fix: reuse proven runtime readiness for workbench reads

internal/cloud/workbench-facts-store.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function createWorkbenchFactsStore(options = {}, actor = null) {
           persistence: result?.persistence ?? null
         };
       } catch (error) {
+        logWorkbenchFactsQueryFailure(options.logger ?? console, params, error);
         return {
           facts: emptyWorkbenchFacts(),
           count: 0,
@@ -137,6 +138,26 @@ export function createWorkbenchFactsStore(options = {}, actor = null) {
   };
 }
 
+function logWorkbenchFactsQueryFailure(logger, params = {}, error = null) {
+  const families = Array.isArray(params.families) ? params.families : [];
+  const event = {
+    event: "workbench_facts_query_failed",
+    ok: false,
+    families,
+    hasSessionId: Boolean(params.sessionId),
+    hasTraceId: Boolean(params.traceId),
+    hasOwnerUserId: Boolean(params.ownerUserId),
+    errorName: error?.name ?? "Error",
+    errorCode: error?.code ?? null,
+    message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error ?? "unknown"),
+    valuesRedacted: true
+  };
+  try {
+    if (typeof logger?.warn === "function") logger.warn(JSON.stringify(event));
+    else if (typeof logger?.log === "function") logger.log(JSON.stringify(event));
+  } catch {}
+}
+
 async function durableTraceSnapshot(runtimeStore, traceId) {
   if (!runtimeStore || typeof runtimeStore.queryAgentTraceEvents !== "function") return null;
   const safeId = safeTraceId(traceId);

internal/db/runtime-store.test.ts

@@ -806,6 +806,33 @@ test("configured postgres runtime persists and queries Workbench durable facts",
   assert.ok(queryClient.calls.some((call) => call.sql.startsWith("SELECT session_json FROM workbench_sessions WHERE session_id = $1")));
 });
 
+test("configured postgres runtime reuses proven readiness for Workbench durable reads", async () => {
+  const queryClient = createFakePostgresClient({ migrationReady: true });
+  const store = createConfiguredCloudRuntimeStore({
+    env: {
+      HWLAB_CLOUD_RUNTIME_ADAPTER: "postgres",
+      HWLAB_CLOUD_RUNTIME_DURABLE: "true"
+    },
+    dbUrl: "postgres://hwlab_redacted@db.example.invalid:5432/hwlab",
+    queryClient,
+    now: () => "2026-06-20T10:00:00.000Z"
+  });
+  await store.writeWorkbenchFacts({
+    facts: {
+      sessions: [{ sessionId: "ses_ready_cached", ownerUserId: "usr_ready", status: "running", updatedAt: "2026-06-20T10:00:01.000Z" }]
+    }
+  });
+  queryClient.calls.length = 0;
+
+  const first = await store.queryWorkbenchFacts({ families: ["sessions"], limit: 10 });
+  const second = await store.queryWorkbenchFacts({ families: ["sessions"], limit: 10 });
+
+  assert.equal(first.count, 1);
+  assert.equal(second.count, 1);
+  assert.equal(queryClient.calls.filter((call) => isReadinessQuery(call.sql)).length, 0);
+  assert.equal(queryClient.calls.filter((call) => call.sql.startsWith("SELECT session_json FROM workbench_sessions")).length, 2);
+});
+
 test("configured postgres runtime queries requested workbench fact families concurrently", async () => {
   const expectedReads = 4;
   let started = 0;
@@ -930,6 +957,12 @@ test("configured postgres runtime pushes trace event query filters into SQL", as
   assert.deepEqual(select.params, ["ses_filter_b"]);
 });
 
+function isReadinessQuery(sql) {
+  return sql.includes("information_schema.columns")
+    || sql.startsWith("SELECT id, schema_version FROM hwlab_schema_migrations")
+    || sql.startsWith("SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM ");
+}
+
 function createFakePostgresClient({
   migrationReady = true,
   migrationErrorCode = null,

internal/db/runtime-store.ts

@@ -1372,7 +1372,10 @@ export class PostgresCloudRuntimeStore {
   }
 
   async assertReadyForDurableReads(method) {
+    const current = this.summary();
+    if (isReadyForDurableRuntimeRead(current)) return;
     const readiness = await this.readiness();
+    if (isReadyForDurableRuntimeRead(readiness)) return;
     if (readiness.ready !== true || readiness.durable !== true || readiness.liveRuntimeEvidence !== true) {
       throw durableRuntimeReadBlockedError(method, readiness);
     }
@@ -1697,6 +1700,10 @@ export class PostgresCloudRuntimeStore {
   }
 }
 
+function isReadyForDurableRuntimeRead(readiness = {}) {
+  return readiness.ready === true && readiness.durable === true && readiness.liveRuntimeEvidence === true;
+}
+
 function normalizeCapabilityInputs(params) {
   const value = params.capabilities ?? params.capability ?? params;
   if (Array.isArray(value)) {