feat(import): resolve references and schema composition

.env.example

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ CRANK_OUTBOUND_ALLOWED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES=4194304
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES=4194304
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES=
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH=8
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS=32
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES=262144
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES=10000
 CRANK_ENVIRONMENT=development
 CRANK_LOG_LEVEL=
 CRANK_SENTRY_DSN=

apps/admin-api/src/main.rs

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ async fn run(
     .with_artifact_store(artifact_store.clone())
     .with_public_base_url(base_url)
     .with_outbound_http_policy(outbound_http_policy)
+    .with_external_reference_import(&config.external_references)?
     .with_identity_provider(std::sync::Arc::new(identity_provider))
     .build();
     if config.demo_seed {

apps/admin-api/src/service.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use base64::{Engine as _, engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD};
 use crank_artifacts::ArtifactStore;
+use crank_config::ExternalReferenceSettings;
 use crank_core::{
     AuditActor, AuditEvent, AuditEventId, AuditSink, AuditTarget, AuditTargetKind, AuthProfile,
     CapabilityProfile, CommunityCapabilityProfile, CorrelationContext, EditionCapabilities,
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ use crank_registry::{
     UsageBucket,
 };
 use crank_runtime::{
-    OutboundHttpPolicy, ResolvedAuth, RuntimeError, RuntimeExecutor, SecretCrypto,
+    ExternalReferenceFetcher, OutboundHttpPolicy, ResolvedAuth, RuntimeError, RuntimeExecutor,
+    SecretCrypto,
 };
 use crank_schema::{Schema, SchemaKind};
 use crank_trace::{DbOperation, ErrorCategory, Stage, StageOutcome, observe_db_query};
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ pub struct AdminService {
     audit_sink: Arc<dyn AuditSink>,
     capability_profile: Arc<dyn CapabilityProfile>,
     outbound_http_policy: OutboundHttpPolicy,
+    external_reference_fetcher: ExternalReferenceFetcher,
+    external_reference_normalization: crank_import::rest::NormalizationConfig,
+    external_reference_materialization_timeout: std::time::Duration,
     public_base_url: String,
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +88,9 @@ pub struct AdminServiceBuilder {
     audit_sink: Option<Arc<dyn AuditSink>>,
     capability_profile: Option<Arc<dyn CapabilityProfile>>,
     outbound_http_policy: OutboundHttpPolicy,
+    external_reference_fetcher: ExternalReferenceFetcher,
+    external_reference_normalization: crank_import::rest::NormalizationConfig,
+    external_reference_settings: ExternalReferenceSettings,
     public_base_url: String,
 }
 
@@ -220,6 +228,22 @@ impl AdminServiceBuilder {
         secret_crypto: SecretCrypto,
         runtime: RuntimeExecutor,
     ) -> Self {
+        let outbound_http_policy = OutboundHttpPolicy::default();
+        let external_reference_settings = ExternalReferenceSettings {
+            allowed_url_prefixes: Vec::new(),
+            max_depth: 8,
+            max_documents: 32,
+            max_fetch_bytes: 256 * 1024,
+            fetch_timeout_ms: 5_000,
+            max_expanded_nodes: 10_000,
+        };
+        let external_reference_fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+            outbound_http_policy.clone(),
+            external_reference_settings.allowed_url_prefixes.clone(),
+            external_reference_settings.max_fetch_bytes,
+            std::time::Duration::from_millis(external_reference_settings.fetch_timeout_ms),
+        )
+        .expect("static external reference defaults are valid");
         Self {
             registry,
             storage_root,
@@ -231,7 +255,10 @@ impl AdminServiceBuilder {
             policy_engine: None,
             audit_sink: None,
             capability_profile: None,
-            outbound_http_policy: OutboundHttpPolicy::default(),
+            outbound_http_policy,
+            external_reference_fetcher,
+            external_reference_normalization: Default::default(),
+            external_reference_settings,
             public_base_url: "http://localhost:3000".to_owned(),
         }
     }
@@ -242,10 +269,41 @@ impl AdminServiceBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn with_outbound_http_policy(mut self, policy: OutboundHttpPolicy) -> Self {
+        self.external_reference_fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+            policy.clone(),
+            self.external_reference_settings
+                .allowed_url_prefixes
+                .clone(),
+            self.external_reference_settings.max_fetch_bytes,
+            std::time::Duration::from_millis(self.external_reference_settings.fetch_timeout_ms),
+        )
+        .expect("validated external reference settings remain valid");
         self.outbound_http_policy = policy;
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn with_external_reference_import(
+        mut self,
+        settings: &ExternalReferenceSettings,
+    ) -> Result<Self, crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError> {
+        self.external_reference_fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+            self.outbound_http_policy.clone(),
+            settings.allowed_url_prefixes.clone(),
+            settings.max_fetch_bytes,
+            std::time::Duration::from_millis(settings.fetch_timeout_ms),
+        )?;
+        self.external_reference_normalization.max_reference_depth = settings.max_depth;
+        self.external_reference_normalization
+            .max_reference_documents = settings.max_documents;
+        self.external_reference_normalization
+            .max_external_document_bytes = settings.max_fetch_bytes;
+        self.external_reference_normalization.max_expanded_nodes = settings.max_expanded_nodes;
+        self.external_reference_normalization
+            .external_references_enabled = !settings.allowed_url_prefixes.is_empty();
+        self.external_reference_settings = settings.clone();
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     /// Reuses the process-wide immutable artifact authority for OpenAPI
     /// ingress and reconciliation. Tests may omit this and use their private
     /// storage root instead.
@@ -299,6 +357,11 @@ impl AdminServiceBuilder {
                 .capability_profile
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| Arc::new(CommunityCapabilityProfile)),
             outbound_http_policy: self.outbound_http_policy,
+            external_reference_fetcher: self.external_reference_fetcher,
+            external_reference_normalization: self.external_reference_normalization,
+            external_reference_materialization_timeout: std::time::Duration::from_millis(
+                self.external_reference_settings.fetch_timeout_ms,
+            ),
             public_base_url: self.public_base_url,
         }
     }

apps/admin-api/src/service/imports.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crank_import::rest::{
 };
 use crank_registry::{
     ApplyImportJobRequest, ArtifactSourceId, ArtifactSourceSensitivity,
-    CreateArtifactSourceRequest, CreateImportJobRequest, DetachArtifactSourceRequest,
+    CreateArtifactSourceRequest, CreateImportJobRequest, FinishImportJobRequest,
     ImportConflictMode, ImportJobApplyResult, ImportJobId, ImportJobKind, ImportJobSourceEnvelope,
     ImportJobStatus, ImportOperationDraft, RegistryError,
 };
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
+mod external_references;
+mod job_contract;
+use external_references::ImportReplayContext;
+use job_contract::{
+    SourceDetachGuard, import_job_dependencies, import_job_normalization_config, import_job_source,
+};
+
 const IMPORT_JOB_TTL_HOURS: i64 = 24;
 const OPENAPI_PARSE_DEADLINE: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(30);
 const OPENAPI_PARSE_CONCURRENCY: usize = 4;
@@ -95,9 +102,14 @@ impl AdminService {
             detach_guard.detach_now().await;
             return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
         }
+        let mut dependencies = self
+            .materialize_external_reference_snapshots(workspace_id, &verified.bytes, now)
+            .await;
         let parsed = match parse_verified_preview(
             verified.bytes,
             artifact.artifact_ref().digest_hex().to_owned(),
+            dependencies.snapshots.clone(),
+            self.external_reference_normalization.clone(),
             locale,
             false,
         )
@@ -105,6 +117,7 @@ impl AdminService {
         {
             Ok(preview) => preview,
             Err(error) => {
+                dependencies.detach_all().await;
                 detach_guard.detach_now().await;
                 return Err(error);
             }
@@ -115,6 +128,7 @@ impl AdminService {
             .iter()
             .all(|group| group.operations.is_empty())
         {
+            dependencies.detach_all().await;
             detach_guard.detach_now().await;
             return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "no_methods"));
         }
@@ -130,12 +144,15 @@ impl AdminService {
                 "source_id": source_envelope.source_id.as_str(),
                 "digest": source_envelope.digest.as_str(),
             },
+            "dependencies": dependencies.payload(),
+            "dependency_snapshots": dependencies.snapshot_payload(),
             "preview": preview_value,
             "preview_digest": preview_digest,
             "normalization": {
                 "normalizer_version": NORMALIZER_VERSION,
                 "projection_version": PROJECTION_VERSION,
                 "ir_fingerprint": parsed.ir_fingerprint,
+                "config": self.external_reference_normalization,
             },
         });
 
@@ -155,9 +172,11 @@ impl AdminService {
             })
             .await
         {
+            dependencies.detach_all().await;
             detach_guard.detach_now().await;
             return Err(ApiError::from(error));
         }
+        dependencies.disarm();
         detach_guard.disarm();
 
         Ok(OpenApiImportPreviewResponse {
@@ -234,6 +253,13 @@ impl AdminService {
         } else {
             ImportConflictMode::Rename
         };
+        let replay_context = ImportReplayContext {
+            workspace_id,
+            job_id,
+            application_key: &application_key,
+            conflict_mode,
+            finished_at: &finished_at,
+        };
         if job.status == ImportJobStatus::Completed {
             let applied = self
                 .registry
@@ -250,7 +276,18 @@ impl AdminService {
             return Ok(openapi_import_response(applied));
         }
 
-        let source = import_job_source(&job.preview_payload, locale)?;
+        let source = match import_job_source(&job.preview_payload, locale) {
+            Ok(source) => source,
+            Err(error) => {
+                return self
+                    .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                        &replay_context,
+                        "import_source_verification_failed",
+                        error,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+            }
+        };
         let verified = match self
             .registry
             .read_artifact_source(
@@ -264,44 +301,123 @@ impl AdminService {
             Err(
                 error @ (RegistryError::SourceNotFound { .. } | RegistryError::SourceUnavailable),
             ) => {
-                // Another request may have finished and detached the source
+                return self
-                // after our unlocked Pending read. Re-read the job and ask
+                    .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
-                // the registry for its canonical, locked replay instead of
+                        &replay_context,
-                // exposing a false `source_unavailable` outcome.
+                        "import_source_verification_failed",
-                let latest = self.registry.get_import_job(workspace_id, job_id).await?;
+                        openapi_source_error(locale, error),
-                if latest.is_some_and(|latest| latest.status == ImportJobStatus::Completed) {
+                    )
-                    let applied = self
+                    .await;
-                        .registry
-                        .apply_import_job(ApplyImportJobRequest {
-                            id: job_id,
-                            workspace_id,
-                            application_key: &application_key,
-                            conflict_mode,
-                            operations: &[],
-                            pre_skipped: &[],
-                            finished_at: &finished_at,
-                        })
-                        .await?;
-                    return Ok(openapi_import_response(applied));
             }
-                return Err(openapi_source_error(locale, error));
+            Err(error @ RegistryError::SourceIntegrity) => {
+                return self
+                    .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                        &replay_context,
+                        "import_source_verification_failed",
+                        openapi_source_error(locale, error),
+                    )
+                    .await;
             }
             Err(error) => return Err(openapi_source_error(locale, error)),
         };
         if verified.source.blob.artifact_ref != source.digest {
-            return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+            return self
+                .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                    &replay_context,
+                    "import_source_verification_failed",
+                    ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"),
+                )
+                .await;
         }
-        let legacy_v1 = job.preview_payload.get("normalization").is_none();
+        let replay_contract = match import_replay_contract(&job.preview_payload, locale) {
-        let parsed = parse_verified_preview(
+            Ok(contract) => contract,
+            Err(error) => {
+                return self
+                    .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                        &replay_context,
+                        "import_replay_verification_failed",
+                        error,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+            }
+        };
+        let parsed = match replay_contract {
+            ImportReplayContract::PersistedV2(parsed) => parsed,
+            ImportReplayContract::LegacyV1 | ImportReplayContract::Current => {
+                let legacy_v1 = matches!(replay_contract, ImportReplayContract::LegacyV1);
+                let dependency_snapshots = match self
+                    .read_import_job_dependencies(workspace_id, &job.preview_payload, locale)
+                    .await
+                {
+                    Ok(snapshots) => snapshots,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        return self
+                            .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                                &replay_context,
+                                "import_dependency_verification_failed",
+                                error,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                };
+                let normalization_config = match import_job_normalization_config(
+                    &job.preview_payload,
+                    &self.external_reference_normalization,
+                    legacy_v1,
+                    locale,
+                ) {
+                    Ok(config) => config,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        return self
+                            .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                                &replay_context,
+                                "import_replay_verification_failed",
+                                error,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                };
+                let parsed = match parse_verified_preview(
                     verified.bytes,
                     source.digest.digest_hex().to_owned(),
+                    dependency_snapshots,
+                    normalization_config,
                     locale,
                     legacy_v1,
                 )
-        .await?;
+                .await
-        verify_preview_contract(&job.preview_payload, &parsed, locale)?;
+                {
-        if preview_has_blocker(&parsed.preview) {
+                    Ok(parsed) => parsed,
-            return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "invalid_document"));
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        return self
+                            .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                                &replay_context,
+                                "import_replay_verification_failed",
+                                error,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                };
+                if let Err(error) = verify_preview_contract(&job.preview_payload, &parsed, locale) {
+                    return self
+                        .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                            &replay_context,
+                            "import_replay_verification_failed",
+                            error,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                }
+                parsed
+            }
+        };
+        if preview_has_blocker(&parsed.preview, &selected) {
+            return self
+                .fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+                    &replay_context,
+                    "reference_resolution_blocked",
+                    ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "invalid_document"),
+                )
+                .await;
         }
         let mut candidates = BTreeMap::new();
         for group in &parsed.preview.groups {
@@ -372,6 +488,24 @@ impl AdminService {
     }
 }
 
+fn canonical_external_document_uri(base: Option<&str>, reference: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    if reference.starts_with('#') {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let mut url = match base {
+        Some(base) => url::Url::parse(base).ok()?.join(reference).ok()?,
+        None => url::Url::parse(reference).ok()?,
+    };
+    if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https")
+        || !url.username().is_empty()
+        || url.password().is_some()
+    {
+        return None;
+    }
+    url.set_fragment(None);
+    Some(url.to_string())
+}
+
 fn openapi_import_response(applied: ImportJobApplyResult) -> OpenApiImportCreateResponse {
     let created = applied
         .created
@@ -470,9 +604,72 @@ struct ParsedOpenApiPreview {
     ir_fingerprint: String,
 }
 
+enum ImportReplayContract {
+    LegacyV1,
+    PersistedV2(ParsedOpenApiPreview),
+    Current,
+}
+
+fn import_replay_contract(
+    payload: &serde_json::Value,
+    locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
+) -> Result<ImportReplayContract, ApiError> {
+    let Some(normalization) = payload.get("normalization") else {
+        return Ok(ImportReplayContract::LegacyV1);
+    };
+    let normalizer = normalization
+        .get("normalizer_version")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    let projection = normalization
+        .get("projection_version")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    let ir_fingerprint = normalization
+        .get("ir_fingerprint")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .filter(|value| is_lower_sha256(value))
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    let expected_preview_digest = payload
+        .get("preview_digest")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .filter(|value| is_lower_sha256(value))
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+
+    if normalizer == NORMALIZER_VERSION && projection == PROJECTION_VERSION {
+        return Ok(ImportReplayContract::Current);
+    }
+    if normalizer != "normalized-ir-v2" || projection != "preview-v2" {
+        return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+    }
+
+    let preview_value = payload
+        .get("preview")
+        .cloned()
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    if preview_digest(&preview_value)? != expected_preview_digest {
+        return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+    }
+    let preview = serde_json::from_value(preview_value)
+        .map_err(|_| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    Ok(ImportReplayContract::PersistedV2(ParsedOpenApiPreview {
+        preview,
+        ir_fingerprint: ir_fingerprint.to_owned(),
+    }))
+}
+
+fn is_lower_sha256(value: &str) -> bool {
+    value.len() == 64
+        && value
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_digit() || (b'a'..=b'f').contains(&byte))
+}
+
 async fn parse_verified_preview(
     bytes: Vec<u8>,
     digest: String,
+    snapshots: Vec<crank_import::rest::ExternalDocumentSnapshot>,
+    normalization_config: crank_import::rest::NormalizationConfig,
     locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
     legacy_v1: bool,
 ) -> Result<ParsedOpenApiPreview, ApiError> {
@@ -498,8 +695,12 @@ async fn parse_verified_preview(
         }
         let digest = crank_import::rest::SourceDigest::parse(digest)
             .map_err(|_| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
-        let ir =
+        let ir = crank_import::rest::normalize_verified_bundle(
-            crank_import::rest::normalize_verified_document(document, digest, &Default::default())
+            document,
+            digest,
+            &snapshots,
+            &normalization_config,
+        )
         .map_err(|error| match error {
             crank_import::rest::ImportParseError::NoMethods => {
                 ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "no_methods")
@@ -597,115 +798,23 @@ fn verify_preview_contract(
     }
 }
 
-fn preview_has_blocker(preview: &crank_import::rest::ImportPreview) -> bool {
+fn preview_has_blocker(
+    preview: &crank_import::rest::ImportPreview,
+    selected_operation_keys: &BTreeSet<String>,
+) -> bool {
     preview
         .findings
         .iter()
-        .chain(
+        .any(|finding| finding.severity == ImportFindingSeverity::Error)
-            preview
+        || preview
             .groups
             .iter()
             .flat_map(|group| group.operations.iter())
-                .flat_map(|operation| operation.findings.iter()),
+            .filter(|operation| selected_operation_keys.contains(&operation.key))
-        )
+            .flat_map(|operation| operation.findings.iter())
             .any(|finding| finding.severity == ImportFindingSeverity::Error)
 }
 
-fn import_job_source(
-    payload: &serde_json::Value,
-    locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
-) -> Result<ImportJobSourceEnvelope, ApiError> {
-    let source = payload
-        .get("source")
-        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_unavailable"))?;
-    let source_id = source
-        .get("source_id")
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
-        .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
-        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_unavailable"))?;
-    let digest = source
-        .get("digest")
-        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
-        .and_then(|value| value.parse().ok())
-        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
-    Ok(ImportJobSourceEnvelope {
-        source_id: ArtifactSourceId::new(source_id),
-        digest,
-    })
-}
-
-struct SourceDetachGuard {
-    registry: crank_registry::PostgresRegistry,
-    workspace_id: WorkspaceId,
-    source_id: ArtifactSourceId,
-    expected_updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
-    armed: bool,
-}
-
-impl SourceDetachGuard {
-    fn new(
-        registry: crank_registry::PostgresRegistry,
-        workspace_id: WorkspaceId,
-        source_id: ArtifactSourceId,
-        expected_updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            registry,
-            workspace_id,
-            source_id,
-            expected_updated_at,
-            armed: true,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn disarm(&mut self) {
-        self.armed = false;
-    }
-
-    async fn detach_now(&mut self) {
-        if !self.armed {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.armed = false;
-        // This is the normal error path: await the database transition so a
-        // caller receives a completed cleanup before it can retry. `Drop`
-        // remains only the cancellation/shutdown safety net.
-        let _ = self
-            .registry
-            .detach_artifact_source(DetachArtifactSourceRequest {
-                workspace_id: &self.workspace_id,
-                source_id: &self.source_id,
-                expected_updated_at: Some(self.expected_updated_at),
-                detached_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
-            })
-            .await;
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for SourceDetachGuard {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if !self.armed {
-            return;
-        }
-        let registry = self.registry.clone();
-        let workspace_id = self.workspace_id.clone();
-        let source_id = self.source_id.clone();
-        let expected_updated_at = Some(self.expected_updated_at);
-        if let Ok(handle) = tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
-            handle.spawn(async move {
-                let _ = registry
-                    .detach_artifact_source(DetachArtifactSourceRequest {
-                        workspace_id: &workspace_id,
-                        source_id: &source_id,
-                        expected_updated_at,
-                        detached_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
-                    })
-                    .await;
-            });
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn openapi_application_key(payload: &OpenApiImportCreatePayload) -> Result<String, ApiError> {
     let selected_operation_keys = payload
         .selected_operation_keys

apps/admin-api/src/service/imports/external_references.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+use super::*;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use tracing::warn;
+
+pub(super) struct MaterializedDependencies {
+    pub(super) snapshots: Vec<crank_import::rest::ExternalDocumentSnapshot>,
+    envelopes: Vec<ImportJobSourceEnvelope>,
+    canonical_uris: Vec<String>,
+    guards: Vec<SourceDetachGuard>,
+}
+
+pub(super) struct ImportReplayContext<'a> {
+    pub(super) workspace_id: &'a WorkspaceId,
+    pub(super) job_id: &'a ImportJobId,
+    pub(super) application_key: &'a str,
+    pub(super) conflict_mode: ImportConflictMode,
+    pub(super) finished_at: &'a OffsetDateTime,
+}
+
+impl MaterializedDependencies {
+    fn empty() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            snapshots: Vec::new(),
+            envelopes: Vec::new(),
+            canonical_uris: Vec::new(),
+            guards: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn payload(&self) -> Vec<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.envelopes
+            .iter()
+            .zip(&self.canonical_uris)
+            .map(|(dependency, canonical_uri)| {
+                json!({
+                    "source_id": dependency.source_id.as_str(),
+                    "digest": dependency.digest.as_str(),
+                    "canonical_uri": canonical_uri,
+                })
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn snapshot_payload(&self) -> Vec<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.snapshots
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|snapshot| {
+                self.envelopes
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|dependency| dependency.digest.digest_hex() == snapshot.digest.as_str())
+                    .map(|dependency| {
+                        json!({
+                            "source_id": dependency.source_id.as_str(),
+                            "digest": dependency.digest.as_str(),
+                            "canonical_uri": snapshot.canonical_uri,
+                        })
+                    })
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn disarm(&mut self) {
+        for guard in &mut self.guards {
+            guard.disarm();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn detach_all(&mut self) {
+        for guard in &mut self.guards {
+            guard.detach_now().await;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AdminService {
+    pub(super) async fn fail_openapi_import_or_replay(
+        &self,
+        context: &ImportReplayContext<'_>,
+        error_text: &'static str,
+        error: ApiError,
+    ) -> Result<OpenApiImportCreateResponse, ApiError> {
+        let empty = json!([]);
+        self.registry
+            .finish_import_job(FinishImportJobRequest {
+                id: context.job_id,
+                status: ImportJobStatus::Failed,
+                created_operation_ids: &empty,
+                error_text: Some(error_text),
+                finished_at: context.finished_at,
+            })
+            .await?;
+
+        // `finish_import_job` preserves an already Completed row under its
+        // lock. This read distinguishes that race from the terminal Failed
+        // transition and returns the immutable canonical application result.
+        let latest = self
+            .registry
+            .get_import_job(context.workspace_id, context.job_id)
+            .await?;
+        if latest.is_some_and(|job| job.status == ImportJobStatus::Completed) {
+            let applied = self
+                .registry
+                .apply_import_job(ApplyImportJobRequest {
+                    id: context.job_id,
+                    workspace_id: context.workspace_id,
+                    application_key: context.application_key,
+                    conflict_mode: context.conflict_mode,
+                    operations: &[],
+                    pre_skipped: &[],
+                    finished_at: context.finished_at,
+                })
+                .await?;
+            return Ok(openapi_import_response(applied));
+        }
+
+        Err(error)
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn materialize_external_reference_snapshots(
+        &self,
+        workspace_id: &WorkspaceId,
+        primary_bytes: &[u8],
+        created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    ) -> MaterializedDependencies {
+        let materialized_count = std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0);
+        match tokio::time::timeout(
+            self.external_reference_materialization_timeout,
+            self.materialize_external_reference_snapshots_inner(
+                workspace_id,
+                primary_bytes,
+                created_at,
+                &materialized_count,
+            ),
+        )
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(dependencies) => dependencies,
+            Err(_) => {
+                materialization_failure(
+                    "chain",
+                    "timeout",
+                    materialized_count.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
+                );
+                MaterializedDependencies::empty()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn materialize_external_reference_snapshots_inner(
+        &self,
+        workspace_id: &WorkspaceId,
+        primary_bytes: &[u8],
+        created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+        materialized_count: &std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize,
+    ) -> MaterializedDependencies {
+        if !self
+            .external_reference_normalization
+            .external_references_enabled
+        {
+            return MaterializedDependencies::empty();
+        }
+        let Ok(primary) = std::str::from_utf8(primary_bytes) else {
+            materialization_failure("primary_decode", "invalid_utf8", 0);
+            return MaterializedDependencies::empty();
+        };
+        let Ok(primary_references) =
+            crank_import::rest::reference_uris(primary, &self.external_reference_normalization)
+        else {
+            materialization_failure("primary_scan", "invalid_document", 0);
+            return MaterializedDependencies::empty();
+        };
+        let mut queue = VecDeque::new();
+        for reference in primary_references {
+            if let Some(uri) = canonical_external_document_uri(None, &reference) {
+                queue.push_back((uri, 1usize));
+            }
+        }
+        let mut seen = BTreeSet::new();
+        let mut result = MaterializedDependencies::empty();
+        let mut dependency_by_digest = BTreeMap::<String, usize>::new();
+        while let Some((canonical_uri, depth)) = queue.pop_front() {
+            if !seen.insert(canonical_uri.clone())
+                || depth > self.external_reference_normalization.max_reference_depth
+                || seen.len()
+                    > self
+                        .external_reference_normalization
+                        .max_reference_documents
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let bytes = match self.external_reference_fetcher.get(&canonical_uri).await {
+                Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    materialization_failure(
+                        "fetch",
+                        external_fetch_error_code(&error),
+                        result.snapshots.len(),
+                    );
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+            let Ok(document) = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes).map(str::to_owned) else {
+                materialization_failure(
+                    "dependency_decode",
+                    "invalid_utf8",
+                    result.snapshots.len(),
+                );
+                continue;
+            };
+            let Ok(references) = crank_import::rest::external_reference_uris(
+                &document,
+                &self.external_reference_normalization,
+            ) else {
+                materialization_failure(
+                    "dependency_scan",
+                    "invalid_document",
+                    result.snapshots.len(),
+                );
+                continue;
+            };
+            let store = self.artifact_store.clone();
+            let artifact_bytes = bytes.clone();
+            let Ok(Ok(artifact)) =
+                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || store.put_registered(&artifact_bytes)).await
+            else {
+                materialization_failure(
+                    "artifact_store",
+                    "storage_unavailable",
+                    result.snapshots.len(),
+                );
+                continue;
+            };
+            let digest_key = artifact.artifact_ref().as_str().to_owned();
+            let envelope_index = if let Some(index) = dependency_by_digest.get(&digest_key) {
+                *index
+            } else {
+                let source_id = ArtifactSourceId::new(new_prefixed_id("src_openapi_dep"));
+                let Ok(source) = self
+                    .registry
+                    .create_artifact_source(CreateArtifactSourceRequest {
+                        workspace_id,
+                        source_id: &source_id,
+                        artifact: &artifact,
+                        mime_type: "application/octet-stream",
+                        sensitivity: ArtifactSourceSensitivity::Internal,
+                        created_at,
+                    })
+                    .await
+                else {
+                    materialization_failure(
+                        "source_create",
+                        "registry_unavailable",
+                        result.snapshots.len(),
+                    );
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let mut guard = SourceDetachGuard::new(
+                    self.registry.clone(),
+                    workspace_id.clone(),
+                    source_id.clone(),
+                    source.updated_at,
+                );
+                let Ok(verified) = self
+                    .registry
+                    .read_artifact_source(
+                        std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.artifact_store),
+                        workspace_id,
+                        &source_id,
+                    )
+                    .await
+                else {
+                    materialization_failure(
+                        "source_verify",
+                        "source_unavailable",
+                        result.snapshots.len(),
+                    );
+                    guard.detach_now().await;
+                    continue;
+                };
+                if verified.source.blob.artifact_ref != *artifact.artifact_ref() {
+                    materialization_failure(
+                        "source_verify",
+                        "source_integrity",
+                        result.snapshots.len(),
+                    );
+                    guard.detach_now().await;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let index = result.envelopes.len();
+                result.envelopes.push(ImportJobSourceEnvelope {
+                    source_id: source_id.clone(),
+                    digest: artifact.artifact_ref().clone(),
+                });
+                result.guards.push(guard);
+                dependency_by_digest.insert(digest_key, index);
+                index
+            };
+            let dependency = &result.envelopes[envelope_index];
+            let snapshot_digest = match crank_import::rest::SourceDigest::parse(
+                dependency.digest.digest_hex().to_owned(),
+            ) {
+                Ok(digest) => digest,
+                Err(_) => {
+                    materialization_failure("snapshot", "source_integrity", result.snapshots.len());
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+            result
+                .snapshots
+                .push(crank_import::rest::ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+                    canonical_uri: canonical_uri.clone(),
+                    digest: snapshot_digest,
+                    document,
+                });
+            materialized_count.store(result.snapshots.len(), std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+            result.canonical_uris.push(canonical_uri.clone());
+            for reference in references {
+                if let Some(uri) = canonical_external_document_uri(Some(&canonical_uri), &reference)
+                {
+                    queue.push_back((uri, depth.saturating_add(1)));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Registry ownership is one envelope per immutable digest, while the
+        // resolver may map several canonical URIs to that same snapshot. Keep
+        // payload rows aligned with envelopes and add aliases separately.
+        if result.envelopes.len() != result.canonical_uris.len() {
+            let mut canonical_by_digest = BTreeMap::new();
+            for snapshot in &result.snapshots {
+                canonical_by_digest
+                    .entry(snapshot.digest.as_str().to_owned())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| snapshot.canonical_uri.clone());
+            }
+            result.canonical_uris = result
+                .envelopes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|envelope| {
+                    canonical_by_digest
+                        .get(envelope.digest.digest_hex())
+                        .cloned()
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                })
+                .collect();
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn read_import_job_dependencies(
+        &self,
+        workspace_id: &WorkspaceId,
+        payload: &serde_json::Value,
+        locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<crank_import::rest::ExternalDocumentSnapshot>, ApiError> {
+        let dependencies = import_job_dependencies(payload, locale)?;
+        let mut snapshots = Vec::with_capacity(dependencies.len());
+        for (canonical_uri, dependency) in dependencies {
+            let verified = self
+                .registry
+                .read_artifact_source(
+                    std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.artifact_store),
+                    workspace_id,
+                    &dependency.source_id,
+                )
+                .await
+                .map_err(|error| openapi_source_error(locale, error))?;
+            if verified.source.blob.artifact_ref != dependency.digest {
+                return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+            }
+            let document = String::from_utf8(verified.bytes)
+                .map_err(|_| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+            let digest =
+                crank_import::rest::SourceDigest::parse(dependency.digest.digest_hex().to_owned())
+                    .map_err(|_| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+            snapshots.push(crank_import::rest::ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+                canonical_uri,
+                digest,
+                document,
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(snapshots)
+    }
+}
+fn external_fetch_error_code(error: &crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError) -> &'static str {
+    match error {
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::Disabled => "disabled",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidUrl => "invalid_url",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed => "target_not_allowed",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::RedirectNotAllowed => "redirect_not_allowed",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::ResponseTooLarge { .. } => "response_too_large",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::UnexpectedStatus { .. } => "unexpected_status",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::Transport { timeout: true, .. } => "timeout",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::Transport { .. } => "transport",
+        crank_runtime::ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration => "invalid_configuration",
+    }
+}
+
+fn materialization_failure(stage: &'static str, error_code: &'static str, count: usize) {
+    warn!(
+        name: "admin.openapi_import.materialization_failed",
+        stage,
+        error_code,
+        count,
+        "external OpenAPI materialization failed"
+    );
+}

apps/admin-api/src/service/imports/job_contract.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+
+use crank_core::WorkspaceId;
+use crank_registry::{ArtifactSourceId, DetachArtifactSourceRequest, ImportJobSourceEnvelope};
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+use crate::{error::ApiError, service::OpenApiUploadLocale};
+
+use super::canonical_external_document_uri;
+
+const MAX_IMPORT_JOB_DOCUMENTS: usize = 32;
+
+pub(super) fn import_job_source(
+    payload: &serde_json::Value,
+    locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
+) -> Result<ImportJobSourceEnvelope, ApiError> {
+    let source = payload
+        .get("source")
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_unavailable"))?;
+    let source_id = source
+        .get("source_id")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_unavailable"))?;
+    let digest = source
+        .get("digest")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .and_then(|value| value.parse().ok())
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+    Ok(ImportJobSourceEnvelope {
+        source_id: ArtifactSourceId::new(source_id),
+        digest,
+    })
+}
+
+pub(super) fn import_job_dependencies(
+    payload: &serde_json::Value,
+    locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
+) -> Result<Vec<(String, ImportJobSourceEnvelope)>, ApiError> {
+    let empty = Vec::new();
+    let items = payload
+        .get("dependency_snapshots")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_array)
+        .unwrap_or(&empty);
+    if items.len() > MAX_IMPORT_JOB_DOCUMENTS {
+        return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+    }
+    let mut canonical_uris = BTreeSet::new();
+    items
+        .iter()
+        .map(|item| {
+            let canonical_uri = item
+                .get("canonical_uri")
+                .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+                .filter(|value| {
+                    canonical_external_document_uri(None, value).as_deref() == Some(*value)
+                })
+                .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+            if !canonical_uris.insert(canonical_uri.to_owned()) {
+                return Err(ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"));
+            }
+            let source_id = item
+                .get("source_id")
+                .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+                .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
+                .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+            let digest = item
+                .get("digest")
+                .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+                .and_then(|value| value.parse().ok())
+                .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))?;
+            Ok((
+                canonical_uri.to_owned(),
+                ImportJobSourceEnvelope {
+                    source_id: ArtifactSourceId::new(source_id),
+                    digest,
+                },
+            ))
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+pub(super) fn import_job_normalization_config(
+    payload: &serde_json::Value,
+    current: &crank_import::rest::NormalizationConfig,
+    legacy_v1: bool,
+    locale: OpenApiUploadLocale,
+) -> Result<crank_import::rest::NormalizationConfig, ApiError> {
+    if legacy_v1 {
+        return Ok(current.clone());
+    }
+    payload
+        .pointer("/normalization/config")
+        .cloned()
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))
+        .and_then(|value| {
+            serde_json::from_value(value)
+                .map_err(|_| ApiError::openapi_upload(locale, "source_integrity"))
+        })
+}
+
+pub(super) struct SourceDetachGuard {
+    registry: crank_registry::PostgresRegistry,
+    workspace_id: WorkspaceId,
+    source_id: ArtifactSourceId,
+    expected_updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    armed: bool,
+}
+
+impl SourceDetachGuard {
+    pub(super) fn new(
+        registry: crank_registry::PostgresRegistry,
+        workspace_id: WorkspaceId,
+        source_id: ArtifactSourceId,
+        expected_updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            registry,
+            workspace_id,
+            source_id,
+            expected_updated_at,
+            armed: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn disarm(&mut self) {
+        self.armed = false;
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn detach_now(&mut self) {
+        if !self.armed {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.armed = false;
+        let _ = self
+            .registry
+            .detach_artifact_source(DetachArtifactSourceRequest {
+                workspace_id: &self.workspace_id,
+                source_id: &self.source_id,
+                expected_updated_at: Some(self.expected_updated_at),
+                detached_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+            })
+            .await;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SourceDetachGuard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.armed {
+            return;
+        }
+        let registry = self.registry.clone();
+        let workspace_id = self.workspace_id.clone();
+        let source_id = self.source_id.clone();
+        let expected_updated_at = Some(self.expected_updated_at);
+        if let Ok(handle) = tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
+            handle.spawn(async move {
+                let _ = registry
+                    .detach_artifact_source(DetachArtifactSourceRequest {
+                        workspace_id: &workspace_id,
+                        source_id: &source_id,
+                        expected_updated_at,
+                        detached_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+                    })
+                    .await;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}

apps/admin-api/tests/integration/common.rs

@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@ pub(super) fn build_test_app(
     })
 }
 
+pub(super) fn build_test_app_with_external_references(
+    registry: PostgresRegistry,
+    storage_root: std::path::PathBuf,
+    allowed_url_prefixes: Vec<String>,
+) -> Router {
+    build_app(AppState {
+        service: test_service_with_external_references(
+            registry,
+            storage_root,
+            allowed_url_prefixes,
+        ),
+        api_rate_limiter: crank_runtime::RequestRateLimiter::new(
+            crank_runtime::RequestRateLimitConfig::new(10_000, 10_000).unwrap(),
+        ),
+        trusted_proxy_ips: Vec::new(),
+    })
+}
+
 pub(super) fn build_test_app_with_audit_sink(
     registry: PostgresRegistry,
     storage_root: std::path::PathBuf,
@@ -152,6 +170,33 @@ pub(super) fn test_service(
     .build()
 }
 
+pub(super) fn test_service_with_external_references(
+    registry: PostgresRegistry,
+    storage_root: std::path::PathBuf,
+    allowed_url_prefixes: Vec<String>,
+) -> AdminService {
+    let outbound_policy = crank_runtime::OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]);
+    let runtime = crank_runtime::community_with_outbound_policy(outbound_policy.clone()).build();
+    AdminServiceBuilder::new(
+        registry,
+        storage_root,
+        test_auth_settings(),
+        test_secret_crypto(),
+        runtime,
+    )
+    .with_external_reference_import(&crank_config::ExternalReferenceSettings {
+        allowed_url_prefixes,
+        max_depth: 8,
+        max_documents: 32,
+        max_fetch_bytes: 64 * 1024,
+        fetch_timeout_ms: 2_000,
+        max_expanded_nodes: 10_000,
+    })
+    .unwrap()
+    .with_outbound_http_policy(outbound_policy)
+    .build()
+}
+
 pub(super) async fn spawn_upstream_server() -> String {
     let app = Router::new().route("/crm/leads", post(create_lead));
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();

apps/admin-api/tests/integration/openapi_import.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use admin_api::service::{OpenApiImportCreatePayload, OpenApiUpload, OpenApiUploadLocale};
+use admin_api::service::{
+    AdminServiceBuilder, OpenApiImportCreatePayload, OpenApiUpload, OpenApiUploadLocale,
+};
 use crank_core::WorkspaceId;
 use crank_registry::ImportJobStatus;
 use serial_test::serial;
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@ use super::common::{
     test_auth_settings, test_registry, test_secret_crypto, test_service, test_storage_root,
 };
 
+mod external_references;
+
 const OPENAPI3: &str = r#"
 openapi: 3.0.3
 info:
@@ -73,11 +77,11 @@ async fn previews_openapi_and_creates_draft_operations() {
     assert_eq!(preview_job.status, ImportJobStatus::Pending);
     assert_eq!(
         preview_job.preview_payload["normalization"]["normalizer_version"],
-        "normalized-ir-v2"
+        "normalized-ir-v3"
     );
     assert_eq!(
         preview_job.preview_payload["normalization"]["projection_version"],
-        "preview-v2"
+        "preview-v3"
     );
     assert!(preview_job.preview_payload["normalization"]["ir_fingerprint"].is_string());
 
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ async fn unknown_selected_operations_are_persisted_in_the_canonical_replay() {
 async fn concurrent_openapi_import_replays_the_same_atomic_result() {
     let registry = test_registry().await;
     let service = test_service(
-        registry,
+        registry.clone(),
         test_storage_root("openapi_import_replay"),
         test_auth_settings(),
         test_secret_crypto(),
@@ -271,6 +275,31 @@ async fn concurrent_openapi_import_replays_the_same_atomic_result() {
         service.list_operations(&workspace_id).await.unwrap().len(),
         1
     );
+    let completed_before = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &job_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    let empty = serde_json::json!([]);
+    let failed_at = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+    registry
+        .finish_import_job(crank_registry::FinishImportJobRequest {
+            id: &job_id,
+            status: ImportJobStatus::Failed,
+            created_operation_ids: &empty,
+            error_text: Some("late_verification_failure"),
+            finished_at: &failed_at,
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let completed_after = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &job_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(completed_after.status, ImportJobStatus::Completed);
+    assert_eq!(completed_after.error_text, completed_before.error_text);
+    assert_eq!(completed_after.finished_at, completed_before.finished_at);
 
     let conflicting_replay = service
         .create_openapi_import(
@@ -326,6 +355,13 @@ async fn apply_fails_closed_when_the_preview_parser_contract_drifts() {
         .await;
 
     assert!(result.is_err());
+    assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+        &registry,
+        &workspace_id,
+        &job_id,
+        "import_replay_verification_failed",
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(
         service
             .list_operations(&workspace_id)
@@ -395,6 +431,13 @@ async fn apply_fails_closed_for_each_normalization_contract_field_and_digest_sha
                 .await
                 .is_err()
         );
+        assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+            &registry,
+            &workspace_id,
+            &job_id,
+            "import_replay_verification_failed",
+        )
+        .await;
         assert!(
             service
                 .list_operations(&workspace_id)
@@ -449,7 +492,7 @@ async fn legacy_job_without_normalization_contract_replays_until_expiry() {
 async fn blocker_finding_keeps_valid_preview_but_prevents_draft_mutation() {
     let registry = test_registry().await;
     let service = test_service(
-        registry,
+        registry.clone(),
         test_storage_root("openapi_import_blocker"),
         test_auth_settings(),
         test_secret_crypto(),
@@ -503,11 +546,124 @@ paths:
             .unwrap()
             .is_empty()
     );
+    assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+        &registry,
+        &workspace_id,
+        &preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+        "reference_resolution_blocked",
+    )
+    .await;
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 #[serial]
-async fn operation_level_reference_blocker_prevents_draft_mutation() {
+async fn operation_blockers_apply_only_to_selected_keys_and_full_selection_fails_atomically() {
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let service = test_service(
+        registry.clone(),
+        test_storage_root("openapi_import_selected_blockers"),
+        test_auth_settings(),
+        test_secret_crypto(),
+    );
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let upload = OpenApiUpload {
+        bytes: br#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Selected blockers }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /valid:
+    get:
+      operationId: validOperation
+      responses: { '200': { description: ok } }
+  /broken:
+    get:
+      operationId: brokenOperation
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: unresolved external schema
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: { $ref: 'https://schemas.example.test/missing.yaml#/Result' }
+"#
+        .to_vec(),
+        mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+        locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+    };
+
+    let valid_preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(&workspace_id, upload.clone())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        valid_preview.preview.findings.iter().all(|finding| {
+            finding.severity != crank_import::rest::ImportFindingSeverity::Error
+        })
+    );
+    let broken = valid_preview
+        .preview
+        .groups
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|group| &group.operations)
+        .find(|operation| operation.key == "GET /broken")
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        broken.findings.iter().any(|finding| {
+            finding.severity == crank_import::rest::ImportFindingSeverity::Error
+        })
+    );
+
+    let valid = service
+        .create_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            &valid_preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+            OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /valid".to_owned()],
+                server_url: None,
+                conflict_mode: "skip".to_owned(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(valid.created.len(), 1);
+
+    let full_preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(&workspace_id, upload)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let result = service
+        .create_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            &full_preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+            OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /valid".to_owned(), "GET /broken".to_owned()],
+                server_url: None,
+                conflict_mode: "rename".to_owned(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    assert_eq!(
+        service.list_operations(&workspace_id).await.unwrap().len(),
+        1,
+        "the full selection must not create either selected Draft"
+    );
+    let failed = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &full_preview.job_id.as_str().into())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(failed.status, ImportJobStatus::Failed);
+    assert_eq!(
+        failed.error_text.as_deref(),
+        Some("reference_resolution_blocked")
+    );
+    assert!(failed.finished_at.is_some());
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn local_operation_reference_resolves_and_creates_draft() {
     let registry = test_registry().await;
     let service = test_service(
         registry,
@@ -520,6 +676,7 @@ async fn operation_level_reference_blocker_prevents_draft_mutation() {
         bytes: br#"
 openapi: 3.0.3
 info: { title: References }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
 paths:
   /referenced:
     get:
@@ -551,14 +708,11 @@ components:
         preview.preview.groups[0].operations[0]
             .findings
             .iter()
-            .any(|finding| {
+            .all(|finding| finding.code != "unresolved_reference")
-                finding.code == "unresolved_reference"
-                    && finding.severity == crank_import::rest::ImportFindingSeverity::Error
-            })
     );
+    assert_eq!(preview.preview.groups[0].operations[0].output_fields, 1);
 
-    assert!(
+    let created = service
-        service
         .create_openapi_import(
             &workspace_id,
             &preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
@@ -569,14 +723,11 @@ components:
             },
         )
         .await
-            .is_err()
+        .unwrap();
-    );
+    assert_eq!(created.created.len(), 1);
-    assert!(
+    assert_eq!(
-        service
+        service.list_operations(&workspace_id).await.unwrap().len(),
-            .list_operations(&workspace_id)
+        1
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .is_empty()
     );
 }
 
@@ -587,3 +738,44 @@ fn openapi_upload() -> OpenApiUpload {
         locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
     }
 }
+
+async fn assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+    registry: &crank_registry::PostgresRegistry,
+    workspace_id: &WorkspaceId,
+    job_id: &crank_registry::ImportJobId,
+    expected_error: &str,
+) {
+    let job = registry
+        .get_import_job(workspace_id, job_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(job.status, ImportJobStatus::Failed);
+    assert!(job.finished_at.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(job.error_text.as_deref(), Some(expected_error));
+
+    let mut source_ids = vec![
+        job.preview_payload["source"]["source_id"]
+            .as_str()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_owned(),
+    ];
+    source_ids.extend(
+        job.preview_payload["dependencies"]
+            .as_array()
+            .into_iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .map(|dependency| dependency["source_id"].as_str().unwrap().to_owned()),
+    );
+    for source_id in source_ids {
+        let lifecycle: String = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "select lifecycle from artifact_sources where workspace_id = $1 and source_id = $2",
+        )
+        .bind(workspace_id.as_str())
+        .bind(source_id)
+        .fetch_one(registry.pool())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(lifecycle, "detached");
+    }
+}

apps/admin-api/tests/integration/openapi_import/external_references.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,538 @@
+use super::super::common::test_service_with_external_references;
+use super::*;
+use axum::{Router, routing::get};
+use std::sync::{
+    Arc,
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn external_relative_chain_survives_reversed_builder_order_and_apply_never_refetches() {
+    let fetches = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let root_fetches = Arc::clone(&fetches);
+    let child_fetches = Arc::clone(&fetches);
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/root.yaml",
+            get(move || {
+                let fetches = Arc::clone(&root_fetches);
+                async move {
+                    fetches.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    "Item: { $ref: './child.yaml#/Item' }"
+                }
+            }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/child.yaml",
+            get(move || {
+                let fetches = Arc::clone(&child_fetches);
+                async move {
+                    fetches.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    "Item: { type: object, required: [id], properties: { id: { type: string } } }"
+                }
+            }),
+        );
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+    let origin = format!("http://{address}");
+
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let service = test_service_with_external_references(
+        registry.clone(),
+        test_storage_root("openapi_import_external_snapshot"),
+        vec![format!("{origin}/")],
+    );
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let upload = OpenApiUpload {
+        bytes: format!(
+            r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: External }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/root.yaml#/Item' }}
+"#
+        )
+        .into_bytes(),
+        mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+        locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+    };
+    let preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(&workspace_id, upload)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(fetches.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+    assert_eq!(preview.preview.groups[0].operations[0].output_fields, 1);
+    let job = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &preview.job_id.as_str().into())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        job.preview_payload["dependencies"]
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .len(),
+        2
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        job.preview_payload["dependency_snapshots"]
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .len(),
+        2
+    );
+
+    let applied = service
+        .create_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            &preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+            OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /items".to_owned()],
+                server_url: None,
+                conflict_mode: "skip".to_owned(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(applied.created.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(fetches.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+    let active_sources: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "select count(*) from artifact_sources
+          where source_id like 'src_openapi_%' and lifecycle = 'active'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(registry.pool())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(active_sources, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn missing_external_snapshot_fails_closed_before_draft_mutation() {
+    let app = Router::new().route(
+        "/schemas.yaml",
+        get(|| async { "Item: { type: object, properties: { id: { type: string } } }" }),
+    );
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+    let origin = format!("http://{address}");
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let storage_root = test_storage_root("openapi_import_missing_external_snapshot");
+    let service = test_service_with_external_references(
+        registry.clone(),
+        storage_root.clone(),
+        vec![format!("{origin}/")],
+    );
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            OpenApiUpload {
+                bytes: format!(
+                    r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: External integrity }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: {{ application/json: {{ schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/schemas.yaml#/Item' }} }} }}
+"#
+                )
+                .into_bytes(),
+                mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+                locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let job = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &preview.job_id.as_str().into())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    let dependency_source_id = job.preview_payload["dependencies"][0]["source_id"]
+        .as_str()
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "update artifact_sources
+            set lifecycle = 'detached', updated_at = now(), detached_at = now()
+          where workspace_id = $1 and source_id = $2",
+    )
+    .bind(workspace_id.as_str())
+    .bind(dependency_source_id)
+    .execute(registry.pool())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        service
+            .create_openapi_import(
+                &workspace_id,
+                &preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+                OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                    selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /items".to_owned()],
+                    server_url: None,
+                    conflict_mode: "skip".to_owned(),
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .is_err()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        service
+            .list_operations(&workspace_id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_empty()
+    );
+    assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+        &registry,
+        &workspace_id,
+        &preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+        "import_dependency_verification_failed",
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let corrupt_preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            OpenApiUpload {
+                bytes: format!(
+                    r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: Corrupt external integrity }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItemsCorrupt
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: {{ application/json: {{ schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/schemas.yaml#/Item' }} }} }}
+"#
+                )
+                .into_bytes(),
+                mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+                locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let corrupt_job = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &corrupt_preview.job_id.as_str().into())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    let dependency_ref: crank_artifacts::ArtifactRef = corrupt_job.preview_payload["dependencies"]
+        [0]["digest"]
+        .as_str()
+        .unwrap()
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+    let dependency_path = storage_root
+        .join("sha256")
+        .join(&dependency_ref.digest_hex()[..2])
+        .join(dependency_ref.digest_hex());
+    std::fs::set_permissions(
+        &dependency_path,
+        std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o600),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(&dependency_path, b"corrupt external dependency").unwrap();
+    std::fs::set_permissions(
+        &dependency_path,
+        std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o400),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        service
+            .create_openapi_import(
+                &workspace_id,
+                &corrupt_preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+                OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                    selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /items".to_owned()],
+                    server_url: None,
+                    conflict_mode: "skip".to_owned(),
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .is_err()
+    );
+    assert_failed_job_and_detached_sources(
+        &registry,
+        &workspace_id,
+        &corrupt_preview.job_id.as_str().into(),
+        "import_dependency_verification_failed",
+    )
+    .await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn external_materialization_uses_one_wall_clock_timeout_and_cleans_cancelled_sources() {
+    let fetches = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let root_fetches = Arc::clone(&fetches);
+    let child_fetches = Arc::clone(&fetches);
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/root.yaml",
+            get(move || {
+                let fetches = Arc::clone(&root_fetches);
+                async move {
+                    fetches.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    "Item: { $ref: './slow-child.yaml#/Item' }"
+                }
+            }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/slow-child.yaml",
+            get(move || {
+                let fetches = Arc::clone(&child_fetches);
+                async move {
+                    fetches.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                    "Item: { type: object, properties: { id: { type: string } } }"
+                }
+            }),
+        );
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+    let origin = format!("http://{address}");
+
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let outbound_policy = crank_runtime::OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]);
+    let runtime = crank_runtime::community_with_outbound_policy(outbound_policy.clone()).build();
+    let service = AdminServiceBuilder::new(
+        registry.clone(),
+        test_storage_root("openapi_import_chain_timeout"),
+        test_auth_settings(),
+        test_secret_crypto(),
+        runtime,
+    )
+    .with_external_reference_import(&crank_config::ExternalReferenceSettings {
+        allowed_url_prefixes: vec![format!("{origin}/")],
+        max_depth: 8,
+        max_documents: 32,
+        max_fetch_bytes: 64 * 1024,
+        fetch_timeout_ms: 200,
+        max_expanded_nodes: 10_000,
+    })
+    .unwrap()
+    .with_outbound_http_policy(outbound_policy)
+    .build();
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let started = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+    let preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            OpenApiUpload {
+                bytes: format!(
+                    r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: Timed chain }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: timedItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: {{ application/json: {{ schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/root.yaml#/Item' }} }} }}
+"#
+                )
+                .into_bytes(),
+                mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+                locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(started.elapsed() < std::time::Duration::from_millis(800));
+    assert_eq!(fetches.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+    let job = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &preview.job_id.as_str().into())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        job.preview_payload["dependencies"]
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .len(),
+        0
+    );
+
+    for _ in 0..100 {
+        let active_dependencies: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "select count(*) from artifact_sources
+              where source_id like 'src_openapi_dep_%' and lifecycle = 'active'",
+        )
+        .fetch_one(registry.pool())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        if active_dependencies == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+    }
+    let detached_dependencies: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "select count(*) from artifact_sources
+          where source_id like 'src_openapi_dep_%' and lifecycle = 'detached'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(registry.pool())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(detached_dependencies, 1);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn expired_job_detaches_primary_and_external_dependency_without_orphan() {
+    let app = Router::new().route(
+        "/schemas.yaml",
+        get(|| async { "Item: { type: object, properties: { id: { type: string } } }" }),
+    );
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+    let origin = format!("http://{address}");
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let service = test_service_with_external_references(
+        registry.clone(),
+        test_storage_root("openapi_import_external_expiry"),
+        vec![format!("{origin}/")],
+    );
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            OpenApiUpload {
+                bytes: format!(
+                    r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: Expiring external }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: {{ application/json: {{ schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/schemas.yaml#/Item' }} }} }}
+"#
+                )
+                .into_bytes(),
+                mime_type: "application/yaml".to_owned(),
+                locale: OpenApiUploadLocale::En,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("update import_jobs set expires_at = now() - interval '1 second' where id = $1")
+        .bind(preview.job_id.as_str())
+        .execute(registry.pool())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let report = registry.cleanup_expired_import_jobs(16).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(report.deleted_jobs, 1);
+    assert_eq!(report.detached_sources, 2);
+    let active_sources: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "select count(*) from artifact_sources
+          where source_id like 'src_openapi_%' and lifecycle = 'active'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(registry.pool())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(active_sources, 0);
+}
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn exact_v2_contract_replays_persisted_preview_without_v3_or_dependency_reads() {
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let service = test_service(
+        registry.clone(),
+        test_storage_root("openapi_import_v2_compatibility"),
+        test_auth_settings(),
+        test_secret_crypto(),
+    );
+    let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new("ws_default");
+    let preview = service
+        .preview_openapi_import(&workspace_id, openapi_upload())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let job_id: crank_registry::ImportJobId = preview.job_id.as_str().into();
+    let missing_dependency = serde_json::json!([{
+        "source_id": "src_openapi_dep_v2_must_not_be_read",
+        "digest": format!("sha256:{}", "0".repeat(64)),
+        "canonical_uri": "https://schemas.example.test/v2.yaml"
+    }]);
+    sqlx::query(
+        "update import_jobs
+            set preview_payload = jsonb_set(
+                jsonb_set(
+                    jsonb_set(
+                        jsonb_set(
+                            preview_payload,
+                            '{normalization,normalizer_version}',
+                            to_jsonb('normalized-ir-v2'::text)
+                        ),
+                        '{normalization,projection_version}',
+                        to_jsonb('preview-v2'::text)
+                    ),
+                    '{normalization,ir_fingerprint}',
+                    to_jsonb($1::text)
+                ),
+                '{dependency_snapshots}',
+                $2::jsonb
+            )
+          where id = $3",
+    )
+    .bind("a".repeat(64))
+    .bind(missing_dependency)
+    .bind(job_id.as_str())
+    .execute(registry.pool())
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let result = service
+        .create_openapi_import(
+            &workspace_id,
+            &job_id,
+            OpenApiImportCreatePayload {
+                selected_operation_keys: vec!["GET /v2/latest".to_owned()],
+                server_url: Some("https://api.frankfurter.dev".to_owned()),
+                conflict_mode: "skip".to_owned(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result.created.len(), 1);
+    let completed = registry
+        .get_import_job(&workspace_id, &job_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(completed.status, ImportJobStatus::Completed);
+}

apps/admin-api/tests/integration/openapi_source.rs

@@ -1,30 +1,18 @@
-use std::{
-    io,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
-};
-
-use admin_api::service::{OpenApiImportCreatePayload, OpenApiUpload, OpenApiUploadLocale};
-use crank_artifacts::MAX_ARTIFACT_BYTES;
-use crank_core::{Workspace, WorkspaceId, WorkspaceStatus};
-use crank_registry::{ArtifactSourceId, ArtifactSourceLifecycle, CreateWorkspaceRequest};
-use metrics_util::debugging::DebuggingRecorder;
-use opentelemetry::trace::TracerProvider as _;
-use opentelemetry_sdk::{
-    error::OTelSdkResult,
-    trace::{SdkTracerProvider, SpanData, SpanExporter},
-};
-use reqwest::multipart::{Form, Part};
-use serde_json::Value;
-use serial_test::serial;
-use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
-use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::MakeWriter, layer::SubscriberExt};
-
 use super::common::{
     authorized_client, build_test_app, spawn_admin_api, test_auth_settings, test_registry,
     test_secret_crypto, test_service, test_storage_root,
 };
+use admin_api::service::{OpenApiImportCreatePayload, OpenApiUpload, OpenApiUploadLocale};
+use crank_artifacts::MAX_ARTIFACT_BYTES;
+use crank_core::{Workspace, WorkspaceId, WorkspaceStatus};
+use crank_registry::{ArtifactSourceId, ArtifactSourceLifecycle, CreateWorkspaceRequest};
+use reqwest::multipart::{Form, Part};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 mod apply_failures;
+mod telemetry;
 
 const OPENAPI: &str = r#"
 openapi: 3.0.3
@@ -136,78 +124,6 @@ async fn multipart_requires_an_owner_membership_before_reading_the_file() {
     );
 }
 
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-#[serial]
-async fn parser_canary_never_reaches_diagnostics_logs_traces_or_metrics() {
-    const CANARY: &str = "openapi-telemetry-secret-canary";
-
-    let recorder = DebuggingRecorder::new();
-    let snapshotter = recorder.snapshotter();
-    recorder
-        .install()
-        .expect("isolated integration test metrics recorder");
-
-    let writer = SharedLogWriter::default();
-    let exported = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
-    let provider = SdkTracerProvider::builder()
-        .with_simple_exporter(CapturingExporter(Arc::clone(&exported)))
-        .build();
-    let tracer = provider.tracer("admin-openapi-source-test");
-    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry()
-        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer().with_writer(writer.clone()))
-        .with(tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer));
-    let dispatch = tracing::Dispatch::new(subscriber);
-    tracing::dispatcher::set_global_default(dispatch)
-        .expect("isolated integration test tracing subscriber");
-
-    let registry = test_registry().await;
-    let app = build_test_app(registry, test_storage_root("openapi_telemetry_canary"));
-    let server = spawn_admin_api(app).await;
-    let client = authorized_client(&server).await;
-    let document = format!(
-        "openapi: 3.0.3\ninfo: {{ title: Canary }}\npaths:\n  /broken:\n    get:\n      description: {CANARY}\n      responses: ["
-    );
-    let response = client
-        .post(format!("{server}/imports/openapi/preview"))
-        .multipart(Form::new().part(
-            "file",
-            file_part(document.as_bytes(), "openapi.yaml", "application/yaml"),
-        ))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
-    let trace_id = response
-        .headers()
-        .get("x-trace-id")
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_str()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_owned();
-    let body = response.text().await.unwrap();
-    assert!(!body.contains(CANARY));
-    let diagnostics: Value = serde_json::from_str(&body).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(diagnostics["error"]["trace_id"], trace_id);
-
-    provider.force_flush().unwrap();
-    let logs = writer.output();
-    assert!(!logs.contains(CANARY));
-    assert!(logs.contains(&trace_id));
-    let spans = exported.lock().unwrap();
-    let rendered_spans = format!("{spans:?}");
-    assert!(!rendered_spans.contains(CANARY));
-    drop(spans);
-    for (key, _, _, _) in snapshotter.snapshot().into_vec() {
-        assert!(!key.key().name().contains(CANARY));
-        assert!(
-            !key.key()
-                .labels()
-                .any(|label| { label.key().contains(CANARY) || label.value().contains(CANARY) })
-        );
-    }
-    provider.shutdown().unwrap();
-}
-
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 #[serial]
 async fn multipart_boundary_rejections_are_localized_and_leave_no_entities() {
@@ -939,49 +855,3 @@ async fn wait_for_specific_source_lifecycle(
     }
     panic!("artifact source {source_id:?} did not reach {expected}");
 }
-
-#[derive(Clone, Default)]
-struct SharedLogWriter {
-    buffer: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
-}
-
-impl SharedLogWriter {
-    fn output(&self) -> String {
-        String::from_utf8(self.buffer.lock().unwrap().clone()).unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> MakeWriter<'a> for SharedLogWriter {
-    type Writer = SharedLogGuard;
-
-    fn make_writer(&'a self) -> Self::Writer {
-        SharedLogGuard {
-            buffer: Arc::clone(&self.buffer),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct SharedLogGuard {
-    buffer: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
-}
-
-impl io::Write for SharedLogGuard {
-    fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.buffer.lock().unwrap().extend_from_slice(bytes);
-        Ok(bytes.len())
-    }
-
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-struct CapturingExporter(Arc<Mutex<Vec<SpanData>>>);
-
-impl SpanExporter for CapturingExporter {
-    async fn export(&self, batch: Vec<SpanData>) -> OTelSdkResult {
-        self.0.lock().unwrap().extend(batch);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}

apps/admin-api/tests/integration/openapi_source/telemetry.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use super::super::common::build_test_app_with_external_references;
+use super::*;
+use std::{
+    io,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
+
+use metrics_util::debugging::DebuggingRecorder;
+use opentelemetry::trace::TracerProvider as _;
+use opentelemetry_sdk::{
+    error::OTelSdkResult,
+    trace::{SdkTracerProvider, SpanData, SpanExporter},
+};
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::MakeWriter, layer::SubscriberExt};
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+#[serial]
+async fn parser_canary_never_reaches_diagnostics_logs_traces_or_metrics() {
+    const CANARY: &str = "openapi-telemetry-secret-canary";
+
+    let recorder = DebuggingRecorder::new();
+    let snapshotter = recorder.snapshotter();
+    recorder
+        .install()
+        .expect("isolated integration test metrics recorder");
+
+    let writer = SharedLogWriter::default();
+    let exported = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+    let provider = SdkTracerProvider::builder()
+        .with_simple_exporter(CapturingExporter(Arc::clone(&exported)))
+        .build();
+    let tracer = provider.tracer("admin-openapi-source-test");
+    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer().with_writer(writer.clone()))
+        .with(tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer));
+    let dispatch = tracing::Dispatch::new(subscriber);
+    tracing::dispatcher::set_global_default(dispatch)
+        .expect("isolated integration test tracing subscriber");
+
+    let registry = test_registry().await;
+    let app = build_test_app(registry, test_storage_root("openapi_telemetry_canary"));
+    let server = spawn_admin_api(app).await;
+    let client = authorized_client(&server).await;
+    let document = format!(
+        "openapi: 3.0.3\ninfo: {{ title: Canary }}\npaths:\n  /broken:\n    get:\n      description: {CANARY}\n      responses: ["
+    );
+    let response = client
+        .post(format!("{server}/imports/openapi/preview"))
+        .multipart(Form::new().part(
+            "file",
+            file_part(document.as_bytes(), "openapi.yaml", "application/yaml"),
+        ))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+    let trace_id = response
+        .headers()
+        .get("x-trace-id")
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_str()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_owned();
+    let body = response.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(!body.contains(CANARY));
+    let diagnostics: Value = serde_json::from_str(&body).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(diagnostics["error"]["trace_id"], trace_id);
+
+    let route = format!("/{CANARY}.yaml");
+    let external = axum::Router::new().route(
+        &route,
+        axum::routing::get(|| async { (axum::http::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, CANARY) }),
+    );
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, external).await.unwrap() });
+    let origin = format!("http://{address}");
+    let external_registry = test_registry().await;
+    let external_app = build_test_app_with_external_references(
+        external_registry,
+        test_storage_root("openapi_materialization_telemetry_canary"),
+        vec![format!("{origin}/")],
+    );
+    let external_server = spawn_admin_api(external_app).await;
+    let external_client = authorized_client(&external_server).await;
+    let external_document = format!(
+        r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: {{ title: Safe materialization }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: {{ $ref: '{origin}/{CANARY}.yaml#/Item' }}
+"#
+    );
+    let response = external_client
+        .post(format!("{external_server}/imports/openapi/preview"))
+        .multipart(Form::new().part(
+            "file",
+            file_part(
+                external_document.as_bytes(),
+                "external.yaml",
+                "application/yaml",
+            ),
+        ))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);
+
+    provider.force_flush().unwrap();
+    let logs = writer.output();
+    assert!(!logs.contains(CANARY));
+    assert!(logs.contains(&trace_id));
+    assert!(logs.contains("external OpenAPI materialization failed"));
+    assert!(logs.contains("stage=\"fetch\""));
+    assert!(logs.contains("error_code=\"unexpected_status\""));
+    assert!(logs.contains("count=0"));
+    let spans = exported.lock().unwrap();
+    let rendered_spans = format!("{spans:?}");
+    assert!(!rendered_spans.contains(CANARY));
+    drop(spans);
+    for (key, _, _, _) in snapshotter.snapshot().into_vec() {
+        assert!(!key.key().name().contains(CANARY));
+        assert!(
+            !key.key()
+                .labels()
+                .any(|label| { label.key().contains(CANARY) || label.value().contains(CANARY) })
+        );
+    }
+    provider.shutdown().unwrap();
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct SharedLogWriter {
+    buffer: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
+}
+
+impl SharedLogWriter {
+    fn output(&self) -> String {
+        String::from_utf8(self.buffer.lock().unwrap().clone()).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> MakeWriter<'a> for SharedLogWriter {
+    type Writer = SharedLogGuard;
+
+    fn make_writer(&'a self) -> Self::Writer {
+        SharedLogGuard {
+            buffer: Arc::clone(&self.buffer),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct SharedLogGuard {
+    buffer: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
+}
+
+impl io::Write for SharedLogGuard {
+    fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.buffer.lock().unwrap().extend_from_slice(bytes);
+        Ok(bytes.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct CapturingExporter(Arc<Mutex<Vec<SpanData>>>);
+
+impl SpanExporter for CapturingExporter {
+    async fn export(&self, batch: Vec<SpanData>) -> OTelSdkResult {
+        self.0.lock().unwrap().extend(batch);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/crank-adapter-rest/src/client.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use tracing::{Instrument, Span};
 use tracing_opentelemetry::OpenTelemetrySpanExt;
 
-use crate::{RestAdapterError, RestRequest, RestResponse};
+use crate::{ExternalReferenceFetchError, RestAdapterError, RestRequest, RestResponse};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct RestAdapter {
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ pub struct RestAdapter {
     policy: OutboundHttpPolicy,
 }
 
+/// A deliberately separate, GET-only boundary for materializing external
+/// OpenAPI documents. It has no execution metrics, tracing propagation, or
+/// request construction semantics from [`RestAdapter`].
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ExternalReferenceFetcher {
+    client: Result<Client, Arc<str>>,
+    policy: OutboundHttpPolicy,
+    allowed_url_prefixes: Vec<String>,
+    max_response_bytes: usize,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct OutboundHttpPolicy {
     allowed_hosts: Vec<String>,
@@ -56,15 +68,7 @@ impl RestAdapter {
     }
 
     pub fn with_policy(policy: OutboundHttpPolicy) -> Self {
-        let resolver = Arc::new(PolicyDnsResolver {
+        let client = outbound_client(&policy);
-            policy: policy.clone(),
-        });
-        let client = Client::builder()
-            .redirect(redirect::Policy::none())
-            .no_proxy()
-            .dns_resolver(resolver)
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|error| Arc::<str>::from(error.to_string()));
 
         Self { client, policy }
     }
@@ -195,6 +199,153 @@ impl RestAdapter {
     }
 }
 
+impl ExternalReferenceFetcher {
+    pub fn try_new(
+        policy: OutboundHttpPolicy,
+        allowed_url_prefixes: Vec<String>,
+        max_response_bytes: usize,
+        timeout: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<Self, ExternalReferenceFetchError> {
+        if max_response_bytes == 0 || timeout.is_zero() {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration);
+        }
+        let allowed_url_prefixes = allowed_url_prefixes
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|prefix| canonical_external_reference_prefix(&prefix))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            client: outbound_client(&policy),
+            policy,
+            allowed_url_prefixes,
+            max_response_bytes,
+            timeout,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Fetches one document with a bounded, headerless `GET`.
+    ///
+    /// URL fragments are stripped because they address JSON Pointer targets in
+    /// the fetched document rather than a network resource.
+    pub async fn get(&self, url: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ExternalReferenceFetchError> {
+        if self.allowed_url_prefixes.is_empty() {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::Disabled);
+        }
+        let mut url =
+            reqwest::Url::parse(url).map_err(|_| ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidUrl)?;
+        url.set_fragment(None);
+        if !self
+            .allowed_url_prefixes
+            .iter()
+            .any(|prefix| matches_external_reference_prefix(&url, prefix))
+        {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed);
+        }
+        self.policy
+            .validate_url(&url)
+            .map_err(external_policy_error)?;
+        let client = self
+            .client
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_err(|_| ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration)?;
+        let response = client
+            .get(url)
+            .timeout(self.timeout)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(external_transport_error)?;
+        let status = response.status();
+        if status.is_redirection() {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::RedirectNotAllowed);
+        }
+        if !status.is_success() {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::UnexpectedStatus {
+                status: status.as_u16(),
+            });
+        }
+        read_external_response_bytes(response, self.max_response_bytes).await
+    }
+}
+
+fn outbound_client(policy: &OutboundHttpPolicy) -> Result<Client, Arc<str>> {
+    let resolver = Arc::new(PolicyDnsResolver {
+        policy: policy.clone(),
+    });
+    Client::builder()
+        .redirect(redirect::Policy::none())
+        .no_proxy()
+        .dns_resolver(resolver)
+        .build()
+        .map_err(|error| Arc::<str>::from(error.to_string()))
+}
+
+fn canonical_external_reference_prefix(
+    prefix: &str,
+) -> Result<String, ExternalReferenceFetchError> {
+    let url = reqwest::Url::parse(prefix)
+        .map_err(|_| ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration)?;
+    if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https")
+        || url.host_str().is_none()
+        || !url.username().is_empty()
+        || url.password().is_some()
+        || url.query().is_some()
+        || url.fragment().is_some()
+    {
+        return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration);
+    }
+    Ok(url.to_string())
+}
+
+fn matches_external_reference_prefix(url: &reqwest::Url, prefix: &str) -> bool {
+    let url = url.as_str();
+    if !url.starts_with(prefix) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let Some(next) = url.as_bytes().get(prefix.len()) else {
+        return true;
+    };
+    prefix.ends_with('/') || matches!(next, b'/' | b'?')
+}
+
+fn external_policy_error(error: RestAdapterError) -> ExternalReferenceFetchError {
+    match error {
+        RestAdapterError::TargetNotAllowed { .. } => ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed,
+        _ => ExternalReferenceFetchError::InvalidConfiguration,
+    }
+}
+
+fn external_transport_error(error: reqwest::Error) -> ExternalReferenceFetchError {
+    ExternalReferenceFetchError::Transport {
+        timeout: error.is_timeout(),
+        connect: error.is_connect(),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn read_external_response_bytes(
+    response: reqwest::Response,
+    max_response_bytes: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ExternalReferenceFetchError> {
+    if response
+        .content_length()
+        .is_some_and(|length| length > max_response_bytes as u64)
+    {
+        return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::ResponseTooLarge {
+            limit_bytes: max_response_bytes,
+        });
+    }
+    let mut stream = response.bytes_stream();
+    let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await {
+        let chunk = chunk.map_err(external_transport_error)?;
+        if bytes.len().saturating_add(chunk.len()) > max_response_bytes {
+            return Err(ExternalReferenceFetchError::ResponseTooLarge {
+                limit_bytes: max_response_bytes,
+            });
+        }
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
+    }
+    Ok(bytes)
+}
+
 fn upstream_outcome(error: &RestAdapterError) -> UpstreamOutcome {
     match error {
         RestAdapterError::UnexpectedStatus { status, .. } if (400..500).contains(status) => {

crates/crank-adapter-rest/src/error.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 use serde_json::Value;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ExternalReferenceFetchError {
+    #[error("external references are disabled")]
+    Disabled,
+    #[error("external reference URL is invalid")]
+    InvalidUrl,
+    #[error("external reference target is not allowed")]
+    TargetNotAllowed,
+    #[error("external reference redirects are not allowed")]
+    RedirectNotAllowed,
+    #[error("external reference response exceeds the configured limit of {limit_bytes} bytes")]
+    ResponseTooLarge { limit_bytes: usize },
+    #[error("external reference endpoint returned status {status}")]
+    UnexpectedStatus { status: u16 },
+    #[error("external reference request failed")]
+    Transport { timeout: bool, connect: bool },
+    #[error("external reference fetch configuration is invalid")]
+    InvalidConfiguration,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum RestAdapterError {
     #[error("invalid base url: {url}")]

crates/crank-adapter-rest/src/lib.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use crank_core::{
     ProtocolAdapterError, RestTarget, RuntimeRequestContext, Target,
 };
 
-pub use client::{OutboundHttpPolicy, RestAdapter};
+pub use client::{ExternalReferenceFetcher, OutboundHttpPolicy, RestAdapter};
-pub use error::RestAdapterError;
+pub use error::{ExternalReferenceFetchError, RestAdapterError};
 pub use model::{RestRequest, RestResponse};
 
 #[async_trait]

crates/crank-adapter-rest/tests/integration.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod integration {
     mod client;
+    mod external_reference_fetcher;
     mod outbound_security;
 }

crates/crank-adapter-rest/tests/integration/external_reference_fetcher.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+use std::{
+    sync::{
+        Arc,
+        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    },
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+use axum::{Router, http::StatusCode, response::Redirect, routing::get};
+use crank_adapter_rest::{
+    ExternalReferenceFetchError, ExternalReferenceFetcher, OutboundHttpPolicy,
+};
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn external_references_are_default_off_before_any_request() {
+    let requests = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let base_url = spawn_server(Arc::clone(&requests)).await;
+    let fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+        OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]),
+        Vec::new(),
+        1024,
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let error = fetcher
+        .get(&format!("{base_url}/document"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+
+    assert!(matches!(error, ExternalReferenceFetchError::Disabled));
+    assert_eq!(requests.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fetcher_uses_prefix_and_actual_address_policy_then_returns_bounded_bytes() {
+    let base_url = spawn_server(Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0))).await;
+    let fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+        OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]),
+        vec![base_url.clone()],
+        8,
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        fetcher
+            .get(&format!("{base_url}/document#/components/schemas/A"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap(),
+        b"openapi".to_vec()
+    );
+    let error = fetcher.get(&format!("{base_url}/large")).await.unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        error,
+        ExternalReferenceFetchError::ResponseTooLarge { limit_bytes: 8 }
+    ));
+
+    let private_without_explicit_outbound_allow = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+        OutboundHttpPolicy::default(),
+        vec![base_url.clone()],
+        1024,
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let error = private_without_explicit_outbound_allow
+        .get(&format!("{base_url}/document"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        error,
+        ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed
+    ));
+
+    let exact_path_fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+        OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]),
+        vec![format!("{base_url}/document")],
+        1024,
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let error = exact_path_fetcher
+        .get(&format!("{base_url}/document-unrelated"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        error,
+        ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed
+    ));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fetcher_rejects_redirects_and_userinfo_without_exposing_the_url() {
+    let requests = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let base_url = spawn_server(Arc::clone(&requests)).await;
+    let fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+        OutboundHttpPolicy::allowing_hosts(["127.0.0.1"]),
+        vec![base_url.clone()],
+        1024,
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let error = fetcher
+        .get(&format!("{base_url}/redirect"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        error,
+        ExternalReferenceFetchError::RedirectNotAllowed
+    ));
+
+    let userinfo_url = base_url.replacen("http://", "http://user:credential@", 1);
+    let error = fetcher
+        .get(&format!("{userinfo_url}/document"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        error,
+        ExternalReferenceFetchError::TargetNotAllowed
+    ));
+    let rendered = format!("{error:?} {error}");
+    assert!(!rendered.contains("credential"));
+    assert_eq!(requests.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+}
+
+async fn spawn_server(requests: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> String {
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/document",
+            get({
+                let requests = Arc::clone(&requests);
+                move || {
+                    let requests = Arc::clone(&requests);
+                    async move {
+                        requests.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                        (StatusCode::OK, "openapi")
+                    }
+                }
+            }),
+        )
+        .route("/large", get(|| async { "response too large" }))
+        .route("/redirect", get(|| async { Redirect::to("/document") }));
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
+    });
+    format!("http://{address}")
+}

crates/crank-adapter-rest/tests/integration/outbound_security.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::{
         Arc,
         atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
     },
+    time::Duration,
 };
 
 use axum::{
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     routing::{any, post},
 };
-use crank_adapter_rest::{OutboundHttpPolicy, RestAdapter, RestAdapterError, RestRequest};
+use crank_adapter_rest::{
+    ExternalReferenceFetcher, OutboundHttpPolicy, RestAdapter, RestAdapterError, RestRequest,
+};
 use crank_core::{HttpMethod, ProtocolAdapterError, RestTarget};
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ async fn proxy_environment_is_ignored_by_default() {
         let adapter = RestAdapter::default();
         let request = json_request(json!({"payload": "proxy-env-canary"}));
         let rest_target = RestTarget {
-            base_url: target,
+            base_url: target.clone(),
             method: HttpMethod::Post,
             path_template: "/capture".to_owned(),
             static_headers: BTreeMap::new(),
@@ -102,6 +105,17 @@ async fn proxy_environment_is_ignored_by_default() {
         let _ = adapter.execute(&rest_target, &request).await.expect_err(
             "unresolvable target should fail locally instead of being sent through proxy env",
         );
+        let fetcher = ExternalReferenceFetcher::try_new(
+            OutboundHttpPolicy::default(),
+            vec!["http://public.example.test/".to_owned()],
+            1024,
+            Duration::from_secs(1),
+        )
+        .expect("valid external reference fetcher");
+        let _ = fetcher
+            .get(&target)
+            .await
+            .expect_err("external reference fetcher must not use proxy environment variables");
         return;
     }
 

crates/crank-config/src/debug.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
 use crate::{
-    AdminProcessConfig, CacheSettings, DatabaseSettings, McpProcessConfig, MetricsSettings,
+    AdminProcessConfig, CacheSettings, DatabaseSettings, ExternalReferenceSettings,
-    MigratorConfig, ObservabilitySettings, OtlpSettings, OutboundSettings, RuntimeSettings,
+    McpProcessConfig, MetricsSettings, MigratorConfig, ObservabilitySettings, OtlpSettings,
+    OutboundSettings, RuntimeSettings,
 };
 
 impl fmt::Debug for DatabaseSettings {
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@ impl fmt::Debug for OutboundSettings {
             .finish()
     }
 }
+impl fmt::Debug for ExternalReferenceSettings {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("ExternalReferenceSettings")
+            .field("allowed_url_prefix_count", &self.allowed_url_prefixes.len())
+            .field("max_depth", &self.max_depth)
+            .field("max_documents", &self.max_documents)
+            .field("max_fetch_bytes", &self.max_fetch_bytes)
+            .field("fetch_timeout_ms", &self.fetch_timeout_ms)
+            .field("max_expanded_nodes", &self.max_expanded_nodes)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
 impl fmt::Debug for RuntimeSettings {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("RuntimeSettings")
@@ -93,6 +106,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for AdminProcessConfig {
         f.debug_struct("AdminProcessConfig")
             .field("database", &self.database)
             .field("runtime", &self.runtime)
+            .field("external_references", &self.external_references)
             .field("observability", &self.observability)
             .field("storage_root", &"configured")
             .field("session_secret", &self.session_secret)

crates/crank-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ pub use diagnostic::{ConfigError, Diagnostic, DiagnosticCode};
 pub use migrator::{MigratorConfig, parse_migrator};
 pub use process::{
     AdminProcessConfig, CacheBackend, CacheSettings, DatabaseSettings, DeprecationRecord,
-    EffectiveConfig, McpProcessConfig, MetricsSettings, ObservabilitySettings, OtlpSettings,
+    EffectiveConfig, ExternalReferenceSettings, McpProcessConfig, MetricsSettings,
-    OutboundSettings, PoolSettings, ProcessKind, RateLimitSettings, RuntimeSettings, parse_process,
+    ObservabilitySettings, OtlpSettings, OutboundSettings, PoolSettings, ProcessKind,
+    RateLimitSettings, RuntimeSettings, parse_process,
 };
 pub use schema::{
     FieldMode, FieldSpec, ProcessScope, Sensitivity, deployment_field_registry, field_registry,

crates/crank-config/src/process.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use std::{
     path::PathBuf,
 };
 use url::Url;
+mod external_references;
 mod list_parsers;
+pub use external_references::ExternalReferenceSettings;
 const MAX_ENV_VALUE_BYTES: usize = 8_192;
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum ProcessKind {
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ pub struct ObservabilitySettings {
 pub struct AdminProcessConfig {
     pub database: DatabaseSettings,
     pub runtime: RuntimeSettings,
+    pub external_references: ExternalReferenceSettings,
     pub observability: ObservabilitySettings,
     pub bind_addr: SocketAddr,
     pub storage_root: PathBuf,
@@ -154,8 +157,8 @@ pub struct McpProcessConfig {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 enum Projection {
-    Admin(AdminProcessConfig),
+    Admin(Box<AdminProcessConfig>),
-    Mcp(McpProcessConfig),
+    Mcp(Box<McpProcessConfig>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -790,9 +793,10 @@ pub fn parse_process(
             {
                 parser.push(DiagnosticCode::UnsafeCombination, "admin.exposure.tls");
             }
-            Projection::Admin(AdminProcessConfig {
+            Projection::Admin(Box::new(AdminProcessConfig {
                 database,
                 runtime,
+                external_references: external_references::parse(&mut parser),
                 observability,
                 bind_addr,
                 storage_root: parser.absolute_path("CRANK_STORAGE_ROOT", "/var/lib/crank/storage"),
@@ -811,7 +815,7 @@ pub fn parse_process(
                 bootstrap_display_name: parser
                     .string("CRANK_BOOTSTRAP_ADMIN_DISPLAY_NAME", Some("Crank Owner")),
                 demo_seed: parser.boolean("CRANK_DEMO_SEED"),
-            })
+            }))
         }
         ProcessKind::McpServer => {
             let rps = parser.number("CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS") as u32;
@@ -819,7 +823,7 @@ pub fn parse_process(
             if burst < rps {
                 parser.push(DiagnosticCode::UnsafeCombination, "mcp.rate_limit.burst");
             }
-            Projection::Mcp(McpProcessConfig {
+            Projection::Mcp(Box::new(McpProcessConfig {
                 database,
                 runtime,
                 observability,
@@ -829,7 +833,7 @@ pub fn parse_process(
                     requests_per_second: rps,
                     burst,
                 },
-            })
+            }))
         }
     };
 
@@ -867,6 +871,18 @@ fn fingerprint_parts(kind: ProcessKind, projection: &Projection) -> Vec<String>
                 format!("session_ttl={}", config.session_ttl_hours),
                 format!("trusted_proxies={:?}", config.trusted_proxy_ips),
                 format!("demo={}", config.demo_seed),
+                format!(
+                    "external_reference_prefixes={}",
+                    config.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes.join(",")
+                ),
+                format!(
+                    "external_reference_limits={}:{}:{}:{}:{}",
+                    config.external_references.max_depth,
+                    config.external_references.max_documents,
+                    config.external_references.max_fetch_bytes,
+                    config.external_references.fetch_timeout_ms,
+                    config.external_references.max_expanded_nodes,
+                ),
                 "storage=path-configured".to_owned(),
                 format!("session_secret={}", config.session_secret.is_configured()),
                 format!("pepper={}", config.password_pepper.is_configured()),

crates/crank-config/src/process/external_references.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ExternalReferenceSettings {
+    /// Canonical HTTP(S) URL prefixes which opt an operator into remote `$ref` fetches.
+    /// An empty list is a deliberate default-deny switch.
+    pub allowed_url_prefixes: Vec<String>,
+    pub max_depth: usize,
+    pub max_documents: usize,
+    pub max_fetch_bytes: usize,
+    pub fetch_timeout_ms: u64,
+    pub max_expanded_nodes: usize,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn parse(parser: &mut super::Parser<'_>) -> ExternalReferenceSettings {
+    ExternalReferenceSettings {
+        allowed_url_prefixes: parser
+            .url_prefix_list("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES"),
+        max_depth: parser.number("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH") as usize,
+        max_documents: parser.number("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS") as usize,
+        max_fetch_bytes: parser.number("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES") as usize,
+        fetch_timeout_ms: parser.number("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS"),
+        max_expanded_nodes: parser.number("CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES")
+            as usize,
+    }
+}

crates/crank-config/src/process/list_parsers.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     DiagnosticCode,
     validation::{parse_host_list, parse_ip_list},
 };
+use url::Url;
 
 impl super::Parser<'_> {
     pub(super) fn host_list(&mut self, name: &'static str) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -33,4 +34,41 @@ impl super::Parser<'_> {
         }
         parsed.items
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn url_prefix_list(&mut self, name: &'static str) -> Vec<String> {
+        let Some(raw) = self.optional(name) else {
+            return Vec::new();
+        };
+        let mut prefixes = Vec::new();
+        let mut invalid = false;
+        for item in raw.split(',') {
+            let item = item.trim();
+            let Ok(url) = Url::parse(item) else {
+                invalid = true;
+                continue;
+            };
+            if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https")
+                || url.host_str().is_none()
+                || !url.username().is_empty()
+                || url.password().is_some()
+                || url.query().is_some()
+                || url.fragment().is_some()
+            {
+                invalid = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            let canonical = url.to_string();
+            if !prefixes.contains(&canonical) {
+                prefixes.push(canonical);
+            }
+        }
+        if invalid {
+            self.push(DiagnosticCode::InvalidType, name);
+        }
+        if prefixes.len() > 64 {
+            self.push(DiagnosticCode::OutOfRange, name);
+            prefixes.truncate(64);
+        }
+        prefixes
+    }
 }

crates/crank-config/src/schema.rs

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ macro_rules! f {
     };
 }
 
-static FIELDS: [FieldSpec; 59] = [
+static FIELDS: [FieldSpec; 65] = [
     FieldSpec {
         compatibility: Some("legacy URL form"),
         rules: &[
@@ -339,6 +339,78 @@ static FIELDS: [FieldSpec; 59] = [
         Some(67108864),
         Public
     ),
+    FieldSpec {
+        rules: &[
+            "empty list disables external OpenAPI reference fetching",
+            "each prefix must be canonical HTTP(S) without userinfo, query, or fragment",
+        ],
+        ..f!(
+            "import.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes",
+            "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES",
+            AdminApi,
+            "url_prefix_list",
+            None,
+            Some(""),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Internal
+        )
+    },
+    f!(
+        "import.external_references.max_depth",
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH",
+        AdminApi,
+        "u32",
+        Some("edges"),
+        Some("8"),
+        Some(1),
+        Some(32),
+        Public
+    ),
+    f!(
+        "import.external_references.max_documents",
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS",
+        AdminApi,
+        "u32",
+        Some("documents"),
+        Some("32"),
+        Some(1),
+        Some(32),
+        Public
+    ),
+    f!(
+        "import.external_references.max_fetch_bytes",
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES",
+        AdminApi,
+        "u64",
+        Some("bytes"),
+        Some("262144"),
+        Some(1),
+        Some(4194304),
+        Public
+    ),
+    f!(
+        "import.external_references.fetch_timeout_ms",
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS",
+        AdminApi,
+        "u64",
+        Some("milliseconds"),
+        Some("10000"),
+        Some(1),
+        Some(300000),
+        Public
+    ),
+    f!(
+        "import.external_references.max_expanded_nodes",
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES",
+        AdminApi,
+        "u32",
+        Some("nodes"),
+        Some("10000"),
+        Some(1),
+        Some(100000),
+        Public
+    ),
     f!(
         "observability.environment",
         "CRANK_ENVIRONMENT",

crates/crank-config/tests/contract.rs

@@ -108,9 +108,64 @@ fn source_for(
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn registry_covers_exactly_the_59_observed_runtime_names() {
+fn external_reference_contract_is_default_off_and_validates_prefixes_and_limits() {
+    let config = parse_process(
+        ProcessKind::AdminApi,
+        ConfigSource::from_utf8(required_admin()),
+    )
+    .expect("the external reference contract has safe defaults");
+    let references = &config.admin().unwrap().external_references;
+    assert!(references.allowed_url_prefixes.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(references.max_depth, 8);
+    assert_eq!(references.max_documents, 32);
+    assert_eq!(references.max_fetch_bytes, 262_144);
+    assert_eq!(references.fetch_timeout_ms, 10_000);
+    assert_eq!(references.max_expanded_nodes, 10_000);
+
+    let mut allowed = required_admin();
+    allowed.insert(
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES".to_owned(),
+        "https://schemas.example.test/openapi/,https://schemas.example.test/openapi/".to_owned(),
+    );
+    let config = parse_process(ProcessKind::AdminApi, ConfigSource::from_utf8(allowed)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        config
+            .admin()
+            .unwrap()
+            .external_references
+            .allowed_url_prefixes,
+        vec!["https://schemas.example.test/openapi/".to_owned()]
+    );
+
+    let mut invalid = required_admin();
+    invalid.insert(
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES".to_owned(),
+        "https://user:secret@schemas.example.test/openapi/".to_owned(),
+    );
+    let error = parse_process(ProcessKind::AdminApi, ConfigSource::from_utf8(invalid))
+        .expect_err("userinfo must never become an operator allow rule");
+    assert!(error.diagnostics().iter().any(|diagnostic| {
+        diagnostic.code == DiagnosticCode::InvalidType
+            && diagnostic.field == "import.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes"
+    }));
+
+    let mut out_of_range = required_admin();
+    out_of_range.insert(
+        "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS".to_owned(),
+        "33".to_owned(),
+    );
+    let error = parse_process(ProcessKind::AdminApi, ConfigSource::from_utf8(out_of_range))
+        .expect_err("graph document limit must be bounded");
+    assert!(error.diagnostics().iter().any(|diagnostic| {
+        diagnostic.code == DiagnosticCode::OutOfRange
+            && diagnostic.field == "import.external_references.max_documents"
+    }));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn registry_covers_exactly_the_65_observed_runtime_names() {
     let registry = field_registry();
-    assert_eq!(registry.len(), 59);
+    assert_eq!(registry.len(), 65);
     let unique = registry
         .iter()
         .map(|field| field.env_name)

crates/crank-config/tests/generation.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ fn generated_reference_distinguishes_required_and_optional_fields() {
     assert!(reference.contains(
         "| `CRANK_LOG_LEVEL` | `observability.log_filter` | `Shared` | `string/-` | `blank` |"
     ));
+    assert!(reference.contains(
+        "| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES` | `import.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes` | `AdminApi` | `url_prefix_list/-` | `` |"
+    ));
 }
 
 #[test]

crates/crank-import/src/rest/mod.rs

@@ -8,19 +8,22 @@ mod normalize_schema;
 mod openapi3;
 mod payload;
 mod recommendations;
+mod reference;
 mod schema;
 mod swagger2;
 
 pub use model::{
-    ImportFinding, ImportFindingSeverity, ImportGroupPreview, ImportOperationCandidate,
+    ExternalDocumentSnapshot, ImportFinding, ImportFindingSeverity, ImportGroupPreview,
-    ImportPreview, ImportSourcePreview, NORMALIZER_VERSION, NormalizationConfig, NormalizedFinding,
+    ImportOperationCandidate, ImportPreview, ImportSourcePreview, NORMALIZER_VERSION,
-    NormalizedIr, NormalizedOperation, NormalizedParameter, NormalizedReference, NormalizedSchema,
+    NormalizationConfig, NormalizedFinding, NormalizedIr, NormalizedOperation, NormalizedParameter,
-    NormalizedSchemaKind, PROJECTION_VERSION, RestImportCandidate, RestImportDocument,
+    NormalizedReference, NormalizedSchema, NormalizedSchemaConstraints, NormalizedSchemaKind,
-    RestImportOperation, RestImportParameter, RestParameterLocation, SourceDigest, SourceIdentity,
+    PROJECTION_VERSION, ResolvedReferenceEdge, ResolvedReferenceGraph, ResolvedReferenceNode,
-    SourceLocation, UnresolvedReference,
+    RestImportCandidate, RestImportDocument, RestImportOperation, RestImportParameter,
+    RestParameterLocation, SourceDigest, SourceIdentity, SourceLocation, UnresolvedReference,
 };
 pub use normalize::{
-    ImportParseError, normalize_verified_document, preview_document, preview_document_legacy_v1,
+    ImportParseError, external_reference_uris, normalize_verified_bundle,
-    preview_from_ir, validate_normalized_ir,
+    normalize_verified_document, preview_document, preview_document_legacy_v1, preview_from_ir,
+    reference_uris, validate_normalized_ir,
 };
 pub use payload::operation_draft_from_candidate;

crates/crank-import/src/rest/model.rs

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 /// The immutable contract used to normalize an OpenAPI source.  These names
 /// deliberately travel with an import job: changing either contract must not
 /// silently reinterpret a pending preview.
-pub const NORMALIZER_VERSION: &str = "normalized-ir-v2";
+pub const NORMALIZER_VERSION: &str = "normalized-ir-v3";
-pub const PROJECTION_VERSION: &str = "preview-v2";
+pub const PROJECTION_VERSION: &str = "preview-v3";
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Serialize)]
 pub struct SourceDigest(String);
 
 impl SourceDigest {
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ pub struct NormalizationConfig {
     pub max_collection_items: usize,
     pub max_aliases: usize,
     pub max_scalar_bytes: usize,
+    /// Maximum number of reference hops followed from one source location.
+    pub max_reference_depth: usize,
+    /// Maximum number of `$ref` occurrences inspected across the bundle.
+    pub max_references: usize,
+    /// Maximum number of immutable external documents supplied to the pure resolver.
+    pub max_reference_documents: usize,
+    /// Maximum number of nodes copied while expanding resolved references.
+    pub max_expanded_nodes: usize,
+    pub max_external_document_bytes: usize,
+    /// Signals that orchestration enabled external fetching. It never permits
+    /// I/O in this crate; it only distinguishes default-deny from a missing or
+    /// rejected supplied snapshot in exact findings.
+    pub external_references_enabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for NormalizationConfig {
@@ -110,6 +123,12 @@ impl Default for NormalizationConfig {
             max_collection_items: 10_000,
             max_aliases: 128,
             max_scalar_bytes: 256 * 1024,
+            max_reference_depth: 32,
+            max_references: 4_096,
+            max_reference_documents: 32,
+            max_expanded_nodes: 100_000,
+            max_external_document_bytes: 256 * 1024,
+            external_references_enabled: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -139,6 +158,38 @@ pub struct UnresolvedReference {
     pub location: SourceLocation,
 }
 
+/// Immutable external input for the pure reference resolver. The caller owns
+/// URL policy and I/O; `crank-import` only consumes already verified bytes.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+    pub canonical_uri: String,
+    pub digest: SourceDigest,
+    pub document: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ResolvedReferenceNode {
+    pub snapshot_digest: SourceDigest,
+    pub location: SourceLocation,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ResolvedReferenceEdge {
+    pub source: ResolvedReferenceNode,
+    pub target: ResolvedReferenceNode,
+    pub recursive: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ResolvedReferenceGraph {
+    /// Sorted, deduplicated immutable dependency identities. Canonical URLs
+    /// deliberately do not enter the IR or public diagnostics.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub dependency_digests: Vec<SourceDigest>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub edges: Vec<ResolvedReferenceEdge>,
+}
+
 /// An unresolved `$ref` preserved from the decoded source. This is deliberately
 /// broader than schema references: path items, reusable parameters and other
 /// object-level references remain available to a later resolution phase.
@@ -213,9 +264,34 @@ pub struct NormalizedSchema {
     pub location: SourceLocation,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub discriminator: Option<NormalizedDiscriminator>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub constraints: NormalizedSchemaConstraints,
     pub kind: NormalizedSchemaKind,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NormalizedSchemaConstraints {
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub minimum: Option<f64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub maximum: Option<f64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub min_length: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub max_length: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub pattern: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NormalizedDiscriminator {
+    pub property_name: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mapping: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case", tag = "type")]
 pub enum NormalizedSchemaKind {
@@ -280,6 +356,8 @@ pub struct NormalizedIr {
     pub paths: Vec<NormalizedPath>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub unresolved_references: Vec<NormalizedReference>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reference_graph: ResolvedReferenceGraph,
     pub source: ImportSourcePreview,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub operations: Vec<NormalizedOperation>,
@@ -416,7 +494,7 @@ fn empty_source_location() -> SourceLocation {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum RestParameterLocation {
     Path,

crates/crank-import/src/rest/normalize.rs

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::rest::{
     model::{
-        CoverageDisposition, CoverageEntry, ImportFinding, ImportFindingSeverity,
+        CoverageDisposition, CoverageEntry, ExternalDocumentSnapshot, ImportFinding,
-        ImportGroupPreview, ImportPreview, ImportSourcePreview, NORMALIZER_VERSION,
+        ImportFindingSeverity, ImportGroupPreview, ImportPreview, ImportSourcePreview,
-        NormalizationConfig, NormalizedApiMetadata, NormalizedFinding, NormalizedIr,
+        NORMALIZER_VERSION, NormalizationConfig, NormalizedApiMetadata, NormalizedFinding,
-        NormalizedLiteral, NormalizedOperation, NormalizedParameter, NormalizedScalarKind,
+        NormalizedIr, NormalizedLiteral, NormalizedOperation, NormalizedParameter,
-        NormalizedSchema, NormalizedSchemaKind, PROJECTION_VERSION, RestImportDocument,
+        NormalizedScalarKind, NormalizedSchema, NormalizedSchemaKind, PROJECTION_VERSION,
-        RestImportOperation, RestImportParameter, SourceDigest, SourceIdentity, SourceLocation,
+        RestImportDocument, RestImportOperation, RestImportParameter, SourceDigest, SourceIdentity,
-        SourceSyntax,
+        SourceLocation, SourceSyntax,
     },
     openapi3,
     payload::candidate_from_operation,
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ pub fn preview_document(document: &str) -> Result<ImportPreview, ImportParseErro
     Ok(preview_from_ir(&ir))
 }
 
+/// Enumerates reference URIs without resolving or performing I/O. Intended
+/// for an orchestration layer that materializes a bounded immutable bundle.
+pub fn reference_uris(
+    document: &str,
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ImportParseError> {
+    super::reference::reference_uris(document, config)
+}
+
+/// Enumerates references in an already materialized external document. This
+/// keeps the historical primary-document API intact while applying the
+/// external-document byte limit at an explicit call site.
+pub fn external_reference_uris(
+    document: &str,
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ImportParseError> {
+    super::reference::external_reference_uris(document, config)
+}
+
 /// Compatibility projection for jobs created before `NormalizedIr`. It is
 /// deliberately isolated from the v2 pipeline and may be removed only after
 /// the import-job TTL has elapsed.
@@ -83,6 +102,18 @@ pub fn normalize_verified_document(
     document: &str,
     digest: SourceDigest,
     config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<NormalizedIr, ImportParseError> {
+    normalize_verified_bundle(document, digest, &[], config)
+}
+
+/// Normalizes a verified primary document together with immutable external
+/// snapshots. This function is pure: callers must perform all URL policy,
+/// fetching, artifact persistence and digest verification beforehand.
+pub fn normalize_verified_bundle(
+    document: &str,
+    digest: SourceDigest,
+    snapshots: &[ExternalDocumentSnapshot],
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
 ) -> Result<NormalizedIr, ImportParseError> {
     config
         .validate_versions()
@@ -99,6 +130,14 @@ pub fn normalize_verified_document(
     };
     let root = decode(document)?;
     validate_value_limits(&root, config)?;
+    for snapshot in snapshots {
+        if snapshot.document.len() > config.max_external_document_bytes {
+            return Err(ImportParseError::LimitExceeded);
+        }
+    }
+    let resolution = super::reference::resolve(root, digest.clone(), snapshots, config)?;
+    let root = resolution.root;
+    validate_value_limits(&root, config)?;
 
     let parsed = match root.get("openapi").and_then(Value::as_str) {
         Some(version) if supported_oas_version(version) => openapi3::parse_document(&root)?,
@@ -112,7 +151,15 @@ pub fn normalize_verified_document(
     if parsed.operations.is_empty() {
         return Err(ImportParseError::NoMethods);
     }
-    canonicalize(parsed, digest, config, root, source_syntax)
+    canonicalize(
+        parsed,
+        digest,
+        config,
+        root,
+        source_syntax,
+        resolution.graph,
+        resolution.findings,
+    )
 }
 
 pub fn preview_from_ir(ir: &NormalizedIr) -> ImportPreview {
@@ -202,6 +249,8 @@ fn canonicalize(
     config: &NormalizationConfig,
     root: Value,
     source_syntax: SourceSyntax,
+    reference_graph: crate::rest::model::ResolvedReferenceGraph,
+    resolution_findings: Vec<NormalizedFinding>,
 ) -> Result<NormalizedIr, ImportParseError> {
     let source = ImportSourcePreview {
         format: document.format,
@@ -260,6 +309,7 @@ fn canonicalize(
             }
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    findings.extend(resolution_findings);
     let mut operations = document
         .operations
         .into_iter()
@@ -466,6 +516,40 @@ fn canonicalize(
                 right.location.pointer.as_str(),
             ))
     });
+    let mut document_findings = Vec::with_capacity(findings.len());
+    for mut finding in findings.drain(..) {
+        let resolution_finding = matches!(
+            finding.code.as_str(),
+            "external_reference_disabled"
+                | "reference_target_missing"
+                | "reference_uri_malformed"
+                | "external_reference_unavailable"
+                | "reference_type_mismatch"
+                | "reference_graph_limit"
+                | "all_of_conflict"
+                | "unsupported_composition"
+                | "unsupported_discriminator"
+        );
+        let target = resolution_finding
+            .then(|| {
+                operations.iter_mut().find(|operation| {
+                    !finding.location.pointer.is_empty()
+                        && (finding.location.pointer == operation.location.pointer
+                            || finding
+                                .location
+                                .pointer
+                                .starts_with(&format!("{}/", operation.location.pointer)))
+                })
+            })
+            .flatten();
+        if let Some(operation) = target {
+            finding.operation_key = Some(operation.key.clone());
+            operation.findings.push(finding);
+        } else {
+            document_findings.push(finding);
+        }
+    }
+    findings = document_findings;
     for operation in &mut operations {
         sort_normalized_findings(&mut operation.findings);
     }
@@ -501,10 +585,9 @@ fn canonicalize(
         }
         sort_normalized_findings(&mut operation.findings);
     }
-    // Resolution is deliberately deferred. References already represented by
+    // References left in the finite projection are precisely failures which
-    // an operation schema use that operation's blocker; all other references
+    // the bounded resolver could not safely expand. Keep a blocker at the
-    // need a document-level blocker so omitted object-level semantics can
+    // closest affected operation; unrelated operations remain actionable.
-    // never reach Apply silently.
     findings.extend(
         unresolved_references
             .iter()
@@ -529,7 +612,11 @@ fn canonicalize(
             }),
     );
     sort_normalized_findings(&mut findings);
-    for finding in &findings {
+    for finding in findings.iter().chain(
+        operations
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|operation| operation.findings.iter()),
+    ) {
         if !coverage.iter().any(|entry| {
             entry.construct_id == finding.construct_id
                 && entry.location == finding.location
@@ -580,6 +667,7 @@ fn canonicalize(
             .unwrap_or_default(),
         paths: normalize_coverage::paths_from_operations(&operations, version),
         unresolved_references,
+        reference_graph,
         source,
         operations,
         findings,
@@ -593,9 +681,56 @@ pub fn validate_normalized_ir(ir: &NormalizedIr) -> Result<(), ImportParseError>
     if ir.normalizer_version != NORMALIZER_VERSION || ir.projection_version != PROJECTION_VERSION {
         return Err(ImportParseError::InvalidDocument);
     }
+    validate_reference_graph(ir)?;
     normalize_coverage::validate_coverage(ir)
 }
 
+fn validate_reference_graph(ir: &NormalizedIr) -> Result<(), ImportParseError> {
+    if ir
+        .reference_graph
+        .dependency_digests
+        .windows(2)
+        .any(|pair| pair[0] >= pair[1])
+    {
+        return Err(ImportParseError::InvalidDocument);
+    }
+    let allowed = ir
+        .reference_graph
+        .dependency_digests
+        .iter()
+        .chain(std::iter::once(&ir.source_identity.digest))
+        .map(SourceDigest::as_str)
+        .collect::<BTreeSet<_>>();
+    let edges = &ir.reference_graph.edges;
+    if edges
+        .windows(2)
+        .any(|pair| reference_edge_key(&pair[0]) >= reference_edge_key(&pair[1]))
+        || edges.iter().any(|edge| {
+            !allowed.contains(edge.source.snapshot_digest.as_str())
+                || !allowed.contains(edge.target.snapshot_digest.as_str())
+                || !(edge.source.location.pointer.is_empty()
+                    || edge.source.location.pointer.starts_with('/'))
+                || !(edge.target.location.pointer.is_empty()
+                    || edge.target.location.pointer.starts_with('/'))
+        })
+    {
+        return Err(ImportParseError::InvalidDocument);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn reference_edge_key(
+    edge: &crate::rest::model::ResolvedReferenceEdge,
+) -> (&str, &str, &str, &str, bool) {
+    (
+        edge.source.snapshot_digest.as_str(),
+        edge.source.location.pointer.as_str(),
+        edge.target.snapshot_digest.as_str(),
+        edge.target.location.pointer.as_str(),
+        edge.recursive,
+    )
+}
+
 fn coverage_disposition_rank(disposition: &CoverageDisposition) -> u8 {
     match disposition {
         CoverageDisposition::Mapped => 0,
@@ -650,7 +785,10 @@ fn legacy_schema_value(schema: &NormalizedSchema) -> Value {
     let mut value = match &schema.kind {
         NormalizedSchemaKind::Reference { reference } => serde_json::json!({"$ref": reference.uri}),
         NormalizedSchemaKind::Composition { operator, variants } => {
-            serde_json::json!({operator: variants.iter().map(legacy_schema_value).collect::<Vec<_>>() })
+            serde_json::json!({
+                operator: variants.iter().map(legacy_schema_value).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                "x-crank-lossless-composition": true,
+            })
         }
         NormalizedSchemaKind::Object {
             properties,
@@ -718,7 +856,7 @@ fn schema_contains_reference(schema: &NormalizedSchema, location: &SourceLocatio
     }
 }
 
-fn validate_value_limits(
+pub(super) fn validate_value_limits(
     value: &Value,
     config: &NormalizationConfig,
 ) -> Result<(), ImportParseError> {

crates/crank-import/src/rest/normalize_schema.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::rest::model::{
-    CoverageDisposition, CoverageEntry, NormalizedLiteral, NormalizedScalarKind, NormalizedSchema,
+    CoverageDisposition, CoverageEntry, NormalizedDiscriminator, NormalizedLiteral,
-    NormalizedSchemaKind, SourceLocation, UnresolvedReference,
+    NormalizedScalarKind, NormalizedSchema, NormalizedSchemaConstraints, NormalizedSchemaKind,
+    SourceLocation, UnresolvedReference,
 };
 
 use super::normalize_coverage::escape_pointer;
@@ -150,6 +151,35 @@ pub(super) fn typed_schema(
             .get("description")
             .and_then(Value::as_str)
             .map(ToOwned::to_owned),
+        discriminator: value.get("discriminator").and_then(|value| {
+            let property_name = value.get("propertyName")?.as_str()?.to_owned();
+            let mapping = value
+                .get("mapping")
+                .and_then(Value::as_object)
+                .map(|mapping| {
+                    mapping
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter_map(|(key, value)| {
+                            value.as_str().map(|value| (key.clone(), value.to_owned()))
+                        })
+                        .collect()
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            Some(NormalizedDiscriminator {
+                property_name,
+                mapping,
+            })
+        }),
+        constraints: NormalizedSchemaConstraints {
+            minimum: value.get("minimum").and_then(Value::as_f64),
+            maximum: value.get("maximum").and_then(Value::as_f64),
+            min_length: value.get("minLength").and_then(Value::as_u64),
+            max_length: value.get("maxLength").and_then(Value::as_u64),
+            pattern: value
+                .get("pattern")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .map(ToOwned::to_owned),
+        },
         kind,
     }
 }

crates/crank-import/src/rest/openapi3.rs

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ fn parse_document_v2(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseErro
                 parsed_parameters.findings,
             );
             operation_parameters.extend(parsed_parameters.parameters);
+            deduplicate_parameters(&mut operation_parameters);
             let operation_servers = parse_servers(
                 operation_value.get("servers"),
                 &format!("{operation_pointer}/servers"),
@@ -203,6 +204,13 @@ fn parse_document_v2(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseErro
     })
 }
 
+fn deduplicate_parameters(parameters: &mut Vec<RestImportParameter>) {
+    let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+    parameters.reverse();
+    parameters.retain(|parameter| seen.insert((parameter.name.clone(), parameter.location)));
+    parameters.reverse();
+}
+
 pub fn parse_document_legacy_v1(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseError> {
     let version = root
         .get("openapi")

crates/crank-import/src/rest/reference.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,872 @@
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
+
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+use crate::rest::model::{
+    ExternalDocumentSnapshot, ImportFindingSeverity, NormalizationConfig, NormalizedFinding,
+    ResolvedReferenceEdge, ResolvedReferenceGraph, ResolvedReferenceNode, SourceDigest,
+    SourceLocation,
+};
+
+use super::{ImportParseError, normalize_coverage::escape_pointer};
+
+pub(super) struct ResolutionResult {
+    pub root: Value,
+    pub graph: ResolvedReferenceGraph,
+    pub findings: Vec<NormalizedFinding>,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn reference_uris(
+    document: &str,
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ImportParseError> {
+    reference_uris_with_max_bytes(document, config, config.max_bytes)
+}
+
+pub(super) fn external_reference_uris(
+    document: &str,
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ImportParseError> {
+    reference_uris_with_max_bytes(document, config, config.max_external_document_bytes)
+}
+
+fn reference_uris_with_max_bytes(
+    document: &str,
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+    max_bytes: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ImportParseError> {
+    fn collect(value: &Value, uris: &mut BTreeSet<String>) {
+        match value {
+            Value::Object(object) => {
+                if let Some(reference) = object.get("$ref").and_then(Value::as_str) {
+                    uris.insert(reference.to_owned());
+                }
+                for (key, child) in object {
+                    if is_literal_payload_key(key) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    collect(child, uris);
+                }
+            }
+            Value::Array(items) => {
+                for child in items {
+                    collect(child, uris);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    if document.len() > max_bytes
+        || super::normalize_limits::alias_count(document) > config.max_aliases
+    {
+        return Err(ImportParseError::LimitExceeded);
+    }
+    let root = decode_snapshot(document)?;
+    super::normalize::validate_value_limits(&root, config)?;
+    let mut uris = BTreeSet::new();
+    collect(&root, &mut uris);
+    Ok(uris.into_iter().collect())
+}
+
+struct Document {
+    uri: Option<String>,
+    digest: SourceDigest,
+    root: Value,
+    oas31: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+struct NodeKey {
+    digest: String,
+    pointer: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct TraversalLocation<'a> {
+    projection: &'a str,
+    origin: &'a str,
+}
+
+struct Resolver<'a> {
+    config: &'a NormalizationConfig,
+    documents: Vec<Document>,
+    by_uri: BTreeMap<String, usize>,
+    graph: ResolvedReferenceGraph,
+    findings: Vec<NormalizedFinding>,
+    references: usize,
+    expanded_nodes: usize,
+}
+
+pub(super) fn resolve(
+    root: Value,
+    primary_digest: SourceDigest,
+    snapshots: &[ExternalDocumentSnapshot],
+    config: &NormalizationConfig,
+) -> Result<ResolutionResult, ImportParseError> {
+    if snapshots.len() > config.max_reference_documents {
+        return Err(ImportParseError::LimitExceeded);
+    }
+    let mut documents = vec![Document {
+        uri: None,
+        digest: primary_digest,
+        oas31: is_oas31(&root),
+        root,
+    }];
+    let mut by_uri = BTreeMap::new();
+    let mut dependency_digests = BTreeSet::new();
+    let primary_oas31 = documents[0].oas31;
+    for snapshot in snapshots {
+        if snapshot.canonical_uri.is_empty()
+            || by_uri
+                .insert(snapshot.canonical_uri.clone(), documents.len())
+                .is_some()
+        {
+            return Err(ImportParseError::InvalidDocument);
+        }
+        if super::normalize_limits::alias_count(&snapshot.document) > config.max_aliases {
+            return Err(ImportParseError::LimitExceeded);
+        }
+        let root = decode_snapshot(&snapshot.document)?;
+        super::normalize::validate_value_limits(&root, config)?;
+        dependency_digests.insert(snapshot.digest.clone());
+        documents.push(Document {
+            uri: Some(snapshot.canonical_uri.clone()),
+            digest: snapshot.digest.clone(),
+            // External documents are fragments of the primary contract. In a
+            // 3.1 bundle they therefore use 3.1 `$ref` sibling semantics even
+            // when the fragment itself omits an `openapi` declaration.
+            oas31: primary_oas31 || is_oas31(&root),
+            root,
+        });
+    }
+    let mut resolver = Resolver {
+        config,
+        documents,
+        by_uri,
+        graph: ResolvedReferenceGraph {
+            dependency_digests: dependency_digests.into_iter().collect(),
+            edges: Vec::new(),
+        },
+        findings: Vec::new(),
+        references: 0,
+        expanded_nodes: 0,
+    };
+    let root = resolver.documents[0].root.clone();
+    let root = resolver.expand_value(
+        0,
+        root,
+        TraversalLocation {
+            projection: "",
+            origin: "",
+        },
+        0,
+        &mut Vec::new(),
+    )?;
+    resolver
+        .graph
+        .edges
+        .sort_by(|left, right| edge_key(left).cmp(&edge_key(right)));
+    resolver.graph.edges.dedup();
+    resolver.findings.sort_by(|left, right| {
+        (
+            &left.operation_key,
+            &left.construct_id,
+            &left.code,
+            &left.location.pointer,
+        )
+            .cmp(&(
+                &right.operation_key,
+                &right.construct_id,
+                &right.code,
+                &right.location.pointer,
+            ))
+    });
+    resolver.findings.dedup();
+    Ok(ResolutionResult {
+        root,
+        graph: resolver.graph,
+        findings: resolver.findings,
+    })
+}
+
+impl Resolver<'_> {
+    fn expand_value(
+        &mut self,
+        document_index: usize,
+        value: Value,
+        location: TraversalLocation<'_>,
+        depth: usize,
+        stack: &mut Vec<NodeKey>,
+    ) -> Result<Value, ImportParseError> {
+        if depth > 0 {
+            self.expanded_nodes = self.expanded_nodes.saturating_add(1);
+            if self.expanded_nodes > self.config.max_expanded_nodes {
+                self.push_finding("reference_graph_limit", location.projection);
+                return Ok(Value::Object(Map::new()));
+            }
+        }
+        match value {
+            Value::Object(mut object) => {
+                if let Some(reference) = object
+                    .get("$ref")
+                    .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                    .map(str::to_owned)
+                {
+                    return self.expand_reference(
+                        document_index,
+                        object,
+                        &reference,
+                        location,
+                        depth,
+                        stack,
+                    );
+                }
+                let keys = object.keys().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                for key in keys {
+                    if let Some(child) = object.remove(&key) {
+                        if is_literal_payload_key(&key) {
+                            object.insert(key, child);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        let child_pointer =
+                            format!("{}/{}", location.projection, escape_pointer(&key));
+                        let child_origin_pointer =
+                            format!("{}/{}", location.origin, escape_pointer(&key));
+                        object.insert(
+                            key,
+                            self.expand_value(
+                                document_index,
+                                child,
+                                TraversalLocation {
+                                    projection: &child_pointer,
+                                    origin: &child_origin_pointer,
+                                },
+                                depth,
+                                stack,
+                            )?,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+                let composition_count = ["allOf", "oneOf", "anyOf"]
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|operator| object.contains_key(*operator))
+                    .count();
+                if composition_count > 1 {
+                    self.push_finding("unsupported_composition", location.projection);
+                }
+                if let Some(discriminator) = object.get("discriminator") {
+                    let valid = discriminator
+                        .get("propertyName")
+                        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                        .is_some_and(|value| !value.is_empty())
+                        && discriminator.get("mapping").is_none_or(|mapping| {
+                            mapping
+                                .as_object()
+                                .is_some_and(|mapping| mapping.values().all(Value::is_string))
+                        })
+                        && (object.contains_key("oneOf") || object.contains_key("anyOf"));
+                    if !valid {
+                        self.push_finding("unsupported_discriminator", location.projection);
+                    }
+                }
+                self.merge_all_of(object, location.projection)
+            }
+            Value::Array(items) => Ok(Value::Array(
+                items
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .map(|(index, child)| {
+                        self.expand_value(
+                            document_index,
+                            child,
+                            TraversalLocation {
+                                projection: &format!("{}/{index}", location.projection),
+                                origin: &format!("{}/{index}", location.origin),
+                            },
+                            depth,
+                            stack,
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?,
+            )),
+            other => Ok(other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn expand_reference(
+        &mut self,
+        document_index: usize,
+        mut source_object: Map<String, Value>,
+        reference: &str,
+        location: TraversalLocation<'_>,
+        depth: usize,
+        stack: &mut Vec<NodeKey>,
+    ) -> Result<Value, ImportParseError> {
+        self.references = self.references.saturating_add(1);
+        if self.references > self.config.max_references || depth >= self.config.max_reference_depth
+        {
+            self.push_finding(
+                "reference_graph_limit",
+                &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection),
+            );
+            return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+        }
+        let target = self.target(document_index, reference);
+        if matches!(target, Err(TargetError::MalformedFragment)) {
+            self.push_finding(
+                "reference_uri_malformed",
+                &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection),
+            );
+            return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+        }
+        let Some((target_document, target_pointer)) = target.ok().flatten() else {
+            let external = reference.starts_with("http://") || reference.starts_with("https://");
+            let code = if external {
+                if self.config.external_references_enabled {
+                    "external_reference_unavailable"
+                } else {
+                    "external_reference_disabled"
+                }
+            } else {
+                "reference_target_missing"
+            };
+            self.push_finding(code, &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection));
+            return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+        };
+        let source = ResolvedReferenceNode {
+            snapshot_digest: self.documents[document_index].digest.clone(),
+            location: SourceLocation {
+                pointer: format!("{}/$ref", location.origin),
+            },
+        };
+        let target = ResolvedReferenceNode {
+            snapshot_digest: self.documents[target_document].digest.clone(),
+            location: SourceLocation {
+                pointer: target_pointer.clone(),
+            },
+        };
+        let key = NodeKey {
+            digest: target.snapshot_digest.as_str().to_owned(),
+            pointer: target_pointer.clone(),
+        };
+        let recursive = stack.contains(&key);
+        self.graph.edges.push(ResolvedReferenceEdge {
+            source,
+            target,
+            recursive,
+        });
+        if recursive {
+            // The edge is the lossless representation. Expansion stops here,
+            // producing an opaque object for the finite preview projection.
+            return Ok(Value::Object(Map::new()));
+        }
+        let Some(target_value) = self.documents[target_document]
+            .root
+            .pointer(&target_pointer)
+            .cloned()
+        else {
+            self.push_finding(
+                "reference_target_missing",
+                &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection),
+            );
+            return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+        };
+        if !target_value.is_object() {
+            self.push_finding(
+                "reference_type_mismatch",
+                &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection),
+            );
+            return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+        }
+        stack.push(key);
+        let mut expanded = self.expand_value(
+            target_document,
+            target_value,
+            TraversalLocation {
+                projection: location.projection,
+                origin: &target_pointer,
+            },
+            depth + 1,
+            stack,
+        )?;
+        stack.pop();
+
+        // OAS 3.1 Schema Objects permit siblings next to `$ref`; OAS 3.0 and
+        // Swagger Reference Objects ignore them. The source document version
+        // controls the semantics at the reference site.
+        source_object.remove("$ref");
+        if self.documents[document_index].oas31 && !source_object.is_empty() {
+            let Value::Object(expanded_object) = &mut expanded else {
+                self.push_finding(
+                    "reference_type_mismatch",
+                    &format!("{}/$ref", location.projection),
+                );
+                return Ok(Value::Object(source_object));
+            };
+            for (key, sibling) in source_object {
+                let child_pointer = format!("{}/{}", location.projection, escape_pointer(&key));
+                let child_origin_pointer = format!("{}/{}", location.origin, escape_pointer(&key));
+                expanded_object.insert(
+                    key,
+                    self.expand_value(
+                        document_index,
+                        sibling,
+                        TraversalLocation {
+                            projection: &child_pointer,
+                            origin: &child_origin_pointer,
+                        },
+                        depth,
+                        stack,
+                    )?,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(expanded)
+    }
+
+    fn target(
+        &self,
+        current: usize,
+        reference: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Option<(usize, String)>, TargetError> {
+        let (document, fragment) = reference.split_once('#').unwrap_or((reference, ""));
+        let fragment = percent_decode(fragment)?;
+        let pointer = if fragment.is_empty() {
+            String::new()
+        } else if fragment.starts_with('/') {
+            fragment
+        } else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        if document.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Some((current, pointer)));
+        }
+        let canonical = if has_uri_scheme(document) {
+            canonical_absolute_uri(document)
+        } else {
+            let Some(base) = self.documents[current].uri.as_deref() else {
+                return Ok(None);
+            };
+            join_relative(base, document)
+        };
+        Ok(canonical.and_then(|canonical| {
+            self.by_uri
+                .get(&canonical)
+                .copied()
+                .map(|index| (index, pointer))
+        }))
+    }
+
+    fn merge_all_of(
+        &mut self,
+        mut object: Map<String, Value>,
+        pointer: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Value, ImportParseError> {
+        let branches = match object.remove("allOf") {
+            None => return Ok(Value::Object(object)),
+            Some(Value::Array(branches)) => branches,
+            Some(value) => {
+                object.insert("allOf".to_owned(), value);
+                self.push_finding("unsupported_composition", &format!("{pointer}/allOf"));
+                return Ok(Value::Object(object));
+            }
+        };
+        let original = branches.clone();
+        for branch in branches {
+            let Some(fields) = branch.as_object() else {
+                object.insert("allOf".to_owned(), Value::Array(original));
+                self.push_finding("all_of_conflict", &format!("{pointer}/allOf"));
+                return Ok(Value::Object(object));
+            };
+            if !merge_object(&mut object, fields) {
+                object.insert("allOf".to_owned(), Value::Array(original));
+                self.push_finding("all_of_conflict", &format!("{pointer}/allOf"));
+                return Ok(Value::Object(object));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(Value::Object(object))
+    }
+
+    fn push_finding(&mut self, code: &str, pointer: &str) {
+        self.findings.push(NormalizedFinding {
+            code: code.to_owned(),
+            severity: ImportFindingSeverity::Error,
+            message: match code {
+                "external_reference_disabled" => "Внешняя ссылка отключена политикой импорта.",
+                "reference_target_missing" => {
+                    "Цель ссылки отсутствует или имеет неверный JSON Pointer."
+                }
+                "external_reference_unavailable" => {
+                    "Внешний snapshot недоступен или отклонён политикой импорта."
+                }
+                "reference_type_mismatch" => "Цель ссылки имеет неподдерживаемый тип.",
+                "reference_graph_limit" => "Граф ссылок превышает установленный предел.",
+                "all_of_conflict" => "Ветки allOf содержат несовместимые определения.",
+                "reference_uri_malformed" => "URI fragment ссылки содержит некорректное percent-кодирование.",
+                "unsupported_composition" => "Несколько операторов composition в одной schema не могут быть спроецированы без потерь.",
+                "unsupported_discriminator" => "Discriminator имеет неподдерживаемую или неполную структуру.",
+                _ => "Ссылка не может быть безопасно разрешена.",
+            }
+            .to_owned(),
+            construct_id: format!("source:{pointer}"),
+            location: SourceLocation {
+                pointer: pointer.to_owned(),
+            },
+            operation_key: None,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+fn merge_object(target: &mut Map<String, Value>, source: &Map<String, Value>) -> bool {
+    for (key, value) in source {
+        match key.as_str() {
+            "properties" => {
+                let Some(source_properties) = value.as_object() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                let properties = target
+                    .entry(key.clone())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| Value::Object(Map::new()));
+                let Some(target_properties) = properties.as_object_mut() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                for (name, schema) in source_properties {
+                    if let Some(existing) = target_properties.get(name) {
+                        let (Some(existing), Some(schema)) =
+                            (existing.as_object(), schema.as_object())
+                        else {
+                            return false;
+                        };
+                        let mut merged = existing.clone();
+                        if !merge_object(&mut merged, schema) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                        target_properties.insert(name.clone(), Value::Object(merged));
+                    } else {
+                        target_properties.insert(name.clone(), schema.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            "required" => {
+                let Some(source_required) = value.as_array() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                let required = target
+                    .entry(key.clone())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| Value::Array(Vec::new()));
+                let Some(target_required) = required.as_array_mut() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                target_required.extend(source_required.iter().cloned());
+                target_required.sort_by(|left, right| left.as_str().cmp(&right.as_str()));
+                target_required.dedup();
+            }
+            "minimum" | "maximum" => {
+                let Some(source_value) = value.as_f64() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                if target.contains_key(key) && target.get(key).and_then(Value::as_f64).is_none() {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                let merged = match (key.as_str(), target.get(key).and_then(Value::as_f64)) {
+                    ("minimum", Some(current)) => current.max(source_value),
+                    ("maximum", Some(current)) => current.min(source_value),
+                    _ => source_value,
+                };
+                let Some(number) = serde_json::Number::from_f64(merged) else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                target.insert(key.clone(), Value::Number(number));
+                if constraint_contradiction(target, "minimum", "maximum") {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            "minLength" | "maxLength" => {
+                let Some(source_value) = value.as_u64() else {
+                    return false;
+                };
+                if target.contains_key(key) && target.get(key).and_then(Value::as_u64).is_none() {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                let merged = match (key.as_str(), target.get(key).and_then(Value::as_u64)) {
+                    ("minLength", Some(current)) => current.max(source_value),
+                    ("maxLength", Some(current)) => current.min(source_value),
+                    _ => source_value,
+                };
+                target.insert(key.clone(), Value::Number(merged.into()));
+                if integer_constraint_contradiction(target, "minLength", "maxLength") {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if target.get(key).is_some_and(|existing| existing != value) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                target.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+fn constraint_contradiction(target: &Map<String, Value>, minimum: &str, maximum: &str) -> bool {
+    match (
+        target.get(minimum).and_then(Value::as_f64),
+        target.get(maximum).and_then(Value::as_f64),
+    ) {
+        (Some(minimum), Some(maximum)) => minimum > maximum,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+fn integer_constraint_contradiction(
+    target: &Map<String, Value>,
+    minimum: &str,
+    maximum: &str,
+) -> bool {
+    match (
+        target.get(minimum).and_then(Value::as_u64),
+        target.get(maximum).and_then(Value::as_u64),
+    ) {
+        (Some(minimum), Some(maximum)) => minimum > maximum,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+fn edge_key(edge: &ResolvedReferenceEdge) -> (&str, &str, &str, &str, bool) {
+    (
+        edge.source.snapshot_digest.as_str(),
+        &edge.source.location.pointer,
+        edge.target.snapshot_digest.as_str(),
+        &edge.target.location.pointer,
+        edge.recursive,
+    )
+}
+
+fn decode_snapshot(document: &str) -> Result<Value, ImportParseError> {
+    if let Ok(value) = serde_json::from_str(document) {
+        return Ok(value);
+    }
+    let yaml: serde_yaml::Value =
+        serde_yaml::from_str(document).map_err(|_| ImportParseError::InvalidDocument)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(yaml).map_err(|_| ImportParseError::InvalidDocument)
+}
+
+fn is_oas31(root: &Value) -> bool {
+    root.get("openapi")
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .is_some_and(|version| version.starts_with("3.1."))
+}
+
+fn join_relative(base: &str, relative: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let base = UriReference::parse(base)?;
+    let relative = UriReference::parse(relative)?;
+    let scheme = relative.scheme.or(base.scheme)?;
+    let authority = if relative.scheme.is_some() || relative.authority.is_some() {
+        relative.authority
+    } else {
+        base.authority
+    };
+    let (path, query) = if relative.scheme.is_some() || relative.authority.is_some() {
+        (remove_dot_segments(&relative.path), relative.query)
+    } else if relative.path.is_empty() {
+        (base.path, relative.query.or(base.query))
+    } else if relative.path.starts_with('/') {
+        (remove_dot_segments(&relative.path), relative.query)
+    } else {
+        (
+            remove_dot_segments(&merge_paths(
+                &base.path,
+                authority.is_some(),
+                &relative.path,
+            )),
+            relative.query,
+        )
+    };
+    UriReference {
+        scheme: Some(scheme),
+        authority,
+        path,
+        query,
+    }
+    .render()
+}
+
+fn canonical_absolute_uri(uri: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let reference = UriReference::parse(uri)?;
+    let scheme = reference.scheme?;
+    UriReference {
+        scheme: Some(scheme),
+        authority: reference.authority,
+        path: remove_dot_segments(&reference.path),
+        query: reference.query,
+    }
+    .render()
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct UriReference<'a> {
+    scheme: Option<&'a str>,
+    authority: Option<&'a str>,
+    path: String,
+    query: Option<&'a str>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> UriReference<'a> {
+    fn parse(value: &'a str) -> Option<Self> {
+        if value.contains('\\') || value.contains('#') {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let (without_query, query) = value
+            .split_once('?')
+            .map_or((value, None), |(path, query)| (path, Some(query)));
+        let (scheme, rest) = if let Some(index) = without_query.find(':') {
+            let candidate = &without_query[..index];
+            if is_uri_scheme(candidate) {
+                (Some(candidate), &without_query[index + 1..])
+            } else {
+                (None, without_query)
+            }
+        } else {
+            (None, without_query)
+        };
+        let (authority, path) = if let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix("//") {
+            match rest.find('/') {
+                Some(index) => (Some(&rest[..index]), rest[index..].to_owned()),
+                None => (Some(rest), String::new()),
+            }
+        } else {
+            (None, rest.to_owned())
+        };
+        Some(Self {
+            scheme,
+            authority,
+            path,
+            query,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn render(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        let scheme = self.scheme?;
+        let scheme = scheme.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let mut value = format!("{scheme}:");
+        if let Some(authority) = self.authority {
+            value.push_str("//");
+            value.push_str(&canonical_authority(authority, &scheme));
+        }
+        if self.authority.is_some() && self.path.is_empty() {
+            value.push('/');
+        } else {
+            value.push_str(&self.path);
+        }
+        if let Some(query) = self.query {
+            value.push('?');
+            value.push_str(query);
+        }
+        Some(value)
+    }
+}
+
+fn canonical_authority(authority: &str, scheme: &str) -> String {
+    let authority = authority.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let default_port = match scheme {
+        "http" => Some("80"),
+        "https" => Some("443"),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+    if let Some(default_port) = default_port
+        && let Some((host, port)) = authority.rsplit_once(':')
+        && port == default_port
+        && (!host.contains(':') || host.ends_with(']'))
+    {
+        return host.to_owned();
+    }
+    authority
+}
+
+fn has_uri_scheme(value: &str) -> bool {
+    value
+        .split_once(':')
+        .is_some_and(|(candidate, _)| is_uri_scheme(candidate))
+}
+
+fn is_uri_scheme(candidate: &str) -> bool {
+    let Some(first) = candidate.as_bytes().first() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    first.is_ascii_alphabetic()
+        && candidate
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(byte, b'+' | b'-' | b'.'))
+}
+
+fn merge_paths(base_path: &str, has_authority: bool, relative_path: &str) -> String {
+    match base_path.rfind('/') {
+        Some(index) => format!("{}{}", &base_path[..=index], relative_path),
+        None if has_authority => format!("/{relative_path}"),
+        None => relative_path.to_owned(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn remove_dot_segments(path: &str) -> String {
+    let leading_slash = path.starts_with('/');
+    let trailing_slash = path.ends_with('/');
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    for segment in path.split('/') {
+        match segment {
+            "." => {}
+            ".." => {
+                output.pop();
+            }
+            _ => output.push(segment),
+        }
+    }
+    let mut result = output.join("/");
+    if leading_slash && !result.starts_with('/') {
+        result.insert(0, '/');
+    }
+    if trailing_slash && !result.ends_with('/') {
+        result.push('/');
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+enum TargetError {
+    MalformedFragment,
+}
+
+fn percent_decode(fragment: &str) -> Result<String, TargetError> {
+    let bytes = fragment.as_bytes();
+    let mut decoded = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
+    let mut index = 0;
+    while index < bytes.len() {
+        if bytes[index] != b'%' {
+            decoded.push(bytes[index]);
+            index += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(high) = bytes.get(index + 1).and_then(|byte| hex_value(*byte)) else {
+            return Err(TargetError::MalformedFragment);
+        };
+        let Some(low) = bytes.get(index + 2).and_then(|byte| hex_value(*byte)) else {
+            return Err(TargetError::MalformedFragment);
+        };
+        decoded.push((high << 4) | low);
+        index += 3;
+    }
+    String::from_utf8(decoded).map_err(|_| TargetError::MalformedFragment)
+}
+
+fn hex_value(byte: u8) -> Option<u8> {
+    match byte {
+        b'0'..=b'9' => Some(byte - b'0'),
+        b'a'..=b'f' => Some(byte - b'a' + 10),
+        b'A'..=b'F' => Some(byte - b'A' + 10),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_literal_payload_key(key: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(key, "example" | "examples" | "default" | "enum" | "const") || key.starts_with("x-")
+}

crates/crank-import/src/rest/schema.rs

@@ -32,8 +32,33 @@ pub fn schema_from_openapi(
     let Some(value) = value else {
         return primitive(SchemaKind::String, required, description);
     };
-    // NormalizedIR keeps composition typed; the legacy preview adapter retains
+    // Only v3 NormalizedIR emits the private marker. Pending legacy-v1 jobs
-    // its historical first-branch projection for pending v1 jobs.
+    // retain their historical first-branch behavior, while modern oneOf/anyOf
+    // is projected losslessly through crank-schema's existing Oneof shape.
+    if value
+        .get("x-crank-lossless-composition")
+        .and_then(Value::as_bool)
+        == Some(true)
+        && let Some(items) = value
+            .get("oneOf")
+            .or_else(|| value.get("anyOf"))
+            .and_then(Value::as_array)
+    {
+        return Schema {
+            kind: SchemaKind::Oneof,
+            description: description.or_else(|| text(value, "description")),
+            required,
+            nullable: nullable(value),
+            default_value: value.get("default").cloned(),
+            fields: BTreeMap::new(),
+            items: None,
+            enum_values: Vec::new(),
+            variants: items
+                .iter()
+                .map(|item| schema_from_openapi(Some(item), true, None))
+                .collect(),
+        };
+    }
     let resolved = collapse_composition(value);
 
     if let Some(values) = resolved.get("enum").and_then(Value::as_array) {

crates/crank-import/src/rest/swagger2.rs

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ fn parse_document_v2(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseErro
                 parsed_parameters.findings,
             );
             operation_parameters.extend(parsed_parameters.parameters);
+            deduplicate_parameters(&mut operation_parameters);
             let tags = tags(
                 operation_value.get("tags"),
                 &format!("{path_pointer}/{method_name}/tags"),
@@ -183,6 +184,13 @@ fn parse_document_v2(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseErro
     })
 }
 
+fn deduplicate_parameters(parameters: &mut Vec<RestImportParameter>) {
+    let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+    parameters.reverse();
+    parameters.retain(|parameter| seen.insert((parameter.name.clone(), parameter.location)));
+    parameters.reverse();
+}
+
 pub fn parse_document_legacy_v1(root: &Value) -> Result<RestImportDocument, ImportParseError> {
     let title = root
         .pointer("/info/title")

crates/crank-import/tests/normalization_details.rs

@@ -161,6 +161,58 @@ paths:
         assert!(ir.operations[0].request_body_schema.is_some());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn operation_parameters_override_path_parameters_by_name_and_location() {
+        let openapi = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: OAS parameter overrides }
+servers: [{ url: https://example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    parameters:
+      - { name: page, in: query, description: path, schema: { type: integer } }
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      parameters:
+        - { name: page, in: query, description: operation, schema: { type: string } }
+      responses: { '200': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+        let ir = normalize_document(openapi, &NormalizationConfig::default()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ir.operations[0].parameters.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ir.operations[0].parameters[0].description.as_deref(),
+            Some("operation")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            ir.operations[0].parameters[0].source_location.pointer,
+            "/paths/~1items/get/parameters/0"
+        );
+
+        let swagger = r#"
+swagger: '2.0'
+info: { title: Swagger parameter overrides }
+paths:
+  /items:
+    parameters:
+      - { name: page, in: query, description: path, type: integer }
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      parameters:
+        - { name: page, in: query, description: operation, type: string }
+      responses: { '200': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+        let ir = normalize_document(swagger, &NormalizationConfig::default()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ir.operations[0].parameters.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ir.operations[0].parameters[0].description.as_deref(),
+            Some("operation")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            ir.operations[0].parameters[0].source_location.pointer,
+            "/paths/~1items/get/parameters/0"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn openapi_parameter_omissions_are_errors_at_the_dropped_item_pointer() {
         let document = r#"
@@ -220,10 +272,6 @@ components:
                     "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/1",
                 ),
                 ("invalid_parameter", "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/2",),
-                (
-                    "unresolved_parameter_reference",
-                    "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/3",
-                ),
                 (
                     "missing_parameter_name",
                     "/paths/~1items~1{id}/get/parameters/0",
@@ -336,10 +384,6 @@ parameters:
                     "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/1",
                 ),
                 ("invalid_parameter", "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/2",),
-                (
-                    "unresolved_parameter_reference",
-                    "/paths/~1items~1{id}/parameters/3",
-                ),
                 (
                     "missing_parameter_name",
                     "/paths/~1items~1{id}/get/parameters/0",
@@ -688,7 +732,7 @@ paths:
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn preserves_every_unresolved_reference_from_the_full_source_tree() {
+    fn resolves_local_reference_graph_and_preserves_external_blocker() {
         let document = r#"
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info: { title: References }
@@ -722,32 +766,24 @@ components:
             serde_json::to_vec(&first).unwrap(),
             serde_json::to_vec(&second).unwrap()
         );
-        assert_eq!(first.unresolved_references.len(), 10);
+        assert_eq!(first.unresolved_references.len(), 1);
         let references = first
             .unresolved_references
             .iter()
             .map(|reference| (reference.uri.as_str(), reference.location.pointer.as_str()))
             .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
-        assert!(references.contains(&(
-            "#/components/parameters/Id",
-            "/paths/~1ok/parameters/0/$ref"
-        )));
-        assert!(references.contains(&(
-            "#/components/requestBodies/Body",
-            "/paths/~1ok/get/requestBody/$ref"
-        )));
-        assert!(references.contains(&(
-            "#/components/responses/Ok",
-            "/paths/~1ok/get/responses/200/$ref"
-        )));
-        assert!(references.contains(&("#/components/pathItems/Reusable", "/paths/~1reused/$ref")));
-        assert!(
-            references.contains(&("#/components/schemas/Loop", "/components/schemas/Loop/$ref"))
-        );
         assert!(references.contains(&(
             "https://example.test/schema.json#/Remote",
             "/components/schemas/Remote/$ref"
         )));
+        assert!(first.reference_graph.edges.len() >= 5);
+        assert!(
+            first
+                .reference_graph
+                .edges
+                .iter()
+                .any(|edge| edge.recursive)
+        );
         assert!(first.unresolved_references.iter().all(|reference| {
             reference.construct_id
                 == format!(

crates/crank-import/tests/preview.rs

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ definitions:
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn previews_swagger2_and_preserves_unresolved_definitions() {
+    fn previews_swagger2_and_resolves_local_definitions() {
         let preview = preview_document(SWAGGER2).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(preview.source.format, "swagger");
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ definitions:
         let operation = &preview.groups[0].operations[0];
         assert_eq!(operation.suggested_name, "get_pet");
         assert_eq!(operation.input_fields, 1);
-        assert_eq!(operation.output_fields, 0);
+        assert_eq!(operation.output_fields, 2);
         assert_eq!(operation.draft.target.path_template, "/pets/{id}");
         assert_eq!(
             operation.draft.input_mapping.rules[0].target,

crates/crank-import/tests/reference_resolution.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,793 @@
+use crank_import::rest::{
+    ExternalDocumentSnapshot, ImportFindingSeverity, NormalizationConfig, NormalizedSchemaKind,
+    SourceDigest, external_reference_uris, normalize_verified_bundle, normalize_verified_document,
+    preview_from_ir, reference_uris,
+};
+
+fn digest(byte: char) -> SourceDigest {
+    SourceDigest::parse(byte.to_string().repeat(64)).unwrap()
+}
+
+fn normalize(document: &str) -> crank_import::rest::NormalizedIr {
+    normalize_verified_document(document, digest('a'), &NormalizationConfig::default()).unwrap()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn resolves_local_schema_and_object_references_with_rfc6901_escaping() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Local refs }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items/{id}:
+    get:
+      operationId: getItem
+      parameters:
+        - { $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id' }
+      responses:
+        '200': { $ref: '#/components/responses/Ok' }
+components:
+  parameters:
+    Id: { name: id, in: path, required: true, schema: { type: string } }
+  responses:
+    Ok:
+      description: ok
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/a~1b~0c' }
+  schemas:
+    a/b~c:
+      type: object
+      required: [id]
+      properties: { id: { type: string } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    let operation = &ir.operations[0];
+    assert_eq!(operation.parameters.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(operation.parameters[0].name, "id");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        operation.response_schema.as_ref().map(|schema| &schema.kind),
+        Some(NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { properties, .. }) if properties.contains_key("id")
+    ));
+    assert!(ir.unresolved_references.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(ir.reference_graph.edges.len(), 3);
+    assert!(
+        ir.findings
+            .iter()
+            .chain(operation.findings.iter())
+            .all(|finding| finding.code != "unresolved_reference")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn broken_reference_blocks_only_affected_candidate_and_full_preview_remains_visible() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Partial graph }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /broken:
+    get:
+      operationId: broken
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: nope
+          content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' } } }
+  /healthy:
+    get:
+      operationId: healthy
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    let broken = ir
+        .operations
+        .iter()
+        .find(|operation| operation.path == "/broken")
+        .unwrap();
+    let healthy = ir
+        .operations
+        .iter()
+        .find(|operation| operation.path == "/healthy")
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(broken.findings.iter().any(|finding| {
+        finding.code == "reference_target_missing"
+            && finding.severity == ImportFindingSeverity::Error
+    }));
+    assert!(healthy.findings.is_empty());
+    let preview = preview_from_ir(&ir);
+    assert_eq!(
+        preview
+            .groups
+            .iter()
+            .map(|group| group.operations.len())
+            .sum::<usize>(),
+        2
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn external_references_are_default_deny_without_network_or_snapshot() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: External deny }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: 'https://schemas.example.test/root.yaml#/Item' } } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "external_reference_disabled")
+    );
+    assert!(ir.reference_graph.edges.is_empty());
+    assert!(ir.reference_graph.dependency_digests.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn resolves_supplied_external_snapshot_and_relative_chain_deterministically() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: External snapshots }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: 'https://schemas.example.test/root.yaml#/Item' } } }
+"#;
+    let snapshots = vec![
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/root.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('b'),
+            document: "Item: { $ref: 'child.yaml#/Child' }".to_owned(),
+        },
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/child.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('c'),
+            document: "Child: { type: object, properties: { value: { type: integer } } }"
+                .to_owned(),
+        },
+    ];
+    let first = normalize_verified_bundle(
+        document,
+        digest('a'),
+        &snapshots,
+        &NormalizationConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let second = normalize_verified_bundle(
+        document,
+        digest('a'),
+        &snapshots,
+        &NormalizationConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        serde_json::to_vec(&first).unwrap(),
+        serde_json::to_vec(&second).unwrap()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        first.reference_graph.dependency_digests,
+        vec![digest('b'), digest('c')]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(first.reference_graph.edges.len(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(
+        first.reference_graph.edges[1].source.snapshot_digest,
+        digest('b')
+    );
+    assert!(first.unresolved_references.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn recursion_is_a_stable_graph_edge_without_unbounded_expansion() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Recursive }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /nodes:
+    get:
+      operationId: getNode
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Node' } } }
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Node:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        child: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Node' }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    assert!(ir.reference_graph.edges.iter().any(|edge| edge.recursive));
+    assert!(ir.unresolved_references.is_empty());
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .all(|finding| finding.code != "reference_graph_limit")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn merges_compatible_all_of_and_blocks_conflicts_without_first_branch_loss() {
+    let compatible = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: AllOf }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    post:
+      operationId: createItem
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              allOf:
+                - { type: object, required: [id], properties: { id: { type: string } } }
+                - { type: object, required: [name], properties: { name: { type: string } } }
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(compatible);
+    assert!(matches!(
+        ir.operations[0].request_body_schema.as_ref().map(|schema| &schema.kind),
+        Some(NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { properties, required })
+            if properties.len() == 2 && required == &vec!["id".to_owned(), "name".to_owned()]
+    ));
+
+    let conflict = compatible.replace("{ name: { type: string } }", "{ id: { type: integer } }");
+    let ir = normalize(&conflict);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "all_of_conflict")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn preserves_one_of_discriminator_and_projects_all_alternatives() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Alternatives }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /events:
+    post:
+      operationId: createEvent
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              discriminator:
+                propertyName: kind
+                mapping: { text: '#/components/schemas/Text' }
+              oneOf:
+                - { type: object, properties: { text: { type: string } } }
+                - { type: object, properties: { count: { type: integer } } }
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    let schema = ir.operations[0].request_body_schema.as_ref().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(schema.discriminator.as_ref().unwrap().property_name, "kind");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        &schema.kind,
+        NormalizedSchemaKind::Composition { operator, variants }
+            if operator == "oneOf" && variants.len() == 2
+    ));
+    let preview = preview_from_ir(&ir);
+    let candidate = &preview.groups[0].operations[0];
+    assert_eq!(
+        candidate
+            .draft
+            .input_schema
+            .fields
+            .get("body")
+            .unwrap()
+            .variants
+            .len(),
+        2
+    );
+
+    let any_of = document
+        .replace("discriminator:\n                propertyName: kind\n                mapping: { text: '#/components/schemas/Text' }\n              oneOf:", "anyOf:");
+    let ir = normalize(&any_of);
+    assert!(matches!(
+        &ir.operations[0].request_body_schema.as_ref().unwrap().kind,
+        NormalizedSchemaKind::Composition { operator, variants }
+            if operator == "anyOf" && variants.len() == 2
+    ));
+    let preview = preview_from_ir(&ir);
+    assert_eq!(
+        preview.groups[0].operations[0].draft.input_schema.fields["body"]
+            .variants
+            .len(),
+        2
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oas_31_applies_ref_siblings_while_oas_30_ignores_them() {
+    let template = |version: &str| {
+        format!(
+            r#"
+openapi: {version}
+info: {{ title: Siblings }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
+                description: sibling-description
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Item: {{ type: string, description: target-description }}
+"#
+        )
+    };
+    let v30 = normalize(&template("3.0.3"));
+    let v31 = normalize(&template("3.1.0"));
+    assert_eq!(
+        v30.operations[0]
+            .response_schema
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .description
+            .as_deref(),
+        Some("target-description")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        v31.operations[0]
+            .response_schema
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .description
+            .as_deref(),
+        Some("sibling-description")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn invalid_pointer_and_type_mismatch_are_exact_blockers_without_panic() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Invalid targets }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /missing:
+    get:
+      operationId: missing
+      responses:
+        '200': { description: ok, content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#not-a-pointer' } } } }
+  /scalar:
+    get:
+      operationId: scalar
+      responses:
+        '200': { description: ok, content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#/info/title' } } } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    let codes = ir
+        .operations
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|operation| {
+            operation
+                .findings
+                .iter()
+                .map(move |finding| (operation.path.as_str(), finding.code.as_str()))
+        })
+        .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
+    assert!(codes.contains(&("/missing", "reference_target_missing")));
+    assert!(codes.contains(&("/scalar", "reference_type_mismatch")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn reference_depth_and_expanded_node_limits_fail_closed() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Bounded }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200': { description: ok, content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/A' } } } }
+components:
+  schemas:
+    A: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/B' }
+    B: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/C' }
+    C: { type: object, properties: { id: { type: string } } }
+"#;
+    let config = NormalizationConfig {
+        max_reference_depth: 1,
+        ..NormalizationConfig::default()
+    };
+    let ir = normalize_verified_document(document, digest('a'), &config).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|operation| &operation.findings)
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "reference_graph_limit")
+    );
+
+    let config = NormalizationConfig {
+        max_expanded_nodes: 8,
+        ..NormalizationConfig::default()
+    };
+    let ir = normalize_verified_document(document, digest('a'), &config).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        ir.findings
+            .iter()
+            .chain(
+                ir.operations
+                    .iter()
+                    .flat_map(|operation| &operation.findings)
+            )
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "reference_graph_limit")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn invalid_discriminator_and_multiple_composition_operators_are_blockers() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Unsupported composition }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /events:
+    post:
+      operationId: createEvent
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              discriminator: { mapping: { bad: 42 } }
+              oneOf: [{ type: string }, { type: integer }]
+              anyOf: [{ type: boolean }, { type: string }]
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    let codes = ir.operations[0]
+        .findings
+        .iter()
+        .map(|finding| finding.code.as_str())
+        .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
+    assert!(codes.contains("unsupported_discriminator"));
+    assert!(codes.contains("unsupported_composition"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn reference_uri_scan_applies_external_size_depth_and_alias_limits_before_traversal() {
+    let config = NormalizationConfig {
+        max_bytes: 8,
+        max_external_document_bytes: 8,
+        ..NormalizationConfig::default()
+    };
+    assert_eq!(
+        reference_uris("external-document", &config),
+        Err(crank_import::rest::ImportParseError::LimitExceeded)
+    );
+
+    let config = NormalizationConfig {
+        max_bytes: 8,
+        max_external_document_bytes: 32,
+        ..NormalizationConfig::default()
+    };
+    assert_eq!(
+        external_reference_uris("external-document", &config),
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    );
+
+    let config = NormalizationConfig {
+        max_depth: 1,
+        ..NormalizationConfig::default()
+    };
+    assert_eq!(
+        reference_uris("a: { b: { $ref: '#/x' } }", &config),
+        Err(crank_import::rest::ImportParseError::LimitExceeded)
+    );
+
+    let aliases = format!(
+        "items: [{}]",
+        std::iter::repeat_n("*a", 129)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(", ")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        reference_uris(&aliases, &NormalizationConfig::default()),
+        Err(crank_import::rest::ImportParseError::LimitExceeded)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn resolves_relative_references_using_rfc3986_paths_and_decoded_fragments() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Relative refs }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: 'HTTPS://SCHEMAS.EXAMPLE.TEST:443/a/b/root.yaml#/Item' } } }
+"#;
+    let snapshots = vec![
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/a/b/root.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('b'),
+            document: r#"
+Item:
+  type: object
+  properties:
+    dot: { $ref: './child.yaml#/Value' }
+    parent: { $ref: '../common.yaml#/Value' }
+    absolute: { $ref: '/shared.yaml#/Value' }
+"#
+            .to_owned(),
+        },
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/a/b/child.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('c'),
+            document: "Value: { type: string }".to_owned(),
+        },
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/a/common.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('d'),
+            document: "Value: { type: integer }".to_owned(),
+        },
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/shared.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('e'),
+            document: "Value: { $ref: '#/a%7E1b' }\na/b: { type: boolean }".to_owned(),
+        },
+    ];
+    let ir = normalize_verified_bundle(
+        document,
+        digest('a'),
+        &snapshots,
+        &NormalizationConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let Some(NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { properties, .. }) = ir.operations[0]
+        .response_schema
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|schema| &schema.kind)
+    else {
+        panic!("response should be an expanded object schema");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(properties.len(), 3);
+    assert_eq!(ir.reference_graph.edges.len(), 5);
+    assert!(ir.findings.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn malformed_percent_encoded_fragment_is_a_blocker() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Malformed reference }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200': { description: ok, content: { application/json: { schema: { $ref: '#/components/%ZZ' } } } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "reference_uri_malformed")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn does_not_follow_references_inside_literal_payloads() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Literal payloads }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                example: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' }
+                examples: { sample: { value: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' } } }
+                default: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' }
+                enum: [{ $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' }]
+                const: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' }
+                x-fixture: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Missing' }
+                properties: { known: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Known' } }
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Known: { type: string }
+"#;
+    assert_eq!(
+        reference_uris(document, &NormalizationConfig::default()),
+        Ok(vec!["#/components/schemas/Known".to_owned()])
+    );
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    assert_eq!(ir.reference_graph.edges.len(), 1);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .all(|finding| finding.code != "reference_target_missing")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn primary_oas31_applies_ref_siblings_in_external_snapshots_without_openapi_field() {
+    let source = |version: &str| {
+        format!(
+            r#"
+openapi: {version}
+info: {{ title: External siblings }}
+servers: [{{ url: https://api.example.test }}]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        '200': {{ description: ok, content: {{ application/json: {{ schema: {{ $ref: 'https://schemas.example.test/root.yaml#/Item' }} }} }} }}
+"#
+        )
+    };
+    let snapshots = vec![
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/root.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('b'),
+            document: "Item: { $ref: 'child.yaml#/Base', description: sibling }".to_owned(),
+        },
+        ExternalDocumentSnapshot {
+            canonical_uri: "https://schemas.example.test/child.yaml".to_owned(),
+            digest: digest('c'),
+            document: "Base: { type: string, description: target }".to_owned(),
+        },
+    ];
+    let v31 = normalize_verified_bundle(
+        &source("3.1.0"),
+        digest('a'),
+        &snapshots,
+        &NormalizationConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let v30 = normalize_verified_bundle(
+        &source("3.0.3"),
+        digest('a'),
+        &snapshots,
+        &NormalizationConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        v31.operations[0]
+            .response_schema
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .description
+            .as_deref(),
+        Some("sibling")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        v30.operations[0]
+            .response_schema
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .description
+            .as_deref(),
+        Some("target")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn all_of_intersects_constraints_and_nested_properties_without_losing_conflicts() {
+    let source = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: allOf intersections }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    post:
+      operationId: createItem
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              allOf:
+                - type: object
+                  minimum: 1
+                  maximum: 10
+                  minLength: 2
+                  maxLength: 12
+                  properties: { nested: { type: object, properties: { left: { type: string } } } }
+                - type: object
+                  minimum: 4
+                  maximum: 8
+                  minLength: 5
+                  maxLength: 9
+                  properties: { nested: { type: object, properties: { right: { type: integer } } } }
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(source);
+    let schema = ir.operations[0].request_body_schema.as_ref().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(schema.constraints.minimum, Some(4.0));
+    assert_eq!(schema.constraints.maximum, Some(8.0));
+    assert_eq!(schema.constraints.min_length, Some(5));
+    assert_eq!(schema.constraints.max_length, Some(9));
+    let NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { properties, .. } = &schema.kind else {
+        panic!("merged schema should remain an object");
+    };
+    let NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { properties, .. } = &properties["nested"].kind else {
+        panic!("nested property should remain an object");
+    };
+    assert!(properties.contains_key("left") && properties.contains_key("right"));
+
+    let conflicting = source.replace("maximum: 8", "maximum: 3");
+    let ir = normalize(&conflicting);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "all_of_conflict")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn non_array_all_of_is_preserved_and_reported() {
+    let document = r#"
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info: { title: Invalid allOf }
+servers: [{ url: https://api.example.test }]
+paths:
+  /items:
+    post:
+      operationId: createItem
+      requestBody:
+        content: { application/json: { schema: { allOf: { type: string } } } }
+      responses: { '204': { description: ok } }
+"#;
+    let ir = normalize(document);
+    assert!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .findings
+            .iter()
+            .any(|finding| finding.code == "unsupported_composition")
+    );
+    assert!(matches!(
+        ir.operations[0]
+            .request_body_schema
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|schema| &schema.kind),
+        Some(NormalizedSchemaKind::Unknown)
+    ));
+}

crates/crank-import/tests/unit.rs

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ paths:
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn keeps_references_typed_without_resolving_them() {
+    fn resolves_local_references_into_typed_graph() {
         let ir = normalize_document(SWAGGER2, &NormalizationConfig::default()).unwrap();
         let operation = &ir.operations[0];
         assert!(matches!(
@@ -130,13 +130,15 @@ paths:
                 .response_schema
                 .as_ref()
                 .map(|schema| &schema.kind),
-            Some(crank_import::rest::NormalizedSchemaKind::Reference { .. })
+            Some(crank_import::rest::NormalizedSchemaKind::Object { .. })
         ));
+        assert!(ir.unresolved_references.is_empty());
+        assert!(!ir.reference_graph.edges.is_empty());
         assert!(
             operation
                 .findings
                 .iter()
-                .any(|finding| finding.code == "unresolved_reference")
+                .all(|finding| finding.code != "unresolved_reference")
         );
     }
 

crates/crank-registry/src/postgres/import_job.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crank_artifacts::ArtifactRef;
 
 const APPLICATION_RESULT_KEY: &str = "_crank_application_result";
 const IMPORT_JOB_CLEANUP_BATCH: u32 = 128;
+const MAX_IMPORT_JOB_DOCUMENTS: usize = 32;
 const DANGLING_OPENAPI_SOURCE_GRACE: time::Duration = time::Duration::minutes(5);
 
 impl PostgresRegistry {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
         request: CreateImportJobRequest<'_>,
     ) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
         validate_source_envelope(request.source, request.preview_payload)?;
+        validate_dependency_envelopes(request.preview_payload)?;
         let mut transaction = self.pool.begin().await?;
         sqlx::query(
             "insert into import_jobs (
@@ -81,6 +83,26 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
         &self,
         request: FinishImportJobRequest<'_>,
     ) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
+        let mut transaction = self.pool.begin().await?;
+        let row = sqlx::query(
+            "select workspace_id, status, preview_payload
+               from import_jobs
+              where id = $1
+              for update",
+        )
+        .bind(request.id.as_str())
+        .fetch_optional(&mut *transaction)
+        .await?
+        .ok_or_else(|| RegistryError::ImportJobNotFound {
+            job_id: request.id.as_str().to_owned(),
+        })?;
+        let current_status =
+            deserialize_enum_text::<ImportJobStatus>(row.try_get("status")?, "status")?;
+        if request.status == ImportJobStatus::Failed && current_status == ImportJobStatus::Completed
+        {
+            transaction.commit().await?;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         let result = sqlx::query(
             "update import_jobs
                 set status = $2,
@@ -94,7 +116,7 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
         .bind(request.created_operation_ids)
         .bind(request.error_text)
         .bind(request.finished_at)
-        .execute(&self.pool)
+        .execute(&mut *transaction)
         .await?;
 
         if result.rows_affected() == 0 {
@@ -103,6 +125,25 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
             });
         }
 
+        if request.status == ImportJobStatus::Failed {
+            let workspace_id = WorkspaceId::new(row.try_get::<String, _>("workspace_id")?);
+            let payload = row.try_get::<Value, _>("preview_payload")?;
+            // Failure finalization must itself be fail-safe. The strict
+            // envelope parsers are used before Apply; cleanup only needs the
+            // bounded source identities and must not roll back the terminal
+            // state because some other payload field was corrupted.
+            for source_id in cleanup_source_ids(&payload) {
+                let _ = detach_source_in_transaction(
+                    &mut transaction,
+                    &workspace_id,
+                    &source_id,
+                    *request.finished_at,
+                )
+                .await?;
+            }
+        }
+        transaction.commit().await?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -120,24 +161,18 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
             }
             Err(error) => {
                 tx.rollback().await?;
-                let error_text = error.to_string();
+                if !matches!(error, RegistryError::ImportJobAlreadyApplied { .. }) {
-                let _ = sqlx::query(
+                    let empty = serde_json::json!([]);
-                    "update import_jobs
+                    let _ = self
-                     set status = $3,
+                        .finish_import_job(FinishImportJobRequest {
-                         error_text = $4,
+                            id: request.id,
-                         finished_at = $5::timestamptz
+                            status: ImportJobStatus::Failed,
-                     where id = $1
+                            created_operation_ids: &empty,
-                       and workspace_id = $2
+                            error_text: Some("import_apply_failed"),
-                       and status <> $6",
+                            finished_at: request.finished_at,
-                )
+                        })
-                .bind(request.id.as_str())
-                .bind(request.workspace_id.as_str())
-                .bind(serialize_enum_text(&ImportJobStatus::Failed, "status")?)
-                .bind(error_text)
-                .bind(request.finished_at)
-                .bind(serialize_enum_text(&ImportJobStatus::Completed, "status")?)
-                .execute(&self.pool)
                         .await;
+                }
                 Err(error)
             }
         }
@@ -177,18 +212,14 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
             // The job itself is expired regardless of whether a legacy or
             // corrupt payload can be decoded. Do not let one bad row roll
             // back cleanup for every tenant.
-            if let Ok(Some(source)) = source_from_payload(&payload)
+            for source_id in cleanup_source_ids(&payload) {
-                && detach_source_in_transaction(
+                if detach_source_in_transaction(&mut transaction, &workspace_id, &source_id, now)
-                    &mut transaction,
-                    &workspace_id,
-                    &source.source_id,
-                    now,
-                )
                     .await?
                 {
                     detached_sources += 1;
                 }
             }
+        }
         let deleted = if expired_ids.is_empty() {
             0
         } else {
@@ -214,7 +245,14 @@ impl PostgresRegistry {
                     select 1
                       from import_jobs j
                      where j.workspace_id = s.workspace_id
-                       and j.preview_payload -> 'source' ->> 'source_id' = s.source_id
+                       and (
+                         j.preview_payload -> 'source' ->> 'source_id' = s.source_id
+                         or exists (
+                           select 1
+                             from jsonb_array_elements(coalesce(j.preview_payload -> 'dependencies', '[]'::jsonb)) d
+                            where d ->> 'source_id' = s.source_id
+                         )
+                       )
                 )
               order by s.created_at, s.workspace_id, s.source_id
               limit $2
@@ -283,6 +321,7 @@ async fn apply_import_job_transaction(
         source_from_payload(&preview_payload)?.ok_or(RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
             field: "import_job_source",
         })?;
+    let dependencies = dependencies_from_payload(&preview_payload)?;
 
     if status == ImportJobStatus::Completed
         && let Some(result) = stored_application_result(&preview_payload)?
@@ -323,6 +362,31 @@ async fn apply_import_job_transaction(
     if !source_is_current {
         return Err(RegistryError::SourceUnavailable);
     }
+    for dependency in &dependencies {
+        let recorded = sqlx::query(
+            "select s.lifecycle, b.artifact_ref
+               from artifact_sources s
+               join artifact_blobs b on b.digest = s.blob_digest
+              where s.workspace_id = $1 and s.source_id = $2
+              for update",
+        )
+        .bind(request.workspace_id.as_str())
+        .bind(dependency.source_id.as_str())
+        .fetch_optional(&mut **tx)
+        .await?;
+        let current = recorded
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|row| {
+                let lifecycle = row.try_get::<String, _>("lifecycle").ok();
+                let artifact_ref = row.try_get::<String, _>("artifact_ref").ok();
+                lifecycle.as_deref() == Some("active")
+                    && artifact_ref.as_deref() == Some(dependency.digest.as_str())
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        if !current {
+            return Err(RegistryError::SourceUnavailable);
+        }
+    }
 
     let mut result = ImportJobApplyResult {
         application_key: request.application_key.to_owned(),
@@ -408,6 +472,15 @@ async fn apply_import_job_transaction(
         *request.finished_at,
     )
     .await?;
+    for dependency in dependencies {
+        let _ = detach_source_in_transaction(
+            tx,
+            request.workspace_id,
+            &dependency.source_id,
+            *request.finished_at,
+        )
+        .await?;
+    }
 
     Ok(result)
 }
@@ -433,6 +506,11 @@ fn validate_source_envelope(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn validate_dependency_envelopes(preview_payload: &Value) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
+    dependencies_from_payload(preview_payload)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn source_from_payload(payload: &Value) -> Result<Option<ImportJobSourceEnvelope>, RegistryError> {
     let Some(source) = payload.get("source") else {
         return Ok(None);
@@ -466,6 +544,73 @@ fn source_from_payload(payload: &Value) -> Result<Option<ImportJobSourceEnvelope
     }))
 }
 
+fn dependencies_from_payload(
+    payload: &Value,
+) -> Result<Vec<ImportJobSourceEnvelope>, RegistryError> {
+    let Some(value) = payload.get("dependencies") else {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    };
+    let items = value
+        .as_array()
+        .filter(|items| items.len() <= MAX_IMPORT_JOB_DOCUMENTS)
+        .ok_or(RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
+            field: "import_job_dependencies",
+        })?;
+    let mut dependencies = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
+    let mut identities = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+    for item in items {
+        let source_id = item
+            .get("source_id")
+            .and_then(Value::as_str)
+            .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
+            .ok_or(RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
+                field: "import_job_dependencies",
+            })?;
+        let digest = item.get("digest").and_then(Value::as_str).ok_or(
+            RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
+                field: "import_job_dependencies",
+            },
+        )?;
+        let digest =
+            ArtifactRef::parse(digest).map_err(|_| RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
+                field: "import_job_dependencies",
+            })?;
+        if !identities.insert((source_id.to_owned(), digest.as_str().to_owned())) {
+            return Err(RegistryError::InvalidArtifactSource {
+                field: "import_job_dependencies",
+            });
+        }
+        dependencies.push(ImportJobSourceEnvelope {
+            source_id: ArtifactSourceId::new(source_id),
+            digest,
+        });
+    }
+    Ok(dependencies)
+}
+
+fn cleanup_source_ids(payload: &Value) -> Vec<ArtifactSourceId> {
+    let mut identities = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+    if let Some(source_id) = payload
+        .pointer("/source/source_id")
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
+    {
+        identities.insert(source_id.to_owned());
+    }
+    if let Some(dependencies) = payload.get("dependencies").and_then(Value::as_array) {
+        for source_id in dependencies
+            .iter()
+            .take(MAX_IMPORT_JOB_DOCUMENTS)
+            .filter_map(|item| item.get("source_id"))
+            .filter_map(Value::as_str)
+            .filter(|value| value.len() <= 132)
+        {
+            identities.insert(source_id.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+    identities.into_iter().map(ArtifactSourceId::new).collect()
+}
+
 async fn detach_source_in_transaction(
     transaction: &mut Transaction<'_, Postgres>,
     workspace_id: &WorkspaceId,

crates/crank-runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ pub use cache::{
 pub use cache_factory::{
     BuiltinCacheBackendFactory, CacheBackendFactory, SharedCacheBackendFactory,
 };
-pub use crank_adapter_rest::OutboundHttpPolicy;
+pub use crank_adapter_rest::{
+    ExternalReferenceFetchError, ExternalReferenceFetcher, OutboundHttpPolicy,
+};
 pub use error::RuntimeError;
 pub use execution_failure::{normalize_runtime_error, normalize_runtime_error_for_operation};
 pub use execution_request::{

deploy/community/.env.example

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ CRANK_OUTBOUND_ALLOWED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES=4194304
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES=4194304
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES=
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH=8
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS=32
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES=262144
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES=10000
 CRANK_ENVIRONMENT=production
 CRANK_LOG_LEVEL=
 CRANK_SENTRY_DSN=

deploy/community/.env.images.example

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ CRANK_OUTBOUND_ALLOWED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS=
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES=4194304
 CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES=4194304
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES=
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH=8
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS=32
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES=262144
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
+CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES=10000
 CRANK_ENVIRONMENT=production
 CRANK_LOG_LEVEL=
 CRANK_SENTRY_DSN=

deploy/community/docker-compose.images.yml

@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ services:
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS:-}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES:-4194304}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES:-4194304}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES:-}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH:-8}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS:-32}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES:-262144}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES:-10000}
     volumes:
       - artifact_storage:${CRANK_STORAGE_ROOT:-/var/lib/crank/storage}
     ports:

deploy/community/docker-compose.yml

@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ services:
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS:-}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES:-4194304}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES:-4194304}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES:-}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH:-8}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS:-32}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES:-262144}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES:-10000}
     volumes:
       - artifact_storage:${CRANK_STORAGE_ROOT:-/var/lib/crank/storage}
     ports:

docker-compose.yml

@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ services:
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS:-}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES:-4194304}
       CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES: ${CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES:-4194304}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES:-}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH:-8}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS:-32}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES:-262144}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES: ${CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES:-10000}
     depends_on:
       migrate:
         condition: service_completed_successfully

docs/runtime-config.md

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ Crank настраивается через переменные окружен
 | `CRANK_OUTBOUND_DENIED_HOSTS` | `outbound.denied_hosts` | `Shared` | `host_list/-` | `` | `-` | `Internal` | `Effective` |
 | `CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES` | `outbound.max_request_bytes` | `Shared` | `u64/bytes` | `4194304` | `1..=67108864` | `Public` | `Effective` |
 | `CRANK_OUTBOUND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES` | `outbound.max_response_bytes` | `Shared` | `u64/bytes` | `4194304` | `1..=67108864` | `Public` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES` | `import.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes` | `AdminApi` | `url_prefix_list/-` | `` | `-` | `Internal` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH` | `import.external_references.max_depth` | `AdminApi` | `u32/edges` | `8` | `1..=32` | `Public` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS` | `import.external_references.max_documents` | `AdminApi` | `u32/documents` | `32` | `1..=32` | `Public` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES` | `import.external_references.max_fetch_bytes` | `AdminApi` | `u64/bytes` | `262144` | `1..=4194304` | `Public` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS` | `import.external_references.fetch_timeout_ms` | `AdminApi` | `u64/milliseconds` | `10000` | `1..=300000` | `Public` | `Effective` |
+| `CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES` | `import.external_references.max_expanded_nodes` | `AdminApi` | `u32/nodes` | `10000` | `1..=100000` | `Public` | `Effective` |
 | `CRANK_ENVIRONMENT` | `observability.environment` | `Shared` | `label/-` | `development` | `-` | `Public` | `Effective` |
 | `CRANK_LOG_LEVEL` | `observability.log_filter` | `Shared` | `string/-` | `blank` | `-` | `Public` | `Effective` |
 | `CRANK_SENTRY_DSN` | `observability.sentry_dsn` | `Shared` | `url/-` | `blank` | `-` | `Secret` | `Effective` |

docs/schemas/runtime-config.schema.json

@@ -330,6 +330,99 @@
       "compatibility": null,
       "rules": []
     },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.allowed_url_prefixes",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_ALLOWED_URL_PREFIXES",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "url_prefix_list",
+      "unit": null,
+      "default": "",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": null,
+      "maximum": null,
+      "sensitivity": "internal",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": [
+        "empty list disables external OpenAPI reference fetching",
+        "each prefix must be canonical HTTP(S) without userinfo, query, or fragment"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.max_depth",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DEPTH",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "u32",
+      "unit": "edges",
+      "default": "8",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "maximum": 32,
+      "sensitivity": "public",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": []
+    },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.max_documents",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_DOCUMENTS",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "u32",
+      "unit": "documents",
+      "default": "32",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "maximum": 32,
+      "sensitivity": "public",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": []
+    },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.max_fetch_bytes",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_FETCH_BYTES",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "u64",
+      "unit": "bytes",
+      "default": "262144",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "maximum": 4194304,
+      "sensitivity": "public",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": []
+    },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.fetch_timeout_ms",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "u64",
+      "unit": "milliseconds",
+      "default": "10000",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "maximum": 300000,
+      "sensitivity": "public",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": []
+    },
+    {
+      "semantic_path": "import.external_references.max_expanded_nodes",
+      "env_name": "CRANK_IMPORT_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_MAX_EXPANDED_NODES",
+      "process": "admin_api",
+      "value_type": "u32",
+      "unit": "nodes",
+      "default": "10000",
+      "required": false,
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "maximum": 100000,
+      "sensitivity": "public",
+      "mode": "effective",
+      "compatibility": null,
+      "rules": []
+    },
     {
       "semantic_path": "observability.environment",
       "env_name": "CRANK_ENVIRONMENT",