_REFRESH_SUCCESS_GUARD_SECS: u64 = 5;

 pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_connections: usize) {
    let mut backoff: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), u64> = HashMap::new();
@@ -26,6 +31,9 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
    let mut outage_next_attempt: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
    let mut single_endpoint_outage: HashSet<(i32, IpFamily)> = HashSet::new();
    let mut shadow_rotate_deadline: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut idle_refresh_next_attempt: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut adaptive_idle_since: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut adaptive_recover_until: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
    loop {
        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(HEALTH_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
        pool.prune_closed_writers().await;
@@ -40,6 +48,9 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
            &mut outage_next_attempt,
            &mut single_endpoint_outage,
            &mut shadow_rotate_deadline,
+            &mut idle_refresh_next_attempt,
+            &mut adaptive_idle_since,
+            &mut adaptive_recover_until,
        )
        .await;
        check_family(
@@ -53,6 +64,9 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
            &mut outage_next_attempt,
            &mut single_endpoint_outage,
            &mut shadow_rotate_deadline,
+            &mut idle_refresh_next_attempt,
+            &mut adaptive_idle_since,
+            &mut adaptive_recover_until,
        )
        .await;
    }
@@ -69,6 +83,9 @@ async fn check_family(
    outage_next_attempt: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
    single_endpoint_outage: &mut HashSet<(i32, IpFamily)>,
    shadow_rotate_deadline: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    idle_refresh_next_attempt: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_idle_since: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_recover_until: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
 ) {
    let enabled = match family {
        IpFamily::V4 => pool.decision.ipv4_me,
@@ -95,6 +112,11 @@ async fn check_family(
        endpoints.dedup();
    }

+    if pool.floor_mode() == MeFloorMode::Static {
+        adaptive_idle_since.clear();
+        adaptive_recover_until.clear();
+    }
+
    let mut live_addr_counts = HashMap::<SocketAddr, usize>::new();
    let mut live_writer_ids_by_addr = HashMap::<SocketAddr, Vec<u64>>::new();
    for writer in pool.writers.read().await.iter().filter(|w| {
@@ -106,17 +128,27 @@ async fn check_family(
            .or_default()
            .push(writer.id);
    }
+    let writer_idle_since = pool.registry.writer_idle_since_snapshot().await;

    for (dc, endpoints) in dc_endpoints {
        if endpoints.is_empty() {
            continue;
        }
-        let required = pool.required_writers_for_dc(endpoints.len());
+        let key = (dc, family);
+        let reduce_for_idle = should_reduce_floor_for_idle(
+            pool,
+            key,
+            &endpoints,
+            &live_writer_ids_by_addr,
+            adaptive_idle_since,
+            adaptive_recover_until,
+        )
+        .await;
+        let required = pool.required_writers_for_dc_with_floor_mode(endpoints.len(), reduce_for_idle);
        let alive = endpoints
            .iter()
            .map(|addr| *live_addr_counts.get(addr).unwrap_or(&0))
            .sum::<usize>();
-        let key = (dc, family);

        if endpoints.len() == 1 && pool.single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled() && alive == 0 {
            if single_endpoint_outage.insert(key) {
@@ -148,6 +180,9 @@ async fn check_family(
            outage_backoff.remove(&key);
            outage_next_attempt.remove(&key);
            shadow_rotate_deadline.remove(&key);
+            idle_refresh_next_attempt.remove(&key);
+            adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+            adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
            info!(
                dc = %dc,
                ?family,
@@ -159,6 +194,20 @@ async fn check_family(
        }

        if alive >= required {
+            maybe_refresh_idle_writer_for_dc(
+                pool,
+                rng,
+                key,
+                dc,
+                family,
+                &endpoints,
+                alive,
+                required,
+                &live_writer_ids_by_addr,
+                &writer_idle_since,
+                idle_refresh_next_attempt,
+            )
+            .await;
            maybe_rotate_single_endpoint_shadow(
                pool,
                rng,
@@ -262,6 +311,161 @@ async fn check_family(
    }
 }

+async fn maybe_refresh_idle_writer_for_dc(
+    pool: &Arc<MePool>,
+    rng: &Arc<SecureRandom>,
+    key: (i32, IpFamily),
+    dc: i32,
+    family: IpFamily,
+    endpoints: &[SocketAddr],
+    alive: usize,
+    required: usize,
+    live_writer_ids_by_addr: &HashMap<SocketAddr, Vec<u64>>,
+    writer_idle_since: &HashMap<u64, u64>,
+    idle_refresh_next_attempt: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+) {
+    if alive < required {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let now = Instant::now();
+    if let Some(next) = idle_refresh_next_attempt.get(&key)
+        && now < *next
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let now_epoch_secs = MePool::now_epoch_secs();
+    let mut candidate: Option<(u64, SocketAddr, u64, u64)> = None;
+    for endpoint in endpoints {
+        let Some(writer_ids) = live_writer_ids_by_addr.get(endpoint) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        for writer_id in writer_ids {
+            let Some(idle_since_epoch_secs) = writer_idle_since.get(writer_id).copied() else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let idle_age_secs = now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(idle_since_epoch_secs);
+            let threshold_secs = IDLE_REFRESH_TRIGGER_BASE_SECS
+                + (*writer_id % (IDLE_REFRESH_TRIGGER_JITTER_SECS + 1));
+            if idle_age_secs < threshold_secs {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if candidate
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|(_, _, age, _)| idle_age_secs > *age)
+                .unwrap_or(true)
+            {
+                candidate = Some((*writer_id, *endpoint, idle_age_secs, threshold_secs));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let Some((old_writer_id, endpoint, idle_age_secs, threshold_secs)) = candidate else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let rotate_ok = match tokio::time::timeout(pool.me_one_timeout, pool.connect_one(endpoint, rng.as_ref())).await {
+        Ok(Ok(())) => true,
+        Ok(Err(error)) => {
+            debug!(
+                dc = %dc,
+                ?family,
+                %endpoint,
+                old_writer_id,
+                idle_age_secs,
+                threshold_secs,
+                %error,
+                "Idle writer pre-refresh connect failed"
+            );
+            false
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            debug!(
+                dc = %dc,
+                ?family,
+                %endpoint,
+                old_writer_id,
+                idle_age_secs,
+                threshold_secs,
+                "Idle writer pre-refresh connect timed out"
+            );
+            false
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !rotate_ok {
+        idle_refresh_next_attempt.insert(key, now + Duration::from_secs(IDLE_REFRESH_RETRY_SECS));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    pool.mark_writer_draining_with_timeout(old_writer_id, pool.force_close_timeout(), false)
+        .await;
+    idle_refresh_next_attempt.insert(
+        key,
+        now + Duration::from_secs(IDLE_REFRESH_SUCCESS_GUARD_SECS),
+    );
+    info!(
+        dc = %dc,
+        ?family,
+        %endpoint,
+        old_writer_id,
+        idle_age_secs,
+        threshold_secs,
+        alive,
+        required,
+        "Idle writer refreshed before upstream idle timeout"
+    );
+}
+
+async fn should_reduce_floor_for_idle(
+    pool: &Arc<MePool>,
+    key: (i32, IpFamily),
+    endpoints: &[SocketAddr],
+    live_writer_ids_by_addr: &HashMap<SocketAddr, Vec<u64>>,
+    adaptive_idle_since: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_recover_until: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+) -> bool {
+    if endpoints.len() != 1 || pool.floor_mode() != MeFloorMode::Adaptive {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let now = Instant::now();
+    let endpoint = endpoints[0];
+    let writer_ids = live_writer_ids_by_addr
+        .get(&endpoint)
+        .map(Vec::as_slice)
+        .unwrap_or(&[]);
+    let has_bound_clients = has_bound_clients_on_endpoint(pool, writer_ids).await;
+    if has_bound_clients {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        adaptive_recover_until.insert(key, now + pool.adaptive_floor_recover_grace_duration());
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(recover_until) = adaptive_recover_until.get(&key)
+        && now < *recover_until
+    {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        return false;
+    }
+    adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
+
+    let idle_since = adaptive_idle_since.entry(key).or_insert(now);
+    now.saturating_duration_since(*idle_since) >= pool.adaptive_floor_idle_duration()
+}
+
+async fn has_bound_clients_on_endpoint(pool: &Arc<MePool>, writer_ids: &[u64]) -> bool {
+    for writer_id in writer_ids {
+        if !pool.registry.is_writer_empty(*writer_id).await {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
 async fn recover_single_endpoint_outage(
    pool: &Arc<MePool>,
    rng: &Arc<SecureRandom>,
@@ -395,6 +599,19 @@ async fn maybe_rotate_single_endpoint_shadow(
    }

    let endpoint = endpoints[0];
+    if pool.is_endpoint_quarantined(endpoint).await {
+        pool.stats
+            .increment_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total();
+        shadow_rotate_deadline.insert(key, now + Duration::from_secs(SHADOW_ROTATE_RETRY_SECS));
+        debug!(
+            dc = %dc,
+            ?family,
+            %endpoint,
+            "Single-endpoint shadow rotation skipped: endpoint is quarantined"
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
    let Some(writer_ids) = live_writer_ids_by_addr.get(&endpoint) else {
        shadow_rotate_deadline.insert(key, now + Duration::from_secs(SHADOW_ROTATE_RETRY_SECS));
        return;
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mod rotation;
 mod send;
 mod secret;
 mod wire;
+mod pool_status;

 use bytes::Bytes;

--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, Notify, RwLock, mpsc};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;

-use crate::config::{MeBindStaleMode, MeSocksKdfPolicy};
+use crate::config::{MeBindStaleMode, MeFloorMode, MeSocksKdfPolicy};
 use crate::crypto::SecureRandom;
 use crate::network::IpFamily;
 use crate::network::probe::NetworkDecision;
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ pub struct MePool {
    pub(super) me_keepalive_interval: Duration,
    pub(super) me_keepalive_jitter: Duration,
    pub(super) me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) me_warmup_stagger_enabled: bool,
    pub(super) me_warmup_step_delay: Duration,
    pub(super) me_warmup_step_jitter: Duration,
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ pub struct MePool {
    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: AtomicU64,
+    pub(super) me_floor_mode: AtomicU8,
+    pub(super) me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: AtomicU64,
+    pub(super) me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: AtomicU8,
+    pub(super) me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) proxy_map_v4: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<i32, Vec<(IpAddr, u16)>>>>,
    pub(super) proxy_map_v6: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<i32, Vec<(IpAddr, u16)>>>>,
    pub(super) default_dc: AtomicI32,
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ pub struct MePool {
    pub(super) pending_hardswap_map_hash: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) hardswap: AtomicBool,
    pub(super) endpoint_quarantine: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SocketAddr, Instant>>>,
-    pub(super) kdf_material_fingerprint: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SocketAddr, u64>>>,
+    pub(super) kdf_material_fingerprint: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SocketAddr, (u64, u16)>>>,
    pub(super) me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) me_pool_force_close_secs: AtomicU64,
    pub(super) me_pool_min_fresh_ratio_permille: AtomicU32,
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ impl MePool {
        me_keepalive_interval_secs: u64,
        me_keepalive_jitter_secs: u64,
        me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+        rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: u64,
        me_warmup_stagger_enabled: bool,
        me_warmup_step_delay_ms: u64,
        me_warmup_step_jitter_ms: u64,
@@ -201,6 +207,10 @@ impl MePool {
        me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: u64,
        me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: u64,
        me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,
+        me_floor_mode: MeFloorMode,
+        me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+        me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+        me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
        hardswap: bool,
        me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: u64,
        me_pool_force_close_secs: u64,
@@ -264,6 +274,7 @@ impl MePool {
            me_keepalive_interval: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_interval_secs),
            me_keepalive_jitter: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_jitter_secs),
            me_keepalive_payload_random,
+            rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64::new(rpc_proxy_req_every_secs),
            me_warmup_stagger_enabled,
            me_warmup_step_delay: Duration::from_millis(me_warmup_step_delay_ms),
            me_warmup_step_jitter: Duration::from_millis(me_warmup_step_jitter_ms),
@@ -287,6 +298,14 @@ impl MePool {
            me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: AtomicU64::new(
                me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs,
            ),
+            me_floor_mode: AtomicU8::new(me_floor_mode.as_u8()),
+            me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs: AtomicU64::new(me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs),
+            me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: AtomicU8::new(
+                me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint,
+            ),
+            me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: AtomicU64::new(
+                me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs,
+            ),
            pool_size: 2,
            proxy_map_v4: Arc::new(RwLock::new(proxy_map_v4)),
            proxy_map_v6: Arc::new(RwLock::new(proxy_map_v6)),
@@ -351,6 +370,10 @@ impl MePool {
        single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: u64,
        single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: u64,
        single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,
+        floor_mode: MeFloorMode,
+        adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+        adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+        adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
    ) {
        self.hardswap.store(hardswap, Ordering::Relaxed);
        self.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs
@@ -387,6 +410,29 @@ impl MePool {
            .store(single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms, Ordering::Relaxed);
        self.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs
            .store(single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let previous_floor_mode = self.floor_mode();
+        self.me_floor_mode
+            .store(floor_mode.as_u8(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs
+            .store(adaptive_floor_idle_secs, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint
+            .store(adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs
+            .store(adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if previous_floor_mode != floor_mode {
+            self.stats.increment_me_floor_mode_switch_total();
+            match (previous_floor_mode, floor_mode) {
+                (MeFloorMode::Static, MeFloorMode::Adaptive) => {
+                    self.stats
+                        .increment_me_floor_mode_switch_static_to_adaptive_total();
+                }
+                (MeFloorMode::Adaptive, MeFloorMode::Static) => {
+                    self.stats
+                        .increment_me_floor_mode_switch_adaptive_to_static_total();
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
    }

    pub fn reset_stun_state(&self) {
@@ -464,6 +510,40 @@ impl MePool {
        endpoint_count.max(3)
    }

+    pub(super) fn floor_mode(&self) -> MeFloorMode {
+        MeFloorMode::from_u8(self.me_floor_mode.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn adaptive_floor_idle_duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_secs(self.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn adaptive_floor_recover_grace_duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_secs(
+            self.me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn required_writers_for_dc_with_floor_mode(
+        &self,
+        endpoint_count: usize,
+        reduce_for_idle: bool,
+    ) -> usize {
+        let base_required = self.required_writers_for_dc(endpoint_count);
+        if !reduce_for_idle {
+            return base_required;
+        }
+        if endpoint_count != 1 || self.floor_mode() != MeFloorMode::Adaptive {
+            return base_required;
+        }
+        let min_writers = (self
+            .me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed) as usize)
+            .max(1);
+        base_required.min(min_writers)
+    }
+
    pub(super) fn single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled(&self) -> bool {
        self.me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled
            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_refill.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_refill.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl MePool {
        );
    }

-    async fn is_endpoint_quarantined(&self, addr: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    pub(super) async fn is_endpoint_quarantined(&self, addr: SocketAddr) -> bool {
        let mut guard = self.endpoint_quarantine.lock().await;
        let now = Instant::now();
        guard.retain(|_, expiry| *expiry > now);
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+use super::pool::{MePool, WriterContour};
+use crate::config::{MeBindStaleMode, MeFloorMode, MeSocksKdfPolicy};
+use crate::transport::upstream::IpPreference;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiWriterStatusSnapshot {
+    pub writer_id: u64,
+    pub dc: Option<i16>,
+    pub endpoint: SocketAddr,
+    pub generation: u64,
+    pub state: &'static str,
+    pub draining: bool,
+    pub degraded: bool,
+    pub bound_clients: usize,
+    pub idle_for_secs: Option<u64>,
+    pub rtt_ema_ms: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiDcStatusSnapshot {
+    pub dc: i16,
+    pub endpoints: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+    pub available_endpoints: usize,
+    pub available_pct: f64,
+    pub required_writers: usize,
+    pub alive_writers: usize,
+    pub coverage_pct: f64,
+    pub rtt_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub load: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiStatusSnapshot {
+    pub generated_at_epoch_secs: u64,
+    pub configured_dc_groups: usize,
+    pub configured_endpoints: usize,
+    pub available_endpoints: usize,
+    pub available_pct: f64,
+    pub required_writers: usize,
+    pub alive_writers: usize,
+    pub coverage_pct: f64,
+    pub writers: Vec<MeApiWriterStatusSnapshot>,
+    pub dcs: Vec<MeApiDcStatusSnapshot>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiQuarantinedEndpointSnapshot {
+    pub endpoint: SocketAddr,
+    pub remaining_ms: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiDcPathSnapshot {
+    pub dc: i16,
+    pub ip_preference: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub selected_addr_v4: Option<SocketAddr>,
+    pub selected_addr_v6: Option<SocketAddr>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MeApiRuntimeSnapshot {
+    pub active_generation: u64,
+    pub warm_generation: u64,
+    pub pending_hardswap_generation: u64,
+    pub pending_hardswap_age_secs: Option<u64>,
+    pub hardswap_enabled: bool,
+    pub floor_mode: &'static str,
+    pub adaptive_floor_idle_secs: u64,
+    pub adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: u8,
+    pub adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: u64,
+    pub me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
+    pub me_keepalive_interval_secs: u64,
+    pub me_keepalive_jitter_secs: u64,
+    pub me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+    pub rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: u64,
+    pub me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc: u32,
+    pub me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms: u64,
+    pub me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms: u64,
+    pub me_reconnect_fast_retry_count: u32,
+    pub me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: u64,
+    pub me_pool_force_close_secs: u64,
+    pub me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: f32,
+    pub me_bind_stale_mode: &'static str,
+    pub me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: u64,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: u8,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: bool,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: bool,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: u64,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: u64,
+    pub me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: u64,
+    pub me_deterministic_writer_sort: bool,
+    pub me_socks_kdf_policy: &'static str,
+    pub quarantined_endpoints: Vec<MeApiQuarantinedEndpointSnapshot>,
+    pub network_path: Vec<MeApiDcPathSnapshot>,
+}
+
+impl MePool {
+    pub(crate) async fn api_status_snapshot(&self) -> MeApiStatusSnapshot {
+        let now_epoch_secs = Self::now_epoch_secs();
+
+        let mut endpoints_by_dc = BTreeMap::<i16, BTreeSet<SocketAddr>>::new();
+        if self.decision.ipv4_me {
+            let map = self.proxy_map_v4.read().await.clone();
+            for (dc, addrs) in map {
+                let abs_dc = dc.abs();
+                if abs_dc == 0 {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let Ok(dc_idx) = i16::try_from(abs_dc) else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let entry = endpoints_by_dc.entry(dc_idx).or_default();
+                for (ip, port) in addrs {
+                    entry.insert(SocketAddr::new(ip, port));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if self.decision.ipv6_me {
+            let map = self.proxy_map_v6.read().await.clone();
+            for (dc, addrs) in map {
+                let abs_dc = dc.abs();
+                if abs_dc == 0 {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let Ok(dc_idx) = i16::try_from(abs_dc) else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let entry = endpoints_by_dc.entry(dc_idx).or_default();
+                for (ip, port) in addrs {
+                    entry.insert(SocketAddr::new(ip, port));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut endpoint_to_dc = HashMap::<SocketAddr, i16>::new();
+        for (dc, endpoints) in &endpoints_by_dc {
+            for endpoint in endpoints {
+                endpoint_to_dc.entry(*endpoint).or_insert(*dc);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let configured_dc_groups = endpoints_by_dc.len();
+        let configured_endpoints = endpoints_by_dc.values().map(BTreeSet::len).sum();
+
+        let required_writers = endpoints_by_dc
+            .values()
+            .map(|endpoints| self.required_writers_for_dc_with_floor_mode(endpoints.len(), false))
+            .sum();
+
+        let idle_since = self.registry.writer_idle_since_snapshot().await;
+        let activity = self.registry.writer_activity_snapshot().await;
+        let rtt = self.rtt_stats.lock().await.clone();
+        let writers = self.writers.read().await.clone();
+
+        let mut live_writers_by_endpoint = HashMap::<SocketAddr, usize>::new();
+        let mut live_writers_by_dc = HashMap::<i16, usize>::new();
+        let mut dc_rtt_agg = HashMap::<i16, (f64, u64)>::new();
+        let mut writer_rows = Vec::<MeApiWriterStatusSnapshot>::with_capacity(writers.len());
+
+        for writer in writers {
+            let endpoint = writer.addr;
+            let dc = endpoint_to_dc.get(&endpoint).copied();
+            let draining = writer.draining.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let degraded = writer.degraded.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let bound_clients = activity
+                .bound_clients_by_writer
+                .get(&writer.id)
+                .copied()
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let idle_for_secs = idle_since
+                .get(&writer.id)
+                .map(|idle_ts| now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(*idle_ts));
+            let rtt_ema_ms = rtt.get(&writer.id).map(|(_, ema)| *ema);
+            let state = match WriterContour::from_u8(writer.contour.load(Ordering::Relaxed)) {
+                WriterContour::Warm => "warm",
+                WriterContour::Active => "active",
+                WriterContour::Draining => "draining",
+            };
+
+            if !draining {
+                *live_writers_by_endpoint.entry(endpoint).or_insert(0) += 1;
+                if let Some(dc_idx) = dc {
+                    *live_writers_by_dc.entry(dc_idx).or_insert(0) += 1;
+                    if let Some(ema_ms) = rtt_ema_ms {
+                        let entry = dc_rtt_agg.entry(dc_idx).or_insert((0.0, 0));
+                        entry.0 += ema_ms;
+                        entry.1 += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            writer_rows.push(MeApiWriterStatusSnapshot {
+                writer_id: writer.id,
+                dc,
+                endpoint,
+                generation: writer.generation,
+                state,
+                draining,
+                degraded,
+                bound_clients,
+                idle_for_secs,
+                rtt_ema_ms,
+            });
+        }
+
+        writer_rows.sort_by_key(|row| (row.dc.unwrap_or(i16::MAX), row.endpoint, row.writer_id));
+
+        let mut dcs = Vec::<MeApiDcStatusSnapshot>::with_capacity(endpoints_by_dc.len());
+        let mut available_endpoints = 0usize;
+        let mut alive_writers = 0usize;
+        for (dc, endpoints) in endpoints_by_dc {
+            let endpoint_count = endpoints.len();
+            let dc_available_endpoints = endpoints
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|endpoint| live_writers_by_endpoint.contains_key(endpoint))
+                .count();
+            let dc_required_writers =
+                self.required_writers_for_dc_with_floor_mode(endpoint_count, false);
+            let dc_alive_writers = live_writers_by_dc.get(&dc).copied().unwrap_or(0);
+            let dc_load = activity
+                .active_sessions_by_target_dc
+                .get(&dc)
+                .copied()
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let dc_rtt_ms = dc_rtt_agg
+                .get(&dc)
+                .and_then(|(sum, count)| (*count > 0).then_some(*sum / (*count as f64)));
+
+            available_endpoints += dc_available_endpoints;
+            alive_writers += dc_alive_writers;
+
+            dcs.push(MeApiDcStatusSnapshot {
+                dc,
+                endpoints: endpoints.into_iter().collect(),
+                available_endpoints: dc_available_endpoints,
+                available_pct: ratio_pct(dc_available_endpoints, endpoint_count),
+                required_writers: dc_required_writers,
+                alive_writers: dc_alive_writers,
+                coverage_pct: ratio_pct(dc_alive_writers, dc_required_writers),
+                rtt_ms: dc_rtt_ms,
+                load: dc_load,
+            });
+        }
+
+        MeApiStatusSnapshot {
+            generated_at_epoch_secs: now_epoch_secs,
+            configured_dc_groups,
+            configured_endpoints,
+            available_endpoints,
+            available_pct: ratio_pct(available_endpoints, configured_endpoints),
+            required_writers,
+            alive_writers,
+            coverage_pct: ratio_pct(alive_writers, required_writers),
+            writers: writer_rows,
+            dcs,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn api_runtime_snapshot(&self) -> MeApiRuntimeSnapshot {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let now_epoch_secs = Self::now_epoch_secs();
+        let pending_started_at = self
+            .pending_hardswap_started_at_epoch_secs
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let pending_hardswap_age_secs = (pending_started_at > 0)
+            .then_some(now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(pending_started_at));
+
+        let mut quarantined_endpoints = Vec::<MeApiQuarantinedEndpointSnapshot>::new();
+        {
+            let guard = self.endpoint_quarantine.lock().await;
+            for (endpoint, expires_at) in guard.iter() {
+                if *expires_at <= now {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let remaining_ms = expires_at.duration_since(now).as_millis() as u64;
+                quarantined_endpoints.push(MeApiQuarantinedEndpointSnapshot {
+                    endpoint: *endpoint,
+                    remaining_ms,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        quarantined_endpoints.sort_by_key(|entry| entry.endpoint);
+
+        let mut network_path = Vec::<MeApiDcPathSnapshot>::new();
+        if let Some(upstream) = &self.upstream {
+            for dc in 1..=5 {
+                let dc_idx = dc as i16;
+                let ip_preference = upstream
+                    .get_dc_ip_preference(dc_idx)
+                    .await
+                    .map(ip_preference_label);
+                let selected_addr_v4 = upstream.get_dc_addr(dc_idx, false).await;
+                let selected_addr_v6 = upstream.get_dc_addr(dc_idx, true).await;
+                network_path.push(MeApiDcPathSnapshot {
+                    dc: dc_idx,
+                    ip_preference,
+                    selected_addr_v4,
+                    selected_addr_v6,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        MeApiRuntimeSnapshot {
+            active_generation: self.active_generation.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            warm_generation: self.warm_generation.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            pending_hardswap_generation: self.pending_hardswap_generation.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            pending_hardswap_age_secs,
+            hardswap_enabled: self.hardswap.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            floor_mode: floor_mode_label(self.floor_mode()),
+            adaptive_floor_idle_secs: self.me_adaptive_floor_idle_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint: self
+                .me_adaptive_floor_min_writers_single_endpoint
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs: self
+                .me_adaptive_floor_recover_grace_secs
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_keepalive_enabled: self.me_keepalive_enabled,
+            me_keepalive_interval_secs: self.me_keepalive_interval.as_secs(),
+            me_keepalive_jitter_secs: self.me_keepalive_jitter.as_secs(),
+            me_keepalive_payload_random: self.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+            rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: self.rpc_proxy_req_every_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc: self.me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc,
+            me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms: self.me_reconnect_backoff_base.as_millis() as u64,
+            me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms: self.me_reconnect_backoff_cap.as_millis() as u64,
+            me_reconnect_fast_retry_count: self.me_reconnect_fast_retry_count,
+            me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: self.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_pool_force_close_secs: self.me_pool_force_close_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: Self::permille_to_ratio(
+                self.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio_permille.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            ),
+            me_bind_stale_mode: bind_stale_mode_label(self.bind_stale_mode()),
+            me_bind_stale_ttl_secs: self.me_bind_stale_ttl_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_shadow_writers
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_disable_quarantine
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_min_ms
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_outage_backoff_max_ms
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs: self
+                .me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_every_secs
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_deterministic_writer_sort: self
+                .me_deterministic_writer_sort
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_socks_kdf_policy: socks_kdf_policy_label(self.socks_kdf_policy()),
+            quarantined_endpoints,
+            network_path,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn ratio_pct(part: usize, total: usize) -> f64 {
+    if total == 0 {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    let pct = ((part as f64) / (total as f64)) * 100.0;
+    pct.clamp(0.0, 100.0)
+}
+
+fn floor_mode_label(mode: MeFloorMode) -> &'static str {
+    match mode {
+        MeFloorMode::Static => "static",
+        MeFloorMode::Adaptive => "adaptive",
+    }
+}
+
+fn bind_stale_mode_label(mode: MeBindStaleMode) -> &'static str {
+    match mode {
+        MeBindStaleMode::Never => "never",
+        MeBindStaleMode::Ttl => "ttl",
+        MeBindStaleMode::Always => "always",
+    }
+}
+
+fn socks_kdf_policy_label(policy: MeSocksKdfPolicy) -> &'static str {
+    match policy {
+        MeSocksKdfPolicy::Strict => "strict",
+        MeSocksKdfPolicy::Compat => "compat",
+    }
+}
+
+fn ip_preference_label(preference: IpPreference) -> &'static str {
+    match preference {
+        IpPreference::Unknown => "unknown",
+        IpPreference::PreferV6 => "prefer_v6",
+        IpPreference::PreferV4 => "prefer_v4",
+        IpPreference::BothWork => "both",
+        IpPreference::Unavailable => "unavailable",
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::ratio_pct;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ratio_pct_is_zero_when_denominator_is_zero() {
+        assert_eq!(ratio_pct(1, 0), 0.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ratio_pct_is_capped_at_100() {
+        assert_eq!(ratio_pct(7, 3), 100.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ratio_pct_reports_expected_value() {
+        assert_eq!(ratio_pct(1, 4), 25.0);
+    }
+}
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU8, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;

 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use rand::Rng;
@@ -12,16 +13,22 @@ use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 use crate::config::MeBindStaleMode;
 use crate::crypto::SecureRandom;
 use crate::error::{ProxyError, Result};
-use crate::protocol::constants::RPC_PING_U32;
+use crate::protocol::constants::{RPC_CLOSE_EXT_U32, RPC_PING_U32};

 use super::codec::{RpcWriter, WriterCommand};
 use super::pool::{MePool, MeWriter, WriterContour};
 use super::reader::reader_loop;
 use super::registry::BoundConn;
+use super::wire::build_proxy_req_payload;

 const ME_ACTIVE_PING_SECS: u64 = 25;
 const ME_ACTIVE_PING_JITTER_SECS: i64 = 5;
 const ME_IDLE_KEEPALIVE_MAX_SECS: u64 = 5;
+const ME_RPC_PROXY_REQ_RESPONSE_WAIT_MS: u64 = 700;
+
+fn is_me_peer_closed_error(error: &ProxyError) -> bool {
+    matches!(error, ProxyError::Io(ioe) if ioe.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof)
+}

 impl MePool {
    pub(crate) async fn prune_closed_writers(self: &Arc<Self>) {
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ impl MePool {
            allow_drain_fallback: allow_drain_fallback.clone(),
        };
        self.writers.write().await.push(writer.clone());
+        self.registry.mark_writer_idle(writer_id).await;
        self.conn_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
        self.writer_available.notify_one();

@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ impl MePool {
        let ping_tracker_reader = ping_tracker.clone();
        let rtt_stats = self.rtt_stats.clone();
        let stats_reader = self.stats.clone();
+        let stats_reader_close = self.stats.clone();
        let stats_ping = self.stats.clone();
        let pool = Arc::downgrade(self);
        let cancel_ping = cancel.clone();
@@ -135,6 +144,13 @@ impl MePool {
        let keepalive_enabled = self.me_keepalive_enabled;
        let keepalive_interval = self.me_keepalive_interval;
        let keepalive_jitter = self.me_keepalive_jitter;
+        let rpc_proxy_req_every_secs = self.rpc_proxy_req_every_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let tx_signal = tx.clone();
+        let stats_signal = self.stats.clone();
+        let cancel_signal = cancel.clone();
+        let cleanup_for_signal = cleanup_done.clone();
+        let pool_signal = Arc::downgrade(self);
+        let keepalive_jitter_signal = self.me_keepalive_jitter;
        let cancel_reader_token = cancel.clone();
        let cancel_ping_token = cancel_ping.clone();

@@ -156,6 +172,15 @@ impl MePool {
                cancel_reader_token.clone(),
            )
            .await;
+            let idle_close_by_peer = if let Err(e) = res.as_ref() {
+                is_me_peer_closed_error(e) && reg.is_writer_empty(writer_id).await
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+            if idle_close_by_peer {
+                stats_reader_close.increment_me_idle_close_by_peer_total();
+                info!(writer_id, "ME socket closed by peer on idle writer");
+            }
            if let Some(pool) = pool.upgrade()
                && cleanup_for_reader
                    .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Relaxed)
@@ -164,7 +189,9 @@ impl MePool {
                pool.remove_writer_and_close_clients(writer_id).await;
            }
            if let Err(e) = res {
-                warn!(error = %e, "ME reader ended");
+                if !idle_close_by_peer {
+                    warn!(error = %e, "ME reader ended");
+                }
            }
            let mut ws = writers_arc.write().await;
            ws.retain(|w| w.id != writer_id);
@@ -253,6 +280,116 @@ impl MePool {
            }
        });

+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if rpc_proxy_req_every_secs == 0 {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let interval = Duration::from_secs(rpc_proxy_req_every_secs);
+            let startup_jitter_ms = {
+                let jitter_cap_ms = interval.as_millis() / 2;
+                let effective_jitter_ms = keepalive_jitter_signal
+                    .as_millis()
+                    .min(jitter_cap_ms)
+                    .max(1);
+                rand::rng().random_range(0..=effective_jitter_ms as u64)
+            };
+
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = cancel_signal.cancelled() => return,
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(startup_jitter_ms)) => {}
+            }
+
+            loop {
+                let wait = {
+                    let jitter_cap_ms = interval.as_millis() / 2;
+                    let effective_jitter_ms = keepalive_jitter_signal
+                        .as_millis()
+                        .min(jitter_cap_ms)
+                        .max(1);
+                    interval + Duration::from_millis(rand::rng().random_range(0..=effective_jitter_ms as u64))
+                };
+
+                tokio::select! {
+                    _ = cancel_signal.cancelled() => break,
+                    _ = tokio::time::sleep(wait) => {}
+                }
+
+                let Some(pool) = pool_signal.upgrade() else {
+                    break;
+                };
+
+                let Some(meta) = pool.registry.get_last_writer_meta(writer_id).await else {
+                    stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total();
+                    continue;
+                };
+
+                let (conn_id, mut service_rx) = pool.registry.register().await;
+                pool.registry
+                    .bind_writer(conn_id, writer_id, tx_signal.clone(), meta.clone())
+                    .await;
+
+                let payload = build_proxy_req_payload(
+                    conn_id,
+                    meta.client_addr,
+                    meta.our_addr,
+                    &[],
+                    pool.proxy_tag.as_deref(),
+                    meta.proto_flags,
+                );
+
+                if tx_signal.send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(payload)).await.is_err() {
+                    stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total();
+                    let _ = pool.registry.unregister(conn_id).await;
+                    cancel_signal.cancel();
+                    if cleanup_for_signal
+                        .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                        .is_ok()
+                    {
+                        pool.remove_writer_and_close_clients(writer_id).await;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total();
+
+                if matches!(
+                    tokio::time::timeout(
+                        Duration::from_millis(ME_RPC_PROXY_REQ_RESPONSE_WAIT_MS),
+                        service_rx.recv(),
+                    )
+                    .await,
+                    Ok(Some(_))
+                ) {
+                    stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total();
+                }
+
+                let mut close_payload = Vec::with_capacity(12);
+                close_payload.extend_from_slice(&RPC_CLOSE_EXT_U32.to_le_bytes());
+                close_payload.extend_from_slice(&conn_id.to_le_bytes());
+
+                if tx_signal
+                    .send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(close_payload))
+                    .await
+                    .is_err()
+                {
+                    stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total();
+                    let _ = pool.registry.unregister(conn_id).await;
+                    cancel_signal.cancel();
+                    if cleanup_for_signal
+                        .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                        .is_ok()
+                    {
+                        pool.remove_writer_and_close_clients(writer_id).await;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                stats_signal.increment_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total();
+                let _ = pool.registry.unregister(conn_id).await;
+            }
+        });
+
        Ok(())
    }

--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/registry.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/registry.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU8, AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};

 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, RwLock};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
@@ -45,12 +45,20 @@ pub struct ConnWriter {
    pub tx: mpsc::Sender<WriterCommand>,
 }

+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub(super) struct WriterActivitySnapshot {
+    pub bound_clients_by_writer: HashMap<u64, usize>,
+    pub active_sessions_by_target_dc: HashMap<i16, usize>,
+}
+
 struct RegistryInner {
    map: HashMap<u64, mpsc::Sender<MeResponse>>,
    writers: HashMap<u64, mpsc::Sender<WriterCommand>>,
    writer_for_conn: HashMap<u64, u64>,
    conns_for_writer: HashMap<u64, HashSet<u64>>,
    meta: HashMap<u64, ConnMeta>,
+    last_meta_for_writer: HashMap<u64, ConnMeta>,
+    writer_idle_since_epoch_secs: HashMap<u64, u64>,
 }

 impl RegistryInner {
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ impl RegistryInner {
            writer_for_conn: HashMap::new(),
            conns_for_writer: HashMap::new(),
            meta: HashMap::new(),
+            last_meta_for_writer: HashMap::new(),
+            writer_idle_since_epoch_secs: HashMap::new(),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -74,6 +84,13 @@ pub struct ConnRegistry {
 }

 impl ConnRegistry {
+    fn now_epoch_secs() -> u64 {
+        SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_secs()
+    }
+
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        let start = rand::random::<u64>() | 1;
        Self {
@@ -121,8 +138,16 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
        inner.map.remove(&id);
        inner.meta.remove(&id);
        if let Some(writer_id) = inner.writer_for_conn.remove(&id) {
-            if let Some(set) = inner.conns_for_writer.get_mut(&writer_id) {
+            let became_empty = if let Some(set) = inner.conns_for_writer.get_mut(&writer_id) {
                set.remove(&id);
+                set.is_empty()
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+            if became_empty {
+                inner
+                    .writer_idle_since_epoch_secs
+                    .insert(writer_id, Self::now_epoch_secs());
            }
            return Some(writer_id);
        }
@@ -191,8 +216,10 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
        meta: ConnMeta,
    ) {
        let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
-        inner.meta.entry(conn_id).or_insert(meta);
+        inner.meta.entry(conn_id).or_insert(meta.clone());
        inner.writer_for_conn.insert(conn_id, writer_id);
+        inner.last_meta_for_writer.insert(writer_id, meta);
+        inner.writer_idle_since_epoch_secs.remove(&writer_id);
        inner.writers.entry(writer_id).or_insert_with(|| tx.clone());
        inner
            .conns_for_writer
@@ -201,6 +228,49 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
            .insert(conn_id);
    }

+    pub async fn mark_writer_idle(&self, writer_id: u64) {
+        let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
+        inner.conns_for_writer.entry(writer_id).or_insert_with(HashSet::new);
+        inner
+            .writer_idle_since_epoch_secs
+            .entry(writer_id)
+            .or_insert(Self::now_epoch_secs());
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_last_writer_meta(&self, writer_id: u64) -> Option<ConnMeta> {
+        let inner = self.inner.read().await;
+        inner.last_meta_for_writer.get(&writer_id).cloned()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn writer_idle_since_snapshot(&self) -> HashMap<u64, u64> {
+        let inner = self.inner.read().await;
+        inner.writer_idle_since_epoch_secs.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn writer_activity_snapshot(&self) -> WriterActivitySnapshot {
+        let inner = self.inner.read().await;
+        let mut bound_clients_by_writer = HashMap::<u64, usize>::new();
+        let mut active_sessions_by_target_dc = HashMap::<i16, usize>::new();
+
+        for (writer_id, conn_ids) in &inner.conns_for_writer {
+            bound_clients_by_writer.insert(*writer_id, conn_ids.len());
+        }
+        for conn_meta in inner.meta.values() {
+            let dc_u16 = conn_meta.target_dc.unsigned_abs();
+            if dc_u16 == 0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Ok(dc) = i16::try_from(dc_u16) {
+                *active_sessions_by_target_dc.entry(dc).or_insert(0) += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        WriterActivitySnapshot {
+            bound_clients_by_writer,
+            active_sessions_by_target_dc,
+        }
+    }
+
    pub async fn get_writer(&self, conn_id: u64) -> Option<ConnWriter> {
        let inner = self.inner.read().await;
        let writer_id = inner.writer_for_conn.get(&conn_id).cloned()?;
@@ -211,6 +281,8 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
    pub async fn writer_lost(&self, writer_id: u64) -> Vec<BoundConn> {
        let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
        inner.writers.remove(&writer_id);
+        inner.last_meta_for_writer.remove(&writer_id);
+        inner.writer_idle_since_epoch_secs.remove(&writer_id);
        let conns = inner
            .conns_for_writer
            .remove(&writer_id)
@@ -246,3 +318,69 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
            .unwrap_or(true)
    }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
+
+    use super::ConnMeta;
+    use super::ConnRegistry;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn writer_activity_snapshot_tracks_writer_and_dc_load() {
+        let registry = ConnRegistry::new();
+
+        let (conn_a, _rx_a) = registry.register().await;
+        let (conn_b, _rx_b) = registry.register().await;
+        let (conn_c, _rx_c) = registry.register().await;
+        let (writer_tx_a, _writer_rx_a) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8);
+        let (writer_tx_b, _writer_rx_b) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8);
+
+        let addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 443);
+        registry
+            .bind_writer(
+                conn_a,
+                10,
+                writer_tx_a.clone(),
+                ConnMeta {
+                    target_dc: 2,
+                    client_addr: addr,
+                    our_addr: addr,
+                    proto_flags: 0,
+                },
+            )
+            .await;
+        registry
+            .bind_writer(
+                conn_b,
+                10,
+                writer_tx_a,
+                ConnMeta {
+                    target_dc: -2,
+                    client_addr: addr,
+                    our_addr: addr,
+                    proto_flags: 0,
+                },
+            )
+            .await;
+        registry
+            .bind_writer(
+                conn_c,
+                20,
+                writer_tx_b,
+                ConnMeta {
+                    target_dc: 4,
+                    client_addr: addr,
+                    our_addr: addr,
+                    proto_flags: 0,
+                },
+            )
+            .await;
+
+        let snapshot = registry.writer_activity_snapshot().await;
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.bound_clients_by_writer.get(&10), Some(&2));
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.bound_clients_by_writer.get(&20), Some(&1));
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.active_sessions_by_target_dc.get(&2), Some(&2));
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.active_sessions_by_target_dc.get(&4), Some(&1));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::cmp::Reverse;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ use super::wire::build_proxy_req_payload;
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use super::registry::ConnMeta;

+const IDLE_WRITER_PENALTY_MID_SECS: u64 = 45;
+const IDLE_WRITER_PENALTY_HIGH_SECS: u64 = 55;
+
 impl MePool {
    /// Send RPC_PROXY_REQ. `tag_override`: per-user ad_tag (from access.user_ad_tags); if None, uses pool default.
    pub async fn send_proxy_req(
@@ -152,6 +156,8 @@ impl MePool {
                    return Err(ProxyError::Proxy("No ME writers available for target DC".into()));
                }
            }
+            let writer_idle_since = self.registry.writer_idle_since_snapshot().await;
+            let now_epoch_secs = Self::now_epoch_secs();

            if self.me_deterministic_writer_sort.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                candidate_indices.sort_by(|lhs, rhs| {
@@ -161,6 +167,11 @@ impl MePool {
                        self.writer_contour_rank_for_selection(left),
                        (left.generation < self.current_generation()) as usize,
                        left.degraded.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as usize,
+                        self.writer_idle_rank_for_selection(
+                            left,
+                            &writer_idle_since,
+                            now_epoch_secs,
+                        ),
                        Reverse(left.tx.capacity()),
                        left.addr,
                        left.id,
@@ -169,6 +180,11 @@ impl MePool {
                        self.writer_contour_rank_for_selection(right),
                        (right.generation < self.current_generation()) as usize,
                        right.degraded.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as usize,
+                        self.writer_idle_rank_for_selection(
+                            right,
+                            &writer_idle_since,
+                            now_epoch_secs,
+                        ),
                        Reverse(right.tx.capacity()),
                        right.addr,
                        right.id,
@@ -184,6 +200,11 @@ impl MePool {
                        self.writer_contour_rank_for_selection(w),
                        stale,
                        degraded as usize,
+                        self.writer_idle_rank_for_selection(
+                            w,
+                            &writer_idle_since,
+                            now_epoch_secs,
+                        ),
                        Reverse(w.tx.capacity()),
                    )
                });
@@ -367,4 +388,23 @@ impl MePool {
            WriterContour::Draining => 2,
        }
    }
+
+    fn writer_idle_rank_for_selection(
+        &self,
+        writer: &super::pool::MeWriter,
+        idle_since_by_writer: &HashMap<u64, u64>,
+        now_epoch_secs: u64,
+    ) -> usize {
+        let Some(idle_since) = idle_since_by_writer.get(&writer.id).copied() else {
+            return 0;
+        };
+        let idle_age_secs = now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(idle_since);
+        if idle_age_secs >= IDLE_WRITER_PENALTY_HIGH_SECS {
+            2
+        } else if idle_age_secs >= IDLE_WRITER_PENALTY_MID_SECS {
+            1
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    }
 }
--- a/src/transport/upstream.rs
+++ b/src/transport/upstream.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use crate::config::{UpstreamConfig, UpstreamType};
 use crate::error::{Result, ProxyError};
 use crate::network::dns_overrides::{resolve_socket_addr, split_host_port};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{TG_DATACENTERS_V4, TG_DATACENTERS_V6, TG_DATACENTER_PORT};
+use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::transport::socket::{create_outgoing_socket_bound, resolve_interface_ip};
 use crate::transport::socks::{connect_socks4, connect_socks5};

@@ -164,6 +165,43 @@ pub enum UpstreamRouteKind {
    Socks5,
 }

+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct UpstreamApiDcSnapshot {
+    pub dc: i16,
+    pub latency_ema_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub ip_preference: IpPreference,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct UpstreamApiItemSnapshot {
+    pub upstream_id: usize,
+    pub route_kind: UpstreamRouteKind,
+    pub address: String,
+    pub weight: u16,
+    pub scopes: String,
+    pub healthy: bool,
+    pub fails: u32,
+    pub last_check_age_secs: u64,
+    pub effective_latency_ms: Option<f64>,
+    pub dc: Vec<UpstreamApiDcSnapshot>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct UpstreamApiSummarySnapshot {
+    pub configured_total: usize,
+    pub healthy_total: usize,
+    pub unhealthy_total: usize,
+    pub direct_total: usize,
+    pub socks4_total: usize,
+    pub socks5_total: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct UpstreamApiSnapshot {
+    pub summary: UpstreamApiSummarySnapshot,
+    pub upstreams: Vec<UpstreamApiItemSnapshot>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct UpstreamEgressInfo {
    pub route_kind: UpstreamRouteKind,
@@ -188,6 +226,8 @@ pub struct UpstreamManager {
    connect_retry_attempts: u32,
    connect_retry_backoff: Duration,
    unhealthy_fail_threshold: u32,
+    connect_failfast_hard_errors: bool,
+    stats: Arc<Stats>,
 }

 impl UpstreamManager {
@@ -196,6 +236,8 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
        connect_retry_attempts: u32,
        connect_retry_backoff_ms: u64,
        unhealthy_fail_threshold: u32,
+        connect_failfast_hard_errors: bool,
+        stats: Arc<Stats>,
    ) -> Self {
        let states = configs.into_iter()
            .filter(|c| c.enabled)
@@ -207,9 +249,69 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
            connect_retry_attempts: connect_retry_attempts.max(1),
            connect_retry_backoff: Duration::from_millis(connect_retry_backoff_ms),
            unhealthy_fail_threshold: unhealthy_fail_threshold.max(1),
+            connect_failfast_hard_errors,
+            stats,
        }
    }

+    pub fn try_api_snapshot(&self) -> Option<UpstreamApiSnapshot> {
+        let guard = self.upstreams.try_read().ok()?;
+        let now = std::time::Instant::now();
+
+        let mut summary = UpstreamApiSummarySnapshot {
+            configured_total: guard.len(),
+            ..UpstreamApiSummarySnapshot::default()
+        };
+        let mut upstreams = Vec::with_capacity(guard.len());
+
+        for (idx, upstream) in guard.iter().enumerate() {
+            if upstream.healthy {
+                summary.healthy_total += 1;
+            } else {
+                summary.unhealthy_total += 1;
+            }
+
+            let (route_kind, address) = match &upstream.config.upstream_type {
+                UpstreamType::Direct { .. } => {
+                    summary.direct_total += 1;
+                    (UpstreamRouteKind::Direct, "direct".to_string())
+                }
+                UpstreamType::Socks4 { address, .. } => {
+                    summary.socks4_total += 1;
+                    (UpstreamRouteKind::Socks4, address.clone())
+                }
+                UpstreamType::Socks5 { address, .. } => {
+                    summary.socks5_total += 1;
+                    (UpstreamRouteKind::Socks5, address.clone())
+                }
+            };
+
+            let mut dc = Vec::with_capacity(NUM_DCS);
+            for dc_idx in 0..NUM_DCS {
+                dc.push(UpstreamApiDcSnapshot {
+                    dc: (dc_idx + 1) as i16,
+                    latency_ema_ms: upstream.dc_latency[dc_idx].get(),
+                    ip_preference: upstream.dc_ip_pref[dc_idx],
+                });
+            }
+
+            upstreams.push(UpstreamApiItemSnapshot {
+                upstream_id: idx,
+                route_kind,
+                address,
+                weight: upstream.config.weight,
+                scopes: upstream.config.scopes.clone(),
+                healthy: upstream.healthy,
+                fails: upstream.fails,
+                last_check_age_secs: now.saturating_duration_since(upstream.last_check).as_secs(),
+                effective_latency_ms: upstream.effective_latency(None),
+                dc,
+            });
+        }
+
+        Some(UpstreamApiSnapshot { summary, upstreams })
+    }
+
    #[cfg(unix)]
    fn resolve_interface_addrs(name: &str, want_ipv6: bool) -> Vec<IpAddr> {
        use nix::ifaddrs::getifaddrs;
@@ -349,6 +451,34 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
        }
    }

+    fn retry_backoff_with_jitter(&self) -> Duration {
+        if self.connect_retry_backoff.is_zero() {
+            return Duration::ZERO;
+        }
+        let base_ms = self.connect_retry_backoff.as_millis() as u64;
+        if base_ms == 0 {
+            return self.connect_retry_backoff;
+        }
+        let jitter_cap_ms = (base_ms / 2).max(1);
+        let jitter_ms = rand::rng().gen_range(0..=jitter_cap_ms);
+        Duration::from_millis(base_ms.saturating_add(jitter_ms))
+    }
+
+    fn is_hard_connect_error(error: &ProxyError) -> bool {
+        match error {
+            ProxyError::Config(_) | ProxyError::ConnectionRefused { .. } => true,
+            ProxyError::Io(ioe) => matches!(
+                ioe.kind(),
+                std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused
+                    | std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse
+                    | std::io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable
+                    | std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput
+                    | std::io::ErrorKind::Unsupported
+            ),
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
    /// Select upstream using latency-weighted random selection.
    async fn select_upstream(&self, dc_idx: Option<i16>, scope: Option<&str>) -> Option<usize> {
        let upstreams = self.upstreams.read().await;
@@ -459,8 +589,12 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
            guard.get(idx).map(|u| u.bind_rr.clone())
        };

+        let connect_started_at = Instant::now();
        let mut last_error: Option<ProxyError> = None;
+        let mut attempts_used = 0u32;
        for attempt in 1..=self.connect_retry_attempts {
+            attempts_used = attempt;
+            self.stats.increment_upstream_connect_attempt_total();
            let start = Instant::now();
            match self
                .connect_via_upstream(&upstream, target, bind_rr.clone())
@@ -468,6 +602,13 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
            {
                Ok((stream, egress)) => {
                    let rtt_ms = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
+                    self.stats.increment_upstream_connect_success_total();
+                    self.stats
+                        .observe_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request(attempts_used);
+                    self.stats.observe_upstream_connect_duration_ms(
+                        connect_started_at.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
+                        true,
+                    );
                    let mut guard = self.upstreams.write().await;
                    if let Some(u) = guard.get_mut(idx) {
                        if !u.healthy {
@@ -491,7 +632,13 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
                    return Ok((stream, egress));
                }
                Err(e) => {
-                    if attempt < self.connect_retry_attempts {
+                    let hard_error =
+                        self.connect_failfast_hard_errors && Self::is_hard_connect_error(&e);
+                    if hard_error {
+                        self.stats
+                            .increment_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total();
+                    }
+                    if attempt < self.connect_retry_attempts && !hard_error {
                        debug!(
                            attempt,
                            attempts = self.connect_retry_attempts,
@@ -499,21 +646,43 @@ impl UpstreamManager {
                            error = %e,
                            "Upstream connect attempt failed, retrying"
                        );
-                        if !self.connect_retry_backoff.is_zero() {
-                            tokio::time::sleep(self.connect_retry_backoff).await;
+                        let backoff = self.retry_backoff_with_jitter();
+                        if !backoff.is_zero() {
+                            tokio::time::sleep(backoff).await;
                        }
+                    } else if hard_error {
+                        debug!(
+                            attempt,
+                            attempts = self.connect_retry_attempts,
+                            target = %target,
+                            error = %e,
+                            "Upstream connect failed with hard error, failfast is active"
+                        );
                    }
                    last_error = Some(e);
+                    if hard_error {
+                        break;
+                    }
                }
            }
        }

+        self.stats.increment_upstream_connect_fail_total();
+        self.stats
+            .observe_upstream_connect_attempts_per_request(attempts_used);
+        self.stats.observe_upstream_connect_duration_ms(
+            connect_started_at.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
+            false,
+        );
+
        let error = last_error.unwrap_or_else(|| {
            ProxyError::Config("Upstream connect attempts exhausted".to_string())
        });

        let mut guard = self.upstreams.write().await;
        if let Some(u) = guard.get_mut(idx) {
+            // Intermediate attempts are intentionally ignored here.
+            // Health state is degraded only when the entire connect cycle fails.
            u.fails += 1;
            warn!(
                fails = u.fails,
@@ -1364,4 +1533,20 @@ mod tests {
            .contains(&"198.51.100.2:443".parse::<SocketAddr>().unwrap()));
        assert!(dc9.fallback.is_empty());
    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hard_connect_error_classification_detects_connection_refused() {
+        let error = ProxyError::ConnectionRefused {
+            addr: "127.0.0.1:443".to_string(),
+        };
+        assert!(UpstreamManager::is_hard_connect_error(&error));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hard_connect_error_classification_skips_timeouts() {
+        let error = ProxyError::ConnectionTimeout {
+            addr: "127.0.0.1:443".to_string(),
+        };
+        assert!(!UpstreamManager::is_hard_connect_error(&error));
+    }
 }
--- a/tools/zbx_telemt_template.yaml
+++ b/tools/zbx_telemt_template.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,54 @@ zabbix_export:
          tags:
            - tag: Application
              value: 'Server connections'
+        - uuid: 2af8ff0f27e4408db3f9798dc3141457
+          name: 'Full forensic desync logs emitted'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.desync_full_logged_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_desync_full_logged_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: f4439948a49f4b1d85c3eeee963259bc
+          name: 'Suppressed desync forensic events'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.desync_suppressed_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_desync_suppressed_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 721627b8c10a414a82be1e08873604c1
+          name: 'Total crypto-desync detections'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.desync_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_desync_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
        - uuid: 1618272cf68e44509425f5fab029db7b
          name: 'Handshake timeouts total'
          type: DEPENDENT
@@ -64,6 +112,152 @@ zabbix_export:
          tags:
            - tag: Application
              value: 'Server connections'
+        - uuid: 4e5c0d10a4494c959445b4cd7a2e696e
+          name: 'ME CRC mismatches'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_crc_mismatch_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_crc_mismatch_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: 21a4a48b6e98457d87c56c3ae7b56c55
+          name: 'ME endpoint quarantines due to rapid flaps'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_endpoint_quarantine_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: c8ffc30dc3d94a6d9085ac79413fbdd6
+          name: 'Runtime ME writer floor policy mode'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_floor_mode
+          delay: '0'
+          value_type: TEXT
+          trends: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - 'telemt_me_floor_mode == 1'
+                - label
+                - mode
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 4814b52d5d184f63b64654e7635bdf6a
+          name: 'ME handshake rejects from upstream'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_handshake_reject_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_handshake_reject_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 72d11caecefb4472b6c3e07f1ee90053
+          name: 'Hardswap cycles that reused an existing pending generation'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_hardswap_pending_reuse_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 447030854e8840a393874f54e25861d5
+          name: 'Pending hardswap generations reset by TTL expiration'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_hardswap_pending_ttl_expired_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 47f55dd7d9394405b1c0eba6e6eb3e5c
+          name: 'ME idle writers closed by peer'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_idle_close_by_peer_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 9e4598efbfe246fab9360270002b0cfa
+          name: 'ME KDF input drift detections'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_kdf_drift_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_kdf_drift_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 565cc9780c5541bfb7acbb1f4973b5fc
+          name: 'ME KDF client-port changes with stable non-port material'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_kdf_port_only_drift_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_kdf_port_only_drift_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
        - uuid: fb95391c7f894e3eb6984b92885813d2
          name: 'ME keepalive send failures'
          type: DEPENDENT
@@ -81,6 +275,22 @@ zabbix_export:
          tags:
            - tag: Application
              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: 7b5995401195430e9f9e02e5dd8c3313
+          name: 'ME keepalive pong replies'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_keepalive_pong_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_keepalive_pong_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Middle-End connections'
        - uuid: fb95391c7f894e3eb6984b92885813c2
          name: 'ME keepalive frames sent'
          type: DEPENDENT
@@ -98,6 +308,38 @@ zabbix_export:
          tags:
            - tag: Application
              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: da5af5fd691d4f40bc6cad78b4758eac
+          name: 'ME keepalive ping timeouts'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_keepalive_timeout_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_keepalive_timeout_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: 50b45e494d584a7b86fca8b80c727411
+          name: 'ME reader EOF terminations'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_reader_eof_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_reader_eof_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
        - uuid: fb95391c7f894e3eb6984b92885811a2
          name: 'ME reconnect attempts'
          type: DEPENDENT
@@ -132,6 +374,470 @@ zabbix_export:
          tags:
            - tag: Application
              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: 6288b537b7964aadb8a483abd716855a
+          name: 'Immediate ME refill failures'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_refill_failed_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_refill_failed_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 8450bdb48f9b4505beb8fdfc665b37c5
+          name: 'Immediate ME refill skips due to inflight dedup'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_refill_skipped_inflight_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_refill_skipped_inflight_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: cb192264c03a40578140863970333515
+          name: 'Immediate ME refill runs started'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_refill_triggered_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_refill_triggered_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 8f46b374332848fba0daba72e17eaad0
+          name: 'ME route drops: channel closed'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_route_drop_channel_closed_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_route_drop_channel_closed_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: de5fa7a316554d099bcf5e000b33bfed
+          name: 'ME route drops: no conn'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_route_drop_no_conn_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_route_drop_no_conn_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Middle-End connections'
+        - uuid: d9e1630ce38946f7a8d179187793f12c
+          name: 'ME route drops: queue full by adaptive profile'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_route_drop_queue_full_profile_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - 'telemt_me_route_drop_queue_full_profile_total == 1'
+                - label
+                - profile
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: d5caefb8978e4f3eac4dcdecd4655c46
+          name: 'ME route drops: queue full'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_route_drop_queue_full_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_route_drop_queue_full_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: f682298c2dfc46dda45771a58faa9ffa
+          name: 'Service RPC_CLOSE_EXT sent after activity signals'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_close_sent_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 5db4bdc93959473eade9281c221e34b6
+          name: 'Service RPC_PROXY_REQ activity signal failures'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_failed_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 4e75611bc3854415b63a1863e9bf176f
+          name: 'Service RPC_PROXY_REQ responses observed'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_response_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: ecbffb29f2784839bea0ce2a38393438
+          name: 'Service RPC_PROXY_REQ activity signals sent'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 078eff3deeec435597f0c531457bb906
+          name: 'Service RPC_PROXY_REQ skipped due to missing writer metadata'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_skipped_no_meta_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 7429ffbd94a340d7a600bc1690eb57e7
+          name: 'ME sequence mismatches'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_seq_mismatch_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_seq_mismatch_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 0f1f77ae34df4a48b36ad263359b5ad3
+          name: 'Single-endpoint DC outage transitions to active state'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_outage_enter_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_outage_enter_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 63d44ef672ff4df288914eb98f6fa72c
+          name: 'Single-endpoint DC outage recovery transitions'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_outage_exit_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_outage_exit_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 1b72ff95f1ba4fb2924aa3a129b22f4d
+          name: 'Reconnect attempts performed during single-endpoint outages'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_attempt_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 466bb352d55946a0bb78efc63e1ed71e
+          name: 'Successful reconnect attempts during single-endpoint outages'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_outage_reconnect_success_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 295b4a519a4d46f7b1ddbdf5b5268751
+          name: 'Outage reconnect attempts that bypassed quarantine'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_quarantine_bypass_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: bffa4861f83f4445bb0b2259e100e04c
+          name: 'Shadow rotations skipped because endpoint is quarantined'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_skipped_quarantine_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: f80ce02b50824f8ea0ddabac9ff97757
+          name: 'Successful periodic shadow rotations for single-endpoint DC groups'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_single_endpoint_shadow_rotate_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: bf2a0ff89c314f78904aa43351601111
+          name: 'Total ME writer removals'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_writer_removed_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_writer_removed_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 0d12ea02187745eba55498dfb16daa5c
+          name: 'Unexpected writer removals not yet compensated by restore'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_writer_removed_unexpected_minus_restored_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_writer_removed_unexpected_minus_restored_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 644278e7f87947e1a49483ba4487e32b
+          name: 'Unexpected ME writer removals that triggered refill'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_writer_removed_unexpected_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_writer_removed_unexpected_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: a6c24dfc85d643dab1c81fc1e63fe3cc
+          name: 'Refilled ME writer restored via fallback endpoint'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_writer_restored_fallback_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_writer_restored_fallback_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: d7d0a78ca6da4bb9b4a0991fd83149cf
+          name: 'Refilled ME writer restored on the same endpoint'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.me_writer_restored_same_endpoint_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_me_writer_restored_same_endpoint_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: beb906ab89564cf9adfbb7b1d4553c44
+          name: 'Active draining ME writers'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.pool_drain_active
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_pool_drain_active
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 2f0926e00d7a4e5aa1783cb33b1192ea
+          name: 'Forced close events for draining writers'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.pool_force_close_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_pool_force_close_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 70d0b4da6079435ebe978e99bda8f1d3
+          name: 'Stale writer fallback picks for new binds'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.pool_stale_pick_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_pool_stale_pick_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 8a1d240b9b554905a8add9bf730bf1f4
+          name: 'Successful ME pool swaps'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.pool_swap_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_pool_swap_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
        - uuid: 991b1858e3f94b3098ff0f84859efc41
          name: 'Prometheus metrics'
          type: HTTP_AGENT
@@ -139,11 +845,158 @@ zabbix_export:
          value_type: TEXT
          trends: '0'
          url: '{$TELEMT_URL}'
+        - uuid: cef2547bb9464d10b11b6c19beac089d
+          name: 'Invalid secure frame lengths'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.secure_padding_invalid_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_secure_padding_invalid_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: c164d7b59bdc4429a23b908558de8cf4
+          name: 'Runtime core telemetry switch'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.telemetry_core_enabled
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_telemetry_core_enabled
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: ff16438417d842178d26033d13520833
+          name: 'Runtime ME telemetry level flag'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.telemetry_me_level
+          delay: '0'
+          value_type: TEXT
+          trends: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - 'telemt_telemetry_me_level == 1'
+                - label
+                - level
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 9fec0bb7c3c84ada96668b74d5849556
+          name: 'Runtime per-user telemetry switch'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.telemetry_user_enabled
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_telemetry_user_enabled
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 378b765aa7bc4a4ea87d3bc876c50d12
+          name: 'User-labeled metric series suppression flag'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.telemetry_user_series_suppressed
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_telemetry_user_series_suppressed
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 17972d992fa84fc1b53fdefed123ccd8
+          name: 'Upstream connect attempts across all requests'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.upstream_connect_attempt_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_upstream_connect_attempt_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 38627dd1cb7145e180d111bdee1d2c23
+          name: 'Hard errors that triggered upstream connect failfast'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_error_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 0ffd4c35b6734c83bd77c59f30bf3246
+          name: 'Failed upstream connect request cycles'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.upstream_connect_fail_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_upstream_connect_fail_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
+        - uuid: 7da255f4f38c4095921bc876d16d3586
+          name: 'Successful upstream connect request cycles'
+          type: DEPENDENT
+          key: telemt.upstream_connect_success_total
+          delay: '0'
+          preprocessing:
+            - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+              parameters:
+                - telemt_upstream_connect_success_total
+                - value
+                - ''
+          master_item:
+            key: telemt.prom_metrics
+          tags:
+            - tag: Application
+              value: 'Telemt other'
        - uuid: fb95391c7f894e3eb6984b92885813b2
          name: 'Telemt Uptime'
          type: DEPENDENT
          key: telemt.uptime
          delay: '0'
+          value_type: FLOAT
          trends: '0'
          units: s
          preprocessing:
@@ -180,6 +1033,56 @@ zabbix_export:
              tags:
                - tag: Application
                  value: 'Users connections'
+            - uuid: f7ad02d1635542b584bba5941375ae41
+              name: 'Current number of unique active IPs by {#TELEMT_USER}'
+              type: DEPENDENT
+              key: 'telemt.ips_current_[{#TELEMT_USER}]'
+              delay: '0'
+              preprocessing:
+                - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+                  parameters:
+                    - 'telemt_user_unique_ips_current{user="{#TELEMT_USER}"}'
+                    - value
+                    - ''
+              master_item:
+                key: telemt.prom_metrics
+              tags:
+                - tag: Application
+                  value: 'Users IPs'
+            - uuid: 100b09bf1cff420495c5c105bdb0af6c
+              name: 'Configured unique IP limit to {#TELEMT_USER}'
+              type: DEPENDENT
+              key: 'telemt.ips_limit_[{#TELEMT_USER}]'
+              delay: '0'
+              description: '0 means unlimited'
+              preprocessing:
+                - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+                  parameters:
+                    - 'telemt_user_unique_ips_limit{user="{#TELEMT_USER}"}'
+                    - value
+                    - ''
+              master_item:
+                key: telemt.prom_metrics
+              tags:
+                - tag: Application
+                  value: 'Users IPs'
+            - uuid: ef3ac8f5c5d746bbaa4b0b698ba0d9f6
+              name: 'Unique IP usage ratio by {#TELEMT_USER}'
+              type: DEPENDENT
+              key: 'telemt.ips_utilization_[{#TELEMT_USER}]'
+              delay: '0'
+              value_type: FLOAT
+              preprocessing:
+                - type: PROMETHEUS_PATTERN
+                  parameters:
+                    - 'telemt_user_unique_ips_utilization{user="{#TELEMT_USER}"}'
+                    - value
+                    - ''
+              master_item:
+                key: telemt.prom_metrics
+              tags:
+                - tag: Application
+                  value: 'Users IPs'
            - uuid: 3ccce91ab5d54b4d972280c7b7bda910
              name: 'Messages received from {#TELEMT_USER}'
              type: DEPENDENT
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alexey	7a9c1e79c2	Merge pull request #320 from telemt/bump Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-05 12:47:09 +03:00
Alexey	02c6af4912	Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-05 12:46:57 +03:00
Alexey	8ba4dea59f	Merge pull request #319 from telemt/flow-api New IP Limit + Hot-Reload fixes + API Docs + ME2DC Fallback + ME Init Retries	2026-03-05 12:46:34 +03:00
Alexey	ccfda10713	ME2DC Fallback + ME Init Retries Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-05 12:43:07 +03:00
Alexey	bd1327592e	Merge pull request #318 from telemt/readme Update README.md	2026-03-05 12:40:34 +03:00
Alexey	30b22fe2bf	Update README.md	2026-03-05 12:40:04 +03:00
Alexey	651f257a5d	Update API.md Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-05 12:30:29 +03:00
Alexey	a9209fd3c7	Hot-Reload fixes Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-05 12:18:09 +03:00
Alexey	4ae4ca8ca8	New IP Limit Method Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-05 02:28:19 +03:00
Alexey	8be1ddc0d8	Merge pull request #315 from telemt/contributing Update CONTRIBUTING.md	2026-03-04 17:52:17 +03:00
Alexey	b55fa5ec8f	Update CONTRIBUTING.md	2026-03-04 17:52:02 +03:00
Alexey	16c6ce850e	Merge pull request #313 from badcdd/patch-2 Add new prometheus metrics to zabbix template	2026-03-04 16:46:21 +03:00
badcdd	12251e730f	Add new prometheus metrics to zabbix template	2026-03-04 16:24:00 +03:00
Alexey	925b10f9fc	Merge pull request #312 from Dimasssss/patch-2 Update README.md	2026-03-04 14:25:13 +03:00
Dimasssss	306b653318	Update README.md	2026-03-04 14:23:48 +03:00
Alexey	8791a52b7e	Merge pull request #311 from Dimasssss/patch-6 Правка гайдов	2026-03-04 14:19:48 +03:00
Dimasssss	0d9470a840	Update QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md	2026-03-04 14:10:46 +03:00
Dimasssss	0d320c20e0	Update QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md	2026-03-04 14:10:12 +03:00
Alexey	9b3ba2e1c6	API for UpstreamManager: merge pull request #310 from telemt/flow-api API for UpstreamManager	2026-03-04 11:46:07 +03:00
Alexey	dbadbf0221	Update config.toml	2026-03-04 11:45:32 +03:00
Alexey	173624c838	Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-04 11:44:50 +03:00
Alexey	de2047adf2	API UpstreamManager Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 11:41:41 +03:00
Alexey	5df2fe9f97	Autodetect IP in API User-links Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 11:04:54 +03:00
Alexey	2510ebaa79	Merge pull request #306 from telemt/flow-api API + Runtime Stats	2026-03-04 02:56:54 +03:00
Alexey	314f30a434	Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-04 02:53:47 +03:00
Alexey	c86a511638	Update API.md Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:53:17 +03:00
Alexey	f1efaf4491	User-links in API Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:48:43 +03:00
Alexey	716b4adef2	Runtime Stats in API Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:46:47 +03:00
Alexey	5876623bb0	Runtime API Stats Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:46:26 +03:00
Alexey	6b9c7f7862	Runtime API in defaults Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:46:12 +03:00
Alexey	7ea6387278	API ME Pool Status Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 02:45:32 +03:00
Alexey	4c2bc2f41f	Pool Status hooks in ME Registry Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:42:24 +03:00
Alexey	c86f35f059	Pool Status in Docs Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:41:57 +03:00
Alexey	3492566842	Update mod.rs Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:41:43 +03:00
Alexey	349bbbb8fa	API Pool Status Model Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:41:33 +03:00
Alexey	ead08981e7	API Pool Status pull-up Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:41:11 +03:00
Alexey	068cf825b9	API Pool Status Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:40:58 +03:00
Alexey	7269dfbdc5	API in defaults+load+reload Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:09:32 +03:00
Alexey	533708f885	API in defaults Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:08:59 +03:00
Alexey	5e93ce258f	API pull-up Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:08:42 +03:00
Alexey	1236505502	API Docs V1 Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:08:19 +03:00
Alexey	f7d451e689	API V1 Drafts Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-04 01:08:05 +03:00
Alexey	e11da6d2ae	Merge pull request #305 from telemt/bump Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-03 23:38:26 +03:00
Alexey	d31b4cd6c8	Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-03 23:38:15 +03:00
Alexey	f4ec6bb303	Upstream Connect + Idle tolerance + Adaptive floor by default + RPC Proxy Req: merge pull request #304 from telemt/flow-connclose Upstream Connect + Idle tolerance + Adaptive floor by default + RPC Proxy Req	2026-03-03 23:36:25 +03:00
Alexey	a6132bac38	Idle tolerance + Adaptive floor by default + RPC Proxy Req Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 23:16:25 +03:00
Alexey	624870109e	Upstream Connect in defaults Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 20:50:31 +03:00
Alexey	cdf829de91	Upstream Connect in Metrics Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 20:50:08 +03:00
Alexey	6ef51dbfb0	Upstream Connect pull-up Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 20:49:53 +03:00
Alexey	af5f0b9692	Upstream Connect in Stats Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 20:49:29 +03:00
Alexey	bd0dcfff15	Upstream Error classifier Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 20:49:09 +03:00
Alexey	ec4e48808e	Merge pull request #302 from ivulit/fix/metrics-port-localhost fix:docker-compose.yml bind metrics port to localhost only	2026-03-03 18:35:50 +03:00
ivulit	c293901669	fix: bind metrics port to localhost only	2026-03-03 17:18:19 +03:00
Alexey	f4e5a08614	Merge pull request #300 from Dimasssss/patch-5 Небольшое обновление гайдов	2026-03-03 16:39:17 +03:00
Dimasssss	430a0ae6b4	Update FAQ.ru.md	2026-03-03 15:20:39 +03:00
Dimasssss	53d93880ad	Update QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md	2026-03-03 15:16:22 +03:00
Alexey	1706698a83	Update README.md	2026-03-03 04:06:26 +03:00
Alexey	cb0832b803	ME Adaptive Floor: merge pull request #299 from telemt/flow-drift ME Adaptive Floor	2026-03-03 03:42:12 +03:00
Alexey	c01ca40b6d	ME Adaptive Floor in Tests Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:39:28 +03:00
Alexey	cfec6dbb3c	ME Adaptive Floor pull-up Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:38:06 +03:00
Alexey	1fe1acadd4	ME Adaptive Floor in Metrics Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:37:24 +03:00
Alexey	225fc3e4ea	ME Adaptive Floor Drafts Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:37:00 +03:00
Alexey	4a0d88ad43	Update health.rs Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:35:57 +03:00
Alexey	58ff0c7971	Update pool.rs Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:35:47 +03:00
Alexey	7d39bf1698	Merge pull request #298 from telemt/bump Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-03 03:28:49 +03:00
Alexey	3b8eea762b	Update Cargo.toml	2026-03-03 03:28:37 +03:00
Alexey	07ec84d071	ME Healthcheck + ME Keepalive + ME Pool in Metrics: merge pull request #297 from telemt/flow-drift ME Healthcheck + ME Keepalive + ME Pool in Metrics	2026-03-03 03:27:44 +03:00
Alexey	235642459a	ME Keepalive 8/2 Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:08:15 +03:00
Alexey	3799fc13c4	ME Pool in Metrics Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:04:45 +03:00
Alexey	71261522bd	Update pool.rs Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:04:07 +03:00
Alexey	762deac511	ME Healthcheck fixes Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-03-03 03:03:44 +03:00